Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Xiao Ye was slightly taken aback by his question, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He didn't understand what Gu Mingli was up to with his unconventional thinking.

But seeing the other person's serious expression, Xiao Ye nodded.

"It's alright, I can handle it."

"Then I wish to verify one thing."

Xiao Ye didn't hesitate, "Then let's do it."

Gu Mingli took a deep breath.

He now has to verify this momentous event that could overturn their understanding and even change their destinies!

Gu Mingli released Xiao Ye's wrist and strode towards the tea table.

After searching for a while, he grabbed a long, pure silver needle that the emperor used to test for poison before meals.

"Please bear with it, it might hurt a little."

Xiao Ye nodded.

Without any hesitation, Gu Mingli raised the silver needle, aimed it at the tip of his left index finger, and plunged it in!

"Hiss~"

Gu Mingli gasped in pain, and a fine layer of cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

Why does it feel twice as painful as when I prick my finger normally?

However, a chilling scene unfolded.

Xiao Ye, standing a few steps away, calmly looked at Gu Mingli.

The next moment, as if sensing something, his handsome, sword-like eyebrows slowly furrowed.

Xiao Ye raised his left hand, his gaze fixed on the index finger that was exactly the same as Gu Mingli's.

On those slender fingertips, there was clearly no wound, yet at this moment, a bright red line of blood suddenly appeared!

It looked like a cut, and the blood was flowing very quickly.

Tick.

A drop of bright red blood slammed heavily onto the blue brick floor.

At that moment, the two of them froze on the spot.

They looked up in surprise, their eyes meeting.

They both saw undisguised horror reflected in each other's pupils.

Gu Mingli walked to Xiao Ye's side, pulled his fingers over and placed them side by side with her own.

"How could this happen?"

Gu Mingli's fingers were clearly pricked by silver needles, but there were no drops of blood, only a needle mark.

Xiao Ye's finger had no needle marks, yet it bled twice as much.

Gu Mingli looked at Xiao Ye curiously, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Ye shook his head. "There's only a tiny prick, but no pain."

Gu Mingli: "..."

No!!

Is this reasonable? !

Why is all the pain doubled on him alone, while the bleeding debuff is all on the emperor?!

So he's the scapegoat who got stabbed in the back?!

Xiao Ye seemed to have his curiosity piqued. He stared at the silver needles in Gu Mingli's hand and reached out to take them.

Gu Mingli's eyes widened suddenly.

A very bad premonition rushed straight to the top of my head.

"Hey, Your Majesty! Wait! Don't rush..."

puff.

Before Gu Mingli could even finish speaking, Xiao Ye, without batting an eye, gripped the silver needle and forcefully stabbed it into the middle finger of his left hand.

"Hiss~~~~"

Gu Mingli was in so much pain that he bent over instantly, gripping the tip of his middle finger tightly, and almost jumped up on the spot.

Xiao Ye stared blankly at the two large drops of blood that were rapidly oozing from his middle finger, this time without even feeling a sting.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Mingli, who was crouching on the ground in pain, with tears welling up in his eyes.

I finally came to completely believe in this absurd rule.

A moment later, the two sat facing each other at the tea table.

Gu Mingli pinched his two fingers with lingering fear, blowing on them in pain.

"Could it be... that it's because we swore brotherhood that night, vowing to live and die together? Has God given us his blessing?"

Xiao Ye was very accepting of this.

He looked at Gu Mingli with a complicated expression, and tentatively asked, half-jokingly:

"Does Lord Gu regret it now?"

"If I were to be stabbed twice by an assassin one day, you probably wouldn't even know how you breathed your last."

Gu Mingli sighed and shook his head helplessly.

The pain in his fingertips told him clearly that this was no illusion.

Those outrageous plot devices from online novels have actually fallen on the head of this poor working man!

"There's nothing to regret; a gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

Gu Mingli pursed his lips.

"We both need to be extra careful from now on. If I get hurt, you get hurt. If someone stabs either of us, both of us will get hurt. It's not a good deal."

Xiao Ye nodded upon hearing this, "In other words, the damage was shared equally between the two of us."

Gu Mingli was speechless and secretly rolled his eyes.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's a good way to share the burden. I'm the only one who has to bear all the pain. It's a perfect 'sharing'."

Xiao Ye sensed the resentment in his words and pursed his thin lips, trying to suppress a smile.

"If you are really afraid of pain, I am willing to switch places with you."

Gu Mingli glanced at him sideways, "Heh, do you think this can be exchanged?"

Xiao Ye shrugged, looking innocent, as if to say, "Then I can't help you."

Gu Mingli: ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃!

After this round of jokes and banter, the fear and eeriness that had been hanging over them eased considerably.

Xiao Ye's smile faded, and his expression became serious and earnest again.

"But it's reasonable..."

Xiao Ye's voice became heavier, tinged with a hint of guilt.

"Heaven says that I can only live to be thirty years old at most."

"Now that this contract binds us together, I wonder... will you be implicated in the future..."

After those words were spoken, the room fell silent once again.

That oppressive sense of fate swept over me like a tidal wave, threatening to drive me mad.

Those who are involved are all pawns on this chessboard of heaven and earth, unable to control their own destiny.

Looking at the inevitable dead end, one can only feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

Gu Mingli simply frowned and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he suddenly laughed.

It has a touch of carefree abandon, like "what's the use of being carefree and reckless?"

"Your Majesty, let's think about it from the opposite perspective."

Gu Mingli looked up at Xiao Ye.

"If our fates are truly intertwined, and we fail to overthrow the powerful clan within six years, then can we... share a lifespan?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

After a long pause, he spoke in a low voice, full of disbelief.

"You...are willing to share your lifespan with me?"

That's lifespan!

Who in this world is not afraid of death? Who doesn't want to live to be a hundred?

In this world, courtiers will sell anything to survive.

But this person in front of him casually said that he would share his lifespan with him?

Gu Mingli nodded without hesitation, saying matter-of-factly, "Since we've shared life and death, our combined lifespans divided by half can definitely be divided among us!"

Six years is enough time for him to accomplish so much, as long as he doesn't slack off!

For example, helping Xiao Ye bring down those powerful and domineering aristocratic families.

If you really can't bring them down, just give them a TNT capsule and wish them a pleasant journey to the West.

For example, he and his sister could complete the system mission as soon as possible and return to the modern world.

The remaining lifespan can be used to extend Xiao Ye's life!

Even if, hypothetically, the siblings were to suffer a major misfortune and fail to complete their mission, becoming trapped here...

Then Gu Mingli wouldn't mind accompanying this emperor, who was being toyed with by fate, to fight against this messed-up world together in a grand and spectacular way!