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"You know?" Gu Mingyan half propped herself up from the bed. Her shoulder felt a little sore, and her wrist felt a little uncomfortable.

"I'm just guessing, what exactly are you planning to do?" Duan Chengxuan sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her seriously.

Gu Danyan didn't say anything. After changing the medicine, he quickly lied on the bed and fell asleep.

Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get anything else out of them, Duan Chengxuan could only nod and sleep. The next day, the two of them directly left this place and headed to the next city.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw the lights and decorations of the city. Because of the battle for the Azure Frost Sword in the south of the mountain, there were quite a number of martial artists in the largest city nearby. It was extremely lively.

Gu Danyan strolled over one by one and went to the infirmary to buy some herbs that could only be found here. It wasn't until noon that the few of them stopped at the restaurant.

"Young lady, do you have any tips for tonight? All the scholars in the city are going to the lake to sing poems against each other. Why don't you stay for a few days?" The serving staff who came to deliver the dishes said so, but he only had a thick smile on his face.

"I don't like reciting poems in opposition, but do you have other fun?" Gu Daiyan only pulled the bowl of noodles in front of him.

"Young lady, you've come at the right time, it's so much fun here. If young lady doesn't like those useless people, why don't you go rent a boat at night. You can enjoy the scenery on the shore, and at night you'll even need to turn on the light." The shop assistant made a few exaggerated movements, which made it even more vivid.

Duan Cheng Xuan only used a cold gaze to force the attendant to retreat, but Gu Xuan was already moved.

Since he came, how could he not participate?

Thinking about this, Gu Danyan quickly booked a room, but Cheng Shan couldn't stand it any longer. "Madam, Lady Wan'er was poisoned. We are just going for a sightseeing trip …"

"You guys can go back anytime, I don't want to return to the Heavenly Flame yet." Gu Danyan answered without thinking and pushed open the window beside her. As she looked at the lively scene below, she felt very comfortable to eat.

Cheng Shan looked for help at Duan Chengxuan, who had a gloomy expression. "Heaven Returning Flame."

"I want you back." Gu Liuyan raised his eyebrows: "I still have a lot of things to do. If I return to the Sky Flame, then I might not be able to come out again."

"Sky Flame is thousands of times better than outside."

"But I don't want to be a caged bird." Gu Danyan suddenly lost all interest in eating anymore. He only picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth: "You imprisoned Su Yuwan in the Prince's Mansion, but now, even I want to imprison her?"

Gu Daiyan's clear eyes looked at Duan Chengxuan.

The word 'imprisonment' left Duan Chengxuan speechless. Su Yu Wan was heavily ill and couldn't leave her home. She had only gone to the farthest place, the sect, and the scenery she had seen was nothing more than this.

The more he thought about it in this way, the more Duan Chengxuan felt that he had let Su Yu Wan down.

He knew that as long as he mentioned Su Yu Wan, anything would be solved. Su Yu Wan was the curse of either of them, such as the maggots on their bones. There was no way that Gu Danyan could deceive him into not having feelings for Duan Cheng Xuan.

Only because of his tacit understanding with Duan Chengxuan.

But now, the calm surface had been broken, no one knew who was deceiving who's feelings.

Duan Chengxuan had tricked her into calling Su Yu Wan.

She lied to Duan Chengxuan for the sake of recovering Yu Wan.

Thinking up to here, she could not help but chuckle, "People, the gains and losses are all on one person."

After saying that, she rubbed her aching wrist and stood up, walking out.

"Chengshan, did This King really cut off Wan'er's wings?" Duan Chengxuan's expression didn't change.

After a long silence, Cheng Shan only said in a low voice, "Yes, but the prince is doing this for Lady Wan-Er. After a long silence, Cheng Shan only said in a low voice," Yes, but the prince is doing this for Lady Wan-Er.

"Why?"

"Only she can walk alongside you. If Lady Wan-Er had even the slightest bit of courage, she wouldn't have ended up like this now." Cheng Shan said boldly. As a subordinate, he had long hated Su Yu Wan.

Su Yu Wan always tied Duan Cheng Xuan to the Duke's Mansion.

The War God no longer battled on the battlefield, and King Jing no longer was the Emperor's beloved younger brother. Duan Cheng Xuan was no longer the decisive disciple of the Imperial Family who took care of the bigger picture.

Gu Danyan could help him in every way, be it in politics or business, or being a prince at ease, Gu Mingyan could even follow him to the battlefield. She was like a bamboo that could pierce through the earth and become tougher and tougher.

"All of you like Gu Danyan, but This King doesn't." Duan Chengxuan only finished the wine in his cup in one gulp. "If she truly admired this duke before marrying into the Palace of the Crown Prince, I can't see through her now, but I can't leave her."

"The prince has never had a woman wait on him since young. Lady Wan'er is your junior sister, and Princess Wangfei is the second. Although this subordinate should not have acted rashly, I still have something to say." Cheng Shan quickly poured wine for him.

"Speak."

"To you, an imperial concubine is truly unique."

As night fell, the city was still brightly lit.

Countless water lamps floated by the lakeside as sparks burst forth from the lake. On the bridge, the teams that passed by all held blue lanterns in their hands. There were really some geniuses singing poems at the docks, and there were even quite a few women sitting alone in the tall buildings with their mouths covered as they chuckled.

Gu Daiyan just sat at the bow of the ship, eating with his head half-propped up: "Why are you following me? I remember you didn't like these fancy things, but Cheng said you wouldn't even go to the theatre. "

She originally wanted to relax her body and mind by herself, but never would she have thought that Duan Chengxuan would follow her step by step and forcibly board the ship.

Only, Duan Chengxuan looked at him with a slightly strange gaze.

After a moment of silence, Gu Danyan stopped caring about it. When the fireworks reached the horizon, Gu Daiyan jumped up from his seat like a child and pulled at the bow of the boat, watching the fireworks explode in the sky.

Duan Chengxuan looked at her with eyes that overflowed with light and brilliance, extremely naive.

Amidst the splendor that filled the sky, he could not help but ask, "If I really return to the Sky Flame, will you still draw out the Mirage?"

"Yes."

"You're putting yourself in danger." Duan Chengxuan frowned.

"But I must get my lotus seed soup back." When Gu Mingyan saw the fireworks gradually dissipate, he was finally willing to stand up. She stood unsteadily in front of Duan Chengxuan and fiddled with the red rope wooden cat on her waist as she said with a low smile, "This is the first time someone has given me a sabre. I must take it back."

Duan Chengxuan seemed to recall that Duan Chengye had once given Gu Danyan a saber, and Gu Danyan was even unwilling to use it.

His face darkened, and countless Heaven Lamps rose up behind Gu Pingyan. He could only suppress his anger and said, "You want to gamble your life for a saber?"

"I do." The corners of Gu Liuyan's mouth lifted, but the bitterness was still overflowing. The light behind her illuminated the side of her face, making her look like she was crying.