"By the way, where did Wule learn his medical skills? I have never seen anyone operate on a patient before. Since ancient times, there has never been a case of a mother and child living to the same age, not only on our grasslands, but even in other countries of Lingkong. You are truly a lucky star for our great grasslands!"
"Have you forgotten that I have amnesia?" Yi Shangyun asked him instead of answering.
By the way, the cloud on the clothes has now adapted to the local customs on this vast grassland with its boundless sky and wild expanse, and has been renamed "Wule", which means cloud.
She was indeed like a drifting cloud, seemingly unable to find her true self or return home.
Upon meeting her eyes, Tuoba Hong realized he had spoken out of turn, so he shook his head helplessly and laughed.
After a while, her face returned to its natural state, and after some hesitation, she finally asked, "Were you... thinking about your family in Xiqin just now? Or... someone else important?"
Just then, a gust of wind blew by.
Yi Shangyun withdrew her gaze and couldn't help but shiver. Then she shrank back, her body, which had become thinner and weaker day by day since arriving on the grasslands, because she still didn't know why she disliked the taste of dairy products. It was so bad that she felt like vomiting just from the smell. She bent her knees and hugged her arms tightly.
Upon seeing this, Tuoba Hong quickly looked around and then got up and gathered some dry branches to start a campfire.
Only then did Yi Shangyun feel waves of warmth slowly washing over her, gradually warming her entire body, and her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
She stared blankly at the firelight for a while when suddenly the dry branches in the campfire burst open, sending up a few sparks that startled her from her memories.
So she answered him casually, "Thinking about... the past."
"The past?" Tuoba Hong looked at her in surprise, seemingly understanding yet not quite, and only said, "Although I knew you had amnesia as soon as you arrived on the grasslands, you must have some memories, more or less. Of course, everyone has a past, and my past..."
As he spoke, he frowned, suddenly stopped, casually plucked a blade of grass from the side of his hand, put it in his mouth, and lay down beside Yi Shangyun, resting his head on his arms. Gazing up at the brilliant starry sky above, he seemed to be lost in a deep memory.
After a while, as if talking to herself, she said slowly, "I wonder what Wu Le's past was like? Wu Le is so beautiful and kind, she must have many suitors!"
Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Yi Shangyun suddenly spoke up.
She stared blankly at the dying campfire and said, "In everyone's past, there are unforgettable people and events encountered in life. No matter how deeply engraved the vows were, some are not favored by heaven and will inevitably become the most beautiful passing by."
He paused, then continued, "In the end, this unforgettable past buried deep in your heart is like a bonfire that has burned out on the ground. It looks like only black ashes remain, but if you try to sweep them away immediately, you'll accidentally burn your hand. However, there will always be a day when it gets cold."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Tuoba Hong's eyes as he looked at her profile.
In the deep darkness of night, in the stillness of the night, that young face, which should have been filled with endless hope and passion for its life and future, showed such tranquility and peace, an attitude of being detached from worldly strife.
After saying this, Yi Shangyun silently gazed at the starry sky in the direction of the Western Qin Kingdom in the distance, and thought to herself, "Your Highness, with the most beautiful memories you left for Yun'er in this life, I will definitely live well. Don't worry, I will do it."
Suddenly, a beautiful, relieved smile appeared on her lips.
Tuoba Hong stared at her face in a daze, then suddenly felt a chill. He quickly came to his senses and stood up. Perhaps because he had been listening too intently, he had forgotten to add firewood to the campfire.
So, as he rekindled the ashes, he said dismissively, "Since you know you're no longer favored by heaven, why don't you try your best to fight for it? Isn't your happiness and destiny determined by yourself? If that past is really that important to Wule, I... will definitely help you achieve it."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun slowly withdrew his gaze, then turned his attention to the handsome man's face illuminated by the firelight. He smiled faintly at him and said, "Things in this world are never as simple as you think."
After the campfire was relit, brighter and warmer than before, Tuoba Hong returned and sat down next to Yi Shangyun, seemingly wanting to say something more, but Yi Shangyun interrupted him first.
“Hong, you really don’t need to do so much for me. It’s not that I don’t know your feelings, but my heart is so chaotic, there’s no room for anyone else. On this vast grassland, even on this continent, there are many more better and more beautiful girls who deserve your devotion. The person who can stay by your side is definitely not me.”
Yi Shangyun spoke these words with great sincerity, hoping that Tuoba Hong could wake up in time and stop wasting his precious time on her by spending all his days with her.
Unexpectedly, Tuoba Hong said affectionately, "Wule, everything I have done for you is of my own free will. I did not expect any reward from you, and you do not need to feel burdened. On this vast grassland, you have helped so many of the poorest herders without expecting anything in return, not even a penny from them. So what are these meager things I, as the son of a herder, doing for you?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun immediately looked at his stubborn face, only to have her gaze meet his unwavering eyes. For a moment, for some reason, she felt a surge of anxiety and almost cried.
"Hong, how exactly do I need to explain this to you so you can understand? Between us—no, to be specific, it's my problem, I…"
Unexpectedly, Tuoba Ze suddenly withdrew his gaze and stared blankly into the distance, raising his voice and solemnly swallowing back all the rest of his words.
"You don't need to say anything, I understand. I know it's because of that King of Qin of Western Qin. You were in love with him, but you were begged by the pregnant Queen of Qin to leave your homeland and Western Qin, unwilling but helpless, so as not to hinder the King of Qin's future. You silently endured all of this alone, right?"
"How did you know that?" Yi Shangyun looked at his face and was immediately astonished.
The people on this grassland all know that she comes from the Western Qin Kingdom, but apart from Tuoba Ze, there is no other person who knows so much about her.
So who exactly is this person in front of me? I've always felt that this person seems to appear out of nowhere, like a ghost, or a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail, making him extremely mysterious.
With this thought in mind, she asked him earnestly, her face bare, "Hong, who exactly are you?"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Hong seemed to suddenly realize that his momentary excitement had almost revealed his identity.
And so, just like every time before, when faced with Yi Shangyun's questioning, he always insisted, "I already explained this to you when we first met! I am the son of a very simple herdsman from this grassland, and I also love medicine. Seeing that Wu Le's medical skills are extraordinary, I came here to learn from him."
As he spoke, he suddenly looked back and leaned closer to Yi Shangyun, gazing at her as she frowned and lowered her eyes in thought, her face full of doubt about him and what she had said. He said, "What, is Wu Le stingy and unwilling to share your medical skills with others?"
"Of course not, I just..." Yi Shangyun was certainly not such a petty person. As she spoke, she suddenly looked up and realized that the distance between them was so close.
She was so close she was almost bumping into the tip of his straight nose. If she had looked up just a fraction of a second faster or more abruptly, that awkward situation would have definitely occurred...
Suddenly, their eyes met, and everything around them seemed to freeze, filling the air with an ambiguous atmosphere that was almost suffocating.
Suddenly realizing how embarrassing this scene must be, Yi Shangyun quickly snapped out of her daze and, as if on instinct, reached out and shoved him away forcefully, yelling angrily, "Are you crazy? Why are you so close to me?"
Tuoba Hong, feeling the force, immediately braced himself on the grass with one hand. He looked at her blushing face with amusement and satisfaction, a smirk playing on his lips.
"If you ever treat me this rudely again, then don't follow me anymore," Yi Shangyun said angrily, and then stood up.
Tuoba Hong quickly reached out and pressed him back down, apologizing repeatedly, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore."
However, Yi Shangyun still seemed to be angry and continued to struggle in his hands for a while, but she was no match for Tuoba Hong's strength. In the end, she could only mutter helplessly and obediently sit back down.
At this moment, Tuoba Hong said somewhat seriously, "I still have important matters to discuss with you."
"Serious business? What serious business?" Yi Shangyun suddenly looked at his serious face with a puzzled expression and asked.
"The medicine I gave you before can only keep you in the dark for a full hundred days. After a hundred days, your face will return to its original appearance before you took the medicine. And look, the hundred days are almost up. Have you thought about what you will do after that? Right now, there are many people looking for you on this grassland."
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