"Who is real, who is fake?" Shangguan You’s gaze was sowhat blurred as she quietly observed the face in the space, then looked at the figure on the ice bed outside. Her heart could not calm down for a long ti. It felt entangled, and a choking pain enveloped her entire body, causing her extraordinary discomfort.
"Master, actually, both of these people are Lin Jieng," a childlike voice rang in Shangguan You’s ear. Then, the dicine King Cauldron transford into a Little Cauldron and appeared before her. Sensing her loss and bewildernt, the dicine King Cauldron couldn’t help but speak to comfort her.
It belonged to Shangguan You, so it could fully feel her emotions. Shangguan You’s distress, particularly the suffocating pain in her chest, frightened the dicine King Cauldron and compelled it to offer comfort. "Both are real? How is that possible?" Shangguan You glanced at the dicine King Cauldron and then shook her head. It’s just a cauldron, what would it understand? Although the two Lin ngjies looked exactly the sa, there was only one real Lin ngjie. The other, at most, could only be considered soone who looked identical to Lin Jieng.
"Really, Master, look! Their hair, eyebrows, face, chin, lips, even their eyes are exactly the sa. The two people are essentially one person, Master." The dicine King Cauldron’s figure flickered, and it turned into a book for Shangguan You to see.
"Master, do you see? The Ancient Book has records: such identical people are called twins. So, they look exactly the sa and have both fallen into a coma at the sa ti. Therefore, they are both your mommy," The dicine King Cauldron flipped through the book, its pages rustling loudly, while comforting Shangguan You by her side.
Shangguan You looked at the dicine King Cauldron, now a book with flapping pages, and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Its explanation was utter nonsense. She had only one mommy. Among these two, only one was the real Lin ngjie; the other, though not Lin ngjie, was surely deeply related to her.
However, she couldn’t figure out why both had been poisoned at the sa ti and had fallen into a coma together for over a decade, so much so that even a powerful man like Zhuge Feng had been unable to save them. Was the poison really administered by Li Wanying?
Li Wanying was just an ordinary woman from the Li Family, and she didn’t live in the Hidden World Village. Even if she knew about so family matters, how could she possibly possess such a deadly poison that rendered all redies ineffective? Shangguan You felt her doubts deepening, pressing down on her heart so heavily it beca difficult for her to breathe.
Why did Zhuge Feng beco Ouyang Xuan? Why did he willingly give up his position as Family Head? And why is Ouyang Xuan so kind to ? What exactly is Ouyang Xuan’s two-year promise? Why did Zhuge Feng sneak into the mortal world?
To protect Lin ngjie, Ouyang Xuan had gone as far as to deceive the Lin Family. Shangguan You had actually seen more of Ouyang Xuan than she had of Lin ngjie during that ti. Seeing Zhuge Feng’s deep affection now, Shangguan You couldn’t express what she was truly feeling.
"Girl, what do you think? This man is quite the devoted one, isn’t he?" Ye Sanshao’s teasing voice echoed in her ear. Although she couldn’t see Ye Sanshao’s expression at that mont, Shangguan You was certain his affectionate gaze was fixed quietly upon her.
"Yes," Shangguan You nodded and softly agreed. "Zhuge Feng is quite the anomaly in the Zhuge Family. No wonder he insists that Zhuge Feng must return to take over his position as Family Head. The person on the ice bed had half a year left. At most, even on the ice bed, she could live for one more year. This is also what he ant by the two-year period."
Ye Sanshao spoke with a half-smile, his aning clear. When Ouyang Xuan left, he set a two-year deadline. He transferred his vast assets and personal wealth to Shangguan You, allowing her to inherit everything outright. This was because Ouyang Xuan anticipated he might have to follow Lin ngjie in death if he saved her.
That’s why Ouyang Xuan had made contingency plans, ensuring that even if they did not return, Shangguan You would be provided for and live without worry. Though not her birth father, Ouyang Xuan’s love for her was no less than that of a biological parent. In Ouyang Xuan’s heart, he considered Shangguan You his own daughter.
If Lin Jieng’s situation hadn’t consud all his attention—requiring him to constantly deal with it and search for an antidote—Ouyang Xuan would surely have stayed by Shangguan You’s side. He would have guarded her for a lifeti, ensuring she lived happily.
"I know. Is there a way to revive her?" Shangguan You nodded, her heart aching even more. Although she hated the Zhuge Family, and she hated Zhuge Feng for rescuing Li Wanying from right under her nose, seeing the current situation, that resentnt slowly dissipated, replaced by a deep heartache.
"Her body can last at most another year and a half," Ye Sanshao’s voice was grave. "If she cannot awaken by then, her body will beco completely rigid and slowly deteriorate. All her organs will gradually fail. Even if a breath remains, it will be useless."
"However, if we can acquire a Spirit Gathering Stone and place the body in an area rich with Spiritual Energy, allowing it to absorb the energy on its own, it could sustain that last breath. This would prolong her life while we slowly search for an antidote. That’s probably why Ouyang Xuan brought her here."
"Does that an, even if we don’t find the antidote, as long as I take her to a place rich in Spiritual Energy, she won’t die, and her life can even be extended? Can she wait until we find the antidote?" Shangguan You’s voice couldn’t help but fill with excitent. If I placed Lin ngjie inside my space, into the Crystal Coffin, then wouldn’t it an that neither Lin ngjie would have to die? And surely, a day would co when one could awaken? "The Spiritual Energy here is very scarce. Even the Hidden World Village, which counts as a pure land, doesn’t have enough. At this rate, she has at most another year and a half." Ye Sanshao had to douse Shangguan You’s hopes with cold water. What he said was the truth; the greater the hope, the greater the disappointnt. He also didn’t want to see the girl upset, so there were things he had to state upfront, for his own sake as well as Shangguan You’s. Otherwise, he feared she wouldn’t be able to bear it when the ti ca.
"I understand," Shangguan You responded. They both watched Zhuge Feng speaking in low tones outside, continuing their quiet conversation.
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