Chapter 53: Enemies on a Narrow Road
A glint of darkness flashed through Yao Guang’s eyes. “Thank you for your concern, Princess.”
Yao Guang didn’t believe a single word Li Xuanyue had just said.
He knew his own body’s condition better than anyone.
He was sure that the Divine Doctor Liu wouldn’t have painted such a rosy picture of his situation.
For Li Xuanyue to speak this way…
It was certain she knew the true state of his health.
Seeing Yao Guang stop there, unwilling to say more, He Zhao immediately stepped forward and knelt before Li Xuanyue.
“Princess, my master’s health has always been very poor.”
He Zhao said with a worried face, “Since falling into the lake this time, his body has become even weaker.”
“The imperial physician who just came for the diagnosis said my master’s body needs careful nursing, otherwise…”
As he spoke, He Zhao actually began to cry.
Seeing such a large man crying so heartbrokenly and choking back sobs in front of Li Xuanyue left one feeling quite at a loss.
“What are you doing?”
She frowned and asked.
Isn’t his master still fine right now?
What is he crying about?
“Get up quickly.”
Li Xuanyue disliked people kneeling and crying in front of her the most.
Those who didn’t know better would think she was bullying someone again.
Her reputation was already bad enough.
She didn’t want it to get any worse.
Seeing the impatience on Li Xuanyue’s face, He Zhao stiffened, knowing his performance had flopped.
He stole a glance at Yao Guang, and after receiving a signal to stop, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and stood up.
However, his eyes didn’t return to normal just because the tears stopped.
They remained red-rimmed.
It looked both pitiful and somewhat comical.
Such an expression on the face of a tall, burly man was truly uncomfortable to watch.
Li Xuanyue tried her best to look away, pretending she saw nothing.
She steadied her mind, remained silent for a few seconds, then looked up at Yao Guang’s weak face and slowly said:
“This Princess is well aware of Attendant Yao’s physical condition. On the way here just now, I already spoke with Divine Doctor Liu. I will have him take good care of your health in the coming days.”
Aside from that, it would depend on his own body’s fate.
Yao Guang’s frailty was congenital, brought out from the womb.
Just as Divine Doctor Liu said, curing such a deficiency was not the work of a single day.
Even if she successfully raised the Gu eventually, using it to extend his life would require the cultivator to constantly feed him their own blood.
In that case, wouldn’t she become Yao Guang’s blood bank?
Just thinking about it was somewhat unacceptable to Li Xuanyue.
Therefore, without a foolproof or absolutely necessary reason, Li Xuanyue would not easily attempt the method of extending life with Gu.
The hesitation and conflict in Li Xuanyue’s eyes were naturally seen by Yao Guang.
He lowered his head, quietly concealing the look in his eyes.
“Thank you for your concern, Princess.”
He spoke hesitantly:
“It’s just that Yao Guang’s body has been like this since childhood. I can’t stand cold or heat; catching a cold or a chill leads to a major illness. I’ve long been used to it.”
“It’s better… not to trouble Divine Doctor Liu with this worry.”
“After all, this subject doesn’t know which day I might leave this world because of it!”
The brokenness and fragility on Yao Guang’s face were plain to see.
It was as if he no longer had any attachments or lingering affection for this world.
Li Xuanyue frowned.
“Pah pah pah!”
How could her consort view life and death so lightly?
“Attendant Yao, what nonsense are you talking about?”
Li Xuanyue disliked Yao Guang’s defeated appearance, devoid of vitality and life.
“You have to have confidence in yourself.”
She persuaded patiently, “You just caught a bit of a chill; it won’t affect anything.”
“Besides, Divine Doctor Liu just promised This Princess that he would take good care of you. Why must you think so pessimistically about everything?”
“Princess, it’s not that my young master wants to think pessimistically about everything.”
Whenever He Zhao thought about the suffering Yao Guang had endured in the Wolf Clan over the years due to his frailty, the tears in his eyes couldn’t help but spill out again.
“It’s just that you don’t understand my young master’s physical condition.”
“He can’t eat anything too cold, nor drink water that’s too hot, or his body will react with various discomforts.”
“In short, it’s pure luck that my young master has grown this big. Otherwise, he might have…”
“Enough, He Zhao!”
With Yao Guang speaking up again, He Zhao had no choice but to shut his mouth once more.
“Princess, He Zhao didn’t mean it. Please don’t take what he just said to heart.”
“This subject is fine, cough cough!”
After speaking, Yao Guang lowered his head and began to cough lightly.
No matter how you looked at him, he didn’t seem fine.
Li Xuanyue frowned, feeling somewhat irritable. “Just focus on resting your body for now. This Princess will come to see you again when I have time in a couple of days.”
She paused for a few seconds before saying.
Although she couldn’t fully empathize with the suffering Yao Guang had endured since childhood due to his frailty.
Learning from He Zhao how cautiously he had lived just to survive, she did feel a bit of sadness and sympathy for Yao Guang in her heart.
But that didn’t mean she would soften her heart because of it.
After leaving Yaohua Hall, seeing Li Xuanyue looking preoccupied.
Thinking she was pondering the matter of Attendant Yao, Yin Xin couldn’t help but comfort her:
“Princess, regarding Attendant Yao’s matter, we can only leave it to fate.”
Although hearing what He Zhao said just now stirred some pity in Yin Xin’s heart.
But this concerned Li Xuanyue’s life.
Even if Yin Xin sympathized with him, she couldn’t possibly let Li Xuanyue take that risk.
“Princess, don’t think too much about it.”
Li Xuanyue’s steps paused. “Who told you This Princess is thinking about that?”
Yin Xin was stunned. If the Princess wasn’t thinking about that, then what was she thinking about?
Just as Yin Xin was about to ask, a soft and weak voice came from behind them, interrupting the conversation between mistress and servant.
“Sister!”
It turned out that after the two left Yaohua Hall, Li Qinghe, who was walking from the other side, saw them and brought Ruyue over to greet them.
Seeing this, Li Xuanyue couldn’t help but sneer in her heart.
Enemies really do meet on a narrow road.
It had been a while since they last met, and Li Qinghe looked much more haggard.
It seemed she had been tormented quite a bit these days by her soon-to-be-wedded official consort.
“Something the matter?”
She asked indifferently.
Clearly, she didn’t want to chat much with Li Qinghe.
Li Qinghe’s face stiffened.
Although displeased in her heart, she still maintained a smiling facade.
“Hehe, sister, how can you say that? Can’t younger sister come to chat with you even if there’s nothing specific?”
Since tearing off the mask at the Hall of Central Harmony last time, Li Qinghe hadn’t appeared in front of Li Xuanyue.
But that didn’t mean she had forgotten about Li Xuanyue plotting against her last time.
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