Chapter 222 The Truth 1
"It's...too late?" Xie Jingmo repeated Yun Zhao's words dully.
My mind is blank.
He didn't think of letting Yun Zhao be buried with Lin Ruyu, he just wanted Yun Zhao to save Lin Ruyu.
He had no other wishes, he just hoped that both of them would be well.
Good to my savior.
The person you like is also fine.
That's all.
He didn't know why such a simple wish was so difficult to achieve.
Xie Jingmo suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the three incense sticks in the medicine residue.
"you!"
Yun Zhao sat calmly in a chair, his posture straight. "This incense itself is not poisonous, but it may catalyze the toxins in Lin Ruyu's body to attack." Yun Zhao's gaze fell on Lin Ruyu lying on the hospital bed. She smiled and said, "Well, don't you think I dare not disobey the imperial decree and take your life?"
Lin Ruyu's face, which had been excited just now, now showed only coldness.
"Are you...crazy?"
Yun Zhao smiled lightly, "What? Are you scared?"
"Shall I speak more plainly to you?"
"From now on, your life begins a countdown. You only have four hours to live. With every minute and every second, your body will develop new symptoms of illness."
"The pain will intensify over time, from the skin to the bone marrow, to the soul, and finally to sudden death."
Yun Zhao's voice was very pleasant, low and soft.
But every word she said made Lin Ruyu tremble all over.
"You...you're crazy! If you kill me, you'll die too!"
Yun Zhao nodded. "Yes, but what's the harm in dying? Are you afraid? I'm not afraid."
Yun Zhao spoke in a tone like he was coaxing a child.
Xie Jingmo stood aside, his pupils widening continuously. He did not expect Yun Zhao to be like this.
He didn't expect that he would force Yun Zhao into this situation.
He never thought of taking Yun Zhao's life!
Never!
Yun Zhao was indeed not afraid. She just sat there quietly, her eyes always on Lin Ruyu, as if she wanted to watch carefully how the murderer of her parents died in the end.
The countdown has begun.
Lin Ruyu's symptoms were indeed as Yun Zhao said, showing that her skin was hot and could not be touched.
"Jingmo, I'm in so much pain," Lin Ruyu had said this to Xie Jingmo many times, but this time, it was true, "Jingmo, I'm really in pain!"
Lin Ruyu's sweat fell from her forehead and hit the quilt. Her body was already soaked with sweat.
She kept shouting in pain, shrilly, and collapsed, and every cry was like a desperate roar from hell.
The serving maids were all scared. They looked at Lin Ruyu in fear and also secretly looked at Yun Zhao.
They couldn't understand how Yun Zhao, with such a thin body, could contain such huge energy.
Revenge for one's father is a great act of filial piety no matter where you look at it.
They didn't think Yun Zhao was scary, they just thought Lin Ruyu deserved to die!
They brought tea to Lin Ruyu. Yun Zhao looked over, smiled at them, and thanked them in a low voice.
Xie Jingmo listened to Lin Ruyu's collapsed roar and called for wave after wave of doctors.
He was so flustered that he couldn't tell whether he didn't want Lin Ruyu to die or didn't want Yun Zhao to die.
An hour later, Lin Ruyu's sympathy doubled.
The doctor's medicine was spilled. She raised her hands helplessly towards Xie Jingmo. She stared at Yun Zhao fiercely, "Yun Zhao, you will not die well! You bastard, you will not die well!"
Lin Ruyu screamed in pain all night long. Xie Jingmo had no choice but to call Rong Yuanzou, who had already retired.
Rong Yuan brought Rong Xiao.
Rong Xiao walked over and asked, "Yun Zhao, are you okay?"
Yun Zhao looked at him and said, "Thank you. I'm fine."
But how could it get better? Rong Xiao looked at Yun Zhao's face, which had become thinner, and was so distressed that he couldn't take his eyes away.
Rong Yuan didn't know about the twists and turns. He went to take Lin Ruyu's pulse, and the final conclusion was the same as what Yun Zhao had said before.
Xie Jingmo said helplessly: "Is there any way to relieve the pain?"
Rong Yuan glanced at Yun Zhao and said, "No."
Yun Zhao raised his eyes and smiled at Rong Yuan.
She accepted the favor.
Rong Yuan left. Rong Xiao turned around and looked at Yun Zhao several times. Yun Zhao looked at him and said with a smile, "I'm fine, don't be sad."
Rong Xiao's eyes suddenly turned red, and he was finally taken away by Rong Yuan.
Xie Jingmo was at his wit's end.
He finally stood at the door of the room, and Lin Ruyu inside gasped in pain.
Xie Jingmo had no choice but to find Yun Zhao, "If you really hate her, just give her some medicine and send her away. This is really too cruel."
Yun Zhao slowly raised his head and looked at Xie Jingmo.
She smiled beautifully, her eyes shining brightly in the candlelit room.
"I'm... cruel?"
"Xie Jingmo, do you think I'm cruel?"
Faced with Yun Zhao's questioning eyes, Xie Jingmo couldn't say a word.
Yun Zhao was very calm today, too calm.
The tone in which she spoke to Xie Jingmo was as if they were chatting.
"Xie Jingmo, I have known you for many years. Your military industry is half yours and half yours. Do you admit this?"
Xie Jingmo's lips moved, but he couldn't say anything.
"I carried you on my back amidst the dead, I saved you from the siege of an army, I've done so much for you. I've never coveted fame or fortune. I can honestly tell you that I only ever cared about you."
"So, it doesn't matter to me if I don't have any military merits. But now you're using this military merit to hold me hostage and threaten me. I never thought you would do that."
"People should have a bottom line. You never have a bottom line towards me. I'm very disappointed, not in you, but in myself."
"My father once told me, 'Don't regret a move.' Many times before, I just thought that you and I were not meant to be together. You could choose not to help me, but you never took the initiative to harm me. But this time, you took action."
"No regrets in making a move, but at this moment I truly regret it. I wish I had never met you."
Yun Zhao rarely confesses himself so seriously.
So, this time, with such sincerity and true feelings, Xie Jingmo couldn't bear it.
He couldn't breathe. He stared at Yun Zhao blankly. After a long time, he could only say, "I didn't mean to hurt you, Yun Zhao. I never meant to hurt you."
He never thought that Yun Zhao would rather disobey the imperial edict.
He never thought that he would be in this situation.
He really... hadn't thought about it.
Xie Jingmo was completely devastated. He looked at Yun Zhao and said deeply, "I only feel gratitude towards Lin Ruyu, and only then do I have feelings for you. Yun Zhao, I've liked you a long time ago... a long time ago, a long time ago."
Yun Zhao didn't react when he heard this.
However, Lin Ruyu, who was wailing on the hospital bed at this moment, suddenly stopped roaring.
The sudden stop made the whole room suddenly quiet.
It was so quiet, it was eerie.
"Jing Mo..." Lin Ruyu was weak, and she seemed to be questioning with her life, "What did you just say?"
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