Gu Yuan never expected that I would act so radically.
Gloomy flames rose around him. He gritted out two words through his teeth, "How dare you!"
My breathing had become rapid. To be honest, I didn't have the courage.
But Bai Qi couldn't be in danger. He had done all this for me.
"Whether I dare or not doesn't depend on me, but on your single thought." I held the memorial tablet in my hand high above my head.
Gu Yuan was pinching Bai Qi's memorial tablet in his hand, and the flames were still burning.
"You're challenging my bottom line." Gu Yuan's voice was terrifyingly low, sending shivers down one's spine.
"You're also challenging my bottom line. If you don't let Bai Qi go, I'll smash the memorial altar and disband this group today."
"Lanlan, don't be impulsive." Bai Qi was lying on the ground, in great pain, but still trying to persuade me at this moment.
Ji Xiang was as anxious as a mouse on a hot stove, hopping around.
"Boss Ma, don't do this. I just came to your place from another group. What will I do if you disband it?"
"I don't want to either. It's not me you're asking for." I didn't know where I got the courage from. I looked at Gu Yuan firmly and threw the decision-making power to him.
Gu Yuan was extremely angry at this moment. His eyebrows twitched, and the anger in his eyes was about to burst out.
I could see his chest rising and falling unevenly. He was pinching Bai Qi's memorial tablet in his hand. As long as he exerted a little more force, it would turn into powder.
I wasn't willing to show weakness either. I tightly pinched the memorial tablet in my hand, glaring at him with round eyes. The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Just then, Ji Xiang sighed repeatedly and walked up to Gu Yuan to plead.
"Third Master, calm down. You've punished him. Give him a chance to turn over a new leaf. Even if you don't think about him, think about me. Are you really willing to see me homeless again? Sob..."
Hearing him fake crying, Gu Yuan shot a sideways glance at Ji Xiang. His eyebrows finally relaxed a bit, and the hand pinching Bai Qi's memorial tablet gradually loosened.
Ji Xiang immediately bowed, holding his hands above his head. Gu Yuan threw the memorial tablet in his hand onto Ji Xiang.
Ji Xiang quickly caught the memorial tablet and stepped aside. Gu Yuan stared at me angrily with his furious eyes.
Only then did I start to feel scared. I lowered my head and didn't dare to look at him anymore.
As he strode past me, he threw a bottle of medicine at me.
"Remember, there won't be a next time."
I watched him and Wu Qingyun leave. I felt like a deflated balloon. I slumped to the ground, holding Gu Yuan's memorial tablet in my arms.
At this moment, Bai Qi on the ground moved his body.
I quickly placed the memorial tablet properly and rushed over to help him up.
"Bai Qi, it's all my fault. Why did I let you investigate these things? I'm sorry. I made you suffer the punishment."
I pouted, looking at the wound on his chest. Tears fell one by one.
"Don't blame Gu Yuan. He's right. Military orders are like mountains. If it were me, I would do the same."
I stuffed the pill Gu Yuan had given me into his mouth and let him take it.
The wound on his chest definitely needed to be treated.
"Boss Ma, don't make Bai Qi hate you even more. I'll bandage his wound. You go in quickly and check on Third Master. I'm afraid he'll be so angry that he'll die soon."
I glared at Ji Xiang. I really wanted to tear his mouth apart.
Ji Xiang didn't care that I was angry. He pulled me up from the ground.
"The one inside is more likely to be softened than provoked. Talk to him nicely. Don't quarrel with him."
With that, he pushed me to the door of the room.
Li Hua and the others helped Bai Qi up. With them around, Bai Qi should be fine.
I looked at the door. I didn't dare to go in for a long time. Gu Yuan's mood was unpredictable. I didn't know what would happen when I went in.
But if I didn't go in, the rift would always be there.
There was no other way. I could only muster up the courage and push open the door.
When Gu Yuan saw me come in, he immediately stood up and walked around me to pull the door open and go out.
In a hurry, I grabbed his hand and said, "I'm sorry."
Gu Yuan wasn't angry either. He curled his lips, looking half - smiling. "I can't bear it."
With that, he shook off my hand.
But I didn't give him a chance. As soon as he shook off my hand, I hugged his waist tightly and refused to let go.
"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it. I just wanted to know more about you. Who would have thought that things would turn out like this? I'm sorry. I won't dare to do it again."
"Lan Chiyu, this is the second time." Gu Yuan wasn't moved by my plea. His voice was cold as he continued.
"The first time you gave up on me because of your distrust, almost severing our immortal bond. This time, for your little lover, you wanted to expel me from the group. What exactly am I in your heart?"
"I've never thought of giving you up because I really love you. I love you so much."
"You've been investigating my background behind my back. What exactly are you trying to find out? You could have just asked me directly."
"I..." Should I tell him about what happened in the state of mind? I was so torn.
"Also, is this how you show your love for me, by secretly taking birth - control pills?"
So he still remembered this. Since we had come this far, I might as well be honest.
"I don't know if Wu Qingyun told you about the matter of him making Kua Ye give birth to a snake fetus. I'm so scared... I'm so afraid that I'll also give birth to a... snake."
After I finished speaking, I looked up into Gu Yuan's cold eyes. There was a flash of indescribable strangeness in his eyes for a split second, as if he didn't understand what I meant.
"You don't like snakes?"
Was this a tricky question?
"Yes, I don't like snakes. I'm so scared as soon as I see them. But... you're an exception."
"You clearly said that you liked snakes. Why did you change?" Gu Yuan suddenly said this, which really confused me.
"I've never said that I like snakes."
Gu Yuan was silent for a while. Then he pulled me off his body.
"Let me be alone for a while."
I sat on the ground and heaved a heavy sigh. I didn't know which word of mine was wrong again.
It was really difficult to coax such a person when he was angry.
In the next few days, I hardly saw Gu Yuan. It seemed that he was avoiding me.
Although I was a little sad in my heart, I could accept it. It was better for the two of us to calm down than to meet each other without saying a word.
It just so happened that I could take good care of Bai Qi these few days. He was seriously injured. Besides the whip wounds on his body, there were also burn wounds.
If Gu Yuan hadn't left the medicine out of a bit of humanity, the wounds on Bai Qi's body would definitely have left scars.
Seeing him endure the pain when applying the medicine, I wished the wounds were on me instead.
When Bai Qi saw me looking worried at him, he pursed his lips and gave me a comforting smile.
After He Bi changed the dressing for him, I originally wanted to go out and let him rest well, but he stopped me.
"Lanlan, stay. I have something to tell you."
He Bi was also very considerate and left first. I sat down next to him, wondering what he wanted to tell me.
"Lanlan, Gu Yuan was so angry not because we peeked at his paintings, but for another reason."
I was stunned for two seconds. I widened my eyes and asked, "Did you find out something?"