Su Yu hurriedly pulled him into his arms, half supporting and half hugging him.
"Careful!" Prince Jing suddenly cried out from not far away.
An Hong-chul covered his wound with one hand, and with the help of Su Yu's support, he suddenly turned around and swung his sword at Su Yu's back.
With a sharp whistle, a dancing Xan Zhi was cut in half. More blood flowed out from the Emperor's wound, spreading from his slender white fingers to his light golden sleeves.
"Oh …" The Emperor tightly pursed his thin lips, the blood draining from his handsome face under the moonlight.
Prince Jing had already leaped in front of them, and stood behind the Emperor to protect him.
Prince Ling quickly walked over and picked up the Emperor. "San-er, keep watch outside. I'll carry His Majesty inside." As he spoke, he quickly walked into the cabin.
This ship was built at the same time as the one they were originally on, and the layout was similar. However, it was used to store fish these days, so the smell of the sea was unavoidable. Su Yu followed him into the bedroom. Under the bright candlelight, the sharp bone spur was particularly glaring. What was even more frightening was that half of the foot-long spur had already turned red, like a giant piece of chalk greedily sucking the Emperor's blood.
More and more Xan Zhi began to throw themselves at the cabin without regard for their lives. The sound of metal clanking could be heard, and from time to time, black arrows would pierce through the window and shoot in.
The National Tutor slowly sat down at the head of the bed. Casting the spell just now had exhausted him, and his originally pink lips were now somewhat pale.
Su Yu wanted to go forward, but Prince Ling pulled him back. "Wait for the National Tutor to finish looking at him before you go over. I'll go out and help." With that, he patted Su Yu's shoulder and turned around to deal with the Xan Zhi.
After hearing Prince Ling's words, Su Yu looked at the National Tutor, who was as steady as Mount Tai, and felt slightly relieved. With the National Tutor around, the Emperor should be fine …
An Hong-chul suddenly let out a suppressed cry of pain.
Su Yu stared with his mouth agape as the Imperial Tutor grabbed the bone spear with his jade-like fingers and pulled it out in such a violent manner!
"Your Majesty!" Su Yu rushed over and hugged the emperor's body, which was twitching from the pain.
The National Tutor ignored him and quickly tapped the area around the wound a few times. He took out a medicine bottle and sprinkled some powder on the wound.
Su Yu's heart ached terribly. "Imperial Uncle, how can you just pull it out like that!" Shouldn't they give her some anesthetic or something first?
"The bone spikes suck blood. If we wait any longer, he'll turn into a cat skin." The National Tutor threw the bone spur to the side in disgust. He shook his hand and frowned slightly. Although his heart and lungs were not hurt, the wound was very deep, almost penetrating his shoulder. This disgusting thing was still sucking his blood. He had lost a lot of his essence blood.
When Su Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel even more anxious. In this era, there were no conditions for blood transfusions. Who knew how much blood the foot-long bone spike had sucked!
The National Tutor's cold eyes swept over the Emperor on the bed, then looked at Su Yu, who wished he could draw out his blood to feed the Emperor. He suddenly thought of something and slowly said, "Perhaps, you can replenish his essence blood."
"Ah?" Su Yu blinked, not understanding what was going on.
"The way of the heavens is to take from what is in excess and make up for what is in deficiency." The National Tutor left these vague words and walked out.
"Put me down." An Hong-chul pressed on the wound with one hand and said in a low voice. His thin, bloodless lips were tightly pressed into a line. It was obvious that he was enduring the pain.
Su Yu was still holding him at this moment. When he heard this, he slowly put him back on the pillow and wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. "Just now, the National Tutor said that I can replenish your essence blood. How do you want me to replenish it?"
"Mi …" His Highness The Crown Prince crawled out from Su Yu's lapel. All the fur on his body was squashed.
The Emperor glanced at his stupid son and slightly turned his head away. "It's fine. Zhen will be fine after sleeping for a while." For some reason, his exposed ears were a bit red. It was especially conspicuous in this situation where he had lost too much blood.
Su Yu's brain, which wasn't very bright, was occasionally very useful when it came to matters concerning the Emperor. He suddenly thought of the rapidly healing wound he saw this morning. Could it be that the blood contract between them allowed them to share the damage or assist in the healing of each other? Su Yu looked at the cat who slowly closed his eyes and endured the pain. He gritted his teeth. It didn't matter if it was right or not. He would try it first.
After putting his son on the pillow, Su Yu pulled open the Emperor's lapel and used a hot cloth to wipe away the blood and scattered powder around the wound. Then, he leaned over and kissed the Emperor.
"Oh …" An Hong-chul slightly frowned and opened his eyes to look at Su Yu. "Stupid slave …"
Su Yu raised his head and stuck out his tongue. This powder was really bitter!
Her Majesty looked at him, her beautiful eyes sparkling. "This method will consume your own blood essence, you …"
"Is it really useful?" Su Yu's eyes lit up. As long as it's useful, it's fine. He lowered his head and prepared to kiss the Emperor again. Suddenly, the Emperor pressed the back of his head and fiercely kissed him on the lips.
Now was not the time to be pretentious. He had to get better quickly so that he could protect his stupid slave on the sea.
Su Yu felt that something was being sucked away from the place where the two of them were connected. He didn't feel any discomfort. He just felt a little sleepy. Could this be some kind of sorcery that sucked Yang energy?
"How is this sorcery!" Just as his imagination was running wild, the Emperor's flustered and exasperated voice suddenly appeared in his mind.
Su Yu immediately blushed. How could he forget that they could hear each other's thoughts when they were kissing?
"You're so stupid." The Emperor bit his lips and didn't forget to scold him in his sea of consciousness.
The Xan Zhi in the sea was attracted by the pure blood of the Bi 'an. Like locusts, they desperately threw themselves at the ship. The National Tutor had Wang Gonggong, who had climbed onto the ship with great difficulty, burn the bloody bone spur. Only then did the Xan Zhi's attack on the ship stop. The soldiers on the ship couldn't kill these monsters, but they could knock them out and throw them to the princes. Prince Jing and Prince Ling, who were tired of killing, moved a stool to sit on the deck. They waited for the soldiers to throw the Xan Zhi to them so that they could give it another stab. They spent the entire night in boredom.
Su Yu fell asleep while kissing. When the sky was about to brighten, he suddenly woke up. He hurriedly checked on the Emperor's condition and was pleasantly surprised to find that the deep bloody hole had already closed. His handsome face wasn't as pale as it was last night. Instead, it was faintly pink. He couldn't help but lean over and kiss the Emperor.
The Emperor's long eyelashes fluttered and he slowly opened his eyes.
Su Yu hurriedly closed his eyes and pretended that he was still asleep. Unexpectedly, a pair of cold thin lips pressed against his again. Before he could react, he suddenly opened his eyes and met a pair of gentle and affectionate beautiful eyes.
Eh? Wasn't this the kind of gaze Prince Jing often used? He actually saw it in the Emperor's eyes. This … must be a mistake!
Sure enough, when he realized that Su Yu wasn't asleep, the gentle gaze that disappeared in an instant was immediately replaced by anger. "You're still pretending to be asleep even though you're awake. Do you want us to kiss you?"
"No, no …" Su Yu sat up. He didn't want to discuss this matter with him anymore. He looked outside and saw that it was still pitch black.
An Hong-chul also sat up and prepared to go out and see the situation.
"Why don't you turn into a cat and I'll carry you out?" Su Yu suggested. Although the wound had closed, it was so serious that it couldn't be healed immediately no matter how miraculous the treatment was. If it ran around, it might even split open.
The Emperor glared at him.
Su Yu looked back innocently.
After a while, Su Yu walked out of the cabin with the two furballs in his hands.
The big golden cat pushed away the little furball that was squeezing beside him and peeked out of Su Yu's clothes. His Highness The Crown Prince, who hadn't had enough sleep, didn't mind. He hugged his Imperial Father's big tail and yawned. He rubbed his head against Su Yu's warm chest and went back to sleep.
The deck was full of blood and minced meat. The two princes had already abandoned their weapons. Each of them held a machete and a chopping board in front of them. They numbly chopped Xan Zhi.
"This isn't a solution. How long until we reach the island?" Prince Jing rubbed his sore arms and asked the mermaid who was huddling in a corner.
Hai Zhu looked around in confusion. "We should be there soon, but …" Ever since the sea monster appeared, the sea in front of her was different from what she remembered. Last night, she deliberately dived into the water to take a look. She couldn't even find the way home, let alone the island.
"Come, come, Gao Peng, you chop it for a while!" King Jing pulled the Heir of High Duke Lu, who had been conscientiously guarding at the side, over. He filled the wristguard that he had yet to return to Noble Consort Su with inner strength and passed the machete to him.
Prince Ling saw that Prince Lu was meticulously chopping Xan Zhi, so he threw the machete to the side and stretched. "Come, let's go in and sleep for a while."
The smell of fish was everywhere on the ship. The two of them walked into the cabin and turned into cats at the same time. They squeezed into the National Tutor's room. It must be warm and clean there.
The morning star rose in the sky. It was now the darkness before dawn. The moonlight faded and the sun didn't shine.
"That monster seems to be afraid of moonlight." Su Yu looked at the sky and hoped that the sun would come out soon. Since the National Tutor could use moonlight to drive the monster away, it must be better to use sunlight that was stronger than moonlight.
The cat in his arms raised its head and rubbed against his chin. It wanted to say something to him. Suddenly, the water's surface violently churned.
"Roar — —" A huge monster suddenly drilled out of the water beside the ship. Before anyone could react, it overturned the ship with a loud bang.
Terrified screams resounded through the sky. Before Su Yu lost consciousness, he saw a flash of golden light in front of his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the sun had already risen. The warm sunlight shone on his body, but it didn't give him the slightest bit of warmth. Su Yu lay on a floating plank. His entire body was cold.
The two furballs in his lapel were gone. The surrounding seawater was full of broken wood. There wasn't a single living person. He also didn't know where the Eastern Sea fleet had gone.
"Am I not a living person?" The National Tutor sitting behind Su Yu coldly said.
"Where's the Emperor? Where's the Crown Prince? " Su Yu was about to go crazy. Uncle Cat's body was still injured. The little furball couldn't even speak. How could this be?
"Don't worry, he's fine." The National Tutor stood up. He straightened his lapel, lightly cut his fingertip, and dripped a drop of blood into the sea. He slowly closed his eyes.
"How do you know?" Su Yu was still looking around, unwilling to give up.
The National Tutor opened his eyes. Not long after, the mermaid Hai Zhu, who was hiding in the water, popped her head out. She found a thin rope and tied it to the mermaid's body. She had the mermaid pull them forward. Only then did she calmly say, "Because you're still alive."
"What?" Su Yu was confused. The National Tutor didn't pay any more attention to him. He carefully sensed the direction and ordered the mermaid to lead them to Wang Gonggong and Prince Lu, who were clinging to a piece of driftwood.
Only then did the State Preceptor pull Su Yu's hand over. He raised a slender finger and stroked Su Yu's fingertip.
"Hiss —" The National Tutor's fingernail was clearly neatly trimmed, but it easily cut his finger. He took a drop of blood and floated it in front of him.
"You and the Emperor lived and died together. You're alive and well. Of course, he's not dead," the National Tutor explained in a good mood. He flicked his finger and the drop of blood flew in a direction like an arrow. He raised his chin at the mermaid, "Follow it."
The mermaid wiped her sweat and tightened the rope on her body. She chased after the drop of blood and swam over.
Live and die together …
Su Yu dazedly digested the meaning of this sentence. Wang Gonggong kindly helped him explain.
The lifespan of the nobles of the royal family was longer than the average person. The blood contract between the Emperor and Su Yu was a special blood contract that allowed them to exchange blood and live and die together. Therefore, Su Yu's lifespan could be extended. However, if the Emperor died young, he would immediately go to the afterlife.
Su Yu's mouth twitched. No wonder before they set off, Uncle Cat said that if he died, he would be buried with him. It turned out that he had already been bound. Even if he didn't want to be buried with him, he had to be buried with him. However, it was fortunate that they signed this contract. The National Tutor could use his blood to find the missing Uncle Cat.
After swimming in the sea for nearly two hours, an island appeared in front of them. From afar, the island was lush with vegetation and looked very peaceful. The waves gently brushed against the golden beach. On the beach, there were four cats squatting with confused looks on their faces.
The pure black cat jumped up and ran left and right. It rushed over and gave the black and yellow cat a claw. "Uncle Seventeen, where's my clockwork mouse?"
"How would I know?" The black and yellow cat staggered from the slap. It jumped up and was about to bite him.
"Mi …" The golden little furball looked around. It walked to its father and looked up at him.
The golden cat glanced at its son. "You just can't find your mother. Look at your useless face!" As he spoke, he suddenly stood up and ran two steps towards the sea. From afar, he saw a merman pulling a wooden board and swimming quickly towards him. He hurriedly stood up and waved his claws. "Stupid slave, over here!"
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