White Jade Crossbow (3)
The man had long black hair. If it hadn't been cloudy today and there wasn't any red on his hair, Xu Ning might not have noticed that Tang Xixu didn't use a red brocade headband to tie his hair.
The woman quickly stepped forward to catch it. "What's wrong with you? Why are you so pale?"
Tang Xixu's eyelids were heavy, his steps were unsteady, and his feet were unstable. He looked at the familiar figure opposite him, and without thinking, he leaned over and fell down.
As the dark shadow pressed down, Xu Ning felt a weight on his right shoulder and leaned back. He looked thin, but he was unexpectedly quite heavy.
Xu Ning took it with a narrow margin and gently patted the young man's thin back.
"Tang Xixu, Tang Xixu? Wake up."
The man didn't say anything, and his whole body was cold. Xu Ning touched his hand. If his palm wasn't soft, she would really think she was holding an ice cube.
If it weren't for today, Xu Ning would never have thought that the Poison King Xue Buzhuo, who had never appeared before, was actually in Buhuo City. He hadn't lived here long, but Tang Xixu had sought him out in recent years because he needed to suppress the poison in his body.
The Poison King Xue Bushu took the pulse and frowned, "The City Lord has an evil fire attack on his heart and is suffering from a cold."
"Why is there an evil fire attacking my heart? Is it caused by the ghost swallowing the Buddha?"
Xue Bushuo picked up his pen and wrote a prescription, saying, "Although the Ghost Devouring Buddha is extremely poisonous, it can suppress the poison in the city master's body."
"In order to suppress the poison, the city lord has practiced many unorthodox methods over the years, many of which conflict with his innate inner strength and mind method. Over time, he developed a cold."
Xu Ning remembered that Tang Xixu had never heard of this disease in his previous life.
Xue Bushuo continued, "I consulted the City Lord a few years ago. Logically, the onset of a cold shouldn't be so rapid. May I ask, young lady, has the City Lord used any significant internal energy?"
Xu Ning thought about it, and this was a lot, "He had a fight with the Dark Front people a few days ago." At that time, Xu Ning vaguely saw Tang Xixu leaning over and covering his chest, his face full of pain.
"An Feng is probably at the Great Heaven level. Maybe it was at that time." Xu Ning thought for a while before speaking.
"That makes sense." Tang Xixu had originally forbidden Xue Bushu from telling Xu Ning about his condition, but Xue Bushu, worried, told her anyway, "If the City Lord didn't frequently use his internal energy, he wouldn't be seriously injured. But if he doesn't get treatment soon, the cold will penetrate his bones. When frost appears on his eyebrows and his meridians freeze, he'll freeze to death."
Xu Ning's eyes froze and he was speechless for a moment.
"Is there any way to save them?"
"There's a kind of fire-like Ganoderma lucidum in Xizhou called Qihuo. If you can obtain it, grind it into powder, mix it with the medicine I prescribed, and take it for a year, you'll be cured. By then, the poison will also be resolved."
"However, this type of Fire Ganoderma is extremely rare, with only one or two plants appearing every ten years or so. Twelve years ago, the envoys from Xizhou presented two plants as tribute. Many years ago, Noble Concubine Shen had a miscarriage, and His Majesty used one plant to nurse her back to health, and presented the other plant as a gift to the Queen Mother."
Xu Ning lowered her eyes. The young man on the couch had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He frowned, shook his head, and muttered from time to time.
Is this a nightmare for him?
"I'm sure you understand, young lady. The City Lord's childhood wasn't a good one. He's endured a lot of hardships to reach his current position. Furthermore, the City Lord suffers from a heart disease that hasn't been cured, and he's become ill from worry. Therefore, he rarely sleeps, and even when he does, he's often plagued by nightmares."
Xu Ning knew what Tang Xixu had gone through in his childhood. It was something that ordinary people could not endure. It was not easy for him not to go crazy and to live well and safely until now.
Xu Ning wrung out the handkerchief and wiped it gently. The young man's lips turned pale and trembled from time to time.
After just a cup of tea, the water in the basin had cooled considerably. Xu Ning was worried about letting the servants do it, and since he was about to go to the bathroom, he stood up to change the water. "Please, Mr. Xue, take care of it. I'll be right back."
Xue Bushu nodded in understanding.
After Xu Ning left, the young man on the couch slowly opened his eyes and sat up, his face sullen. "Why did you tell her the antidote? You know, with her personality, she'd definitely put herself in danger. I don't want that to happen."
Xue Bushuo casually sat on the stool, poured a cup of tea, and said nonchalantly: "You don't care about your own body. Just to let the person you love look at you more, you don't hesitate to use your internal energy and disregard the fear of your life. Why should I hide it? I am just telling you the truth."
Tang Xixu raised his eyes, his gaze cold. Xue Bushu looked away, "I just don't want to see you neglecting your body while being entrusted by Bi Tianshi. Besides, I never lied to her, I just wanted her to know the truth. Anyway, even if she doesn't know, you won't reach the state of endless freedom within five years, and you will die if you don't take the prayer fire."
From ancient times to the present, only Zui Sheng Chi has achieved the state of infinite freedom. Even Bi Ruohua, the master of divine secrets, is now only at the level of a Grand Master. Anyone who can achieve infinite freedom can prolong their lifespan and retain their beauty forever. This is why Zui Sheng Chi, despite being over a hundred years old, looks like he is thirty.
Tang Xixu has just entered the third level of the Wuwang Realm. If he had not met Xu Ning again and opened his closed heart a little, he would probably have ended up staying in the first level of the Dachongtian.
Hearing footsteps, Tang Xixu lay down again, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "This will not happen again."
Xue Bushuo carried the medicine box on his back and left angrily.
Fine, fine, if it weren't for your master and the fact that you're poisoned by multiple poisons and I want to study you thoroughly, I wouldn't tolerate your strange temper. You're just sympathetic to a little girl and easy to fool. Who's spoiled you? If she knew you were like this, I wonder what you'd do with your arrogance.
However, Xue Bushu would not do such a thing; only Tangxi Xu could do it.
Xue Bushuo is a poison fanatic who loves to study all kinds of poisons. Many years ago, when he met Tang Xixu, a poison jar, Bi Ruohua was willing to do it, but Tang Xixu refused. Later, Bi Ruohua begged Tang Xixu for a long time before he agreed.
Xu Ning brought back a basin of water and saw that Xue Bushu's nose and eyebrows were wrinkled, with anger written all over his face, and he was walking briskly.
It seemed that he had woken up, and Xu Ning quickened his pace.
"What did Ah Xu say? Mr. Xue seems very angry."
The young man was still in the same state as when Xu Ning left, sleeping quietly.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly and raised the corners of her lips.
Fell asleep so quickly?
Xu Ning leaned over and put his face in front of Tang Xixu.
Why didn’t I notice before that his eyelashes are so long and curled, like a little girl’s? Why don’t I have them?
While thinking about this, Xu Ning used her index finger to curl her eyelashes upwards, measured them slightly, and then measured Tang Xixu's.
Xu Ning placed his head sideways beside Tang Xixu and glanced sideways at the young man's eyelashes.
It's true, they are actually longer than mine! The eyelashes are also very thin and dense, each one is jet black, and as thin as meridians.
Something soft and warm would occasionally touch his eyelids, and then leave in an instant, making him feel itchy and tingling, and Tang Xixu couldn't help but tremble his eyelashes.
Is he awake? Xu Ning immediately withdrew his hand, stood up straight, and looked away, glancing around.
Xu Ning didn't notice that the young man lying down slightly curled his lips when he stood up.
After a minute or two, Tang Xixu was still lying there, with no sign of waking up.
Xu Ning leaned down again and looked at the sleeping young man.
It turned out that he was not awake, it was a false alarm.
The more Xu Ning watched, the more fascinated she became.
How come every part of him meets my aesthetic standards? Even when he was sick, his lip color was a little lighter, but his beauty was not reduced at all. Wearing a white dress and long hair hanging down his shoulders, he had the feeling of a "sick beauty".
His gaze was too intense. If it weren't for Tang Xixu's great concentration, an ordinary person would have woken up long ago.
It turns out she prefers this kind. It seems she will get sick more often in the future.
Suddenly, an itchy feeling rose up his throat, and Tang Xixu couldn't help but coughed it out violently.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
His pale handsome face was faintly pink, making him look like a shy young wife.
Xu Ning hurriedly sat down and stroked his back repeatedly. His plain-colored undershirt was soaked with sweat, and his palms were wet.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Xu Ning held Tang Xixu's hand and gently helped him up.
The young man opened his eyes, his eye sockets were slightly red and a little tearful.
"Ningning, don't worry. I just have a sore throat. Cough, cough, cough."
Tang Xixu was weak and his face was pale.
Xu Ning frowned and grabbed the back of the young man's head.
The next second, he felt a warmth on his forehead, his pupils trembled slightly, and the woman pressed her forehead against his.
"Why is it still a little cold?"
Xu Ning looked worried.
Tang Xixu's mind went blank, his eyelashes trembled, his eyes were dull, and then something warm and soft touched his left cheek again.
"Your face is still so cold."
The woman in front of him frowned. Xu Ning lifted the quilt and shook Tang Xixu's hand.
She didn’t know if it was her illusion, but the joints of her long and thin hands were more prominent.
Can clearly outline the outline of the knuckles.
"Tsk." This hand is really an icicle.
I applied the hot towel for so long but it didn't work.
Xu Ning stood up and took off her outer robe. She didn't like wearing shoes and socks to sleep, so she simply took off her socks as well.
Tang Xixu's body was slightly stiff, and his cheeks were red, which was especially obvious compared to his weak paleness.
"Ningning, what are you doing?"
Xu Ning took off her hair accessories, let her hair down, and washed her face with the water in the basin.
The mist between the woman's eyebrows had not yet dissipated, and her eyes were pure. "Of course it's to help you warm up."
Tang Xixu stared at the face without makeup, lowered his head for a while, and raised the corners of his lips slightly where Xu Ning couldn't see.
The next moment, the room was plunged into darkness.
A pair of hands were placed on Tang Xixu's shoulders, and he was then helped to lie down.
A large, soft and warm object slipped into the young man's arms. He froze and his hand, which had been hanging in the air, finally fell.
Xu Ning originally wanted to hug Tang Xixu, but the man opposite her looked thin but was actually very big, so she couldn't hold him, so she simply buried herself in his arms.
"Okay, that should be better now."
Xu Ning put her arms around the young man's waist and could feel some ridges on his back through the thin material of his shirt.
It must have been left behind when he was a teenager.
In the footage replayed by the system, the young boy Tang Xixu was put in a cage and was whipped because of his stubborn temper.
Thinking of this, Xu Ning's eyes darkened a little.
She buried her head in the crook of his neck, and the young man's chin rested on the top of Xu Ning's head, and a burst of hot air hit Tang Xixu's collarbone.
The young man tightened his grip a little.
The two of them moved closer, and Xu Ning thought to herself, I didn't expect that he had such a nice figure.
Xu Ning calculated the time and estimated that the person should be asleep in half an hour.
With one hand on Tang Xixu's waist and the other hand quietly moving around to the front, Xu Ning moved back a little and observed the changes in the person in front of him.
The young man's eyes were closed tightly. Xu Ning was secretly happy. Good, he didn't wake up.
He lifted the corner of his clothes with one hand and touched it based on his memory from his previous life.
I poked it with my index finger and it was a little hard.
Xu Ning lowered his head again and took a deep breath.
Why didn’t I realize in my previous life that Ah Xu was actually fragrant?
It's not that kind of sandalwood, but that kind of cold, clear feeling like rain hitting banana leaves, dewdrops on lotus leaves, mixed with the scent of water lilies.
Perhaps because Tang Xixu was seriously injured and weak, Xu Ning was particularly brave tonight.
She seemed to be having a lot of fun as her fingers slid all the way up from her lower abdomen.
Tang Xixu couldn't fall asleep. His brows were slightly wrinkled. As his fingers moved upwards, his brows became tighter and tighter, and finally his breathing became rapid.
"call,"
Xu Ning was startled and stopped moving his long fingers.
She looked up. In the dark night, moonlight was shining on the end of the bed. The young man had his eyes closed.
His eyebrows and eyelashes trembled, but fortunately the light was dim and Xu Ning didn't notice.
Xu Ning became nervous. Did he just wake up?
She stared at Tang Xixu's thin face, her heart pounding.
He stared at it for a whole cup of tea.
Hmm, I must have heard wrongly. He's sick, Doctor Xue said. He's weak and falls asleep quickly.
Tang Xixu's whole body warmed up and was no longer as cold as before.
The woman's forehead was pressed against it, and it felt like a stove, no, more like a hot pack. She even broke out in a sweat.
Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally no longer cold. It was useful for me to hold him while sleeping.
Before leaving, Xue Bushu told Xu Ning that as long as his body warmed up, there would be no problem.
Thinking of his recovery, Xu Ning felt a little scared, so she withdrew her hand and went to sleep quietly.
Perhaps it was because Tang Xixu's embrace was too comfortable, Xu Ning, a light sleeper, fell asleep quickly.
The woman's shallow breath fell on Tang Xixu's chest.
The young man opened his eyes, his expression was clear, his pupils were dark, and a faint red rose at the edges of his eye sockets.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the sleeping woman in his arms, with a dark tide in his eyes.
Xu Ning smacked his lips, turned over, and rolled out of Tang Xixu's arms.
The moment he left, the young man reached out with his long arms and the woman fell back to her original place.
But this time, Tang Xixu embraced her tightly with both hands. Then, he stroked the long hair spread on the pillow and kissed the top of Xu Ning's head.
The next day, a few birds landed on the window frame and chirped. Xu Ning had not woken up yet, so Tang Xixu got up and waved the birds away, wanting Xu Ning to sleep a little longer.
"Yin Zhao, I'm starting to see some progress on what you told me to do last time."
Pei Yuanchi and Tang Xixu had a good relationship, so he pushed the door open without knocking and walked in.
Unexpectedly, what he was greeted with was a glare from Tang Xixu.
Feeling puzzled, he immediately saw Xu Ning sleeping soundly on the couch. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could tell it was Xu Ning just by looking at his back.
Pei Yuanchi took a deep breath, his eyes widened, and he didn't know whether to leave or not.
"What are you still doing here?"
The person at the door came to his senses and said, "Oh, yes, let's go, let's go."
Tang Xixu casually put on an outer robe and used a wooden hairpin to fix his sparse long hair on his temples.
"How about it."
"This Han family is indeed interesting. Han Li seems to listen to the Marquis of Nanyang very much, and secretly has close ties with people like Fang Ji."
"He was a disciple of Fang Ji, so it barely makes sense."
"Fang Ji has often been at odds with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty also opposes his new policies. Your Majesty, while seemingly intent on asking the truth, is actually fully aware of the current situation within the court."
"Not necessarily." Tang Xixu tapped the stone tabletop. "If I remember correctly, Fang Ji and the Queen are distant relatives."
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