Chapter 216: Calamity (1/2)

Translator: Madesmoiselle V.

He reached out his jade-liked hand to Murong Xue, and there were two dark brown pills lying still in his palm.

He knew that she did not like medical decoction, so he specially asked his subordinates to make them into pills. Unexpectedly, they came in handy today!

Although the pills were a little bitter, they were much better than the bitter decoction. Murong Xue took a long sign of relief and stared at Ouyang Shaochen with displeasure. Why not tell her earlier that there were pills?

She took a pill and put it into her mouth. Murong Xue frowned at the bitter taste, and she did not savor it anymore but swallowed the pill directly. Then she stretched out for the glass of warm water in Ouyang Shaochen’s hand and took a few sips, diluting the bitterness in her mouth.

The breeze blew into the room through the half-opened window, bringing a faint stream of hot air. Murong Xue felt a bit cold and uncomfortable still. She felt limb and weak, and her eyelids were too heavy, making it hard for her to open her eyes.

“You’d better have a rest for a while. I will call you when we are ready to have dinner.” Ouyang Shaochen said lightly, gently helped her lie in bed, and then pulled the thin quilt to cover her body.

“Fine!” Murong Xue nodded stiffly and closed her eyes. She did not sleep well last night and drain her strength largely just now. She was also running a high fever, so she really needed to rest.

After a while, there was a sound of steady breathing coming from the bed. Ouyang Shaochen watched her face with a smile on his face. He carefully tucked her in again and caressed her forehead with his jade-liked hand, finding that her body temperature had turned lower.

The almost inaudible wind came through, and a purple slender figure suddenly appeared in the room!

Ouyang Shaochen sat by the bed and did not even glance at him before he said indifferently: “To what do I owe the pleasure?”

Hearing his casual tone, Ye Yichen frowned. “I came here for Murong Xue.”

“And then you will take her back to that mansion, gouge her eyes out to replace Qin Yuyan’s.” Ouyang Shaochen interrupted unceremoniously with slight contempt in his obsidian-like eyes!

Ye Yichen immediately denied: “No.”

“If not, you wouldn’t have guided Xue’er into that mansion and let those guards chase her.” Ouyang Shaochen glanced at him with undisguised contempt and disdain in his eyes.

Ye Yichen turned sullen and he snapped: “Ouyang Shaochen, mind your own business.”

“Why would I bother if it weren’t for your mean and despicable ways of treating Xue?” Ouyang Shaochen leered at him with contempt. Ye Yichen was famous for his outstanding military achievements, while the only reason that he knew Ye was Murong Xue. Even their first encounter a few years ago was because of her.

“It’s noisy.” Murong Xue vaguely heard the quarrel, but she could not open her eyes due to her heavy eyelids. She frowned and murmured discontentedly. Then she pulled the quilt to cover her ears and unconsciously fell asleep again.

The flush on Murong Xue’s small face were gradually disappeared along with the fever. Her looked slightly pale and her long eyelashes were like butterfly wings, casting shadows on her eyelids. Seeing her calm and quiet sleeping face, Ye Yichen’s expression turned gloomy.