Yunli's eyes suddenly reddened, and before she could even blink, tears welled up in her eyes.
Yun Ying's anxiety turned to fear. She strode over, grabbed Yun Li, pulled her arm, and stared into her eyes, asking, "Yun Qingluo, what are you playing at?"
Yun Qingluo raised her head slightly and looked at the woman who had been openly and secretly competing with her ever since she was chosen as the valley master by the old man. At this moment, the woman was staring at her with bloodshot eyes.
The worry in his eyes was deeply hidden, but she still caught it.
Yun Qingluo chuckled softly, "Yun Li, do you think I won't live past six months?"
As soon as Yun Qingluo finished speaking, she felt the hand gripping her arm pause slightly, and a sense of guilt rose in her heart.
But she had no choice.
She really had no other choice but to do this for the sake of her and Achen's child.
Falling from such a height, even if it's water below, would almost certainly result in a miscarriage.
That medicine truly was a life-for-life exchange, one life for two lives, it was very worthwhile, wasn't it?
Yun Qingluo curled the corners of her lips, then felt the hand gripping her arm tighten its grip, causing Yun Qingluo to wince slightly in pain.
Yunying turned her head and glared at Yunli, "Is what she said true?"
Yunli turned her head to the side, and two lines of clear tears finally fell. Yun Qingluo was slightly startled, but then a bitter feeling spread through her heart.
Yun Ying turned to look at Yun Qingluo in disbelief, muttering, "How is this possible? You're the healthiest person among us, the one who should live to be a hundred, how could this be..."
Yunying suddenly remembered something, and her mind went blank.
"No wonder those two children survived. No wonder they were unharmed on such a high cliff. Did you use some kind of secret medicine?"
Yunying grabbed Yun Qingluo's arm and shook it, demanding to know what medicine she had taken.
Yun Qingluo glanced at Yun Ying, then turned her head away, unable to bear watching her frantic state any longer.
In fact, although Yunying likes to argue with her openly, she is the one who loves herself the most.
When she first arrived in the valley, people didn't have much malice towards her, but they weren't very kind either. Only Yunying would casually walk over and call her "little idiot" or "little moron."
She would play hide-and-seek with her, and she would secretly leave the valley to buy her candied hawthorns behind her master's back, just because she had dreamt that she had shouted in her sleep, "Candied hawthorns, don't run away!"
It's funny, but no one wanted to sleep with her at night. Yunying thought she was afraid of the dark, so she kindly slept with her. As a result, Yunying mistook Yunying's hand for a candied hawthorn and took a bite out of it.
The next day, she thought Yunying was deliberately avoiding her because she didn't want to play with her anymore. It wasn't until it was almost dark that she saw Yunying coming back with a stack of candied hawthorns on her back.
Of course, she was punished by her master, but she always remembered that handsome figure.
The swaying shadows of the clouds made Yun Qingluo's head buzz, and also pulled her back to her senses.
Yun Qingluo turned around, looked at Yun Ying, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to explain.
"Yunying, I won't die. I want to wait for Master to come back, I want to go home with Achen, I want to watch my child grow up, and I want to protect the Valley of Divine Healers. I won't die, please believe me?"
Yun Qingluo recalled Xiao Yi's words when she left, and looked into Yun Yingdi's eyes earnestly.
Yunli silently wiped away her tears, then turned around and saw that Yun Qingluo's face looked even worse. She hurriedly walked over and pulled Yunying away.
"Are you crazy? The Valley Master's health isn't good to begin with, and you really didn't shake her." Yun Li kept calling her "Valley Master," which made Yun Qinglu feel annoyed.
She knew that Yunli was subtly reminding her not to forget the responsibilities she had just taken on as Valley Master.
Although Yunying didn't want to let go, seeing Yun Qingluo's tightly furrowed brows, she released Yun Qingluo following Yunli's pull.
Yun Li helped Yun Qingluo lean against the soft pillow at the head of the bed and fed her another pill.
Yun Qingluo took a breath and continued, "This matter is best kept between the two of you. Don't tell anyone else and cause panic. We'll find a solution within the next six months."
Yunli and Yunying were unusually silent, not uttering a word.
Yun Qingluo's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again. She then sighed and said solemnly, "This is the Valley Master's order."
The two men glanced at Yun Qingluo, then knelt on one knee, bowing their heads respectfully, and said, "We will obey the Valley Master's orders."
Yun Qingluo looked at the two people on the ground and laughed in anger.
Their Divine Doctor Valley doesn't have such rules either; they're quite good at making a scene for themselves, though.
"Alright, get up. Yunli's pout is so thick you could hang an oil lamp on it, she's lost all her ice queen vibe. Yunying, where did your usual composure go? I'm not even dead yet, and you're already rehearsing my funeral?"
As Yun Qingluo spoke, she suddenly recalled the scene she had witnessed at the entrance of the cave and said angrily, "That's right, you guys rehearsed it once already."
Yun Li obviously remembered what had happened before, and she stood up somewhat awkwardly. Yun Ying looked at Yun Qingluo with a blank expression, and then at the guilty Yun Li.
There was more to the story that I didn't know about?
Yun Ying stood up, not bothering to dwell on what had happened before, and simply asked Yun Qingluo, "Are you really sure?"
Even Yunli's expression changed after all.
Yun Qingluo nodded with unwavering confidence, saying, "Don't worry, once I'm settled back in the capital, I'll go to the Southern Frontier. The answer should be there."
Yun Qingluo had no idea what to do, but she couldn't reveal her thoughts.
Yunying's shoulders relaxed. "I'll rest later, and once I've chosen the right people, I'll send them to the capital. At that time, I hope to get a definite answer from you, not just empty promises."
Yun Qingluo pouted. "Did you hear Yun Tao say those words? She's quite good at applying what she's learned."
Yun Li didn't leave. Yun Qingluo looked at her and sighed, "I know I can't hide it from you, but Yun Li, trust me this once, I won't give you the chance to attend my funeral."
Yun Li rolled her eyes at Yun Qingluo, annoyed, and didn't bring up the topic again.
"The silver borrowed from the palace before, apart from the one used for disaster relief, has all been given to Yun Jin and Yun Huo and distributed to poor families in various places. I estimate there isn't much left."
Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow. "Send the rest to Yun Ying. She needs to train people for me, so she should need them. Notify the elders in the valley to prepare the medicinal herbs and wait for Yun Ying to return."
Yunli nodded, and the two discussed some more things about the valley before Yunli left.
After hearing the door close, Yun Qingluo's expression relaxed, as if she had just fought a battle and was very tired.
It's her. She used to be very healthy.
Yun Qingluo's lips curled up again as she thought of the two fair-skinned little ones.
What does it matter if my life is nearing its end?
Her life has always been in her own hands, and she will not allow this life to end so hastily.
Yun Qingluo raised her pale, sickly-looking, slender fingers, suggesting that her condition was rather serious.
It seems I need to get back to Beijing before A-Chen.
The five lines of defense are crucial and cannot be taken lightly. If she stays any longer and Ah Chen finds out, things will get really bad.
But Yun Qingluo had no idea that the situation in the capital was even worse.
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