Chapter 47

  "Wife... wake up quickly. Don't be afraid, wife, I'm here." Even though his small hands were slightly trembling from the temperature transmitted by Ziyue Ye, he still stubbornly continued to warm her hands, just like how he saw Yun Cong do it earlier.

  The small body looked at the several layers of quilts pressed on Zǐ Ruò Yè's body, Zǐ Ruò Yè slightly furrowed her brow, and instead, frost slowly condensed on her lips. At this moment, there were only two people left in the house, Shàng Guān Méng and Zǐ Ruò Yè.

  What to do? Officer Mum took out his small hands, rubbed them hard to warm them up, and then covered them over Ziyue Ye's lips. The chill from the center of his palms made him shiver again, so cold. He didn't know how to save Ziyue Ye, but when he saw the frost condensing between Ziyue Ye's lips, he subconsciously felt that he couldn't let that layer of frost appear, and all he could do was repeat rubbing his hands countless times, then put his warmed-up small hands on Ziyue Ye's lips again.

  At the same time, the people received two strange notices. One was to recruit famous doctors from all over the world, and the other was that the wedding of Ye Wang had been postponed! But it didn't say when it would be postponed to?

  Liu Qing'ou received the imperial edict and struggled to hold herself up, her body on the verge of collapse. The wedding... was postponed... Was she waiting for him to take out that imperial edict?

  "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to Ye Wang Fu." No matter what, he had to go see her. If he told her about his current mood, would she change her mind?

  "Second Master, your body is not yet well, how can you go out?" The little servant said with concern, how could the wedding be postponed? Liu Qingyou's already slender figure due to illness looked even thinner now, and his face was pale without a hint of blood color. "Prepare the carriage!"

  "Young master! What can't wait until you're better? Now that the imperial edict has been issued, what's the use of going to find the prince again!" Minister Liu scolded, looking at his son who was so worn out, it pained her to see him like this.

  "Mother, Qingyou will take good care of herself, I just want to see her." She had just come over and was driven away by him. He now only wants to see her.

  "Alright, alright! Let's get going and come back early then." Knowing his son's personality of being headstrong once he made up his mind, he let him go. Minister Liu arranged for a horse carriage and sent several attendants to escort Liu Qingyou to the Ye King's residence.

  Liu Qingyu closed his eyes, and he was very weak after just waking up. The little servant beside him thought he must be heartbroken at this moment, and comforted him by saying, "Your Highness must have had something on your mind to delay the wedding..." In fact, he himself didn't know either, after all, that was Ye Wangye, who knew what was going on in his mind.

  "Is there something...?" she muttered to herself, opening and closing her eyes, but the bottom of her eyes was a dull color. Was she really delaying the wedding because of something? Although he wanted to convince himself that way, his heart was filled with sorrow...

  After arriving at the Wang Fu, Liu Qingyou was supported by someone to get off the carriage. As he walked forward, he felt that today's Wang Fu was very strange, and his heart inexplicably became anxious.

  "Master Liu... are you here to see the king?" The servant hesitated, saying that the king was currently injured and lying in bed, and probably wouldn't be able to meet with Master Liu.

  "Hmm, I have something to discuss with the prince. Has something happened in the mansion?" Liu Qingyao asked softly, and the people inside the mansion all had a... mournful expression?

  "Prince Liu, you will understand when you see the king." The servant did not dare to say more and led Liu Qingyou to the main house of Ziyueye before retreating.

  Liu Qing was about to reach the door when a shadow appeared, blocking his way. "Young Master Liu, please return. The king is not convenient to see guests today!" The emperor had ordered that no one be allowed to approach until the king woke up.

  Liu Qingyu paused slightly, "What's wrong with her?" These are the dark shadows... Looking at the black-clad person in front of him with a knowing gaze, except for his eyes, everything else was wrapped in black clothes. The imperial palace's dark shadows aren't supposed to appear casually, right? The more he thought about it, what had that rotten person done?

  "This..."

  "I'm her fiancé, can't I say that?" When Liu Qingyou said he was Zi Ruoye's fiancé, his ears turned slightly red. He spoke in a low voice, but the two people in front of him could still hear clearly.

  The two of them looked at each other in dismay, then nodded slightly. "Well... Young Master Liu, please go on in. You'll understand once you're inside." The prince really was a lucky person, with so many good men worrying about her. Hopefully heaven would have mercy and the prince's poison would be cured soon.

  Liu Qingyu walked into the inner room and saw Shangguan Meng constantly rubbing his hands, then placing them on Ziyue Ye's lips. He hurried over, trembling with anxiety, and asked, "What happened to her?"

  He had never seen such a pale face, no impertinence that made him dislike, no arrogance that made him want to chop people, nor the eyes that seemed to be smiling at himself all the time. There was only weakness, as if he was about to leave the world soon.

  Liu Qingyou's mind was a complete blank at this moment, his eyes fixed only on the figure of Zi Ruoye lying in bed. Guan Mou blinked her big eyes at Liu Qingyou, her pink lips already slightly pale. It seemed she had been warming up Zi Ruoye's hands all along, and the cold air had entered her body as a result. Her sparkling eyes were brimming with tears, but she refused to let them fall. "Wife, wife... she's sick. Very seriously ill. Wife is very cold, so Mou'er is helping wife warm up."

  "Is she very cold?" Looking at the pale and purple complexion of Zǐ Ruò Yè, he also felt his nose sour and unbearable, biting his lip, sitting aside, similarly imitating Shàng Guān Méng's action, rubbing his hands warm before holding Zǐ Ruò Yè's hand.

  Damn it! How can you be unconscious! Hurry up and wake up, I haven't told you many things yet!

  Wait till you wake up, I'll definitely smash all the liquor you want, see what else you can drink!

  Liu Qingyu rubbed her hands together over and over again, hurry up and wake up... If you don't wake up, how can I tell you that I was wrong?

  At this moment, the seven-star destroyers were shocked that they had sent out five two-star destroyers but could not kill Zi Ruoye. Someone took the lead and said, "Now we have lost five two-star destroyers, but we only injured Zi Ruoye. Should we continue with this mission?"

  "Hmph! The buyer only paid the price to make the Second Star move, and since they've already made their move, we've also suffered losses. So it's even, and Ye Wangye won't live for much longer either. It turns out she was already severely poisoned!"

  Although they were not unscrupulous, the fact was that in the world of killers, it was just so ruthless. If the buyer came again and paid more money, they would take on the job again. Just as they were discussing this, the door opened.

  "Who! Haven't I told you not to come in?! During the secret meeting, they were all extremely passionate. Only insiders who knew the hidden location would know, but who was so unruly?!"

  "It's indeed my fault for coming uninvited." Only then did Yun Qing appear, her slender figure clad in a light pink dress, half-concealing her face behind a mask adorned with vibrant peach blossoms.

  "What a person!" The people inside the Seven Star Mansion were suddenly shocked, why didn't they hear any movement at all. One of them saw the peach blossom mask on Yun Cong's face and was instantly shocked with wide eyes.

  "Pea...ch...peach..."

  Run? Why run?

  Others looked at Jieba's companions in confusion, only to see her repeating the word "escape" over and over again. The people inside were all seven-star cultivators, so why be afraid of just one person? Judging from the voice and figure, it was still a man! This was probably the common problem and pitiful aspect of all women in the Purple Mystic Country, thinking that all men in the Purple Mystic Country were weak and easily bullied.

  "Originally, the Seven Stars and I had no grievances or feud..." The man's footsteps were light, step by step approaching them, yet making them involuntarily feel a chill rising from their toes to their hearts.

  "But who would have thought that you actually let her get hurt..." At this moment, the person was suffering from the backlash of using internal force to counteract the poison, and a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes. In an instant, he looked at the person in front of him with a gaze that only looked at the dead, calm and unruffled.

  He stroked his mask, looking at the person who was still calling out 'Tao', a faint, indescribable charm rising to the corners of his mouth. "I didn't think anyone would remember my mask..." After all, it had been a year since he last appeared, a long and short year.

  That person's face turned pale as soon as they heard Yun Cong say that, and except for the word "peach", they couldn't utter another word. Five years ago, whether in Jianghu or the Imperial City, there was a rumor about a person who would appear wearing a mask with a peach flower on it, stunning yet deadly. No one knew if this was an organization or a single individual, only that each time they appeared, there was only one person, although their martial arts skills were slightly different, but the figure of the person was exactly the same. The only thing known was that as long as someone wearing a peach flower mask appeared, it would be a bloodbath, with no survivors left.

  Rivers and lakes are known as... Peach Demon. As for demons, they must be enchanting people's hearts and eating human flesh!

  "Her suffering... you'd have to die a thousand times to make up for it." Yun Jing stood quietly in front of them, neither sad nor happy, her calm voice not stirring up any ripples.

  "What's the point of talking to him!" The leader shouted, drew his sword and charged forward. The people beside him were also stirred up and followed suit.

  "I said, the Seven Stars Annihilation must be destroyed." In an instant, the profound eyes flashed with a faint light, and the pink figure darted among the ten people. This was the last... also the last of the Seven Stars Ten People.

  In the end, all nine people died with their tendons severed, except for that one person who had said "peach" and was spared. The man's face turned pale with fear, his sword trembling in his hand, as he saw Yun Qing walking towards him. He fell to his knees, begging for mercy, "Spare us, we were just after their money..."

  "Who? Who are you working for?" Yun Cong said calmly, his tone as flat as a calm lake, but to that person's ears, it was like the summons of hell. Which king had she offended?

  "We're also unclear, it seems that person was to prevent us from knowing, during the transaction, they were all masked." Trembling finished speaking, only hoping to leave himself a life.

  A pink dress after a fierce battle, yet not a single bloodstain was left on it. With a light wave of her pink sleeve, the person's breath ceased. "Don't speak, I'll find out anyway." Her eyes lightly veiled the killing intent that had risen to the surface, and returned to their usual calm serenity.

  Liu Qingyou had just woken up and was still running a fever, clearly somewhat weak, but he slowly began to feel dizzy, yet still insisted on keeping warm with Shangguan Meng for Ziyue Ye.

  Perhaps feeling a slight warmth, Zi Ruo Ye's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes. Her complexion was still pale and purple. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the five quilts on her body, no wonder she felt like she couldn't breathe...

  "Wife! You're awake!" The excited voice of Shangguan Meng rang in her ears, and Ziyue Ye turned to see Shangguan Meng's tears falling down after he finished speaking. "Waaah... Wife, Meng'er was afraid you wouldn't wake up, Meng'er was afraid..." He had never been so scared before, what if his wife didn't want him anymore?

  "It's okay, I'm awake now, right?" Looking at the small person in front of her who was crying with a big nose and tears, Ziyue Ye comforted lightly. Seeing the abnormal color on the little person's face, her expression changed, "Meng'er, did you just get close to me?"

  "My wife is very cold, so Meng'er wants to warm you up, and Liu Gege too." Shangguan Meng wiped away her tears with a small hand, sobbing in response.

  Liu Gege......?

  Zi Ruoye looked at him and saw that Liu Qingyou was also looking at her with the same tension and excitement, his face slightly red. "You're sick, how did you come here?"

  She woke up, and to her surprise, she was concerned about herself... Liu Qingyou supported her weak body, "Hmph! You fainted, how could I not come over? I still have a lot of things to say to you!" There are still many things that haven't been said to you yet... Liu Qingyou saw Zi Ruoye wake up, and for the first time, she showed a smile in front of Zi Ruoye, like a jade orchid blooming, with a hint of weakness.

  "Don't come near me..." At this moment, my whole body hurts, but I'm forcing myself to endure it, making my voice sound normal. "If you get close to me, the cold poison will infect you. Go and take out the medicine bottle in the second compartment of the cabinet, one person takes one pill each. It's not bitter."

  Shangguan nodded and obediently listened, taking out a small porcelain bottle, pouring out two pills, one of which she put in her mouth, and the other she gave to Liu Qingyou. Liu Qingyou held it in her hand but didn't eat it, looking at Ziyueye and asking, "Why aren't you eating?" If it could drive away cold poison, then shouldn't she be able to eat it too?

  Looking at his pale and weak face, Ziyue Ye knew that Liu Qingyou must have come over soon after waking up. "Your illness is not yet cured, eat quickly, I... don't need to." After finishing speaking, she turned her face to the side, biting her lip tightly, fortunately, her body was covered with a thick layer of cotton quilt, even if her palms were clenched into fists and bleeding, it didn't matter.

  Liu Qing swallowed the medicine quietly, and suddenly felt her body warm up a lot. Looking at Zi Ruo Ye's face turning away, she was slightly disheartened. Wasn't she willing to see herself?

  "Are... you feeling any better?" Seeing her still pale face, he couldn't help but ask.

  Zi Ruoye turned her head again, but there was a relaxed smile on her face. "I'm fine now, you all go rest early. I want to sleep for a while. Meng'er, let me sleep for a bit and then I'll play with you. Liu Qingyou is a patient, don't stay here anymore, go back to the Chancellor's residence."

  Shangguan Meng's eyes were slightly red from crying, although he wanted to stay longer, but seeing Ziyue Ye looking really sleepy, Nuo Nuo's voice tried to hold back her tears, "Then Meng'er will go down first. Wife, you sleep."

  Liu Qing's eyelashes drooped slightly, and she responded faintly. She glanced at Zi Ruoye, who had already closed her eyes and was breathing evenly. The words reached the tip of her tongue but were swallowed back, biting her lip, she quietly walked out of the room.

  After making sure the two had left, Zi Ruoye finally opened her eyes, curling up her body. Damn it... If she found out who that bastard was, she would definitely make him wish he were dead.

  She had wanted to ask why Yun Cong wasn't there, but she was already on the verge of collapse. If she didn't let them leave soon, they would definitely see through her. She had thought she could keep it a secret, but how did someone find out again? Wave after wave of pain washed over her like a tidal wave, and after who knows how long, she fainted once more.

  Liu Qingyou sat in the carriage returning to the Prime Minister's mansion, took out a candied lotus seed from her bosom and stared at it for a long time without speaking.

  After returning to the Prime Minister's mansion, Liu Qingyou fainted. He was originally running a high fever and had been close to Zi Ruoye for a long time, so the cold air entered his body. It was not easy for him to hold on until he returned to the Prime Minister's mansion before fainting.

  Yun Cong hurried back to the Wang Fu and rushed to Zi Ruoye's room, where he saw her curled up with her eyes closed. He quickly lifted the quilt and saw the bloodstains on her white clothes and her tightly clenched fists, which made his heart ache even more. With a thoughtful mind, he soon understood that this person was probably afraid of worrying others, so after waking up, she had been holding on...

  Gently prying open her hands, using a damp soft cloth to wipe away the bloodstains on her hands bit by bit, applying ointment afterwards, and changing the sheets before gently laying down Ziyue Ye.

  "Prince Wang, what will it take for you to wake up..." The sky had slowly darkened, but Zi Ruoye still showed no signs of waking up.

  Cold poison... Yun Cong looked at Zi Ruo Ye, slightly furrowed his brow. He had seen the concept of blood transfusion in medical books before, but didn't know if it was feasible. He himself wasn't skilled in medicine. If it were truly possible to exchange blood, what would be the harm in exchanging his life for Prince Wang's?

  Zi Ruoye was still shivering all over, despite being covered with so many quilts. Yun Cong hesitated for a moment before slowly taking off his own clothes, leaving only his undergarments on, and getting into bed with Zi Ruoye. Zi Ruoye's body was icy cold, causing his teeth to chatter lightly, but he still stubbornly held onto her. "Your Highness... wake up soon." He slowly transferred his internal energy into Zi Ruoye's body, the warm energy seeping into her meridians like a spring breeze.

  Seeing Zi Ruoye's complexion slightly improved, Yun Cong couldn't help but smile, it seems that it was useful after all...

  Zi Ruoye remained unconscious for a whole day and night, only slowly coming to on the second day. She opened her eyes in confusion, wondering why her body felt a faint warmth.

  "Your Highness... you're awake." He had been continuously losing internal energy for a day and night, and was already somewhat exhausted...

  A weak voice made Ziyue Ye's heart tremble, and when she turned her head around, she indeed saw Yun Qingchun smiling shallowly, but it was a weak smile that seemed to shatter with just one touch!

  "Cloud solidified!" Zi Ruoye hastily sat up, her body still weak from not fully recovering, but much better than Cloud Solidified. "How could you give me your internal energy?"

  Her poison was too overbearing, if someone were to forcefully input their inner energy, they would definitely pull some of the poison onto themselves. Hurriedly helping Cloud Condense up, she wouldn't allow such a thing to happen! With a concentrated expression, she once again input her inner energy into Cloud Condense's body.

  It turned out... Wang Ye knew he had martial arts skills... but was preventing Zi Ruoye's internal energy from entering his body...

  "Yun Cong, don't resist! If not, I'd rather die directly! It's better than this body always making you tired!" Yun Cong trembled at her resolute words, his eyelashes slightly trembling, and could only obey her words, knowing that she was telling the truth...

  Zi Ruoye pursed her lips, slowly channeling her inner energy and drawing the cold poison back onto herself. One hour passed, two hours passed, until she was certain that not a single thread of the cold poison would remain on Yun Cong's body, only then did she withdraw her own inner energy.

  "Yun Cong, don't be silly. This won't save me. So don't be silly." At this moment, Zi Ruoye's face was still pale and bloodless, but she still gently said from behind Yun Cong's waist.

  Fortunately, she woke up, if it was any later, Yun Cong would have really been poisoned... Fortunately, no harm came to Yun Cong.

  Can't be saved...

  "Can't we exchange blood......" she whispered her guess, if it were possible to exchange blood...

  "Fool! If I could change my blood, wouldn't I have done it long ago? I'm so afraid of death." When Yun Cong mentioned the two words "change blood", Zi Ruoye's heart skipped a beat. Although she had never tried changing her blood before, the poison had already penetrated her five organs and six viscera, and even if she changed her blood now, it would be too late. The consequence of secretly using internal force was that the poison she had suppressed for two years would resurface once again, rendering all her efforts futile.

  Can't... The cloud that had a glimmer of life suddenly dimmed its gaze...

  "How much longer... Your Highness..." She turned around gently, her eyes filled with sorrow. "This time, don't deceive Yun Cong again."

  Zi Ruoye turned her face away, not looking at Yun Cong's expression. After a while, she said softly, "Two years...". Now she didn't know either, if it was still two years according to the previous suppressed pace... but now she really didn't know.

  My body is slightly stiff, two years... Is it just two years left?

  "I don't even know which organization it is, doing business so early in the morning." Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly awkward, Zǐ Ruò Yè smiled and said, "I wonder how many silver coins this king is worth?" If she finds out who bought her life one day, she'll kill that person with double the amount of silver!

  "Yun Ning didn't know either." For people who were already dead, Yun Ning never paid attention to them, even if they died at his own hands. After eliminating the Seven Star Calamity, he did not find anything related that could lead him to the person who bought Wang Ye's life. A flash of murderous intent passed through his eyes, and soon he would know. For now, he was not in a hurry.

  Looking at Yun Cong's silent expression, Zi Ruoye shifted her body and gently leaned her forehead against Yun Cong's, "Don't think too much, life and death are destined, I'm used to the pain, it doesn't hurt at all."

  "You're deceiving Yun Cong again..." Looking at her playful and smiling face, he felt a sharp pain that made him unable to breathe. How could it not hurt? The pain of his fingertips being bitten still lingered in his heart.

  "Hehe... Ah, I'm a bit hungry, is there anything to eat?" Ziyueye, who had been seen through by Yun Cong, could only change the subject, covering her stomach with a "I'm so hungry" expression.

  "I'll go prepare now." Thinking that she hadn't eaten anything for a whole day and night, after getting dressed, she went out to prepare food for Zǐ Ruò Yè.

  After Yun Ning went out, the shadow appeared and knelt under Zi Ruoye's body. "This time it was our dereliction of duty, everyone has already been punished, just hoping that the king will not send shadows by his side again!"

  Zi Ruoye was taken aback, how did she end up taking the punishment? The Dark Shadow's punishment is severe, coldly scolding, "If there really was a mistake, I wouldn't mind you taking the punishment, but this time it's clearly my own problem, how can I blame you! Is that what Zi Xuanran said?" Thinking that during her unconsciousness, Zi Xuanran must have also come...

  "No, it's a penalty we're willing to accept. Moreover, the Emperor is also worried about the safety of Prince Wang, and has already posted an imperial edict to search for famous doctors everywhere and postponed the marriage between Prince Wang and Liu Gongzi."

  "Alright, go ahead." Searching for a famous doctor, Zi Yanran is being a bit too much... Postponing the wedding date, no wonder Liu Qingyou looked like she wanted to say something but stopped herself the other day. But she didn't understand, isn't postponing the wedding date beneficial to him? Looking at how he seemed to have something to tell her that day...

  Took out a small porcelain bottle from the pillow, poured out a pink pill, familiar pink pill placed in the palm of his hand, now that the poison has revived, is eating the anesthetic still useful?

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