Lou Shan Yu calmly said: “There’s nothing unfair about it. There are many things you won’t understand! Alright, how did the investigation I asked you to do go?”
Han Xue suddenly looked serious, falling silent. Lou Shan Yu couldn’t help but ask: “What’s wrong?”
Han Xue spoke with a grave expression: “I checked the comings and goings and leave records of everyone in the fortress, and found that in the past three months, only Qin the steward has left Lou Family Fortress…”
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Lou Shan Yu didn’t find anything strange, saying casually: “Qin the steward goes out every month to collect medicine for my father. There’s nothing suspicious about that!”
“The problem is, just a few days ago, I happened to catch him going out to get medicine for the fortress master again, so I secretly followed him. But the strange thing is, he was buying health supplements, not medicinal herbs for treating illness. Moreover, I asked the pharmacy owner, who said Qin the steward indeed buys medicine every month, but it’s always the same few items, unchanged for over a decade!”
Lou Shan Yu’s voice instantly turned cold, a hint of heartache crossing a bad thought. But that feeling came too quickly to grasp, and he couldn’t help but furrow his brow: “Are you saying Qin the steward wants to harm my father?”
Han Xue shook his head blankly, “I don’t know. But don’t you find it strange? The fortress master has been ill for over a decade. If he hasn’t been taking medicine to treat his illness, how has he managed to survive until now?”
Everything suddenly became eerie. Who was the person hiding in the dark corners of Lou Family Fortress, and what were they plotting? Why, after investigating for so long, they still had no leads.
Lou Shan Yu felt inexplicably tired, waving his hand: “Go back and continue monitoring the fortress’s movements. With A’yan so ill, I believe that person will soon make a new move. Their goal isn’t as simple as killing us brothers! There are many ways to kill, and they wouldn’t need to be so complicated!”
“But you?” Han Xue looked at him worriedly.
Lou Shan Yu laughed carelessly: “Don’t worry! I’ve survived after being poisoned so many times. A small blood curse can’t do anything to me!” But Jie’er could clearly sense the helplessness and bitterness in his smile…
Han Xue knew he couldn’t persuade him, opened his mouth, but ultimately turned away dejectedly, quickly disappearing into the night. Lou Shan Yu stood alone by the cliff, his solitary figure casting a boundless melancholy like a net…
After standing there for who knows how long, when the moon was directly overhead, he slowly walked away. Jie’er’s brow involuntarily creased with worry. After a while, she turned and asked the person beside her: “A’yan, why are you up?”
Lou Shan Yan looked at her as gently as always. The pure moonlight reflected his pale, cold jade-like face, making him seem even more pallid. After a long time, he slowly raised his lips and softly called: “Yue’er!” His expression was like it had been separated by centuries, so distant, so far away…
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Seeing his appearance, Jie’er felt some heartache and couldn’t help but softly reproach: “You’re awake and not staying in the room? The body is weak from the poison, and you’re running around. Don’t you know everyone will be worried about you?”
Lou Shan Yan’s amber eyes scattered a clear light in the moonlight, his lips curving slightly as he asked childlike: “Will Yue’er worry about me?”
Jie’er nodded firmly: “Of course! Why else would I rush over immediately after hearing you were sick?”
“How wonderful!” Lou Shan Yan blurted out inexplicably.
Jie’er couldn’t help but ask: “What’s wonderful?”
Lou Shan Yan remained silent, just looking at her seriously, then slowly lowered his head. Before Jie’er could react, his cool lips gently brushed hers.
“Yue’er!”
His kiss was like a dragonfly touching water across Jie’er’s lips. Looking up, he smiled softly and contentedly: “Seeing you… is wonderful!”
Jie’er hadn’t yet recovered from the kiss when, in the next second, he unexpectedly collapsed slowly in front of her.
“A’yan, A’yan!” Jie’er came to her senses and anxiously crouched down to call him, but he had already lost consciousness!
As they say, anxiety leads to confusion. Jie’er forced herself to calm down, reaching out to check his steady breathing at the nose, knowing he was just too weak. Her anxious heart finally relaxed.
Late at night, not wanting to disturb others, Jie’er quietly helped him back to his room. The bright moon hung in the sky, and the night passed sleeplessly.
Early the next morning, Lu Xiran entered with a medicine bowl, looking surprised to see Jie’er. Seeing her slightly swollen eyes, he frowned: “Little Jie’er, you didn’t sleep all night, did you?”
Though phrased as a question, it was more of a statement!
Under his serious gaze, Jie’er looked like a child caught doing something wrong, lowering her eyes and stammering: “I… I was just worried about him.”
Lu Xiran sighed helplessly, speaking gently: “I won’t let anything happen to him before the poison is removed. Be good, go rest for a while, okay?”
“Mm!” Jie’er nodded silently, glanced at the person slowly awakening on the bed, and walked out…
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Romantic Love Only in the Spring Courtyard Moon (2)
However, Jie’er did not return to her own room, but instead went to the room where Lou Shan Yu was, wandering alone outside the door for a long time, hesitating to knock. She didn’t know why she had come or what she would say to him if she saw him, only feeling something pulling her there!
Last night, the conversation with Han Xue kept spinning in her mind. Jie’er really wanted to do something for him, to make things easier, so he wouldn’t have to bear so much alone…
Just as she was hesitating, the door opened from inside. Lou Shan Yu leaned sideways against the doorframe, a faint, ambiguous smile at the corner of his mouth. His gaze was subtly dim, but he still asked in a teasing tone, “How long are you going to stand outside?”
Jie’er inexplicably felt flustered, not even daring to look directly into his eyes, stammering, “I, I…”
“You’re not here to comfort me, are you?” Lou Shan Yu guessed on his own, the dimness in his eyes replaced by a playful light.
Rarely this time, Jie’er didn’t retort. Lowering her head, she quickly dropped a sentence, “Don’t be too hard on yourself!” and tried to turn and leave.
She couldn’t persuade him not to save Shan Yan, nor could she watch him sacrifice himself. The dilemma of choosing was suffocating her!
“Are you concerned about me?” Lou Shan Yu quickly blocked her path, preventing her from escaping, the teasing smile in his eyes becoming more obvious.
This inexplicably sparked Jie’er’s anger. The suppressed frustration burst like a flood, raising her head and glaring at him, “Yes, I am concerned about you. What of it? Is that not allowed?”
His eyes were covered with a murky light, dim and melancholic. After a long moment, he raised his lips with an unmistakable bitterness, “Silly woman, I’m not worth your worry!”
Jie’er’s nose felt sour, her eyes reddening inexplicably, “You think I want to worry about you? But… ” But the worrying emotions just kept bubbling up. What could she do?
Lou Shan Yu looked at her, his thin lips tightly pressed, suddenly feeling a hint of hatred. Why did heaven give him such a bleak life? Bleakness would be fine, but why did he have to meet her – wanting to love but unable to, wanting to let go but unable to. His body began to hurt without warning…
Jie’er turned around, tears still wet at the corner of her eyes, softly calling out, “Master Divine Physician!”
The old divine physician shook his head, letting out a light sigh, “You’re sad about those two children’s condition, aren’t you?”
