This is truly surprising.
Bai Yulang never expected that he would misjudge someone.
But when Wen Hongye and Gu Xingchen stand together, she looks more like the one in the upper position!
However, the result was that Gu Xingchen was on top?!
This, this...
This must be true love...
Wen Hongye coughed awkwardly and asked, "Um, I have a lot of candy here. If Young Master Bai wants some, just ask me. It's alright."
Bai Yulang shook his head: "No, no, no, just one is enough. Thank you, but your husband gave it to you. I can't eat too many. If I want some, I'll ask my senior brother to buy some for me."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Chimo walked in and asked, "What would you like to buy, Yulang?"
"Senior brother!" Bai Yulang looked at Lu Chimo, "I want to eat candy. It seems like eating candy will make the pain less."
"Alright, then I'll go buy it now, senior brother." With that, Lu Chimo, who had just walked in, turned around and left.
After lunch, the group prepared to set off.
Lu Chimo carried Bai Yulang into the carriage, while Wen Hongye and Gu Xingchen sat outside driving the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Bai Yulang looked at the sack full of sugar beside him and couldn't help but laugh: "Senior brother, are you trying to make me die from sweetness? Why did you buy so much?"
"The journey is long, how can we have enough to eat if we don't buy more? Even if we don't finish them, we can save them for later." Lu Chimo hugged Bai Yulang and peeled a piece of candy and put it in his mouth.
Bai Yulang, however, had a "wicked" idea. He reached out and hooked his arm around Lu Chimo's neck, leaned in and put the candy he had just put in his mouth into Lu Chimo's mouth: "I want my senior brother to eat candy with me, to be sweet together."
How could Chapter 567 be wrong?
Lu Chimo laughed: "This little bit of sweetness isn't enough for Senior Brother."
Bai Yulang was stunned. Before he could react, Lu Chimo had already leaned over.
A piece of candy went back and forth between their mouths until it melted.
Lu Chimo then released Bai Yulang, saying with lingering relish, "Yulang is sweeter than sugar."
Bai Yulang leaned into Lu Chimo's arms, feigning anger, and said, "Senior brother is going too far. How can you eat candy like that?"
"Didn't Yulang say he wanted to eat candy and be sweet with his senior brother?" Lu Chimo asked in return.
Bai Yulang pouted and said nothing more, instead nestling obediently in Lu Chimo's arms, savoring the rare moment.
When it comes time to retrieve the Gu, things won't be so easy.
After a moment of silence, Bai Yulang seemed to remember something and suddenly beckoned to Lu Chimo with his finger.
Lu Chimo was slightly taken aback, then lowered his head and leaned closer.
He leaned close to Lu Chimo's ear and whispered, "Senior brother, who do you think is superior, Young Master Wen or Young Master Gu?"
Lu Chimo hadn't expected Bai Yulang to call him over to ask this question, so he chuckled softly and then whispered in Bai Yulang's ear, "Of course, it's Young Master Wen who is below me, and Young Master Gu who is above me."
"Huh? Why? Why didn't you guess wrong, Senior Brother?!" Bai Yulang was immediately puzzled. Was he the only one who misjudged?
That shouldn't be the case.
If Wen Hongye and Gu Xingchen stood together, anyone would think that Wen Hongye should be on top, right?
Gu Xingchen is so gentle and shy; he looks like someone who needs Wen Hongye's protection.
Seeing Bai Yulang's surprised expression, Lu Chimo laughed again: "So, Yulang guessed wrong?"
Bai Yulang pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "Hmm... But why was Senior Brother right? It was so obvious, yet he was wrong?! Look at my brother and the Prince, look at Steward Su and his little guards, you can tell the difference at a glance, so why was he wrong about them?"
“Some things can’t be judged by sight alone; you also have to rely on your intuition. Otherwise, if things were done according to your own ideas, you would still be a great general. How would that explain it?” Lu Chimo said to Bai Yulang with a smile in his eyes.
"..." Bai Yulang was even more depressed after hearing this. That Xiao Shilang must have become a fake general.
In an attempt to save face, Bai Yulang snorted, "Well, I just love my senior brother so much that I'm doing this willingly."
Lu Chimo nodded slightly: "Yes, so he's the same way, willingly doing anything for love, understand?"
"I understand, of course I understand. That's what I thought when I found out the truth. I was just so surprised that I, who am so smart, could have guessed wrong!" Bai Yulang felt that his clever mind had been crushed.
"When Yu Lang and the others meet Young Master Su, they should also ask him if he guessed correctly," Lu Chimo said.
Bai Yulang's eyes lit up: "Yes, I have to ask my brother. I think he must think the same way I do."
Lu Chimo hugged Bai Yulang tightly and sighed softly, "So, Yulang must hold on and try to survive so that he can ask Young Master Su for an answer."
Lu Chimo was truly uncertain. The thought of the risks of removing the Gu made him panic. He could only try his best to help Bai Yulang hold on.
That's why he said those things, just to give his beloved Yulang one more reason to persevere.
Chapter 568 I don't
"Yes, I will definitely be able to pull through, don't worry, senior brother!" Although Bai Yulang was not confident either, he did not want Lu Chimo to worry too much.
Lu Chimo held him, sighed softly, and said nothing more, only feeling heartache in silence.
After traveling all day, as it was getting dark, the group found an inn to rest.
Just as Bai Yulang was about to get up, Lu Chimo picked him up in one go: "Senior brother, you don't need to work so hard. I can walk by myself."
“When you were free, you loved it when your senior brother carried you on his back. Why are you now that you’re not feeling well, and you’re afraid that your senior brother will be tired and won’t let me carry you?” Lu Chimo carried him down from the carriage.
"Because I didn't want my senior brother to worry..." Bai Yulang lowered his head. He was feeling unwell, so he tried to act like nothing was wrong. He just didn't want the people he cared about to worry about him.
“Silly Yulang, your senior brother is your lifelong support. If you don’t rely on your senior brother now, when will you? Do you think that just because you act like nothing’s wrong, your senior brother won’t worry?” Lu Chimo retorted.
"Senior brother..." Bai Yulang wrapped his arms around Lu Chimo's neck, buried his head in his chest, and couldn't help but rub against him. "Senior brother's embrace is the warmest and most reassuring."
Lu Chimo chuckled softly, then carried him into the inn and into their room.
When it was time to sleep that night, Bai Yulang snuggled into Lu Chimo's arms. The pain in his body kept him awake, but being nestled in Lu Chimo's arms helped him forget a little of the pain.
"During the day, you must have had a hard time enduring it in the carriage, Senior Brother..." Bai Yulang asked softly.
Lu Chimo chuckled lightly: "Yes, it's been tough enduring it. But my Yulang isn't feeling well, so he must hold on. Once he's better, I'll definitely come after him with interest."
Bai Yulang raised his head, moved up a little, and kissed Lu Chimo: "Actually... it's not impossible, Senior Brother, you don't have to hold back."
Bai Yulang felt that even if he didn't come, the pain in his body wouldn't lessen at all, and he couldn't bear to see his senior brother suffer so much.
Lu Chimo gently shook his head and said, "It's alright, your senior brother can bear it. You're already feeling unwell, how could your senior brother bear to make you suffer any more?"
"Senior brother, how can you be so good to me... Yulang really likes senior brother so much." After Bai Yulang finished speaking, he kissed him again.
Lu Chimo had intended to just skim the surface and be done with it, but Bai Yulang seemed to be deliberately trying to disrupt his breathing.
"Alright, Yulang, go to sleep." Lu Chimo forced himself to speak and stop him.
But Bai Yulang refused to give up.
"Yulang..." Lu Chimo gasped, "Yulang, be good, go to sleep."
"No!" Bai Yulang said, ignoring Lu Chimo's attempts to stop him, and crawled into bed.
Lu Chimo's body tensed, his breathing became heavier, and his eyes darkened: "Yulang..."
Outside the window, the moon was bright and the stars were few, and a cold wind was blowing, but inside the room it was as warm as spring.
Someone insisted on giving himself to the best senior brother in the world, even though he was in excruciating pain all over his body because of the Gu worms, he didn't want his senior brother to suffer.
After Lu Chimo fell asleep, Bai Yulang opened his eyes. He was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep, and it felt as if countless insects were biting his flesh.
Seeing his senior brother who had been "coaxed" to sleep, his eyes were filled with happiness.
He nestled in Lu Chimo's arms, enduring the pain, and spent the entire night without sleep.
Chapter 569 I Must Survive
After traveling for many days, Bai Yulang and his party finally arrived outside the capital of Xiao Kingdom.
Looking at Bai Yulang, whose spirits were deteriorating day by day, Lu Chimo was in a state of utter confusion: "Young Master Wen, can the Gu be removed now?"
Wen Hongye nodded: "I was just about to tell you about this. We timed it perfectly, the Gu worms just matured here. After we get the Gu, we'll have to figure out how to send the antidote to Young Master Su."
“But Yu Lang’s spirits are much worse than before. I’m worried he won’t be able to hold on when we remove the Gu…” Lu Chi Mo hugged Bai Yu Lang tightly. In just a few days, Bai Yu Lang had already lost a lot of weight.
"I'm fine, senior brother..." Bai Yulang tried to open his eyes wide, trying to make them look more alert.
Now that things have come to this, if he just grits his teeth and holds on a little longer, his brother will be saved.
Looking at Bai Yulang, who was forcing himself to stay awake, Lu Chimo felt a surge of helplessness. He hated this feeling.
But what could he do?
If he could, he would have loved to take the place of his beloved Yulang and bear this pain.
He had many things he wanted to say to Bai Yulang, and even wanted to scold Bai Yulang for being so inconsiderate of him.
But he also knew that even if he held a knife to Bai Yulang's neck, Bai Yulang would still choose to do it.
He had so much to say, but he couldn't get it out; it was like a fishbone stuck in his throat, making it hard for him to breathe.
Seeing that Lu Chimo did not speak, Bai Yulang turned to Wen Hongye and said, "Young Master Wen, remove the Gu. I am sure I can become one of the '20%' who survive."
Wen Hongye took a deep breath and nodded: "Dr. Lu, lay Young Master Bai down. No one needs to hold him down when removing the Gu. So, why don't you go outside and wait, so you won't feel uncomfortable watching from here?"
Lu Chimo was unwilling to go out; he had to stay with his beloved Yulang.
He wanted to stay by his beloved Yulang's side and persevere.
In case... his beloved doesn't make it, he'll stay with him until the very end...
The thought of this pierced Lu Chimo's heart, causing him immense pain. No, his Yulang would be alright.
After laying Bai Yulang down, he held his hand tightly and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay here with Yulang. Yulang will definitely hold on, right?"
"Hmm!" Bai Yulang nodded, forcing a smile.
Wen Hongye sighed softly, "Then I'll go and make some preparations."
After a while, Wen Hongye arrived, bringing a dagger with her.
Looking at the gleaming dagger, Lu Chimo felt his heart ache even more: "If Yulang is in pain, just call for your senior brother. Your senior brother will always be here for you."