Your Highness
In the deep darkness, Cheng Liang immediately recognized the man emerging from the night as his long-awaited master—Xuan Yuanhan. But what he was carrying in his arms was…
There was no time to think about what had happened. He seemed to instinctively let out a surprised cry, snatched the plum blossom four-cornered lantern from Manager Xue's hand, and hurriedly ran towards Xuan Yuanhan. Manager Xue was stunned and stood there in astonishment.
Hearing Cheng Liang's hurried footsteps, Yi Junhao slowly turned his head to look in the direction Cheng Liang had gone.
In an instant, he was also taken aback by what he saw.
The girl Xuanyuan Han was holding in his arms was none other than his little girl, who had been standing happily and contentedly in front of him just moments before.
He muttered to himself, extremely displeased, "What's going on?", and then hurriedly followed Cheng Liang in the direction he was heading.
"Young Master Yi, what kind of medicine did you prescribe? Why did she suddenly fall into a coma shortly after taking it?" Yi Junhao had just rushed forward to Xuan Yuanhan's side when Xuan Yuanhan shouted at him sharply.
"Xuanyuan Han, what did you do to her?" Almost at the same time, Yi Junhao also questioned him angrily.
Their eyes met, and their equally cold gazes clashed instantly, sparking a chilling tension that filled the air with a thick smell of gunpowder.
Ultimately, however, Yi Shangyun's safety was the priority, and the two still shared this unspoken consensus. Therefore, they both temporarily suppressed the anger rising within them.
Immediately, Yi Junhao shouted sternly, "Put her down right now!"
Xuanyuan Han didn't know anything about medicine, and apart from feeling that the breathing was normal, he couldn't do anything else.
Now, she was in the northern suburbs, far from the capital of Western Qin, and knew that only Yi Junhao, who lived at the foot of the mountain, could find out the real reason for her fainting.
So, he finally gently put down Yi Shangyun, whom he had been holding tightly the whole way, and let her nestle in his arms. Cheng Liang hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Yi Junhao quickly bent down and squatted down, flipped her eyelids to check them, seemed a little puzzled, and then took her hand to take her pulse.
After a moment, Yi Junhao's solemn expression seemed to ease somewhat, but he still frowned with worry.
Then, he took out a small jade-colored porcelain bottle from his body, uncorked it, and quickly approached Yi Shangyun. Instantly, a wisp of purple mist rose from it and rushed into Yi Shangyun's seven orifices.
This coma is clearly different from the one that occurred on the day of Xuan Yuanhan's wedding; this one seems to be more serious.
Even after using Yi Junhao's exclusive formula, it was impossible to wake her up immediately.
A moment later, seeing that Yi Shangyun, who had already taken the medicine, showed no improvement whatsoever, Xuan Yuanhan frowned and questioned, "What exactly happened? Since the medicine has been taken, why hasn't she woken up yet? Is there something wrong with your medicine? Are you unsure of its effectiveness? Is that why you lied to her, saying it was a prescription from a reclusive master, so that even if the medicine had any adverse effects, she wouldn't blame you? Is that right?"
Yi Junhao was already angry and annoyed. He didn't know why Yi Shangyun kept showing such strange symptoms. It was like an illness but not quite, but it was a bit like she had lost her soul...
While he was still deep in thought, he suddenly heard Xuan Yuanhan's words and instantly flew into a rage, roaring at him, "You are not allowed to question this Valley Master! How could this Valley Master be such an incompetent, despicable person who cannot take responsibility?"
When it comes to medicine, Yi Junhao developed a great interest in herbs even before he could speak. He is an absolute "medicine fanatic" and "medicine fanatic". If he is second in the world, there is no first.
In terms of responsibility, no one in the world would know that the person he most wanted to be responsible for was his girl. For the rest of his life, he only wanted to be with her, to bear the burden of her for life. But his girl never showed him the slightest emotion.
It wasn't that he hadn't tried; despite his previous intentional and unintentional attempts to express his feelings, the girl only seemed to drift further and further away from him.
And he finally realized that as long as the girl was healthy and happy, as long as he could see her all the time, as long as she didn't reject him, as long as she felt no burden when she was with him, whatever he did, or what he would ultimately become to her, none of that mattered...
Thinking of this, Yi Junhao sighed, looking at Yi Shangyun's tightly closed brows, and said softly, "When I told the girl that this medicine was made by a reclusive master, it wasn't because I was afraid there was something wrong with the medicine, nor because I wasn't confident in its properties. I would never lie to her. Even if it meant my death, why would I use the girl's body for experiments? Speaking of responsibility, you have no idea how much I wanted to be responsible for the girl's entire life, but unfortunately..."
"If neither of those are the case, then what is the purpose of your actions?" Xuan Yuanhan asked urgently, holding Yi Shangyun tightly in his arms.
Yi Junhao came to his senses and said, "The girl is very thoughtful. I just don't want her to feel burdened by this matter, or to feel indebted to me. I just want to see her live a happy and healthy life."
So that's how it is. Xuan Yuanhan realized that Yi Junhao's feelings for Yi Shangyun were so delicate and profound. He couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart, and then turned his eyes to Cheng Liang beside him.
Cheng Liang suddenly realized what was happening, and felt a little sad, but his heart was still with his master.
So, Cheng Liang glanced at Xuan Yuanhan and said to Yi Junhao, "In the end, it was only because of His Highness's help that you were able to succeed in obtaining the Layue Spring. Besides, if you hadn't arrived first and found the Layue Spring, and if the snow quicksand hadn't destroyed its habitat, with His Highness's skills, it probably wouldn't have been you, Young Master Yi, who found the Layue Spring for Miss Yi. So, Valley Master, you don't need to worry too much. It's better to let it go. As long as Miss Yi's leg can get better, that's more important than anything else."
Cheng Liang's words were both a comfort to Yi Junhao and a warning to him, reminding him that he wasn't the only one in the world capable of doing so much for Yi Shangyun.
However, Xuan Yuanhan only stared at the changes in Yi Shangyun's face. Seeing that she was no different from before, he continued to ask coldly, "Why does she always faint for no reason?"
Yi Junhao looked helplessly at Yi Shangyun, shook his head slightly, and said, "I have never seen such symptoms before. It's like she's lost her soul, but not quite. The only thing I can be sure of is that her coma this time is much more serious than the last one. I'm afraid the medicine won't work as quickly as it did last time."
"What does that mean?" Xuan Yuanhan asked anxiously.
"That means this time, unlike before, I won't wake up immediately after taking the medicine," Yi Junhao explained.
Xuan Yuanhan quickly recalled that when Cheng Liang first investigated Yi Shangyun, he reported that Yi Shangyun had been in a coma in the Yi residence for nearly a year before waking up.
Suddenly, he stared wide-eyed at Yi Junhao in horror and asked, "Could it be that I'll be in a coma for a year like before?"
Clearly, Yi Junhao was also unsure about this unfamiliar illness, only saying, "Maybe soon, maybe more than a year?"
"What?" Xuan Yuanhan exclaimed in surprise.
Although it was just a thought in his mind, it was not impossible that it might actually help control and prevent Yi Shangyun's future illness. Therefore, Yi Junhao couldn't help but ask Xuan Yuanhan, who was standing next to him, "Last time at the Qin Prince's Mansion, what exactly caused the girl to faint? And why did she faint tonight? What happened when she fainted both times? The symptoms were exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan pondered to himself: On the day of his wedding to Mei Xiyuan, he had merely held Yi Shangyun's hand tightly at the Qin Prince's residence; how could she have fainted from that? But tonight, for him, was a night of madness, a night he had never imagined he would lose control so completely...
Half a day later, Xuanyuan Han replied perfunctorily, "I don't know either."
Upon hearing this, everyone's hopes sank again. Only Yi Junhao stared at Xuan Yuanhan's face with a mixture of belief and doubt, while Xuan Yuanhan, as always, maintained an icy and cold expression, making it impossible for anyone to detect anything unusual.
This face is that of a born politician, one whose emotions, thoughts, and preferences are forever unfathomable...
Suddenly, it seemed as if even the air around them had frozen...
Just then, Xuan Yuanhan was about to pick up Yi Shangyun when a gust of cold wind suddenly blew up, accidentally lifting a corner of the pure white veil covering Yi Shangyun's face.
Suddenly, the clear hickey on Yunyu's neck was illuminated by the plum blossom lantern held high in Cheng Liang's hand.
Yi Shangyun pressed her small face tightly against Xuan Yuanhan's chest, seemingly snuggling in comfortably and greedily.
Yi Junhao happened to see the hickey clearly and distinctly. Someone else might have mistaken it for a mosquito bite or a minor injury. But who was Yi Junhao?
Then, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Xuan Yuanhan and asked, "Wait... what is this?"
As he spoke, he strode forward and lifted a corner of the pure white veil covering Yun's face.
Only then did Xuanyuan Han realize that he had been so infatuated and passionate just now that he had unknowingly left such a deep and exclusive mark on her jade neck.
Cheng Liang hurriedly looked in the direction Yi Junhao was pointing, but upon seeing the hickey, he looked at his master in surprise.
Xuanyuan Han remained unfazed and made no attempt to evade the question, coldly and domineeringly stating, "Since you already know the answer, why ask further? The affairs of my Xuanyuan royal family are none of your business, the mere Valley Master of Medicine Valley."
She then grabbed his hand, which was lifting the veil over his clothes, and flung it away forcefully.
Yi Junhao was speechless with anger at his words, and immediately gritted his teeth in anger, his hands even trembling. He shouted fiercely, "Xuanyuan Han, I, the Valley Master, warn you, if you dare to harm the girl even a little bit, I, the Valley Master, will destroy the heavens and the earth to make you my sworn enemy!"
However, Xuanyuan Han only cared about holding Yi Shangyun and his horse tightly in his arms, then wrapped them tightly in his black cloak before hastily spurring his horse and disappearing into the night...
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