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"Have you remembered everything I just said?" The Bell Envoy slowly approached Jiang Yingyue's side, then bent down. "I'll be waiting for you there."
After saying that, she brought the bell in her hand close to Jiang Yingyue's ear. Then a bell sound seemed to pierce through her head. The sound lingered in her mind for a long time. When she came to her senses, the bell maker had already left, and the three of them had returned to normal.
After the bell envoy's performance, the three of them were wide awake. As the sky gradually brightened, Jiang Yingyue became increasingly nervous. It wasn't until the first rays of sunlight shone that she dragged her tired body to sit up.
It was obvious that Ye Qingzhu and Ji Yinglei hadn't slept much either, but the three of them still tidied themselves up and rode their horses toward Hangzhou.
The group rode into the city, and the scenery inside was completely different from when Jiang Yingyue first came to Hangzhou. There were very few people on the streets, and the whole city seemed to be shrouded in a gray hue.
Jiang Yingyue had seen such a scene before; it was the same in Qiyun Town on the day the Mingyue Sect was massacred.
Just then, a bright child's voice came from not far away: "It's our guest, sister!"
Jiang Yingyue looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Que'er standing there, waving at them. The group rode closer, and Xiao Que'er's clear eyes gazed at them. Soon, a familiar, tall figure emerged from the shop behind her.
Qingxiao was carrying two large bags of medicine. As soon as she came out, she saw Jiang Yingyue. Only then did she notice that there was a clinic behind Xiao Que'er.
"You're back..." Qingxiao's face was also full of fatigue, as if he had experienced some major changes. Jiang Yingyue was also a little worried, after all, Yantang's condition had not been very good before.
Before Jiang Yingyue could speak, Qingxiao said, "The troupe leader... I'm afraid he won't make it."
These words were like a boulder, suddenly pressing down on Jiang Yingyue's heart. She didn't know how to face it; it seemed she had never learned how to face life and death. Until a hand landed on her shoulder from behind—it was Ye Qingzhu: "Go, we'll wait for you here."
A light rain began to fall again.
This place felt like a ghost town, with only Jiang Yingyue, Qingxiao, and Xiao Que'er moving about. If it weren't for Yantang's constant help, she probably wouldn't have been able to leave alive. So Jiang Yingyue was afraid. She was afraid that if Yantang really fell seriously ill, she would be powerless to do anything, and she was afraid that she would no longer be able to repay the kindness she had shown her.
Jiang Yingyue couldn't even recall where she had just passed. When she came to her senses, she was already standing in front of the Mirror Flower Terrace and Yantang's room.
The little sparrow beside him had long since disappeared. Qingxiao had told her to go play somewhere else. He gently pushed open the door and went in: "Master, Miss Jiang has arrived."
Jiang Yingyue followed him and witnessed a scene she would never forget: Yan Tang's skin was almost bloodless, his arms were so thin that you could see the shape of the bones, and he looked lifeless. He was so sick that he didn't even have the strength to cough.
Yan Tang turned his head back: "It's you." His voice was so weak that it had no tone of voice as usual, but there was still a smile on his lips, as if to tell others that he was not in pain.
Jiang Yingyue slowly stepped forward, tears welling up in her eyes. Seeing him like this, she couldn't say a word: "I'm sorry..." This was the only thing she could think of.
"Why apologize? You didn't do anything wrong." Yan Tang's eyes still held a strong edge. "It's my own fault for being useless. Did I scare you?"
Jiang Yingyue quickly shook her head: "I'm so grateful to you." Tears began to slide down her cheeks. Who could have imagined that Yantang's condition would deteriorate to such a degree just over two months after she left?
"Where's Little Sparrow?" Yantang asked.
"She went to deliver the medicine over there, it will be ready in a bit." Qingxiao quickly replied, and Jiang Yingyue then noticed that Qingxiao looked much more haggard. "Thank you for your hard work." Yantang closed his eyes for a moment, but when he opened them again, he saw someone standing behind Jiang Yingyue and immediately widened his eyes.
Jiang Yingyue turned around and saw Jiang Shiyi standing there, a few drops of rain dripping from his hair, soaking his clothes. Yan Tang's eyes lit up again.
"Senior brother..."
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