Chapter 197
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Only a year had passed.
However, it felt like a long time had passed.
The autumn rain was cold. Zhu Minglang looked at the gloomy sky.
He had planned to go out for a walk when the weather cleared up, but the cold rain did not stop.
Zhu Minglang sat in the pavilion by the lake and poured himself a cup of hot tea. The raindrops turned into silk and fell from the roof of the pavilion like a hazy water curtain. The scenery of the Inner Courtyard Lake was also hazy.
"Something happened when we were three years old. I can't remember the details." Li Yunzi held the cup gently. Her voice was as gentle as the rain.
"Actually, you don't have to tell me this. I believe in my instincts," Zhu Minglang said with a smile.
"Nan Lingsha is right. It's not a good thing to hide some things for too long. Moreover, I have a favor to ask of you, "said Li Yunzi.
"A favor to ask of me?"
Li Yunzi nodded.
"Xing Hua and Yu Suo lost their lives when they were young. Mother sacrificed her life so that their souls could reside in Lingsha and I." Li Yunzi said softly.
This had always been a secret between the sisters. Even the Li Family and the Nan Family did not know much about it.
Therefore, after the incident in the dungeon, Li Yunzi was certain that the person who framed her was her close relative.
Very few people knew about Xing Hua's existence.
That dungeon was not a real dungeon. It was an underground secret room that Li Yunzi used to protect Li Xinghua.
In the Wasteland, there were not many people that Li Yunzi could trust. However, with two souls in one body, it was impossible for Li Yunzi to occupy this body all the time. Li Xinghua did not have the ability to protect herself. Therefore, some people took the opportunity to take away Li Yunzi's authority and trapped her in that secret room.
"Then …" Zhu Minglang felt even more complicated when he heard Li Yunzi's explanation.
Li Yunzi knew what he wanted to ask.
At this moment, Li Yunzi was telling him all this because she cared about his opinion.
Zhu Minglang saw that her hand was always on the cup. He could not help but reach out and hold the back of Li Yunzi's hand.
Even though it was warmed by hot tea, it was still very cold, as if it had come into contact with the cold rain outside the pavilion.
Zhu Minglang looked at her. Although he also wanted to know the answer, he shook his head in the end.
"Let's not talk about this. Let bygones be bygones. I only care about what you think now, "Zhu Minglang said.
Who was the person in the dungeon?
The star painting was still Yun Zi.
Was it important?
So what if he knew?
Although Zhu Minglang felt uncomfortable after hearing Nan Lingsha's words these days, he also had a lot of doubts.
However, after meeting Li Yunzi, Zhu Minglang became even more determined. The person he had been interacting with all this time was Li Yunzi.
Whether it was in the silkworm hut, on the way to the Ancestral Dragon City, in Rong Gu City, or in the Li Family's courtyard … it was all because of Li Yunzi, not anyone else.
He only needed to know this. He only needed to know the present and the future. That was enough.
As for the intimate moment in the dungeon … Just treat it as a dream.
"My situation is a little different from Nan Lingsha's," Li Yunzi said.
"It's fine. I can tell the difference. If it was Miss Xing Hua, I would treat Miss Lingsha and Miss Yu Suo the same way," Zhu Minglang said.
Nan Lingsha and Li Yunzi looked the same. As long as he recognized the fact that this was not Li Yunzi, there would not be any awkward problems in the future.
Wasn't it just another sister-in-law?!
Did he think it was too much?
A straight heart was not afraid of a crooked shadow. After interacting with each other for a long time, he could naturally tell the four sisters apart!
There would always be slight differences.
For example, Lingsha and Yu Suo's personalities were obviously different.
When he was in the Dragon Tamer College, Zhu Minglang already noticed it. Now, he finally knew the name of the sister-in-law who did not mind causing trouble.
"Are you injured again?" Zhu Minglang felt the pair of cold hands and glanced at Li Yunzi. He saw that her lips were obviously pale after suffering from the cold.
"Yes." Li Yunzi nodded.
"Then let's not talk about this for now. I'll send you back to rest," Zhu Minglang opened his oil-paper umbrella and shielded Li Yunzi. "Come."
In the rain, Zhu Minglang still hugged Li Yunzi in his arms. Looking at her moist cheeks slowly losing color from the cold rain and autumn wind, Zhu Minglang felt even more pity for her.
How many people were there in Zulong City? Li Yunzi could count the number of people she truly cared about with one hand. However, it was also because of them that she needed to protect that unstable territory.
Almost every time Zhu Minglang saw Li Yunzi, she would be in such a tired and haggard state.
"Why is your aura so weak?" Zhu Minglang looked at her and asked in surprise.
In order to check Li Yunzi's condition, Zhu Minglang used his spiritual senses. In the end, he realized that Li Yunzi's aura was as weak as a deer in the forest. It seemed like she did not have any ability to protect herself or kill anyone.
How serious were her injuries?
Zhu Minglang had only heard about the last battle with the Rui Kingdom. However, the Extreme Court Continent had only given the Rui Kingdom a month's time. Li Yunzi had found another entrance where the magma had yet to recede. She had personally led the elite Emperor's Guard into the Rui Kingdom.
The Rui Kingdom's army had gathered in the long gorge of the Lichuan Continent. The kingdom's military strength was limited, but there would still be some experts overseeing it. Li Yunzi had most likely been seriously injured in that battle.
Was that why she had retired to the position of Imperial Advisor?
"Yunzi, there's something wrong with your condition. If it were someone with a weak body, they might not live for more than a few years." Zhu Minglang's brows furrowed.
"I've thought about what you said," Li Yunzi said with a faint smile.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were injured first?"
"Minglang …"
Zhu Minglang could hear Li Yunzi's lips right next to his ear.
However, Li Yunzi wasn't talking to him about something that outsiders couldn't hear. Instead, her entire body leaned softly against him. She even slowly lost her support and slowly slid down.
Zhu Minglang was shocked. He quickly hugged her tightly.
"Yunzi!"
Only then did Zhu Minglang realize that something was wrong. He hurriedly carried her horizontally and used his Ethereal Storm Feathers to form a feather shield to block the pitter-patter of the autumn rain. He strode towards the small courtyard.
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"Soul Injury."
"It's incurable."
"She won't live long."
The Immortal Rabbit Dragon stood beside the bed and sighed, shaking its head.
"What's going on?" Zhu Minglang asked in surprise when he saw Li Yunzi had completely fainted.
"She used an ability that she shouldn't have," Mr. Koi said.
"It's the price of the Soul-Burning Sacrifice," Nan Yu Suo said after a while.
"Are you really the descendants of Shenji?" Mr. Koi turned around.
"Mm, we inherited the ability from our mother. She used the Soul-Burning Sacrifice to obtain a divine technique." Nan Yu Suo was unwilling to talk about it.
After all, her mother had passed away because of the Soul-Burning Sacrifice.
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