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nThe second day, the third day and the fourth day passed as if they were the first day.

nAssassins went to try their luck every night.

nHowever, Long still didn’t know anything about that.

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nShi was aware of that, so he hadn’t been sleeping well in the evening.

nLuckily, they had nothing else to do in the carriage in the daytime, so Shi could get more sleep at that time.

nIn addition, Long cared for him a lot in the daytime and Shi could really have a good rest then.

nSo, in recent days, Shi and Long had got used to sleeping in the daytime, although Long actually slept pretty well at night.

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nIn the blink of an eye, it was already the fifth day. Because they didn’t hurry on with their journey, they were one day late than the scheduled time.

nThat was to say, they were expected to arrive at the imperial city on this day, but now, it would still take them one more day!

nAfter lunch, Long and Shi didn’t hurry to start marching forward.

nOn the contrary, seeing the good scenery along the way, Long suggested going for a walk.

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nShi did not object. So, Long took Shi’s hand and went to stroll around.

nThey walked along the beautiful lake and then sat beside a rock.

nThe Shadow Guardians hunted a deer and Long barbecued by the lake.

nShi didn’t do anything, just watching Long do it.

nThe Shadow Guardians wouldn’t be there to disturb them and the ordinary soldiers were also far away from them.

nLong put some seasoning on the roast deer. Soon, the aroma spread all over the place.

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nLong deeply sniffed the roast meat, and then turned to Shi with a smile. “Does it smell good?”

nShi nodded. “Mhmm. I can tell from the smell that it must be delicious.”

nWhile laughing, Long tore down the deer’s leg and handed it to Shi. “Try it.”

nShi took it over with a smile. When he was just about to take a bite, something happened.

nThey were staying by the lake, but a dozen assassins suddenly appeared from the calm surface of the lake!

nThe sharp blades of those killers all pointed to Long!

nAlthough Shi was a great martial artist, he still panicked because he was unprepared at all.

nTherefore, at the most dangerous moment, Shi could only hold Long’s hand and jump back.

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nBut it was still too late.

nWhen those assassins came out of the lake, they threw out a lot of hidden weapons immediately.

nEven though Shi pulled Long back quickly and blocked some of the weapons with the soft sword which was put by his waist earlier, two darts still shot Long in the arm.

n“Ouch.” Long immediately groaned.

nShi was shocked. “Your Majesty!”

nLong’s body was freezing soon. He felt that the arm that was shot was very painful. Besides, he also felt extremely cold.

nWith the chill running in his body, Long felt he had become a man made of ice!

nThe assassins who rushed out of the lake failed to cause another round of damage to Long.

nThe Shadow Guardians arrived first, followed by the two thousand soldiers.

nShi didn’t care about what would happen to those assassins at all, because he also felt freezing cold now.

nLong looked very pale at the moment.

nThe miserable state of Long caused Shi a great deal of heartache.

n“Your Majesty!” Shi called in a low voice.

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nHearing Shi’s voice, Long wanted to say something to make Shi not so worry.

nHowever, he didn’t have the strength to do it at all.

nIn the end, Long failed to do anything and lost consciousness.

nWhen Long regained consciousness, he found that he was already lying in the bedchamber of Qiankun Palace. Long wanted to turn sideways, but found he couldn’t move at all!

nLong was shocked. He tried to move his arm again. But, it seemed that tons of iron was on his arm and he could not move it, either!

nFinally, Long tried to move his mouth and wanted to speak, but he still failed!

nHe couldn’t even open his mouth! Did it mean that he had become a vegetable?

nOh, no, vegetables wouldn’t be able to think!

nLong wondered what was the matter with him.

nWhen Long was worried a lot, he heard the footsteps outside. Someone was coming!

nLong wanted to turn his head to look, but only his eyes could move. Fortunately, he managed to see who was coming.

nThen, Long saw the person he wanted to see most! Shi Qingzhou!

n“Qingzhou!” Long tried and finally called Shi’s name.

nHowever, the word wasn’t articulate and Long even didn’t know whether he was heard.

nShi approached. When seeing Long open his eyes, Shi smiled in surprise.

n“Your Majesty! You’re awake!”

nShi quickly ran to the bed.

n“Your Majesty, you’re awake…” Shi’s voice was a little trembling.

nLong tried hard to look at Shi and wanted to speak, but it seemed that he really couldn’t speak.

nLong was a little anxious, but he could only make some hoarse sound like “ah, ah”.

nSeeing this, Shi hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. You were poisoned by a rare toxin and your whole body can’t move now. It’s been ten days since the killers tried to assassinate you that day. Luckily, you have woken up now. Don’t be so anxious. Doctor Zhang has figured out how to detoxify it, but some herbs are hard to find, even in the palace. I’ve sent some people to search for the herbs. Some of them are on their way back and the herbs will be sent to the palace in a few days. Don’t worry.”

nHearing Shi’s explanation, Long finally understood his current situation.

nSo, it could be seen from his eyes that he felt a little relieved.

nShi reached out his hand to touch Long’s eye. He was so careful that everyone saw that would be touched.

nLong opened his mouth. Thought he still couldn’t speak, he was not as anxious as he was earlier.

nShi said softly, “Your Majesty, you’ve woken up. How about I get some porridge for you?”

nLong blinked, meaning he approved.

nAfter a while, porridge was delivered there and Shi carefully fed Long.

nSince Long couldn’t move, he also didn’t feel much pain. So, he had a good appetite.

nLong had a bowl and a half of porridge before he stopped.

nAfter having the porridge, Long found that his fingers could move.

nLong raised his fingers and Shi immediately grabbed them.

n“What do you want to say, Your Majesty?” Shi asked at once.

nWhile asking, Shi had grasped Long’s hand. Since Long couldn’t speak and his fingers could move, he began to write on the palm of Shi’s hand slowly.

nShi focused on that.

nLong slowly wrote on his palm. “How are you?”

nAt this moment, Shi felt that tears gathered in his eyes and he almost choked with sobs.

nHe didn’t expect that the first thing Long asked after he woke up was about him.

nThis big fool. Long was the injured one! Yet he was still caring about Shi!

n“What do you think? Look at me. Do you think I’m not alright?”

nShi stared at Long while speaking and that stare was full of tenderness.

nLong tried hard to curl his lips.

nShi said softly, “I’m fine, and don’t worry about things in the court.”

nHearing this, Long wrote on Shi’s palm. “When I was in a coma, the ministers must have caused a lot of trouble, right?”

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