It was three days later when Tantai Yu finished handing the matter of He Family. When he went back to the Eastern Palace, he knew that Su Li had left the day before yesterday. Tantai Mingyue gave him a letter from Su Li. The content of the letter was simple, telling that he should took care of himself, but mentioning nothing about He Family or his accession to the throne.
Tantai Yu wanted to ask her face to face, but he was about to ascend the throne, and after that he would be too busy to have enough time to sleep, let alone went to Dahan Country in person.
As for He Family, there were still some rumors that no one believed as topics for civilians to talk. Other things had disappeared in the public and became taboos in officials of imperial court.
A few days later, at Ling Mansion of Yunjing City, Dahan Country,
Ling Mo dressed as a servant, walked into the courtyard with breakfast and turned around. He saw Ling Li sitting under the eaves and staring at the distance silently.
Ling Li was obviously more emaciated than half a month ago. Although Ling Mo was far away from him, he could feel his slight fidget.
“If Mistress doesn’t come back, Master will…”
Ling Mo shook his head slightly and handed the plate to Mammy Li who was beside him. He tightened the white ribbon on the hilt of his sword and walked over slowly.
Seeing Ling Mo, Ling Li was a little relaxed, and his fidget weakened slightly. He shot a glance at the white ribbon and asked slowly, “How about that matter?”
Ling Mo slightly bowed his head and said in a deep voice, “The families of Liu Yi had been settled down. Those who have no family had been buried with their brothers who joined Yinmo Cult with them at the same time.”
Ling Li nodded gently, but he didn’t feel sad. He had no feelings about death because of his experience over the years.
Ling Mo hesitated for a moment, and then said, “The agent sent to Tianji Country hasn’t get news of Mistress, but… It’s said that Tantai Yu was designated as Crown Prince. Soon, he will become the next emperor of Tianji Country.”
Tantai Yu?
Ling Li’s eyes narrowed slightly. He remembered that Tantai Yu was Su Li’s senior fellow apprentice, and was very concerned about Su Li. Since he could be designated as Crown Prince, it meant that he was very powerful in Tianji Country, so Su Li was unlikely to be in danger.
But —
“It has been 16 days. Why… Why hasn’t she sent back any news? Is… Is she going to stay in Tianji Country and not come back?!”
Ling Li murmured. His face became more and more gloomy, and even his pneuma leaked out a trace, which hurt Ling Mo. Ling Mo’s face became pale immediately, and then he stepped back a dozen steps to stabilize himself.
“Master…”
Ling Mo called out helplessly. He was not cured, so he couldn’t bear it.
Ling Li recovered. Seeing Ling Mo’s pale face, he apologized, “You can’t use Xuangong for the moment. I’m really sorry.”
Ling Mo shook his head. He would not care about such a petty thing.
At this time, Mammy Li came over and said, “Master, the breakfast is ready. Please eat it. Don’t worry about Miss. She is going to treat Lord Ling Mo, so she must come back soon and won’t leave you alone.”
“Well.”
Ling Li answered unconcernedly. Ling Mo pushed the wheelchair to send him to the table. Looking at the dishes on the table, Ling Li had no appetite. He barely picked up a little dish and put it in his mouth. It left a bitter taste in his mouth, and he couldn’t swallow it.
He didn’t feel anything intolerable when Su Li said she would leave for a month. After all, he had been to the border areas of Nanjiang Country for many days and didn’t feel so unbearable.
But he didn’t expect that it was totally different between working outside and waiting at home. Only half a month passed, but he felt those days seemed more like a year. Every day he thought about the memories of the past half a year with Su Li, and missed her very much!
Seeing that he was depressed, Qiu Meng made fun of him, saying that he had lovesickness. Then she put down the medicine prescribed by the doctor, and left with smile.
Qiu Meng thought that her son just happened to have indigestion. He had gone to many brothels in the past ten years. Even if he married a beautiful Miss now, he would not become devoted.
What her son did misled her! She wouldn’t have thought that her son, who had gone to the brothel countless times, was actually conservative and had no sexual relationship with anyone.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the East Courtyard.
Ling Li looked up to the outside and saw a figure he missed suddenly stepping in.
“Li?!”
Ling Li was stupefied, and then couldn’t help showing his happiness. He quickly stood up from the wheelchair, “You are back…”
Before Ling Li finished speaking, Su Li pressed his shoulders and made him sit in his wheelchair again, and then Qiu Meng followed her into the room.
Her daughter-in-law hugged her son as soon as she came back, and the couple maintained a harmonious relationship. Seeing this, Qiu Meng was so happy that her eyes narrowed like curved crescent with laughter.
“Li, Ling Li worried about you very much since you went to find the way for curing Ling Mo. He has no appetite to eat, and becomes emaciated!”
Qiu Meng sat by and said a lot of good words about Ling Li, which made Ling Li feel shy. Then she left contentedly.
As soon as Qiu Meng left, Su Li broke loose from his embrace quickly, which made Ling Li feel sad. If he could, he would rather embrace her forever than let her go.
It was a pity that the harmony was an illusion. He knew that.
Su Li took a look at Mammy Li, and Mammy Li immediately understood and left with the rest of maids. In addition to Ling Li, only Ling Mo was there.
Su Li sat down across the table, taking out a bottle of elixirs from her arms,
“When I arrived in Tianji Country, Master had already left, but I found the proper prescription by chance. The elixirs are for you. You should take it every day and refine it. It’s said that the tendons and vessels will be cured immediately after seven days. Then you can gradually resume Xuangong. Never be anxious.”
Hearing it, Ling Mo was amazed immediately. He took the bottle respectfully, “Thank you very much for your elixirs.”
Su Li gently responded, looking back to Ling Li. Under Ling Li’s expectant gaze, she quietly finished the breakfast and left without saying a word.
Ling Li stopped smiling. After a while, he slowly picked up his chopsticks and ate every plate of breakfast Su Li had tasted.
Ling Mo took the elixirs and watched the sweet snacks being gulped by Ling Li. But… He could feel Master’s unhappiness.
“Master.”
Ling Mo said dismally. He hesitated for a long time, and then cautiously continued, “I think Mistress might think of many past matters during those days when she went out, so she acts just like before. But she must also miss you. So, Master…”
“I understand.”
Ling Li put down his chopsticks and said suddenly. His eyes were calm without the previous fidget, he smiled and his voice was clear, “Ling Mo, I know what you mean. No matter how she treats me, as long as she stays with me, it’s enough that I can… I can see her.”
“I’m very patient to heal the hurt in her heart. If I can’t do it in one year, I will spend two years and then if two years was not enough… I will spend my whole life!”
“I’ve broken through to be in the longevity realm, and my life expectancy has increased 200 years. Li is so young but she has reached the peak of the acquired realm, and she can certainly be in the longevity realm in the future. I’m… willing to wait for her.”
Feeling the strong faith of Master, Ling Mo’s worries dissipated. He nodded heavily, and thought to himself, “I hope… I can live to see the day when Master and Mistress can get back together.”
…
In the backyard, Mammy Li carefully prepared hot water for Su Li to dispel her fatigue.
The bathroom was steaming. Su Li took off her clothes and leaned back against the bath wall. Her thick and curly eyelashes vibrated slightly. Then she opened her eyes, which showed that she was slightly tired.
It seemed easy to visit Tianji country, but it cost a lot of energy to dialogue with ancient existence. Moreover, after the first time she met Tantai Feng, she contacted him many times. What she did for the communication every time was like fighting with a strong man. After returning to Yunjing City, she could relax for a moment.
Splash…
The sound of the water was soft, and the white and delicate arms were exposed from the water. Su Li looked down and was stunned for a moment. Her fingertips were slowly stabbed at the Neiguan of her wrists, and then… Nothing appeared.
Her lips were tight, and she felt restless, but the unrest lasted only a moment and then disappeared completely.
“What did that old beggar mean?”
Su Li spat out a gas, her eyes were clear again, and that idea disappeared quickly.
In fact, she returned to Yunjing City yesterday, but stayed in Linli Building.
After the matters of Luo Family were over, Luo Yingying and Fan Tianxing, Luo Yichen’s childhood friend, followed Luo Yichen to join Linli Building.
Su Li didn’t pay much attention to it. Her energy was so limited that she had no mood to care about anything else because she paid much attention to Reincarnation Mirror and Life Ring.
At her request, all the members in Linli Building revealed their Life Rings last night. The number reached nine tenths of amount, and the rest were creatures of the neverland.
The color distribution of these Life Rings was just like that of Nanjiang Country. Most of them were light blue, and a few were dark blue. Life Rings of Qu Qingning, Yin Xuetong, Fang Mu, Luo Yichen, Mei Ruohan and Fan Tianxing were all orange. Fang Yuan’s Life Ring was just as red as hers in the past, but different from hers, it was very light, not as red as blood.
Su Li killed a lot of people of Luo Family in Tianji Country. The rest of people she brought back were all outside of the realm, and they had Life Rings. If Spiritual Realm wasn’t big enough, she didn’t know where to imprison them.
After she came out of Spiritual Realm, Su Li unexpectedly met the old beggar who divined for her many years ago.
This time, the old beggar didn’t pretend to be silly anymore. He just sighed, which seemed that he was sorry for her.
“If you imprison arbitrarily the people who outside of realm, you will attract the attention of mirror spirit.”
“Elder, I have got the worst result. What can mirror spirit do if it notices me? At the worst, I will die earlier.”
“Lass, what do you want to do?”
“Now that you’re here, you should have guessed the answer.”
The old beggar took a look at the wrist where he had drawn rune for Su Li, shook his head and smiled bitterly, “The Reincarnation Mirror is the oldest treasure in the world. What you did… It’s useless… Alas…”