Yan Xijun had been paying special attention to the restricted area of Changqiu Palace since she accidentally stumbled upon Chu Yixuans secret that night, and she was eager to figure out who the woman in the painting was.

  Tonight, after passing midnight, waiting for Xue Lian to fall asleep, Yan Xiu Jun immediately got up, put on her clothes and walked out.

  She sneaked into the side hall of Changqiu Hall and found that the door was locked as expected, so she couldnt enter.

  Yan Xijun reluctantly left from the back door, behind which was a large area of peach trees. The late spring breeze still felt a bit cold on her skin, but at this time, the peach blossoms were about to bloom, and some flowers had already begun to unfurl their delicate pink colors. She walked slowly through this sea of purple, red, and pink flowers.

  She was wondering who the woman in the painting was, and had no idea what was about to happen.

  At this time, in the depths of the peach forest, a night wind blew by, and the pink petals of the peach blossoms fell one after another. Those fluttering petals that danced with the wind landed on a man in white clothes, as if they were reluctant to leave him.

  The man in white was all dressed in white, and his face was as pale as if he had no blood, like a patient who had not seen the sun for a long time. However, it cannot be denied that his eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as those of an immortal in the heavenly palace, with black hair and a ethereal air about him.

  "Found the map?" The thin, white-clad man asked softly, raising his equally thin and exceptionally long pale hand to gently pick up a petal that had fallen on his shoulder, holding it in his hand for examination.

  A young woman in a green dress knelt on the ground, her face beautiful. Seeing the white-clad man ask, she looked at his tall and straight back, her eyes filled with admiration and respect. Then, she lowered her head gloomily, furrowed her brow and bit her lip: "No, sir."

  "What did you say?!" The man in white turned around, and before he could see how he had made his move, the hand that was pinching the flower petals had already grasped the neck of the woman in green. The flower petals slowly fell to the ground, gently coming to rest on the surface.

  "Grandfathers words......no......have!" Before long, the face of the woman in green slowly turned red.

  "Cough, cough... You useless thing!" The man in white clothes was so agitated that he started coughing immediately. His hand loosened and with a "slap" sound, the woman in green clothes had a five-finger mark on her cheek.

  A woman in a blue dress fell to the ground, she didnt care about the burning sensation on her cheek and the discomfort in her throat. She wrapped her arms around the legs of a man in white clothes, lifted up her watery eyes filled with concern, and stared at him hoarsely: "Master, its Qingrous fault, you can punish me, scold me, or even kill me, but please take care of your body, dont hurt your noble self because of my dereliction of duty."

  "Hurt the princess? Youre not worthy!" The man in white robes hummed emotionlessly, slowly crouching down, his hands grasping the shoulders of the woman in green robes, gently asking: "How long have you been in the palace?"

  "Three years," the woman in green clothes bit her lip and looked at him with a touching gaze.

  "Ah, three years have passed so quickly!" The hand grasping the shoulder of the man in white suddenly tightened its grip, and with a "crack", the sound of his shoulder dislocating was heard.

  "Look at you, three years have passed and you still havent completed the task I assigned to you. Whats the point of keeping you?" The man in white hummed lightly.

  The woman in blue clothes was sweating profusely with pain, but she didnt dare to resist. She turned pale and lifted her dislocated arm, begging: "Master, dont kill me, give me a little more time, Qingrou will definitely complete the task you entrusted."

  "He has now begun to trust me and has promoted me to be his imperial concubine. The map will not take long to find, its just a matter of time."

  "If you didnt have a bit of value left to exploit, I would have killed you already." The man in white spoke bluntly, his thin lips lightly spitting out the words: "Ill give you another half year."

  The woman in green heard this and her face was filled with joy, she hastily thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness, Qing Ruo will definitely not disappoint your expectations!"

  "If you still cant find the map in half a year, then go die yourself!"

  "Please rest assured, after this audition is over, Qing Rou will speed up the search!"

  "Hmm... Ive stayed in the palace for long enough, its time for me to leave, or else hell discover my weakness." The man in white said, and was about to fly away.

  The woman in green saw him and was about to leave, hurriedly calling out to stop him, "Sir, from now on you must be extremely careful with your actions, he seems to have already sensed something."

  "Dont worry, its not that easy for him to kill me. I will take back what belongs to me." The pale face of the man in white had a faint cold glow, and his eyes, which emitted a bright light, flashed with a fierce and ruthless glint.