543 Two Pearls on the Dark Walls (1/2)

Chapter 543: Two Pearls on the Dark Walls

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The last of the evening light disappeared and the capital of the Kingdom of Qi was enshrouded in darkness. The light emitting from the white temple did not disperse. The pious believers who were kneeling and immersed in the events gradually emerged from their reverie. They stared at the window, each thinking about something or another. Lights lit up in each household.

The doors to the room opened and Ye Hongyu walked out. Her beautiful face was just as cold as before, and devoid of any emotions. However, she could not hide the exhaustion between her brows.

Ning Que noticed her exhaustion and haggardness. However, he did not say anything but entered the room. He sat beside the bed and held Sangsang's slender wrist, perceiving silently.

After making sure that Sangsang's condition had taken a turn for the better, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He tucked in the corners of her blankets and placed a fresh towel on her forehead before walking out of the room.

He looked at Ye Hongyu who was leaning against the stone walls and said sincerely, ”You have worked hard.”

Ye Hongyu noticed that he did not express his gratitude. Her eyebrows flicked upwards as she asked, ”Are you not going to thank me?”

Ning Que said, ”I have exchanged my life for this.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”Your prescription and the herbs from the temple seemed to have worked. The poison in her body has mostly been neutralized. However, I can only suppress the cold aura in her temporarily.”

After a moment, she frowned slightly and continued, ”I realized that night by the Yanming Lake that the Divine Light in the Lady of Light is much purer and vigorous than mine. Naturally, I can't do anything to get rid of the cold aura that even she can't rid herself of. Speaking of which, where did that cold aura come from?”

Ning Que recounted the events where he had picked up Sangsang from a pile of bodies.

Ye Hongyu's doubts were not cleared. Her frown grew even heavier as she said, ”The rot in bodies are the darkest and filthiest of all things on earth, and the cold rains would damage the body of an infant. But how could this unnatural cold affect the Haotian Divine Light in the Lady of Light?”

Ning Que gave her an expectant look and asked, ”Do you have any ideas?”

Ye Hongyu looked into his eyes and said, ”Does the Headmaster have any ideas?”

Ning Que shook his head.

Ye Hongyu said with a serene expression, ”The Headmaster has no idea how to get rid of the cold aura in her body, so you came to ask me. Even though you have spoken out of urgency, it still makes you look like an idiot.”

Ning Que's expression grew dark and he smiled bitterly, with difficulty.

Watching his expression and recalling how Ning Que had not hesitated to hook his fingers in hers before she had used her Divine Skills to heal Sangsang, Ye Hongyu felt for the first time that this shameless disciple of the Academy was not entirely useless.

With that fleeting thought, her expression softened as she looked at Ning Que. She said, ”Since the Headmaster said that the Buddhism Sect can heal Sangsang, then you two would definitely gain something at Lanke Temple.”

Ning Que smiled and asked, ”Are you consoling me?”

Ye Hongyu said, ”You may understand it this way.”

Ning Que said, ”What I can't understand is why you are the one consoling me.”

Ning Que smiled sunnily, the dimples on his cheeks seemed extremely bright.

Ye Hongyu looked at his face and said, ”You are indeed quite adorable. However, your character is hateful.”

At the temple of the Kingdom of Qi, the Judicial Department, priests, and knights were all shut outside the tightly shut doors. The temple was very quiet and the torches on the walls of the stone corridors were not lit. The light of the stars streamed in through the stone windows. While they were not very bright, it was not dark either.

Ning Que watched the Taoist maiden whose face was illuminated by the faint light. He saw the exhaustion and haggardness in her eyes. He looked at her clear brows, bright eyes and tender lips and felt that this was the most beautiful and captivating version of Ye Hongyu he had ever seen. His right fingers that hung by his thigh trembled.

They trembled and his fingertips touched something hard. He raised the teacup in his hands and brought it before her.

Ye Hongyu took the cup and drank the cold, strong tea.

The corridor was very quiet. The disciple of the back of the mountain of the Academy and the Great Divine Priest of Judgment of the West-Hill Divine Palace leaned against the cool stone walls in silence. They looked at the faint light streaming through the windows and did not speak for a long while.

After some time, Ning Que suddenly said, ”Earlier today, you said that you've said by the Yanming Lake and in the Wilderness that the Academy and Haotian Taoism are natural enemies. There would be a great war one day and that day is fast approaching. Have you ever thought about what we should do if we meet on the battlefield one day?”

Ye Hongyu held on to the teacup as she looked up at him. Her eyes were filled with ridicule as she said, ”We are all people without friends. So why do we have to reminisce about the past and talk about the future as if we were? You want to become closer to me just to save your own life. This is rather shameless.”

Ning Que did not try to defend himself. He said, ”I just want to know what you would do if that day comes.”

Ye Hongyu did not hesitate to say, ”I have said, that you are the most dangerous enemy to Haotian Taoism. Should the war really happen, I will do everything in my power to kill you regardless of the price I have to pay.”

Ning Que took the teacup from her and placed it on his lips as he said wonderingly, ”That makes sense. I would do everything I can to kill someone as dangerous as you.”

With that, he drank the last drops of the tea and felt that it was bitter beyond comparison.

Ye Hongyu felt a little annoyed that Ning Que had drunk the remnants of her tea using her teacup. However, she suddenly didn't feel like being angry after seeing Ning Que frowning at the bitterness of the tea.

”I won't go easy on you.”

Ye Hongyu looked at the night scenery outside the stone windows and said indifferently. However, it was unknown whether she was speaking to Ning Que or herself, or perhaps she was saying it for the loyal subjects outside the temple to hear.

Ning Que thought of the scenery and people in Chang'an and of the lands he had seen in the south. He thought of the farmers and army men who toiled over the fertile lands and said, ”Me too.”

The dim corridor descended into silence once more.