Heroine, don't turn back, I'm just a farmer.

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Guo was puzzled.

He was momentarily confused; logically speaking, this didn't make sense.

Why did Li Jiuluan appear before him when he opened his eyes? Not only did she see him, but she was also looking at him with a complex mix of admiration, emotion, and confusion.

She specifically checked the favorability rating.

[Li Jiuluan's favorability rating: 5/100.]

How come it's already 5 o'clock?

"Brother Zhao, your body is still in danger, don't move around rashly."

As Lu Guo was pondering, Li Jiuluan spoke in a calm yet aloof voice: "We are destined to meet. Seeing that you were struggling to breathe and were seriously injured, I took it upon myself to have the retainers rescue you and bring you here."

Did you save me?

This boy has ruined me!

"Mmm~ Mmm~"

His pupils dilated as he lay on the bed, and then he struggled to get up.

"No need to get up to thank me. Jiu Luan and Brother Zhao hit it off immediately. It was just a small favor."

Li Jiuluan pressed Lu Guo's body down:

"Brother Zhao's talent has already been known to Jiu Luan from the temple's keeper. Compared to your worth, the loss of a few men for Hengxingdao is nothing. Why be so polite, and there's no need to worry about it?"

Lu Guo stared wide-eyed at Li Jiuluan.

I have no grudge against you, why did you save me?

Lu Guo checked his condition. His external injuries had been bandaged up and he was wrapped up tightly. His meridians seemed to have been unblocked, but he still couldn't raise his qi. Although the injury was not serious, it really hurt and was very uncomfortable. He could barely turn his neck.

"No...no..." Lu Guo managed to open his mouth, uttering a hoarse and unclear sound.

"Brother Zhao, please don't speak."

Catching a glimpse of Lu Guo's gaze, and seeing that he seemed about to speak, Li Jiuluan gently comforted him:

"Don't rush, and don't rush to speak. You can say whatever you want to say after you've fully recovered. Don't worry, the crosswalk is very safe."

Who asked you to save them?

If I die and am resurrected, all my problems can be perfectly resolved. Wouldn't that be much better than this miserable state I'm in right now?

With your small eyebrows and face, how could you be so malicious?

Lu Guo's eyes widened in shock. He vomited blood on the spot and almost fainted.

After spitting out that mouthful of blood, he felt much better and managed to utter a complete sentence:

"No...no need, just stab me."

But as soon as he said this, Li Jiuluan looked at Lu Guo with more pity, but even more so with admiration.

Such a person who disregards life and death must be a man of strong character. A man of strong character values ​​promises over life and death, and that is exactly the kind of person he needs right now.

So, Li Jiuluan grabbed Lu Guo's wrist, her eyes glistening with tears, and said sincerely:

"Brother Wuji, I know you are in excruciating pain, wishing you were dead, but please don't give up. Jiuluan has already sent someone to fetch the best medicine for your wounds!"

"I will not stand idly by and watch Brother Zhao be injured; that would violate my principles of unbridled behavior and doing whatever I please!"

"I, Li Jiuluan, will never stand idly by and let such a brilliant talent as Brother Zhao die before my eyes!"

[Li Jiuluan's favorability +3.]

"You...you..."

"Ugh~"

Lu Guo wanted to raise his hand and point at her, but he couldn't move at the moment. Upon hearing this, he coughed up blood and his head lolled to the side.

"Brother Zhao! Brother Zhao!"

Li Jiuluan called out to the other worshippers outside the hall, and the old man with the jade flute immediately ran in to begin the rescue.

"Your Highness, please don't panic, please calm down."

The old man with the jade flute led his men in quickly.

He walked up to Lu Guo, reached out to check his breath, and found that he was no longer breathing.

"???"

He momentarily lost his composure.

How could someone with such superb medical skills make a mistake?

The injuries were indeed too severe. I thought I was skilled in medicine and could do something, but I didn't expect that I couldn't save him at all.

He had boasted to His Highness, but the boy still died from his injuries... He suddenly felt his face burning.

"So, should we still save them?"

One of the worshippers also noticed that something was amiss and cautiously asked.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

"Is there really no other way?"

"The pulse stopped, and the breath ceased."

Li Jiuluan's tone was deep and sorrowful, and she seemed unable to stand steadily.

You finally meet someone you like, but they die before you can even take a few glances at them.

This...this is just too frustrating for her.

Lu Guo opened his eyes with a blank expression.

Looking at his intact limbs and sensing the internal energy within his body, Lu Guo burst into tears.

He decisively used his strength, severing his heart meridian to commit suicide.

He's finally dead!

It wasn't easy; I'm finally free from Li Jiuluan's clutches.

He revived on the spot after reloading his save file.

He felt as if he were lying inside something, and he could vaguely hear some conversations outside.

"Sigh, that kid Lu still died in the end, what a pity."

"Poor Your Highness, you just took a fancy to someone and didn't even get a good look at him before he died."

"Although the man is dead, his vitality is indeed terrifyingly tenacious. When I saved him, all the meridians in his body were scattered, and he had no internal strength left. In a way, this is also my fault for being a tyrant."

"He was truly a hero, clinging to his last breath and hanging on for four or five days."

"???" Lu Guo.

What's going on here?

Lu Guo assessed his condition and felt as if he were lying in a coffin, while the people speaking outside were naturally the people from Hengxingdao.

"It's been several days already, why is he still in the main hall? What is Your Highness thinking? Bury him quickly. I heard that this person's cultivation method is strange, and he might jump out at any time."

"Who says otherwise? His Highness even went to the trouble of finding a life-extending Gu. I wonder if it will actually work."

"Yeah yeah."

"Nonsense! Young Master Zhao is a distinguished guest of Hengxingdao. How can we allow people to talk about him so easily? Guards, drag these gossiping thieves away and kill them all."

"..."

Lu Guo heard a cold voice shout, followed by several screams. Soon he saw the lid being lifted, and a beam of white light shone in.

The noise outside quieted down, but some footsteps could be heard, as if someone was coming.

Seeing that the lid covering him had been opened, Lu Guo, who was lying there, took a deep breath and sat up.

As soon as I sat up, I saw a delicate-looking girl with thin eyebrows and an oval face staring blankly at me in front of the coffin.

The aloofness on her face was not feigned; her beautiful almond-shaped eyes initially held a hint of doubt and surprise, but then shone brightly, and her voice became sharp.

"ah!!!"

Her sharp, high-pitched voice pierced the eardrums, instantly shattering the silence of the Lü residence.

"Sister, something terrible has happened! Young Master Zhao... he... he's come back to life!"

The girl with delicate eyebrows had a sobbing voice, but her body seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move.