After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 139

The most important thing here right now was to find a way to save Yun Dan.

Xiao Yueqing urgently pleaded with Lian Jiu.

“You and I have known each other for many years, and our two families had such deep ties before. I hope you can help me save Yun Dan. As long as she lives, I’ll do anything you ask. I can even give her my life.”

However, Lian Jiu shook her head somewhat helplessly.

“Don’t I know about your own physical condition? Your poison must have flared up again, hasn’t it? You yourself don’t have much longer to live—what can you use to save her?

I overlooked you earlier, but your current physical condition isn’t very good either. I secretly checked your pulse just now. You probably only have a few months to live if you can’t find that pill.”

Lian Jiu had no romantic feelings whatsoever for Xiao Yueqing; she had always regarded him as a so-called older brother.

Moreover, the Divine Physician Sect had a good relationship with Tianqing Manor back in the day, and she had known Xiao Yueqing for many years, which was why she said so much.

So for someone she had known for so many years, Lian Jiu still felt regret.

Xiao Yueqing didn’t care how long he could live.

“I’ve never thought about how long I could live. After all, you once said that my living to twenty-five would already be a miracle, and now I’ve lived to twenty-eight—that’s already enough.

Now that I know Father hasn’t died either, my heart is at ease. I’ve already made all the efforts I could. Since heaven wants me to return this life, then I’ll return it. If I can trade my life for Yun Dan’s safety, I’m willing.”

Moreover, this life was what he owed Yun Dan to begin with.

If he hadn’t insisted on making her take the poison, none of this would have turned out this way.

Even if he died, it would be his own fault—not worthy of pity at all.

This was the first time in the decade-plus that Lian Jiu had known Xiao Yueqing that she had seen him like this.

The previously cold and unfeeling Xiao Yueqing had actually become such an infatuated person one day.

But at the same time, Lian Jiu was also silently mourning for Yun Dan, thinking that being loved by such a person wasn’t a good thing.

After all, that poison pill at the very beginning was fed to Yun Dan by Xiao Yueqing himself, so being loved by such a person wouldn’t be a very good thing—one misstep and it would turn out like this.

Lian Jiu sighed before asking him in return, “If I told you there’s a way to save Yun Dan, but you might die, would you be willing to do it?”

Upon hearing that Yun Dan could still be saved, hope instantly rekindled in Xiao Yueqing’s eyes.

He urgently pleaded with Lian Jiu, “As long as I can save Yun Dan, it doesn’t matter if I die. This life was what I owed her to begin with. She hates me so much, detests me so much—if I can trade my life for hers, that’s fine too.

Anyway, she’s such a wonderful girl, sooner or later many people will like her and want to be with her. She detests people like me the most—if I die, so be it.”

Lian Jiu shook her head.

What a lovesick fool.

Seeing that Xiao Yueqing didn’t object, Lian Jiu told him her method.

“Now, those traditional methods won’t have any effect on Yun Dan. Actually, there are only two options. One is to find the treasure behind the treasure map—that pill should be able to save her life, but we actually don’t know where it is yet, and you probably haven’t collected the complete treasure map either, so we can set this method aside for now.”

“The second method is the technique your father Xiao Yi used—womb-blood infusion technique. However, your method will be somewhat different from his.

Your father used internal energy transmission to transfer all the poison to Yun Dan, but if you want to draw all the poison from Yun Dan’s body into yours, you must both soak in a medicinal bath together. Then you must… with her… in order to draw the poison back into your body. She’ll be fine, but your body might not be able to withstand it.”

Xiao Yueqing actually wasn’t afraid of this.

In his eyes, there was only that phrase: Yun Dan can be saved.

He didn’t care about any other consequences.

Everything was prepared quickly, and all the needed medicinal materials were ready.

Xiao Yueqing placed Yun Dan in the bathtub filled with medicinal herbs and got in himself as well.

He kept in mind everything Lian Jiu had told him.

Looking at Yun Dan’s bloodless face, the sense of guilt surged up once again.

He reached out his hand and gently caressed her cheek.

“Heh, who would have thought that I, Xiao Yueqing, would have this day. A game between an undercover agent and an employer, yet I played my true heart into it. I never knew that I would also be so afraid of death.

I can’t bear to part with you, but I can’t let you die with me. If I die, Tianqing Manor and those properties can ensure you live worry-free for life. From now on, you’ll be the master of Tianqing Manor. Even if Xiao Yi comes back, I’ve already left a way out for you.”

He knew Yun Dan probably couldn’t hear him, but if he didn’t say some things, perhaps he would never have the chance to say them in this lifetime.

He lowered his head slightly and kissed the corner of her lips.

“Perhaps you don’t believe it, but my love for you is also real. I know you hate me terribly, so this time I’m saying farewell to you forever. Promise me you’ll live well and never inquire about my news again.

Whether you choose Dongfang Wuchen or Ye Bei in the future, either is fine—they’re both good people. It’s just unfortunate that I wasn’t born into a good family. I hope in my next life, I can be an ordinary person, so I can properly seek you out then.”

He didn’t regret what he had done before; the only thing he regretted was making Yun Dan take the poison.

Now, it was time for him to pay the price.

“Yun Dan, I return my life to you. Don’t hate me anymore, and don’t remember me anymore either.”

Teardrops fell into the water and disappeared.

This time, it was truly a final farewell.

The next day, when Yun Dan woke up, she found her whole body refreshed, as if she had been reborn.

Moreover, she clearly felt that at the location of her dantian, there seemed to be a surge of internal energy present.

She didn’t know martial arts—where did this come from?

After Yun Dan opened the door, she saw two people talking outside. One was Ye Bei, and the other was a woman she wasn’t very familiar with.

When Ye Bei saw she was awake, his face instantly showed delight, and he beckoned her over.

“You’re awake. How do you feel? The poison in your body has been completely cured. Now you just need some simple recuperation.”

Yun Dan didn’t understand—clearly she had only days left to live, so why had the poison suddenly disappeared completely?

“Master, did you help cure the poison in my body?”

The smile on Lian Jiu’s face froze.

Ye Bei seemed to understand that Lian Jiu had something to say to Yun Dan, so he made an excuse and left first.

Lian Jiu smiled and greeted Yun Dan.

“Hello, I’m Lian Jiu from the Divine Physician Sect. I came because I received your master’s letter. Your poison—we didn’t cure it. He did. However, he’s already left. Before leaving, he asked me to give you this.”