Inevitable Love Journey [ZhanYi]

Unresolved

"Where is he?'' A distressed young master asked noticing the person whom he had developed feelings for, has left the place.

"Calm down Tang san gege, I'm sure he's near by.'' His sister tried comforting her frantic brother.

"I perfectly told him to not run away again and yet he committed the same I told him to not.'' Tang San said taking his sword by his hands and deciding to go look for him. He'd promised himself he wouldn't let that brat leave from his vision ever again but he had managed to snuck out.

"Wait let me help you as well.'' Xiao Wu said following her cousin brother as well. They searched for hours without rest and even sent out few guards to look for him. It was due to Xiao Wu's constant bugging, Tang San decided to take a few minute rest at the local inn. They ordered few drinks and waited till the waiter bought them.

They were sitting at table amidst a lot of local people and Tang San tried to spot a familiar figure desperately among them. A man who seems to be wrapped around a blue blacked caught the attention of Tang San who sat in a farthermost table. He was facing backwards to them but him wearing a blanket at this hot weather perked curiosity in Tang San. He noticed the male haven't finished his meal fully yet but asked for the waiter to pay. to Tang Sang's eagle eyes he caught the young man's hands shivering badly as he tossed the silver. And swiftly the young man stood up, holding his hat firmly and left the place, passing Tang San's table.

Xie Yun was cold and immensely in it. He knew his poison inside has activated again and its far more worse than that had ever been before. After all it was his personal decision to break the barrier that kept the poison from running through his meridians, just to save Tang san's life. That time he didn't have a single doubt about choosing to sacrifice his life and even now he wasn't regretting.

He thought finally maybe the time for him has come. After all, all these days of living were just borrowed time thanks to Tang San. He was supposed to be long dead by now. He thought about his pathetic life as he strolled in the alleyway, tightly clutching the blanket in hope to seek some sort of warmth. He had run away from Tang San so he wouldn't have to worry him much further with his illness. It was better for Tang san to not get associated with his tangled life to begin with.

Abruptly a sword attacked him from behind as he jumped up with a flip and landed, perfectly avoiding the attack. Before he could have a glimpse of the attacker, again he projected the sword towards Xie Yun. Even if he successfully dodged it, his hat fell down making him turn away hurriedly, afraid of being caught.

"Who are you? shivering in this hot summer?'' The voice activated panic inside Xie Yun. It's Tang San.. But how did he find me?

"I'm just a low life who has caught a disease young master. So if you excuse me sir.'' Xie Yun tried to walk away but Tang San jumped straight up in front of him and prevented Xie Yun from moving by securing the sword which Xie Yun himself has made and gifted for him on Xie Yun's neck.
He smiled sheepishly at Tang San who by expression he could guess was fuming inside.

"You waited till I was asleep to run away? Why? you can't run away again without giving me the answers.'' Tang Sun demanded making Xie Yun gulp. He had not yet revealed fully about his sickness and he wasn't planning to do so as well.

"Oh! I just wanted to have some walk that's all.'' He said avoiding Tang San's eyes.

"Okay fine...Oh look!'' Xie Yun said trying to divert the other's attention but Tang San smirked and knocked him unconscious by hitting his nerve in the neck.

"I said you're not running away again.'' He lifted him up and took him to the local inn.

"The doctor is here ge.'' Xiao Wu said as the doctor arrived. Tang san let the unconscious Xie Yun be examined by the doctor. He suddenly gasped after examine his pulses for some time making Tang San worried. Xiao Wu had already left to send a pigeon message to his mother at home.

"What is it doctor?''

"It's certainly absurd. Yes it is...it can't be!'' He looked Tang san dead in the eye before replying,

"This young man has been poisoned by the world's most dangerous poison, Bone chilling poison.'' Tang San widened his eyes hearing it upon.

"There's surely some cure right?'' He asked desperately and was thrown by a simple 'No'.
"I'm sorry young master but he can't be cured. The poison had already spread out through his meridians.''

Tang san sat beside his unconscious body as the doctor left. He didn't know where to begin with. All this time Xie Yun had hidden this from him and now he was almost going to find his body lying dead somewhere from the poison if he didn't find him today. Tears of anger and sorrow cascaded down from his eyes silently as he watched the inert body . To think he'd have to live without Xie Yun by his side soon was painful to even imagine.
"I knew when I realised you were the crown prince it'll be no easy life but , Why? Why now? When I finally thought the conflicts are done being resolved and we would be together in peace till we're grey and old.''

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"Yi-Yibo?'' Zhan's hoarse voice stammered seeing the boy deep asleep besides his bed. He didn't mean to awake the younger so when he started stirring from his sleep, Zhan panicked.

"You're finally awake?'' Yibo mumbled, rubbing his eyes sleepily. But then he widened his eyes and started shaking Zhan by the shoulders.

"You bastard! You didn't even tell me you're sick and if I hadn't run all the way from the Uni to here I would never even know!'' Yibo almost shouted but when he finished only he realised what he had uttered was complete bullshit. He doesn't have the the audacity to bother about him right? He retreated his hands almost immediately and kept staring at the shocked face of his professor.

For the next few minutes both sat silently, begging for the other to utter anything. Zhan was still trying to figure out who gave himself away to Yibo knowing that he specifically instructed Haikuan to NOT disclose about this to him. While Yibo sat there wondering if he should just leave since Zhan didn't seem to be in a mood of telling him anything anyway.

"Well if you have any difficulties do tell me.'' Yibo finally said almost like a whisper before lying on the hard surface of the sofa, deliberately turning the opposing side from Zhan's bed. He felt the pair of eyes boring holes into the back of him till the time he fell asleep.

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