It was late at night when Yongzheng decided to return. When he approached Yan Zhanjin's house. He saw Xue Horan lying on the ground next to the front gate. He rushed to Xue Horan. He bent down and helped Xue Horan up, only to find that Xue Horan's face was covered with blood. He quickly picked up Xue Horan and rushed into the house.
Yongzheng shouted, "Yan yisheng, wake up. Horan is not good."
When Rao Zhengsheng heard Yongzheng yelling for Yan Zhanjin, he finally wake up from the heavy medicine he had taken before. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yuan Xiurong sleeping on the table. He called, "Xiurong…Xiurong…wake up."
Yuan Xiurong woke up and walked to the bed. She asked, "Rao gege, do you have any needs?"
Rao Zhengsheng said, "I heard Yongzheng calling for Yan yisheng. Has Hao'er arrived?"
Yuan Xiurong, "They arrived early this afternoon. You fell asleep, and we didn't wake you up."
Rao Zhengsheng said, "Help me up. I want to see him to make sure he is okay."
Yuan Xiurong, "Rao gege."
Rao Zhengsheng said, "Help me up."
Yan Zhanjin pushed all of the dried herbs on the day bed outside of the house down to the ground. He said, "Put him here." He felt for Xue Horan's pulse. "How did this happen? He was doing fine a moment again."
Yongzheng said worriedly, "I don't know. I don't know…I found him like this at the gate." He touched Xue Horan's forehead. "Horan…"
Xue Horan opened his eyes and looked at Zhengsheng. He said weakly, "Yongzheng, you are finally back." He closed his eyes again.
Yongzheng was about to impart some internal energy to Xue Horan, but Yan Zhanjin stopped him.
Yan Zhanjin said, "No."
Yongzheng asked, "Why not?"
Yan Zhanjin said, "Whoever does this must have strong internal strength. This person opens all the meridians in Horan's body and guided all the poison onto Horan's left arm." He looked at Yongzheng. "If you transfer your energy into Horan, there will be two different kind of energy inside flowing inside his body and that will not be good. It may kill him immediately because the poison and the other person's energy that flows inside Horan's body will felt that your internal energy are a threat. Once the other inner energy and the poison rushed to attack your internal energy, it will cause the host to instantly die."
Yongzheng, "What are we going to do?"
Yan Zhanjin said, "I don't know. Let me think about it."
Rao Zhengsheng limped towards the bed with Yuan Xiurong's help. He knelt directly in front of Xue Horan. He called, "Horan..."
Hearing Rao Zhengsheng's voice, Xue Horan opened his eyes and said, "Da shixiong…"
Yan Zhanjin looked at Xue Horan's arm and the poison slowly retracted. He panicked and said, "Not good."
Rao Zhengsheng asked, "What's not good?"
Yongzheng said, "Whoever did this to Horan, I will kill him."
Yan Zhanjin said, "You should thank him for transferring the poison from Horan's body to his arm, but now the poison is slowly flowing back into his body if the poison is not clear quickly, he will be as poisoned as before." He took out the silver needles and blocked the poison. "This will buy us some time." He looked at the three worried people. "Don't bother me, give me some time to figure out a solution." He stood up, then looked back, "Remember, I'll say it again, don't pass any inner energy to him."
As soon as Yan Zhanjin left, Yongzheng grabbed Rao Zhengsheng by the collar and pulled him up. He said madly, "You must marry Horan tonight."
Rao Zhengsheng, "I will marry him. You don't need to tell me."
Yongzheng shouted and pointed at Xue Horan, "He is like this because he did it for you. He is going to die. I want you to live up to your word. You must marry him tonight." He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist tightly. Then he suddenly felt Xue Horan's hand held his hand.
Xue Horan said softly, "Yongzheng…"
Yongzheng knelt in front of Xue Horan.
Xue Horan opened his eyes and said, "Yongzheng…I want to look at the stars."
Yongzheng picked Xue Horan's up and flew them onto the top of Yan Zhanjin's house roof. He sat Xue Horan on one side. Xue Horan leaned his head on Yongzheng's right shoulder. Yongzheng felt tears wet his shoulder.
Rao Zhengsheng was already seriously injured. After hearing the news that Xue Huoran was injured because of him, his anger and worries surged into his heart, he vomited a mouthful of blood, and passed out inside Yuan Xiurong's arms.
Xue Horan said, "Yongzheng, if I die, can you bring my ashes back to Butterfly Island and bury it with my parents?"
Yongzheng said, "You will not die."
Xue Horan said, "Promise me that you will do this for me. Even at the end of my life, I didn't get what I wanted, but in the end I get to die very happy because I met you. Yongzheng, do you remembered when I scolded you, that you are not my da shixiong?"
Yongzheng said, "I remembered."
Xue Horan said, "I want to take back what I said." He looked up at Yongzheng and smiled. "I'm glad you are not him."
Yongzheng asked, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
Xue Horan then said, "I know it a bit late, but I do want to travel this land with you."
Yongzheng said, "It's still not too late, Yan yisheng will find a cure."
Xue Horan lifted his sleeve up and looked at his arm. He said, "Yongzheng, there are still a few hours, when the sunrise I…"
Yongzheng said, "Don't talk."
Early in the morning, Yan Zhanjin stormed out of his room. He looked up at the two people sitting on the roof. He shouted, "I found a way to save you, but…"
Yongzheng picked Xue Horan's up, they flew down, and stood in front of Yan Zhanjin. Yongzheng asked, "How? Tell me?"
Rao Zhengsheng also rushed out of the room to Yan Zhanjin, "Tell us quickly how to save Hao'er?"
Yan Zhanjin said, "The thing is, I'm going to make an opening in Horan's left arm, and then a person must suck out the poison."
Yuan Xiurong, "In other words, the person who suck the poison out will be poisoned?"
Yan Zhanjin took out a pill and said, "No, unless the other person taken this pill."
Rao Zhengsheng, "What kind of pill is this?"
Yan Zhanjin said, "This poison is call seven steps, which is a very strong poison. The host that suck the poison must have a stronger poison inside his body to fight against the weaker seven colors pill. After that, we will cure the seven steps poison."
Yuan Xiurong, "Seven steps poison?"
Rao Zhengsheng asked, "What is seven steps poison?"
Yan Zhanjin, "Seven steps poison, death within taken seven steps. The host cannot walk, just lie down, the poison will slowly flow throughout the body, and the host will die after twenty seven days if the poison is not clear."
Rao Zhengsheng stretched out his hand to get the pill, but Yuan Xiurong adjusted his hand quickly. She angrily said, "What are you doing?"
Rao Zhengsheng said, "Twenty-seven days are enough for Yan Yisheng to figure out a way to save me. Horan's time is running out."
Rao Zhengsheng and Yuan Xiurong quarreled endlessly, and Yongzheng grabbed the pill and swallowed it. He quickly sat down on the bed and said, "Let's begin."
Cao Yanmei rushed out of the door and shouted, "I'm here with the ingredients to save Horan." She rushed into the backyard, and Dong Lanying followed her.
Dong Lanying said, "Da shixiong, I am back." She looked at the people. "What's wrong?"
Yuan Xiurong, "It's too late now."
Dong Lanying asked, "Too late…How?"
Cao Yanmei said, "How could it be too late. It hasn't been seven days?" She sat beside Yongzheng and shook his hand. "What's wrong? Tell me?"
Yan Zhanjin said, "No time for you two. Horan sit down next to Yongzheng right now."
Yan Zhanjin pushed Cao Yanmei away from Yongzheng. He said, "Horan, hold still." He looked at Yongzheng. "Yongzheng, you must keep continue sucking until you taste blood."
Yan Zhanjin pulled Xue Horan's sleeve up and made a small incision where his arm had begun to rot. As soon as he finished cutting, Yongzheng began to suck the poison.
Everyone saw Xue Horan looked at Yongzheng, and tears silently fall from his eyes. They didn't know what he was thinking, and no one dared to ask Xue Horan. They could only watched Xue Horan staring at Yongzheng in tears.
After half an hour passed, Yan Zhanjin began to see bright red blood dripping from the corner of Yongzheng's mouth. He patted Yongzheng on the shoulder and said, "Enough, I believe all the poison has been remove."
Yongzheng took his mouth off Xue Horan's arm and looked at Xue Horan. Xue Horan took out the handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corners of Yongzheng's mouth. Immediately afterwards, Yongzheng suddenly vomited blood and slowly fell onto one side. Cao Yanmei quickly sprinted forward and held Yongzheng.
Cao Yanmei shook Yongzheng and said worriedly, "Yongzheng…Yongzheng…wake up…"
Yan Zhanjin said, "Don't move him, unless you want him to die faster. Put him down." He looked at the five people. "I will go ask for help. I need you to stay here to protect him and help him. Remember, he cannot walk."
Rao Zhengsheng said, "Don't worry, I will use my life to protect him."
Yan Zhanjin walked to the back of the house to his single stable. He untied Xiao Bai. He walked Xiao Bai to the road and jumped onto Xiao Bai's back. He patted Xiao Bai lightly and said, "Xiao Bai, let's go find Yingjie."
Xiao Bai neighed, and he took off heading up North.