After Chang Geng said this sentence, as if spitting out all his pain, his whole body was empty, almost fainting directly. The moment he saw Gu Yun, his rigid backbone softened and was pulled out, there was not a trace of strength left.

      Nevertheless, he still could not find the heart to shut his eyes, resting on Gu Yun's shoulder and tried to recover for a moment. He seized Gu Yun's clothing consciously or unconsciously.

      Losing too much blood, Chang Geng's body felt cold all over. Only Gu Yun's temperature and the familiar bitter scent of medicine reminded him in a trance how Gu Yu wrapped him in his cloak in the ice and snow and took him inside when he was a child. For a moment, he lost his sense of time and murmured, "...do you have any wine?"

      Xu Ling eagerly came over and tried to give them a hand: "Marshal, let me help..."

      ... Unfortunately, Master Liao Ran, who heard the whole scene from start to finish, held him back.

      The monk who stood beyond the mortal world heard a few of Yan Wang's delirious mumbles, instantly shocked by the hidden meaning inside.

      Gu Yun did not utter a word. He safely picked Chang Geng up and carried him to the carriage. He frowned deeply and ordered, "Call a military doctor!"

      After that, he took out a kettle — when on a march or expedition, the kettle did not carry pure water inside, but a little bit of salt would be mixed in. This trick was first learned from the merchants traveling in the desert. 

      Gu Yun let Chang Geng lay on himself, telling a blatant lie, "Here comes the wine, open your mouth."

      Chang Geng was only in a little dazed, not completely confused. If it wasn't Gu Yun who came, he could kill another group of fierce rebels. He drank a few mouthfuls in cooperation, then chuckled and said, "You tricked me."

      Gu Yun not only deceived him, but he also wanted to hang him up and give him a beating, so that he could understand the meaning of the sentence, ‘a being of precious status should sit and stand properly’. But when he saw the real person in the flesh, his heart ached so much that his chest turned numb. How could he be angry?

      No matter how Yan Wang overturned the river and the sea outside, he had never been injured like this right under his eyes. Gu Yun sat stiff for a moment expressionlessly, then carefully pushed the front of his clothes and took a look. A heavy scent of blood immediately rushed to his face. Gu Yun's chest fluctuated violently. For the first time in his life, he knew what it was like to have trembling hands.

      Chang Geng seemed to be able to feel his emotional turmoil. For a moment, he tasted the sweetness of acting spoiled and refused to stop. He poured oil into the fire and whispered in Gu Yun's ear, "I was afraid I can never see you again..."

      Gu Yun closed his eyes slightly, his face tensed, his hands were very gentle, all anger was concentrated on the tip of his tongue. He said coldly, "Pardon my poor eyesight, I cannot see what is there to be afraid of, consider Your Highness's careful calculation'."

      Chang Geng did not seem to hear him. Using the curtain as cover, he rubbed his face gently between Gu Yun's shoulder and neck. His voice was somewhat vague as whispered, "If that was the case, the last words you would have said to me would be 'get out', I'm not willing to close my eyes even in death."