The number of patients in the western suburbs gradually increased, and patients were even being brought in from outside by the disciples of the immortal cultivation sect.
Li Muge poured out the prepared herbal medicine one by one, and Yun Qi was responsible for delivering it to the patients.
The sky over the western suburbs seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, making it suffocating.
Everyone seemed to have foreseen their own fate.
It was desolate and powerless.
The amount of medicinal herbs being delivered is decreasing, and even the food is starting to decrease.
Those who were sent to the western suburbs were practically sentenced to death.
"Yun Qi." Li Muge finished tidying up the kitchen and, seeing that Yun Qi hadn't returned, lowered her eyes with some worry.
It has been almost an hour, and Yun Qi has not returned yet, which is very unusual.
Li Muge hurriedly put down the rag and went out to look for him, only to find Yun Qi unconscious on the ground halfway there.
"Regent, Regent, what's wrong?" Li Muge quickly ran to Yun Qi's side, just about to help him up.
Dark lines appeared on Yun Qi's face.
The skin on my hands turned eerily white.
This... Li Muge's heart skipped a beat; this was the first sign of a fatal disease.
It's all her fault, Li Muge's eyes stung with tears.
If she hadn't been so foolish and fallen for Li Wanqing's scheme so easily, the Regent wouldn't have been implicated.
They will not contract any deadly diseases.
When Yun Qi woke up, he raised his hands and looked at them, already knowing what was going on.
Without saying a word, he got up and was about to leave.
Li Muge had just finished brewing the medicine when she saw him staggering to the door, so she quickly put down the medicine bowl.
"Regent, what are you doing? Are you out of your mind?" Li Muge grabbed Yun Qi and forced him onto the bed.
"Here, drink your medicine first."
"I'm already sick. Aren't you afraid I'll infect you? You fool." Yun Qi had no strength left and could only lean against the headboard.
"Of course I'm scared!" Li Muge rolled her eyes, then suddenly took off her veil: "But look at me now, I'm with you, I might have already caught it."
"Everyone here is a patient, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"You, Li Muge, how could you be so stupid?" Yun Qi thought of getting up.
Li Muge picked up the medicine bowl: "Regent, you are a grown man, you should be obedient and drink this medicine."
"Cough cough." Yun Qi coughed up blood, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. Stripped of his brutal exterior, he possessed a fragile beauty.
"How could you be so foolish? I don't think I'll live for more than a few days. You should go find your master now; perhaps he can still save you."
"No, I don't want to." Li Muge grasped Yun Qi's hand: "Regent, everyone says that holding hands means growing old together."
"Don't leave me."
Yun Qi used all his strength to overturn the medicine bowl in Li Muge's hand. When he saw that he had accidentally burned Li Muge, he couldn't help but blame himself inwardly.
But his face was cold and ruthless: "Get out, Li Muge, who do you think you are? Everything I said before was a lie. You are nothing but a stupid princess."
"Why should I like someone like you? Do you even deserve me? Get out."
"Regent, I'll go get you a new bowl." No matter how hurtful Yun Qi's words were, Li Muge seemed not to hear them.
But as I closed the door, tears welled up in my eyes.
Yun Qi was the only one left in the room.
He raised his hands and angrily pounded the bed, but it was too late.
It was too late.
When he developed this poison, there was simply no cure.
From the moment he entered the western suburbs, he knew this day would come.
He just couldn't bear to leave Li Muge alone here.
Night fell.
Li Muge stubbornly stayed by his bedside, watching Yun Qi obediently finish his medicine.
He simply moved a stool over, sat down, and leaned against Yun Qi's headboard to fall asleep.
Yun Qi opened his eyes, his body carrying a faint medicinal fragrance. He could slowly feel the necrosis of his organs, and the pain tormented him.
Is this retribution?
Or is it liberation?
Yun Qi was originally going to die.
But suddenly he felt a longing and reluctance to leave this world.
Li Muge.
He murmured those three words to himself, and his pupils instantly turned sinister.
"Come with me." Yun Qi's black energy surged as he slowly approached Li Muge.
He was so lonely.
Yun Qi thought that someone like him should go to hell after he dies.
He loved Li Muge, but at the same time, he didn't want Li Muge to live; he just wanted to think about it.
After his death, Li Muge will be heartbroken, but time will surely heal all wounds.
Li Muge will fall in love with another man.
She would have children with that man and stay with him for life.
The thought of such a scene made Yun Qi feel worse than death.
But just as the black mist was about to get close to Li Muge, Yun Qi suddenly changed his mind and withdrew his spell.
He coughed softly and then turned to lie down on his side.
That's it, it doesn't matter if I die.
Li Muge is the brightest cloud in the sky, while he is nothing more than mud trampled on the ground.
She wants to become an immortal.
Yun Qi smiled warmly, and memories of his past with Li Muge surfaced before his eyes.
Slowly close your eyes.
Li Muge leaned on her own hand, a tear falling from the corner of her eye.
She could sense Yun Qi's heart, so how could she not know that Yun Qi wanted to kill her?
But when Yun Qi was about to make his move, she didn't even think of struggling.
Noticing that Yun Qi was fast asleep, Li Muge got up and went out.
Late at night, she went alone to the cliff and screamed loudly.
This is how they vent their feelings of helplessness and frustration.
She sat on the edge of the cliff, her eyes lowered, tears still clinging to her eyelashes.
If she could, she would rather give up half of her lifespan to ensure Yun Qi's survival.
Li Muge's feelings for Yun Qi are extremely complicated.
She couldn't help but get closer to Yun Qi; every time she saw him, she felt a sense of familiarity.
Just when she didn't know what to do...
A small bird with colorful feathers suddenly flew down in front of her.
It flew around, but the range remained right in front of her.
"Little bird." Li Muge couldn't help but smile. "You're not worried I might do something rash, are you?"
Li Muge stretched out her hand, and the little bird obediently flew to her fingertips, gently lowering its head to peck at her fingers.
"Don't worry, I don't want to die. It's just that someone who is very important to me might be dying soon."
"I don't know why I feel so empty inside when I think about him dying."
Li Muge clutched her chest and broke down in tears.
She was so scared.
She wasn't afraid when her mother died.
When she was young, Su ordered her to be locked in a dark woodshed, but she was not afraid.
When Li Wanqing ordered her servants to release snakes and rats into her room, she was not afraid.
These days, she has witnessed too many people passing away.
But just thinking about how the regent would die just like those who were sick...
Li Muge's heart felt as if it were being torn apart.
After crying, Li Muge felt much better. She released the little bird and wiped away the tears from her eyes.
She was preparing to go back to continue taking care of Yun Qi.
But when he got up, his foot slipped and he fell straight off the cliff.
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