Chapter 89 Which Son Do You Want to Protect?

Xie Lan nodded, “She’s right. If we burn the talisman, Dou Chang’an will indeed die. If we don’t, Jing Ge’er will die.

Which son do you want to protect?”

Dou Qian’s eyes went dark. Xie Lan’s tone was so light, but it was like a huge hammer hitting his heart.

Gong’s face also changed. Burning the talisman would actually kill Anger? Although she sympathized with Anger, she could not be soft-hearted.

Everyone has selfish desires. If she could only save one person, she would of course want to save her own son.

Gong stared at Dou Qian, “I know you want to save An Ge’er, but Jing Ge’er is your legitimate son.

You don’t want An Ge’er to die, but Jing Ge’er is the most innocent.

He was originally healthy and free of illness and pain. If it weren’t for the viciousness of Sun, who used him to protect An Ge’er from disaster, how could he fall ill every other day, and even lie in bed waiting to die at such a young age.

You should know that Jing Ge’er is my lifeblood. If you dare to abandon him, I, Gong, swear here that I will fight you till death in my lifetime!”

Dou Qian knew Gong’s character very well, and she would indeed fight with him for her son.

Taking a deep breath, he tried his best to suppress the pain, “Miss Xie, why did An Ge’er die after burning the talisman paper?”

“I just looked at his face and it showed that he was destined to die young. He would not have lived past the age of five. It was only because Sun forcibly lent him a life that he managed to survive until now.

What is borrowed must be returned. If the life-borrowing talisman is burned and the life-borrowing technique is broken, there will be backlash and Dou Changan will naturally not be able to survive. “

Xie Lan knew that Sun would rather die than hand over the life-borrowing talisman for the sake of her son, so he used divination to calculate the location of the talisman paper.

“Xie, Miss, is there no way to have the best of both worlds? As long as you can save both of them, you can ask for any amount of divination money you want.”

Xie Lan was unmoved, “This is not a matter of money that can be solved.”

Reason told Dou Qian that things could not be violated and could not be forced, but he really couldn’t bear to give up.

“Miss Xie, think about it again, maybe there is another way, but you just can’t think of it at the moment.

As long as you save my two sons, if you need my help in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation.”

Sun didn’t know Xie Lan’s identity, let alone her abilities. Seeing Dou Qian begging her, she kowtowed desperately, “Miss, you are kind-hearted. Please save my son. I will work like a cow or a horse to repay you.”

“It’s not that I didn’t save him, Dou Chang’an’s fate was like this, I’m sorry I can’t change his fate.”

After a pause, Xie Lan sighed and said, “No matter who you want to save, the sooner you make a decision, the better. If you are late, it will be too late.”

Dou Qian felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. Both the palms and the back of his hands were made of flesh, and he couldn’t bear to give up either of them.

Seeing him close his eyes in pain, Gong and Sun knew that he was making a decision and stared at him nervously.

Having said everything that needed to be said, Xie Lan did not disturb Dou Qian and stood quietly by the side waiting for him to make a decision.

Dou Qian struggled in his heart for a while. He knew that this was his fate and he had to accept it even though he was reluctant.

After a deep sigh, Dou Qian slowly opened his eyes.

Gong and Sun stared at him.

Dou Qian didn’t look at them, and said to Xie Lan with difficulty, “Burn it.”

Gong breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun’s face was ashen and she collapsed to the ground.

Just as Xie Lan picked up the tinder, a little girl in a light yellow dress suddenly rushed over and knelt in front of Dou Qian, begging.

“Dad, don’t give up on my brother. Please, save him. Xian’er doesn’t want my brother to die.”

This was Sun’s daughter. She was originally sleeping in the side room, but was awakened by the noise in the yard. She ran out while the maid was not paying attention.

Seeing Xie Lan was about to burn the talisman paper, but was interrupted by the concubine, Gong was about to lose her temper. However, considering that Dou Qian had just chosen her son, she swallowed her anger.

Dou Qian felt bad, but she didn’t have the heart to blame him for the sake of her eldest son.

“Xian Jie’er, this is not your business, go back quickly.”

Although Dou Yixian is young, she knows that she is closest to her aunt and elder brother.

Instead of leaving, she cried loudly to Dou Qian, “Dad is partial to my second brother. Although my second brother is the legitimate son, my eldest brother is smarter and better at studying than him.

Why did you only save the second brother and not the eldest brother…”

Gong’s face was gloomy. Seeing that Dou Yixian dared to encourage her husband to abandon her son in front of her, she was furious.

Sun burst into tears. She could not save her son, and now she was seriously injured. If she could not survive, her daughter would have to live under Gong’s control, so she could not offend him again.

“Xian Jie’er, go back with your nurse quickly. From now on, remember to listen to your father and don’t act willfully…”

Dou Yixian shook her head desperately, crying and shouting, “I don’t want to go back, I want my aunt, Dad, please save my brother, I don’t want my brother to die.”

Gong’s face became increasingly ugly. It was obvious that she and her son were innocent.

But because of the concubine’s disturbance, those who were unaware of the situation thought that she was some kind of vicious wife who could not tolerate the concubine and concubine’s son and wanted to force them to death.

Gong was intolerant and said, “It seems that I was too lenient towards you in the past, allowing you to disrespect your elders.

Come, drag the second girl away. If anyone fails to serve well, they will all be sold out of the house.”

Gong was furious and the maids and servants were terrified. They were about to pull Dou Yihan away, but unexpectedly Dou Chang’an ran out again.

“Please calm down, mother. My second sister didn’t mean to be rebellious. She just lost her temper because she was worried about me, her eldest brother.

Mother, it’s all because of Anger’s poor health that aunt did something wrong.

Since it was An Ge’er who stole the second brother’s life, An Ge’er was willing to return it to him.

I beg mother to spare my aunt’s life for Anger’s sake.

An Ge’er is unlucky and will not be able to show filial piety to you in the future. I hope mother and father take care of themselves. “

Dou Chang’an said this calmly and kowtowed three times to the two of them.

Then he took out a fire stick from his sleeve, blew it, and handed it to Xie Lan, “Big sister, please burn the talisman paper and save my second brother.”

No one expected that Dou Chang’an came out not to stop Xie Lan from burning the talisman paper, but to let her do it.

After hearing what he said, Dou Qian and Sun felt heartbroken, and even Gong felt uncomfortable.

Xie Lan’s eyes fell on his face, and when he saw that his vitality was beginning to fade away, he immediately burned the talisman paper and quickly made hand gestures to cast a spell.

As the talisman paper burned out, Dou Chang’an suddenly closed his eyes and fell down.

Dou Qian’s eyes were red and he caught him with trembling hands.

Gong felt upset, but also relieved that her son was finally saved.

Seeing Dou Chang’an lying lifeless in Dou Qian’s arms, Sun let out a heart-wrenching howl, rolled her eyes, and fainted.

Seeing Dou Qian was about to leave with a painful look on his face, Xie Lan suddenly said, “Wait.”

Dou Qian paused, looked up in confusion, and said in a hoarse voice, “Miss Xie?”

Xie Lan ignored him and looked down at Dou Chang’an’s face curiously.

It was clearly a borrowed life. She had already burned the talisman paper and cut off the magic of borrowing life, but Dou Chang’an was not dead and still had a glimmer of hope?
　I had cervical discomfort, so I went to the doctor yesterday and had electro-frequency therapy and acupuncture. I thought it would get better, but it didn’t. My entire right arm and shoulder were sore and painful that I could hardly type.

　
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