Chapter 166 True or False
Xiao Qing sat up straight. "Are you looking for Zhao Ziyuan?"
She had thought about it while she was in the cave.
Those who don't know their identities won't kill them.
Zhao Ziyuan was unaware of the inside story; only Li Qinghe knew their identities.
Although she couldn't be sure that Li Qinghe was the one with the problem, in her heart, he could no longer be easily trusted.
Before their incident, Zhao Ziyuan's situation didn't seem to be very good either.
She thought that Fu Mingyi was probably worried about Zhao Ziyuan.
But Fu Mingyi shook his head and even smiled. "If he can't even handle this, he doesn't need to see You Chen again."
Xiao Qing was puzzled, so he gestured for her to come a little closer.
Xiao Qing leaned forward slightly, and Fu Mingyi whispered something in her ear.
Xiao Qing stared wide-eyed in surprise, and it took her a long time to say, "You were already thinking this far ahead when you left Nanhua City? Really... how is your brain made?"
People say you have to take things one step at a time, but Fu Mingyi has probably already taken dozens of steps ahead.
Her expression cheered Fu Mingyi up a bit.
This Xiao Qing is quite different from the one in Nanhua Palace.
For a moment, Fu Mingyi felt he understood why Xiao Qing, even after spending so long in the palace, still stubbornly held back some of her identity and the entire palace in her heart.
"I didn't know back then that something like this would happen. Otherwise, I wouldn't be making things so difficult and exhausting for you now." It's just that I'm used to keeping a backup plan in mind, just in case.
Xiao Qing waved her hand, "You've done very well."
She was silent for a moment, her voice low and deep, "When we were in that dark hole, I thought about it. If it weren't for my stubbornness, you probably wouldn't have wanted to take me out of the palace and run to such a far place. This must have been very dangerous and difficult for you to arrange. I think the reason you did this was definitely not to let me leave the palace to relax or to let me go, but rather to take this opportunity to teach me some lessons or to change my mind."
Fu Mingyi looked at her quietly. He knew that she actually knew everything, but she often didn't say anything, or even pretended to be stupid, simply because she didn't want to face reality.
“You had a low-grade fever at the time, and I gave you all the life-saving medicine that Mr. Wu gave you, but you still couldn’t wake up. Later, I got really scared, and I told myself that you would definitely not be willing to just fall asleep like this, and you would definitely not be at ease leaving me like this.”
“You are different from me. I can easily get by as long as I’m comfortable, but you are not. You have a strong sense of responsibility to this country and a lot of ambition and ideals. I was almost at my breaking point, but I only thought about giving up on myself. I never thought that you would never wake up again.”
Xiao Qing felt that now that things had come to this point, she no longer needed to hide anything.
She looked intently at Fu Mingyi, her eyes shining like stars in the sky, or like a still stream flowing under the starry sky, clear and captivating.
“When I was about to give up, I felt very regretful that I couldn’t see you wake up before I left. And thinking of many other people… I realized that although I have always tried to maintain a detached attitude and kept telling myself that I would eventually leave and that I would not belong to this world, after so many years, I can no longer see myself as a complete outsider.”
She took a deep breath, vaguely feeling something rising within her that she found both joy and sorrow, peace and turmoil.
She looked at Fu Mingyi in front of her.
Even though he was seriously injured, even in such an unknown environment and difficult circumstances, he could still sit there calmly and elegantly. Even though he looked tired and unwell, he still retained his charm.
She then realized that a person's demeanor and bearing sometimes have nothing to do with their appearance.
She then recalled his terrified expression on the suspension bridge at Phoenix Mountain.
Her heart was beating a little fast, she thought it was because she was having some difficulty organizing her thoughts.
She tried her best to appear calm, but little did she know that two flames seemed to suddenly ignite in her eyes as she looked at Fu Mingyi.
It was intense, pure, and subtly mixed with caution and fearlessness, carrying a kind of inexplicable mystery.
Fu Mingyi's gaze deepened, and his breathing became almost inaudible.
"At that moment, I thought, I won't lie this time. You saved my life, and as long as you wake up, I don't care why you encouraged me to believe I was really... that person. I'll really believe I was... that person, as long as you really want this..."
Xiao Qing didn't know why, but suddenly felt like crying.
A voice seemed to be saying in her mind: No, that's not it.
She thought it was because she had suddenly heard that Fu Mingyi had woken up, which caused her emotions to fluctuate greatly.
Fu Mingyi's heart skipped a beat.
Xiao Qing's expression looked conflicted.
But her gaze was strong and resolute.
For the first time, Fu Mingyi truly hesitated.
Xiao Qing felt that the way Fu Mingyi looked at her made her lose her courage.
But she didn't want to lose her courage.
She suddenly stood up, instinctively wanting to leave.
But then she heard Fu Mingyi ask, "Are you sad?"
Xiao Qing shook her head. "No, I'm not sad."
Why are you crying?
"I didn't cry."
Fu Mingyi didn't say anything more, he just looked at her, as if he was thinking about something.
Xiao Qing asked, "You still haven't told me what you want me to do."
Such an obvious way of changing the subject.
Fu Mingyi looked at her for a while, lowered his eyes slightly, and finally said, "Judging by the days, Mr. Wu should have arrived in Feng County by now. However, I don't know how far it is from here to Feng County."
Xiao Qing was overjoyed. "Mr. Wu is coming?"
Fu Mingyi nodded, infected by her joy.
Perhaps, as she herself said, she could no longer remain completely detached.
Even if she herself was unwilling to admit it, she was indeed not a cold-hearted, ruthless emperor, so she actually kept many people in her heart, and therefore could no longer remain an outsider.
"I'll go right now, but how do I find him?"
Fu Mingyi gave a few brief instructions, looking extremely tired.
Injured people know they need to rest.
Xiao Qing told Fu Mingyi to rest well and not to worry about things outside before she finally left.
Mr. Wu is coming.
Mr. Wu is returning from the North.
Mr. Wu is so capable; once she gets in touch with him, everything will be much easier.
Fu Mingyi told her where to find Mr. Wu and gave her a few secret codes to recognize people, which put her at ease.
In any case, it's a good thing that Xiao Qing herself has decided to accept her mission and responsibility.
Her intuition is always sharp. That's probably why she interrupted herself just now, right?
Fu Mingyi's heart softened even more.
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