The words the man said at the inn were still echoing in my mind.
If I told you that you are the one I love, would you believe me?
With a slight upturn of his lips, Chu Jiangli chuckled softly despite the extremely tense environment.
He said, "A miracle doctor..."
"I trust you."
After saying that, Chu Jiangli raised his longsword high, about to cut down on the legs. Yu Tang held the paper packet in his hand and poured it all over Wei Laogui's eyes, shouting with red eyes, "Chu Jiangli, if you fucking dare to cut down, I'll never like you again!"
Chapter 23
He died for the villain for the sixth time (23)
Chu Jiangli suddenly stopped moving.
Almost reflexively, his body rushed towards Yu Tang's location, using his back to block the long sword that Wei Laogui had frantically swung down, protecting the person in his arms. With a turn, the long sword precisely sliced off the middle-aged man's head.
He learned martial arts that could kill people from a young age.
Once I take action, I will never hesitate.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Xiao Han broke free from the man's restraints. Chu Jiangli's longsword followed, and just as the man was about to strike Xiao Han, Chu Jiangli ended his life.
Blood splattered all over him, seeping into his red clothes, making Chu Jiangli look like a demon descended to earth, chilling people to the bone.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" The cultists who had been watching were terrified and shouted for retreat, turning around and running into the woods.
Chu Jiangli did not chase after them, but held the person in his arms tightly, standing there silently.
He knew he should let go of Yu Tang at this point, but the feeling of having regained what he had lost made it impossible for him to let go.
Burying her head in the man's shoulder and neck, Chu Jiangli said in a hoarse voice, "Thankfully, you're alright."
I just heard Yu Tang struggling and that loud shout.
Chu Jiangli was truly terrified.
He dared not imagine how much harm Yu Tang would have suffered if he had been a step slower and had not blocked Wei Laogui's knife.
"You've gone too far..." No longer the usual deliberate distance and politeness, Chu Jiangli's voice was full of vulnerability.
Hearing this, Yu Tang's heart softened.
He hugged Chu Jiangli back, feeling a damp patch on the other's back. Remembering the knife Chu Jiangli had taken for him, he quickly pushed him away and said to Xiao Han, "Xiao Han, quickly go to the carriage and get my medicine box!"
Yu Qi and Xiao Han, who had been stunned, finally came to their senses. One went to deal with the body, and the other went to get the first-aid kit.
Yu Tang helped Chu Jiangli sit down.
He took the medicine box from Xiao Han and was about to treat Chu Jiangli's wounds when the man pressed his hand down.
Chu Jiangli reached out and carefully touched the bleeding spot on Yu Tang's neck, saying, "Don't worry about me, take care of your own injury first."
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback.
Good heavens, you have such a huge knife wound on your back, bleeding like crazy, and you still say we shouldn't worry about you?
Are you kidding me?
"Can't you prioritize things?" Yu Tang laughed angrily, "My injury is nothing serious, so don't worry about it."
"No. You should bandage your own wounds first, then worry about me." But Chu Jiangli was extremely stubborn, holding his hand and refusing to let go until he gave in.
In the end, Yu Tang had no choice but to give in.
She quickly bandaged herself up, then pulled Chu Jiangli's hand to her neck, saying helplessly, "Feel it, it's all bandaged up, right?"
Chu Jiangli then curled his lips into a smile and hummed in agreement.
Yu Tang pulled him to sit by the river.
Yu Qi and Xiao Han rebuilt a fire not far away and did not approach them.
Yu Tang made Chu Jiangli take off his clothes, revealing his injured back. The wounds from the knife were bleeding profusely, with the skin torn and flesh exposed, making Yu Tang's scalp tingle.
He soaked a handkerchief in river water and carefully cleaned the bloodstains around Chu Jiangli's wound, then took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on the wound.
Chu Jiangli's body tensed up instantly.
Yu Tang knew he was enduring the pain from the medicine powder, so she said, "If it hurts, just scream. It will make you feel much better."
But Chu Jiangli simply shook his head, remaining silent without uttering a sound of pain.
After finally treating Chu Jiangli's wounds, Yu Tang himself was so nervous that he broke out in a sweat.
After helping the person put on their clothes, Yu Tang tidied up the medicine box. Just as he was about to say something, a gust of autumn wind blew by, causing him to sneeze.
Chu Jiangli immediately asked, "Is the divine doctor very cold?"
Yu Tang cursed under his breath at his sickly and unlucky constitution, rubbed his arms, and replied, "A little..."
The next moment, everything went black. When she came to her senses, Yu Tang found herself being embraced by Chu Jiangli.
The other person wasn't fully dressed yet. The martial artist's hot chest pressed against his back, encircling him in his arms, and the head rested on his shoulder.
It is a posture that is quite dependent on.
A deep, husky voice sounded in Chu Jiangli's ear as he asked, "Are you still cold like this?"
Why is this kid suddenly being so proactive?
Before he could continue to question, Chu Jiangli asked again, "Is what you said true?"
"Huh? What did you say?"
Chu Jiangli repeated, "It's that line: Chu Jiangli, if you fucking dare to chop me down, I'll never like you again."
Are you a broken record?
The words Yu Tang blurted out in his desperation, now spoken by Chu Jiangli, made him instantly extremely embarrassed.
"Ah...this sentence..."
Before he could continue, Chu Jiangli asked again, "So you mean, you like me, is that right?"
"And the person you mentioned before, my sweetheart, was also me, right?"
The other party's sudden realization left Yu Tang stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.
Then he burst out laughing.
“Yes…” I knew my chance to explain had come.
Yu Tang then used the lines the system had taught him, and said earnestly, "You said you wouldn't love me back then, so I was too proud to admit I had someone I liked..."
"Later, as I got to know you better, I kept trying to explain this to you, but you just wouldn't believe me..."
“I believe you…” Chu Jiangli said, “I just answered that I believe you.”
His words startled Yu Tang, who suddenly remembered that Chu Jiangli had indeed said he believed him when he was about to cut off Chu Jiangli's legs.
For a moment, Yu Tang was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
He pursed his lips, relaxed his body, leaned against Chu Jiangli, and asked, "And what about you?"
"What?"
Do you like me now?
I could feel the breathing around my ear had become much lighter.
The chest he was leaning against also stiffened.
Yu Tang sighed: "It seems you are..."
"like……"
Unexpectedly, Chu Jiangli interrupted Yu Tang and tightened his arms around the man.
Suppress the overwhelming fear of the future and the inferiority complex about one's life.
He spoke as if he had made up his mind.
"I... really like you too."
Chapter 24
He died for the villain for the sixth time (24)
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback.
Suddenly, I felt like I'd finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
But at the same time, a sour and painful feeling spread through my heart.
Just as he waited for Chu Jiangli to see his true feelings, the villains from the previous worlds were also waiting for him to see his own heart.
Moreover, the suppression of him by the Ruthless Path was even stronger back then than it is now.
He would be forcibly brainwashed and controlled if he showed even the slightest interest.
Even though she had already learned about emotions through her interactions with the villain.
Yet they cannot express themselves, cannot convey their feelings, and in the end, their memories will be forcibly erased, those stirrings of emotion will be wiped away, and the cycle will begin again.
If he was controlled by the Path of Ruthlessness even when he was Wei Yuan's master, then could it be that...
Did he never reciprocate Wei Yuan's feelings until his death?
In other words, Wei Yuan is... waiting for someone who has never said he loves him for 100,000 years, and is planning to sacrifice himself to save him?
The thought crossed Yu Tang's mind, and she almost burst into tears.
He grasped Chu Jiangli's hand, feeling the other's trembling and cautiousness.
She said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Li, thank you."
"Thank you for liking me."
Through Chu Jiangli, Yu Tang was also telling Wei Yuan this message.
He had no memory of being Wei Yuan's master, nor did he know what he had experienced with Wei Yuan.