Seeing Tang Chen's energetic appearance, Hong Yu could finally rest assured that Wang Yanzhou wouldn't have to stare at her and ask if she was hiding any serious secrets from him. "I think she really did sleep like a fool. I've prepared the water. Wash her face first. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat."
Tang Chen smacked his dry lips, which were tasteless, and reminded loudly, "Wait, don't forget to add some ingredients for me!"
Hong Yu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Wang Yanzhou, then said, "You'd better give up. The doctor has already given the order. Recently, you should focus on light food. You should wait until you get better before eating those pickled vegetables you specially made."
Tang Chen was like a child, waving his arms and legs on the bed, as if every pore in his body was expressing his dissatisfaction to Wang Yanzhou: "Oh my God, I can't live without those!"
Wang Yanzhou gently pinched her face and said with a smile, "I can't control this. I just follow the doctor's orders. Just be good for two days."
...Hong Yu wanted to give the couple some time alone, so after sending in the decocted medicine and some candied fruits, he left and went to comfort Qiu Liang.
When she came back, there was no trace of Wang Yanzhou in the room. Only Tang Chen was there. He looked very disgusted and ate candied fruits while talking to himself while looking at those innocent candied fruits.
Hong Yu entered the room quietly and asked, "He's leaving now?"
Tang Chen replied, "It seems that there was news from Shi Zairong. Nianqing came to see me on behalf of everyone. After confirming that I was okay, she took him away."
Seeing that there were no other outsiders inside, Hong Yu sighed, "You really are a source of worry. Tell me, if Hua Wuxin dies this time and gets upset, won't you be separated from him forever?"
What Hong Yu said made a lot of sense, but Tang Chen was more concerned about something else: "By the way, speaking of this, have you revealed anything to him?"
Hong Yu asked with a smile, "What exactly are you referring to?"
Tang Chen rolled his eyes at her with some resentment, then added, "Of course, I'm talking about the life and death Gu."
Hong Yu replied, "Don't worry. I promised you that I won't tell anyone else. But, do you really intend to keep this a secret from him forever? Hua Wuxin may be a skilled martial artist, but Wang Ruo is gone now, and you know his health wasn't good to begin with. I estimate that if things continue as they are now, he won't have many years left to live."
Tang Chen also knew that he could only spend a few years with Wang Yanzhou in this life. Time was already short, and if he saw him worried and unhappy all day, then life would be meaningless. "Of course I can't keep this a secret forever. I'm waiting for the right time. As long as the current situation with Nanyue is resolved and Liang State has restored peace and tranquility, everything will be fine. Then I can tell him with peace of mind."
Although Hong Yu didn't agree with Tang Chen's approach, he couldn't say much: "Okay, to be frank, this is a matter between you two. I'm just making a suggestion."
As soon as Hong Yu finished speaking, Tang Chen came up with candied fruit in his hand, looking flattering. He squinted his eyes and said, "So, can you take the things out now? I can smell it."
Hong Yu smiled and sighed, then took out the small snack box she had secretly hidden. If she had known that Wang Yanzhou had left, she wouldn't have had to be so sneaky.
Seeing Tang Chen staring at the sour, yellow pickled radishes in the food box with eyes like a hungry tiger pouncing on its food, Hong Yu hurriedly reminded him: "...You can only smell it once. If you dare to eat it, Wang Yanzhou will smash all those pickle spies next time."
Tang Chen was frantically secreting salivary amylase, but he couldn't do anything except swallow his saliva. "Oh my God, this is simply torture. I can only look, not eat. I must get better soon. My little pickles will become unpalatable if they are left out for too long!"
Hong Yu said with a smile, "Don't worry, this is the induction between you and the Shengxi Gu. You are already in good health, so you will get better soon. Of course, the premise is that Hua Wuxin will not have any more problems."
Tang Chen was not worried at all about this: "Since he was able to survive, it means he will not give up his life easily. At least, I dare to guarantee that when Wang Ruo left, he told him to take good care of me. Do you believe it?"
Let's not even talk about why, knowing Wang Ruo was probably gone by now, Tang Chen didn't cry and wail, but instead focused on her own future. This matter was already destined by heaven, and if a few tearful calls and a few salty tears could change it, she wouldn't mind crying herself blind. The deceased has passed away, and the living should live in the present.
Hong Yu nodded slightly and said, "Of course I believe it. Your tone is quite good to meet a fellow countryman who cares about you in everything."
Tang Chen disagreed. "No, she didn't do this for me, but for her sister's last words. Queen Wang Zhen asked her to protect Wang Yanzhou, Chen Xin, Wang Nianqing, Zhong Qin and other family members. Naturally, as people they value, Shuyi and I became her targets of protection because of this relationship."
"Even with such complicated reasons, your luck is still top-notch. Besides, although the Life and Death Gu and the Life and Breath Gu differ by only one character, this is a heirloom passed down from our Huangfu and Ouyang families. There's only one such thing. If you were able to obtain it and save your life, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams."
Hong Yu had rarely left her home during her time in South Vietnam. These names, familiar to many in the Jianghu, were likely just strangers to her, names her family had occasionally mentioned to her. She hadn't previously delved into the details of their lives. If Tang Chen hadn't brought them up so often, she probably wouldn't have been able to fully grasp the relationships between them. For someone who couldn't even remember the generational names of her family members, sorting out these relationships was a real challenge.
Tang Chen then remembered that Hua Wuxin hadn't been the one to do anything to him in the first place. If he hadn't saved him and kept Black Pearl, perhaps Wang Ruo wouldn't have left him so easily and never come back. "Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."
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