At Duanmu Gongcheng's command, the soldiers pushed Nany Wu and the others to line up. Each had a soldier standing behind them, like executioners.

But suddenly, a burst of smoke came in from all corners. As Duanmu Gongcheng noticed the abnormality, people began to fall down.

Duanmu Gongcheng shouted. "Be careful, the smoke has poison!"

But before he could finish his words, he begun to feel dizzy. Then he blacked out.

After everyone pa.s.sed out, Gong Yu, Baili Ziyi, Bei Fangye and Lan Yun came forth from different directions in the darkness.

Gong Yu looked at the people lying down on the ground. His mouth pulled up a little. Then his forefinger and thumb formed a circle and he blew a clear and loud whistle.

Gong Yu stopped after three consecutive whistles.

He turned to look at Baili Ziyi and said, "You can do what you need to do now. I am sorry to have put you into so much trouble!"

Baili Ziyi smiled and nodded, then she went to the people lying on the ground. She injected a black needle in Duanmu Gongcheng's and the others' certain acupoints in succession.

Baili Ziyi's movements were very fast; her needle was like a flying shadow constantly piercing in and pulling out. Everyone on the ground was pierced in a short time.

When Baili Ziyi finished, a group of men appeared and gathered around. Gong Yu looked at his surroundings and ordered calmly, "Take Emperor Yu Mansion's people."

After saying that, he took the lead in turning around and striding out of the woods.

They took Emperor Yu Mansion's people and went after Gong Yu.

In the next morning.

When Duanmu Gongcheng slowly opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the woods. A group of people were scattering around, and Duanmu Gongqi was lying beside him.

Duanmu Gongcheng rubbed his temples in confusion and then shook Duanmu Gongqi. "Gongqi, wake up!"

Duanmu Gongqi was in a dream and he was unhappy to be disturbed by Duanmu Gongcheng; he was going to get Duanmu Gongcheng's hand off him. Suddenly he felt that his body was lying on the hard ground; he could even hear the beautiful sound of birds singing.

He opened his eyes in surprise and saw Duanmu Gongcheng, who was staring at him. Then he turned his eyes around and asked with the same confusion. "Big brother, Why are we sleeping here?"

Duanmu Gongcheng waved irritably. "How do I know?" Then he pointed to a group of people around him and asked. "What happened to them? It's too weird."

Duanmu Gongqi also looked at the people lying around and kicked the nearest person with his foot. When the man woke up, Duanmu Gongqi inquired in anger, "Hey, do you know why we are here?"

The soldier scratched his head in a daze and shook his head."Prince Qi, I don't know."

Duanmu Gongqi stared at the stupid soldier and cursed with a low voice, "What a tras.h.!.+"

Duanmu Gongcheng seemed to have sobered up a bit more. He calmly ordered, "Wake everyone up."

The soldiers got up quickly. To their surprise, none of them knew what was going on. They couldn't even remember what had happened the day before.

Duanmu Gongcheng was mad. Things were totally out of his control, and it was an unsettling feeling for him. He remembered something important had happened, but he just could recall it.

He returned to the palace with all his men, and he couldn't find anyone who could remember things.

In the valley.

Gong Yu was sitting beside Murong Yunxi's bed. He held Murong Yunxi's small hand and watched her sleeping quietly. Her small face was a little pale, but very peaceful.

Suddenly the door was opened and Baili Ziyi came in with a bowl of porridge.

When Gong Yu saw the visitor, he called out softly, "Master's wife."

Baili Ziyi nodded slightly. "Xiao Xi has not woken up yet?"

Gong Yu nodded. "Why didn't you take a rest? You were tired last night."

"It's alright. I can't sleep after a while."

"What about Master? Is he still sleeping?"

Baili Ziyi put the porridge bowl on the table. She went to the bedside, looking at the sleeping Murong Yunxi. She said slowly, "The operation was too difficult, he was exhausted. He has been sleeping since then, and he might sleep for three days."

"Thank you. Without your help, I wouldn't have succeeded last night."

"Hey, what nonsense!? Your master and I don't have any children. In fact, we treat you as our own child. Your concern is ours, too."

Baili Ziyi's words warmed Gong Yu's heart. It upset him to think that his own brothers were trying to hurt him by whatever means last night, but both master and his wife could care for him as a relative.

"Thank you."

"Not at all."

Then Baili Ziyi felt Murong Yunxi's pulse again. "Well, Xiao Xi may not wake up for a long time. You should have some rest beside her. Last night you must have tired yourself leading and commanding. Don't just stay still, she is well. Besides, when she wakes up, you should give her some porridge. She can't eat greasy foods yet, so feed some porridge to her first."

Gong Yu nodded and watched Baili Ziyi walking out the door.

It was three days later that Kuang Youzhi woke up; the first thing he did was to check on Murong Yunxi.

Gong Yu had stayed by her side for three days, and she was still asleep. During the three days, Baili Ziyi stopped by several times and took her pulse; she was not sure when Xiao Xi would wake up.

Gong Yu saw Kuang Youzhi enter and he immediately stood up. "Master, you are awake!"

Kuang Youzhi nodded and went straight to Murong Yunxi.

Gong Yu continued to say, "Master, Xiao Xi has not woken up. Your wife has been here a few times. She said that Xiao Xi will continue to sleep; she couldn't tell when she would wake up. You should take a look at what's going on with her."

Although Gong Yu said those words calmly, he was still very panicked in his heart. He stared at Kuang Youzhi for fear of missing a small detail.

Kuang Youzhi laid one hand on Murong Yunxi's pulse, closing his eyes silently. After half an hour, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Her nerves are mending well, there should be no big problems. But nerve replacement is different from organ transplants. It takes plenty of energy from her. So she'll be sleeping for a long time. As for how long, it depends on her. I can't give you an accurate answer on this. The surgery is new for me."

"Then, Master, will she never wake up?"

Gong Yu finally asked the question that he had been holding in his mind for several days. In fact, he was afraid that it would end in a bad way. The success ratio of the operation was not one hundred percent in that world, let alone in such an insufficient environment and with no medical staff. Kuang Youzhi performed the operation all by himself.

Gong Yu trusted Kuang Youzhi's medical skills. He even felt that no one could compete with him on medical skills in that world. Still, he was a person, not a G.o.d; he could make a mistake or feel helpless against fate.

After Gong Yu asked that question, he couldn't be more nervous in his heart. He was afraid that Kuang Youzhi would give him an answer he didn't want to hear.

He saw that Kuang Youzhi looked at him, and he noticed a moment of hesitation. Gong Yu was even more panicked. He even felt that he had tinnitus.

He saw Kuang Youzhi's mouth was moving, but he could not hear what he said.

After a long hesitation, he asked, "What did you just say, Master?"

"I said, I can't confirm Xiao Xi's current situation. I can only say that I don't see any abnormalities from her pulse. she is just sleeping."

During their talking, there was a knock on the door. Gong Yu answered, and Nanny Wu came in.

After Gong Yu rescued Nanny Wu and the others, he brought them to the valley. The next day, everyone recovered from the poisonous smoke. After they had all woken up, Gong Yu dismissed everyone. Because he certainly did not intend to stay there for long. He would eventually go back with Murong Yunxi, so it didn't make sense to keep those people there. It was better to let them go to live their own lives. When they were no longer Emperor Yu Mansion's people and just ordinary people on the street, Duanmu Gongcheng would not even know who they were, let alone cause trouble for them.

However, Nanny Wu was alone; she had nowhere to go. Moreover, she didn't want to leave. So Gong Yu agreed to let Nanny Wu stay in the valley for the time being.

Nanny Wu took a pot of chicken soup and walked in. She put the chicken soup on the table and poured a bowl; then she handed it to Gong Yu. "Prince Yu, drink a bowl of soup, I just made it. I'll pour a bowl for Miss Xiao Xi after she wakes up."

When Nanny finished her words, she looked at the bed and asked in worry. "Why has Miss Xiao Xi not woken up yet?"

Gong Yu just nodded and said nothing; he took the soup from her hand.

Nanny Wu sighed. She poured another bowl and handed it to Kuang Youzhi. "You should also have some soup, since you have worked so hard for them."

Nanny Wu didn't stay; she left the room soon.

When they were left alone again in the room, Kuang Youzhi slowly opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Yu, what are you going to do next?"

"I came back with Xiao Xi to treat her eyes. When Xiao Xi wakes up, we still have to go back."

Kuang Youzhi nodded slowly. "Well, this is what the world looks like here. it's better to go away and find a quiet place to have a normal life."

"Master, have you ever thought about going back?"

"Go back?" When Kuang Youzhi heard those two words, he felt a little sad. He never thought about the possibility. He had arrived unexpectedly. He didn't know how it happened, and naturally the question of going back had never occured to him.

"Yes, Master! I think you can take your wife back with you. Your master's younger apprentice has been looking for you over there. There must be someone you care about."

"Someone I care about?" Hearing Gong Yu's words, Kuang Youzhi fell into a flash of memories, and his mind started wandering. Was there someone he cared about?