As soon as he finished speaking, my head started to spin. I saw three overlapping and separating silhouettes of Huai Ji. The world was swirling around me, and I could hardly sit still.
As the strong liquor went down my throat, my body began to burn with heat. This heat emanated from within me and soon made me break out in a sweat.
I was so hot that I couldn't even bear to wear clothes. Even a thin layer of fabric seemed to be an obstacle preventing me from dissipating heat.
Gradually, I became restless and started to tear at my clothes. From time to time, a tightness in my abdomen would come over me, bringing an indescribable discomfort.
My whole body felt as if it was filled with boiling water, making me so uncomfortable that I couldn't sit or stand still.
I tossed and turned on the bed, tearing at my clothes. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, my gaze fixed on the man in front of me.
I knew clearly that the man in front of me was not Gu Yuan, but in a daze, I saw Gu Yuan's face.
My cheeks were flushed. I looked at him with lust - filled eyes and then crawled towards him.
"Gu Yuan, save me. I can't take it anymore. Ah..."
I was in such pain that I couldn't control myself. I reached out to grab the man's arm.
A faint smile played on his lips. He put his arm around my waist with one hand and pressed my body against his cold one.
He lowered his head and was about to kiss me.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz." With a few buzzing sounds, the door of the cave was shattered into pieces.
The broken stones exploded inside the room. Huai Ji stopped his actions and turned to look out of the door.
At the broken part of the stone door, Gu Yuan was standing in the pile of broken stones. The murderous aura around him made him look like the King of Hell.
One second he was still at the door, and in the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of Huai Ji. His ice - cold palm struck hard on Huai Ji's chest.
Huai Ji was forced to take a step back. Gu Yuan's hand reached through the space between me and Huai Ji, and then he kicked out, sending Huai Ji flying far away.
My body was limp. I hung my shoulders on Gu Yuan's and looked up at him, giving him a charming smile.
"Gu Yuan, I miss you so much."
My other arm weakly landed on his shoulder. I pressed my body tightly against his and raised my head to kiss his cheek.
Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment when he saw me in this state. He asked, "What did you give her?"
Huai Ji was kicked into the stone wall. The wall cracked with numerous fissures. He shook off the dust on his body forcefully, and a large amount of stones on the wall fell off.
"Just look at her now. Can't you tell? There's only one way to counteract it, and it's better for me to do it." After saying that, his steps were as swift as a snake. In a flash, he was beside Gu Yuan, trying to snatch me back from his hands.
Gu Yuan was no easy target. Now that he had snatched me back, there was no way he would let Huai Ji take me away again.
The moment Huai Ji reached out his hand, Gu Yuan quickly pushed out his palm. A strong silver light rushed through the entire cave.
Instantly, the ground shook and the mountain trembled. The air wave sent Huai Ji's body flying.
"Who... who on earth are you?" Huai Ji was extremely shocked. He didn't expect Gu Yuan to have such amazing magical power.
Gu Yuan had already consumed a great deal of his magical power when suppressing the blood spring just now, yet he could still compete with him and even surpass him.
"A man who is going to take your life."
Gu Yuan raised his arm. The crescent - shaped blade let out a buzzing sound and spun rapidly in mid - air, flying towards Huai Ji.
At the same time, Bai Qi flew into the cave from the entrance. Holding a long sword in his hand, he fought with Huai Ji.
Gu Yuan took two steps back. He held my face in his hands and kept calling my name.
My whole body was burning hot. I really felt like I was about to explode. If I couldn't vent the fire in my belly, I would die on the spot.
"Take Lan Lan away. I'll settle my grudge with him myself."
Bai Qi and Huai Ji were fighting fiercely in the cave. The cave was almost torn apart by them.
Seeing my current state, Gu Yuan knew that there was no time to waste.
After taking a look at Bai Qi, he said, "I'll leave this to you."
After saying that, he picked me up horizontally and disappeared from the cave in a flash of white light.
The moment Gu Yuan disappeared in the white light, I looked dizzily at a corner. There was also a beam of light disappearing there. I didn't have the time to think about it and just assumed that I had seen it wrong.
When Gu Yuan landed, instead of going home, he asked He Bi to book a hotel.
After all, I was in no state to be seen by the rough guys at home.
When Gu Yuan was holding me, my body rubbed against his.
My breathing was rapid, and I kept calling Gu Yuan's name. Just seeing his face made me lose my mind.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and shouted, "Gu Yuan, save me. I'm dying. Please, save me."
Gu Yuan looked at me like this. I didn't know if he felt sorry for me or if he found me annoying.
Anyway, his face was serious, and his eyebrows were tightly knitted.
I was in a state like a drunk person, talking incoherently. After just two minutes of relief, my body became restless again, as if there were ten thousand bugs biting me.
My hands involuntarily tore at my clothes.
"I'm so hot, Gu Yuan. Quickly help me cool down. Ah..."
He carried me to the bathtub and picked up the showerhead, drenching me from head to toe.
Then he took out several bottles of water from the refrigerator, pinched my face, and poured the water into my mouth.
The combination of ice and fire churned in my abdomen. Gu Yuan pressed on my abdomen and used his internal energy to slide along my lower abdomen all the way to my neck.
Suddenly, I felt a severe blockage in my throat. Finally, I couldn't hold it back and vomited.
A round object came out of my mouth.
I looked at the dark - brown object with blurred eyes and said sadly, "Gu Yuan, no. Did I vomit out my inner core?"
Gu Yuan was helpless. He kept patting my back and said, "Where did you get an inner core?"
After drinking several bottles of water, I felt like I was about to turn my intestines inside out.
I collapsed in the bathtub, gasping for breath, and still muttering non - stop.
"Why don't you help me? I'm really in pain. Please, give me a release."
Gu Yuan stood beside me. His handsome face was full of gloom. He pinched a dark - brown pill - like object in his hand and said, "Huai Ji, you're really asking for death. How dare you touch my woman and give her the lust - inducing drug."
My body kept writhing in the bathtub. My tattered white clothes wrapped around my body, floating up and down with the water waves. My two fair legs were exposed on the water surface, looking like a beautiful woman just out of the bath.
Seeing that I was really suffering in the bathtub, he fished me out of the water, wrapped me in a bath towel, and put me on the bed.
The moment he got close to me, I couldn't hold it back anymore. I actively wrapped my arms around his neck, raised my chin, and proudly pressed my lips against his.
Our lips were tightly intertwined. The cold feeling made most of the heat in my body subside.
My arms slowly slid down to hug his solid back. His perfect figure, with two strong oblique abdominal muscles on his waist, made me fully imagine how powerful his waist was.
This night was destined to be stormy, and I would surely be in a sorry state tomorrow.
At this moment, I was like a small boat on the sea, constantly swaying with the waves until the boat docked. I walked bare - footed to a place of extreme cold. My feet stepped on the snow, and it was bitterly cold.
Snowflakes were flying all over the sky. I looked into the distance and saw a girl standing under an ancient tree, waving to me.
I was too far away to see her face clearly, so I could only keep walking forward. There was a stabbing pain in my feet. Although it was a snow - covered ground, it felt like I was walking on broken glass, and my feet were covered in blood.
I endured the pain and continued walking forward. When I finally reached the side of the tree and saw the girl, she was smiling at me with curved eyebrows. She had the same face as mine, but I felt so strange as if I had never seen her before.
"Who are you? Where is this?" I asked.
The girl hooked the corner of her mouth and said, "This is the frozen land in Gu Yuan's spiritual realm. I'm really cold. Can you help me?"
"Gu Yuan's frozen land?"
"Yes. Look at this tree." I followed the direction of the girl's finger. The tree was covered with thick snow and looked gray and lifeless.
"Is this tree dead?" I wanted to reach out and touch the trunk.
But the girl stopped me.
"It's not dead. It's just frozen. The thing that Gu Yuan cherishes most is sealed here."
"Originally, it still had a green branch. But after you appeared, this branch is about to wither. If this branch withers, the cherished thing will be completely frozen to death inside."
Sure enough, at the place where the girl was standing, a branch that was heavily pressed down by the snow protruded. There were still a few red - plum - like flowers on it.
"Lan Lan, I know you're kind - hearted. Can you help me wake up Gu Yuan and revive this tree?"
"How can I help you?" I asked softly.
"Understand his past and wake up the memories he doesn't want to wake up. Then the real Gu Yuan will come back."
"Why should I help you?"
"Don't you want to know why he made an engagement with you when you were five years old?"
Yes, how could a normal person make a seventeen - year - long engagement with a five - year - old child? I seemed to have never understood Gu Yuan's past. Did I really have a connection with him in a past life?
I looked up at the dying tree. My heart suddenly ached.
The dream ended. It felt so real. At this moment, I still felt cold all over. I struggled to get up from the big bed. My head felt like I was drunk, and it hurt so much.
Gu Yuan beside me was still lying in bed, not yet awake.
It was rare to see Gu Yuan so tired. I curved my lips, wanting to mock him.
But when I lifted the quilt, I couldn't laugh at all. My body froze in place, unable to believe what I was seeing.