"Hmm..." Bai Yulang also glanced at the dagger, feeling a moment of fear, but for his brother's sake, he had nothing to be afraid of.
He gritted his teeth. For his senior brother's sake, he had to hold on. He had to survive!
"It's starting," Wen Hongye said softly. Then she picked up the dagger, grabbed Bai Yulang's other hand, and slashed his palm horizontally.
Compared to the pain caused by the Gu worms, this cut is nothing.
Then, Wen Hongye sprinkled some black powder on the wound, which was instantly absorbed by the wound.
"Ugh..." Bai Yulang could already sense that something was wrong; the pain was rapidly intensifying.
"Ah—" Bai Yulang thought he could hold back the sound by clenching his teeth, but he found that he couldn't bear it at all. He felt like his whole body was about to explode.
"Yu Lang!!!" Lu Chimo gripped Bai Yu Lang's hand tightly, his heart clenching with anxiety.
Chapter 570 I love it
Bai Yulang kept his eyes tightly shut, tears streaming down his face, in unbearable pain: "Senior brother...it hurts, it hurts so much, it really hurts..."
Unlike when she was being infected with the Gu poison, she endured the pain and cried out in pain, this time she cried out in pain hysterically.
"Yulang, Yulang..." Lu Chimo bent down, hugged Bai Yulang's shoulders, and pressed his face against Bai Yulang's face. Bai Yulang cried, and he cried too, "Senior brother is here, senior brother is here!"
Seeing this, Wen Hongye's eyes also reddened. He looked away, unable to bear watching any longer.
Having come this far, he must continue.
Otherwise, all the pain that Bai Yulang endured would have been in vain.
Then, he picked up the dagger and made another cut on Bai Yulang's palm, followed by sprinkling the black powder again.
"Ugh... Senior brother... Senior brother, I'm in so much pain, I... I can't take it anymore..." Bai Yulang cried out in anguish.
"No!" Lu Chimo cried out anxiously, clinging to Bai Yulang. "Yulang, you must hold on! You must hold on! Your brother is still waiting for you. You are his only family. If you die, he will go crazy. If you die, your senior brother will go crazy too!"
Wen Hongye picked up the dagger again and made a third cut on Bai Yulang's palm, then sprinkled the black powder on it again.
"Senior brother... If Yulang is gone, senior brother, don't be sad. Senior brother will take the antidote to save my brother and comfort him... Senior brother loves Yulang the most, and will definitely listen to Yulang, right...? Um... Yulang really likes senior brother so much... so much... so much..."
Bai Yulang's voice was no longer hysterical, but gradually became weak.
"Yulang, Yulang! Don't sleep, wake up, wake up!" Lu Chimo looked at the unconscious Bai Yulang with eyes wide open in fury.
After the three cuts, Wen Hongye brought over a small porcelain jar she had prepared and placed Bai Yulang's hand inside.
After a while, he took out Bai Yulang's hand and carefully sealed the small porcelain jar.
“Yulang…” Lu Chimo gently rested his head on Bai Yulang’s forehead, “Your senior brother is here, wake up and see your senior brother…”
But Bai Yulang lay there quietly, without any reaction.
Wen Hongye wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything.
He glanced at Lu Chimo, who seemed to have lost his soul, and then silently left the room.
As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw Gu Xingchen waiting outside.
When Gu Xingchen saw him come out, she immediately went up to him and asked, "How did it go?"
Wen Hongye shook her head, her eyes red.
Gu Xingchen was slightly taken aback: "This..."
Wen Hongye couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself into Gu Xingchen's arms, crying, "How could God bear to do this to such an adorable young master Bai? What will happen to his senior brother? He'll go crazy..."
"They'll not only go mad, they might even die with us," Gu Xingchen sighed.
"Why did this have to happen... That Xiao Shixun really deserves to die. If it weren't for him, how could Young Master Su and Young Master Bai have ended up like this..."
Wen Hongye felt terrible. Xiao Shixun had harmed not only Su Fuliu and Bai Yulang, but also Feng Muting and Lu Chimo.
Before Gu Xingchen could say anything more, they heard Lu Chimo's desperate shouts from inside: "Yulang, you can't abandon your senior brother, you can't! Wake up, wake up!"
Gu Xingchen and Wen Hongye turned to look at the doorway, and then they heard Lu Chimo's desperate cries.
Chapter 571 Lifesaving Grace
Gu Xingchen shook his head: "This poison didn't kill Young Master Su, but it did kill Young Master Bai. If Young Master Su knew that the antidote was obtained by exchanging Young Master Bai's life, he would probably feel guilty for the rest of his life."
Wen Hongye felt very sad.
I was so upset I couldn't speak.
Gu Xingchen sighed softly, then murmured, "Are all Gu poisons used to harm people, and none used to save them...?"
After saying that, he chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Since it's called poison, of course it's used to harm people..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Hongye suddenly raised her head, as if she had thought of something, and quickly stepped out of Gu Xingchen's embrace, then rushed back to her room.
Gu Xingchen was stunned for a moment, then ran inside.
Wen Hongye ran to the bedside and saw Lu Chimo, whose face was covered in tears, putting away the silver needles. It was clear that Lu Chimo had just tried to keep Bai Yulang, but failed.
"Dr. Lu, please step aside! I have a way that might save Young Master Bai!" Wen Hongye shouted.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chimo didn't bother to ask any questions and quickly stepped aside.
Wen Hongye quickly reached out and checked the pulse on Bai Yulang's neck.
The pulse is already very weak, and it may stop at any moment.
He didn't dare to delay, so he took out a small porcelain bottle from his body, unscrewed the stopper, and poured the contents of the bottle into his mouth.
Within a few breaths, the blood vessels around Wen Hongye's body turned black. Then, he picked up the dagger he had used earlier and slashed his wrist, causing black blood to drip down.
He quickly pinched Bai Yulang's cheeks, opened his mouth, and dripped the black blood into it.
Only when the black veins on her body slowly returned to normal, and the dripping blood changed from black to a normal crimson, did Wen Hongye let go of her hand and then press on her injured wrist.
Gu Xingchen hurried over, and there happened to be some gauze that Wen Hongye had prepared beforehand. He quickly picked up a piece and used it to cover Wen Hongye's wound to stop the bleeding.
With Gu Xingchen pressing on the wound, Wen Hongye freed her other hand to feel Bai Yulang's pulse on his neck. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Lu Chimo, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, Young Master Bai's life is saved!"
Lu Chimo stared at him wide-eyed, utterly excited: "Really?!"
Wen Hongye nodded: "Yes, the situation is urgent, and I don't have time to think too much. What I did just now was to plant a seed Gu in Young Master Bai, while the mother Gu is on me. This Gu is similar to 'Together with You' but not quite the same."
Lu Chimo and Gu Xingchen were both puzzled after hearing this.
Then Wen Hongye explained, “'Together with you' means to live and die together, and the Gu I put on Young Master Bai is called ‘Life-Following Gu.’ If I don’t die, he won’t die either. So it was really close just now. Fortunately, Doctor Lu gave him acupuncture to delay his death, which allowed me to plant the Gu when he took his last breath.”
After hearing this explanation, Gu Xingchen asked in confusion, "So you mean that as long as you don't... you know, then Young Master Bai is immortal?"
Wen Hongye shook her head: "There's no such thing as a free lunch. If someone is really going to kill you, you'll still die. Even the offspring gu can't save you. But Young Master Bai's body just happened to be the vessel for raising gu worms. Raising gu worms in this body will make the gu worms more active than in an ordinary person's body. As long as the vessel still has a breath left, the offspring gu will desperately pull him back, allowing him to coexist with the mother gu. Young Master Bai can be considered to have turned misfortune into blessing. If an ordinary person is about to die, they will have this 'accompanying gu' planted in their body. The offspring gu won't be able to coexist with the mother gu so 'actively'."
Hearing this, Gu Xingchen and Lu Chimo finally understood the meaning behind it all.
With red eyes and tears welling up, Lu Chimo bowed deeply to Wen Hongye, saying, "I thank Young Master Wen for saving my life. I will repay your kindness even if it means going through fire and water!"
Chapter 572 Your wounds are my pain
Wen Hongye quickly and gently supported Lu Chimo's elbow: "Dr. Lu, you are too kind. I am also very happy to be able to save Young Master Bai. You and Young Master Bai are both people who value loyalty and righteousness. I am honored to know you and become your friends."
He followed his master from a young age, relying on him for survival, and had no friends.
Until he met Xiao Nian, he thought this would be his happiness, so he willingly followed him and was imprisoned in that world for three years, with no contact with the outside world.
Then, after he realized Xiao Nian's true nature, separated from her, and met Gu Xingchen, he discovered that the beauty and happiness in the world were not what Xiao Nian gave him, but what Gu Xingchen gave him.
Only after being with Gu Xingchen did he realize what true happiness and joy really meant.
He feels that his life has just begun and will be even more fulfilling in the future, thanks to the friendship he has made with such loyal and devoted friends.
"It is an honor for Yulang and me to make friends with someone like Young Master Wen," Lu Chimo replied.
At this moment, Gu Xingchen spoke up, "Could you please help me bandage Hongye's wrist wound, Dr. Lu?"
Lu Chimo nodded: "Mm!"
Gu Xingchen held Wen Hongye's wrist, afraid of hurting him. Looking at the deep red wound, he felt a pang of heartache: "It hurts a lot, doesn't it?"
Wen Hongye shook her head: "It's alright. Compared to the pain that Young Master Bai has endured, this is nothing."
"How can you compare these things? I feel sorry for you even if you just bump or scrape your wrist, let alone cut your wrist." Gu Xingchen looked up at Wen Hongye, her eyes not filled with blame, but with heartache and a hint of grievance.
Lu Chimo focused on bandaging Wen Hongye's wrist, while Wen Hongye could only gently tug at Gu Xingchen's sleeve with her other hand: "I was just anxious to save Young Master Bai..."
"I didn't say that it was wrong for you to save Young Master Bai. I'm happy that you were able to save him. I'm just worried about your injured wrist! Your injury hurts me, you know?!" Gu Xingchen said anxiously.
He was simply heartbroken that Wen Hongye was injured, but he didn't say that Wen Hongye shouldn't have cut her wrist to save Bai Yulang. He was also extremely happy that Bai Yulang was saved.
Seeing his face turn red with anxiety, Wen Hongye couldn't help but chuckle: "I know, I know. If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of this way to save Young Master Bai. In fact, Young Master Bai should be thanking you."
Lu Chimo had just finished bandaging himself when he heard this. He looked up at Gu Xingchen and said, "It was Gu Gongzi's reminder that made Wen Gongzi think of a way to save Yulang. Both Gu Gongzi and Wen Gongzi are benefactors to Yulang and me. Yulang and I will always remember this kindness."
As he spoke, he cupped his hands towards Gu Xingchen, bowing at a ninety-degree angle.
Gu Xingchen quickly waved his hand: "No, it's nothing. I didn't really help at all. It was all Hongye who worked hard. I'm also very happy that Young Master Bai has been saved. Heaven will surely allow Doctor Lu and Young Master Bai to stay together for life."
Wen Hongye said, "Alright, now we just wait for Young Master Bai to wake up. Doctor Lu, you can stay here and watch over him. Xingchen and I will go back to our room first."
Lu Chimo nodded, then, as if remembering something, said, "This 'Life-Giving Gu'..."
“Oh, right now, we’re mainly relying on the Zi Gu to help Young Master Bai recover slowly. Once Young Master Bai is fully recovered, I’ll come and remove this ‘Sui Sheng Gu’,” Wen Hongye replied.
Chapter 573 Lifetimes
"Alright, thank you very much, Young Master Wen." Lu Chimo thanked him again.
"It's alright. Then, Doctor Lu, please take good care of Young Master Bai. We'll be leaving now." After saying that, Wen Hongye and Gu Xingchen left.
As soon as they stepped out of the room, Gu Xingchen reached into the small bamboo basket on Wen Hongye's body, took out a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and held it to Wen Hongye's lips, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
Wen Hongye smiled, took a piece of candy from the small bamboo basket, unwrapped it, and held it to Gu Xingchen's lips: "Husband, are you not wronged now?"
After eating the candy that Wen Hongye fed him, Gu Xingchen's eyes, which were fixed on Wen Hongye, darkened slightly: "I... besides silently staying by your side, I don't know what else I can do for you. Now you have a great grudge to avenge, but I can't help you at all, and I might even become a burden to you."
"What are you saying, my husband?" Wen Hongye hugged Gu Xingchen. "Being there for someone is the hardest thing to do, because it takes a lifetime to accomplish, unless, my husband, you no longer love me."
"How could that be!" Gu Xingchen also hugged Wen Hongye tightly. "A lifetime is too short. What I want is for all eternity. I want to be the wind that accompanies Hongye. Wherever Hongye drifts, I will follow."