The Battle of the Inner Demon (Part 2)

After sitting by the bed for a long time, Leng Yue finally slowly opened her eyes.

"You're awake," Mingri said, "Would you like some water?"

Leng Yue licked her chapped lips and nodded. Mingri slowly helped Leng Yue to her feet, placed a pillow behind her back, and poured her a glass of water. Leng Yue gulped it down in two or three gulps. Mingri poured another glass, which she also drank in a few gulps. After five or six glasses of water, Leng Yue finally felt a little more refreshed.

"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Mingri asked.

Leng Yue shook her head.

"It seems I should give you the title of Hua Tuo-rivalling doctor," Ming Ri said with a smile. "My master and I were completely helpless against the remaining poison in your body, yet you were able to expel it with such a simple method. If so, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"What?" Leng Yue was confused.

"The remaining toxins in your body have been expelled," Mingri said. "Although only a small amount has been expelled, at least we see hope. I should have realized earlier that you are a person who keeps everything inside. Only by releasing these long-repressed things can you truly get better. You should have told me this method earlier, and I would help you complete it."

Leng Yue smiled tiredly: "How is your Wuwo swordsmanship training going?"

"Perfection." Mingri said with a smile, "I know you're worried that I'll neglect my sword practice. Lengyue, don't worry. Starting tomorrow, I'll go to the martial arts hall to practice sword every morning, stay here with you in the afternoon, and practice in this villa in the evening. Nongyue is still busy dealing with the affairs of the Shenyue Sect, so don't let him run around."

Leng Yue smiled and nodded.

"Eat something." Mingri said.

Leng Yue nodded.

In the imperial study.

"City Lord, Princess Lingxue requests an audience." The guard reported.

"Please ask her to come in." said Chou Doufu.

Ling Xue walked in carrying a few plates of snacks and saluted, saying, "Ling Xue greets the City Lord."

"Please stand up," said Chou Doufu. "Lingxue, how are you these days?"

Ling Xue smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your concern, City Lord. Ling Xue is doing well. I recently learned how to make osmanthus cakes from Aunt Shangguan. Ling Xue made them into small snacks, and the taste is the same. I brought them here specially for the City Lord to try."

Stinky Tofu smiled and said, "Lingxue, thank you for your kindness. You're a princess, but you not only help me take care of my parents-in-law, but you also cook for me. I really... don't know how to thank you enough."

"You're so polite, City Lord! This is what Ling Xue should do." Ling Xue said with a smile, "Eat it quickly! It won't taste good if it gets cold!"

"Hmm," Chou Doufu picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and said, "Lingxue, you should have some too."

"Ling Xue has already eaten. Aunt Shangguan said that Sister Yan'er likes to eat osmanthus cakes. Do you want to ask her and Brother Sima to come in and try Ling Xue's cooking?" Ling Xue asked with a smile.

"Okay, as long as you don't mind." Stinky Tofu said with a smile.

"Don't mind!" Ling Xue said.

"Shangguan Yan, Sima Changfeng, come in!" Chou Doufu shouted at the door.

Shangguan Yan and Sima Changfeng walked in.

"Shangguan Yan, Ling Xue made your favorite osmanthus cake. Brother Sima, you should try it too. Come on, don't be polite." said Chou Doufu.

"Then it's better to obey than to be respectful."

Stinky Tofu took a bite of the osmanthus cake and said, "Mm, it tastes great. Lingxue, your cooking skills are really good!"

Shangguan Yan also tasted it and said with a smile, "My mother must have taught you how to make it. It tastes exactly like hers!"

Sima Changfeng also took a bite and said, "Delicious."

Seeing everyone enjoying the meal so much, Ling Xue couldn't stop smiling.

Night should be a time for lovers to enjoy the moonlit night, but Changfeng and Yan'er, a perfect couple, have no interest in romance. The world is treacherous, and lives are at stake. Until Bantianyue is eliminated, neither of them has any desire for love. All they think about day and night is how to protect Stinky Tofu and how to deal with Bantianyue.

"Changfeng, I know you can't bear to attack Bantianyue, but have you ever thought about whether Bantianyue will show mercy to us?" Yan'er asked.

"Given Bantianyue's personality, he'll definitely kill us all," Sima Changfeng said. "Yan'er, I've actually been thinking a lot lately. Although Bantianyue raised me for over a decade, he's the murderer who killed over thirty members of my Sima family. He adopted me simply to train me to be his killing tool. I've killed so many people for him, and his kindness has long since been repaid. All ties between him and me are severed."

"You say this, but you may not mean it in your heart. Back then at Broken Sword Cliff, you..." Thinking of Bai Tong's death, Yan'er couldn't help feeling sad.

"Yan'er, I understand. I made this mistake once, and I won't make it again." Sima Changfeng held Yan'er's hand and said, "For the peace of Sifang City and our future, we must eradicate Bantianyue. Yan'er, promise me that you won't get hurt for me again, okay? I really can't bear the pain of losing you. I'd rather be the one who gets hurt."

Yan'er quickly covered Changfeng's mouth and said, "Don't say such things. You don't want me to get hurt for you, and I don't want you to get hurt for me."

Changfeng kissed Yan'er's hand, smiled and nodded, and Yan'er snuggled sweetly in Changfeng's arms.

At this moment, they were happy. At least, they were in perfect harmony with each other.

"Tomorrow, I want to cry for a while." Leng Yue said.

"Can you hold on?" Mingri asked worriedly.

Leng Yue nodded.

"Okay, then cry." Mingri said.

"No, you can't say that. You have to tell me: don't cry, you are not allowed to cry. You can't stand me crying in front of you." Leng Yue said.

"Why do you have to say that?" Mingri was puzzled.

"Because only in this way can I cry." Leng Yue said.

Mingri held Lengyue's hand distressedly and said, "Lengyue, you have been wronged."

Hearing this, Leng Yue's tears suddenly fell. She wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Okay, this sentence is also quite useful."

Xiaoyan couldn't bear to see Lengyue cry. He was an ignorant child, and Lengyue had to take care of him, and tolerate his selfishness and willfulness. She'd felt so wronged she wanted to cry more than once. At first, it was because Xiaoyan treated her badly, often saying things that irritated her. Later, Xiaoyan gradually became a little more considerate. Although his playful habits remained unchanged, he began to say nice things to her. Every time she heard Xiaoyan's kind words, she would cry. She couldn't tell whether she was touched or wronged, but the tears just wouldn't stop flowing. Later, her family disapproved of their relationship, and Xiaoyan called daily, urging Lengyue to elope with him. Lengyue was torn between the two, she cried every night.

But every time, Xiaoyan would say the same thing: "Stop crying, I can't stand it. I feel like I'm being mean to you when you cry like this."

Whenever she heard these words, Leng Yue cried even harder.

Thinking of this, Leng Yue's sobbing turned into wailing: "You are not good to me. Do you think you are good to me? I know that all this is my own fault, but you can't deprive me of the right to cry. You don't have the right to do so. You can't! I just want to cry, I just want to cry in front of you! I just want to cry! I want to cry! Wuuuuuuuuuu..."

Mingri held Leng Yue in his arms, patted her shoulder gently and said, "Cry, cry out all the depression and grievances. You have endured it for too long. I am here with you. Cry as much as you want. It's okay."

Leng Yue cried until she was out of breath. After half an hour, her tears finally dried up. She wiped her eyes, which were swollen like peaches, and said with a smile, "It turns out that being considerate can also bring tears to your eyes."

Mingri's brows knitted together. "Your words really make me sad. Has there never been a man who has ever been considerate to you?"

"Perhaps, only by being responsible for yourself first can you have the ability to love others. I didn't understand this truth before, but now I understand it." Leng Yue said.

"From now on, I, Ouyang Mingri, will be by your side and will not let you suffer any injustice!" Mingri said seriously, "Lengyue, I really hope you can be less stubborn and clever, and just be a simple and happy woman, enjoying the pampering of the man you love. How wonderful that would be."

Leng Yue's tears slowly flowed down, and she smiled and said, "Yes, that's great."

After calming down a bit, Leng Yue slowly said, "Actually, maybe I do love him a little bit in my heart, and it's not like I said at the beginning. At the beginning, I really just wanted to have a relationship, but if I really didn't love him at all, how could I have lasted with him for a whole year?"

"It's hard to be in the know," Ming Ri said. "I can see that you love him very much. And it's precisely because you love him that you can't forget the hurt he caused you."

"Yes." Leng Yue looked at the empty chair opposite with resentment, "I love you, do you have anything to say to me?"

Leng Yue closed her eyes and listened carefully to the conversation in her heart.

"Honey, I'm sorry. I know I'm not good enough to you. Can you forgive me? Can you give me another chance?" Xiaoyan said.

"I don't want it. I don't want to give you another chance." Leng Yue said coldly.

"You really don't want to forgive me? I will be good to you and I will change!" Xiaoyan said earnestly.

"I have given you countless chances, but you didn't seize them. Now my heart is dead. I don't want to love you anymore, and I don't love you anymore. Please let me go, Xiaoyan." Leng Yue said.

"You really can't forgive me?" Xiaoyan asked.

"I will forgive you as long as you leave me." Leng Yue said.

"No, I won't leave." Xiaoyan said.

Leng Yue opened his eyes and sighed.

"How is it?" Mingri asked.

Leng Yue shook her head: "I still find it hard to forgive him."

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time." Mingri said.

Leng Yue nodded, feeling a little churning in her stomach, so she said, "My stomach doesn't feel comfortable."

Mingri took the spittoon and placed it beside Lengyue's bed. Lengyue lay on the bed and tried to vomit for a long time, but nothing came out. Seeing this, Mingri reached out to help her up. Just as he was helping her up, Lengyue suddenly broke free from Mingri's hand and lay on the bed and vomited.

"It seems that today was quite fruitful." Mingri patted Lengyue on the back and handed her a handkerchief.

Leng Yue wiped the white corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "It's like you're pregnant. How disgusting."

Mingri was amused by Lengyue's words: "Isn't that just right?"

Leng Yue made an expression that said, "Do you want to be beaten?" Ming Ri quickly said, "Hey, I didn't say anything. You said it yourself. Hahaha..."

Nong Yue happened to pass by and heard this conversation. She couldn't help but smile and shook her head.