The housekeeper nodded, watching Nan Xun leave. He sighed. Not even Nan Xun could resist the call of love.

The herbs arrived at Southern Mu before Nan Xun did. He’d ordered his men to go as quick as possible, worried that Jun Huang might need the herbs soon. They didn’t even know if Nan Xun would come as well.

Once they met up with the guards Jun Huang had taken with her, they sought out Oleg Cragfiend, who silently took them to the palace and then to the building Jun Huang was staying in.

“She hasn’t been feeling well lately,” Oleg Cragfiend said before they entered. “Don’t keep her up too long. Be brief with whatever you’re going to say. We still need to draw her blood.”

The guards were Nan Xun’s confidantes. They knew how serious Jun Huang’s condition was. They nodded before entering the room. Jun Huang turned to the door, her eyes lighting up when she recognized Nan Xun’s...