Chapter 142
"Yan Chaoji?"
Yingning gently touched him and found that he had really fainted.
0067 was puzzled by his actions just now, so he immediately asked, "Master, why did Yan Chaoji suddenly protect you?"
Just now... Yan Chaoji was supposed to be in the master's seat. If he hadn't switched places at the last minute, then it would have been the master who fainted right now.
Although it had shielded its owner from pain beforehand, it was still a little worried just now.
"because..."
“Yan Chaoji doesn’t want to owe anyone anything.” Ying Ning glanced at the face of the unconscious man, and his fierce eyes, usually so sharp and piercing, had lost much of their menacing aura at this moment.
When Yan Chaoji was young, he held a prestigious position and even showed signs of becoming the crown prince.
However, he has now fallen into the state of being poisoned by Gu, suffering not only greatly, but also having to constantly guard against the schemes of those in high positions.
He is extremely guarded.
Their nature is characterized by a reluctance to owe favors, a lack of trust, and a deep-seated suspicion.
He trapped himself in a small world and struggled desperately.
The original owner... suffered humiliation due to his suspicion, and only then did her soul perish.
Despite their past relationship, Yan Chaoji had created a web of deception between them.
When Bai Yingning offered Yan Chaoji a helping hand, Yan Chaoji later learned by chance that Bai Yingning was the one who saved him in Biancheng back then.
However, on the way to Biancheng back then, Bai Yingning was traveling around incognito, so she did not reveal her identity as the Princess of the Western Regions to Yan Chao.
As her true identity gradually came to light, Yan Chaoji concealed it due to his own suspicions.
He did not tell Bai Yingning that he was the young man who was wounded by an arrow in the suburbs of Biancheng that year.
Yan Chaoji became wary and suspicious of Bai Yingning because of the rumors about her relationship with the Fourth Prince, yet Bai Yingning had also offered him help.
This princess from the Western Regions who came to marry into a foreign land...
Did she save herself once again, the one who had defeated her homeland in the Battle of Rongsu?
Even in Yan Chaoji's heart, he began to doubt the original owner's intentions in saving him in Biancheng back then. But even so, he still made a promise to do his best to protect the original owner's life.
After returning to the capital, he sent spies to follow Bai Yingning.
Until one day, Yan Chaoji discovered the frequent communications between the original owner and the royal family of the Western Regions.
......
“His blind defensiveness harmed the original owner of this body,” Ying Ning said slowly.
A person who is overly defensive is someone who doesn't want to owe others anything.
0067 felt that he had understood, albeit in a daze.
"It is not wrong to be cautious, nor is it wrong to be suspicious."
"But trying to guess the pure good intentions of others towards you will not only harm yourself."
"It will also harm others."
Human life is like a fleeting dream, constantly beset by treacherous mountains and treacherous waters. Occasionally, a slender branch may come to spare us from our suffering and lend a helping hand, but it will gradually corrode and decay because of the person's suspicion.
She had only shown a little kindness, but she did not end up well.
......
Yingning dragged Yan Chaoji into the cave and covered the entrance with some fallen branches and withered leaves. Only then did she notice the faint light she had seen earlier.
It's actually a prism fluorite?
How could something like this be here?
It appears that this cave was not formed naturally, but rather was dug by human hands, as evidenced by this prism that has been coated with fluorescent powder.
Yingning looked up and saw that the darkness in the cave was almost bottomless, with no idea what lay at the end.
She did not go to check on him, but instead sat opposite the unconscious man and rested for a while.
......
When Yan Chaoji awoke in pain once more, the first thing he saw was a fluorescent prism, and the second thing he saw was a woman in the dim light.
She seemed extremely tired at that moment.
Her phoenix eyes were tightly closed, her brows were slightly furrowed, and the usual rouge around her eyes was barely visible in the darkness.
Yan Chaoji slowly raised his hand and saw the wounds that had healed considerably.
Oh...
My brother has indeed found a "good" Gu.
When the Gu worm in his body flares up, he suffers constant, knife-like pain all over his body. After the Gu worm goes into a slumber, the body of the person afflicted with the Gu will repair the wounds once again.
Time and again...the body was subjected to knife cuts...
Time and time again...her body recovered completely...
Hundreds and thousands of cycles of reincarnation proved that he was nothing more than a victim of imperial power.
If he really dies...
That's what true liberation is.
Yan Chaoji quietly felt the wounds on his body beginning to heal again, and silently chuckled to himself in self-deprecation.
Imperial brother...
That's really vicious.
Yan Chaoji stood up slightly and took advantage of the moment when his body was recovering to look around the environment in the cave, finally fixing his gaze on the person opposite him.
He still seemed somewhat puzzled.
Yan Chaoji didn't understand why she had gotten involved.
After this matter was over, he returned to the capital. On the surface, his "good brother" would not make things difficult for him, but Bai Yingning's help would surely make his brother start investigating her identity.
Why would she want to get involved in this mess?
Yan Chaoji was puzzled and pondered for a long time but could not find the answer.
Never mind...
Since this matter arose because of him, he would protect her.
His gaze fell on her again, and because her brocade robe was somewhat torn, he could clearly see the wound on her calf.
That is...
When she finally escaped the leopard, several bloody bite marks were revealed beneath the torn fabric.
The gruesome and brutal wounds, set against the woman's jade-like skin, possessed an eerie beauty.
A drop of blood slowly flowed down her calf.
After meandering and twisting, the blood droplet seemed to have been tattooed as a foreign rune on her calf.
Finally, it landed.
It seemed to have left behind a sense of bewilderment, while simultaneously scorching the heart of the voyeur.
Yan Chaoji immediately looked away, and the strange feeling in his chest returned once again.
Why are today's Gu worms so strange?
......
Once Yan Chaoji regained his mobility, he got up and walked to Ying Ning's side. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Ying Ning's face was somewhat pale.
The leopard's bite marks were horrific, and her brows were still furrowed with pain.
After seeing a small pool of blood on the ground, Yan Chaoji's hawk-like eyes seemed to be deep in thought.
There were no plants in the cave, let alone any herbs that could heal wounds.
He pondered for a moment, then bent down and deftly tore off a section of his pristine white undergarment.
Yan Chaoji reached out and gently gathered the woman's calves into his palm.
In the man's palm was a smooth, warm skin.
His strong, masculine wrists made the woman beneath his palms seem all the more delicate and precious. His fingertips gently touched her pale skin, and his hawk-like eyes held a deep abyss.
Her figure, wielding a whip, appeared before his eyes almost once again.
Yan Chaoji lowered his eyes.
A moment later, he bent down and tied a white brocade around her neck, covering the rather gruesome wound. Once the bite mark was covered, he seemed to be able to catch his breath from some inexplicable emotion.
"hiss..."
She seemed to sense something in her sleep, and suddenly her eyebrows and eyes twitched.
He immediately withdrew his hand and looked at her.
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