Gu Xiyan sipped slowly and took two quarters of an hour to finish the tonic soup while thinking about everything that had happened recently.
In fact, there were traces of it for a long time. She had been unwilling to admit that Zhou Mu had ulterior motives for her, until Zhou Mu woke her up in a more straightforward way today.
Every time Zhou Mu comes near her, she blushes and her heart beats, but she's not sure if it's a love between a man and a woman, it might just be an uprising.
Any woman would be unable to help but blush when Zhou Mu's face came close to her, and she was not the only one like her.
Gu Xiyan thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out whether she had romantic feelings for Zhou Mu...
At the foot of the Fallen Immortal Temple Mountain.
It was already dark when Zhou Xing woke up, the lights in the garden were dark, and only the strong smell of blood lingered in the air.
He finally managed to remove the bricks and stones that were pressing on him, and it took a lot of effort to stand up.
The masked man hit him on the chest. If it hit his heart, today would be the day he died.
At this moment, his whole body seemed to be falling apart, and his bones were aching.
He finally walked to the courtyard and saw many corpses lying in the courtyard, all of which were his secret guards. They were all highly skilled in martial arts, but they all died at the hands of the masked man in the blink of an eye.
Soon he found Zhao De who was unconscious and kicked Zhao De. Zhao De woke up from the pain.
The moment he saw Zhou Xing, Zhao De gradually regained his memory.
"Your Highness is seriously injured. Please return to the palace to seek treatment from the imperial physician." Zhao De was horrified when he saw the mottled blood on Zhou Xing's body.
Zhou Xing endured the pain all over his body and said hoarsely: "We can't find the imperial doctor, let alone alarm our father."
The fact that he kidnapped Gu Xiyan must not be spread to his father's ears.
Zhao De responded quickly: "Yes, I will seek treatment from a doctor then. It is important that Your Highness return to the palace first."
Zhou Xing's eyes were cold: "Find out the identity of the masked man for me, and I will cut that man into pieces with my own hands."
He could never forget the way the masked man looked at him as if he were dead. The most terrifying thing was the unfathomable inner strength of that man.
In the hands of the masked man, he had no power to fight back.
"It's too late today, why don't your highness go to the Marquis Mansion to ask Miss Gu tomorrow?" Zhao De knew that Zhou Xing was angry, so he didn't dare to speak too loudly.
"Do you think the masked man will let Xi Yan know his identity?" Zhou Xing sneered and raised his lips.
Zhao De guessed: "Maybe it's someone Miss Gu knows?"
"Xi Yan's position in the Hou Mansion is awkward. Where can I meet such a powerful person?" Zhou Xing felt that this was impossible.
Zhao De was speechless for a moment, thinking that his master's words made sense.
"Send someone over to Bieyuan to carefully check whether there is any evidence left at the scene. Let me investigate this matter carefully, and I must find the masked man! Remember to conduct a thorough investigation in secret and not disturb the palace." Zhou Xing
said angrily.
This was the first time in so many years that someone had embarrassed him and almost killed him. If Gu Xiyan hadn't stopped him, he would have died at the scene.
Maybe Xi Yan still has him in her heart, otherwise why would she save him?
He just wished he could find the masked man and fry his skin and bones.
After returning to the palace and seeing the doctor, Zhou Xing was still in severe pain. He couldn't sleep all night, and finally fell asleep when it was almost dawn. In his dream, he saw a masked man looking at him with red eyes, as if
Looking at ants.
Gu Xiyan didn't sleep well this time either. Whenever she closed her eyes, she saw Zhou Mu kissing her.
She was afraid of disturbing Chunhua, so she had to lie motionless on the canopy bed.
She didn't know why she kept thinking back over and over again when Zhou Mu kissed her. She was confused at the time and didn't know how she felt. She only knew that her mouth was numb from the kiss in the end.
Looking back now, she strangely remembered all the details.
For example, Zhou Mu's lips were very soft. When he kissed her, he was gentle at first, but then he kissed her more and more forcefully.
The more she thought about it, the hotter her face became. Then she simply pulled up the quilt and covered her face...
Zhou Mu next door also couldn't sleep.
He kept thinking about the kiss on the carriage, and hated himself for being too abrupt and for being frivolous with Gu Xiyan again for his own selfish desires.
She hadn't married him yet, but he took advantage of his illness to kiss her.
He originally planned to wait until his illness was cured before proposing to Gu Xiyan and finalizing their marriage.
During his illness today, he regained some of his rationality as soon as he saw Gu Xiyan. Later, after smelling the incense on her body, his frantic mood became much calmer.
During the last time he was ill, he no longer recognized people at all, but he still did not hurt Gu Xiyan.
Does this mean that Gu Xiyan can cure his disease?
If so, he doesn't need to wait until his illness is cured before marrying Gu Xiyan, right?
The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this was the truth, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized that Gu Xiyan was the right medicine to heal him.
There were only two words filling his mind: marry her!!
Qi Zhiyuan was already asleep, but when he was in a daze, he became aware of someone in the house.
He opened his eyes suddenly and was about to hit the opponent with his palm, but found that the person standing beside his bed turned out to be his master.
He jumped up and said, "Master, are you sick?"
Zhou Mu opened his lips calmly: "Your alertness is too low."
Qi Zhiyuan secretly complained that it was not that his alertness was too low, but that the young master had too much inner strength. Furthermore, who would stay up in the middle of the night and stand in front of a person's bed?
He glanced at the hourglass and saw that it was already the fourth watch. He asked in surprise, "Master, aren't you going to bed at this hour?"
At this time, Zhou Mu sat down on the edge of the bed. Qi Zhiyuan was flattered and hurriedly gave up his seat: "Master, do you want to talk about something big with me?"
"I have something important to tell you. When I saw Miss Gu today when I was sick, my sanity returned, right?" Zhou Mu looked solemnly, staring at Qi Zhiyuan's face.
Qi Zhiyuan's scalp was numb when Zhou Mu looked at him.
He felt that if he dared not say "no", the young master would probably twist his head off.
"Yes, Miss Gu is so amazing. The young master has never tried to recover his mind so quickly before, but Miss Gu did it easily." Qi Zhiyuan felt that it was right to say good things about Miss Gu, because the young master liked to hear it.
"Zhiyuan, what do you think of me marrying Miss Gu?" Zhou Mu finally got to the point.
He urgently needed someone's approval to tell him that marrying Gu Xiyan was the right thing to do.
Since he had no friends, Zhiyuan was the person closest to him, almost like his brother, so he came to ask Zhiyuan.
Qi Zhiyuan's eyes lit up: "That is a great good thing. I agree with my hands. By the way, this matter must be reported to His Majesty first. I will enter the palace now..."
"Calm down, the palace door is not unlocked yet, please enter the palace later..." Zhou Mu's words faded away.
Qi Zhiyuan saw that Zhou Mu was about to speak but stopped, and asked: "What other instructions do you have, Master?"
"I haven't communicated with Miss Gu yet. I have to ask Miss Gu first. I can't be too hasty and don't tell my father about this for the time being." Zhou Mu's narrow eyes looked even deeper in the dark night.
