Gu Beiyue had always been clear about his condition and knew that her acupuncture skills wouldn't be able to save him.
Qin Min suddenly felt that she'd been a fool. Wasn't she just a little better at acupuncture? How could she possibly defeat Gu Beiyue? He was Cloud Realm Continent's only Sovereign Doctor and its number one medical practitioner. How was she supposed to do something that even he couldn't do?
As it turned out, the five-year agreement and his cooperation over the past two years were all part of his plan. He wanted her to experience it herself and see it with her own eyes. He wanted her to be convinced and give up!
Qin Min stared at Gu Beiyue's pale, gentle face and suddenly couldn't remember how they'd made it through the past two years.
She clenched her bloodstained handkerchief tightly in her hand as her lips pursed. No one would ever know how much she wanted to throw herself into his arms and cry her heart out.
But she couldn't. She didn't.
'Like' was unbridled, while 'love' was restraint.
'Like' often disturbed a person, but 'love' didn't.
"Rest well," she said mildly. "I'll have the medical assistant stand guard outside. Call me immediately if anything happens."
Then she left without any lingering thoughts or entanglement.
Qin Min returned to her rooms just in time to see Shaoyao coming out.
"Young Miss, where did you go so late at night?" Shaoyao asked with concern.
When Qin Min looked up, Shaoyao froze, because she saw her young miss's eyes redden again.
She couldn't even remember how long it'd been since she last saw her. Since her young miss said she wasn't crying, Shaoyao didn't dare to say she was.
Carefully, she asked, "Young Miss, you … did the son-in-law bully you again?"
Qin Min looked at her for a long time before she said word by word, "Shaoyao, I … I definitely won't give up!"
But Qin Min didn't give up.
A few days later, she personally brought Little Shadow to the palace and entrusted her to Han Yunxi's care. Then she left the capital with Gu Beiyue.
Gu Beiyue had already spent three years traveling to every county in Cloud Realm Continent to check on the progress of medical research. Now, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi naturally didn't have any doubts. Long Fei Ye originally planned to send people to patrol. Since Gu Beiyue mentioned it, Long Fei Ye allowed it.
The little shadow was reluctant to part with her father and mother, so she really wanted to go with them. However, his father and mother were on official business, so he didn't dare to say anything.
A few days ago, his father had given him a Qing Gong secret manual and promised him that as long as he learned it, he could go find them.
Therefore, after Daddy and Mommy left, Little Shadow practiced even more diligently.
Before long, summer arrived. Rui 'er had gone to the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds to learn martial arts from Grandfather Han Chen. Princess Yan was bored alone in the palace and couldn't help but harass Little Shadow.
Little Shadow said to her seriously, "Your Royal Highness, I have to master Qing Gong before I can catch up to my father and mother. You go play by yourself, alright?"
Yan 'er rolled her eyes a few times and immediately ran to grab the sleeping Lil Thing. She said seriously, "Let Lil Thing practice with you. Lil Thing runs really fast!"
Lil Thing wanted to go with the gentleman, but he wouldn't let it. It secretly followed him for an entire day before he glared at it.
That was the first time he'd ever been so fierce to it. It felt like the world was crumbling around it. Even now, it was still listless and did nothing but sleep.
Lil Thing was too lazy to pay attention to Princess Yan and allowed her to grab it. Unexpectedly, the princess suddenly tossed it into the air and forced it to wake up.
It had no idea why Princess Yan had called it here, but it ran as fast as it could as soon as it landed. Seeing this, Little Shadow was amused and immediately chased after her.
After all, no one had been able to practice martial arts with him ever since his father left. The Shadow Guards in the palace were fast, but they were not as fast as him.
Yan 'er saw how Little Shadow was happy, so she was happy too. She called over Xu Donglin and sat on Xu Donglin's neck. She called out, "Chase them! Chase them! All Shadow Guards will be heavily rewarded if you catch them! "
After that, the quiet Imperial Palace became lively. Little Shadow could often be seen chasing after Lil Thing. A group of people accompanied Princess Yan as they chased after Little Shadow.
Gu Beiyue obviously did not patrol the various medical centers. He sent a few people to secretly patrol the medical centers for him and write letters to the Medical Department from time to time.
He brought a servant with him, while Qin Min brought Shaoyao. The two of them went to Boundless mountain.
Boundless mountain was to the north of Medical City. It was not too far away from Medical City. It was a very steep mountain.
Back then, Northmoon's father had spent the last few years of his life on this mountain. When Qin Min and Gu Beiyue arrived at the waist of the mountain, they discovered quite a lot of medicinal herbs there. They were all on Gu Beiyue's medicinal bath recipe. They passed through a forest and saw a waterfall. There was a small courtyard beside the waterfall. It seemed very much like a place of seclusion.
For a moment, Qin Min even mistakenly believed they were going to live here in seclusion, living a carefree life. Approaching the courtyard, Qin Min discovered various wild herbs growing inside and outside the courtyard. These herbs were all on the medicinal bath recipe. She purposefully searched through the recipes one by one, and she really did find them all. Without a doubt, someone had purposefully planted these wild herbs and allowed them to grow wild.
Qin Min smiled and asked, "So grand tutor Gu, you've already prepared everything."
Gu Beiyue only smiled and did not answer.
After his father and mother passed away, he and his grandfather had left this courtyard. However, his grandfather would bring him back once or twice every year to clean up, repair, and take a look at how these herbs were growing. Grandfather didn't spend the last few years of his life here. Grandfather ended his life in the Gu residence. He had never even seen his grandfather's illness act up before. Although his grandfather did not say it, he knew that this courtyard was left for him, and these herbs were also left for him.
Gu Beiyue walked into the house and brought out a chair for Qin Min to sit on. He said, "You haven't been here for a year. Clean up first before you go in."
Qin Min rolled her eyes at him. She rolled up her sleeves and strode into the house. Gu Beiyue was slightly stunned. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have been able to imagine Qin Min rolling her eyes. Throughout their journey from the capital to here, Qin Min had stopped calling him Grand Tutor Gu. She called him by his name and did not exchange pleasantries with him. It was as if she had become a different person. However, he did not find it unfamiliar.
He still maintained this courtesy and courtesy.
Peony followed in, and so did the servants. Qin Min did not chase them away and ordered them to do this and that. However, when Gu Beiyue wanted to go in, Qin Min glared at him.
Gu Beiyue had no choice but to sit down and rest.
After Qin Min explained everything in the house, she cleaned up the two large bathtubs outside the house. These two bathtubs were made of stone. They had not been used for many years and had accumulated rainwater. Moss and some vines grew on them.
After Qin Min cleaned one, she turned back to look at Gu Beiyue and asked, "Just one? Can we keep the other one? "
"Why?" Gu Beiyue asked.
"I want to plant some flowers," Qin Min said.
Gu Beiyue readily agreed. He could tell that Qin Min's mood had improved a lot after leaving the capital. Perhaps it had something to do with his illness not acting up after leaving the capital.
From tomorrow onwards, he would soak in the medicinal soup all day and would not cough for a long time. Her mood should be better.
Gu Beiyue was such a mature person, but there were times when he was naive.
When Qin Min finished with her work and came over to take his pulse, he knew that he had thought too much of Qin Min. The moment Qin Min took his pulse, she knew that his pulse was deteriorating day by day.
After taking his pulse, the corners of Qin Min's mouth drooped. She said, "You rest. I'll go boil the medicinal soup. I haven't done it today!"
Just like that, they settled down on the mountainside. Gu Beiyue spent most of his time soaking in the medicinal soup. Other than cooking three meals herself, Qin Min spent most of her time immersed in the medical books that they had brought. She insisted on taking Gu Beiyue's pulse every day, three times a day in the morning and at noon. As for the large bathtub that had not been cleaned, she had not planted the flowers that she liked.
There was very little interaction between them, but they spent more and more time alone.
Gu Beiyue's servants were in charge of gathering and boiling the herbs, while Shaoyao was in charge of some daily chores. Qin Min personally looked after Gu Beiyue. She would either read the medical books in the house with only a window between her and Gu Beiyue, or sit beside Gu Beiyue and read.
When Gu Beiyue was bored, he would ask Qin Min for medical books to read.
When Qin Min saw him soaking in the medicinal soup and reading leisurely, she wanted to laugh and feel sad at the same time. Although his illness had not acted up for a long time, he was walking towards the end of his life! How could he be so calm and collected? So … cruel.
The facade of calmness did not soothe Qin Min's heart. She flipped through all the medical books and finally decided to start with acupuncture. After all, this was what she was best at and the only thing that she could work hard on.
She stabbed the small golden knife that Gu Beiyue had given her on the wall as a warning to herself. At the same time, she laughed and joked with Gu Beiyue, "Since it's hopeless, then I'll just treat it as a last resort and use you as practice!"
Gu Beiyue was stunned for a long time and realized that he could not see through Qin Min. He could not even imagine what Qin Min's reaction would be if he left her one day. Until one day, when he passed by Qin Min's room, the door happened to be open. He caught a glimpse of the small golden knife and the medical books on her table.
He sighed softly and did not know what to say. He could only pretend that he did not see it.
Day by day, time passed by.
Only time would know how long Gu Beiyue would live …
In the past few years, the Great Qin Empire's national strength had gradually increased. Its treasury was filled, and its industries were very developed. Long Fei Ye gradually had the desire to conquer the Mysterious Continent again.
Of course, his desire to conquer the Mysterious Continent was just an ambition. He did not want to conquer it immediately. He knew very well that it was a continent where martial strength was king. If he wanted to conquer that continent, an army was useless. Wealth was also useless. Only powerful martial strength was needed.
In the past few years, under Han Chen's guidance, he and Han Yunxi had not stopped cultivating. After they had completely mastered the Lustbite power and Phoenix power, these two powers still had room to improve and become stronger. However, it was also more difficult to cultivate. He and Han Yunxi were waiting. They were waiting for the Promise of Ten Years and the competition for the position of Wolf Sect Master. They believed that that would be their first step into the Mysterious Continent.
Apart from national affairs and martial cultivation, Long Fei Ye had not given up on one thing, and that was to find Ning Cheng!
However, Ning Cheng had already gone to the Mysterious Continent with Le Zheng a few years ago.
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