From Gu's wrist all the way up to his arm, his flesh, meridians, and bones had all turned into plants, becoming vines that intertwined like fried dough twists.
Moreover, Long Fei Ye could clearly see that the vines were spreading towards Gu's palm.
"When did it start?" Long Fei Ye asked in a low voice.
"After we left the mountain that day, it became like this overnight." Gu finally stopped smiling.
"Did you plant seeds?" Long Fei Ye asked again.
"No, not even a single seed. Poison Lass's hypothesis is correct, they should be growing from blood. "Gu answered.
"They are eating away at your flesh!" Long Fei Ye said seriously.
Gu raised his hand, looked at it, and smiled, "Yes. I think this hand will be eaten by tomorrow morning. Let me walk with you for a while more, I'll leave when Poison Lass wakes up. It won't be good for her to see this. "
"I'll chop off this hand for you." Long Fei Ye said.
However, Gu revealed his other hand, and the inner part of his upper arm had been taken over by the vines.
So what if he chopped off two hands?
Blood flowed all over his body, and vines could grow out of his flesh at any time, eating away at his flesh and bones bit by bit.
All over his body, there were patches here and there. When these vines spread out, they would quickly merge into one and take over his entire body.
Gu looked at Long Fei Ye, and was especially serious, "Long Fei Ye, if one day my head is eaten away and turns into a strange tree, chop me up! Tell Poison Lass … and Ling 'er. Tell them that I've gone to the ends of the world, to the Mysterious Continent. "
"I can't do that." Long Fei Ye said.
Gu suddenly laughed happily, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you don't help me lie, Poison Lass will definitely cry for me! She might even cry until she goes blind! Haha! "
Long Fei Ye pulled his reins and helped him turn the horse around. He said Coldly, "Go back to Medical City now! If you really can't save yourself, I'll tell Mu Ling'er the truth. I'll let her hug a tree and cry every day. I'll annoy you to death! "
Gu turned back to look at him. For some reason, his smiling eyes suddenly looked a little sad. He said faintly, "Long Fei Ye, if I turn into a tree, will I still have consciousness? Can I still hear you? Do you think … my body will be covered in flowers? "
When he was very, very young, when he was still Xiao Qi, he had a father who loved him very much.
The first time he left the wooden hut, he ran all over the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds. When he saw a flowering tree, he ran back.
He sat in front of the wooden hut for an entire day, waiting for his father to come back. He said excitedly to his father, "Father, Qi 'er wants to be a tree and be covered in flowers."
He saw a bird flying high in the sky. When his father came back at night, he would say, "Father, Qi 'er wants to be a bird and fly to the other side of the mountain."
Later, he saw the four seasons of the mountains. Flowers bloomed in spring, insects sang in summer, leaves fell in autumn, and snow flew in winter.
He saw that all the plants in the mountains had withered and died in winter. He sat there waiting for his father to come back. He said sadly, "Father, will Qi 'er wither and die one day?"
Those carefree days were the ones he remembered the deepest. He could still clearly remember how Gu Yuntian had answered him.
Gu Yuntian said, "If you wither and die, you'll come back to life once the winter is over and spring comes."
Gu's eyes actually glistened with tears. He said, "Long Fei Ye, let me stay a little longer. Just until daybreak. Maybe we'll never see each other again. "
Long Fei Ye turned his head away, refusing to look at him. However, he didn't chase him away.
Just like that, the two men rode side by side at the front of the caravan on their respective horses.
The Shadow Guard behind them was very surprised. From afar, His Highness seemed to be chatting with Gu, but that didn't seem to be the case.
No one dared to go near them. No one knew if Long Fei Ye and Gu were silent or chatting the entire way.
How long was a night?
Gu looked at the brightening sky in the east and hid his left hand, which had turned into a vine.
He turned his horse around and was about to leave when Long Fei Ye dismounted. "You're not going to say goodbye?"
"No, Poison Girl looks better when she eats than when she sleeps. I'll always remember the way she eats! "Gu laughed heartily.
He didn't linger or linger, but whipped his horse into a gallop.
Long Fei Ye watched his retreating form until it vanished from sight. Then he turned back to look at the eastern skies.
The sky really was bright …
Chu Xifeng and the rest were all astonished. Wasn't Gu going to Medicine Ghost Valley? He should've gone south to Medicine Ghost Valley, but he hadn't even reached the intersection yet. Why had he left? And why had he gone back?
Long Fei Ye only said, "Gu's turned into Medicine Ghost Valley."
Everyone immediately withdrew their thoughts, not daring to make any more guesses, much less mention them.
Long Fei Ye didn't return to his carriage, but rode his horse in front to lead the way. He hadn't slept all night, so his eyes were heavy and silent. They were so dark that even the light of the rising sun couldn't penetrate them.
Han Yunxi was still sleeping peacefully in the carriage under the cover of the first rays of the sun. Gu Qishao would never know that the way she slept was much prettier than the way she ate.
Currently, Gu Beiyue was sitting on the roof of the tallest building in the medical academy, holding Lil Thing as he stared at the road leading into the city.
He was waiting for Gu.
He knew he'd come back this morning, and that he had no choice but to do so.
He was very quiet, but Lil Thing could clearly sense his emotions. He … was very sad.
Lil Thing endured at first, but as the gentleman's grief grew stronger, it began to feel uneasy.
After all, the princess was always calm and collected in the face of even the most important things.
It had only found out today that … Young Master could be sad as well.
Lil Thing struggled out of Gu Beiyue's arms and stood on his shoulder, squeaking a few times.
Gu Beiyue turned to look at him. Despite his bad mood, he was still gentle to Lil Thing. "Lil Thing, what's wrong?" he asked softly.
Lil Thing squeaked and gestured with its hands.
Gu Beiyue controlled his temper and looked at it seriously. "Lil Thing, you can tell that I'm sad?" he asked gently.
Lil Thing didn't know what the gentleman was talking about, but it knew that the gentleman must be guessing what it meant. It knew that the gentleman would guess correctly.
It immediately nodded.
"You know me the best." Gu Beiyue smiled faintly and leaned closer.
Lil Thing carefully hugged his face and gently stroked it, hoping to give the gentleman some comfort. It was so small that it couldn't even lend a shoulder to the gentleman. It didn't know how much comfort it could give.
However, the gentleman closed his eyes and allowed it to stroke his cheek.
In such a big Medical City with such a high roof, Gu Beiyue sat there alone, leaning his face gently on Lil Thing. What a lonely figure it was in the early morning sun.
Gu Beiyue waited for a long time. It was close to noon when Gu returned.
He stood up and looked down at the smear of red outside the medical academy. "Xiao Qi, no matter what, I'll do my best to save you!" he swore to himself.
Gu's figure entered the gates of the medical academy. Gu Beiyue flew down from the sky. As soon as he landed, he was as gentle, modest, and indifferent as usual.
Just as he reached the study, a medical assistant came over. "Dean, Fourth Young Miss Ren and Vice Academy Head Shen request an audience."
"Tell them that they can make the decision if there's anything. If it's not a matter of life and death, don't come over for the next few months. "Gu Beiyue instructed indifferently.
Just as the medical assistant was about to leave, he added, "Oh right, apologize to Fourth Young Miss Ren on my behalf. Tell her that Lil Thing won't look for her again. Tell her not to worry."
With that, he entered the study. Lil Thing knew the young master was busy and didn't dare disturb him. It obediently jumped off his shoulder and scurried to the roof to nest.
When the medical assistant passed on Gu Beiyue's words to Fourth Young Miss Ren, her originally spirited eyes immediately dimmed.
She muttered, "That's strange. The princess has already apologized, so why is Dean Beiyue apologizing?"
Vice Academy Head Shen didn't understand. "Fourth Young Miss Ren, what did that poison beast do to you?"
"Nothing, it was just a joke." Fourth Young Miss Ren hurriedly explained.
Vice Academy Head Shen didn't ask any more questions. The two of them left Gu Beiyue's courtyard together. Vice Academy Head Shen whispered, "Fourth Young Miss Ren, have you heard?"
"What is it?" Fourth Young Miss Ren was curious. There was a lot of gossip in the medical academy, but Vice Academy Head Shen never gossiped.
"I heard that a few days ago, the dean asked someone to matchmake with the Qin family in the southern part of the city." Vice Academy Head Shen lowered his voice.
"What?" Fourth Young Miss Ren cried out in alarm.
"Shh … keep your voice down." Vice Academy Head Shen said unhappily. If it wasn't for Dean Beiyue's gossip, he wouldn't have paid attention to it at all.
"When did this happen? Why didn't I know?" Fourth Young Miss Ren was very nervous.
"A few days ago. Quite a few people in the academy found out." Vice Academy Head Shen smiled.
Could it be that she'd been so focused on the little thing that she hadn't paid attention to it? Fourth Young Miss Ren asked anxiously, "The Qin family in the southern part of the city? The one that's ranked second in Medical City? "
"Yes, that's the Qin family." Vice Academy Head Shen nodded seriously. The Qin family in Medical City was a family that produced talented people! If Fourth Young Miss Ren hadn't been favored by Dean Beiyue, perhaps the Qin family would have become Medical City's number one family after the Gu family fell.
"He, he … Which young miss of the Qin family does he like?" Fourth Young Miss Ren tried her best to hold back her sobs.
"I don't know if this information is accurate, but I heard it's the Qin family's eldest young miss." Vice Academy Head Shen was very helpless.
Fourth Young Miss Ren felt like she'd been struck by lightning. She was completely stunned.
The eldest young miss of the Qin family was a cripple. Her legs were atrophied, and she spent most of her time in a wheelchair. She was publicly known as an old maid in Medical City. No one was willing to marry her!
Dean Beiyue had never interacted with her, so how … how did he fall for her?!
"I don't believe it!" Fourth Young Miss Ren said stubbornly.
"Old Man doesn't believe it either. I don't know if it's true or not. There's been no movement from the Qin family, and Dean Beiyue is so busy. Even if it's true, there probably won't be any news in the near future. "Vice Academy Head Shen sighed helplessly.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Gu Beiyue really wouldn't have time to worry about his marriage for the next few months. As soon as Gu returned, Gu Beiyue became busy …
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