Li Mingke noticed something was wrong with his eyes.
It wasn't pain or itching, but a nameless emptiness that stretched from her eyes downwards, inwards, and deeply penetrated her soul.
She reached out to search, but touched the silk tied to her face, smooth and clean.
Then she touched the indentation that should have been raised.
It felt like suddenly falling into an ice cave, the whole body suddenly turning cold, the icy water spreading to the chest, shivering and suffocating, and then engulfing the whole person.
Thump thump—thump thump—
She heard her own heart pounding like a drum, which should have been steady and deep, but instead became rapid, like an increasingly heavy downpour hitting the ground, creating an increasingly fast rhythm that made her uneasy.
"My eyes..." It felt like there was a foreign object stuck in her throat, her teeth chattered, and her tongue was out of control.
Then she heard a strange woman's voice.
"Keke, don't be afraid..."
Who is it?
It was something I'd never heard of before, yet it contained tenderness and concern.
Who are you?
“Keke, I am your aunt, Longyin Shuangshuang.”
Aunt?
Is she the legendary mother's younger sister? She remembered her father mentioning it.
"Auntie..." she choked out.
Long Yinshuangshuang removed the hand that was on her eyes and then handed her a cup of warm tea at just the right temperature.
The warm tea soothed her throat and went down into her stomach, effectively dispelling some of the chill and fear she felt.
"Where am I now? Why can't I see anything?"
She was participating in a competition and luckily found the mirror her mother had left her. Unexpectedly, she fainted and woke up looking like this.
Long Yinshuangshuang gently held her in her arms, stroking her long hair. "Someone attacked you from behind after you entered the mirror, so you fainted. She left the island through the exit, but I found her halfway there. When I chased after her, she abandoned you and ran away. When I rescued you from the mirror, I found that your eyes had become like this."
She said apologetically, "I have informed your mother, and she is doing everything she can to search. Coco, your eyes will be back soon, so don't worry."
Oh, I see...
Who attacked her and why did they want to take her eyes?
She didn't understand.
Unable to see, Li Mingke could only grope around. When she stood up shakily, she almost fell.
She is still not used to the current situation.
Seeing and not seeing are two completely different states. Without sight, it's like walking on a tightrope. Even if you try your best to maintain your balance, you still can't feel safe, for fear that you might slip and fall into an abyss.
Long Yinshuangshuang stepped forward to support her.
"Auntie, did my mother say anything else?" she asked.
"She told you to recuperate here. As for the tournament, don't worry about it. Just pretend it never happened!"
Li Mingke nodded.
That's fine, since the Heroes Tournament had nothing to do with her anyway, and her name couldn't even make it onto the Heroes Ranking.
She thought of her master, Immortal Venerable Jinyun. He had told her not to go, but she insisted. Sure enough, something bad happened.
Her understanding of her own position is still too superficial.
Following this idea, she mobilized her internal energy and suddenly discovered that the problem of her dantian being blocked and her internal energy being unable to circulate had completely disappeared!
She felt as if she had been struck by a huge stroke of luck, and was momentarily stunned.
"Auntie! Auntie! I..." She was too excited to speak.
I tried again, and it flowed as smoothly as spring water.
"I can cultivate now!" she exclaimed in delight.
She gripped Long Yinshuangshuang's arm tightly, shouting excitedly.
Long Yin Shuangshuang, on the contrary, was not as excited as she appeared.
"Auntie, you don't know, I couldn't cultivate before! But now I've discovered that all those restrictions and obstacles are gone! I can cultivate again!"
Long Yinshuangshuang just smiled wryly and patted her head, "Keke is really amazing."
If it weren't for the Demon Lord's soul fragment, she should have been able to cultivate from birth, instead of being overjoyed like someone who has nothing suddenly gains something.
Which is more painful: never having possessed something, or gaining it and then losing it?
"I can learn the family's secret techniques now! I am a disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun, and I can cultivate under my master's guidance! Oh, and I also have the Broken Jade, so I can learn swordsmanship there too!"
My God, she can do so much!
A person who has nothing suddenly gains a lot and doesn't know how to choose.
Long Yinshuangshuang looked at the girl dancing wildly and couldn't even force a bitter smile.
She still remembers that night more than a decade ago when two people dressed in black hurriedly entered the island and took her mother away from her. She saw the woman in the lead holding an infant and kneeling directly in front of her mother.
"Mother, please save her!"
Only then did she realize that the person kneeling on the ground was her eldest sister, the former Long Yin Qingqing, now the head of the Li family, Li Zengqing.
That baby was Li Mingke, who had just been born.
The cries were like those of a kitten; she could only vaguely hear them when she got closer.
She saw the group leave in a hurry and enter the depths of the island. Her mother didn't even have time to say goodbye, while many powerful sisters on the island set up formations around the island.
The island was teeming with people. She was only a teenager at the time and didn't understand what was happening.
The three of them didn't reappear until noon the next day, and she met her sister and brother-in-law for the first time in a formal manner.
It wasn't until she grew up that she finally understood how terrifying that night had been.
Because of Li Mingke, several major families are fighting against Demon Lord Luan Hua.
No, it's more accurate to say that it's fighting against the entire Demon Realm.
She was shocked by the extent of Demon Lord Luan Hua's madness and his obsession with his wife from his previous life.
I also have great respect for the older sister who is so protective of her daughter.
The entire Li family, Fengyu Tower, Wu Wang Mansion, and even Yingzhou Immortal Island are all taking risks to conceal a shocking event.
She still remembers Li Mingke as a tiny little ball curled up in her mother's arms, but when she sees the girl in front of her again, she is already a graceful young woman.
Her nose suddenly stung with tears.
She grew up smoothly under everyone's love and care!
Now, the thing she's worried about for over a decade will never happen again, and a brand new life awaits her.
Yes, she doesn't need to know anything; she can just live her life to the fullest naturally!
"Yes, Keke, although you've temporarily lost your eyes, the unexpected good news is that you can now cultivate. Every cloud has a silver lining. Don't worry, your mother will definitely find your eyes back!"
Yes, she doesn't need to know.
She doesn't need to know about the struggles, the bloodshed, the cruelty, or the undercurrents beneath the calm surface.
She doesn't need to know that someone loses sleep over her, someone works tirelessly for her, someone's thoughts flow like a tide for her, and someone carries heavy burdens for her.
It's fine as it is now.
"Keke, you've just started cultivating, so don't rush things. Take these few days to get your body in good shape and build a solid foundation. There's still time for everything."
Li Mingke was still immersed in joy. "You're right, Auntie!" She was still fantasizing and imagining her new life.
The pain of losing one's eyes is nothing compared to this.
Li Mingke groped around, but accidentally bumped her collarbone with something. She instinctively touched it, but suddenly realized that the disguise bead on her neck was gone.
As if by reflex, she immediately panicked.
Upon seeing this, Long Yinshuangshuang hurriedly asked her, "What's wrong, Keke?"
"My disguise bead...my disguise bead is gone!"
Thinking she had dropped it somewhere, she immediately squatted down and started feeling around on the ground with both hands.
Then she touched the pebbles, sand, grass, and the thin hem of her skirt at her feet.
It was a completely different feeling from when she could still see.
Long Yinshuangshuang helped her up, "Keke, from now on, you will no longer need the disguise bead."
What does that mean? Li Mingke was dumbfounded.
Never need it again? Or has it been lost again?
"Keke, from now on, you no longer need to pretend to be a man. You can finally show yourself as a woman!"
A second piece of earth-shattering joy came crashing down on Li Mingke.
"Really?" she asked incredulously. "Why? Auntie, has something happened?"
"Because what bound you no longer exists."
Even if they know you are a woman, they won't think much of it.
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