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"Are you... alright?" Le Yan asked hesitantly, "Should I...?"

Chu Gexing glanced at her sideways and said coldly, "No need. You can wait until I'm too weak to continue healing and then kill me."

Le Yan felt flustered by his words, but she retorted angrily, "You're the one who harmed Xiao Di, so of course I'm going to kill you, but not now."

He remained completely unfazed and instead said, "Oh? You mean Xiao Di is dead? If I, Chu Gexing, want someone to die, they naturally won't live. Giving you the antidote won't make a difference. How about we make another bet? If Xiao Di isn't dead, you kneel down and kowtow to me three times, how about that?"

Le Yan was stunned, staring at Chu Gexing, and fell silent.

She knew that Chu Gexing didn't usually talk so much, but now he was saying something like kneeling down and kowtowing, something only children would gamble on. It was clear that he was angry with her. Could it be that Xiao Di really wasn't dead... or perhaps she had overlooked something? But his heart had clearly stopped beating.

After Chu Gexing finished speaking, he seemed to realize that he had spoken out of turn and immediately turned his gaze back.

Before long, as he circulated his internal energy, a slight sheen of sweat appeared on Chu Zhen's face.

Le Yan had been watching Chu Zhen's expression. Seeing this, she raised her sleeve and gently wiped the sweat from his face.

Chu Gexing's eyebrows shot up, his eyes flashing like lightning, and he immediately shouted, "You're not allowed to touch him!"

"I just..." Le Yan pulled her sleeves back, wondering why this person was angry.

“Stand to the side quietly,” he said bitterly.

She bit her lip, then finally took a step back and stood by the bed.

Dragon and Tiger Fight in the Capital, Chapter Seventy: Name

In my dream, the woman in red, with unparalleled elegance, was holding hands with another person. She smiled slightly at him and called him, "Ah Zhen."

He vaguely resembled the boy from fourteen years ago, who knew nothing but was willful, desperately tugging at her sleeve and pleading, "Brother Yu, don't go with him. I'll treat you better."

She just smiled, and a single "A-Zhen" was already a world away.

He missed them. They left hand in hand.

He was left standing there, staggering and bending over on the ground; the cold ground chilled his heart as well.

He was lost and helpless, and unwilling to get up, so he simply lay there, with no one around, so he could cry out loud.

She cried her heart out, knowing those people would never come back.

People who won't even say "goodbye" are unlikely to ever come back.

Brother Yu, Brother Si, how cruel you are!

A trace of resentment still lingered in his heart.

Chu Zhen suddenly realized something.

It's like a version of yourself, a grown-up version of yourself, looking down at the boy on the ground who keeps crying and crying.

He lay on the ground, stubbornly refusing to get up, as if throwing a tantrum.

And so it lasted for fourteen years.

He remained in the same spot, without moving an inch.

What an immature child.

He looked at his own awkward self and was filled with desolation for a moment.

Yes, it's time to let go.

It was something that couldn't be held onto anyway, so perhaps it's time to let go.

Suddenly, I heard a voice in my ear saying, "I'm sorry."

Chu Zhen was taken aback.

Le Yan wrung her hands, tears streaming down her face.

Chu Gexing got out of bed and gently laid Chu Zhen's body back down on the bed.

Le Yan stepped forward, wanting to reach out and touch him, but then hesitated and pulled her hand back into her sleeve.

Chu Gexing saw all this and felt a mix of emotions, though it wasn't a pleasant feeling.

"Is he alright?" she asked.

Chu Gexing lowered his eyelids: "Aren't you also good at reading the land? You can even tell if someone is going to die."

Le Yan knew he was still angry about Xiao Di, so she gave a bitter smile and said, "At worst, if I'm wrong, I'll just kowtow to you three times. Why do you have to hold a grudge?"

“You weren’t like this before,” he suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Huh?" she asked, puzzled.

"When do you enjoy being controlled by the life and death of others?" he asked.

Le Yan was stunned, and after a long while she said, "Chu Gexing. You don't know that feeling."

“I don’t want to know either,” Chu Gexing blurted out.

“Yes, I hope you never have that experience,” she added.

Chu Gexing suspected that she was mocking him, so he immediately looked directly into her eyes, only to see a hint of bitterness on her face.

His expression didn't seem feigned; he was genuinely trying to persuade her.

Even so, he still said, "Are you mocking me for being heartless and cruel?"

Le Yan shook her head: "No, I just hope that you will never experience that kind of pain." She reached out and pressed her hand to her chest.

She was clearly talking about Xiao Di, so why were her eyes only fixed on Chu Zhen on the bed?

Chu Gexing felt a surge of irritation.

She was not being sarcastic; she was genuinely speaking from the heart.

Why does he feel such disgust?

Especially when I saw the way she looked at Chu Zhen.

Chu Gexing reached out and grasped her wrist.

Le Yan turned her head: "What are you doing?"

“He already knows your identity, do you still want to stay here?” he asked.

“What difference does it make whether I know or not? I never intended to deliberately hide it…” she replied.

"Deep down, do you know the difference between you and him? Between you two..." he suddenly asked.

Even he himself didn't know why he asked such a question.

What an absurd and irrelevant question.

"What...what do you mean?" Surprisingly, she didn't find it abrupt, just a little flustered.

That slight panic pierced his heart.

Sure enough, what he was worried about, she also thought of, and she must have worried about it before he did.

Chu Gexing felt a surge of anger and tightened his grip.

She struggled and said, "You're hurting me."

"Leyan," he said softly, his eyes fixed on her as he slowly approached, "you didn't answer the question I asked."

She hurriedly turned her head. Then, feeling that the action made her seem too guilty, she turned her head back again.

His face happened to be right in front of her, his lips pink and plump. For some reason, she felt a warm sensation on her face. It was as if he had gently brushed against her.

Chu Gexing was stunned.

His lips...

Tang Leyan was also stunned.

His lips.

He looked at her, his eyes filled with astonishment and momentary lapse in guard.

She looked at him, but didn't know what to say.

At this awkward moment, the person on the bed let out a soft groan.

The two immediately noticed, and Chu Gexing quickly released Tang Leyan's hand and took a step back.

She also took a step back diagonally, then darted to the bedside in a flash, her swift movements fueling his deep hatred.

"Zhen, Zhen, how are you?" she asked softly.

"Hmm..." The person on the bed let out a sigh that was hard to decipher.

Looking at his pale face, tears welled up in her eyes. She raised her sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, whispering repentantly, "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

His body suddenly trembled.

As Chu Zhen slowly opened his eyes, Chu Gexing momentarily forgot to argue with Tang Leyan about how she addressed him.

“You guys…” Chu Zhen began.

"Don't speak." Chu Gexing stepped forward. "Uncle Zhen, you have internal injuries."

Tang Leyan looked at him guiltily: "I'm sorry... I... I didn't mean to."

He lowered his head guiltily.

Chu Zhen was taken aback.

I'm sorry... So it was she who said it.

He smiled bitterly to himself. The voice that had woken him from his slumber was hers.

“You…” he tried to speak.

She glanced at him hastily and said, "Uncle Zhen, please don't say anything. I'll apologize to you after you've recovered."

"Hmm..." He had no choice but to stop talking.

If she forces herself to speak and aggravates her internal injuries, she will likely feel even more guilty.

Chu Zhen's gaze shifted to Chu Gexing beside her.

Chu Gexing met his gaze, paused slightly, and then a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

He also gave a bitter laugh to himself. Chu Gexing turned to Le Yan and said gently, "Don't worry, the injury isn't serious. You'll be fine after a few days of rest."