Chapter 1187: Tell Linger what she should do (2/2)

Long Feiye carried her to the tree and stopped. Han Yunxi waited for his reply, but he was silent. She didn’t ask further, but looked up. The flood of red that greeted her eyes was akin to Gu Qishao’s scarlet robes. She suddenly remember what he’d told her once upon a time.

“Poison lass,” he had said with a smile, “Don’t worry. I won’t forsake you unless I’m dead.”[1]

At that time, she had treated it as a joke.

Now she desperately wanted to ask, “Gu Qishao, why are all your jokes...so serious? Why?!”

As it turned out, he’d been telling her the truth from the start, but she had never believed him.

Gu Qishao, can your jokes never come true? Can’t they…?

Han Yunxi’s face was covered in tears.

Mu Linger was wholly focused on the little house. All of its doors and windows were shut and no one answered her knocks. Puzzled, she looked at Han Yunxi and asked, “Big sis, where’s Qi gege?”

Han Yunxi didn’t answer. She only looked up at the canopy of red, her vision blurry. Mu Linger followed her gaze, completely lost. She had never seen such a beautiful thorny thistle tree. That fiery red hue made it impossible for her to move her eyes away.

“Big sis, where’s Qi gege? Why are you crying? Tell me, where is he!”

Han Yunxi still didn’t answer. Mu Linger didn’t know a thing, but she started crying too when Han Yunxi continued to weep. She struggled to look up at the tree. She’d been a crybaby since she was a child, but Qi gege had told her to look up whenever she wanted to cry. As long as she looked high enough, the tears wouldn’t be able to fall.

She had never tried it before. If she wanted to cry, she’d just do it. Why did she have to stop herself?

Today she found out that Gu Qishao’s words were all a lie. Staring at the mass of red thorns, Mu Linger sobbed and cried, “Qi gege, what do I do? The tears are still falling down...where are you? Tell Linger...what she should do?”

Long Feiye’s head bowed in silence. After a long time had passed, he finally told Chu Xifeng, “Go find Gu Beiyue.”

He wouldn’t say a word. It was better to let Gu Beiyue explain things to Mu Linger.

Chu Xifeng knocked on the door and heard nothing inside, so he broke through the wood and went in. The sight gave him a jolt. He saw…

He saw Gu Qishao lying quietly on the bed inside, completely naked. His lower body was covered by a quilt. His skin was clear and flawless and even his hair had returned to normal. Since he was on the bed, Chu Xifeng couldn’t see his face, but he saw Gu Beiyue standing to the side and studiously inserting needles into the man. Gu Qishao’s two arms were completely covered in them.

Gu Qishao...isn’t dead? He didn’t turn into a tree?

Hadn’t the vines all but taken over his body? How did he make a full recovery?

Leaving all those thoughts aside, Chu Xifeng turned to Long Feiye and exclaimed, “Your Highness, Qishao didn’t die! He’s not dead, he’s right here!”

Mu Linger was the first to dash forward at those words, while Long Feiye and Han Yunxi’s head whipped back in shock. Their hearts had nearly stopped at the words, afraid that they’d misheard.

“Qi gege! Sobsob...what’s wrong with you? Qi gege!” Mu Linger suddenly gave a howl and ran inside.

Seeing this, Long Feiy and Han Yunxi finally accepted the truth. Han Yunxi wanted to walk on her own, but Long Feiye didn’t let her. He carried her to the doorstep and saw the scene before them.

“Little Qi...Little Qi…” Han Yunxi didn’t know whether she was crying or laughing. But she would never forget the sight.

Long Feiye silently exhaled and felt a piercing headache. Still he broke into a helpless smile. While he was distracted, Han Yunxi jumped off his back and ran inside the house.

Mu Linger was still ignorant to everything. She shouted at Qi gege a few times but got no reply. Then she saw Gu Beiyue knit his brows while ignoring her. Growing afraid, her sobs increased in volume. Han Yunxi had no idea what Gu Qishao’s condition was now, but his body looked fine. There were no signs of scars from the vines, which meant this had to be a good sign!

As soon as she stalked over, she muffled Mu Linger’s mouth and croaked hoarsely, “Don’t distract Gu Beiyue or I’ll throw you out!”

Mu Linger immediately stopped moving or making a peep. She realized that Gu Beiyue was saving Qi gege’s life and couldn’t afford to be disturbed. The situation was critical, which was why Gu Beiyue had ignored them all. Mu Linger ended up standing on the sidelines and silently wiping at her tears.

Han Yunxi stood on the opposite side to keep watch, her red eyes staring at Gu Beiyue’s hands. Despite mastering acupuncture, she couldn’t made heads or tails of what he was doing. At some point, Long Feiye had walked to his side and helped her find a chair. He requested her to sit down because women in confinement couldn’t stand for long periods of time.

Long Feiye didn’t stay in the house, but walked outside to breathe in the cold air and clear his thoughts. He looked at the thorny thistle tree growing over head, quietly trying to figure things out. Chu Xifeng followed him outside. By now, he couldn’t make out any more emotions from His Highness’s face, but he couldn’t help saying, “Your Highness, don’t worry. Qishao will definitely be all right. He’ll definitely wake up.”

Long Feiye only instructed faintly, “Send some people over to prepare a sedan chair and carry them down the mountain.”

1. The quote comes from C288 when HYX ran away with GQS to Medicine City to uncover the origins of her mother.