There was no sound.
He ignored her.
Ye Luan's eyes widened, her entire body felt as if it were being sliced apart, the pain so intense it nearly rendered her speechless.
"Guards, guards---"
She never knew that seeing him die would cause her such pain, pain that wracked her body with spasms.
Blood continuously flowed from the hand pressing against the wound.
Ye Luan was afraid.
In this moment, she was truly afraid, her vision blurred by tears.
"Guards, Xue Ren, Xue Ren, hurry---"
As she shouted, a sudden sweetness surged in her throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood erupted from her lips, splattering onto Xiao Chi Zhan.
Ignoring her own bleeding, she wiped away the blood and frantically searched for the medicine chest.
"Xiao Chi Zhan, hold on, hold on--"
He hadn't stabbed his heart, he wouldn't die, he wouldn't die.
As soon as Xue Ren entered, he saw his master lying on the ground, covered in blood.
Shocked, he retrieved the medicine chest. "My Lord."
"Go find the imperial physician, hurry and call the imperial physician."
Ye Luan shouted, her hands trembling. She forced herself to calm down, wiped her tears, and fumbled to staunch his bleeding.
"Xiao Chi Zhan, don't die, if you die, I'll really marry someone else. Don't die, don't die--"
"If you live, I'll agree to you, we'll get married, married---"
Xue Ren, aghast, ordered people to find the imperial physician.
Seeing that the bleeding could not be stopped, Ye Luan couldn't help but cry out hoarsely.
"Xiao Chi Zhan, you hold on for me, if you dare to actually die, I'll die with you."
"Miss, here, the best medicine from Nanjiang, it will surely stop the bleeding."
Xue Ren rushed over and handed her a green porcelain bottle.
"Give it here."
Ye Luan's voice was hoarse from crying. Knowing that he wouldn't harm Xiao Chi Zhan, she quickly snatched the medicine to stop the bleeding.
Looking at his tightly closed eyes, a sharp pain in her heart was almost unbearable.
She had underestimated her love for him.
She could not bear to see him die.
"Luan Luan, I won't let you go, I want to be entangled with you for all eternity. Marry me obediently, willingly become my princess."
"Luan Luan, the person I, this Prince, have set my heart on, I will never let go of in this life."
"Luan Luan, kiss me, it hurts so much---"
"Luan Luan, I love you."
Moments from the past resonated in her ears like thunder, his voice, his appearance, etched clearly in her mind.
Ridiculous, it was truly ridiculous.
She loved him, she had truly fallen in love with him.
More than she had ever known.
He had deeply rooted himself in her heart.
He was the person she hated the most: overbearing, selfish, stingy, pathological, almost coercively forcing her to compromise, imprisoning her by his side.
Yet, she had become deeply mired.
When she saw him faint, she felt a fatal pain, and despair washed over her. She never knew she could feel such pain.
Even though she knew he was gambling, when she saw his eyes close, the suffocating pain nearly consumed her.
All that had happened in the past was over, it was all over.
She had let go, truly let go.
She wanted to live, and even more, she wanted him to live.
She just wanted him to live.
"Xiao Chi Zhan, wake up, I promise you, I'll agree to whatever you ask. Don't die, please don't die. I'll do whatever you want--"
She knew too well what a terrifyingly obsessive person he was.
She was truly, truly willing to let go of all the past, to personally teach him to love, to teach him to be a normal person.
As long as he lived!
"Miss, the imperial physicians are here---"
More than a dozen imperial physicians were brought in hastily, their legs trembling.
The head of the Imperial Medical Office, seeing the Prince so gravely injured, rushed in with shock.
"Quick, quick---"
Ye Luan was pushed aside. Her hands and body were covered in blood, and the amount of blood on her skirt was horrifying.
She stared intently at the group surrounding him, watching them carry him to the cold jade bed. She hurried to follow, but was blocked.
"Miss, please wait outside for now. Your condition is not suitable for entering."
Xue Ren quickly stopped her. Regardless of Ye Luan's medical skills, in her current state, she couldn't possibly calm down to treat him.
"He will be fine, he will definitely be fine."
The sunlight outside streamed in, illuminating the blood-splattered skirt, a shocking sight.
Ye Luan listened to the sounds from within, her eyes frighteningly vacant.
He hadn't stabbed his heart, he wouldn't die.
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!
He wouldn't die.
"Luan Luan, I love you."
His words assaulted her mind again and again.
The heart-wrenching pain made Ye Luan feel as if she could not bear it and collapsed to the ground.
Her eyes were so dry from crying that no more tears could fall.
Ye Luan, what are you doing?
Why did you contend with him, why didn't you stop him?
Why did you have to see him die before you could understand yourself?
That past, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter anymore.
You know it clearly, don't you?
You know he loves you, why did you hold onto those past matters? Will you really be happy if he dies?
She wouldn't be happy, she would be in so much pain she'd feel like dying.
She regretted it.
He was a madman, she should have stopped him. Why did she watch him go mad?
She hated herself. If he died, she truly wouldn't be able to live on.
When Tantai Ye and the others arrived after hearing the news, they saw the palace servants of Yun Shang Que bustling about, with large groups of imperial physicians entering and exiting.
After they flew up, they found Ye Luan sitting on the ground, covered in blood. Not far away, beneath a glazed pillar, the ground was soaked with blood.
"What happened? What's going on?"
Li Qiongyu stared in shock at the soul-less Ye Luan and rushed over. "Ye Luan---"
Ye Luan's lips were smeared with blood. Hearing the voice, she looked up and cried hoarsely.
"He-- he stabbed his heart, no, he didn't stab it, he didn't stab it, but he lost so much blood, Li-- Qiongyu, will he die--"
Tantai Ye looked at the person on the ground, his expression darkening.
Even he, a fool, could guess what had happened.
This Ye Luan was a menace, he knew she would eventually harm Chi Zhan.
Li Qiongyu glanced around, a cold glint in his peach blossom eyes. He patted Ye Luan's back and comforted her.
"It's alright, he won't die."
After speaking, he pulled her up and gave some instructions to the people outside. Soon, many medicines were brought and sent in.
Basins after basins of bloody water were carried out from inside.
Ye Luan shivered all over, her body uncontrollably weak and cold.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside gradually darkened. Liu Rongruo, who had also heard the news, hurried over and stood silently outside the door.
Tantai Ye activated a mechanism and commanded outside, "Seal all information. Whatever happened today must not leak. If the news gets out, you die."
"Yes."
At this moment, the door to the inner room finally opened, and an imperial physician walked out.
"How is he?"