Gu Xijiu realized the shape of his lips was quite lovely as she looked at him. He looked seductive when he smiled with an adult look. Gu Xijiu felt like kissing him when he smiled this way even though he donned an appearance of an eight or nine-year-old boy! Therefore, she weighed him down under her body again.
Di Fuyi was stunned as he did not know she would be so sturdy. However, he did not resist but instead allowed her to do whatever she wanted. He just looked at her and asked, "What... What are you doing?"
"Kissing you!" Gu Xijiu answered without hesitation! She then lowered her head and started kissing him. She kissed his eyebrows, his lashes, his nose tip before he finally kissed his lips. She kissed him deeply on his soft lips and then whispered beside his ear, "It's not necessary to often mention how much I miss you. I tried to be calm during the daytime and to have fun and practice with my peers as I needed to work harder. I wanted to be stronger so that I can stand beside you. I don't want to be your shadow and only follow you everywhere. I thought husband and wife are supposed to go through ups and downs together? I work very hard in the daytime, but I missed you very much at night. I must look at the love bracelet several times a day as I'm worried it would break..."
She felt sad, "You promised that you'd visit me one year later, but you didn't. Every single time I went out, I tried calling for you, but there was no reply. How would I know that you're following me every day and had fooled me with another identity... Don't you trust me? Are you worried that I'll cheat on you? Was that why you always tested me? Do you know you look like a jerk now? Do you think you're Xue Pinggui and I'm Wang Baochuan? That jerk left his home country for 18 years and married someone else. When he came back, he thought about his wife and wondered if she had waited for him all those 18 years. He was worried that his wife would cheat on him. Hence, he tested her with another identity..."
Di Fuyi's body was slightly stiff when she took the initiative to kiss him. He was wondering why she was so aggressive today and even kissed him as though she was coaxing a kid after knowing he was Di Fuyi. However, after she had kissed his brows, nose tip, and lips, he could feel her passion, he could feel that she loved him wholeheartedly...
He had never been so close to anyone else before he met Gu Xijiu, not to mention being held down this way by someone. Anyway, he felt good to be in that position; it was as great as being soaked in a honey pool. He could not ask for more and enjoyed the sweetness of their love very much especially after Gu Xijiu had confessed to him. He just wanted this moment to last for eternity! Of course, it would have been better if he could turn back to his original form!
He liked how she had confessed and felt slightly touched as well. However, he felt that she was overexaggerating after listening to the last few sentences she had said, "Xijiu, I trust you. I just felt that it was helpless. Besides that, I never heard you mention that you missed me even though I've been hanging around you for half a year. I thought you didn't miss me, that's why I tried hiding my identity until now... How could you compare me Xue to Pinggui?"
"Uhmm, you have a point. You're better than him in the sense that you were only missing in action for a year and you didn't bring another girl along to visit me... So, you're not considered as big a jerk like him." Gu Xijiu agreed with him.
Di Fuyi looked at her, "I remembered you saying that you didn't care about being together forever, but you just didn't want to regret? And you're fine even if the love only lasted for a day as long as both parties are happy? I guess Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui loved each other when they were young, right? Then they should be quite happy and shouldn't have any regret. Being apart for 18 years is better than knowing that he passed away in another country..."
Gu Xijiu had no idea why he could not let go of the two of them. Hence she laughed, "The reason I said he was a jerk is not that he had abandoned his wife for 18 years. It's because he didn't show up earlier even though he could, and the worst thing was the fact that he married a mistress..."
"What if Xue Pinggui didn't marry a mistress and loved Wang Baochuan wholeheartedly, instead of lying and moving far away from home?"
"Then that's not considered as being a jerk..." Gu Xijiu simply answered.
"Wouldn't Wang Baochuan feel sad?" Di Fuyi asked.
"Of course she will. She definitely will! She might kill herself if she knew he had passed away as she would have followed her husband wherever he went..." Gu Xijiu began to talk crap.
"Would you also kill yourself if I died?" Di Fuyi looked at her with a pair of big round eyes.
Gu Xijiu was stunned. Do normal couples talk about these sorts of things? She pondered silently in her heart about the possibility that he would die. What the f*ck! He was a god! He would probably not have died even after she did! His question was impossible to answer!
Therefore, she kissed him on the cheek, "My dear, it is impossible for this hypothesis to happen as I feel I'll be the one who dies first. Come on, tell me, would you kill yourself if I die first?"
Di Fuyi shook his head, "No."
Yeah! She knew it! Why would he kill himself for a girl?
However, this fellow was not much of a sweet talker. Why couldn't he just say something like 'I won't be able to live without you, or I love you forever to make her happy? Was he unaware that girls like to listen to sweet talks as it would make them feel happy?
Gu Xijiu got down from his body and lied down side by side with him.
She had no idea why she felt a warmth in her heart. She felt happy even though they were just having small talk while lying down side by side in the blanket.
Di Fuyi turned his head sideways and looked at her pinkish cheek. He then looked at her eyes which were even brighter than the gems in the dark, "You won't kill yourself too, right?"
Gu Xijiu was surprised that he was still thinking about it and merely entertained him, "Of course, you ain't Liang Shanbo, and I'm not Zhu Yingtai as well. Why would I kill myself? I'll immediately forget about you if you die and find myself a young gigolo..."
Di Fuyi remained silent for second and then continued, "I feel that is too fast! You should at least be sad for a while first..."
Gu Xijiu laughed, "Hmmm, you can never tell. I'm such a cold-blooded person, and I'm very forgetful as well. Oh right, have you heard about the story of Zhuang Zhou? He loved his wife very much, and his wife loved him as well. One day, he asked his wife what would she do if he passed away. The wife cried and said she would kill herself and follow him. Zhuang Zhou was very touched and told her not to follow him. He told her that he would be pleased if she could remarry another man only after the soil on his grave were dried. His wife was worried and sad when he said that... However, one day he finally died. His wife was so sad and buried him. Unfortunately, his wife fell in love with another man after a few days, and she had even used a fan to make the soil on his grave dry faster so that she could quickly marry the other man..."
Di Fuyi was speechless after listening to the story. He hesitated and said, "You wouldn't be so ruthless, would you?"
Gu Xijiu slowly said, "It's difficult to tell. You better not die in front of me. Otherwise, I will make you crawl out from your grave and pinch my neck..."
Di Fuyi was speechless.
Gu Xijiu suddenly looked at him, "Anyway, why would you discuss such a sad topic?"
Di Fuyi was speechless again. "Hey, aren't you the one who told me all the stories?"
Gu Xijiu blew her nose, "You're the one who made me..."
She felt their topics have been straying away and they quickly focused on the important thing, "Alright, let's stop talking about it. Tell me about your physical condition, is there no way to recover?"
"Yes."
"I thought you're still fooling me even after I knew your identity. Hence, I didn't mention about your illness to Long Siye anymore. I think it's better to get him to take a look tomorrow."
Di Fuyi narrowed his eyes, "We can't let him know my identity."
"Are you afraid he would get revenge on you? In fact, you're over worried. Long Siye is not that kind of person. He is always fair and professional. He wouldn't involve his personal feelings when it comes to medical knowledge..."
"I know, I know him too. But Xijiu, I feel something is wrong with him." Di Fuyi shared his thoughts.
He knew Long Siye's personalities as he had known Long Siye for a hundred years. However, he felt Long Siye had slightly changed since the last time when he met him. Of course, that was just based on his sixth sense, and he could not tell what was exactly wrong with him at this moment.
Gu Xijiu was stunned, "But I didn't feel it... In fact, people change from time to time, and it's impossible for us to be the same person forever. It's fine as long as the main personalities remain the same."
Di Fuyi decided not to speak anymore.
In fact, he had been living way longer than her and was more knowledgeable than her, and so he knew more than she did.
Both of them were very careful people, and the things that they were discussing were all highly confidential. Hence, they needed to whisper to one another or send a directed audio even though they were both under the blanket so that other people could not hear their conversation even if they had intended to eavesdrop on what they were saying.
Gu Xijiu could not believe that they were only having small talk under the blanket even though they had been apart for more than a year.
Both of their head and body were so close to each other, and they could even smell each other's breath. That was the first time they realized that a blanket could be so warm. It was as though the warmth had diffused into their heart.
They just realized that they could be so happy just to have a small talk with their beloved. Of course, many more issues were lying ahead of them. For example, Ying Yannuo's shrunken body, and the mad scientist (a.k.a. Long Fan) who was hiding in the dark...
However, tonight she just wanted to lean on him and talk to him. Perhaps, it would be greater if she could hug him and kiss him as well as take advantage of him.
Though he was still a little boy, it was as though she had finally found someone to support her just like a lost boat that had finally found a harbor. Unknowingly, she fell asleep while she was still hugging him.
Di Fuyi was lying in her arms, and he bet she was hugging him as though he was her Barbie doll.
He had slept in several places before, but that was the first time he was sleeping in a girl's arms. Perhaps, his four messengers would be extremely shocked if they had witnessed the scene...
Even he felt that it was unbelievable, but he liked it very much. Suddenly, he realized that he had wasted so much time even though he has been living for a thousand years! He realized that he had finally started to become a real man since he met her!
Rong Jialuo's physique was relatively good as he could finally sit up and talk slowly after a night's rest and having some food. Perhaps, his brain was partially damaged. Hence, he could not entirely remember everything in the past. Gu Xijiu thought she could get some information from him, but he seemed to have even forgotten how he had gotten injured...
He only remembered things that had happened over the last few days when he had transformed into a zombie and what he told them made Gu Xijiu sweat. They found out that he was conscious during the last few days and he could hear everything around him. However, he had lost control over his body as though his soul had been locked somewhere. He could only witness himself going crazy!
The worst thing was that he could feel the pain when he was injured, and it was even more painful than usual! The pain was enough to make him go crazy. He heard Rong Che had finally brought Long Siye to see him. He overheard Long Siye saying that he would never recover and he even heard that he had wanted to break his neck.
This venom was toxic, and it was scarier than sclerosis! Initially, Rong Jialuo and Rong Che had wanted to rest for a few days. However, Rong Che received an urgent letter from the palace stating that both of the princes had to depart for home as Emperor Xuan was severely ill.
They could not delay their departure. Hence, Rong Che immediately packed their belongings and left after saying goodbye to all of them.
Rong Jialuo and Rong Che were thinking about asking Long Siye to have a look at the 5,000 soldiers. However, Rong Che had received a confidential letter from the military office before they could speak to Long Siye. It mentioned that The Lord had discovered an antidote and had already assigned messenger Shangshan to send it to the military base. All of the 5,000 soldiers had consumed the antidote and were slowly recovering after going through a night of puking and diarrhea. They had managed to clear all the venomous residues in their body and were now on the way back to their capital.
The Rong brothers were delighted to hear that and departed happily.
The chariot which Rong Jialuo rode was the strongest carriage in the palace. The beasts pulling the carriage were two flying lions, and Rong Che was guarding him by his side. Thus, Gu Xijiu was not worried as it was supposed to be a safe journey for Rong Jialuo.
Gu Xijiu sighed as she watched their chariot fly far away, "I did realize that Emperor Xuan had looked terrible when I saw him a while ago. The drug he took made him frustrated and excited, and he frequently had sex with a few girls every night... He thought he had gained more energy but in fact, he was burning his life away. Perhaps, he could not live any longer; there must be a big change in the Feixing Kingdom..."
Logically speaking, Rong Jialuo was the Crown Prince, and so he was supposed to inherit the throne once Emperor Xuan had passed away.
However, Rong Jialuo had been leading the soldiers to fight on the battlefield over the last two years. Hence, most of the officials tended to support Rong Chu, which means he must be taken into consideration as well once Emperor Xuan had passed away.
Rong Jialuo was good at leading the military team, but he was inexperienced in politics as compared to Rong Chu... When that time comes, there would be another battle between the Crown Prince team and also Rong Chu's team.
Since the Feixing Kingdom got involved in the war, chaos had spread across the country. If an internal conflict were to happen in the palace...
"Are you worried about the Crown Prince?" Di Fuyi knew her very well.
Gu Xijiu twitched her lips, "He's my friend, and I tried so hard to save his life. I don't want him to die in a political battle."
"There's always a certain pattern to dynasty changes. It would be better for us to stay away from political matters."
"I didn't. Otherwise, I'd have killed Rong Chu earlier! He is indeed a bastard! The citizens will suffer if he takes over the throne!"
Di Fuyi could not help but laughed, "Don't forget that your father is in Rong Chu's team and the Gu family would be the beneficiary party if Rong Chu becomes the emperor."
Gu Xijiu glared at him, "Stop fooling with me. I heard that General Gu has already joined the Crown Prince's team. what you've just told me is already history."
"You seem to know quite a lot about the outside world, huh?" Di Fuyi complimented her.
Gu Xijiu smiled, "Of course!"
In fact, she wanted to ask Di Fuyi if he would be the future master of the Feixing Kingdom. After all, he was the god of this world, so he should know that. However, if it were a secret, it would be bad to him if she disclosed it in advance.
Di Fuyi seemed to know what was on her mind, and he suddenly tapped her hand, "Don't worry!"
Gu Xijiu immediately got his message after he spoke the two words. Her eyes were sparkling, and she was finally relieved. She raised her head and realized that Long Siye was watching them from the corner. His robe was fluttering, and he seemed to be depressed.
They looked at each other, and finally, Long Siye spoke, "Xijiu, I guess you have something to talk to me about since you're here?"
Gu Xijiu immediately held onto Di Fuyi's hand and ran over, "I'm here to seek your consultation. Let's talk inside."
...
"What!? Did he return to his younger self? He's already 15 years old?!" Long Siye was shocked and stared at Di Fuyi with an unfriendly gaze.
It was okay if he was a kid, but he was almost the same age as Gu Xijiu! Long Siye could not believe that he was unashamed of acting cute as though he was an eight or nine years old little boy! How could he?! Most importantly, he had slept in the same room as Gu Xijiu last night!
If Long Siye knew that he was a grown kid already, he would have separated them last night!
He could not help but looked at Gu Xijiu, "Xijiu, since he is already a teenager, why would you let him stay with you last night?"
Gu Xijiu did not care, "But he had returned to his childhood physique. Also, I had something to talk to him about, so, I decided to let him stay with me."
Long Siye was stunned, "But..."
He secretly took a breath, "You're not afraid of Celestial Master Zuo getting jealous?"
Gu Xijiu replied, "He wouldn't. Yannuo... He was under Celestial Master Zuo..."
Di Fuyi smiled, "It's Celestial Master Zuo's problem if he gets jealous, Overlord Long you're worrying too much."
Long Siye wanted to speak, but Gu Xijiu did not want him to continue asking anymore. In fact, she did not want to lie to Long Siye, but for the sake of Di Fuyi's safety, she had no choice. Therefore, she gave Long Siye a fake identity regarding Di Fuyi...
Several lies were required to cover a lie. Hence, Gu Xijiu quickly switched the topic, "Teacher Long, could you help to check and see whether there's a solution to his disorder?"
Long Siye took a glimpse at Di Fuyi. He was getting more upset as he looked at him, but Gu Xijiu was very protective of him. She seemed to be really in love with Di Fuyi to the extent that she was even so kind to his subordinate!
He now realized that a woman could change so quickly once they no longer loved someone! Long Siye once again felt depressed and frustrated; he wanted to leave immediately. However, he could not do it as he looked at Gu Xijiu's watery eyes. She had never asked for his favor before...
He secretly took a deep breath to suppress his anger and then said coldly, "I can take a look at him, but I can't promise that there would be a solution. After all, this is the first time I have come such a disorder. Come over, let me check your pulse first."
Apparently, he was talking to Di Fuyi at the end of their conversation.
However, Di Fuyi did not move, "It's fine, I can tell you. My left pulse is..." He described his pulses, and it was extremely accurate.
Long Siye paused and looked at Di Fuyi from his head to his toes, "You're medical literate?"
Di Fuyi was humble, "Not quite."
In fact, his medical knowledge was even better than Long Siye. However, he did not know anything about modern medicine, and he knew based on Gu Xjiu's action that there was more important modern medical knowledge he should learn. Therefore, he came with some hope that Long Siye could help him.
In fact, he was proven to be overthinking as Long Siye could not find anything after a series of checkup. Long Siye also asked him about the factors which had triggered the disorder, and Di Fuyi answered most of his questions except those relevant to his identity. Long Siye sighed as he shook his head, "This is the first time I have come across this disorder, and his condition is rarely found in patients. I can only try my best."
Although Gu Xijiu was slightly disappointed, it was what she had expected to hear. She asked gently, "What exactly do you have in mind when you said 'you are going to try your best'?"
Long Siye glanced at her and spoke rudely, "You're worried I'll treat him as a lab rat for an experiment? You can take him away if you don't trust me!"
Gu Xijiu was stunned. In fact, she was just asking whether Long Siye had any solutions, and she did not mean to hurt him. However, Long Siye seemed to have gotten oversensitive and even spoke in a rude way.
Before she continued talking, Di Fuyi had already pulled her away, "It's alright, let's go!"
Long Siye's immediately clenched his fist tightly as he was mad. He suddenly stepped forward and pulled Gu Xijiu from the back. Apparently, both of them were unaware, and Gu Xijiu almost fell. Her hand detached from Di Fuyi's hand unwillingly, and she went slumping into Long Siye's arms.
Gu Xijiu had not expected him to do that. Hence, she subconsciously struggled out of his hand, "What are you doing!?"
Long Siye paused. He was not a reckless person by nature, but he had been acting recklessly recently. He took a breath to calm himself, "I'm sorry, I was reckless."
Gu Xijiu looked at his face which was slightly pale with two dark circles around his eyes, and he seemed to be quite exhausted from treating Rong Jialuo yesterday...
People tended to be hot-tempered when they were tired. Moreover, Long Siye had a special feeling for her, and it made sense for him to be mad when he saw her holding another man's hand.
Gu Xijiu felt guilty for Long Siye, and she would not have asked Long Siye to treat Di Fuyi if she had a choice as she did not want to challenge him...
She had not intended to show off her affection in front of Long Siye, but she could not control herself last night. It was her fault!
She coughed once, "It's okay. If you don't have a solution, I'll bring him..."
Before she finished talking, Long Siye interrupted, "I suddenly recalled a method which I think we can try. There's at least a 30 to 40 percent chance of success."
Gu Xijiu's eyes were sparkling, "What is it?"
Long Siye took a glimpse at Di Fuyi, "This method is slightly complicated, and it takes about three to four days. Why don't you stay here while I prepare the ingredients and also restore my spiritual power? We shall begin the procedure three days later."
...
Rong Jialuo and Rong Che were both sitting in the cabin, while Hei Hu was monitoring the Flying Lions outside the cabin. The carriage was traveling rapidly across the sky.
Rong Jialuo frowned as he leaned against the backrest in the cabin. Since he had recovered, there were many flashes of blurred images across his mind, but he could not recall the memories of them.
Rong Che looked caringly at him and asked, "Brother, how are you feeling?"
Rong Jialuo shook his head slightly, "I'm fine."
Rong Che sighed, "Luckily Miss Gu was there. Otherwise, you would have died."
Rong Jialuo sighed, "Yes, luckily she was there. She's our lucky star. Otherwise, I can't even imagine what would have happened...I'll thank her properly in the future." He owed her too much.
Rong Che smiled, "Don't worry brother, I'll help you to thank her in the future as well."
Rong Jialuo was stunned and frowned, "I am only doing my part, why would you..."
Rong Che sighed and switched the topic, "Brother, do you hate me?"
Rong Jialuo frowned again, "Hate you? Why? What are you talking about my eighth brother?" Rong Che had always been a competent assistant to him. He had done so much for him and also protected him. Besides that, he was also his front line general and had achieved a lot of success during his battles.
Both of their relationships was way better than other siblings.
Rong Jialuo took him as his closest buddy, and they talked about everything together.
People said that there was no such thing as pure love in a royal family but only fighting and benefiting from each other. Rong Jialuo was glad that he had such a great brother who was also his best friend. However, he could not understand why Rong Che had suddenly asked him that way.
After he pondered for a while, he seemed to have understood his question, "Are you talking about the zombie incident where I was almost killed by you? Don't worry; I'm fine. After all, you didn't know I was conscious, and you thought I had become a monster. It only made sense that you would have done that. Perhaps, I would have done the same if it had happened to you."
Rong Che sighed, "Yes, I didn't know you were conscious. We have both been siblings for so many years, and I did not want to see you suffer."
Rong Jialuo felt that his attitude was a little strange. However, they had been brothers for so many years. Hence, he did not contemplate further but tapped on his shoulder, "Alright, stop thinking, I'm not blaming you."
Rong Che seemed to be very chatty today, "Brother, do you still remember those days before I turned eight years old?"
Rong Jialuo smiled, "How could I forget? You were a little monster before you turned eight and always got into a fight with everyone. You always misbehaved every time you saw me, and you only liked to follow Rong Chu..." He paused when he mentioned Rong Chu.
Rong Che smiled, "Yeah, you're right. I was naive and always got you into trouble. My mother used to lecture me every day saying that Rong Chu would be the future master of the kingdom and it was useless to follow the Crown Prince around because I was not powerful enough. In fact, kids were seeking for support back in those days..."
Rong Jialuo could not help but smiled, "Luckily, you were inspired when you broke your leg and began to follow me everywhere as though you're my little tail."
Rong Che sighed, "Embarrassing, right? It was quite serious as I was in a coma for three days. I wanted to trick you when you were playing in the garden, but instead, I accidentally stepped on a big rock and fell and fainted in front of you. You were the one who saved me and even stayed by my side for three days. I was severely injured, and the royal physician claimed that I couldn't recover anymore. Even my mother gave up on me. However, you didn't give up, and you even used your spiritual power to keep me alive..."
Rong Jialuo said helplessly, "You were just a kid, and you're my brother, I couldn't just let you die. In fact, I did the right thing as I saved a genius and a real brother."
Rong Che looked at him and sighed, "You're right, the year I turned eight was a turning point for me. Brother, didn't you realize that I was a different person before and after eight years old?"
Rong Jialuo said happily, "Yes, finally you weren't a rascal anymore since you turned eight years old and had also grown to become more mature. Indeed, you are so much different now. You have become more lovable, and I'm happy for you."
Rong Che smiled, "In fact, one's personalities wouldn't have completely changed just because he fell and experienced a short coma. The reason for the major change in the person's personalities was most likely due to a soul replacement..."
Rong Jialuo was shocked and suddenly could not respond, "What?"
Rong Che smiled as he looked at him, "Brother, you still don't get me?"
Rong Jialuo looked pale, "You mean you... you're another soul possessing my brother's body?"
Rong Che nodded, "You're right! If it were your brother's soul living inside this body, he wouldn't have thanked you even if you've saved his life but would instead continue to go against you. He was such an ungrateful person... Brother, in fact, you're too kind as a Crown Prince."
Rong Jialuo felt as though he had been struck by thunder. After pausing for a while, he continued, "Impossible! There's no such thing in this world! Brother, are you alright? Did you just dream about something strange?"
Rong Che smiled, "Brother, what you've just mentioned was about an evil spirit possessing the human body. Their body would be as stiff as a zombie even if they managed to possess a human body. But, what about if there were two souls in this body?"
Rong Jialuo was shocked, "That's impossible! Two souls could never live together in the same body unless one is on a contract to serve the master's soul..."
Rong Che smiled, "Brother, you know quite a lot huh. Indeed, I've possessed his body on a contract since he was born. However, the contractual soul could never betray the master's soul unless the master's soul is dead. So, I couldn't have replaced him if he had not fell and hit the rock..."
Rong Jialuo was speechless. Indeed, Rong Che used to be an extremely rascal boy before he turned eight years old. He had drowned before, knocked himself on a hard object, and had even fallen off a horse...
Many accidents had happened to him, and everyone thought the Eighth Prince was only good at pretending. However, it was possible that the contractual soul controlled everything.
Rong Jialuo stared at Rong Che, "So, why are you telling me about this now?"
Rong Che answered with a serious tone, "I like you, so I don't want to hide anything from you anymore."
Rong Jialuo ran out of words. In fact, he was somewhat annoyed by Rong Che before he turned eight. However, since he turned eight, he had become so lovable and was now even his great helper. Therefore, Rong Jialuo did not plan to take revenge for his 'real brother' as the one who had interacted with him was the other soul in front of him instead of the one used to be rascal...
He took a deep breath and continued, "Brother, I don't care what were you in the past, but you're the master of this body now, which means you're my great brother. I don't mind. However, it's not necessary for you to tell anyone else as they might not be able to accept it. Perhaps, they might even attack you..."
Rong Che looked at him for a while and shook his head, "Brother, you are a kind person, and have been so nice to me. Unfortunately..."
"Unfortunately?" Rong Jialuo frowned as he felt something was wrong.
Rong Che smiled, "Brother, do you still remember who was the one who had tricked you and turned you into a zombie?"
Rong Jialuo's heart sank as he looked at Rong Che's grin, "Who!?"
Rong Che spun the paper fan on his palm and pointed at himself, "Me!"
Rong Jialuo was extremely shocked, "What!?"
He almost jumped up, but he could not move at all as though all his bones had gone missing. He immediately raised his head, "What have you done to me?"
Rong Che was still sitting opposite him and said gently, "I didn't do much, but there's a drug in the cabin which immobilizes you and prevents you from using your Kung Fu."
Rong Jialuo looked very pale and quickly shouted, "Hei Hu!" Hei Hu was monitoring the carriage outside the cabin. His Kung Fu was powerful and almost comparable to Rong Che's even though he was not as good as Rong Jialuo.
Rong Jialuo shouted quite loudly, but there was no movement from outside the cabin. Rong Jialuo shook his head, "Brother, I've set a small wizardry barrier inside the cabin. Your voice wouldn't be heard from outside the cabin."
Rong Jialuo was sweating, and he looked at Rong Che unbelievably, "Why!? Why did you trick me? I've never done anything bad to you..."
Rong Che's gazed on the floor, "Yes, you didn't, but I feel sorry for you."
Rong Jialuo paused and continued, "Just because of the throne and the title of Crown Prince? Do you want to be the emperor? There's still Rong Chu even if you kill me. You wouldn't be able to seize the throne..."
Rong Che pursed his lips and continued, "As a matter of fact, I don't care about the throne, but I think it's better to seize it first. Perhaps, I'll be able to receive the news that Rong Chu is killed tomorrow..."
He then looked at Rong Jialuo, "And the assassin responsible for it had executed his mission under your name!"
Rong Jialuo's limbs were frozen. Although he was kind, he was not an idiot. He completely understood what Rong Che was trying to do as there were only three people from the royal family who could inherit the throne.
Rong Chu, himself and Rong Che, who had achieved quite a lot victories in battle in the recent years... Rong Che had contributed the most in this battle, and he had helped to achieve their victory. Besides that, he was the one who had reported Rong Che as the main contributor, and Emperor Xuan had even assigned someone to reward him. Therefore, Rong Che had the advantage from both a political and military point of view. If Rong Jialuo and Rong Chu were dead, Rong Che would automatically become the heir to the throne. Perhaps, both followers of the Crown Prince and Rong Chu would not disagree... Rong Che was the primary winner in this battle. He only realized now that the brother he trusted the most had become the champion!
"You're so smart, brother!" Rong Jialuo said. He was still injured and had yet to recover, so he could not even use 1/10 of his power. Coupled with the fact that he had been poisoned, it was hopeless even to think that he would survive. He had trusted the wrong person!
Rong Jialuo closed his eyes, "Come on!"
Nothing happened for a while. Rong Jialuo slowly opened his eyes as he found that it was strange. He realized that Rong Che was looking at him as he smiled.
"Why haven't you killed me yet? You just wanted me to rest in peace by telling me the truth, right?"
Rong Che sighed, "You've been so nice to me, how could I kill you myself?"
Rong Jialuo clenched his fists, "Are you trying to make me kill myself?"
"Would you?"
"Don't call me your brother! I don't have a brother like you! If you want to kill me, just do it! I will never commit suicide!"
Rong Che was still laughing, but there was sadness in his eyes, "I know you will not do it, so... let's wait for a while..."
He then took out a bamboo flute and played it. What was he waiting for exactly?
Rong Jialuo did not think that Rong Che would let him go after he had confessed his sins. However, there were only both of them in the cabin. If he did not want to do it, who else would?
Rong Jialuo got his answer very soon. He heard Hei Hu shouting from outside the cabin, "Venomous eagles! Gosh! There are so many of them."
The cabin suddenly shook a little. Apparently, it was because Hei Hu had desperately maneuvered the carriage to the side to avoid the venomous eagles.
Rong Jialuo had lost his strength. After the carriage had shaken, he fell onto the floor and was then held down by Rong Che... The venomous eagle was a kind of vicious bird. It was a kind of bird with a spiritual power of level five. It could tear a rhino into two with its claws. It was the most frightening thing to meet this kind of bird when traveling in a flying carriage. It was tough to deal with even one of them, but now they had met a group of 30 to 40 venomous eagles!
Hei Hu had a spiritual power of level five. If he had encountered only one venomous eagle, he could still deal with it. However, there were too many venomous eagles now...
Rong Che closed his fan and kept it. He stared at Rong Jialuo before he left and said, "Brother, I hope that you will have a good life in your next life. I am sorry." He waved his sleeve and disappeared from the cabin...
He left only Rong Jialuo who was barely able to move alone in the cabin. Now he fully understood Rong Che's entire plan. He did not want to kill him because he wanted to make it look like it was an accident!
After all, if Rong Che had committed the crime himself, he might leave some clues on the corpse and his plan would be easily uncovered. However, he had now made it look like Rong Jialuo had died in an accident while he was on the way home due to an attack from the venomous eagles. Rong Che and Hei Hu were fighting intensely outside the cabin, and only Rong Jialuo was left in the cabin to deal with his injury...
When Rong Jialuo thought about it, he could hear scratching sounds outside the cabin as well as the sound of Hei Hu and Rong Che shouting...
Obviously, there were too many venomous eagles. Since Hei Hu and Rong Che could not deal with them, there must be more than a dozen eagles attacking the cabin.
"Crack! Crack! Crack..." The cabin had finally broken into two due to the intense attack from the venomous eagles. Rong Jialuo could not help but fall from the sky like a meteor...
"Crown Price!" Hei Hu shouted desperately.
"Brother Crown Prince!" Rong Che shouted.
Rong Jialuo closed his eyes. He had no spiritual power left in his body anymore. How could he still be alive after he had fallen two kilometers from the sky?
...
Hei Hu's body was trembling. He looked desperately around for his master in the jungle. He had jumped down at the same moment when Rong Jialuo had fallen from the sky but was saved by Rong Che.
Rong Che was also descending rapidly on the flying lion, and Hei Hu landed on the back of the flying lion. Meanwhile, the other flying lion had become food to the group of venomous eagles...
Although they were descending quickly on the flying lion, it was not as fast as Rong Jialuo who had freefallen from the sky. They watched him fall directly into the primitive forest...
After both Hei Hu and Rong Che had landed, they immediately started searching for Rong Jialuo. If he was dead, his corpse should be somewhere within a radius of one kilometer. However, after two hours of non-stop searching, they could not find Rong Jialuo.