She hurried over with quick, tiny steps and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind. He paused for a moment. Then, looking down, he saw her fair skin, her translucent little hands interlocked against his abdomen, feeling the trembling of the woman behind him. Was it because she was still hesitating, because she was forcing herself, or because of some other reason? He gave a forlorn smile, then grabbed her hands and gently, bit by bit, pulled them apart. He took a step and walked outside, and just before leaving the room as usual, with his distinct air of clarity, he tenderly reminded, "It’s late at night, my wife should rest early." Then, he pushed the door open and left. Dong Huiying suddenly felt as if something had changed. He had left, and it seemed as if he took a piece of warmth from her, leaving a large void in her heart. She couldn’t hide it any longer! She thought, she must have made a very serious mistake again! But by the time she came out of the room and searched all over Purple Garden, Yixuan was nowhere to be seen. She couldn’t find him. Shu Yu and Haoming were both startled by her, and even Hong Fei and others staying in the western annex of Purple Garden were disturbed. That night, no one slept. Everyone was searching for someone, but after a long time, they still couldn’t find Yixuan. "I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..." She covered her face, sobbing in anguish. She had realized too late; at first, she only thought that if the other brothers knew about the Love Gu, they would blame her when Zhi Chen returned. But she had committed a great taboo by keeping it secret! Had she known this would happen, she would have been honest with everyone from the beginning to avoid these troubles. The autumn night was cold and Yixuan was covered with dew. His shoes were stained with yellow mud, and it seemed he had spent the night outside. When he returned to Purple Garden, he felt that the atmosphere inside was somewhat peculiar. Usually, at this time, people like Hong Fei would have been up for morning exercises; even from a great distance, he would be able to hear the female soldiers calling cadence. But today, Purple Garden was eerily quiet. Suddenly, a petite figure appeared ahead, the girl lifting her skirt and rushing toward him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. She cried, partly due to self-reproach and concern for him, afraid he had run away from home, afraid he had disappeared. And also, because the Love Gu was stirring again! Her body trembled fiercely, the pain turning her small face pale, as though she was embracing a raging fire, searing her with an all-encompassing pain. But even though it hurt as if she wished to die, she still didn’t want to let go. "Where did you go? Why are you only coming back now? I thought, I feared..." She feared he, like Zhi Chen, had left and would never return. Yixuan was silent for a moment before gently patting her back, "Just went out for a walk, wanted to be alone for a bit." "I’m sorry, it was my fault; I shouldn’t have kept it from you." She got down from him, and that’s when he realized, not only was her voice choked with sobs, but her face was also a mess of tears and snot, a pitiful sight indeed. "I was bewitched by Gu, in the Desert I encountered a Witch Gu Master..." She rolled up her sleeves to wipe the tears from her face, and then told him about her experiences in The Outside, between sobs. Yixuan stopped short, "Is... is that why?" He had thought that she had taken to disliking him, that she no longer attached importance to him, but it turned out, it was because of this? She nodded, then tried to touch him, but he pulled away. She asked gingerly, "Can you stop being angry, please?"