Chapter 256: One lifetime is not enough, I need lifetimes

Chu Chengye was not as idle as he told Cheng Jin. He did not stay in Chunhe Palace for too long before being called away by Wei An.

Wei An came in in a hurry, but was stopped by Chu Chengye's eyes before he was born. He immediately changed his leisurely appearance and saluted Cheng Jin. Finally, he whispered something in Chu Chengye's ear, and the two left together. After Chu Chengye left,

Cheng Jin immediately called Ziying over. She turned over the sleeve she had hidden in her hand.

"Ziying, what do you see on my sleeve?" Ziying

was stunned for a moment when she saw the thing at the corner of Cheng Jin's sleeve, and pulled Cheng Jin's sleeve to take a closer look.

"It's blood. Did your Majesty get hurt somewhere? I'll call the imperial physician."

Cheng Jin held Ziying and guessed in her heart, "It's not from me."

Ziying was a little confused and wanted to confirm whether Cheng Jin had any wounds. "Then where did the blood come from?"

Cheng Jin shook her head in silence. She wanted to ask Ziying if she saw blood on Chu Chengye, but she didn't ask. She was silent for a moment, and finally suddenly raised her head and looked in Ziying's direction.

"Ziying, go and find out if anything happened in the previous dynasty recently, or if the emperor has any abnormal behavior recently. You have been in the martial arts world for a while, so you must have a lot of people. Ask if anyone is looking for any secret antidote recently."

When Cheng Jin said this, she probably had a direction of doubt in her heart, but she couldn't see it now, so everything could only rely on guesswork.

The waiting time seemed to be particularly tormenting, but fortunately, there were no secrets in the palace, especially for someone like Chu Chengye who was in a supreme position. Naturally, no matter what he did, he would be noticed.

But when the words came out of Ziying's mouth, Cheng Jin still couldn't believe it.

Just like Cheng Jin thought, the previous dynasty was not as easy as Chu Chengye said, because of the death of the Queen Mother and the Fifth Prince, those officials who relied on them behind the scenes turned against them after their death, and some of the things involved had to be dealt with. People in the court protected each other and clung to each other, breaking bones and flesh, which was not easy to deal with.

These things were enough to keep Chu Chengye busy, but Cheng Jin's illness was like a thorn in Chu Chengye's heart. He couldn't even have a moment to breathe. He was afraid to hear Cheng Jin say that she wanted to give up. He was afraid to see Cheng Jin's lifeless eyes. He promised to cure Cheng Jin, so he had to cure her.

He sent people to look for a cure, but for a long time, there was no news.

That's why he was so emotional when he heard Cheng Jin say she gave up. Chu Chengye was afraid that there was really no cure.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. Chu Chengye got a secret method. He just needed to find a ghost who could cure all kinds of poisons, boil it for two cents a day and let people take it, and then use human heart blood as a medicine. Let the poisoned person drink it for seven days, and any kind of strange poison in the world can be cured.

This so-called secret recipe was like a life-saving straw to Chu Chengye. At least, Cheng Jin was saved.

But this secret recipe was just a rumor. No one in this world had ever seen a so-called ghost. Even if there was one, it only grew in a cold and desolate place. It was hard for people to survive, so how could they find a herb that only existed in legends?

Besides, the medicine was made from the heart blood. Every morning and evening, you had to use a knife to cut out the blood. The next day, before the wound had scabbed over, you had to open the wound again to draw blood. This was unbearable for ordinary people.

The blood from the heart is the nourishment of the whole body. Even if it can be taken out, it cannot be replenished in a short time. I am afraid that the blood will be exhausted and the person will die within seven days. By then, the poison has not been cured, and a life has been lost for no reason. It is not worth the loss. Therefore, the story of using ghosts to help the blood from the heart to cure all poisons is just a rumor.

But Chu Chengye doesn't care. He believes it, he can only believe it, and he must believe it.

Cheng Jin's health is getting worse day by day. First, she lost her sense of taste, and then her eyesight. That day, Cheng Jin cried for a long time in Chu Chengye's arms. Chu Chengye is sure that he can no longer tolerate Cheng Jin's mistakes.

Guisheng was found by Chu Chengye. He took a few days' rest due to illness, and rushed to the sacred mountain in the far north in three days. He searched in the deep mountains for two days and one night in the heavy snow, and finally found something that could save his life.

It was to save Cheng Jin's life, and also to save him.

Cheng Jin didn't know all this, and Ziying couldn't find out either. But Cheng Jin started crying when she heard that Chu Chengye needed to cut open a hole in her heart with a knife every day to draw blood.

No wonder Chu Chengye didn't come to see her for several days.

No wonder he only secretly watched her at the door.

No wonder he didn't let her get close to him.

No wonder he lied to her that he was only stained with milk tea.

He wanted to exchange his life for hers.

Cheng Jin felt as if her heart had been torn open, and a cool breeze could not stop blowing into her chest, as if Chu Chengye was not cutting open her flesh to take blood every day, but using her.

Cheng Jin could not even sit steadily on the bed, and fell to the ground when she heard Ziying finish, and had to hold on to the bed with great difficulty.

Cheng Jin burst into tears, "How could he..."

Ziying patted Cheng Jin's back to comfort her, "Your Majesty, don't cry anymore, the emperor is doing this for you."

Cheng Jin couldn't hear anything at this moment, just kept shaking her head, "For me, for me."

Cheng Jin suddenly laughed, a miserable laugh, "He is the king of a country, the emperor respected by thousands of people, how could he do this just for me?"

"It can't be just for me, everyone in Nanqi relies on him, how could he do this just for me?"

Cheng Jin didn't know how long she cried, she only knew that when she woke up again, she was lying in bed. She couldn't see, and didn't know what time it was. She could only blink her eyes blankly.

As soon as Cheng Jin woke up, a pair of hands covered her eyes and gently massaged them.

Chu Chengye sighed, his tone filled with helplessness, "Your eyes have just gotten better, but you're crying again, how can you?"

Cheng Jin was crying like this, even if Chu Chengye didn't ask, he probably knew it. He didn't want to hide it from Cheng Jin, he wasn't that great, he just didn't want Cheng Jin to know it now.

Chu Chengye knew that if Cheng Jin knew it, she would probably be angry, and Cheng Jin now thought exactly the same as he did.

Cheng Jin didn't say anything, didn't even move, and treated Chu Chengye beside him as air.

Chu Chengye smiled helplessly, leaned over and wanted to kiss Cheng Jin, but Cheng Jin couldn't see him and quickly dodged, so Chu Chengye only kissed Cheng Jin's ear.

Chu Chengye didn't think there was anything wrong, so he just pressed against her and pinched her.

Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin, who had her head turned to the side, and said, "I know what you're worried about."

"I'm fine, I'm really fine. I know my own body. Besides, it's just a little blood taken every day. I don't take any supplements every day. It won't affect me for a while."

Cheng Jin still didn't say anything, her eyes just stared at one place, like a lifeless rag doll.

Chu Chengye continued: "I cherish myself. I finally found a way to cure you, so I can't bear to abandon you."

Chu Chengye took advantage of Cheng Jin's inattention and kissed Cheng Jin on the cheek.

"One lifetime is not enough, I want it for all eternity."