Pei Dalang is willing to be the target of love, Gu Yanzhou poisons him to repay his life

It was the hour of Mao, the beginning of winter. The morning air was very cold. As soon as the window was opened, the cold air rushed into the house as if it had legs. "Yan'er, you are up so early." He saw a graceful old woman with a high bun, red makeup and emerald eyebrows, wearing a black straight-sleeved dress and a plain gauze Zen robe. She was as kind and Buddha-like as a Bodhisattva who had been meditating for a thousand years. Pei Linyan recovered his senses and bowed deeply to the old woman in the seat of honor. "Grandmother, I have an appointment with Shaobai to go hunting with me in Beimang Mountain at the hour of Chen, so I got up early."

"When meeting someone, being punctual is the way of a gentleman. Yan'er, it seems that what you learned from Confucius and Mencius has made some progress. A day's plan begins in the morning. Have a good breakfast and leave early. Don't miss your appointment." The lady said

"Yes, grandmother, I'll remember that." Pei Linyan stood up and bowed, then disappeared from the woman's sight. A galloping horse came towards the Jinyu Tower. The man knocked gently on the door, causing the servant to get up and mutter, "Who the hell is disturbing me so early in the morning?" He cursed and opened the door, only to see Pei Linyan, the devil of the world. The waiter, startled awake, said with a fawning face, "Young Master Pei, it's a great honor to have you visit our humble inn so early in the morning. What can I do for you?"

Pei Linyan looked around with a wandering look in his eyes and said, "Your accountant is awake now. Can you please come in and see me?" "Accountant? You are a magnanimous man. The last time I offended you, I was kicked out by the shopkeeper. I have nothing to do with our store anymore. Please be merciful and let us go." The waiter said with a forced smile, thinking to himself, "It is better to send the accountant to prison than to offend this living devil. He came to arrest me early in the morning. It's a good thing that the accountant was kicked out, otherwise the Jinyu Tower would have disappeared from Chang'an at noon." When he heard the waiter say "kidnapped", his head started buzzing, the sound in his ears disappeared, and the whole world became quiet. After an unknown amount of time, Pei Linyan reached out to hold the horse, only to find that he had unknowingly walked to the stall yesterday. Looking back, he was already a mile away from the Jinyu Tower. The clouds in the east were all rimmed with gold, and the previously deserted Chang'an Street was bustling with people.

A white figure flashed by not far away. Pei Linyan was overjoyed and his face was covered with ripples. He ran quickly. Suddenly, four or five figures rushed out and surrounded the white figure. "You little bastard, you made us look for you so hard. You are hiding in the slums of West Market." The leader of the four people spat and cursed. When he saw the black figure, Gu Yanzhou exclaimed that it was not good. He thought, "Isn't it that Pei Linyan, the playboy, came to visit? He helped him win a hundred gold yesterday, and now he wants revenge. He is repaying kindness with evil. If I had known yesterday, I would not have helped him and made him lose face." Gu Yanzhou said in his heart with annoyance.

Instantly, Gu Yanzhou looked up to see four men approaching him, each holding a sharp blade. Instantly, Gu Yanzhou said, "Brothers and younger brothers, I have no grudges against you, neither in the past nor in the present. Why don't you all sit down and have some tea and chat? Even if you're seeking wealth, I'll give you the hundred gold I won yesterday."

The men in black stopped immediately when they heard the words "hundred gold" and the leader asked, "You have a hundred gold, are you serious?"

Seeing that the man in black was only interested in profit, Gu Yanzhou smiled and said, "Of course. Yesterday, I, the son of Anguo, Pei Linyan, and the prime minister's son, Shen Shaobai, won a hundred gold coins at the lantern riddle stall in the West Market. You can ask around in the neighborhood and you'll know."

The leading black-clad man said, "Then hurry up and take out the hundred gold coins to honor us. We can only cut off one of your hands and feet. Otherwise, we will cripple all four of your limbs and leave you to beg at the gate of Huaichun Tower."

Gu Yanzhou replied yes while reaching under his sleeve. There was a one-day death powder given by his grandmother hidden under his sleeve. As long as you inhale it, you will bleed to death on the spot from all seven orifices. Just when Gu Yanzhou was about to spill it, a figure in the distance was like a divine soldier. He kicked a man down with his right foot. The man was unable to move on the ground. "Second brother, second brother" seeing that the lying thief did not react, the three of them were angry and raised their knives to chop. Pei Linyan protected Gu Yanzhou to his side, dodged the blade with his right hand, picked up the inkstone on the table with his left hand and smashed it on the head of the rightmost thief. The thief suddenly saw stars, blood flowed, and his brain burst. "Third brother, third brother" The other two thieves did not care too much and went straight for Pei Linyan's forehead. At this time, Pei Linyan protected Gu Yanzhou behind him, grabbed the hand of a thief with his left hand, twisted it to the right, and the thief pushed back in pain. Pei Linyan twisted the thief's neck with his right hand and killed him on the spot. The leading thief yelled angrily, "Pei Linyan, give me back my brother's life." He rushed forward with a knife in both hands. Pei Linyan kicked the thief in the stomach with his left leg. The thief knelt down in pain and was kicked in the head with a right spinning kick. From time to time, he rolled down from the neck and fell straight forward.

"Are you okay?" Pei Linyan grabbed Gu Yanzhou's shoulders tightly, looked left and right and asked. Gu Yanzhou only felt a pain in his shoulders, and his two arms were about to fall apart. He gritted his teeth and said "It hurts"

Pei Linyan came back to his senses, lowered his shoulders, and softened his eyes. "I'm sorry, I was just nervous. Are you okay?"

Gu Yanzhou was full of doubts and said, "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for saving my life." He bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

He went to pick up the broken brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Pei Linyan's eyes were fixed on Gu Yanzhou as he moved. At this moment, a crooked figure stood up among the assassins. He raised his right arm and a hidden arrow shot out, heading straight for Gu Yanzhou's heart. Pei Linyan saw this and turned to block Gu Yanzhou. The hidden arrow pierced Pei Linyan's heart. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He quickly pulled out the hidden arrow with his right hand and threw it at the assassin. The hidden arrow passed through, leaving a bloody hole. The assassin fell to the ground, and Pei Linyan closed his eyes and fainted. He heard Gu Yanzhou shouting, "Pei Linyan, Pei Linyan, wake up." Pei Linyan was bleeding like a fountain. The bright red Qilin stepped on the cloud brocade, half deep and half shallow.

The bed, the ground, and even the snow outside the house were all dyed red with blood, as gorgeous and bright red as plum blossoms; as bright and eye-catching as the cinnabar mole on the chest.

"Although the wound is deep, the sleeve arrow is poisoned, which is even more troublesome. Someone needs to suck out the poison, and then recuperate with herbal medicine for a month or two before recovery." said the doctor.

"Okay, then please ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine." Gu Yanzhou replied.

Gu Yanzhou gently lifted up Pei Linyan's coat, only to see a big hole on his inner garment. Even after treatment, a trickle of blood still flowed out. Pei Linyan's face looked very pale, as if covered with a layer of perfume, unreal yet with a sense of poignancy. Gu Yanzhou retracted his gaze and began to untie Pei Linyan's coat, only to see a small, deep hole on his full and thick chest. As if he could hear a sound from inside, Gu Yanzhou put his lips close to the wound. Pei Linyan made a "hissing" sound, his brows furrowed, and his mouth slightly opened. Gu Yanzhou raised his left fingertips to rub Pei Linyan's brows to relax them, then slid his fingertips down to the side of his mouth, wiping his lips, and Pei Linyan calmed down.

When his lips were close to the wound, he felt only a hint of sweetness. His tongue licked it like a deer licking water. Black blood kept pouring into his mouth. He could hardly hold it. Gu Yanzhou pressed his entire lips, not his entire mouth, firmly against the wound on Pei Linyan's chest. The wound sucked him in like a cave. Blood kept pouring out, and it was pitch black. He could hardly breathe. He seemed to want to escape the cave quickly, so he used more force with his mouth. There was an inexplicable throbbing in his heart. Boom, boom, boom, his heart was beating. No, it seemed like Pei Linyan's heart was beating. His breathing also became rapid. He didn't know how many thousands of years had passed.

"Master Gu, I've prescribed the medicine. Take one dose a day, twice a day. You'll be cured in a month," the doctor said as he walked in. Gu Yanzhou came to his senses and spat out the blood he had sucked out onto the floor. Bloodstains still hung from the corners of his mouth, patches of black like a deep pool. "Thank you, doctor, it's been a pain in the ass." He took out a few copper coins from the incense burner on the desk. After the doctor left, the room was silent. One person was lying, the other was sitting. Listening carefully, one could hear their breathing: one was even and slow, the other was rapid and rapid. Gu Yanzhou looked at him carefully and saw that Pei Linyan was a very good-looking man, with thick eyebrows, broad eyes, a raised nose and thin lips. His hand unconsciously touched his eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. Pei Linyan pretended to sleep and let him touch him.

"Master, Master, Master," Pei San called out from outside the door. Before Gu Yanzhou could respond, Pei San appeared at the door. Seeing the blood on the floor and the person on the bed, he was suddenly frightened and collapsed to the ground, sobbing. "Master, what's wrong with you? Why are you like this? Look at me, what should I do? What should I do?" He cried even louder.

"Stop arguing. Even if I don't die, you'll make me die of it." Pei Linyan opened his eyes and said weakly.

"Master, you're awake. I thought you would never wake up. How can I explain this to the master, the mistress, and the old lady?" Pei San sobbed while wiping his tears.

"I, your master, have been injured more seriously than I am now, but I'm fine, right?" Pei Linyan said as he glanced at Gu Yanzhou.

"Okay, I'm saying our young master is so badly injured, is it you who caused it? Nothing good will happen if you meet me. You, Gu, are a jinx, stay away from our young master." He shouted fiercely and was about to hit Gu Yanzhou.

"Stop it, be quiet. It was Yanzhou who saved me, but you've become even more unreasonable. I have to go back home immediately and ask the human traffickers to sell you off." Pei Linyan sat up and panted.

"Master, why are you protecting him? If we meet him, nothing good will happen. Let's stay away from him." He quickly supported Pei Linyan.

"This matter has nothing to do with Yan Zhou. I was just strolling around the West Market when I encountered a villain who was about to do something bad to Yan Zhou. I rushed up without thinking." Pei Linyan said

"What happened to him? What does it have to do with you? We have no relationship with him." Pei San said in a low voice and glanced at Gu Yanzhou.

"It was my fault. Thank you, Master Pei, for saving my life." Pei San snorted and turned his head away.

"It was my choice, and it has nothing to do with you. No need to thank me profusely. After going through this, we are friends for life and death." Pei Linyan asked

"A life-and-death friend and him? Master, are you mentally competent? Normally, if you encountered this kind of thing, you would have whipped him with a horsewhip. What's wrong now? Is it possible that the injury has damaged your brain?" Pei San wondered.

Gu Yanzhou became suspicious and thought, "What on earth does this person want to do?" After thinking it over, he said, "Okay, okay."

"I am already a young man, and I wonder how old Yan Zhou is?" Pei Linyan asked.

"I am twenty-three now, three years older than you," Gu Yanzhou said

"Then I wonder if Yanzhou is married or not, and if he has someone he likes." Pei Linyan asked tentatively.

"My family is poor and both my parents passed away at an early age. Now I have come to Kyoto alone, waiting for the order to be transferred and to serve as an official in the court." Gu Yanzhou explained.

"Is there a type you like? I can help Yan Zhou find one." Pei Linyan asked

"Since I was young, I have devoted myself to studying and serving my parents. I have never considered matters between men and women." Gu Yanzhou replied.

"Then..." Pei Linyan didn't finish his words

Then he heard "Lin Yan, what are you talking about?" Shen Shaobai asked as he entered the room.

"Why are you here?" Pei Linyan asked in confusion.

"Pei San saw that your room was empty early in the morning, so he went looking for you everywhere. When he met your grandmother, he learned that you said you went hunting with me. Pei San sent someone to my house to ask about it, and then he found you out himself. He asked the stable boy and learned that you went to Jinyu Tower. But in front of the tower, he only saw Dayuan horses, not you. He went forward to look for you, and heard someone say that you were in the West Market. Pei San sent someone to ask me, and he came to look for you. I asked the blacksmith in the West Market and learned that there was a fight in the street in front, and he followed the bloodstains to find you. Now your grandmother also knows that you and I did not go hunting in Beimang. I will bring you back to the house quickly while they don't know you are injured." Shen Shaobai said

In the carriage, although Pei Linyan was injured, his face looked very good and he looked radiant. "You were drunk. How could you look so happy even though you were injured? Why did you get up so early in the morning and come to Yan Zhou's house? You were injured while saving him, and then you didn't get angry or blame him, but you had a good chat with him and even meddled in his business. Something is wrong?" Shen Shaobai looked at Pei Linyan puzzledly.

Pei Linyan just smiled without saying anything, his mouth corners almost reaching the back of his ears, humming a little tune, his face as rosy as a peach, not a trace of haggard look.