After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 80

Mu Lan had probably accurately judged that Xiao Yueqing wouldn’t want Dongfang Wuchen to die.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have come to find him.

However, even if Mu Lan hadn’t come to find him, he might have still considered saving Dongfang Wuchen.

The evils committed by the previous generation had little to do with the next generation.

Moreover, this younger brother, Dongfang Wuchen, had often spoken up for him when unaware of the truth.

It wasn’t in vain that he had helped him so many times.

For Xiao Yueqing, his method of saving Dongfang Wuchen was very simple—he only needed to give some of his blood.

But this time, being able to obtain the treasure map was the greatest gain.

“I don’t want to stay at Mingyue Manor even a little bit anymore. For this broken treasure map, I even had to sacrifice my little Yun Duo.”

Thinking about this matter, Xiao Yueqing felt very angry.

His disciple—he couldn’t bear to hurt her even a little.

Yet she had been harmed like this by others.

And it was precisely because of Mingyue Manor that she suffered this undeserved calamity.

After nightfall, Xiao Yueqing indeed appeared in Dongfang Wuchen’s room.

There was another person in the room—Mu Lan.

Actually, Mu Lan had been worried all along, fearing that Xiao Yueqing would go back on his word and refuse to save Dongfang Wuchen.

Fortunately, Xiao Yueqing still came.

Seeing that he had arrived, Mu Lan stood up and wanted to take Xiao Yueqing’s hand, but he dodged away.

“There’s no need. I didn’t come here to reminisce with you. I’ve said before, if you want to find so-called maternal affection from me, don’t bother. You never treated me as your son anyway, so there’s no need to act like a loving mother now. Don’t you find yourself disgusting?”

He wasn’t his ten-years-ago self anymore.

How could he easily believe Mu Lan?

Those manipulative tactics from back then could no longer deceive him.

Regarding Xiao Yueqing’s coldness and distance, Mu Lan had actually been mentally prepared.

She handed over the treasure map. “This is the treasure map. I don’t know what you want it for, but I won’t blame the theft on you. After all, people attacked Mingyue Manor last night also for the treasure map. With no witnesses left alive, it can’t be investigated. I’ll tell Ah Jue about this matter, but I won’t let him interfere.”

Regarding the treasure map matter, Mu Lan didn’t make things difficult for Xiao Yueqing.

Nor did she deliberately lie.

She indeed planned to blame the theft of the treasure map entirely on those who attacked last night.

With no witnesses left alive, it couldn’t be investigated anyway.

Moreover, the bodies had all been disposed of, making it even harder to verify.

Xiao Yueqing expressionlessly accepted the treasure map, but his heart felt only a chill.

He truly hadn’t expected that such a selfish and self-interested person could actually give up even the treasure map for the sake of a child.

If he had known earlier…

Forget it, he wouldn’t do such despicable things anyway.

“You go out. I’ll cure his poison. Don’t let anyone disturb me, including Dongfang Jue, or I’ll leave immediately.”

Mu Lan quickly ran out and very considerately closed the door for him.

After the door was closed, only then did Xiao Yueqing sit down by Dongfang Wuchen’s bedside.

“You know, all these years I’ve actually been especially envious of you. You have both parents, an unblemished background, you’re a young master from a respected family that everyone admires, and everyone thinks you have a bright future.

But what about me? We’re clearly blood brothers, yet I can only live in the shadows, feared, dreaded, and despised by the world. I’ve done nothing wrong, yet I became the so-called great demon lord that everyone wants dead.”

“I truly envy you. Even someone as cruel and cold as Tang Lan would come to beg me for your sake. When I was young, I thought that if I was obedient, I would receive mother’s love and care. Later I realized that she wished she had never given birth to me—how could she possibly pity me?”

Xiao Yueqing took out a dagger and made a cut on his own wrist.

Only then did he feed his blood to Dongfang Wuchen.

Before long, Dongfang Wuchen’s complexion returned to normal.

Xiao Yueqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Although I used to resent you, I never wanted you to die. This is probably the last thing I can do for you as your older brother. I’m very grateful for how you’ve stood up for me. It makes me feel I didn’t help the wrong person. You are the only person in this world I can truly call family.”

He had always longed for familial affection.

So privately, he would also pay extra attention to this younger brother.

When Dongfang Wuchen opened his eyes, what he saw was Xiao Yueqing sitting by his bedside.

He instinctively struggled to sit up, but was pressed back down by Xiao Yueqing.

“The poison in your body has just been cleared. Don’t get up, lie down peacefully. I really didn’t expect that after all these years, you’re still this weak. You couldn’t even avoid such a simple trick. Sometimes I really wonder how you’ve managed to survive and grow this big.”

Dongfang Wuchen didn’t understand why Xiao Yueqing would say such things.

But he still endured his physical discomfort and advised, “I don’t know why you would appear in my room, but this is Mingyue Manor. If my father and the others discover you’re here, you won’t be able to escape. Leave quickly.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yueqing raised his eyebrows and asked in return, “You help me so much, and even spoke up for me before. Aren’t you afraid that when your parents find out, they’ll blame you?”

But Dongfang Wuchen shook his head.

“No matter what others say, I only trust my own feelings. Although everyone says you’re a great demon lord, I think you’re actually not a bad person. You’ve saved me many times, haven’t you? At first I didn’t recognize you, but when I saw your mask, I realized that you’ve actually saved me several times.”

Previously, Dongfang Wuchen had been wondering why he always turned misfortune into fortune.

And why there was always someone helping him midway.

At first he thought it was someone he knew.

But now he understood that each time, it was actually Xiao Yueqing who saved him.

Moreover, no matter what others said, Dongfang Wuchen never believed that Xiao Yueqing was a bad person.

Xiao Yueqing hadn’t expected that Dongfang Wuchen would actually discover this matter.

He had thought his foolish younger brother would never know for his entire life.

“Your poison is now cured. I should leave. After all, if someone really discovers I’m here, your father will truly fight me to the death.”

However, just as he turned around, his sleeve was grabbed.

“Wait, was it you who saved me?”

He didn’t really remember yesterday’s events. He only knew that the assassin scattered some kind of powder at him, and he passed out directly.

From what Xiao Yueqing was saying, he had apparently been poisoned.

But if it was poison, why would he come to save him?

Dongfang Wuchen was someone who couldn’t hide what was on his mind.

Whatever was in his heart, he naturally had to ask about it.

“I don’t understand. You and I have no blood relation, so why have you saved me time and again? And you say that this time when I was poisoned, it was also you who saved me. I don’t understand—Mingyue Manor clearly has a deep blood feud with you, yet you still help me.”

Xiao Yueqing suddenly reached out and patted his head, uttering a sentence, “Because I am your real brother, my foolish younger brother.”