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Chapter 41 - Heartforce Heartbeat

When they returned back to the city, the city was already under martial law. Strictly inspecting the citizens entering and exiting, the patrols in the city were also strengthened, in order to prevent the assassins from harming the nobles in the city and affecting the City Guard.

He didn't want too many people to know about the matter of Gu Yicheng's injuries, in order to prevent others from taking advantage of the situation. Thus, he went back to the residence and entered through the side door, after which Gu San went to the House of the Marquis of An and invited Fructus Ligustris Sativus to the residence to treat him.

Yun Qianliang was still dressed in his blood-stained clothes, and upon seeing that the Fructus Ligustris Sativus had finished checking his pulse, she anxiously asked: "How is it?"

"Fortunately, I managed to clear away the poison in time and did not endanger my life." Fructus Ligustris Sativus heaved a sigh of relief.

Yun Qianliang, who was still in suspense, finally calmed down and sat down.

In the beginning, no one noticed that Gu Yicheng had been poisoned, but on the way back, Gu Yicheng broke out in a cold sweat on the horse carriage, his face becoming even more pale white, and his consciousness becoming blurry too quickly, only then did she realise that something was amiss.

Pulling his clothes apart, he noticed that the color of the blood flowing out of the wound had turned dark.

At that moment, Yun Qianliang's reasoning was exceptionally clear, he absolutely could not die, or else she would be dead.

She had to suck the blood out for him to make sure he was safe.

When Fructus Ligustris Sativus finished writing the prescription, he arranged for people to immediately go get the medicine.

Then, Fructus Ligustris Sativus started to treat her wounds. Yun Qianliang guarded the entire battle from the side with rapt attention.

During this time, Chun Hua and Qiu Yue brought out a clean outer garment and changed the blood stained outer garment on them. Yun Qianliang quietly allowed her two servants to torment him, her gaze never leaving the bed for a moment.

The night had gradually darkened, and the candles in the room had been lit.'s serious expression was reflected in the candles, causing everyone in the room to not dare to make a sound.

The Evening meal on the table was already cold, Yun Qianliang only had a few mouthfuls, and was no longer in the mood to use it.

When Chun Hua came in to clean up, seeing that there were still a lot of food left on the table, she was worried and wanted to advise her otherwise. But when she saw the unconscious man on the bed who had woken up to drink her medicine, she swallowed her words back and silently put away the cold dishes.

Outside the door, the Gu San was worried that the thieves would not give up and attack the Residence of General. He had arranged for double the number of secret guards to protect it.

Seeing Chun Hua carrying out an almost untouched meal, when the Gu San closed the door, she worriedly looked inside.

Yun Qianliang was still seated at her position in the daytime, looking at her bed in deep thought, he sighed and closed the door.

"Keep the food warm, just in case the prime minister wakes up at night. The prime minister and his wife can easily use it." Gu San warned.

"Alright." Chun Hua replied meekly.

During the latter half of the night, the temperature had become much colder.

Yun Qianliang glanced at the furnace, and finally reacted.

Yun Qianliang walked to the bed and looked at the unconscious people, her pale white face was extremely calm, only her breathing was a bit heavier, otherwise, she would undoubtedly be asleep.

"Gu Yicheng, why did you save me?" Yun Qianliang's voice was filled with confusion and confusion, "Even if I owe you a favor, you don't need to block that sword for me."

The room was very quiet. Other than her voice, there was only the sound of his heavy breathing.

Yun Qianliang's eyes were shrouded with a layer of indescribable emotion. It was no longer as carefree as it was in the past, nor was it cautious like it was in a serious situation. It caused people to feel very sad.

In the instant that Gu Yicheng appeared in front of her, besides being shocked, more emotions surged in his heart.

She was a martyr's widow and had grown up eating a hundred meals in the military compound. She was educated in the military district.

At the age of seventeen, when her guardian had been killed on a mission, she had felt a surge of anger. In the same year of the college entrance exam, she had resolutely taken the exam and had been accepted into the police academy with outstanding grades.

Having spent two years at the police academy, having been trained by the military as a child and performing exceptionally well, she had been selected as an undercover agent and had begun a close training program. She was the youngest of all the agents, but she refused to admit defeat.

Perhaps she had the blood of a secret service agent in her bones. At the age of twenty, she received her first undercover mission, and after a year of undercover work, she managed to solve a major international crime.

However, in the business of undercover agents, it was not easy to do.

Inside the enemy's territory, there were too many things to be abandoned and too many things to bear.

The instructor had once told her that as a spy, she would never be allowed to see the light of day. She had no name after death, and in the hearts of her family and friends, she would always be a bad person.

Before her death, she had been undercover for three years in a drug trafficking organization. In order to gain trust, in order to gain access to the core intelligence, she had almost always risked her life for every single operation. Alone in the enemy camp, she had more than once tried to put her life on the line by firing at her companions.

For an undercover agent like her, being able to die well was a good thing. The protection of others was simply an extravagant request.

In this lifetime, there had never been anyone who blocked in front of her, to protect her from the injuries in front of her, but Gu Yicheng still rushed over like that, protected her in his arms, and gave her everything.

"Gu Yicheng, you earned it." Yun Qianliang suddenly said with a light smile.

Yun Qianliang walked to the window, leaned her head on the window frame, and looked out at the boundless night sky, the corner of her mouth raised slightly.

She would remember this favor. She would definitely repay it a hundred times in the future.

That night, Yun Qianliang stayed inside the house until the sun rose.

The next day, Yun Qianliang woke up from the knock on the door. She raised his eyes to look at the man on the bed, who was still in deep sleep.

Yun Qianliang slept on the bed for less than an hour, his arms were a little numb, so after she got up, she swung his arms and walked towards the door.

Gu San knocked twice and did not disturb the people inside again. He waited outside the house for a while.

When Yun Qianliang opened the door, Gu San was preparing to leave.

"What is it?" Yun Qianliang opened the door slightly, seeing that Gu San was looking in, she shook her head: "I did not wake up, but I was well last night."

The Gu San retracted his gaze calmly, his expression became solemn, and relayed the information he just received, "Xiao Cui is dead."

Yun Qianliang's face changed, then she stepped out of the door and closed it, and asked: "When did it happen?"

"The corpse that just happened this morning probably died yesterday." The Gu San answered honestly.

Yun Qianliang frowned and thought, yesterday's assassination attempt on Gu Yicheng and herself, after it was known, the entire Gu Xiangfu was in a panic, if Wen Meng used this chance to kill Xiao Cui who was aware of the poison, it would be the best time.

"Send someone to investigate." Yun Qianliang instructed.

"Your subordinate has already sent people to investigate." "After Gu San received the news, he had already arranged for people to investigate. The reason why he came to report was for another reason," This matter has already alarmed Jing Zhao Mansion, where Xiao Cui was previously a servant of the Prime Minister's Estate, I'm afraid that Jing Zhao Mansion's people will send people to invite Madam to identify her corpse.

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Yun Qianliang accepted the responsibility and said to Gu San: "I will go back and prepare."