When Gu Huaizhi rushed over, he saw Xiao Qi'an lying on the bed, almost soaked in blood. The room was filled with the stench of blood, making him want to vomit.

The feeling of unease grew stronger. Gu Huaizhi dismissed the servants, undid Xiao Qi'an's clothes, wiped away the bloodstains, and found a bloodstain moving on the surface of his skin, hidden under the dense texture, making it difficult to see clearly, yet it was definitely there.

Wherever the bloodstains passed, fresh blood would flow continuously, like a knife hidden in Xiao Qi'an's body, mercilessly cutting through his skin.

Gu Huaizhi had never seen such a bizarre sight before. He held Xiao Qi'an's hand to take his pulse and found that his pulse was faint and hard to detect.

A bead of cold sweat slid down his cheek, and Gu Huaizhi's hand trembled as he took the pulse.

He felt like he had lost half his life because he couldn't protect Xiao Qi'an.

He was at a loss for what to do about Xiao Qi'an's illness. His mind was in chaos, and he couldn't think of any solutions. It seemed that he could only watch helplessly as Xiao Qi'an suffered in pain and fear.

Xiao Qi'an on the bed had lost consciousness from the pain. Gu Huaizhi remained in the position of taking his pulse, his whole body stiff, until Xiao Lin's wailing woke him up.

"Brother Gu, what's wrong with my brother? Please find a way to save him!" Xiao Lin collapsed by the bedside, tugging at Gu Huaizhi's sleeve and pleading incessantly.

Gu Huaizhi stared blankly at Xiao Lin and said with difficulty, "I have no other choice either."

Xiao Lin kept shaking his head, "No, your medical skills are so good, you can definitely save my brother. Brother Gu, please think of a way."

The sound of crying drifted outside the door, stopping Gu Silang and Chu Yun in their tracks.

Gu Silang stood outside the door, his eyes instantly turning red.

Chu Yun lowered her eyelids and looked at her toes.

Is it painful? Is it hopeless? The original owner was just as painful and hopeless back then.

If you touch something you shouldn't have touched, or take something that doesn't belong to you, you'll always have to pay the price.

After a brief pause, Gu Huaizhi suddenly rushed out of the room. His hands and clothes were stained with blood, and he looked disheveled. The blood belonged to Xiao Qi'an.

Gu Huaizhi has a slight obsession with cleanliness. Normally, he would never allow himself to appear in public like this, but today he couldn't care less about anything and staggered out.

Gu Silang was very worried and hurriedly chased after him.

Inside the room, Xiao Lin's crying grew louder and louder. Chu Yun slowly walked in, stood to the side, and remained silent.

Xiao Lin noticed someone coming in, but didn't even look up. He was busy wiping the blood off Xiao Qi'an's body. He didn't realize that since Chu Yun came in, Xiao Qi'an's blood was flowing more and more rapidly.

The blood gu was implanted into Xiao Qi'an's body. Because there was no medicinal catalyst, it fell into a deep sleep. However, as its master, Chu Yun had a thousand ways to wake it up. When the blood gu woke up, it found that its master was right next to it, but he had moved away. How could it not rebel?

Xiao Qi'an's flesh and blood body simply could not withstand the rampage of the blood gu.

But Chu Yun didn't intend to kill him right now. She knew that with Gu Huaizhi's intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure out the clue she had deliberately left for them—the prescription that Chu Wenshu had given them.

Now is not a good time to kill Xiao Qi'an, but it's okay to make him suffer a little.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, just when Xiao Lin had given up hope and begun to accept that Xiao Qi'an was doomed, Gu Huaizhi returned.

He was carrying a food box, so he couldn't run too fast, but he took very large strides. After rushing into the house, he immediately put the food box on the table, took out the medicine bowl inside, walked to Xiao Qi'an's bedside, and shooed Xiao Lin away, "Get out of the way!"

Xiao Lin was so dizzy from crying that when she saw Gu Huaizhi return, she still didn't understand what was going on and just moved away blankly.

Xiao Qi'an lay on the bed, completely unconscious. Gu Huaizhi couldn't administer the medicine by himself, and was about to ask Xiao Lin for help when he saw Chu Yun arrive at the bedside at some point, sitting steadily by the bed and helping Xiao Qi'an get up.

"Quickly feed him the medicine!" He heard Chu Yun say this. He didn't need to say anything more. It was as if Chu Yun understood him perfectly and knew what he was thinking.

Gu Huaizhi was slightly taken aback, but quickly came to his senses, scooped up a spoonful of medicine, and put it into Xiao Qi'an's mouth.

Xiao Qi'an took a sip and spat out half of it, managing to drink half a bowl of medicine. Chu Yun held him tightly, not daring to move, and had to use one hand to wipe the medicine off his face and neck. In a short time, his hands were stained with thick blood and brown medicine, and half of his face was also stained with bloodstains.

Seeing this, Gu Huaizhi was about to speak when he saw Chu Yun looking at him with surprise.

"The bleeding seems to have stopped!"

Her joyful voice attracted Xiao Lin and Gu Silang.

Everyone gathered around the bed, staring at Xiao Qi'an. Sure enough, they noticed that the blood on the surface of his skin was gradually congealing, like water freezing, forming a thin layer of blood. It was very strange, but there was no new blood flowing out.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

“Miss Wen, please put Qi An down and let him rest for a while,” Gu Huaizhi said first.

Chu Yun nodded and gently helped Xiao Qi'an lie down. Just as she laid Xiao Qi'an flat, Chu Yun's body suddenly stiffened, remaining bent over as if frozen in place.

Gu Huaizhi frowned, and the next moment he saw Chu Yun trembling as she took out the hand that had been on Xiao Qi'an's waist. The hand was covered with fresh blood, and the bloody smell that had faded before returned.

Gu Huaizhi's heart skipped a beat. As if to confirm his ominous premonition, Chu Yun's voice came the next second, "She's bleeding again!"

Great joy and great sorrow, all pass in the blink of an eye.

The smiles on everyone's faces hadn't even faded before they froze.

Fortunately, Gu Huaizhi not only brewed one bowl of medicine, but also took out another bowl from the food box. Just like before, Chu Yun held Xiao Qi'an while Gu Huaizhi slowly fed him the medicine.

The blood congealed once again.

But it surged out again a few breaths later.

Chu Yun held Xiao Qi'an and looked at Gu Huaizhi, who was feeding him medicine. "This medicine is supposed to stop the bleeding, so why does it take so long to work? Is it because the heat wasn't high enough, or is some ingredient missing?"

Gu Huaizhi's hand trembled, and the medicine spilled from the spoon.

"I understand!" he exclaimed.

"Ah Lin, Si Lang, brew the medicine according to this prescription, the more the better, you must not let the medicine run out!" Gu Huaizhi freed one hand, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Xiao Lin.

"Remember, you must ensure that Qi'an receives a continuous supply of medicine," he said solemnly.

Xiao Lin and Gu Silang knew the gravity of the situation, nodded repeatedly, and left quickly with serious expressions, holding the prescription.

Gu Huaizhi watched the two leave, then turned his head to look at Chu Yun.

"Miss Wen, can I trust you?"

Gu Huaizhi stared intently at the girl in front of him. She had been supporting Xiao Qi'an, sitting half-upright on the edge of the bed. The bed was hard, and it must have been very uncomfortable for her to sit like that. But from the moment she started feeding him the medicine until now, she had never let up and had been carefully protecting Xiao Qi'an.

Gu Huaizhi felt that perhaps he could lower his guard and try to trust her.

He saw his reflection clearly in the girl's eyes, and heard her voice in his ear, "Yes."

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