Chapter 163: Fate 9 I want to be entangled with you for life

Li Yanze had planned well, to stay with him for a few days, and then leave when Qi Youwei's condition stabilized. But for some reason, Qi Youwei suddenly collapsed from that day on.

"Master Li!" Xing'er came from the path carrying a basket and called out to the figure in the yard through the small fence.

The country girl was born and raised naturally, and no one disciplined her too much. She was at an age when she was fearless.

She handed the basket to Li Yanze and smiled at him cheerfully. "I heard that Master Qi was ill again, so I came to bring you some cheap vegetables."

Li Yanze naturally refused. He put down what he was holding and spoke to her through a short fence.

“Cough cough cough…”

Li Yanze looked back and saw Qi Youwei, who had not gotten out of bed for several days, walking out from the inner room on his own.

Qi Youwei's face was indeed very gloomy, and the purple robe draped over his shoulders felt like a heavy blanket pressing on him.

He stood in the corridor and glanced over, saying nothing, doing nothing, just leaning against the pillar and watching quietly, coughing and wheezing from time to time.

"Take it. I want to give it to you." Xing'er blinked mysteriously.

Li Yanze smiled and shook his head: "It's not a big deal, it's not worth it for you to give me such a gift."

"Ahem...Yanze..."

Qi Youwei's shout was so weak that it was almost as if he was breathing heavily. Li Yanze turned around and a vegetable basket was stuffed into his hand. He had no choice but to carry the basket and go back to help him.

"You don't have a cold, why are you coughing?"

Li Yanze frowned and held his arm with the basket on his shoulder. Qi Youwei stopped coughing and turned his head to look at him, glancing down at the basket.

"I feel uncomfortable, dizzy and chest tightness."

"Then go back and lie down, and stop tossing and turning."

Qi Youwei simply tilted his head and leaned on Li Yanze with a wronged look on his face. When Li Yanze tried to push her away, Qi Youwei fainted and finally had to put down the basket and help him go in.

Li Yanze had no spiritual power left, and the last bit was still in Qi Youwei's heart. He could only turn his hand over to feel his pulse.

Qi Youwei's pulse was still the same, nothing could be seen, but his bad complexion could not be faked, and his heartbeat was indeed weak and irregular.

"I'm sorry for delaying you." Qi Youwei half lowered his head, his untied hair hanging down, looking pale and haggard. "If you could, you would have left a few days ago."

"Actually, I wouldn't blame you if you left now." Qi Youwei covered his heart with his other hand, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and the faint dark circles under his eyes looked extremely pitiful.

"I'm going to die sooner or later anyway, there's no way I'll live to see the next year."

Li Yanze closed his eyes, took a deep breath, sighed, and listened to him patiently.

"When will your subordinates pick you up and take you back to the imperial capital?" Li Yanze pinched his fingers, used his spiritual power to check his heart pulse, and couldn't help asking him.

"There are so many talented people in the imperial capital. I think they are more capable than me. They can always do you a favor."

Qi Youwei shook his head: "After returning to the imperial capital, my third brother is still trying to harm me. He has raised a group of evil demons. How can a mortal like me withstand it?"

"This isn't something we can just hide here and recuperate."

After listening to this, Li Yanze was silent for a moment, withdrew his hand from taking the pulse, and looked at Qi Youwei.

"Do I need to remind you again? Don't lie to me again." Li Yanze always felt that there was something wrong with what he said.

Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince holds both military and political power in his hands, could the Third Prince, who raises a demon, force him to this point?

If he hadn't shown up, would Qi Youwei really have been killed in the ambush set by the Third Prince? If he really had this ability, how could Qi Youwei have held such power until now?

Qi You smiled wryly and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, you're leaving anyway. Are you still waiting for someone to take me away?"

Li Yanze softened his heart again, his clear eyes filled with helplessness. After that unclear kiss, Qi Youwei couldn't leave him to take care of her, and he wanted to leave but couldn't.

Li Yanze's hands were like a piece of syrup sticking to him. He couldn't harden his heart, and the softer he got, the stickier his hands became.

Qi Youwei was his savior after all. Li Yanze found such a fulcrum to support his wavering emotions.

"Okay, I won't leave for now."

After hearing these words, Qi Youwei's dark thoughts that had been suppressed for a long time retracted. He felt relieved and couldn't help but hold his wrist back.

He knew that Li Yanze liked Taoxi Village, where the people were simple and honest, and the mountains and rivers were beautiful. All the worldly things that he didn't like could be blurred here.

Only a frail young man and a kind-hearted Taoist priest were left.

He has to count his days. In the past, he pursued the excitement of power, but now he just wants to be able to see Li Yanze by turning his head.

As long as Li Yanze doesn't leave, he won't need to use those means.

In this small courtyard, three meals a day are the top priority.

Li Yanze didn't want to take more things from the villagers, so he worked hard every day to help them plant rice in the fields, or drive the ox cart to the town market to sell things.

After dinner, Li Yanze lit a lamp and sat at the table to count the copper coins. Qi Youwei sat beside him and helped him collect the copper coins and string them together with a hemp rope.

"I went to town today and bought some candied fruit. I'll eat one piece after I finish the medicine to improve my taste."

Li Yanze looked at Qi Youwei sitting obediently beside him and stringing copper coins, and his voice inexplicably became softer.

"It cost a lot of money?" These words actually came from Qi Youwei's mouth. Li Yanze almost forgot that he was the Crown Prince with the Ziwei Emperor's aura.

"It cost a lot." Li Yanze counted the coins and smiled, but then said to him: "But I know you don't like taking medicine, and you are still holding on and not saying a word."

Qi Youwei tightened his fingers that were gripping the copper coin, and the slight dull pain in his heart announced that he was moved.

"How do you know everything?"

Li Yanze took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, without looking at Qi Youwei's expression, he just answered casually.

"It's not hard to tell."

"The village is going to welcome the God of Spring soon. You've been ill for several days, so it's a good time for you to go out and join in the fun." Li Yanze spoke casually in this and that tone, so naturally as if they had lived together like this for several lifetimes.

Qi Youwei responded casually, twisting his trembling fingers, greedily looking at his soft and quiet profile under the light, his eyelashes long and straight, his eyes focused on the copper coin in his hand.

"I've gotten richer recently, but if I calculate carefully, after paying some back to Uncle Feng and the others, and deducting the money you spent on getting medicine, there's not a lot left..."

Qi Youwei's money was very conspicuous in such a place, so when Li Yanze became the boss, he asked him to keep it. In addition to going up the mountain to catch fish and sell them, he also went back to his old business - fortune-telling.

"Is it okay for you to make money from fortune-telling?" Qi Youwei didn't understand why he had to work so hard to make money, and he didn't understand why he was so obsessed with repaying the favors of the villagers in Taoxi Village.

But he liked this feeling, as if they were living their lives, a little life with only each other.

"What's the connection?" Li Yanze smiled and picked up a few copper coins to play with in front of him. "I used to travel down the mountain with my senior brother. When we ran out of money, we would set up a fortune-telling stall and set off again when we had enough money for the trip."

"My senior brother also said that our master is watching from heaven and would not want his disciples to go hungry."

Qi You's smile faded, and the corners of his lips curled down. He asked calmly, "Did your senior brother grow up with you?"

Li Yanze casually placed the copper coins in front of him, lowered his head and answered absentmindedly.

"I didn't grow up with my senior brother, but he raised me. My master is an unreliable person. My senior brother took me back to Qingluan Mountain and taught me magic..."

Qi Youwei held the copper coin in his hand tighter and tighter, with a faint smile on his face, listening to Li Yanze talking about that senior brother.

"Really? He sounds like he's in his forties or fifties."

Li Yanze seemed to have thought of something, turned to look at Qi Youwei, his eyes lighting up.

"Ah, you may have met my senior brother."

Qi You raised his eyebrows slightly, loosened his hand, and a few copper coins fell on the table with a clink.

"It was my senior brother who told me about Tianque." Li Yanze was a little excited and looked at Qi Youwei: "At that time, he came back from the mountain and told me that he met a person with a very high status and a noble fate at the foot of the mountain. It was a pity that his heart meridian was damaged. After a simple examination, he confirmed that it was Tianque."

"Could it be you?"

Qi Youwei didn't look excited at all. "I don't know. I've seen too many Taoists."

Li Yanze shook his head: "If you have seen him, you will remember him. His eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to yours, and his eyes are dark blue..."

"I don't have any impression." Qi You smiled and interrupted Li Yanze.

"When my senior brother comes out of seclusion, I will let him treat you. Maybe he can find a way to save you."

Qi You lowered his head slightly, his deep and handsome face was half bright and half dark, and his expression was unclear.

Li Yanze was somewhat happy and put away the copper coin he was using for divination.

"I can't predict your fate, but I have a feeling that you will not die. You will go to the place you should go and do what you should do."

Qi Youwei suddenly grabbed his wrist, leaned over, tilted his head and suddenly bit his lips, then rubbed them gently, as if to comfort him.

"This is what I should do." He held Li Yanze's cheek and rubbed it lightly with his fingers. His cool fingers just covered his hot cheeks.

"You...you shouldn't do this." Li Yanze felt a little powerless, but he didn't know what else he could do to him.

Qi You chuckled softly and replied in a low voice: "I'll try my best."

Welcoming the God of Spring is a rare and important event in Taoxi Village. Every household has to contribute, and they start preparing early in the morning.

Li Yanze thought that Qi Youwei was not in good health, so he did not go out to join in the fun early in the morning. He just dragged him to paste the Yichun calligraphy and painting he had bought.

Qi Youwei always regarded the Spring Festival as a political show and didn't care about it. But he saw that Li Yanze seemed to find it novel and liked to join in the fun, so he cooperated wholeheartedly.

"I heard them say that you should wear a swallow on your head today. But you don't like hairpins, so I bought you a headband."

Li Yanze took out a headband with a small swallow embroidered on the tail and handed it over.

Qi Youwei looked at Li Yanze, sighed softly, and finally took it with a smile. He lowered his head and rubbed it twice with great care, then returned it to him.

"Will you change it for me?"

Li Yanze did not hesitate, as his attention was already drawn to the excitement outside.

Qi Youwei looked at him in the bronze mirror and knew one thing in his heart: those who are ruthless will often be troubled by others.

But how could a heartless person not fall for him?

They walked hand in hand along the path toward Taoxi Village. From afar, they saw Xing'er and several other girls wearing swallow hairpins and distributing spring rolls.

It was the first time for Li Yanze to welcome the God of Spring on earth. He found everything strange and did not care at all that only children went to "bite the spring". He mixed in with a group of children and got a spring roll, then ran back to him excitedly, holding it.

Qi You lowered his eyes slightly and met his beautiful eyes, then smiled and bit off half of the spring roll in the spring breeze blowing the peach blossoms.

Then she pinched it and stuffed it into Li Yanze's mouth, smiling and rubbing his suddenly hot cheek with the back of her hand.

After Xing'er had distributed the spring pancakes, she looked around and ran over to stuff another spring pancake into Li Yanze's pocket, saying softly, "Thank you for telling me those strange stories. I've finished writing the storybook."

Li Yanze smiled: "That's not a strange story... Never mind... I'm glad I can help you."

Xing'er blinked and was dragged away before she could say a few more words. Qi You's slightly lowered lips raised again and moved closer to Li Yanze's face.

"I was wrong that day."

"What?"

"It's not that Xing'er wants to be entangled with you for the rest of her life, sleeping in the same bed with you until death."

Qi Youwei reached out and plucked the peach-pink petals from his hair, and said to him, "It's me."

"I want to be entangled with you for the rest of my life, to be together with you, to be together forever."