Chapter 65
The mask was thrown away, as if he had just walked from darkness into the dazzling light. The young man in green clothes suddenly raised his arms to block in front of him. The little beast whimpered and begged: "Don't look at me, please."
Lian Yu just grabbed his arm. How could a drugged person match Lian Yu's strength? Lian Yu easily pulled away the arm that was blocking him.
Facing those frightened eyes, Lian Yu raised the corners of his lips: "Isn't this beautiful? Why don't you show it to me?"
Qin Yi blinked in a daze, her eyes instantly reddened, and a round tear rolled down her cheeks. But she quickly stiffened again when Lian Yu called her "sister-in-law": "Did you know it was me?"
Lian Yu raised his eyebrows: "Why, only my sister-in-law can play with me, but I can't play with my sister-in-law?"
"Stop talking!" Qin Yi lost his composure for once and tried to cover Lian Yu's mouth in a panic.
But just as he stood up, his waist suddenly softened and Lian Yu quickly supported him, and he fell back into the warm and familiar atmosphere. Qin Yi trembled all over, and then suddenly clenched his teeth, his face flushed red.
"It's like this again." Lian Yu used her palm to check his forehead temperature and said helplessly: "Sister-in-law, it's your turn to win this time."
Knowing that Qin Yi didn't have the energy to chat with him in this situation, Lian Yu helped Qin Yi sit down in the corner while he was talking. Then he quickly turned around and headed to the corner across from him: "You handle it yourself, I'll cover my ears."
But just as he took a step forward, someone grabbed his sleeve.
"Don't go." Qin Yi leaned on the ground with his arms, looking up at him.
I don't know if it was because of the heat or because of the large movements, but Qin Yi's collar opened up, revealing a patch of snow-white skin underneath. Set against the green silk, it looked like a towering green bamboo in the snow, making people want to humiliate and damage it.
His eyes accidentally swept across the two bright red spots in the snow, and Lian Yushang quickly looked away, frowning. "Don't be like this."
"I can help you, but you can't help me?" Qin Yi, quite vindictive, rephrased Lian Yu's words and gave them back to her. Perhaps the heat was flaring up again, as Qin Yi breathed hard, his eyes becoming hazy and blurry, his words coming out incoherently. "I just want to ask you... will you... help me or not?"
Lian Yu gritted his teeth, then suddenly picked up Qin Yi and lifted him up: "Hold me tight."
He ignored the frightened whispers of the person in his arms, supporting Qin Yi with one hand and reaching under the hem of her green dress with the other. The snowy fields were stained red by the sunset glow, and the bamboo leaves were tossed about by the scorching wind, shaking and trembling.
The limited air in the secret room gradually became thinner. Lian Yuhou clenched his teeth and the veins on his arms bulged.
The wind suddenly died, and the bamboo forest seemed to be momentarily frozen in place. Its branches and leaves lifted high, then trembled violently. The snow on the eaves melted, dripping down the tiles.
Lian Yu reached out to catch the melted snow water.
The two men lay on the ground, panting. Lian Yu was dressed neatly, except for his dirty fingers, everything else was the same as when he came. Qin Yi, with his clothes disheveled, leaned on his chest, with two red spots on his sweaty cheeks. He looked at Lian Yu with a pair of misty black eyes, as if he was drunk.
"I like it so much..." Qin Yi held Lian Yu's big hand with distinct joints. When their hands were put together, he found that Lian Yu's hand could easily wrap around his hand.
Qin Yi gently kissed Lian Yu's fingertips: "I like you so much, Xiaoyu."
"You're still not awake."
"I'm clear-headed, why should I deny my feelings?"
Lian Yu was silent for a moment, then slowly looked away: "I understand."
"What about you?" Qin Yi held his hand tightly, as if a little nervous. "Do you like me?"
His answer was still silence.
The hazy mist was gradually replaced by rising water vapor, like a heavy downpour that had been extremely aggrieved. Qin Yi clung to Lian Yu's chest, as if afraid of being pushed away and thrown away by Lian Yu.
Why did things always turn out like this? Lian Yu certainly wanted Qin Yi to be happy, but how could she be happy if she was only around him?
Lian Yu stretched his stiff shoulders and smiled casually, "I will protect you and won't let anyone hurt you."
Qin Yi grabbed his collar and said, "What about you? Will you break my heart?"
Lian Yu's heart was shocked. Why did he always ask these questions that he couldn't answer? He turned his head away, trying to avoid Qin Yi's burning gaze. Suddenly, Lian Yu noticed something.
I saw a switch the size of a fingernail at the bottom of the stone door. If it weren't for this angle, it would be impossible to find it.
"Answer me..."
"Let's not talk about this for now!" Lian Yu pushed Qin Yi to sit up. Qin Yi stood up with him in a daze, and his legs were so weak that he almost fell down.
Lian Yu cautiously shielded his face with one hand and pressed the switch with the other.
Click——
The heavy stone door slowly opened, revealing another darkness behind it.
As Lian Yu and the others walked, the light gradually swallowed up the darkness. When the dim light filled the room, Lian Yu could see everything clearly. It was a workbench, with a firecracker-like object on it. As he approached, the smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils.
"It's gunpowder!" Lian Yu suddenly realized everything.
Qin Yi's expression also turned serious at this moment. He walked forward, rubbed some powder crumbs on the workbench with his fingertips, and sniffed it under his nose: "Someone has developed gunpowder here. If gunpowder has already been put into production, I'm afraid it really can't be stopped."
"We must first find out who the owner of this secret room is."
Just as Lian Yu finished speaking, footsteps suddenly sounded in the secret passage behind him. Thinking back on the footsteps, it was impossible to tell how many people were there. Lian Yu suddenly became alert and stretched out his arms to protect Qin Yi behind him.
"Are you going to die?!" Qin Yi became anxious.
"Is there any way out in this dead end?"
Qin Yi didn't know how Lian Yu still had the energy to joke in such a situation, but those broad and strong shoulders were so reliably blocking him. His heart was soaked in hot water, and it felt so sore that Qin Yi suddenly had the urge to cry.
"Sharing the same bed in life and the same blood in death," Lian Yu recited it, and suddenly chuckled as if thinking of something: "Big brother should cry his heart out."
"Why?" A deep and heavy voice suddenly sounded in front of the stone gate.
The two people at the production table looked towards the source of the sound at the same time.
Finished.
Lian Yu almost wanted to die. He'd been so busy livening up the atmosphere and distracting Qin Yi that he hadn't noticed Gu Lang approaching. Not only was he cheating on someone, but he was also dancing right in front of the person he was supposed to be cheating on. Even if Gu Lang had a good temper, he'd still have to hammer him.
What's more, the sharp sword in Gu Lang's hand was pointing directly at him.
Lian Yu shielded Qin Yi and took a step back: "Big brother, listen to my explanation!"
Lian Yu was so busy sliding the rails that she didn't even notice she'd used the wrong name. Gu Lang, on the other hand, didn't notice anything unusual either. He sheathed his sword and glanced at the two people at the workbench. "I'm glad you're okay—is this gunpowder?"
Unsure whether Gu Lang had let him go, Lian Yu nodded hesitantly.
"Oh no! It's Li Bawang!" Gu Lang's eyes suddenly flashed. He quickly turned around and ran out of the secret passage, leaving only a sentence: "You go back first!"
"Well... okay." Lian Yu touched his nose. Since there was no need, he didn't bother to make trouble. Qin Yi behind him seemed to be quiet for a long time. Lian Yu leaned over and stretched out his hand to Qin Yi: "Are you still uncomfortable?"
!
Everything happened too suddenly. Lian Yu rushed forward and supported Qin Yi's limp body.
So hot!
"Doctor, what is going on?" Lian Yu looked at Qin Yi's painfully frowned brows lying on the couch, feeling anxious.
Beside the bed, the doctor withdrew his hand from taking Madam's pulse, stroked his white beard, and shook his head: "Perhaps it's because she was poisoned twice. The residual medicine has accumulated in Madam's body, causing a toxic reaction."
"Is there any medicine to cure this poison?"
"This poison is extremely powerful. I'm afraid the only way to cure it is to find the antidote from the person who poisoned it."
Lian Yu suddenly clenched his fists: "Li Bawang, you deserve to die."
"All I can do now is prescribe some common medicine to ease Madam's pain." The doctor stood up and bowed. "I hope you will watch Madam take it once a day. Only then can we have a chance of recovery before the poison enters her meridians."
It sounds simple to take it once a day, but when the medicine is boiled and brought to the bedside, problems arise.
"Sir, I can't feed it."
The brown liquid flowed down Qin Yi's thin and pale jaw, and couldn't even moisten his cracked lips.
The little maidservant was so anxious that she burst into tears and her hand holding the spoon was a little unsteady.
Lian Yu took the medicine bowl and spoon from her hand, sat down beside Qin Yi's pillow, and without even glancing at the little maid, he just coldly instructed: "Go out first, close the door, and don't let anyone in."
"yes."
The wooden door blocked out the sniffing, leaving only Lian Yu and Qin Yi on the couch. A pale figure lay beneath a thick quilt, her face a fiery crimson. Perhaps plagued by nightmares, her thin eyelids occasionally twitched.
Lian Yu gently stroked Qin Yi's uneasy eyes with her fingertips, and suddenly raised her head to drink a sip of medicine.
The medicinal liquid in the porcelain bowl was shaking, and a strong bitter taste spread on Lian Yu's tongue. He lifted up Qin Yi's hot body and passed a mouthful of the medicinal liquid to him.
Qin Yi choked and coughed, but didn't wake up. Lian Yu fed Qin Yi the medicine mouthful by mouthful.
The door was suddenly pushed open.
"General Gu!" The little maid ran in hurriedly, but shrank back as if she was afraid of Gu Lang. She looked at Lian Yu pleadingly, "I'm sorry, sir, I can't stop you."
Lian Yu looked at Gu Lang through a thin gauze curtain.
At this time, Qin Yi was still in his arms. Such an intimate posture obviously should not appear in the normal interaction between uncle and sister-in-law. Anyone with a discerning eye could more or less guess what happened between them.
Lian Yu tucked in Qin Yi's quilt and stood up.
The little maidservant smelled something keenly and quickly hid outside.
Lian Yu and Gu Lang looked at each other in silence for a moment.
Lian Yu lowered his head: "Brother, I'm sorry. I know that my sister-in-law..."
"Is this what you call brother?"
Lian Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing he had let something slip. He pursed his lips, trying to come up with an excuse, but Gu Lang just smiled and looked at him calmly, "You're smart, but I know my brother isn't that smart."
Lian Yu suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and began to sweat coldly on his back.
"I know you're not from this world. I've long since discovered that outside of my world, there exist beings of higher order. From your perspective, I'm just a character in a story, and our world, our wars, and our conflicts are just monkey show."
"You knew this all along? Even if you knew... you still wanted to save this city?"
"Of course." Gu Lang's eyes were firm. "It may be fake to you, but to me, this is the world I live in. There are so many people around me, some love me, some hate me, but no matter what, they are all related to me. I can't just watch them die."
Lian Yu's heart trembled, as if a cup of five-flavor tea had been spilled. He couldn't describe his emotions, some were shocked, and some were jealous.
How wonderful it was! Unlike Lian Yu, Gu Lang knew who he was and where he came from, and so many people remembered him. He was still alive.
"Actually, you don't have to apologize to me. I used you." Gu Lang's expression was filled with guilt. "Ever since I confirmed your identity at the gate of the Lian Mansion that day, I've been using you. I used your advance knowledge of the plot to help me investigate the collusion between the Jin Kingdom and Li Bawang."
"I see. But it doesn't matter. Although my understanding of the plot is incomplete, I will definitely help as long as I'm needed." Lian Yu shook his head, and his expression suddenly went blank for a moment: "Wait, you said we...?"
"Yes," Gu Lang's smile suddenly softened. "After all, seeing me come back to life, it's impossible for Ye Bai not to recognize me, nor is it possible for him to react so calmly."
"Ye Bai?"
"You don't know? My lover's name is Ye Bai."
Lian Yu's heart began to beat violently, as if he had received a strong blow to the chest. His pupils shrank. "Who is Qin Yi?"
Suddenly, a weak cough was heard behind him. Qin Yi had stood up with the help of the bed frame and was looking at him.
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