Quick Transmigration: After Fake Death, All the Protagonists I Flirted With Went Crazy

Chapter 196 Ingratitude and Deceit (31)

Gu Yao hid for a few days, and the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace became tense for a few days as well.

Ying Lian looked at Gu Yao, who was not yet thirty but looked like he was about to retire, and found him utterly displeasing.

The yard doesn't get any sun, so this guy is going to move.

Ying Lian came out carrying the medicine and immediately saw that Gu Yao was moving the chair to a sunny spot outside, just like a few days ago.

That half-dead look was heartbreaking to see.

Seizing the opportunity, Ying Lian strode forward and kicked Gu Yao in the shin.

He kicked the person so hard they stumbled.

The young man turned around, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"Senior brother, what are you doing?"

Ying Lian placed the medicine bowl on the table in the courtyard, his tone somewhat unfriendly, "Gu Ruotang, if you don't want to deal with these messy things anymore, then come back to Medicine King Valley with me as soon as possible, instead of acting like you're half-dead now."

"If you can't let go of that child, then you'd better go to court tomorrow. If you don't go tomorrow, my martial arts aren't good enough, so I'll have Ahan tie you up and take you back. I also want to see if the two of us can kidnap our Lord of the Seal."

Ying Lian raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms, and looked at the handsome young man in front of her.

Gu Yao pursed her lips, wanting to discuss it with Ying Lian, but Ying Lian raised his hand to interrupt her.

"You don't need to say anything more. If you don't go to court tomorrow, I'll assume you want to come back to Medicine King Valley with us. Once you get there, don't even think about getting out again."

"Senior brother..."

"Don't try to charm me. I'm not Han Shu, I don't fall for that."

Ying Lian still remembered the last time this junior brother tricked him; that day, his wife had been making sarcastic remarks to him all night.

Even the right to kiss and hug on a normal day has been taken away.

The thought of it made him feel restless.

Gu Yao put down the chair and lowered his head.

Looking at Gu Yao's dejected appearance, Ying Lian seemed to see him as a young boy.

He sighed softly, raised his hand and patted Gu Yao's head, "A Tang, do whatever you want to do, just take care of yourself."

As long as things don't get out of control, Medicine King Valley is confident they can get Gu Yao out of trouble unscathed.

Medicine King Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack; apart from its internal personnel, almost no one knows its geographical location.

Gu Yao's eyes flickered upon hearing this. "Senior brother, there's no need..." There's no need to get involved in these matters for my sake.

Ying Lian reached out and pinched his cheek, interrupting him, "What are you saying? You are our Medicine King Valley's junior brother. I dare not say about others, but the people of Medicine King Valley are definitely protective of their own. Moreover, what Master regrets the most is that he could not save your mother."

Thinking of this, Ying Lian's eyes showed a hint of melancholy.

Gu Yao also thought of his mother and sighed softly.

He raised his hand, his fingertips gently touching the eyes that were the same color as his mother's.

"Why should Master blame himself? When Mother chose to marry Father, she was already halfway into the murky waters of the capital. In order not to implicate Medicine King Valley, she chose to leave Medicine King Valley herself."

Gu Yao seemed to have thought of something, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

The blood on the execution platform soaked through.

It's so red it's nauseating.

"Ah Tang, just don't let yourself regret it."

As he spoke, Ying Lian handed the cooled medicine to Gu Yao.

"Drink your medicine now."

Before Gu Yao could express the emotion in his heart, the bowl of medicine shoved in front of him pressed down on his throat.

That pungent medicinal smell.

The familiar bitterness.

Upon smelling this aroma, a lingering bitterness rises from the back of the tongue.

Gu Yao stared at the dark liquid in front of him with a forced smile. "Senior brother, can I not drink this medicine?"

He felt he no longer needed to take his medicine.

Ying Lian wore a kind smile and then refused Gu Yao's pitiful request.

Seeing Ying Lian's expression of having no room for negotiation, Gu Yao resignedly accepted the medicine bowl.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Gu Yao pinched his nose and drank the large bowl of dark medicine in front of him in one gulp.

Looking at his junior brother's expression of being ready to die, Ying Lian felt a little disgusted.

"Get out!"

Although she complained, she still handed Gu Yao a piece of candy.

"Ah Han's candy is all gone, this is Zhong Ji's candy."

Gu Yao stuffed the candy into his mouth.

As the sweetness gradually overwhelmed the bitterness, Gu Yao's expression slowly returned to normal.

Gu Yao, now fully recovered, looked disgusted. "Senior brother, could you improve this medicine? It's just too bitter."

Gu Yao put down the medicine bowl with a look of disgust.

Ying Lian picked up the medicine bowl. "You still want to improve it? I'm already being kind enough to prepare and decoct the medicine for you. Do you know how much money your senior brother charges for treating other people? I'd have to pay out of pocket to treat you."

Gu Yao awkwardly shut his mouth.

Ying Lian took the bowl and turned to leave. When he reached the door of the small kitchen, he seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and gave Gu Yao a sinister smile.

"Ah Tang, you only have one night to think it over. If you don't go to court tomorrow, I'll immediately drag Ah Han and tie you up and take you back to Medicine King Valley."

You should know that I've wanted to do this for a long time.

Seeing Gu Yao courting death, he really wanted to tie him up and take him back to Medicine King Valley.

What do Gu Yao have to do with these messy affairs in the capital and the Bu family's empire?

Why should his junior brother waste his life in this vortex of power?

Ah Tang has suffered so much, she should be happy, find someone who loves her back, and live out the rest of her life in peace and tranquility.

Instead of bearing the infamy of being a eunuch.

Thinking of this, Ying Lian closed his eyes in pain.

Gu Yao should have stood cleanly and honestly in this world.

As the only child in the Gu family, he should have had a bright and promising future.

It's all that damned emperor's fault.

Ying Lian concealed the expression in his eyes, and without waiting for Gu Yao's reply, turned and went into the kitchen.

Gu Yao lowered his head, dragged the rocking chair back to its original position, and sighed softly.

Senior brother is still so stubborn but soft-hearted.

Gu Yao raised his hand and wiped his face.

We can't always be like quails.

Go to court tomorrow.

***

The next day, Gu Yao put a crown on his head, and Ying Lian outside the door pushed the door open.

Gu Yao was taken aback.

Seeing Gu Yao standing in front of the mirror tidying his clothes, she raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, you're up early. I was thinking that if you were still in bed today, I would tie you up and take you back. I've already prepared the ropes."

Gu Yao looked at the bundle of hemp rope in Ying Lian's hand: "..."

Gu Yao cleared his throat with two light coughs.

"Is there something you need, senior brother?"

Seeing his junior brother awkwardly change the subject, Ying Lian clicked his tongue lightly.

His fingers traced the hemp rope with a hint of regret.

Gu Yao straightened his clothes and gave an awkward laugh.

"If there's nothing else, Senior Brother, I'll be going now."

Gu Yao didn't want to be nagged by Ying Lian later, so he quickly left.

Ying Lian didn't stop him. Watching Gu Yao's hurried departure, he sighed slightly and put the rope away.

Ah Tang, I hope you made the right choice.

He genuinely wanted to forcibly take the person back, but he also realized that Gu Yao couldn't let go of that young emperor.

After all, he's the kid Ah Tang raised.

Ying Lian yawned, picked up the rope, went back to his room, and continued to sleep with Ahan in his arms.

If it weren't for Gu Yao, that good-for-nothing, he wouldn't have left home so early.

My own wife smells the best.

Ying Lian chuckled and quickened his pace.