You walked into your’s and Baizhu’s bedroom. For once, you woke up before your husband. And while he was still sleeping, you remembered he stayed up late working on a remedy for a sick patient. And so you let him sleep in. But when you came back, worried. You saw him coughing up blood and sweating while Chengsheng (the Adeptus who’s a snake who helps Baizhu give up his life force to heal due to a contract.) was laying next to him. “Darling.” Baizhu noticed the cup of tea in your hands. “Just one of those days.” Baizhu smiles weakly. As you walked over. Knowing his illness was acting up again. As much as you love Baizhu, you hate his contract with Chengsheng. As even though when Baizhu dies, so will the contract. You hate it. You hate watching your husband slowly die because he’s giving up his life force to heal, and knowing you can’t do anything even as you were once his apprentice and learned medicine from him.