Chen Qing Xu's face did not show any changes. She nodded and said, "The Marquis' own body, you certainly must understand it best."

Gu Yun replied with an 'Mm'. For a long time, he did not say a word.

When people were in their twenties and thirties, it was very difficult to feel the sense of 'old' and 'sick' brought about by the passage of time. Occasionally, there would be days where they'd feel uncomfortable, but they did not think of it in a serious direction either, there was no real sensation. Such lines as 'wish you well' and 'take good care' coming from others mostly resembled wind passing by one's ears. There were too many things lined up before this rotten body: fame and wealth, loyalty and righteousness, family and duty... even romance, love and hatred.

Gu Yun was not an exception either.

Until this moment.

He always thought his final destination was to bury his bones in the frontier, dying for this nation. He regarded himself as a handful of fireworks — after blowing up, it could be said that he had preserved the renowned name of the Gu family with its every loyal member.

But a Chang Geng suddenly emerged out of nowhere, pushing his established trajectory away from its original direction. He could not help himself from having delusions, wishing for more — for example, after his duty for the nation came to its end, there would still be a few years left where he was not sick, not hurt, to save them for Chang Geng.

If he died early and Chang Geng carried the evil curse of the barbarian woman alone, what would he do in the future? If one day the Bone of Impurity broke out, if he really did … who would look after him? Who would care for him?

Chen Qing Xu was not good with talking, she was afraid that her clumsy speech would not be able to persuade Gu Yun. Unexpectedly, Gu Yun had not waited for her to draft her thoughts inside, he suddenly said, "I know, thank you, there are more things that I will need to trouble Miss Chen for in the future. Now under this situation, resting may not be possible, but as long as I do not need to enter the palace and there is no emergency military situation, I will minimize using that medicine as much as I can, alright?"

Chen Qing Xu was stunned, she suddenly found that Gu Yun seemed to have changed.

Three generations of Black Iron Camp were handed down to Gu Yun, as solid as metal. A single sentence from him became the order of prohibitions with absolute authority. With Gu Yun blocking the news, the capital only received the news of the grand victory at the Western Regions.