In the courtyard of Cheng Yang Inn, Helian Yu was lying in a carefree Xiang Feizhu chair, quietly staring at Gu Qingli in front of him.
She was lowering her eyelids, silently taking his pulse, switching from his left hand to his right, saying nothing.
"Just where did Crown Prince Helian get injured that year?"
Helian Yu stood up and looked at her with his deep and calm eyes. Then, he extended his hand and began to take off his clothes.
Gu Qingli's eyes widened as she tried to get up and leave.
Before the pulse examination, Helian Yu requested for the environment to be quiet. He said that his injuries did not want anyone to know about it, so he dismissed the matter. Now that he was doing this in this room with the curtains down, she had to wonder.
"Don't be afraid, even if there is no third person in this chamber, I will still be in your territory. In this Cheng Yang Inn, what do you think I can do to you? Or are you afraid? " Helian Yu's movements were graceful and casual, neither too fast nor too slow. It didn't look like the evil and wretched appearance that she had imagined. However, there was a hint of mockery in her eyes, as if she was making fun of her ability to act like a little girl.
Gu Qingli gradually calmed down as she watched him strip off her shirt, exposing strong, muscular muscles. Unlike Xiao Yixiu's well-proportioned, firm, and beautiful body, his muscles were more muscular and his skin was abnormally white.
However, none of this caught Gu Qingli's attention. She only stared at a long scar on his chest and abdomen, too shocked to speak.
Although it had been treated by a famous doctor, the hyperplastic tissue left behind by the deep scars was twisted and hideous. The dark red flesh silently complained about the severe injury from back then. The most terrifying part wasn't the front part of his chest, but the area behind him. On his back, there was a scar that was almost the same length as the front part of his body.
It was not hard to imagine that this was a huge wound caused by a sharp weapon piercing through the body before being pulled out. Since such a long and deep wound had pierced the back of the chest, it must have pierced the abdomen, causing the victim's death.
However, Helian Yu was actually able to survive. It had to be said to be a miracle.
"All you see is the trauma. In fact, you can't even see the marks left by the internal injuries." Helian Yu, on the other hand, smiled warmly. His smile was faint, as if he no longer cared about previous matters in his heart. Only his deep eyes flickered with an imperceptible ruthlessness.
After the light flashed past, it was replaced by a familiar unyielding ruthlessness. This person was truly very cruel to himself, and when he spoke of the past, he actually did not change his expression at all: "At that time, I was hit by his palm and it imprinted itself on my chest. Three of my ribs were broken, my meridians were severely damaged, and my Qi channels were unable to function properly, so I immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. But when I was hit and fell off my horse, when I was sent flying, the blade in my hand flew out and struck him heavily. "
Gu Qing Li listened nervously, and subconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air. It was as if he was watching Xiao Yi Xiu's severe injuries.
"He brandished his spear and cut through the blade, but he did not expect that my blade was originally two different types of weapons. After falling out of my hand, the blade and hilt separated, and although the blade's edge was knocked off and did not penetrate his body, the hilt still struck him in a strange curve. "All the inner strength in my hand is placed on the hilt of my blade, causing him to also vomit a large mouthful of blood. Following that, he was actually able to fly straight over from his horse with his spear …"
Helian Yu paused for a moment. Clearly, he had recalled that tragic scene. Although his expression was cold, the corner of his eyes still twitched.
"He pierced through my body with his spear and then pulled downwards, piercing through my chest and abdomen, my intestines falling out of my body …"
Gu Qingli had seen many bloody scenes in her past life, and she had been indifferent to them, but hearing someone narrate her past so calmly and indifferently, she still felt it was a little cruel.
"Later on, when I returned to the Northern Chu, all my meridians were broken and my wounds were difficult to heal. If it weren't for the help of a famous doctor, I would not have survived until now."
Helian Yu spoke very casually, but Gu Qingli knew that in this era, ordinary famed doctors would never be able to treat such heavy injuries. To be able to put the intestines into the abdominal cavity and ensure not to be infected, and also to sew up the wound, her medical skills were astounding. He had to be at the pinnacle of Western medicine in his previous life to be able to do that.
"However, that doctor's inner force cultivation is not enough to help me recover. All of my meridians have been damaged, and I have decided to start from the very beginning to study it all by myself …" I'll slowly open up my meridian with my zhenqi. "
"You must hate my prince?"
Helian Yu was startled by Gu Qingli's question and smiled without any emotion. "We are fighting for our lives on the battlefield, so there is no need to talk about whether we hate him or not, but when we lost that year, we hated each other for our entire lives. In the end, Xiao Yixiu was my greatest rival, and if there was a chance, I would not hesitate to fight him to the death."
His expression was cold, and his eyes were cold. They were filled with an incredibly domineering killing intent, but there was no hatred. From his point of view, Xiao Yi Xiu was an enemy that he would lose for sure. He only wanted to conquer his past shame and not get revenge in the eyes of ordinary people.
Gu Qingli took a deep breath, "There are some nameless meridians in His Highness's body that are stuck at this point, unable to open up smoothly. Although it doesn't affect the circulation of your true qi, if you fight with others, your cultivation level will no longer increase by an inch." I know how to cultivate by luck and break through my meridians, but I will not teach them for free. "
Helian Yu stared at her. His cold gaze made a chill run down her spine. This person's killing intent was too strong. Even in this silent and gloomy moment, he still had a ruthless intent that could not be concealed.
He suddenly raised his face and laughed loudly into the sky.
After laughing for a while, he slowly lowered his head. The lines on his face had returned to being cold, hard, and vicious. Even though there was still a trace of a smile on his lips, no one could feel any warmth from it.
"Princess Mo, what do you want to exchange with me?" Without waiting for a reply, he continued, "I will not accept any conditions related to Xiao Yixiu. If you want to make me compromise, you might as well give up on this idea as soon as possible. Who doesn't know that Helian Yu has never bowed his head to anyone in his entire life?! "
Gu Qing Li slowly nodded his head in the end, but a trace of admiration arose in his heart.
Helian Yu was cold, tyrannical and unapproachable. However, this kind of domineering aura was something that she had deeply experienced in her previous life.
He would not give up at any time, would not lower his head at any time. He was heartless and indifferent, and only existed for himself. She had once been loyal to her own ruthlessness …
"Your Highness, I can help you, but I also hope that you can agree to a condition that is related to my Prince."
Knowing that he would not agree, Helian Yu wanted to reject him immediately. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Tell me about it."
"Regardless of whether you have the opportunity to fight in the future or whether you are fighting on the battlefield, I hope that you can use fair means."
"We don't hold back in war. If we ever have the chance to meet him on the battlefield again, how could it be fair?"
"The crafty ways of the battlefield are not counted."
Helian Yu thought for a moment before sneering, "I am even disdainful of using petty tricks to win against him."
Gu Qingli smiled faintly.