Chapter 59 Three Years "Why three years?"
Seeing that Wushanqing remained silent, Yuemingxi already had her answer.
She pursed her lips and said sadly, "I can find out when and how many times you used your heart's blood. You used your heart's blood a total of ten times."
Yue Mingxi looked up at him and said, "Wu Shanqing, the two times in the middle were exactly when I was unconscious and blind in the Dragon Blood Forest."
"Were the fact that your clothes were covered in blood and that you suddenly became mute and deaf all side effects of using your heart's blood to save me?"
Wu Shanqing avoided looking at her, nodding very slightly.
Yue Mingxi's eyelashes trembled; at the time, she naively thought it was a stroke of luck.
It turns out it wasn't because she was lucky, but simply because Wu Shanqing was there for her.
Recalling what had happened, Yue Mingxi felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
She pursed her lips, her clear eyes looking at Wu Shanqing, and said softly, "If I hadn't discovered it myself, would you have ever thought of telling me these things?"
Seeing how heartbroken she was, Wu Shanqing gently pulled Yue Mingxi into his arms.
"I'm sorry, I just felt that telling you would only make you feel guilty and sad. There was no other use in it, so I didn't tell you."
Yue Mingxi's tears fell onto Wu Shanqing's shoulder. "You big idiot, you big fool, do you know how much it breaks my heart to see you like this?"
In the ancient book given to her by Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi discovered that the blood of a dragon's heart is extremely precious and rare, a rare treasure that can solve almost all problems in the world.
However, the side effects are also severe, and one should never use one's heart's blood unless absolutely necessary.
Each use of the heart's blood causes significant damage to the body, requiring a long period of recovery.
Yue Mingxi never expected that this fool would use it twice in two days just for her sake.
Wu Shanqing gently wiped away Yue Mingxi's tears and whispered in her ear, "I'm fine. Didn't you quickly cure my muteness and deafness back then? I'm perfectly fine."
Yue Mingxi sniffed. "Wu Shanqing, you big liar, your body is not well at all. It will take at least ten thousand years to recover after using your heart's blood once."
“Your frequent use will not only damage your body, but also gradually weaken the effects of the heart blood. Since you know this will happen, you still use it so frequently.”
The blood from a dragon's heart requires an extremely long time to be nurtured. This guy used it a full eight times in just seven years, no wonder his body became so weak.
Yue Mingxi covered her face with her hands and cried sadly, "It's all my fault. I should have come sooner. Seven years is too long. If I had come sooner, you would have used your heart's blood less often and wouldn't have lost so much weight."
"It's not your fault, it's not because of you." Wu Shanqing hugged Yue Mingxi and said in a low and serious voice, "Baby, I'm fine, there's still a long way to go in the future."
Gently taking Yue Mingxi's hand in his own, Wu Shanqing kissed away her tears and whispered, "Don't cry, baby, I'll be alright."
Yue Mingxi was stunned for a moment, then asked blankly, "What did you call me?"
Wu Shanqing smiled faintly, "Baby."
After saying that, Wu Shanqing looked down at her seriously and asked, "Do you like this nickname?"
Yue Mingxi blushed and slowly nodded.
Wu Shanqing smiled and pulled her towards the well. "Let's wash our baby's face. He's been crying so much he looks like a little kitten."
Yue Mingxi was pulled forward by Wu Shanqing, and she slowly said "Oh".
After washing her face, Yue Mingxi took the towel that Wu Shanqing handed her and obediently wiped her face.
"Wu Shanqing," Yue Mingxi said, her voice slightly nasal after crying, "I can guess that you used your heart's blood for me a second time to treat my eyes, but what about the first time? Was I seriously unconscious then?"
Wu Shanqing bent down, took the towel from Yue Mingxi's hand, hung it on the rack, and looked at her gently.
"Yes, I had just learned that you were an elf when you collapsed in front of me. The situation was very urgent. Your transformation came too suddenly, and I had to use my heart's blood to suppress it."
"Otherwise, you will bleed from all seven orifices in a very short time and die suddenly. At that time, neither the Dragon Blood Fruit nor the Dragon Eye will be able to protect your life."
Yue Mingxi opened her eyes wide. The situation was so critical. In her memory, she had just fallen asleep as if she had been unconscious before, and even for a shorter period of time than before.
Stepping forward and hugging Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi buried her face in his chest and said in a muffled voice, "Wu Shanqing, why are you so good to me? You've done so many things for me, but you never told me."
Wu Shanqing smiled and reached out to rub her round head. "Because you are Yue Mingxi, isn't it only natural for me to be good to you?"
Yue Mingxi's heart pounded at his words, and her face and ears instantly turned bright red.
Wu Shanqing placed a kiss on her lips, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I need to correct what you said earlier, baby. I should have told you everything I've done for you."
Yue Mingxi retorted softly, "You only tell me when I ask you every time."
Wu Shanqing laughed, "I promise, from now on I won't hide anything from you except for surprises."
Yue Mingxi looked up at him earnestly, her eyes sparkling. "Really?"
Wu Shanqing nodded vigorously, extended his little finger, and said with his head down, "Let's pinky swear."
“Okay.” Yue Mingxi couldn’t wait to bend her other fingers and extend her little finger.
The two of them made a promise with utmost seriousness, like children.
"Oh, right." Yue Mingxi suddenly looked up, "We agreed yesterday that I would tell you today how I knew the words you scribbled under your letter."
Wu Shanqing raised his hand and gently stroked the tip of her nose, a smile curving his lips. "You just remembered? I've been waiting all day."
Upon hearing this, Yue Mingxi blinked and looked at him in confusion, "Why didn't you say anything?"
Wu Shanqing hummed softly and said coyly, "I already asked you several times yesterday. I'm afraid if I ask again today, you'll find me annoying."
Yue Mingxi's eyes widened, and she looked at him with a smile, saying, "How could that be? I never find you annoying."
Wu Shanqing's eyes lit up with a smile. Taking advantage of Yue Mingxi's inattention, he leaned down and kissed the little red mole on Yue Mingxi's ear. "Baby is so good."
The boy's hot breath filled Yue Mingxi's ears and neck, and Yue Mingxi's heart trembled.
Shaking her mind, Yue Mingxi lowered her head and took out a box from her storage bag.
Carefully opening the box, Yue Mingxi moved with utmost tenderness, gently taking out the letter and unfolding it.
Looking up at Wushanqing, Yuemingxi pursed her lips and said softly, "From the moment I opened this letter, I was curious about what the words you had covered up were. My intuition told me that this must be something very important. I searched through all the ancient books you gave me, racked my brains to learn all the spells, and spent half a year finally figuring out what you had written."
At this point, Yue Mingxi's eyelashes trembled. "This is the first spell I created based on my own magical power. I named it Restoration Spell. It can restore anything that has been hidden. It is extremely difficult, so much so that completing this spell made learning other spells later on very easy."
Wu Shanqing looked at her with heartache, and took Yue Mingxi's slightly cool fingers in his palm.
"Baby is too modest. It's obvious that you have a special talent. Creating your own magic is very difficult. You are really amazing."
Yue Mingxi smiled sheepishly, "No, it's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be."
“You’re really amazing, baby. I take back what I said before.” Wu Shanqing looked at her and said seriously, word by word.
“In the bamboo forest of Xuanyun Sect at night, you asked me when you could become as powerful as me. I said then that day would never come, but I take it back. Baby is really amazing, even more powerful than me.”
Yue Mingxi chuckled and said, "Why are you exaggerating more and more?"
“No way,” Wu Shanqing’s beautiful eyes curved into crescents, her gaze fixed on Yue Mingxi. “Baby is just incredibly amazing, even more amazing than me.”
Yue Mingxi felt extremely embarrassed by what he said and lowered her head to look at the letter from her subordinate.
The few lines on the letter that were once completely black have long since revealed their original handwriting.
“
If I survive by chance, I will definitely come to you, and then you can do whatever you want with me.
You're so kind, could you give me three years, considering I'm saving the world?
I'm sorry, I know this is very unfair to you. Just take it as me saying something ridiculous and don't take it seriously.
"
After completely blackening Wushanqing, he was still not at ease, so he cast many spells on it to prevent Yuemingxi from seeing it.
It took Yue Mingxi a full five months to decipher these dazzling advanced spells.
With a soft sigh, Yue Mingxi looked at Wu Shanqing with heartache, "Why three years? I could have waited for you forever."
Wu Shanqing intertwined his fingers with hers, lowered his head and whispered, "I can't make you wait for me that long. Three years is the final deadline I've set for myself. But after I finished writing it, I felt that I was being too selfish, so I covered it all up."
Yue Mingxi's heart skipped a beat. "Wu Shanqing, how could you be so heartbreaking?"
Wu Shanqing wiped away her tears and smiled, "I hope we can hang lanterns together during the Spring Festival this year."
"It definitely will." Yue Mingxi nodded vigorously.
Author's Note: The main story will conclude tomorrow.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
