Chapter 172: Fate 18 He wants to leave the palace

The communication talisman could not be forged, and the fluctuation of spiritual power was exactly what he was familiar with.

Li Yanze slowly sat down, holding onto a pillar, and pondered over the meaning of this short sentence.

Kill people and split the elixir?

Who to kill? Me?

Li Yanze would not completely deny Qi Youwei just because of a few words from his senior brother, but he just didn't think about those doubts, which didn't mean he would really let them go.

Li Yanze sat there blankly for the whole afternoon, his mind was in a mess. Later, he sent a message to his senior brother, but received no response.

It was not until the sun set and Qi Youwei came to find him that Li Yanze came to his senses.

Qi Youwei had just returned from a meeting, wearing a dragon robe, a golden crown and hairpins on his head. He stood against the light and smiled at Li Yanze, with a natural aristocratic demeanor.

"What's wrong? You've been out here in the sun all afternoon. Isn't it hot?"

Li Yanze then touched his cheek with the back of his hand, and it was indeed very hot from the sun. Qi Youwei pulled him up and put his hand on his face.

Li Yanze did not hide, but he subconsciously avoided his sight when he met his half-smiley eyes. The next second, Qi Youwei pinched his cheek, and seemed to have used too much force without knowing the right measure, but asked him gently.

"You are in a bad mood today, what happened?"

Li Yanze felt pain from being pinched and frowned suddenly, struggling to escape from his palm like a frightened lark.

Should I tell him that maybe it was just a misunderstanding... or maybe there was some misunderstanding.

Li Yanze never thought that one day he would take the initiative to hide a person, even if that person was his beloved.

When he saw him for the first time, Li Yanze didn't say anything. He was destined not to be able to tell the whole matter.

Li Yanze lowered his head, smiled, took his hand and walked forward.

"I'm in a bad mood, but nothing is more important than eating."

Qi Youwei closed her hands and kept staring at him with her head turned sideways. Li Yanze didn't look at him, but he could naturally feel his gaze. He actually felt a little nervous, afraid that Qi Youwei would catch him and not let go.

Qi You leaned forward and approached him. Li Yanze swallowed hard and pretended to be calm. Qi You glanced at his Adam's apple, and finally just chuckled and responded in a low voice.

"Then I won't ask any more questions. Everything is up to you."

Qi Youwei must be very busy recently, as he got up at dawn. Li Yanze usually fell asleep and didn't know when he would leave, but today he woke up the moment he got up.

Qi Youwei was adjusting his clothes. Li Yanze quietly turned over and looked at his back through the gauze curtain. He saw him sitting aside in a robe with a pale face and eyes closed, as if he was enduring something.

Li Yanze subconsciously wanted to get up, but Qi Youwei quickly returned to normal and put on his outer robe. Seeing that he seemed to be about to turn around, Li Yanze immediately closed his eyes and turned around.

In the palace, Qi Youwei's clothes were all scented with the fragrance of the palace maids, and the faint medicinal fragrance that once lingered was gradually gone.

He lifted the gauze curtain, reached out to tidy up Li Yanze's messy hair, stroked the kiss mark on his shoulder, and lifted the quilt to cover his naked back.

Li Yanze waited for him to leave, then opened his eyes and thought of a problem that he had been ignoring.

Since his spiritual power was so useful to Qi Youwei, why did he still feel sick so frequently? Could the elixir they made really save his life?

Because the Imperial Master was here, he hadn't checked Qi Youwei's heart condition himself for a long time. Is Qi Youwei really getting better?

If his spiritual power could enter Qi Youwei's body, but could not save his life, but only alleviate the symptoms, then what they did would be in vain.

They stayed in the imperial city just for the elixirs. If it was useless, why would they stay here?

Li Yanze was unexpectedly calmer than ever at this moment. The things that were hidden behind him were slowly being revealed in front of him.

Li Yanze suddenly closed his eyes, let out a long breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he had decided to know all the truth behind it.

Qi Youwei has told so many lies that Li Yanze doesn't know if any of what he says now can be believed.

He didn't know when he would be able to communicate with his brother again, so he could only find out what he could.

For example, what exactly is happening to Qi Youwei's heart meridian, and what's in the alchemy furnace that he cannot bear to see.

Li Yanze stood up and put on his robe. The palace servants outside the door had already begun to ask him respectful questions. He had not noticed it before, but this time he realized that something was wrong.

When Qi Youwei was not around, this group of palace servants followed him too closely.

Li Yanze suddenly opened the door of the inner hall. There were at least ten palace servants standing outside. From a distance, there were palace servants standing with their hands hanging down in the inner and outer halls.

It turns out that when Li Yanze was the master of the imperial palace, there should be such a large number of people. But now that they think about it, if they want to follow their master, they should follow Qi Youwei.

Li Yanze looked at the senior palace maid Caizhu at the side. She always kept her head down when she spoke, and Li Yanze still had no impression of what she looked like.

"I'm going to walk around the palace today. It's a hot day, so you can stay here and don't have to follow me."

Caizhu knelt down, and all the palace servants in the room also knelt before him.

"It is my duty to serve my master. Please don't make it difficult for me..."

"You said I was a noble." Li Yanze spoke to them in a cold tone for the first time: "That means I can order you around."

Li Yanze had mentioned before that he didn't want them to follow, but they kept saying they had responsibilities at the time. After they knelt down, Li Yanze let them go.

"I order you not to follow me today."

Caizhu kowtowed to him, and the dull sound frightened Li Yanze: "Please don't embarrass us, our servants cannot bear such a crime!"

Li Yanze looked at the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling in fear and trepidation in the room and laughed. He suddenly felt that he was really ridiculous before, not noticing such obvious surveillance and tracking.

"Did your Crown Prince order you to do this?" Li Yanze supported his head and asked them in a calm voice.

All the eunuchs remained silent.

Li Yanze held up his head and took a deep breath, then whispered, "You guys get up. I won't go out today, I'll stay in the main hall, all of you leave and don't come over."

The eunuchs and palace maids all went to see Caizhu. Caizhu did not insist any more and immediately kowtowed and said yes. Then they left the hall one by one.

Li Yanze could feel that there were palace guards guarding the front and back of the hall. No matter where he went, the palace guards would definitely notice him.

But fortunately he still had spiritual power. He pinched his fingers to create an illusion that remained in the hall, which could make some noises from time to time.

Everything went smoothly. Last time, people were alarmed because they didn't know about the existence of the formation. This time, he was prepared and prepared talismans in advance.

In fact, he couldn't be sure, but he really wanted to know why they were so nervous about the alchemy furnace and what was going on.

The Imperial Master's Mansion has always been remote and quiet, with no one disturbing it except the patrolling guards. There are formations arranged everywhere inside. Fortunately, Li Yanze has been in and out many times, and he would study the formations here in his spare time.

The familiar courtyard and the closed doors and windows. This time, Li Yanze carried the talisman with him and flew down from the roof quietly without disturbing the formation.

Just as he was about to push open the door, Li Yanze hesitated for a moment.

Their reactions that day were obvious enough. They all knew that there was something wrong with the alchemy furnace, but they obviously didn't care that this was the elixir that could save Qi Youwei's life.

What if he was just imagining things? So what if he knew it?

Li Yanze couldn't accept that someone had deceived him again and again, but at this moment, for a moment he wanted to pretend that he didn't know.

"Now that we're here, why don't we go in and take a look?"

Qi Youwei's voice was calm, even full of instigation.

Li Yanze put his hand on the door, chuckled, and turned to look at Qi Youwei who was standing with his hands behind his back.

Li Yanze no longer wanted to think about why Qi Youwei knew his whereabouts so well. This was the imperial palace and he was the master of this palace.

Even if Li Yanze knows magic, Qi Youwei has a way if he wants to know.

Li Yanze looked at him: "Do you want me to see it?"

Qi Youwei was silent for a moment, shook his head and nodded: "You should know, but I haven't figured out how to tell you and confess all this to you."

"I know I can't hide it from you for long."

Li Yanze pushed open the door and saw the alchemy furnace against the roof standing in the middle.

The fire that should have been burning day and night was extinguished at this moment. Li Yanze smiled and walked directly towards the furnace. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture, and the furnace opened, revealing nothing.

Qi Youwei walked in slowly, leaned against a pillar on the side, and looked at Li Yanze with eyes full of confusion.

Li Yanze walked towards him quickly, reached out and grabbed Qi Youwei's wrist, and his spiritual power flowed along his meridians to his heart meridian to check.

As he expected, the condition of his heart pulse was very confusing, even worse than a few months ago. Li Yanze got the answer, opened his eyes and looked at Qi Youwei, his eyes were red.

"It will be hard for you to survive this year at this rate."

Qi You smiled slightly and reached out to touch his cheek: "Life and death are determined by fate. In the last few moments, I don't want you to be unhappy at all."

"Wait until you finally give up and die in front of me, then I'll feel better." Li Yanze shook off his hand and laughed, "You've been teasing me for so many days?"

"That's why I can't tell you. Yan Ze, I can't go back to Taoxi Village. I can't survive without the medicinal herbs here if I leave the imperial capital."

Qi Youwei's tone remained calm. Tears fell from Li Yanze's eyes, but he just looked at him in silence.

"I know you don't want to stay in the palace. But just for the last bit of time, please stay with me."

Qi Youwei stretched out his hand to him and looked at Li Yanze without blinking. His narrow eyes were filled with pleading instead of a half-smile.

His face was pale, his cheeks and lips were pale with a hint of bluish. As a long-ill man, his complexion could not be very good. The light and shadow from the window pane filtered through his face, making him look like a ghost from the underworld.

Li Yanze looked at him, and all his doubts were explained at once. The person he had hoped to save had already been sentenced to death, and the promised Taoxi Village had become a mirage that could never be seen in his midnight dreams.

Li Yanze walked towards him, still held tightly by Qi Youwei. Qi Youwei gently patted his shoulder and took a deep breath. Only in this way could he feel a little safe.

This time, Qi Youwei told the truth, except for the part that he didn't like, so he couldn't let Li Yanze know.

He was sure of his wife's soft heart and plotted against Li Yanze in such a despicable way. He let him doubt and suspect without any explanation, confessed part of the truth to him at the right time, and then told him such an unacceptable fact, so that Yanze would only focus on him.

This is the method used by Qi Youwei's lover, and it is also a lie that cannot be stopped.

Li Yanze and Qi Youwei went back together. Li Yanze remained silent along the way, but he held Qi Youwei's hand tightly, no longer considering whether anyone would see them.

With days like this counting down, who would care about those things?

The gauze curtain was lowered. They didn't do anything tonight. Qi You held him in his arms and patted him gently. He felt inexplicably familiar with this action. He didn't know when he started doing it subconsciously.

Qi Youwei's heart was damaged, so she reached out to wipe away the tears from Li Yanze's cheek, and gradually fell asleep listening to his even breathing in the quiet night.

Li Yanze suddenly opened his eyes and released his hand that was on Qi Youwei's arm. A sleeping talisman had quietly taken effect.

Li Yanze stared at his sleeping face, slowly got up from the bed, changed into his clothes, and packed a small bag.

Li Yanze wanted to pick up a pen and write a note, but he was still angry and didn't want to leave anything.

He wanted to leave the palace and go back to Qingluan Mountain to find his senior brother. If he couldn't find his senior brother, he would look for his master. There were thousands of books in Qingluan Mountain, and there must be records about Tianque.

No matter what the outcome, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

As for what Qi Youwei said during the day, Li Yanze only dared to believe half of it, the half that he saw with his own eyes.

Qi Youwei was too smart and loved to lie. Maybe he was really a little stupid and didn't know whether he should believe Qi Youwei or not.