Gu Yan and Gu Li exchanged a glance, shook their heads without saying anything, and got up to leave the room.
Seeing the two leave with gloomy expressions, Gu Changyuan realized something was wrong and hurriedly went to Gu Liyan's side, only to find that Gu Liyan's life force was almost exhausted and her pulse was extremely weak.
"Xiao Li, this, how is this possible..." Gu Changyuan sat helplessly to the side, muttering to himself, "Xiao Li was fine before, how did she become a body with severed meridians!"
While still in a daze, Gu Liyan slowly opened her eyes, looked at Gu Changyuan sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to her, smiled and said, "Senior brother... you're back."
Gu Changyuan turned his head, his eyes slightly red, and nodded at Gu Liyan, "Ah...yes."
Gu Liyan looked at Gu Changyuan and asked with some confusion, "Senior brother, what's wrong?" Just as she was about to get up, Gu Changyuan hurriedly pressed her down, "Don't move, you should rest."
Gu Liyan was even more puzzled. "Senior brother, I'm fine. I just..."
Before Gu Liyan could even sit up, he collapsed weakly onto the bed. He paused for a moment, then realized the tense expression on Gu Changyuan's face and forced a dry laugh, "Senior brother, I... I just didn't sit properly, I'm really fine..."
Gu Changyuan nodded and gave a slight smile. "Yes, of course I know you're alright... Xiao Li, what do you want to eat? Your senior brother will go down the mountain to buy it for you."
Gu Liyan was about to say he didn't want to eat when he suddenly remembered that Yan Muxue had been saying she wanted to eat meat, so he said, "Senior brother, I want to eat roast chicken. Could you bring one back for me from the foot of the mountain?"
Gu Changyuan smiled and said, "Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll be right back."
Seeing Gu Changyuan walk out of the room, Gu Liyan frowned. "What's wrong, Senior Brother? Why are you suddenly so concerned about me?"
...Gu Changyuan walked out of the room, secretly wiping away the tears that were about to spill from his eyes, and turned to look at Yan Muxue. "Go in and take good care of him. I'll be back in a bit."
Yan Muxue looked at Gu Changyuan with a puzzled expression, watching him leave in a hurry...
Not long after Gu Changyuan left, Yan Muxue sneaked in. "Xiao Li!"
Gu Liyan was taken aback. Looking at Yan Muxue's furtive appearance, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "What are you doing sneaking around like that? Come in!"
Yan Muxue walked in with a smile. "I took a nap outside. I only saw your senior brother come out, but I didn't see your master. I thought he was still here!"
Gu Liyan smiled. "Are you that afraid of my master?"
“Of course, that’s an old fox…” Yan Muxue couldn’t continue, then realized that Gu Liyan was staring at her, and changed the subject, “Ahem, your master is more authoritative than you, little fox!”
Gu Liyan looked at Yan Muxue with a puzzled expression. "Why are you calling me Xiao Li now?"
“I see your master and senior brothers call you that! What? Is that not allowed?” Yan Muxue glared at Gu Liyan with her hands on her hips.
"Fine, fine, whatever makes you happy!" Gu Liyan shrugged, no longer wanting to force Yan Muxue to change.
She slowly sat up and leaned against the headboard, but even this small movement was very difficult for Gu Liyan, and she was so tired that she was panting heavily.
"Xiao Li, are you alright? Here, have some water." Yan Muxue noticed that Gu Liyan had sweat on his forehead, so she quickly poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.
Gu Liyan took the drink and frowned wearily. He asked softly, "Did my senior brother tell you about my condition?"
Yan Muxue thought for a moment, "The illness wasn't mentioned, but it seems to have something about 'absolute'...absolute what, oh right, it's 'absolute pulse'!"
Gu Liyan's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "What?!"
“It’s a severed meridian. That’s what I heard your master say. Your uncle was also there at the time,” Yan Muxue said.
Gu Liyan's expression changed drastically. "A blocked meridian! I, I am actually..."
Gu Liyan suddenly remembered that he couldn't condense a demon core, and then it dawned on him, "So I was born with blocked meridians, no wonder, no wonder I couldn't condense a demon core. But why does my future self still have the Profound Ice Domain..."
Gu Liyan was completely baffled. Yan Muxue, seeing Gu Liyan's uncertain expression, worriedly took his small hand and asked, "Little Li, is the 'Endless Meridian' a terminal illness? Looking at your expression, it's the same as your master's. Will you...?"
Seeing Yan Muxue's worried face, Gu Liyan laughed and said, "Look how worried you are, as if I'm about to die! I don't have a terminal illness! I just need to recuperate for a long time, but I'll be fine soon!"
Hearing Gu Liyan say this, Yan Muxue patted her chest in relief, "That's good, that's good. If you really died, my life would be in danger!"
Gu Liyan couldn't help but laugh, "How come if I die, your life is in danger? Are our lives somehow intertwined?"
"Of course! My second grandmother divined that you've affected my luck. If you really die, my fate can't be changed!" Yan Muxue hugged Gu Liyan's arm and said seriously, "Anyway, I don't care. For my sake, you must live well!"
Gu Liyan was both amused and exasperated by Yan Muxue's words, but he was also moved by them. After all, she was the one who wanted him to live!
Gu Liyan nodded. "I, Gu Liyan, promise you, I will live well!"
When Yan Muxue saw Gu Liyan's serious face, she didn't laugh at him because of his childlike face. Instead, she felt that such a vow was more touching than anything about being together for life!
"By the way, I just asked my senior brother to buy me some roast chicken. Do you like it?" Gu Liyan asked.
"Roast chicken!" Yan Muxue's eyes lit up immediately, and she nodded happily. "I like it!"
Seeing her happy expression, Gu Liyan smiled and said, "Let's eat together when we get it back!"
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