Tragic death on wedding night, replacement doctor concubine reborn to kill the whole family

His compassionate gaze sent a shiver down Su Yun's spine.

She looked at Rong Xun and said, "Don't apologize. Just be gentler next time."

Rong Xun smiled slightly, "Okay."

As he spoke, he pulled her back into his arms, feeling the gentle, warm fragrance of her hair, as if he possessed the whole world.

"Master, you're holding me too tight, I can hardly breathe."

As she called him "Master," Rong Xun seemed to awaken from a dream. She called him "Master," not "Rong Lang" or "Brother Rong."

Like everything here, it's all just fleeting smoke, an unattainable dream.

In this dream, he held Yun'er's hand, and it felt so real.

Su Yun looked up at the hand that was constantly rubbing the area around her palm, puzzled. "Master, you're acting very strange today."

Rong Xun smiled and kissed her forehead. "Nonsense."

She looked at his smile, which held a touch of divinity, as if he were a god she had drawn into the mortal realm, yet also as if he remained somewhat distant from her—

With a smile, Rong Xun cupped the back of her head and kissed her soft, red lips.

This time, the man was very gentle.

As always, he was so gentle that it warmed her heart.

The kiss was long.

Su Yun gasped for breath several times as she spoke.

Her lips were numb from the kisses, and she protested by pounding Rong Xun's chest, "No more."

Rong Xun's long, dark eyelashes trembled slightly before he opened his eyes. Looking at the face etched into his very bones, a warm smile remained on his lips.

He raised his hand and wiped the glistening tears from the corner of her lips. "Okay."

They walked out of the house hand in hand.

Outside the Xuanming Tower of the Star Gazing Platform, Xiao Lusheng, dressed in black, stood by the railing with his hands behind his back. He looked at the majestic Imperial Palace of the Jade Seal Kingdom and stared motionlessly at the fiery red sunset clouds on the horizon.

A gentle breeze stirred his clothes; no one knew how long he had been there or what he was thinking.

It was at this moment that Rong Xun released Su Yun's hand.

Su Yun was taken aback and turned to look at Rong Xun.

Rong Xun nodded slightly, "I'll wait for you at the Imperial Palace."

The Imperial Palace, Xiao Yao's bedroom, is where they dine every time they return to the Jade Seal Kingdom.

Su Yun opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Rong Xun had already walked down the steps. His white clothes and white hair made him look like an immortal, and he seemed to be a completely different person from the man who had just been entangled with him and asked for a kiss.

Until Rong Xun disappeared from sight.

When Su Yun looked up at Xiao Lusheng, the latter had probably been watching her for a while.

She walked towards Xiao Lusheng.

Xiao Lusheng also walked towards her.

Looking at the large, heavy hand that was outstretched in front of her, Su Yun placed her hand on it.

"I just saw Yun Chu, and they are all well."

"Ah."

"I received a letter from Rong Xun saying that Zhang Zhao's umbilical cord blood has been obtained."

"Yes, we got it. Brother Rong said that we can all go back now."

Xiao Lusheng frowned. "Everyone can go back now—"

"Yes, everyone can go back now," Su Yun replied affirmatively.

Xiao Lusheng swept his arm around Yun'er and pulled her into his embrace. "Once we get back, perhaps the dream will end."

The dream is over—

and then?

Su Yun couldn't bring herself to ask.

Xiao Lusheng said, "Yun'er, everything here feels like a dream."

Was it all a dream?

"Yes, I saw it in the Black Spring Forest. Our bodies were in a hidden space. Zhang Zhao, Jian Wu, and Chen Qingshan may have died in the Cangyun Kingdom before they entered this place."

Therefore, all three of them were already dead in that mysterious space.

If everything here is a dream, she looked towards the direction of the palace. On the garden road leading to the Imperial Palace, a figure in white robes flowed like a fairy. What then did everything between her and Rong Xun amount to?

Was it all just a dream?

Xiao Lusheng turned his head and saw Yun'er looking at Rong Xun. His heart clenched. Yun'er was definitely not without feelings for Rong Xun.

Yun'er is kind and gentle.

How could she possibly let Rong Xun and herself suffer?

Xiao Lusheng couldn't say anything about wanting to be with her for life after leaving this place.

And Rong Xun—

He struggled and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Yun'er, there's something I need to tell you. I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life, and I'm also afraid you'll regret it for the rest of your life."

"What is it?"

Xiao Lusheng looked at her and said, "You and Brother Rong are together. Although I can't be with you from the bottom of my heart, I've thought a lot about the past. If it weren't for Brother Rong, there would be no us, and no Yao'er, Chen'er, and Zhen'er."

There was no mutual understanding and love between us in this lifetime.

Su Yun pursed her lips. "I know."

How could she not know how much Rong Xun had sacrificed for her?

"I know everything you said."

Xiao Lusheng took a deep breath. "I know you. You always feel like you owe me something."

Su Yun lowered her head.

Deep down, she truly felt indebted.

Therefore, every time she thought of Xiao Lusheng, she forced herself not to delve into it or think about it too much, lest she become sad or upset.

Xiao Lusheng wouldn't be happy.

Rong Xun wouldn't be happy either.

Therefore, she tried her best to restrain herself and not think about the other person no matter who she was with!

"I can't bear to see you sad, and neither can he."

Su Yun looked up at Xiao Lusheng, "Then, what should we do?"

"We should all be well—alive. As long as we are alive, the possibility of dying in the future is just a matter for the future."

Su Yun nodded.

Xiao Lusheng continued, "After I saw the truth in the Black Spring Forest, I knew that everything here was an illusion, just like a dream."

I'm a little worried. He's afraid of putting you in a difficult position, afraid that you'll feel guilty, blame yourself, and be sad, and that you might do something to hurt yourself.

He returned to the scene he saw in the Black Spring Forest.

Su Yunyi looked up at him, listening intently to what he was about to say.

Xiao Lusheng looked down at her, and when their eyes met, her heart clenched as she saw the sorrow in his eyes.

Xiao Lusheng's words were already very straightforward.

Brother Rong might be afraid that after she returns to Cangyun Kingdom, she will feel guilty and ashamed to face Xiao Lusheng and even the children because of everything that happened here.

Xiao Lusheng gripped Su Yun's hand tightly. "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but what if he actually does it?"

Su Yun bit her lip, as if she could recall that since arriving in Shunzhou, Rong Xun had clung to her every day, and his behavior in his room just now—

“I’m actually very selfish. I selfishly want to ignore this possibility, but I remember how he selflessly saved me from dire straits and how he selflessly risked his life to expel the blood worms from my body. I can’t do that to him.”

"We shouldn't have treated him like that."

Su Yun threw herself into Xiao Lusheng's arms and began to cry silently.

Seeing her sobbing, Xiao Lusheng felt a deep sorrow in his heart. His throat felt like it was stuck shut, and he couldn't utter any words of comfort.