The man and the dragon fell heavily to the ground. Gu Lingze used up his last bit of strength, turned his head to look at Zhao Chengmo, and slowly closed his eyes.

I'm sorry...I can't do what I promised to do, to marry you.

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"Junior brother, junior brother, wake up quickly."

Gu Lingze felt someone shaking him gently, and when he opened his eyes he saw his third senior brother Wan Hanyan.

Seeing that he woke up, the other person smiled gently and asked, "Did you have a nightmare?" Then he turned around and handed him a warm towel.

"Wipe the sweat off."

Gu Lingze took it in a daze and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead mechanically.

Seeing him like this, Wan Hanyan gently rubbed his head with his big hand, "Why are you daydreaming? Hurry up and brush your teeth, wash your face, and have breakfast."

Gu Lingze looked at the towel in his hand and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

His mind was in a mess, so he simply got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

When washing my hair, I habitually lifted the hair on the back of my neck, but I only touched a smooth patch of skin on the back of my neck, nothing else.

"What happened to me?" The warm water flowed down her delicate cheeks. Gu Lingze frowned and looked at the hand that had just lifted her hair.

He has always had short hair, so how come I can lift his hair so easily?

Even when he sat down at the table to eat, Gu Lingze still hadn't figured it out.

"Master."

The three senior brothers called out in unison, and Gu Lingze looked up to find that the master had arrived.

"Sit down and eat."

After the master took the first bite, the four of them also picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

"Lingze." Bai Taihe put down the bowl of porridge in his hand and looked at him, "My birthday is coming soon, and the Taiqing Hongyun wine before..."

"Sure." Gu Lingze answered decisively, surprising the three brothers at the table.

You know, usually Fourth Junior Brother is the one who controls Master's drinking the most, but I didn't expect that he agreed so readily this time.

"Okay, okay." Bai Taihe was so happy that his teeth were not visible and his eyes were narrowed into slits.

After the meal, the master mentioned something that the three brothers had to go down the mountain together to handle.

"Things in Guangcheng are a bit tricky. If you three go together, you can have someone to look after you. Be careful about everything."

The three brothers nodded, turned around and went back to their rooms to pack their luggage.

Gu Lingze was going to prepare the materials for brewing wine. The reason why he agreed so readily was just because at that moment, he felt that he owed something to his master.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but since he had agreed, he would not regret it.

It took a whole day to prepare the ingredients for the wine. The next day, the three brothers were going to set out for Guangcheng. Gu Lingze and the master accompanied them all the way to the foot of the mountain.

The master gave some instructions as usual, but Gu Lingze felt a strong reluctance in his heart. He did not suppress this feeling and went forward to hug each of his three brothers.

"Junior brother, we will bring you something delicious when we come back." The eldest brother said with a smile.

The second brother tilted his head uncomfortably, cleared his throat and said, "How old are you and still acting like a spoiled child? You have no shame." Although he complained like this, his red ears betrayed his true thoughts.

The third brother smiled gently, "Second brother was just joking with you. He was the one who found those recipes for you last time..."

"Hey!" The second senior brother glared at Wan Hanyan and said angrily, "Why don't you two leave? If you dawdle any longer, you will miss your flight."

After saying that, he walked forward on his own. After the eldest and third brothers said goodbye to the two of them, they also turned around and left.

After the three senior brothers left, Gu Lingze began to feel a little listless, and he felt weak all over.

Seeing him like this, Bai Taihe wanted to tease him, so he went to the wine cellar and "stole" a jar of wine. Unexpectedly, the other party didn't react at all, which made Bai Taihe a little depressed.

"Lingze, what happened to you? Do you want me to check your pulse?"

Gu Lingze shook his head blankly. He raised his hand and touched his chest. He always felt that there was something empty there, as if a big piece was missing, but he couldn't remember anything. This feeling almost drove him crazy.

"Have you fallen in love with a girl?" The more Bai Taihe looked at him, the more he felt that his little disciple seemed to have suffered a broken heart.

After asking this question, he suddenly felt indignant. His little apprentice was so good-looking. Although she was a bit sharp-tongued and arrogant, her overall score was still one in a million. Which girl was so tasteless? !

"I like men." Gu Lingze lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

Bai Taihe didn't say anything for a long time. Gu Lingze felt a little bitter in his heart, but he still forced himself to look up at his master.

Bai Taihe looked confused. When he looked up, he asked tentatively, "Could it be... one of your three brothers?"

This was the conclusion Bai Taihe came to after much thought. Otherwise, why had his little disciple been so depressed since the three of them left?

The bitterness in Gu Lingze's heart suddenly disappeared. He looked at his master with a mixture of laughter and tears, not knowing what to say.

Seeing him like this, Bai Taihe instantly put on a resolute expression, stretched out his hand to hold his shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, little disciple, go after whoever you like, Master supports you."

Gu Lingze felt a lump in his throat. He stood up and hugged the man who was both his father and his master, burying his head in his shoulder.

Bai Taihe patted his back gently, just like he did when he was a child, to comfort his anxiety.

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye. The three brothers also returned from their "business trip" in Guangcheng, just in time for Bai Taihe's birthday.

After the Taiqing Hongyun wine was brewed, Gu Lingze buried the jars under three plum trees next to each other in the back mountain. Although the wine was brewed, it would not be available for drinking this year.

On the birthday, the four of them knelt down and offered tea to Bai Taihe, congratulating the master on his birthday, and then presented the gifts they had prepared.

Gu Lingze’s gift was naturally the wine from the back mountain. In addition, he also personally cooked a table of dishes for his master and senior brothers.

Unlike his previous sullen look, Gu Lingze seemed particularly happy today. All the dishes he cooked were eaten up by his master and senior brothers, who were very supportive.

After the meal, the second brother stuffed him with many recipes, all of which were special morning tea snacks from Guangcheng, but he didn't say anything and just turned around and left.

At night, everyone went back to their rooms.

After taking a shower, Gu Lingze sat by the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly wanted to take a walk in the back mountains.

After putting on his clothes and taking a pot of wine, he slowly walked up the mountain.