Time passed quickly, and Yong Yaxuan's injury gradually improved.
However, his mental state was still extremely poor, all thanks to Butterfly's careless nursing and verbal taunts.
When Butterfly was taking care of his illness, sometimes he deliberately used more force with his hands and feet, causing Yong Yaxuan a great deal of physical pain.
Yong Yaxuan had always endured it, but what he couldn't stand was Butterfly's sarcasm.
These sarcastic remarks made him eager to know what exactly Ji Feiyu had suffered. He had sent secret agents again to investigate the matter in the Cold Palace. Since so much time had passed, there would no longer be any dark hands to obstruct them. However, he wasn't sure if the news would leak, and more importantly, he was worried that some crucial evidence had been wiped out from the very beginning. He had already made up his mind that after his injury healed, he would return to the palace first and personally inquire about this matter.
On this day, it was Butterfly's turn again to change Yong Yaxuan's dressing. When Butterfly came in with the things, Yong Yaxuan watched him quietly. He knew that Butterfly had secretly sent a message to Ji Feiyu behind his back.
Butterfly took off his clothes and opened the wound. He found that the wound had improved a lot. After replacing the gauze on the wound properly, Butterfly said, "Since your wound is almost healed, you should turn over by yourself."
Yong Yaxuan also wanted to turn over by himself. He wasn't used to Butterfly turning him over like a salted fish. However, the wound was connected to his meridians. As long as he moved slightly, he could feel the pain from the wound, which made him a bit timid. He didn't dare to use force by himself for fear that the wound would burst open again.
But Butterfly told him that the wound wouldn't split again. After changing his dressing today, he wouldn't help him turn over anymore.
People are always a bit timid about pain.
Butterfly sneered at him and said, "I didn't expect you to be so afraid of pain."
It was one thing for others to cause him pain, and another for him to choose whether to endure pain himself.
Butterfly said, "You're such a coward."
Yong Yaxuan couldn't stand it anymore. He once thought of himself as a hero, charging into battle and not fearing death. Now, under Butterfly's repeated blows, he felt like a coward, overthinking and being hesitant.
So he got very angry and decided to turn over by himself.
He first placed one hand parallel to his body and used the other hand to support his body and exert force. He felt the heaviness of his own body and the faint pain from the wound. He didn't dare to stop and could only increase the strength in his arms and then continue to exert force. The wound ached sharply as the muscles tightened, but finally he felt that his body had turned halfway and he could support himself to lie on his side.
Turning from lying on his stomach to lying on his side almost exhausted all of Yong Yaxuan's strength. He gasped for breath and looked at Butterfly, feeling that this matter wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.
So his body began to slowly tilt backward until he was almost lying flat. Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. What used to be an easy task for him was now so difficult.
After turning over, Yong Yaxuan said proudly, "It's nothing much."
Butterfly laughed. He now thought that Yong Yaxuan was really stupid and arrogant.
It was time for bloodletting again. Butterfly looked at the color of his blood. It wasn't as dark as before. He knew that the detoxification process was basically halfway through. Next, he might have to consider how to get away.
Yong Yaxuan didn't think so. He thought that if he had another chance to see Ji Feiyu, it should be thanks to Butterfly. His purpose of capturing Butterfly hadn't been achieved yet. He had previously thought of using Butterfly to threaten Ji Feiyu to come out and meet him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have endured Butterfly for so long.
For a moment, both of them had their own ulterior motives.
Butterfly looked at the numerous cuts on the tips of Yong Yaxuan's fingers. They were all his masterpieces. Every day during the bloodletting, the cuts would heal and then be cut again. Yong Yaxuan's hands were already in a terrible state.
Yong Yaxuan watched as Butterfly skillfully made another cut on him and then remembered the report from his spy before.
He asked faintly, "Did you send a message to Feiyu?"
Butterfly said, "So what if I did?"
"What did you say?" he asked curiously. "Did you mention me?"
Butterfly said, "Of course I mentioned you in every single word."
"I said that you regretted it and wanted to kneel down and beg her to come back."
Yong Yaxuan felt a bit embarrassed. Although if kneeling down and begging could make Ji Feiyu come back, he wasn't opposed to it. However, when this sentence was spoken by Butterfly, he always felt that something was strange.
After all, he was an emperor. It had always been others who knelt before him. How could he kneel before others? Maybe only Butterfly dared to tease him like this, not fearing death.
Yong Yaxuan said, "You really aren't worried that I'll behead you, right?"
Butterfly said, "If you have the guts, then behead me. Feiyu will never forgive you."
Yong Yaxuan was hit right in his weak spot and got extremely angry, but he was helpless against him. Because what he said was all true. If he really hurt Butterfly, Ji Feiyu might really never see him again.
However, he still didn't believe that the content of the message Butterfly sent to Ji Feiyu was about him.
Butterfly himself didn't believe it either, but based on his understanding of Ji Feiyu, Ji Feiyu would only think that he was joking. Although in fact he wasn't joking.
Yong Yaxuan said, "Of course I won't hurt you. But if she never shows up, you'll be imprisoned here by me forever. My request isn't much. I just want to see her one more time and tell her some things face to face."
Butterfly didn't believe his so - called modest request at all.
Butterfly said, "Stop having these unrealistic delusions. Feiyu won't come to see you for my sake, even though I'm her close friend. Because the chips aren't equal. So now you know how much she hates you, right?"
After hearing this, Yong Yaxuan's inner world almost collapsed. He didn't expect that even using Butterfly couldn't win back Ji Feiyu's heart. How much did she hate him?
He knew that Ji Feiyu had always valued friendship. She would do anything for her friends, but if she was asked to come and see him for this reason, she could actually give up the friendship in her heart?
Yong Yaxuan didn't want to believe what Butterfly said. He still wanted to give it a try.
Butterfly said, "Why don't you send a message out now saying that I'm dying. Let's see if she'll come."
Yong Yaxuan really sent this message out.
However, he didn't receive any reply.
He waited anxiously, waited and waited. Finally, his waiting turned into disappointment.
Butterfly said, "You always only think about making amends after hurting someone. You've always only guarded against her, monitored her, and checked if she was doing what you liked. If she didn't, you'd be so fragile that you couldn't stand it and start to escape. You never thought about how to protect her, love her, and keep her from getting hurt at all. Such a you, how can you deserve her sincere devotion? If you don't experience it yourself, you'll never know her pain. Have you ever seen her lying in a pool of blood? Have you ever seen the helplessness and hopelessness hidden behind her smile? I've seen all these. And you'll never know what she's done for you."