Chapter 43 [VIP] Jianghu Chapter (End)
Although Xie Yu agreed to take her to Yaowang Valley, he also had his own thoughts. He kept delaying, and the journey that was supposed to take one day was dragged into three days.
If this drags on any longer, Xiao Guanxue's marriage will probably be over. Nan Yan naturally won't let him drag it on like this.
It was already evening when the two arrived at the town near Yaowang Valley. Xie Yu had another reason to delay for another day, so the two naturally stayed in the inn.
Early the next morning, Xie Yu got up to boil the medicine.
He thought that since this town was so prosperous and lively, he could take Yanyan out for a walk first, and then go out for dinner together at noon...
Speaking of eating, he frowned again, remembering that Yanyan's appetite had not been very good recently. However, the local specialties in this town were quite abundant. He could go buy some delicious snacks to appease her later, and then he would have another reason to delay for another day.
As Xie Yu thought so in his heart, the smile on his face became much softer. He held the freshly boiled medicine in his hand, waving away the heat with his hands while walking upstairs carefully.
"Yanyan, the medicine is ready, are you awake?"
There was no one in the house answering. Xie Yu thought she might not be awake yet, so he turned around and was about to leave. But when he thought about it carefully, it was already late. He was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but suddenly he found that the door was not closed.
"Yan Yan!"
He quickly reached out and pushed open the door. The room was clean and tidy, with bedding neatly stacked, as if no one had ever lived there.
Xie Yu rushed in and found a note on the pillow, "Brother Yu, I'm sorry."
Xie Yu's heart trembled, and then she reacted and rushed out the door. Wouldn't it be dangerous for her to go alone? He had said he would take her there, so why did she sneak away? Didn't she know that he would be worried?
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It is September and the weather is getting cooler.
Although the news of Xiao Guanxue and Su Mo's marriage had spread a long time ago, the way the two interacted with each other became colder than before.
Xiao Guanxue almost ignores worldly affairs. It would be better to say that he does not care rather than ignores them.
Su Mo could not sense any of his emotions and looked at her as if she were a stranger.
Under such circumstances, the process of preparing for the wedding naturally fell to Su Mo alone. However, this was her first marriage and she knew nothing. The medicine boy who went out to buy medicine refused to listen to her. She had no one to vent her frustration, and no one could understand her thoughts. No other newlyweds would be as distant and dull as they were.
After Xiao Guanxue agreed to marry her, he became increasingly cold. He stayed in the medicine garden every day to study pharmacology and didn't speak to anyone for three to five days.
For the first time, Su Mo wondered if she was too impulsive. Was this the result she wanted? What was the point of getting married like this?
Xiao Guanxue didn't know what the meaning of such a marriage was, maybe it was just a gamble. Every day he looked indifferently at the direction of the valley entrance, not knowing what he was expecting, but every time he thought of her, his heart would ache slightly.
If she comes...
He would forgive her as long as she came.
However, as the wedding date approached, time was getting closer and closer, but Xiao Guanxue never waited for her to come. He despaired in his heart and thought that maybe she really didn't care about him at all.
The more he told himself to let it go, the more he couldn't let it go. The more he told himself not to care, the more he cared. He couldn't think about this matter, couldn't think about it too much. The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt.
Just when Xiao Guanxue thought she would not come, she came the day before the wedding.
It was a sunny day. The medicine boy said that a young woman named Gu was looking for him at the entrance of the valley. Xiao Guanxue's heart skipped a beat. He rushed out subconsciously without having time to think about it.
When he saw that familiar figure, he could hardly suppress all the emotions in his heart.
All the repressed, resentful, and deliberately ignored emotions he had in the past were completely out of control the moment he saw her. They all surged into his heart, covering the sky and the earth, so heavy that he almost couldn't breathe.
For a moment, I didn't know how to face her.
Finally, he took a deep breath and slowly walked towards her.
Nan Yan heard the movement behind her and turned around. The light was now shining on her hair and shoulders, and her whole body seemed to be coated in a layer of halo by the sunlight.
She stood there quietly, her long black hair hanging down to her waist, with a few strands of hair falling on both sides of her cheeks, which made her face look even pale against the background of her black hair.
Xiao Guanxue noticed something was wrong at first glance, and felt inexplicably uneasy. She seemed to be sick. "What's wrong with you? Why are you so pale?"
He subconsciously reached out to feel her pulse, wanting to see what was wrong with her, but as soon as he reached out, Nan Yan quickly dodged.
Xiao Guanxue's fingers were frozen in mid-air, not knowing whether to retract them or not. She seemed a little embarrassed, but finally she slowly let them go.
He thought about what happened that day. This was Yanyan's reaction after he accidentally pushed her down. Is she... still blaming him?
Thinking of the look she gave him that day, Xiao Guanxue suddenly felt a little suffocated in his chest. He was a little scared, scared to see her eyes that were both strange and distant.
But Nan Yan seemed unaware of what he was thinking.
She shook her head at Xiao Guanxue and smiled as if relieved. "Don't worry, I'm fine. It was just too cold a few nights ago and I forgot to close the window when I went to sleep, so I accidentally caught a cold. The doctor has already prescribed medicine, so it's nothing serious."
Xiao Guanxue still frowned, somewhat puzzled by her current attitude. He thought... she shouldn't be so indifferent to him?
But when his eyes fell on her bloodless lips, he didn't know why, but he always felt a tightness in his chest, as if something was grabbing him, making him feel a little flustered for no reason.
Xiao Guanxue hummed lightly as a response.
Nan Yan smiled, and there was a hint of tenderness in her smile, but it did not reach the depths of her eyes.
She coughed lightly and continued, "I heard that you are going to marry Miss Su. Congratulations, you finally got your wish, Brother Xiao."
When Xiao Guanxue heard her say congratulations, he subconsciously clenched his fingers. He felt a sharp pain in his heart for a moment and asked in a sour tone, "You said... congratulations to me?"
He didn't know whether she was sincerely congratulating him or mocking him, but neither of these two results was what he wanted. He didn't know why Yanyan's attitude had become like this? Why didn't she care at all? Was it because he was completely useless?
Nan Yan nodded and chuckled at him.
"Yeah, congratulations."
She was clearly smiling at him, but her eyes seemed to contain some kind of unspeakable depression and melancholy, which made her look even more lonely.
However, Xiao Guanxue felt that the words she said were like a sharp sword piercing into his heart, twisting it over and over inside, causing him unbearable pain.
He was a little nervous, but unwilling to give in. He closed his eyes and endured for a long time before he couldn't help asking her, "Yan Yan, have you ever had any...?"
Before he could finish his words, Nan Yan suddenly interrupted him, "Brother Xiao..."
Xiao Guanxue was slightly startled and looked at her quietly.
Nan Yan chuckled at him, then took out the repaired jade pendant from her bosom and handed it to him. "Actually, there is something I have wanted to say for a long time, but I never had the chance to say it to you."
She stroked the crack in the middle of the jade pendant with her fingertips and spoke softly, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiao, I was too willful in the past and made many mistakes. I made you suffer a lot. Can you forgive me?"
When Xiao Guanxue heard her sincere apology, he was stunned for a moment, as if something was blocking his throat, and he couldn't utter a word.
He stared at her, and suddenly felt as if he had lost something important.
He wanted her to bow her head and submit, but it was never like this. He would rather she hated him, was annoyed with him, and remembered him all her life, than to have her act like she didn't care about anything, as if she had let it go completely.
The more she let go and stopped caring, the harder it was for him to let go.
Xiao Guanxue was really panicked and nervous. He had never seen Nan Yan like this before. Why did she become like this? Why did things become like this between them?
He tightened and loosened his fingers, and suddenly felt as if he wanted to grasp something but couldn't. "Why are you saying these things to me?"
"...I have never blamed you for these things."
"I see. Just don't blame me."
Nan Yan smiled again, then suddenly lowered her head and sighed, "I was just thinking that it's time to return this jade pendant to you. After all, I have occupied it for such a long time. What is not mine will never be mine. Even if I snatch it away, it will never belong to me."
Nan Yan's eyes showed a look of regret, as if she thought of what happened that day again, feeling a little sad, "It's a pity that I broke the jade pendant, and there is a crack in the middle, but fortunately, I asked Brother A Yu to help me fix it."
When Xiao Guanxue heard her talk about what happened that day, he couldn't help but feel regretful. He asked in a low voice, "I hurt you that day. Does it still hurt?
Nan Yan's expression paused slightly, her fingertips curled up.
Then he smiled and shook his head, "…it doesn't hurt anymore."
As she spoke, she handed the jade pendant to him. Xiao Guanxue's fingers accidentally touched her fingertips. His fingers trembled as if they had touched a piece of ice, without any warmth. He subconsciously wanted to hold her hand, but she quickly pulled it away.
She suddenly said, "Brother Xiao, I'm leaving now."
Xiao Guanxue's heart trembled, and he suddenly took a step forward, "Where are you going? Haven't you always been with... Xie Yu?"
Hearing him mention Xie Yu, Nan Yan seemed stunned for a moment. She thought of their past, and it was all so vivid in her mind as if it happened yesterday.
Nan Yan let out a light breath, and finally nodded to Xiao Guanxue, saying with a smile, "Yes, I am going to leave with Brother A Yu, but before that..."
Nan Yan looked up at him, her eyes were gentle and soft, as if she could see into his heart. She spoke softly:
"Can you hug me again?"
"Just like we did in the village before, hug me... okay?"
Xiao Guanxue's gaze paused for a moment, as if he had not expected her to make such a request. He didn't know what was wrong with Yanyan today? Why did she always say such strange things?
Did something bad happen to her? Did Xie Yu do something to upset her again?
When Nan Yan saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, she thought that her request was too much. She pinched her fingertips lightly and turned her face away embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, I asked too much. I forgot that you are already Su Mo's fiancé. We can't..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Guanxue couldn't bear it any longer. He walked forward and pulled the person into his arms.
It was not until the moment he held her in his arms that he realized how much thinner she had become. Her waist was so thin that he could almost hug her with one arm. He subconsciously hugged her tighter, as if only in this way could he dispel the uneasiness in his heart. What happened? What happened to her? Why did she lose so much weight?
"Yan Yan, don't be like this, don't say this to me, this shouldn't be the case between us, let's... start over, okay? I don't mind what happened in the past, as long as you're willing, let's start over, okay?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses.
She didn't say anything, but put her cheek close to his neck. She seemed to be unable to stand. The hand that had been on his shoulder slipped down weakly, and finally her whole body fell limp in his arms, the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed vague and illusory.
"Brother Xiao, do you still remember?"
Xiao Guanxue was anxiously waiting for her reply. When he heard her question, he subconsciously replied, "Remember what?"
Nan Yan pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes full of nostalgia, "It was the time when you were poisoned by a snake. We hid in a tree for a night, and the next day I accidentally knocked over the pot of water and it fell down. You probably don't know, but I did it on purpose. I just wanted to bully you and see you helpless and at a loss for what to do with me..."
There was a hint of pride in her tone, like the pride she felt after having pulled off a successful prank.
Xiao Guanxue's eyes suddenly filled with sourness, and he wanted to laugh. Was she doing this on purpose? Why was she so mean? He was so thirsty that his throat was smoking. Finally, seeing that this person looked heartbroken, he eagerly went up to comfort her.
Nan Yan laughed softly, "Later, you came to comfort me, and I thought to myself, how could there be such a stupid person? You came to comfort me after being deceived by me. You are such a fool..."
At this point, her voice slowly stopped, and she seemed to want to raise her hand to touch his face, but she couldn't lift it after trying several times, and finally gave up.
Xiao Guanxue didn't see her move, but his arms around her suddenly tightened, feeling uneasy, "Yanyan, why are you suddenly saying something to me? What's wrong with you? Did he bully you again?"
Nan Yan did not respond, she coughed lightly.
She raised her eyes slightly and stared at his profile, but her gaze seemed to drift slowly into the distance, hazy, "I just haven't seen anyone as stupid as you."
Nan Yan laughed but tears fell unconsciously from the corners of her eyes, because this body had already reached its limit after enduring until this moment.
At this moment, Nan Yan felt as if her whole body was in extreme pain.
She grabbed his sleeves with difficulty and powerlessness, and tears welled up uncontrollably. "Xiao, Brother Xiao, do you blame... me? Blame me for always taking advantage of you?"
After hearing this, Xiao Guanxue felt as if someone had grasped his heart tightly. "...I've said it before, I've never blamed you. I'm just jealous. I'm jealous that you treat Xie Yu better than anyone else. I'm also angry at you, angry that you won't say a soft word to me. As long as you say, you can do whatever you want, even if you use me over and over again, I won't blame you."
After hearing this, Nan Yan could no longer control herself.
She swallowed a breath and started coughing violently, her internal organs seemed to be displaced, and finally she spat out a mouthful of blood, her face as pale and fragile as paper.
"Then why... don't you come to see me? Don't you know that I have been waiting for you?"
Nan Yan looked up at him, her eyes full of coldness and fragility.
Xiao Guanxue was stunned for a moment. The next moment, he was so frightened by the blood in her mouth that he couldn't breathe. Even his brain stopped thinking and went blank.
Tears wet her temples, and there was still some resentment in her heart, as she spoke hesitantly.
"Didn't you say... that after the snake poison was cured, you would... come to Mingyue Villa to propose marriage? How could you marry someone else?
"I...have already received your jade pendant..."
Her tears fell in despair, blood was gushing out of her mouth, her lips were slightly opening and closing, and blood kept gushing out with every word she spoke, and it couldn't be stopped.
"How could you... break your promise?"
The tears dripped onto his fingertips, burning them so much that they trembled. Xiao Guanxue suddenly reacted and felt an unprecedented panic surge in his heart.
"Yan, Yanyan, what's wrong with you..."
Why am I coughing up blood for no reason?
Blood was oozing out of the corner of Nan Yan's mouth again. Xiao Guanxue was completely panicked now. He reached out and covered her mouth, as if by covering it like this, the blood would stop flowing out.
But it didn't work. The more he wiped the blood, the more it kept flowing, as if it would never stop. It dripped all over his hands. He had never felt so desperate and scared.
"Yan Yan..."
Xiao Guanxue frantically held the person in his arms. In his panic and fear, he suddenly remembered that he was a doctor.
He hurriedly grasped the hand hanging at her side, murmuring to her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! I can save you. I am the best doctor in the world. I can definitely save you, I can..."
As he spoke, he reached out to feel Yanyan's pulse. This check made Xiao Guanxue's pupils suddenly constrict, and his whole body felt as if he had been struck hard, as if something had exploded in his brain, and he seemed to hear the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.
At that moment, Xiao Guanxue's body suddenly became terribly cold and he felt his whole body begin to tremble. He took a step back, and his knees bent uncontrollably and he fell to the ground.
"Impossible, this is impossible..."
I am exhausted and my energy is running out!
Xiao Guanxue held Nan Yan tightly in his arms, his eyes full of disbelief. How, how could this happen? Why did it happen? She was fine a while ago, how come she suddenly died?
He hurriedly took out a silver needle from his sleeve to protect her heart, but his fingers were shaking so badly that he stabbed his hand several times. "Why, why didn't you tell me, why didn't you tell me earlier..."
Xiao Guanxue repeated the process over and over again, but the silver needle in his hand was shaking and he couldn't insert the needle. He didn't know which acupuncture point to insert the needle into or where to start.
He had never been so scared before, so scared that his heart almost stopped.
I was extremely scared and trembling with fear.
He just felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. He no longer cared about his anger, resentment, and jealousy. He didn't ask for anything. As long as she was fine, it was fine even if she hated him or lied to him.
Don't... don't do this...
Nan Yan grabbed his fingers, and as if she had used up all her strength, she choked and said, "Why... don't you want to listen to my explanation? I used you at first, but later I really liked you... Why don't you believe me?"
"Do you know...I was in a lot of pain that day..."
The day Xiao Guanxue knew what she said, her panic grew, and tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes, "I believe it, I believe it, Yanyan, I believe you! Where does it hurt? Tell me, where does it hurt?"
Nan Yan seemed to want to laugh, but her tears were uncontrollable. Her fingers were trembling as she took out a purse from her arms with difficulty. "You... Look, my purse is already embroidered, but you haven't come yet... I can't wait for you any longer..."
Xiao Guanxue felt as if there was a big hole in his heart. Even breathing was painful and his fingers were shaking with pain.
He tightly grasped the purse, tears falling on her face, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, I shouldn't have been angry with you, I just wanted you to care about me more, I wanted you to..."
She coughed lightly and buried her head in his chest.
Blood and tears soaked the clothes on his chest, and his voice seemed a little bitter, "I know that I have a bad temper, am full of calculations, and am still a... an unfaithful woman who was broken off by someone, but can you please not dislike me..."
"On the cliff, what I said was all from the heart..."
Xiao Guanxue had never felt so regretful. He only felt that the words he had said were like a sharp dagger, stabbing his heart again and again, making him feel miserable.
He shook his head desperately, "I don't dislike you, I don't dislike you, what I said that day was just out of anger, I have never disliked you..."
"That's good, as long as you don't dislike me..." Nan Yan slowly lowered her head, the corners of her mouth curved, and a faint smile appeared again, "Brother Xiao, Miss Su... is better than me, she treats you better than I do, after you get married, you must be good to each other..."
However, Xiao Guanxue suddenly grabbed her hand and pressed it against his face, his eyes filled with mist, "No, I don't want it! I don't want anyone else but you. I still have a lot to say to you, Yanyan, don't treat me like this..."
She tried hard to look at him, her tears seemed to have run out, and the look in her eyes was also extremely reluctant, "Also, can you please not forget me..."
"At least, don't... forget me so quickly."
"I'm scared, scared of being alone..."
"My, Brother A Yu, seems to be here to take me home..." She tilted her head and looked into the distance. There seemed to be some light in her eyes, and then she stretched out her hand towards the dark shadow in the distance.
"He's here to pick me up..." Her eyes finally closed with a hint of smile on her lips, and the hand she had stretched out completely fell to the ground due to exhaustion.
At that moment, Xie Yu, who was running towards him, suddenly felt his eyes go dark, and he covered his chest with his hands, twitched, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.
…
System: "Mission completed, host, do you want to leave this world now?"
“Get away now.”
In the void, Nan Yan glanced at the small world calmly, and a calm and rational voice soon sounded.
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