“Your injuries this time are too severe, and have affected your foundation. You must go back and recuperate for a while. Mo Chen and I discussed it last night, and we will take over your mission. Just go back and focus on recovering.” Mo Han said coldly without much expression.

Gu Liyan frowned immediately, and stubbornly said, "My injury is nothing serious..."

Before Gu Liyan could finish speaking, Mo Han immediately scolded, "Gu Liyan! Don't think I'm stupid. Do you think I don't know what you're up to? Or do you think we know nothing?"

Gu Liyan was stunned by Mo Han's shout and subconsciously swallowed, not daring to speak.

Mo Han glared at Gu Liyan, her anger barely contained, and said coldly, "You risked your life to save that woman. If we hadn't arrived in time, you wouldn't even know how you died!"

Gu Liyan was terrified and dared not speak.

Li Hao, who was about to push open the door, was so frightened that he froze on the spot and didn't move.

Mo Han was truly enraged this time. Gu Liyan had exhausted his life force to save Qingge, only to die from poisoning himself. And that woman was completely oblivious, utterly unaware of the situation. What was the point of his sacrifice?

"Ahem, um... Mo Han, calm down." Mo Chen winked at Mo Han, reminding her that Gu Liyan was still sick.

Mo Han didn't care about Gu Liyan's situation. He just needed to go back to heal his injuries. He said irritably, "You've sacrificed so much for her, but she doesn't know it. She didn't even show up when her life was hanging by a thread. How long are you going to protect her?!"

Li Hao heard everything clearly outside the door, but dared not come in to disturb them. However, he also dared not leave, fearing that Gu Liyan and the other two would hear him outside the door.

Gu Liyan didn't speak, but instead forced himself to sit up. Mo Han thought that Gu Liyan had agreed to return to the Nine Springs Realm, which was why he got up. He was about to speak with a look of relief when Gu Liyan punched himself in the chest. Blood instantly seeped from the wound on his chest, staining his white clothes red.

"Pfft..." Gu Liyan felt a tightness in his chest, followed by spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body became listless.

Upon seeing this, Mo Han and Mo Chen rushed forward, one grabbing Gu Liyan's hand and the other checking his injuries.

Mo Han immediately roared angrily, "Gu Liyan! Do you want to die?!"

Gu Liyan's eardrums throbbed with pain. He could imagine Mo Han's furious expression. He smiled faintly, a streak of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and spoke in a hoarse, weak voice, "Senior brother, didn't you ask me... how long... I plan to protect her? I'll tell you... I plan to protect her... until the end of my life..."

Mo Han stared blankly at Gu Liyan, her chest heaving, too angry to speak.

“She saved me back then…and later died because of me…I have been barely surviving until now…while she has entered the cycle of reincarnation and suffered torment time and time again…how can I just stand by and watch her…watch her go through hardships without helping her!” Gu Liyan said sorrowfully.

“Even if she never remembers me... even if she hurts me... don’t you think... this is all I should repay her for…” As he spoke, Gu Liyan’s voice grew weaker and weaker, and the bloodstains on his chest grew larger and larger…

Seeing Gu Liyan's weak appearance, Mo Han was so angry that she pushed him onto the bed, flung her sleeves, got up, and angrily said to Li Hao outside the door, "You brat outside, hurry up and get in here to heal his injuries!"

Mo Han pointed at Gu Liyan, who was lying motionless on the bed and seemed to be unconscious, and cursed, "Gu Liyan! If you die, I'll go and kill that woman right now and make her die with you—"

Gu Liyan was pushed heavily onto the bed by Mo Han, too weak to move. However, upon hearing Mo Han's words, he smiled with relief, realizing that Mo Han wouldn't send him away again. His consciousness faded, his head tilted slightly, and he completely lost consciousness.

Upon hearing Mo Han's words outside the door, Li Hao rushed in and frantically began treating Gu Liyan's injuries.

Mo Han's anger had not subsided. She stepped aside and glared at Gu Liyan, who was lying unconscious on the bed. Her chest heaved with anger, unable to vent her frustration.

Seeing Mo Chen's angry expression, and glancing at the bloodstain on Gu Liyan's chest, he shook his head helplessly and said, "I told you long ago, as long as he encounters that woman, no amount of persuasion will work!"

Mo Han glared at Mo Chen, annoyed. "Shut up!"

"Fine, fine, you two are both bosses! I can't afford to offend you!" Mo Chen rolled his eyes—

When Gu Liyan woke up again, it was already afternoon.

"Mouse..." Gu Liyan called out weakly to Li Hao.

Li Hao, who was dozing off, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Gu, you're awake?"

"Um... what time is it?" Gu Liyan asked anxiously.

Li Hao didn't say it directly, but he understood why Gu Liyan asked about the time as soon as he woke up. He glanced out the window and said, "Brother Gu... it's almost over."

Upon hearing this, Gu Liyan hurriedly tried to get up, but Li Hao worriedly went up to help him, saying, "Brother Gu, take it easy."

"The Sage Competition is almost over, why didn't you call me?" Gu Liyan said irritably.

"I..." Li Hao looked at Gu Liyan with an innocent expression. Seeing her bloodless face, he dared not utter a word in rebuttal, for fear of upsetting Gu Liyan.

Gu Liyan was so anxious that her breathing became a little uneven. "Quickly take the invitation and take me... to participate in the competition."

"Brother Gu, the invitation has already been taken by those two great masters..." Li Hao looked at Gu Liyan apologetically.

"What?!" Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Gu Liyan was shocked. The two invitations had been taken by Mo Han and the other person, which meant he would be unable to participate in the competition and enter the palace to see Qingge!

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