Chapter 49: Life and Death Together (9) Female Gu
Not only was the voice of the person behind him familiar, but the strong herbal scent on his body was something Xie Yun would never forget.
I'd smelled it not long ago in that shabby little house on Mount Tai. Xie Yun's nose, exposed to all sorts of medicinal herbs year-round, was more sensitive to their scents than most. This was the person back then, there was no doubt about it!
But this time, besides the scent of herbs, he also smelled strongly of blood. Was he injured? Or had he just killed someone?
He was the one who wanted to kill Yan Huinan, and had kidnapped her twice. How could Xie Yun not hate him? Her heart was filled with rage. "Who are you, and what is your purpose?"
The man behind him tried hard to suppress a cough, but couldn't help but let it out, like a wounded stray dog. He said to Han Zhen, "You can go and tell Yan Huinan that I'm going to make a deal with him. But whether you can bring the person here is another matter."
He wanted to let Yan Huinan know, because he wanted to trade his life for Yan Huinan's. But when he said the last sentence, the man's mouth was full of contempt.
Xie Yun's heart suddenly turned cold: "What do you mean?"
Why can't he bring it? What's this guy trying to be mysterious about? Or does he know something?
But the man fell silent again.
Xie Yun had no choice but to blink and signal Han Zhen to call for help.
If this man really wanted to kill her, he could have done it the moment he quietly placed the knife on her neck. Even with Han Zhen present, with his ability, killing these two defenseless women would have been a piece of cake.
Han Zhen could discern the situation. Staying here wouldn't only prevent her from helping her wife, but would also delay her ability to call for help. Without hesitation, she turned and ran. Even though her legs seemed to be beyond her control, and she could only feel the vibrations of her feet stomping on the ground, she continued running forward like a tool.
She was afraid of alarming too many useless servants. Not only would they fail to save Xie Yun, but they might also cause too many people to come and put Xie Yun's life in danger.
But it turned out to be just as the man said, Han Zhen couldn't go to the front hall.
You could have gone just now.
Han Zhen was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. "I'm the general's wife's personal maid. I have something extremely urgent to discuss with General Yan. Why don't you let me in? If anything happens to the general, you'll be in big trouble!"
The guard was very rigid, "Prince Yu and the others are in the front hall discussing matters, and they have specifically instructed that no one is allowed to disturb them!"
Han Zhen didn't have time to waste time talking to this person, and shouted towards the front hall: "General! General Yan! Something happened to my wife!"
The guard tried to cover Han Zhen's mouth, but Han Zhen fought hard and shouted at the top of his lungs.
But Yan Huinan wasn't in the front hall at the moment. Si Wen, however, heard what was happening and came out to take Han Zhen inside. They then wound their way to a secluded pavilion.
Si Wen hurriedly said, "Just now, the prince said that the autumn weather is beautiful and refreshing, and invited everyone to the waterside pavilion to discuss matters and take a look at the exotic water birds raised in the courtyard. However, the prince's wheelchair accidentally rolled down the stairs, and the prince fell with it. The court doctor is currently examining the prince's health."
Si Wen ran fast and hurried to inform Yan Huinan.
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Xie Yun calmed down and said, "Tell me, what deal do you want to make?"
"Yan Huinanzhong's Gu, even the female Gu alone can't cure it."
Xie Yun was shocked, "What do you mean?!"
"We need a medicine to awaken the female Gu. I'm the only one who can make this medicine."
He was breathing heavily as he spoke, as if every breath was causing pain in his wounds, and he needed to pause briefly to ease the pain before continuing. After calming down, Xie Yun could tell by the scent of herbs mixed with the smell of blood and wound medicine on his body that he was seriously injured.
Xie Yun: "What do you need?"
The man took another deep breath and closed his eyes. He was in so much pain. Every inch of his flesh was torn and ripped, and a rib was pulled out. It was very difficult for him to speak. "Yan Huinan captured a Miao man a few days ago. He has a female Gu in his body. Let him go, and he will give it to you. Also, prepare 100,000 taels of gold for me and let us go."
When Xie Yun heard the word "female Gu", hope suddenly ignited in her heart, so now as long as she agreed to the man's conditions, Yan Huinan's Gu could be cured.
"Are you twins?" Since this person knew that the other party had a female Gu and he had a male Gu, they should be the twins that the old doctor mentioned.
The other party did not answer.
But this was no longer the most important thing at this moment. After Xie Yun thought about it, she did not agree outright. She did not know if there was a trap in this statement. "I have no say in this matter."
The man snorted and laughed, "Don't be ridiculous. Yan Huinan actually saw me that day, but I was certain he would rush to save you, so I aimed at you. He didn't have time to stop the arrow, so he could only take it for you. Who would risk their life to save an insignificant person?"
After speaking a long string of words, the man couldn't help coughing a few times. The heavy cough showed that his injuries were too severe and his chest could no longer support his rapid breathing.
Xie Yun was silent for a moment, then continued, "That doesn't mean he'll listen to me in everything. True feelings can indeed be seen between life and death, but once you've weathered the crisis and life returns to normal, things may not change as dramatically as you imagine."
The man seemed to have been deeply troubled by her words, and he had no patience to deal with her any longer. "After I see the man is released, I will hand the medicine over to you. It's up to you whether you still want Yan Huinan's life or not."
He let Xie Yun go, but before leaving, he looked up in the direction of the library. Smoke from there was already billowing like dark clouds, thick and rising into the sky. The servants of the nearby palace had also noticed the smoke coming from the library. A group of them, shouting and yelling, rushed to put out the fire with water.
The man turned around and said to Xie Yun, "Ahem... I'm kindly reminding you not to meddle in other people's business. If it weren't for me today, you would have been the one to die if you had gone to this library."
"Someone wants to kill me?" After asking this question, Xie Yun thought of all the possible people. If it was Liu Shijun or the eldest princess, they were girls raised in the boudoir after all. Even if they hated her, they would not have the courage to kill her.
After the last incident, the eldest princess was under house arrest. Whether she could send out assassins was another matter. She should take Song Hongxuan's ambitions into consideration. After all, Song Hongxuan still needed Yan Huinan to fight for him.
Liu Shijun certainly wouldn't do that. She was raised in an aristocratic family. Furthermore, Xie Yun had heard of Liu Shijun's father, Xie Yun, a man of integrity and integrity, a trusted official of the Great Zhou. Even though she was arrogant and domineering, she had her family to protect, so she wouldn't dare kill Xie Yun easily. And she wouldn't wait until today.
The man raised his eyes and looked at her. "You know too much. And in that person's eyes, you are no longer useful. But I don't really want to let his plan succeed now. I'm already disgusted."
From the man's words, Xie Yun became more certain of her guess.
When they first took action, this person had already had disagreements with his companions, and now it seemed that there was already a trend of opposition.
While lost in thought, Xie Yun suddenly recalled those eyes, beautiful to the point of being enchanting. She had indeed seen them before. On Suzaku Street, the man dressed as a woman who had fought with Lu Jihan.
She asked tentatively, "If I remember correctly, you are Wu Si?"
The man chuckled and didn't deny it.
"Who is that man you are speaking of?"
"I'll tell you after you've fulfilled my request." Wu Si noticed the commotion outside and guessed that Yan Huinan had brought some men. However, these men were warriors, unlike Wu Si, the assassin. They moved too slowly. Wu Si's Qing Gong was very good, and even though he was seriously injured, these men couldn't catch up to him.
When Yan Huinan arrived, Wu Si had already escaped, leaving Xie Yun alone standing under the shady tree. Shadows and broken spots of light enveloped her. When she saw Yan Huinan, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The composure she had maintained just now finally crumbled. She completely lost all strength and felt limp. Just as she was about to collapse, Yan Huinan quickly rushed over to check on her. Seeing that Xie Yun was unharmed, he felt relieved and pulled her tightly into his arms.
Xie Yun looked up and saw Yan Huinan's eyes tightly closed, his face pale, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. He couldn't calm down for a long time. Only by holding Xie Yun in his arms could he calm the fear in his heart, the fear of losing Xie Yun.
Yes, it was an indescribable fear. Yan Huinan was not afraid of dying, but he was afraid of losing the people who were important to him.
He didn't want to go through this kind of thing for the third time. This was more painful than having every inch of his skin peeled off. Every time he woke up in the middle of the night, it was a nightmare that he would never be able to get rid of.
Only when he held Xie Yun in his arms would his heart feel at ease and at peace.
He couldn't imagine what would happen to him if Xie Yun was gone. He might go completely crazy.
"I'm sorry...I didn't expect it. I'm sorry Yanyan."
Xie Yun calmly withdrew from his embrace and systematically told Yan Huinan the deal Wu Si had just mentioned. Yan Huinan's face suddenly darkened. He wished he could chop all the assassins into pieces and leave their bodies on the streets!
Xie Yun saw his anger and tried to comfort him, "I know you must hate him for hurting you and putting the Gu on you. But the most important thing right now is to get the female Gu and the inducer."
And then there's Wu Si's last words about who wanted to kill her. If we can get information from Wu Si, does that mean the truth about who murdered the princess back then can be revealed?
Unexpectedly, Yan Huinan said, "Do you think so?"
Xie Yun didn't know what was wrong with her thinking, "Isn't it?"
Yan Huinan said nothing more, a flash of sadness in his eyes. What he hated even more was that group of people thought they had found his weakness and wanted to use and hurt Xie Yun.
But no matter how Xie Yun viewed this matter, it didn't matter. She just wanted to be by his side.
So Yan Huinan simply took Xie Yun's hand, interlocked their fingers, and whispered in her ear, "It's okay. After I get the female Gu, I want you to come with me."
He doesn't want anyone else.
Xie Yun's heart suddenly tightened. No matter how many times she heard Yan Huinan express his desire so bluntly, she was even a little uncomfortable with the gentle Yan Huinan now.
It was all unreal and horrible.
She subconsciously clenched her hands and nodded slightly, "Okay."
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