His Rui

Chapter 812: Xi Ying Is Going Crazy

Xi Ying was surely scared when he had realised that Li Rui was infected. However, he had soon comforted himself that she would be fine.          

    

They had the cure now.      

He need not fear. She would be fine. He had told himself.      

However, when more than a day passed and the medicine didn’t show any effect on Li Rui, his heart was slowly starting to sink deeper and deeper.      

She didn’t even wake up.      

His eyes had gone red because of the lack of sleep but he didn’t feel any exhaustion as he stayed beside his wife continuously.      

In hope that she would wake up soon.      

His eyes widened with fear when he saw that strange liquid coming out of her eyes.      

“Physician Yun!”     

His voice was slightly hoarse when he shouted perhaps because he had not spoken for a long time except talking to Li Rui once in a while.      

At the same time, he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and hurriedly tied it around Li Rui’s eyes just like she used to do with other infected people she used to treat.      

However, as he did that, his hands were trembling.      

When Physician Yun came running inside the tent with the old Shifu, he was shocked to see such a shaken Xi Ying. When his eyes fell on Li Rui’s covered eyes, he realized something and his face went pale for a moment as he looked at the old shifu who looked equally shocked.      

It had been more than a day and they had not been able to understand why Li Rui was not waking up.      

Still, they had a hope. However, now they realised that the medicine was not working on her at all.      

Otherwise why would her eyes start to show the symptoms?      

Xi Ying looked at them with his red eyes and said      

“She …why is she not waking up and this…the medicine is supposed to work, right?”     

The two old men didn’t have anything to say in response to his questions.      

Physician Yun’s face was pale as he whispered after a long pause.     

“The medicine is not working on Lady Li.”     

Xi Ying’s red eyes went icy cold and he threw away the bowl of medicinal paste that was placed nearby and shouted      

“It’s because you didn’t make it properly. How come it works for everyone but it doesn’t work for her. Go and make it properly if you don’t wish to lose your head.”     

Xi Ying’s shout was very loud. Li Diu and Yi Junjie who were standing outside clearly heard him and stepped inside the tent.      

Their faces were also not good when they realised what was going on.      

Yi Junjie’s adam apple wobbled and he looked at Physician Yun as he said in almost a pleading tone         

    

“Physician Yun, make the medicine again. This time…make it just how Rui had written.”     

Physician Yun sighed. He and the old shifu had prepared the medicine together and both of them knew that there was nothing wrong with medicine. But when they saw Xi Ying’s cold eyes, they could only leave the tent to make the medicine.      

This time, Yi Junjie and Li Diu stayed beside them as they made the medicine. Every herb was put in the same proportion as Li Rui had prescribed.      

Though the old shifu was aware that it was of no use, a part of his heart wished that it was really their fault and this time the medicine would work.      

However, when another day passed and the newly made paste also didn’t work on Li Rui, Xi Ying lost his patience.      

He almost stepped forward to kill Physician Yun and the old shifu. It was Li Diu and Yi Junjie who had to hold him back forcefully.     

“Are you taking revenge?”     

His cold red eyes were full of fierceness as he looked at the old shifu.     

“You hold a grudge that she didn’t accept herself as your disciple. Hence, you don’t want her to heal. And you…”     

He looked at Physician Yun as he continued loudly     

“You are also involved with him.”     

Physician Yun was scared out if his wits while the old shifu looked calm in front of Xi Ying’s accusations.      

When Xi Ying stopped talking, he said calmly     

“Though I am upset that she didn’t accept my proposal, I admire her for her rare talent. I would never think of harming her. Her talent is so precious to me that this old man can even sacrifice his own life to save her because of her talent.”     

That was the truth.      

The old shifu and Physician Yun were dragged out of the tent for their own safety.      

Xi Ying dropped the sword on the ground and walked back to the bed.      

He climbed on the bed.      

“Rui”     

He picked Rui in his arms. His lips hovered over her forehead as he whispered      

“Wake up, Rui…I am going crazy.”     

Li Diu’s eyes were filled with tears when he saw this scene while Yi Junjie silently looked away. He held Li Diu’s arms and left the tent.      

Outside the tent, he said to Li Diu     

“Li Diu, we should try to find some other cure. There must be a way.”     

Li Diu was himself feeling very helpless. However, he still nodded his head and said          

    

“There are so many physicians. We can also ask in the neighbouring Empire. Maybe we can find some other cure that can work on Rui.”     

Yi Junjie immediately nodded his head and said      

“Let’s do this. I will go to the east. You go to the west.”     

Yi Junjie knew that his plan was not good but he couldn’t sit here and see Li Rui like this. He would rather cross the seas and mountains to look for some kind of cure.      

With this plan that didn’t have any certainty of success, they went their ways.      

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Due to her achievement of finding a cure, Li Rui had become popular all over the Empire.      

Hence, the news that Li Rui was infected and no medicine was working on her soon spread all across the Empire.      

People felt sympathy and some talked that this was not something she deserved after working so hard to save so many people.      

When the news reached the Imperial City, Li Manor was in chaos. Gu Li, the old master and the old physician was shocked. However, they had to stay calm because they didn’t want Xi Ling to know this.      

Gu Li ensured that no servant or maid would talk about this in front of Xi Ling while the old physician who was left in Xi Manor for Xi Jia’s health immediately left for the place where Li Rui was.      

Though he didn’t learn much, he knew a little bit he had learned from Li Rui in the past few months. He really wished that he could be of some help.      

Zhao Zhang Wei was not idle. He also made an announcement that whoever will be able to find a cure to the disease would be awarded with whatever he would wish.     

Many physicians came forward. However, the cure they suggested couldn’t even cure an infected animal.      

On the other hand, Xi Ying who had been taking care of Li Rui was losing his mind day by day.      

“Rui…I would die if you didn’t wake up. Rui…wake up…”     

“Rui…Jia is waiting for us.”     

“Rui…I wanted to take you to visit so many places. We will go and see the mountains. Did you not want to see it?”     

As he was coaxing a child, Xi Ying tried everything.      

However, Li Rui didn’t wake up.      

On the fifth day, her body suddenly started to go cold. It was then, he cried like a child. His eyes were filled with endless fear and panic.      

“No…Rui. You can’t do this to me.”     

He whispered as he rubbed her hands and feet to keep her warm. In less than a week, she had lost so much weight.         

    

She was all bones.      

Xi Ying cried like a child as he held her weak and thin body while trying to pass warmth to her cold body.      

“Rui…don’t leave me like last life.”      

He laid her down on the bed and covered her body with a blanket while he hugged her tightly.      

Her eyes were covered. The eyes that had entranced him…he had not seen them for so long.      

Xi Ying’s heart was suddenly tight.      

In all these days, he didn’t pay attention himself at all. His eyes had deep dark circles. He had not even changed his clothes. He didn’t drink water and ate anything for a long time.      

His eyes were filled with tenderness as he caressed her pale white and bloodless cheek but the words that came out of his mouth were the cruellest.     

“Rui…if you didn’t wake up I will kill all the people who you had cured. You are infected because of them, right? They don’t deserve to live.”     

“I will destroy this whole Empire if you left me.”     

Anyone who would have seen Xi Ying at this moment or heard his words would have been stunned.      

Xi Ying frowned suddenly as he felt the sense of déjà vu.     

‘I will destroy the whole Empire if you left me, Rui.’     

The words echoed in his ears when he was not even speaking.      

And the next moment, he collapsed.