All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

"Young Master Yi, you're awake! Are you feeling better?"

Yi Xiaochuan gave a bitter smile, looking at Lü Zhi in front of him, feeling a strange sense of emotion. He knew that he was probably beyond saving, and he didn't want to drag Lü Zhi down any further. Then he said in a hoarse voice.

"Lü Zhi, you should leave. I am a dying man and will only be a burden to you. You should leave now!"

With tears in her eyes, Lü Zhi replied stubbornly.

"I won't leave. I'm already yours, young master. You can't send me away. Even if I die, I'll die with you!"

Yi Xiaochuan was both angry and anxious, and hurriedly shouted.

“Miss Lü, it really was an accident last time, it was… I’m so sorry, okay? Go away… go away! Cough cough…”

Yi Xiaochuan was so angry that he coughed several times. Lü Zhi quickly stepped forward, patted his back, and fed him some water.

At this moment, Yi Xiaochuan only wanted to die and no longer burden anyone. Seeing that Lü Zhi was not leaving, he finally came up with a plan and said weakly to Lü Zhi.

"You don't have to leave, but I need you to do something for me, okay?"

Lü Zhi nodded hurriedly. Yi Xiaochuan struggled to take out his phone, opened the photo album, looked at the family photos, and spoke as if telling a story.

"My favorite dish used to be scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which my mom used to make for me. I hope I can eat this dish before I die. Go and buy it for me!"

Lü Zhi had no idea what a tomato was, and there were no tomatoes in the Qin Dynasty. She wanted to ask Yi Xiaochuan what a tomato was, but after thinking about it, she decided that if she didn't know, she would go to the city to ask; surely some restaurants would know.

So Lü Zhi quickly nodded in agreement, stood up, and, being ill herself, relied solely on her willpower to stand up. She then stumbled and walked outside.

Yi Xiaochuan watched Lü Zhi's retreating figure and silently recited in his heart.

"Miss Lü, go find your true love. Our relationship was just a misunderstanding. Time will make you forget all that!"

After Lü Zhi had gone far away, Yi Xiaochuan struggled to get up and crawled outside.

He did indeed want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but he knew that this dish wouldn't exist in the Qin Dynasty, so he knew that Lü Zhi would only return empty-handed.

He knew he had contracted the plague and there was no cure. Now he didn't want to be a burden to others, so he left and found a good place to lie down and die quietly.

He no longer had the strength to stand up and could only crawl out with difficulty.

Lu Zhi stumbled into the city and began asking about scrambled eggs with tomatoes at every restaurant. But tomatoes, a food that had only been introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, were naturally unknown to anyone at that time.

But Lü Zhi refused to give up. She believed that the dish would definitely exist, and she was determined to let Xiao Chuan eat it. Even if it meant death, she wanted to die with Xiao Chuan.

And so, as if by divine intervention, Lü Zhi once again found the restaurant where Gao Yao wanted to be a chef. When Gao Yao learned that Yi Xiaochuan wanted to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes, he jumped for joy.

He hurriedly pulled Lü Zhi to find Yi Xiaochuan, and Lü Zhi then mentioned that Yi Xiaochuan had been infected with the plague.

Gao Yao had no idea what a plague was; he only knew that Yi Xiaochuan was sick. So, as if by some strange twist of fate, he found the drunken Cui Wenzi in the shop.

And so, Gao Yao, along with Cui Wenzi and Lü Zhi, returned to the same place as before.

However, Yi Xiaochuan was no longer where he was; he had collapsed in the grass two hundred meters away.

When Gao Yao saw Yi Xiaochuan looking like he was about to die, he was both angry and anxious, and urged Cui Wenzi to treat him quickly.

When Cui Wenzi woke up from his drunken stupor and saw Yi Xiaochuan lying there almost dead, he wasn't surprised. He asked Gao Yao to prepare some tools and then began to treat Yi Xiaochuan.

At the same time, Cui Wenzi also discovered that Lü Zhi was infected. He called Lü Zhi out and said that the medicine he prepared could only cure one person, and asked Lü Zhi who she wanted to be treated.

After much deliberation, Lü Zhi decided to have Cui Wenzi treat Yi Xiaochuan.

Having received this answer, Cui Wenzi seemed to have known the outcome all along. He sighed repeatedly and then turned back to continue with Yi Xiaochuan.

As if Cui Wenzi's medical skills were truly remarkable, Yi Xiaochuan woke up in less than a day. While he was overjoyed to have his life saved, he also learned that Lü Zhi had been infected.

Moreover, there is no cure, and they can only wait to die.

Yi Xiaochuan was completely dumbfounded. He didn't have that electric feeling towards Lü Zhi. Perhaps he always thought of Lü Zhi as his elder brother Liu Bang's future wife.

He already felt guilty towards Liu Bang because of what happened that night, and now that he learned that Lü Zhi was about to die, and because of him, Yi Xiaochuan was in pain and conflicted.

Yi Xiaochuan wanted to tell himself that since Lü Zhi had contracted the plague because of him, why not promise her a beautiful memory in her final days?

However, whenever Yi Xiaochuan faced Lü Zhi, he felt he couldn't speak.

When Lü Zhi learned that Yi Xiaochuan had recovered, she was naturally happy, but as Yi Xiaochuan recovered, her willpower completely collapsed.

Empress Lü fell seriously ill and fell into a semi-conscious state.

Han Chunming had been secretly observing how all of this was unfolding, and now he finally understood.

It seemed as if everything was truly ordained by fate, and that the destiny of Yi Xiaochuan, the chosen one, had indeed been predetermined.

Cui Wenzi's appearance was no coincidence at all, because Han Chunming was certain that the herbs Cui Wenzi used to treat Yi Xiaochuan were basically similar to his own, and their effects were roughly the same.

Even Cui Wenzi's prescription was simpler than his, and the other party was very familiar with the treatment, clearly not the first time he had treated this plague.

That is to say, saving one person is saving, saving two people is also saving, but Cui Wenzi would rather choose to give up Lü Zhi's life.

This is so interesting!

If Yi Xiaochuan's fate was predetermined, then was my appearance an accident?

Han Chunming slowly walked up to the group.

Gao Yao was taken aback when he saw Han Chunming suddenly appear. He suddenly remembered who Han Chunming was and exclaimed in surprise as his first words.

"Uncle, you've come to this godforsaken place too!"

Han Chunming nodded, then looked at Cui Wenzi.

When Yi Xiaochuan saw Han Chunming suddenly appear, there was little surprise in his eyes. He was already caught up in a dilemma and had no other thoughts.

When Cui Wenzi saw Han Chunming suddenly appear, his eyes showed obvious surprise. He looked at Han Chunming, then at Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao, and finally showed a surprised expression. Before Han Chunming could ask, he spoke to Yi Xiaochuan.

"I've done what I could. There's nothing more I can do now. It's time for me to go!"

Yi Xiaochuan then came to his senses and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

"I owe my life to Brother Cui this time!"

Cui Wenzi smiled and nodded in reply.

"If fate allows, we will meet again. You can thank me then. I'm leaving now! This young lady, you won't last more than three days. Make your final plans as soon as possible. Remember my advice: it's best to cremate her to avoid infecting others!"

Yi Xiaochuan nodded dejectedly, then looked at Lü Zhi on the bed in silence.

After Cui Wenzi finished speaking, he picked up the wine gourd, turned around and left.

As Cui Wenzi and Han Chunming passed each other, Han Chunming could clearly sense Cui Wenzi glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. It was obvious that this sudden appearance of his had piqued his curiosity.

Han Chunming smiled slightly and turned to watch Cui Wenzi's figure disappear into the distance.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Cui Wenzi turned around and met his gaze once more. The other man looked at him with a smile, as if he were speaking to him.

"You can't change anything. Everything you change now will eventually become part of history!"

By the time Han Chunming regained consciousness, Cui Wenzi had vanished without a trace.

Gao Yao quickly approached Han Chunming and asked curiously.

"Uncle, today is a good day! I just ran into Xiao Chuan, and now I've run into you. This godforsaken place has no one to talk to. You have no idea how I've managed to get through this."

Gao Yao kept recounting his experiences over the past few days. He was indeed half-illiterate. Although he knew that this was the Qin State, he really didn't know where the Qin State was, and he had never even heard of Qin Shi Huang.

Gao Yao was completely illiterate in history. With only a second-grade education, he hadn't learned any historical knowledge at all. For Gao Yao, traveling back in time would undoubtedly be a painful ordeal.

After listening to Gao Yao's rambling, Han Chunming slowly walked up to Yi Xiaochuan. Looking at Yi Xiaochuan's dazed expression, Han Chunming suddenly felt sorry for Lü Zhi.

People were willing to give up their lives for him, but Yi Xiaochuan was unwilling to even fulfill Lü Zhi's last wish.

Han Chunming originally thought that Yi Xiaochuan would choose to accept Lü Zhi in her final days, just like in the original novel, and coax Lü Su into saying that he would marry her.

Even though he knew it was all lies and nonsense, Yi Xiaochuan was unwilling to say it aloud at that moment.

This made Han Chunming extremely disappointed in Yi Xiaochuan; it seemed that his attempt to force a match had failed!

Since that's the case, let's return Lü Zhi to the original storyline.

Han Chunming then spoke to Yi Xiaochuan.

"I'm taking Lü Zhi with me. I know some medicine, and I'll try to cure her. If she's cured, I'll find a way to let her go back to Pei County with Liu Bang!"

Yi Xiaochuan was stunned, then suddenly realized what was happening, quickly stood up, grabbed Han Chunming's arm and asked.

"Can you really cure her?"

Han Chunming shook his head and said.

"I'm not sure, but I'll figure something out. Xiao Chuan, she's almost dead, can't you at least say you like her? Even if it's not a real story, at least make her happy!"

Han Chunming's words immediately made Yi Xiaochuan's expression become conflicted. He looked at Lü Zhi, who was unconscious and still looked haggard, but in the end he didn't say anything and just sighed.

"Uncle Han, please, you must save her life! I owe her my life!"

But everyone noticed that a single tear fell silently from the corner of Lü Zhi's eye as Han Chunming held her.

Han Chunming shook his head and stopped talking. He then bent down, picked up Lü Zhi, and strode outside.

Upon reaching the door, he immediately turned around and shouted at Gao Yao, who looked rather foolish.

"Remember, don't trust Liu Bang. If you encounter Liu Bang, try to avoid as much contact with him as possible, and go as far away as you can!"

After saying that, Han Chunming turned and left, leaving Gao Yao completely bewildered.

Han Chunming didn't explain it to Gao Yao, because even if he told Gao Yao now that Liu Bang would trick him and he would have his penis cut off and become Zhao Gao, no one would believe it!

In short, this world is becoming more and more interesting, and Han Chunming is no longer planning to follow Yi Xiaochuan.

Because no matter how I change the plot, various "coincidences" will still occur, which means that someone is already manipulating this world.

Since Yi Xiaochuan, the chosen one, will follow the same path as in the original story, I can simply wait a few years and then directly obtain the elixir of immortality.

Perhaps in time, he could intercept the real mysterious meteorite in Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. If he followed Yi Xiaochuan, he might eventually become a pawn.

Let's wait and see!

So what if he's the chosen one?

Am I not also a chosen one?

Chapter Ten: Lü Zhi's Hatred

Long after Han Chunming left, Gao Yao belatedly murmured something.

"What is this uncle talking about? And who is Liu Bang? Why should I pay attention to him?"