Lu Chimo looked at Feng Muting: "That imposter Mo Chilu should still be hiding in the Xiu Prince's mansion. The reason Young Master Su came here was all because he instigated Prince Xiu. He wanted Prince Xiu to..."
He didn't say the rest, but anyone who heard this would understand what he meant.
Upon hearing this, Feng Muting was furious. He temporarily put down the unconscious Su Fuliu and got up to find Mo Chilu.
Lu Chimo quickly took Bai Yulang's pulse and found that his injuries were serious, so he used silver needles to protect his damaged heart meridian.
Meanwhile, Mo Chilu was actually hiding in the shadows nearby. He was so scared that his legs were still weak.
Now that he saw Feng Muting arrive, he was even more terrified. He covered his mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound.
When he saw Feng Muting walking towards him, he felt as if each step was pounding on his heart.
"Imposter Mo Chilu, are you coming out on your own, or do I have to drag you out?" Feng Muting roared.
Mo Chilu was so frightened that he trembled. He wanted to run away, but his legs wouldn't obey him. He tried to crawl, but as he did, he bumped into a pillar.
Although the commotion was small, it was enough for Feng Muting to notice.
He rushed forward in one stride, ripped off the curtain in the corner, and saw Mo Chilu hiding behind it.
"Your Highness, I was wrong, please forgive me, I won't dare to do it again, I will never dare to do it again!" Mo Chilu looked at the fierce-looking Feng Muting in front of him in horror, his heart almost stopping.
Feng Muting wanted nothing more than to tear him in two. He bent down and pulled Mo Chilu up, his undisguised killing intent causing Mo Chilu to lose control of his bladder in fear.
Then, Feng Muting kicked him, and Mo Chilu slammed into a pillar, spitting out blood. But he ignored the pain and hurriedly got up, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed desperately: "Your Highness, spare my life! I dare not do it again, I will never dare to do it again."
Feng Muting seemed not to hear him and kicked him in the shoulder again. He rolled over and rolled to the corner of the wall, blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Lu Chimo shouted, "Your Highness, spare his breath. With him alive, we can force Ye Wanxiu to show himself."
“Hmph, Ye Wanxiu ran away alone, without even calling his son. It’s clear that his own life is more important to him. He won’t come back to walk into a trap for such a useless son,” Feng Muting replied.
“If we directly use him to force Ye Wanxiu to come back, Ye Wanxiu definitely won’t take the risk. But if we give him a ‘chance’ and make him think that he can save his son, then he definitely won’t mind trying to secretly take his son away. After all, no matter how useless his son is, he has raised him with great difficulty. Then we can catch him like a turtle in a jar,” Lu Chimo said.
Upon hearing this, Feng Muting frowned. He looked at Mo Chilu, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, unable to move, and gritted his teeth: "Then let him live a few more hours!"
Chapter 459 Parting Ways
Feng Muting turned and glanced at Xie Chen: "Take him away."
"Yes." Xie Chen felt unwell, but he didn't say much and walked over.
Seeing that he was walking unsteadily, Feng Muting frowned and said, "Forget it, let's go back first. Later, Su Yan will arrange for someone to take him away and deal with the corpses in the Xiu Prince's Mansion."
Xie Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Feng Muting kick him again, knocking Mo Chilu unconscious so that he couldn't run away.
Feng Muting walked back to Su Fuliu's side and picked him up.
Lu Chimo also picked up Bai Yulang. He originally wanted to take Bai Yulang home, but given Su Fuliu's condition, Feng Muting would definitely want him to go with her to check on Su Fuliu. They also needed to discuss how to use Mo Chilu to lure Ye Wanxiu out.
Therefore, he could only carry Bai Yulang back to the Prince's Mansion.
Upon arriving at the Prince's residence, Lu Chimo said, "Young Master Su is perfectly healthy, so what Your Highness needs to do is to clean him up before he wakes up, so that he doesn't smell the blood, lest he ask questions and Your Highness will have a hard time answering."
Feng Muting nodded slightly, then carried Su Fuliu back to the room.
Lu Chimo quickly led Bai Yulang back to the room they had stayed in before. He had only temporarily protected Bai Yulang's heart meridian, and he still needed to continue to administer acupuncture to Bai Yulang.
When Su Yan arrived, he only saw Xie Chen walking towards the room, clearly injured again.
He ran over and helped Xie Chen up: "How...how did you get hurt again!"
Xie Chen smiled and said, "It's alright, much better than last time..."
"You still have the nerve to talk about last time? You almost scared me to death last time. I don't believe you anymore." With that, Su Yan ordered a servant who was passing by to go find the royal physician.
He helped Xie Chen back to his room, took off Xie Chen's coat and shoes, and carefully helped him lie down.
Xie Chen looked at him, a smile creeping onto his lips: "This injury was worth it."
Su Yan glared at him: "Nonsense, what's the point of being injured? Are you stupid?!"
"I'm not stupid, I'm happy. Seeing how much my brother cares about me and feels sorry for me makes me really happy." Xie Chen looked at Su Yan standing by the bed. "It's just that since I came back, I haven't heard my brother call me 'A-Chen' even once, which makes me a little disappointed."
Su Yan looked at him, but couldn't manage a smile. He said solemnly, "Later, I'll go talk to the Prince and ask him to let you return to Xuanyuan Pavilion."
Xie Chen was taken aback, his smile freezing: "Brother..."
“You’ve been an assassin at Xuanyuan Pavilion for so many years, and you’ve only been seriously injured once. But since you came to the Prince’s Mansion, you’ve been seriously injured twice in a row. I… I’m very scared, so I will beg the Prince to allow you to return to Xuanyuan Pavilion,” Su Yan replied seriously.
He would rather separate from Xie Chen than have Xie Chen stay in the palace, as he didn't want Xie Chen to be constantly injured and in danger of losing his life.
"Brother, I'm fine. I won't leave. Even if the prince promised, I won't leave. It wasn't easy for me to be with you, brother. I will never leave." Xie Chen propped himself up, trying to get up.
Seeing this, Su Yan quickly reached out and pressed him down to prevent him from getting up: "You have to leave whether you like it or not. If you don't leave, then we'll part ways."
Xie Chen was stunned: "Brother..."
Su Yan gritted his teeth and turned away. He didn't dare to look at Xie Chen, afraid that Xie Chen would discover his true emotions.
Xie Chen reached out to hold Su Yan's hand, but Su Yan dodged it.
"Brother... Brother, don't send me away, I don't want to be separated from you!" Xie Chen felt a pain in his chest, a pain that was more painful than his injury.
Chapter 460 I won't let go, even if it means death.
“I’m not trying to get rid of you, I… I’m doing this for your own good,” Su Yan replied, but he didn’t dare look at Xie Chen. He was afraid that if he saw Xie Chen like that, he would soften and wouldn’t be able to let him go.
"If you care about me, brother, don't send me away." Xie Chen said, and then reached out to grab Su Yan's hand again.
At this moment, the imperial physician arrived, and Su Yan withdrew his hand and stepped aside, leaving Xie Chen empty-handed.
The physician walked to the bedside, put down his medicine box, and was about to reach out to take Xie Chen's pulse when Xie Chen pulled his hand under the covers.
The physician was stunned: "This..."
Seeing this, Su Yan asked, "Xie Chen, what are you doing? Let the royal physician take a look at you!"
Xie Chen remained silent, his eyes lowered, unmoved.
The physician looked at Su Yan with some difficulty.
"Thank you!" Su Yan shouted angrily.
Xie Chen, however, simply turned over and faced inwards.
Su Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Xie Chen, what's wrong with you? If you're going to throw a tantrum, wait until the physician examines your injuries first!"
However, Xie Chen remained silent and ignored everyone.
The physician looked at Su Yan with a troubled expression.
Su Yan glared angrily at Xie Chen, who had his back to him. Then, he said to the physician, "I'll try to talk him out. I'll call you over once he's calmed down."
The physician nodded, then picked up his medicine box and left.
After the physician left, Su Yan climbed onto the bed and pulled Xie Chen over, but before he could speak, Xie Chen pulled him into his arms.
"Let go!" Su Yan said angrily, but only he knew that he was very upset. He didn't want to, but he really didn't want Xie Chen to be in any more danger.
Every time he saw Xie Chen injured, his heart ached terribly; he wished he were the one who got hurt.
"I won't let go, I'll never let go, even if it kills me." Xie Chen finally spoke. He hugged Su Yan tightly, buried his head in Su Yan's chest, and burst into tears.
Su Yan was immediately stunned.
He could feel his clothes soaked with tears. Was this little bastard really crying?!
"No, why are you crying? I'm not crying at all. You...you actually cried! Please stop crying, or people will think I'm bullying you!"
This was the first time he had seen Xie Chen cry, and for a moment, he didn't know how to comfort him.
He was usually the one who got bullied and made to cry by Xie Chen, but today, Xie Chen was the one crying.
"My brother bullied me. He doesn't want me anymore. What else can I do if I don't cry? Since he doesn't want me, why should I go to the doctor or get treatment for my injuries? Without him, what's the point of my life? I might as well be dead," Xie Chen said, crying.
Her tearful appearance left Su Yan completely at a loss.
"No, Xie Chen, don't be like this, don't cry. I let you go because I wanted you to live well. Who said I didn't want you!"
Seeing Xie Chen like this, Su Yan couldn't help but feel frustrated. Who was on top and who was on the bottom here?
I'm not crying, but you're crying like this, what's going on here!
"Brother just said we should part ways peacefully!" Xie Chen was still crying.
"I...okay, okay, I take it back, alright? Don't cry now." Su Yan had no choice.
"My brother even said he wanted me to leave!" Xie Chen cried even harder.
"Hey, I told you not to cry, but you're crying even harder! I told you to leave because I don't want anything to happen to you. It's more dangerous in the Prince's Mansion than in Xuanyuan Pavilion. I'm doing this for your own good, why don't you appreciate it!" Su Yan said anxiously.
Chapter 461 You've tricked me into your heart, so don't you promise me a lifetime together?
"I don't want to leave, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay here, I just want to stay by my brother's side!" Xie Chen continued to cry.
Su Yan clicked his tongue lightly, his heart in turmoil from Xie Chen's crying.
How could he bear to part with Xie Chen?
He could only soften his tone and say, "It would be safer for you to go back to Xuanyuan Pavilion. At least you won't always be in danger like this. Xuanyuan Pavilion isn't very far from here. I'll come see you when I have time, okay?"
Xie Chen immediately shook his head: "No, I just want to stay by my brother's side. I want to see my brother every day and fall asleep holding him every day!"
"Achen, listen to me, okay?" Su Yan sighed softly and continued to persuade him.
"No," Xie Chen replied firmly.
"..." Su Yan felt helpless.
He thought about it again and again, but finally couldn't hold back and yelled at Xie Chen.
"You little bastard, why are you so stubborn? Do you think I want to break up with you? Do you think I want to drive you away? Do you think I feel good about this? I... I was just worried about you getting hurt. You've been injured one after another. Do you know how much it hurts me? What will I do if something really happens to you?! You tricked me into your life, so you have to promise me a lifetime together, right? If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to live alone after this?!"
Xie Chen immediately stopped crying, tears still clinging to the corners of his eyes. He blinked as he looked at Su Yan, who had a face full of anger but whose eyes were red.
After Su Yan finished yelling, tears involuntarily streamed down his face, and the more he wiped them away, the more tears fell.
He gritted his teeth, refusing to cry out, only breathing heavily with a sense of grievance.
The two of them stared at each other for a moment, locked in a stalemate.