The host and the protagonist had a happy ending again [Quick Transmigration]

The Reincarnation Pill appears to be an elixir of immortality that prolongs life. After taking it, a person's pulse becomes steady, even better than that of an ordinary person.

However, in reality, anyone who takes it needs to take it once a month to sustain their life, otherwise they will suffer excruciating pain and feel like they are living a life worse than death.

Pei Guan felt a dull pain in his chest, almost unable to breathe. He gripped a porcelain bottle tightly, and the clean white porcelain shattered, the black pills rolling to the ground.

He didn't take the Reincarnation Pill this month, and this is the second time it has flared up.

He struggled to look away, forcing himself not to look at the pill anymore. He couldn't resist the urge to swallow it; as soon as he did, the pain would stop.

But no...no...

He couldn't eat anymore; he had something he wanted to do.

He wanted to weather the storm, then return to His Majesty's side and ask if he still needed help approving memorials.

When there were many state affairs to attend to, memorials needed to be reviewed until late at night, and he did not want to leave His Majesty alone.

...But it hurt so much, it felt like all the bones in my body were being crushed, my forehead was soaked with cold sweat, my eyes couldn't focus, and I bit my wrist hard to keep myself from screaming.

—For him now, the pain of biting his wrist is negligible.

Crimson blood gushed from his mouth, covering the wound on his wrist; he was about to lose his last shred of consciousness.

Ultimately, he succumbed to the overwhelming pain. His hand began to grope for the pill on the ground, his whole body trembling with pain, and he couldn't even lift the pill.

His trembling hand was suddenly covered by another hand with distinct knuckles, and he heard a sigh.

His stiff body was embraced in a warm embrace, devoid of any lust. The embrace was burning hot, and Pei Guan stood rooted to the spot.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay."

The eighteen-year-old boy was slightly taller than him, and his strong arms embraced him, seemingly melting away the bone-chilling coldness.

It is His Majesty, and it can only be His Majesty.

But... how could it be His Majesty?

Pei Guan felt a lump in his throat. He dared not speak. This must be a dream. No one would hold him in their arms, no one would protect him.

"Are you feeling any better?" Xu Ran asked with concern, watching Pei Guan's complexion. He had used his abilities, and fortunately, the body in this small world was that of an emperor, protected by dragon energy. If it were any other body, he would probably be bleeding from all seven orifices by now.

It seemed to be getting better; the pain was slowly fading, turning into a tingling numbness. Pei Guan looked up blankly, and the other person gently stroked his head. "Feeling better?"

Pei Guan instinctively grabbed that hand; it was warm, familiar, and real.

This wasn't a dream; Pei Guan's eyes welled up with tears. "Your Majesty?"

Xu Ran nodded and gently replied, "It's me."

Pei Guan stubbornly repeated, "Your Majesty?"

Xu Ran was extremely patient, and pulled the person on top of her even tighter: "Mmm."

  

As His Majesty responded to him, he half-carried and half-dragged him onto the couch.

"Lady Yu, you are my birth mother, aren't you?"

Pei Guan was stunned. "Your Majesty, I..."

Xu Ran patted his back. "It's alright. I know. Everything can be resolved. Go get some sleep."

Pei Guan wanted to say something more, but His Majesty's hand and voice seemed to have a magical power. His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his body, exhausted from the pain, finally lost consciousness.

Xu Ran pressed his aching temples. Even with the protection of dragon energy, it wasn't his own body, so using his mental power was not an easy task for him.

The system stored the Reincarnation Pill on the ground into its spatial storage, glanced at the two pale-faced people, and cursed the pill angrily, "Bad thing!"

Xu Ran tucked Pei Guan in, then wrapped him up completely and held him in her arms.

His biggest fear was that Pei Guan no longer wanted to live, but Pei Guan endured the excruciating pain and refused to take the medicine; he wanted to live.

Regardless of whether Pei Guan's thoughts were about her or not, Xu Ran felt immensely comforted.

Zhao Fu paced anxiously outside the Prince's residence. When he saw Xu Ran come out, he rushed forward and his heart tightened when he saw the person in Xu Ran's arms. "Your Majesty, this..."

Xu Ran didn't want to say more to him, "Let's go back to the palace first."

*

Two hours ago, under Yuehua's worried gaze, Yuying was invited to Ninghui Palace by Zhao Fu.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects." Yu Ying bowed her head in greeting. Although His Majesty was her own son, she had never spent time with him before, and her eyes betrayed her nervousness.

Xu Ran scrutinized her for a long time, then suddenly chuckled, "Madam Yu is my elder, there's no need for formalities. I invited you here today simply to ask you a few questions."

"The Reincarnation Pill that the Regent took, is it with the Lady?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Ying suddenly clenched her fists.

Xu Ran leisurely twirled the teacup in his hand. "Madam, there's no need to be nervous. However, the Regent is a pillar of Tianqi, and I cannot allow anyone to harm his body."

Yu Ying was unsure of Xu Ran's attitude. She bit her lower lip and said carefully, "Your Majesty is wise. By order of the late Emperor, the Regent Prince will come to me once a month to collect the Reincarnation Pill."

"The late emperor has passed away," Xu Ran said coldly. "Now that you are the one who knows the past best, please tell me in detail. I have never heard of this Reincarnation Pill before. What is it, and is it harmful to the body?"

He referred to the late emperor instead of his father, and his tone was completely disrespectful, which made Yu Ying's heart tighten.

"When the late emperor fell seriously ill, he sensed that Prince Rui harbored rebellious intentions and secretly summoned the regent back to the capital to save him. By the time the regent had captured Prince Rui, the late emperor was already on his deathbed. Your Majesty was only ten years old at the time, the second prince was only six, and the empress had passed away early. The imperial concubine was also impatient. So, the emperor asked the regent to take the Reincarnation Pill and entrust him with the affairs of state."

Xu Ran's eyes held a scrutinizing gaze, yet a cryptic smile played on her lips. "Oh? How did he 'invite' him?"

Yu Ying's back stiffened. How was she "invited"? She had taken advantage of his unpreparedness to trick him into taking it, but how could she dare to speak ill of the late emperor?

Xu Ran had already guessed the truth from her expression, and his face suddenly turned cold. "What is the meaning of the Reincarnation Pill?"

Yu Ying hesitated for a moment, "There's no solution; it can only be taken once a month."

"No solution?" Xu Ran's eyes were already icy cold. "What are the long-term side effects of taking it?"

The late emperor was a foolish man all his life, but he was clear-headed for a while before his death, and he knew to summon Pei Guan back and to use medicine to control him.

But why should Pei Guan clean up this mess for him? If it were Xu Ran's temper, he would have changed the name of the world long ago.

"This humble servant...does not know."

Yu Ying's forehead was covered in cold sweat. She really didn't know that the late emperor had only given her the Reincarnation Pill, and had not told her anything else.

Xu Ran closed her eyes briefly and asked again, "Did the late emperor take the Reincarnation Pill?"

"Yes, the late emperor was obsessed with alchemy in pursuit of immortality, and this Reincarnation Pill was one of the pills he often took."

Something flashed through Xu Ran's mind in an instant: "The late emperor died at the age of thirty-five. Did he have any health problems before that? When... did he start taking the Reincarnation Pill?"

Yu Ying felt a chill in her heart. "The late emperor died suddenly from an acute illness. He started taking the Reincarnation Pill at the age of twenty-five."

One dies from pain, and one also dies from pain if one does not take the Reincarnation Pill every month...

Both of them turned pale.

The late emperor was between twenty-five and thirty-five years old. Pei Guan was seventeen back then, and is now twenty-five.

Yu Ying suddenly knelt down, "I am guilty."

She was genuinely grateful to the Regent, but she never imagined that she would become the knife in the late emperor's hand that would take the Regent's life.

Xu Ran had no time to pay attention to her; the hidden plot was already unfolding in his mind.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Pei Guan's eyes as he drank the poisoned wine.

"There are only two years left, can't you wait any longer?" His tone seemed to contain a hint of complaint, but more than that, it was one of relief.

From the moment he took the Reincarnation Pill, he only had ten years left to live.

He's been really tired these past few years... This is a kind of relief.

Everyone says that the late emperor was incompetent and tyrannical, but on his deathbed, he was a man of perfect strategy, and the person he plotted against was... Pei Guan.

Xu Ran called out loudly, "Zhao Fu! Go to the Regent's Palace!"

He had to see Pei Guan immediately.