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Bai Zhen stood before the table and compared the two paintings. In the end, he shook his head, picked up one, and prepared to roll it into a ball.

"Why are you so unsatisfied with your work?" The marquis knocked on the open wooden door and asked with a smile.

Bai Zhen originally wanted to hide the drawing paper, but he was worried that his actions would appear too deliberate. In the moment of hesitation, the Duke of the Trojan Horse's gaze had already landed on the table. With a sigh, Bai Zhen placed the xuan paper back on the table. "Why is Uncle here?"

The Marquis raised his eyes, "Don't tell me that you drew this with words?"

Bai Zhen coughed lightly in slight embarrassment. "That's right."

The marquis smiled, "Did Qing Han let you draw it?"

Bai Zhen poured a cup of tea for the marquis, then said, "I was the one who suggested it, Qing Han thought it was feasible." Looking back at the two paintings, he sighed. "But they don't resemble each other at all."

The marquis took the tea bowl and sat down on a nearby seat. He faintly smiled and said, "I've only seen him a few times. How could he possibly draw a similar picture?"

"Yeah." Bai Ju acknowledged, and then said, "At least I didn't come for nothing."

The marquis slowly nodded his head and did not answer. "When do you plan on going back?"

Bai Zhen was slightly taken aback, "I've been planning to leave in a few days' time. Since there's nothing to do on the road, I'll have to walk around for a bit. I think I'll be a bit late when I get home."

"If there's nothing urgent, you don't have to rush back. You just have to leave the mountain as soon as possible," the marquis said.

Bai Zhen gave a casual reply, but did not say another word.

The Duke of Trojan Horse asked, "Have you been with Crown Prince Xin for the past few days?"

Bai Zhen nodded. "Yunyi invited me a few times, and I agreed."

The marquis muttered to himself for a moment and only said, "You shouldn't have come."

Bai Zhen calmly replied, "I know."

The marquis had a complicated look in his eyes as he said, "Is this what you mean by this?"

Bai Jian said, "You could say that. "Some things can't be avoided just by hiding. Why do you need to retreat so much in order to make other people sad?"

The Duke of Trojan slowly furrowed his brows, "What do you want to do?"

Bai Zhen smiled. "Uncle, don't worry. I'm not impatient. I won't do anything stupid."

The duke of Trojan Horse sighed, "I know your character, so I'm naturally not worried that you would do something stupid. But after hearing uncle's words of advice, it's not time yet. "

Bai Zhen's gaze wavered. "Then what should I do now?"

The marquis took a deep breath and said, "Endure it if you can."

Bai Zhen's pupils contracted, but his expression did not change. "There will always be times where I can't take it anymore."

The marquis said, "When that time comes, there's no need to endure anymore." She looked into his eyes and said lightly, "This is far from enough."

Bai Zhen lowered his gaze, avoiding Chen Changsheng's gaze. "I know."

The marquis silently sighed, "That's good."

— —

As he slowly opened his eyes, what entered his vision was a blurry cyan figure. The man in cyan was resting on the table. His bloodshot eyes were trying their best to widen, but they could not be seen clearly.

He licked his dry lips and said hoarsely, "Brother?"

The person at the table straightened up, and the sound of a chair scraping against the ground made a sound. His ice-cold finger fell on the bloody eyelid. "Are you feeling better?" Lu Sobbing's voice was very light. There was a hint of concern in her calm voice, but not obvious concern.

"Much better." Tears of Blood smiled, "It really is you. I thought it was Zhao Qingyan." He stretched out his hand to feel under the wooden pillow and shrunk his body.

"You can't tell us apart with your powerful nose, can you?" Lu Li laughed in a low voice.

Tears of Blood shook her head, "The medicinal scent on Zhao Qingyan's body was especially strong earlier. Although he had purposely used the incense to make his clothes dry, it was still overshadowed by the bitter taste of the medicine. All I can smell now is medicine and blood, and the smell of incense is not accurate. "

Lu Sobbing said, "If you want to find him, you'll have to be disappointed. He's not feeling well, so he went back to the Mansion a long time ago."

Tears of Blood curled her lips: "You don't feel well? As expected of the pampered Young Master. "

Lu Sobbing rolled his eyes, "Don't forget that you have been saved more than once by this noble young master."

He was silent for a while. Tears and Blood ran down his face. He held on to Lu Sobbing's wrist and said, "Next time, don't bleed for me. It's not necessary."

Weeping Lu's voice carried a hint of laughter. "And there's not much blood. It's been replenished with just a few mouthfuls of water. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Before …" Tears and Blood wrinkled their brows, as if they were in extreme discomfort. After half a day, they finally continued, "You have to be careful of Xia Fan."

Weeping Lu was startled. She didn't understand what he meant. "What?"

Tears of Blood carefully listened to the surroundings and after confirming that there was no one around, she said, "The sect extermination of the Crippling Feather Sect is related to the Puppet Palace. It's hard to guarantee that Xia Fan won't find any clues."

"Are you sure he is from the Crippling Feather Sect?" Lu Sobbing's face slightly changed, "Are you sure he is from the Crippling Feather Sect?"

Tears of Blood said, "I can't be sure, but it is very possible. After all, his surname was Xia, and he was the one with the dried grass. "

Lu Sobbing nodded silently in agreement. "Does Yun Mo know about this?"

Tears of Blood couldn't confirm what he was asking about, so she paused for a moment before slowly saying, "He has long since sensed Xia Fan's identity. As for the matter regarding the Crippling Feather Sect, I doubt he is clear about it. "

"Don't tell him, then." Lu Sobbing was relieved.

"Of course." Tears and Blood weakly laughed. His smile was surprisingly bright. "It's not time yet. Let's not give him any more worries."

Lu Sobbing looked at his heartless smile and laughed bitterly, "Is Yun Mo's intention to injure Xia Cheng in the first place?"

"Did he injure Chavez?" Tears was surprised, "How could he do such a stupid thing?"

Lu Sobbing said, "He said it was a moment of anxiety and hurt himself by accident, but I don't believe it."

Tears of Blood nodded, "It is indeed impossible. But... Ah? Do you think he's trying to test Xia Fan's martial arts? "

"Martial arts?" Weeping Lu was stunned at first, but then she immediately realized what had happened. She didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. "Impossible."

Tears of Blood laughed: "Just because you can't see through his martial arts doesn't mean that you can't see through him. Don't forget what kind of internal force he is at the time of 'Deadwood Returning to Spring'."

"Is there a need for him to lie to me?"

Tears of Blood started to laugh again. Perhaps it was because of his injuries, but he could not stop laughing as he raised his hand to suppress his eyes, "I say, Marquis Lu. Can't you guess the reason why it is so simple? He didn't know about the relationship between the two of us, so he had another reason for checking up on Chavez. It's not like it has anything to do with you, why would he tell you that on purpose? "

Lu Sobbing frowned. "Then why did he look for Xia Fan?"

Tears of Blood finally stopped laughing, "The reason may not be certain, but I guess that it's not that Chen Chengyi is begging him, but it's because of Jiang Wuyan."

"Probably." Lu Sobbing muttered.

Tears of Blood said, "They can't stay in the inner palace for too long either. We'll be happy to watch the show."

Lu Sobbing's eyes slightly shifted, "Are you just going to wait and see?"

Tears of Blood smiled and said, "Let's wait and see." He raised his hand and patted Lu Sobbing on the shoulder, "Anyway, we'll just leave after patting their butts. No matter what they do, it's still their own business, so it has nothing to do with us."

"Yeah, it's Yun Mo's turn to decide whether it's a blessing or a curse. "He …" She suddenly reacted in the middle of her sentence and looked towards Tears of Blood. "How did you know we were leaving?"

Tears of Blood smiled craftily. "Don't mind how I found out, as long as I'm right."

Lu Sobbing stared at him. "You couldn't have guessed it, right?"

Tears of blood did not answer, but shook his head and said, "Even if I didn't, I would still be considered an astronomer, an expert in geography, and a person in high school." "Bright Yin and Yang, understanding of the eight trigrams, the Gate of Wonder, the Escaping Armor, and preparing for a battle …"

"Bullsh * t, why don't you keep bragging for a bit more?"

Ha, ha, ha!" Tears and Blood laughed three times, sitting up with a serious face, "Let me tell you, no matter how bad it is, you can still be considered to be from a powerful family. Not to mention the astronomical geography, the Eight Trigrams Secret Gates of Yin and Yang, even setting up a formation for you is not a problem … So, who was the one who said I was bragging just now?

Lu Weeping was speechless.

"Ha, ha, ha." Tears of blood once again lies back down, and then he patted Lu Sobbing's shoulder. "No matter, young man, you still have a lot to learn."

Lu Sobbing's eyebrows twitched, "Actually, I know how to calculate as well. I am also from an influential family, so I know how to set up arrays."

Tears of Blood tilted her head and thought seriously for a while before coming to a realization. "Oh! Don't say it, it's true! "

To prevent himself from being angered by his younger brother, Lu Sobbing got up decisively and said, "Alright, I'll leave first. The Hou Mansion still has matters to attend to."

"Let's wait first!" It doesn't matter if I delay you, does it? I am injured right now, so I really need your care. " Tears and blood earnestly urged her to stay, "It's not too late to pour me a cup of water before leaving!"

Lu Sobbing walked away with big steps and slammed the door shut, giving him a deafening sound.

"Aiyo, Marquis Lu is so angry?"

"Oh my god!" My ears hurt! "

"Brother?" Brother? Elder brother? Blood brother? You're not really gone, are you? Left me alone? "

"Alright, alright, you can leave now. I don't want you to pour water for me."

Tears and blood spilled everywhere, but there was no sound outside the door.

After confirming that Lu Sobbing had left, Xue Yi's face slowly turned pale. His eyes were filled with uncontrollable pain. Exerting force with his fingertips, he pulled out the silver needle that was suppressing his internal force. Just as the silver needle was pulled out, a mouthful of grayish blood sprayed out. Cold sweat fell like rain from his pale forehead.

He spat out all the blood that he could, and lay still for a long time. Finally, he forced a smile on his face. Wiping the silver needle in his hand clean with the quilt and putting it back into the small cloth bag under the wooden pillow, he muttered to himself, "This little trick is just to trick you. Luckily, Zhao Qing's words are not here, otherwise I would have been exposed."

He touched the cold and hard thing on his chest, and the smile on his lips unconsciously disappeared. "I really don't know how long I can hold on for. I just hope I can make it in time."

After a long while, he gave himself an affirmative answer, "I will make it in time."

Sure.