Gu Yun: "..."

He was not able to stay angry for more than three sentences. After hearing these words from Chang Geng, he could no longer maintain his cold face, his stone heart was softened into a piece of cotton.

Gu Yun turned his attention to the small room. There were a few medical books on the table; he picked one up then casually flipped through it: "Why were you reading these?"

Chang Geng: "I followed Miss Chen to learn about medicine. "

Gu Yun was surprised, thinking to himself: "Did the Lin Yuan Pavilion bunch say something to him?"

Then he secretly smiled: first of all, feeling that this thought of his was more or less only him overestimating himself, and secondly, people of the Lin Yuan Pavilion were not at all the talkative type.

Chang Geng: "I had wanted to be well-educated in medicine, to be able to take good care of my yifu in the future. But unfortunately, my talent is limited, I only know the basics."

Gu Yun: "..."

"How sweet is this kid's mouth?" he thought helplessly. "How deadly."

After many years of guarding the Silk Road, Gu Yun's spirit of wanting to bare his talents for all to see had gradually disappeared, resembling a godly weapon that had been returned to its scabbard. The two men did not mention the frustrating argument from last time, instead, peacefully caught up and told each other about what they had seen during these past years.

While talking, Chang Geng suddenly found that his side had gone quiet, he gathered his courage and turned his head to take a look next to him — the inn's bed was quite small, so half of Gu Yun's body seemed to be hanging off of it. The blanket only covered a corner of him, and his leg almost reached the end. He had one hand behind his head, lying in the posture of momentary rest, but had unknowingly fallen asleep.

Chang Geng instantly stopped talking. He stared intently at Gu Yun's profile for a long time in the darkness.

He raised his hand, then retracted it again, after repeating this several times, his fingers hesitantly stayed in the air. He did not know how long it took for him to still his trembling breath, then gently hugged Gu Yun's waist, patting as lightly as sweeping off dust while whispering: "Yifu, move inside a little, you are about to fall off the bed."

Gu Yun was awakened by him but quickly recognized where he currently was. He made an 'mm' sound in response; with his eyes remaining closed, he followed Chang Geng's hand and moved inside, whispering in a low tone: "Falling asleep in the middle of talking... not old yet but the body has already grown senile."

Chang Geng helped pull the blanket up and undid the hair crown for him: "It was because I placed a tranquilizer next to the pillow, you have also travelled in a rush. Sleep now."