Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang's hand holding Qing Shuang trembled slightly, and the feeling of powerlessness almost swallowed her up. There was only despair in her heart. She wanted to kill him and put an end to it all, but at that moment, her sword was still raised an inch higher, otherwise she would have stabbed Mo Yunchen's heart.

Mo Yunchen laughed, with a hint of madness in his eyes, "In your heart, Gu Qinglan's life is more important after all."

A trace of suppressed pain and sadness flashed across Xue Huang's eyes. She couldn't kill him, which made her even more angry. Because she couldn't gamble with Gu Qinglan's life!

"You don't have much time left. The emperor and all the civil and military officials are waiting for your answer. Gu Qinglan or me, his life or death, all depends on your choice."

Xue Huang didn't say anything. She drew her sword, and the moment she turned around, tears fell silently from the corners of her eyes.

Mo Yunchen touched his wound, looked at her leaving back, and smiled indifferently.

……

When Wei Yunzhou saw Xue Huang coming out, his brows slightly furrowed. He had never seen Xue Huang like this before. Her eyes were filled with deep repressed grievances, but she was still pretending to be strong.

There was clearly despair in his eyes, but he wanted to hide it and forced himself to act calm.

"Second Uncle," she said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go back."

"What did you promise him?"

"Nothing," Xue Huang tried her best to suppress her sadness, "Brother Qinglan is waiting for me, let's go back first."

Wei Yunzhou had no choice but to stop asking questions and silently followed her back to the Wei Mansion.

Su Linjin and Zhao Chong were still using their inner strength to suppress Gu Qinglan's Heart-Eating Gu, but they were almost at their limit.

Xue Huang and Wei Yunzhou stepped forward to take over from them tacitly, allowing them to withdraw their palm power and temporarily breathe a sigh of relief.

"You're back," Su Linjin calmed down, "Did you get the antidote?"

Xue Huang was extremely calm, and continuously injected her strong inner strength into Gu Qinglan's body, and then threw a medicine bottle from her sleeve to Lin Yu. "There is only one antidote, and my inner strength can still last for a while. You try to see if you can prepare a prescription."

Lin Yu nodded, immediately opened the bottle, and carefully took out the pills.

Time was limited, so he didn't bother to go to the pharmacy, so he carefully tested it with silver needles in the room.

But only half an hour later, he sighed helplessly: "I'm sorry, I can't make it."

Su Linjin frowned, "Is there no hope at all?"

"The structure of this medicine is very complicated. It takes three years to cultivate the Gu used in it. It is impossible to develop it in a short time."

"Don't we still have the Ghost Doctor?" Su Linjin asked. "And the heir of Medicine Immortal Valley that you met before, is there no hope even with the combined strength of the three of you?"

Lin Yu looked at Xue Huang, "Do you have a second pill?"

Xue Huang shook her head.

Lin Yu sighed, "The effect of this medicine can only last for three days. Once the time limit is up, if there is no new antidote, I'm afraid that Master Gu will face the pain of heartbreak."

Su Linjin looked at Xue Huang, a trace of heartache flashed across his eyes, "Did you just go to Mo Yunchen and agree to his deal?"

Xue Huang said nothing and continued to input internal energy into Gu Qinglan.

Lin Yu fed the medicine to Gu Qinglan and signaled her to stop.

After taking the medicine, Gu Qinglan's complexion gradually relaxed and his body stopped shaking.

Lin Yu felt his pulse and his frown relaxed. "It is indeed the antidote to the Heart-Eating Gu. It has temporarily stopped his pain."

Xue Huang asked: "Can I get closer to him?"

"it should be OK."

"it is good."

Lin Yu was silent for a moment, then asked: "When can you get more antidotes?"

Xue Huang looked at him and said nothing.

"If there is enough antidote, perhaps I can try to find out the ingredients of the antidote."

Xue Huang's expression was very calm. "How long will it take you?"

"I don't know either." Lin Yu lowered his eyes, "My medical skills are not good enough, I can only help you up to this point."

Xue Huang knew that he had done his best. He was a poison doctor, good at making and detoxifying poisons, but not proficient in witchcraft. It was not easy for him to achieve what he had now. "I should thank you, don't blame yourself."

"Three days," Lin Yu said, "If you can't get the second antidote before it loses its effect, Master Gu... may be in danger of his life."

"I understand." Xue Huang's expression was as calm as water, "I want to stay here with him alone for a while."

Su Linjin wanted to say something, but was stopped by Wei Yunzhou. He remained silent and walked out with the others.

Mo Xingyue was worried and wanted to stay with Xue Huang, but was pulled away by Su Linjin.

Xue Huang helped Gu Qinglan lie down, then sat on the edge of the bed and held his hand.

Looking at him sleeping, she couldn't help but think of the scene when they first met. Everything was vivid in her mind. It turned out that they had walked a long way together without realizing it, and every moment was worth engraving in her heart.

Xue Huang was silent beside him for a long time. Her mind was filled with memories of them being together. She didn't know how long she had been sitting there. When she came to her senses, it was Gu Qinglan's hand that moved.

She immediately looked at Gu Qinglan, he was already awake.

When Gu Qinglan opened his eyes, he saw Xue Huang's face full of tears. He struggled to sit up and wiped her tears. "What's wrong with you?"

Xue Huang quickly wiped away her tears and smiled, "I'm fine, are you still in pain?"

Gu Qinglan shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"Really?" Xue Huang asked. "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"

"Really nothing." Gu Qinglan wiped her tear-stained face, "Are you scared by my appearance?"

Xue Huang hugged him, trying hard not to let her tears fall. "If you don't want to scare me again, you are not allowed to hide anything from me. If you feel any discomfort, you must tell me."

"Okay." Gu Qinglan patted her on the back, "I will never hide it from you."

Xue Huang wiped her eyes and looked up at him, "Are you hungry?"

Gu Qinglan smiled and said, "A little bit."

"Then I'll take you to dinner." Xue Huang helped him get off the bed, "I'll cook for you."

"You can cook?" Gu Qinglan was a little surprised.

Xue Huang found it funny, "Why? Don't I look like someone who can cook?"

"No," Gu Qinglan explained, "I thought you wouldn't like cooking."

Xue Huang helped him walk towards the kitchen. "I can't really cook. I can only make some simple dishes. When I was in Guigu before, my uncle and aunt cooked for me. Later, they both left the valley, so only my second uncle and youngest uncle cooked. But their food tasted terrible. I have no choice but to study other foods."

Gu Qinglan thought of the way Wei Yunzhou and Su Linjin were holding the spatula, and couldn't help but smile, "Brother Wei and His Royal Highness the Regent don't look like people who can cook."

"Yes." Xue Huang smiled. "But Second Uncle's cooking skills are even worse."

The two of them came to the kitchen as they talked. Xuehuang asked Gu Qinglan to sit at the table outside, and then prepared charcoal fire, mutton, and seasonings.

The cooks in the kitchen wanted to help, but Xuehuang refused. She asked them to go back and rest, and then she personally took the knife and cut the mutton into small pieces.

After cutting, marinate it with the prepared seasoning and put it on wooden chopsticks.

The charcoal fire was already burning red at this time, and Xuehuang grilled the skewered lamb on it.

The fat and tender mutton shrinks immediately when it encounters the temperature of the charcoal fire, making a sizzling sound.

Xue Huang continued to sprinkle seasonings on it, turning it over and over and grilling it back and forth. Soon the aroma of oil overflowed and filled the entire yard.

"Alright," Xue Huang handed the roasted lamb to Gu Qinglan, "Try it and see if it tastes good."

Gu Qinglan took it and asked, "Is this roasted lamb?"

Xue Huang nodded, "They are also sold at the market, but their method is a little different from mine."

Gu Qinglan took a bite and said with a smile: "I think what you cooked is delicious."

"Then eat more." Xue Huang said with a smile. "There is beef and prawns in the kitchen. Wait for me."

Gu Qinglan was surprised and asked, "Can these be eaten like this?"

"Of course." Xue Huang stood up quickly, "Everything can be grilled!" As she said that, she went to the kitchen to prepare some beef and shrimps.

The beef was cut very quickly, but the chopsticks were too thick to thread them.

Xue Huang prepared a piece of clean pottery and placed it on the charcoal basin. After dripping oil on it, she put the food on it.

Soon, the yard was filled with the aroma of meat.

"Be careful of the heat." Gu Qinglan took the bamboo tongs from her hand and helped her turn the food over.

Xue Huang sprinkled the seasonings on it one by one, and the hot charcoal fire quickly roasted the meat.

However, before the two of them tasted it, the aroma attracted several people.

"Good job, you guys!" Su Linjin said with a smile, "You didn't even call us when you had something delicious!" Behind him were Mo Xingyue and Wei Yunzhou, and Xiao Ling'er also came over.

"You were born in the year of the dog?" Xue Huang rolled her eyes at him. "Your nose is so sensitive?"

"Of course!" Su Linjin sat down without hesitation, "I said I smelled a familiar smell, so I asked them to come along. Eating barbecue should be lively, that's what you said!"

Xue Huang smiled and said, "Since you are all here, let's sit down together."

"How do you eat this?" Mo Xingyue asked curiously.

Su Linjin took a skewer of mutton and tasted it. "She came up with this idea. She used to cook it for us in Guigu before. Now that we've been away from the valley for so long, we haven't eaten it for a long time."

Mo Xingyue sat next to Xue Huang and quietly observed her expression. As a girl, she could clearly sense that Xue Huang was hiding something in her heart, but she knew that Xue Huang didn't want to say it, and didn't want others to see it. So she didn't ask, but smiled and asked, "Can I eat now?"

Xue Huang handed her a roasted shrimp and said, "Be careful, it's hot."

Mo Xingyue asked as she ate: "How many new tricks can you come up with?"

Xue Huang thought for a moment and said, "A lot."

"Then make more for us in the future, okay?"

"Okay!" Xue Huang smiled and passed the roasted food to everyone, "Try it now."