Chapter 72 Guarding Outside the Door (1/2)

March 4, 2019

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Hurt, it hurt all over, as if every bone, every vein was being crushed.The most excruciating of all was the pain in her heart.Although such a pain recurs every month, every time Lan You Nian suffered so much pain, the thought of dying occured to her mind.Fortunately, Lan You Nian never gave up.

Her lips were already bitten to the point of bleeding.Her forehead beaded with sweat.Lan You Nian’s entire body was curled up in the corner of the room, trembling in pain.Her face was deathly pale.Because of the excruciating pain, Lan You Nian took out the dagger she always carried with her and viciously slashed her arm, using the method of fighting pain with pain.On the smooth white arm there were already several deep and shallow scars.Every time the poison activated, when the pain became too much to bear, Lan You Nian will cut a gash on herself, letting the pain in her arm distract her from the pain of the poison.

After so many years, this arm has already been marked with countless slashes.Fortunately, Gui Yi Zi prepared a top-notch healing ointment that could get rid of scars for Lan You Nian.If this were not the case, this arm couldn’t bear to be looked at.However, no matter how good the healing ointment was, it can only handle one scar.Lan You Nian’s arm always healed then became injured again, injured then healed, and so on a continuous cycle.

When the pain reached its peak, Lan You Nian wanted to scream but thinking of third brother and her maidservants who were waiting outside, Lan You Nian swallowed the scream, forcing it back down her throat.The repetitive pain made Lan You Nian’s consciousness a little hazy but Lan You Nian knew she couldn’t give up.She has endured this poison so many times already; she can still live through it this time.

Feng Yi Xuan stood straight as a ramrod in the doorway.He couldn’t hear any sounds from within the room, but for some reason, his heart was wracked with unbearable pain.A slender arm was prepared to throw open the door but remembering Nian Nian’s words just moments ago, Feng Yi Xuan arduously retracted his arm.His entire person was surrounded by a deadly aura as if he had climbed out of hell.He hated this feeling of powerlessness.He didn’t know what was happening to Nian Nian inside.He didn’t know if Nian Nian was sick, or if she was suffering.Feng Yi Xuan was filled with restless anxiety.

Every time, Lan You Nian’s poison lasted a day and a night.In this time, Lan Wu and Lan Qu took turns guarding the door of the room while Gui San was sitting in front of the door, just like whenever little junior sister’s poison activates, he and the rest of the senior brothers would sit in the doorway to guard little junior sister.

In the entire day that Lan You Nian’s poison was active, Feng Yi Xuan stood motionless just like that for a day and a night.He did not drink a sip of water, eat a single bite of food.Even his posture remained unchanged, simply unswervingly focused on the room, standing guard over Lan You Nian.

Even Gui San had to admire Feng Yi Xuan.This man did indeed treat his little junior sister very well.Moreover, the perseverance and worry expressed by this man were not superficial.This day and night of guarding, not even moving a muscle, allowed Gui San’s impression of Feng Yi Xuan to improve a lot.

“Lan Qu…,” a hoarse voice drifted out of the room, instantly prompting the already stiff Feng Yi Xuan to stir.That pair of fathomless eyes burst with an infinite brilliance.Feng Yi Xuan glued himself to the door of the room as he entreated, “Nian Nian, are you well?Is there any discomfort?” A day and night without a drop of water to drink and suppressed emotions made Feng Yi Xuan’s voice hoarse, not much better than Lan You Nian’s.

After one day and night of torture from the poison, Lan You Nian was a mess.Her hair and clothes were in total disarray, her arm was smeared with blood, her complexion was wan and sallow, so after the poison has passed, Lan You Nian wanted to call in Lan Qu to help her bathe. She didn’t expect to hear Feng Yi Xuan’s voice.Has he been outside all this time?Lan You Nian’s heart warmed imperceptibly.She could hear the hoarseness in Feng Yi Xuan’s voice and the cautious entreaty for confirmation.It was apparent she had no more strength left, but Lan You Nian still answered.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.Let Lan Qu in to help me freshen up!” Lan You Nian’s weak voice drifted out the room, the frailty in her voice pressed down heavily on Feng Yi Xuan’s heart.However, at this moment, hearing Lan You Nian was alright allowed Feng Yi Xuan to breathe a sigh of relief.

“En,” Feng Yi Xuan nodded, even if Lan You Nian wasn’t able to see it.

Seeing Feng Yi Xuan moved out of the way, Lan Qu carefully opened the door and went in, closing the door behind her.In fact, towards this Ming wang, Lan Qu had high esteem for him.Before, she already suspected this Ming wang’s feelings for her family’s young miss was slightly different.After this day and night, Lan Qu can confirm that this Ming wang liked young miss.However, she won’t interfere with young miss’s feelings.After all, young miss has suffered too much hurt in the past. Moreover, this Ming wang’s identity wasn’t good.Young miss loves her freedom, an unrestrained life, but this Ming wang…

“Young miss,” Lan Qu’s eyes were red as she walked over to support Lan You Nian who was curled on the ground.Taking in young miss’s weak appearance, Lan Qu’s tears poured down.

Lan You Nian observing that Lan Qi was crying, at first, she wanted to tease her a bit, but she was so weak she couldn’t even speak so left it at that. Initially letting Lan Qu come in was because she was afraid if Lan Wu came in, she would cry all over the place.She didn’t expect Lan Qu after going through this so many times still cried.

Gingerly taking off Lan You Nian’s clothes, Lan Qu helped her family’s young miss over to the already prepared bathtub.As the warm water lapped against Lan You Nian’s exhausted body, Lan You Nian slowly recovered the strength in her body.Lan Qu found the best healing ointment that was sent from the Medical Valley to gingerly apply it onto Lan You Nian’s arm.Looking at the scars on the jadelike arm, Lan Qu felt her family’s young miss had a bitter life.How could the Heavens treat the world’s most extraordinary girl like this?

After bathing, Lan You Nian having finished washing up laid on the bed, watching Lan Qu fully occupy herself with other tasks.Lan You Nian involuntarily asked, “Feng Yi Xuan waited outside for a long time?”

“Yes, one day and night,” Lan Qu answered truthfully.She knew young miss had her own judgment about her personal matters.They only had to serve young miss well, that was all, being loyal to young miss was their priority.

“Really?” Lan You Nian’s exclaimed, stunned.Not that she didn’t believe, but rather she understood Feng Yi Xuan to have a standoffish character.She didn’t know why he would stand guard outside for a whole day and night.It seemed that apart from shifu, the senior brothers and her subordinates, no one else has ever been like this.

“En,” Lan Qu nodded.Then after considering it a moment, she added, “Not a drop of water was touched!”From her heart, Lan Qu was moved by Feng Yi Xuan’s actions.From the years they followed young miss, although young miss was kind, underneath all that, she was very distant.Take them, for example, although young miss was so good to them, they had nothing to say, but young miss never shared her pain with anyone.Sometimes they ached for someone to accompany young miss, guarding young miss, protecting young miss.Some who can walk into young miss’s heart so young miss wouldn’t be so lonely anymore.

Lan You Nian shut her eyes and didn’t say anything. One, she was too weak, so she didn’t want to talk, two, because her heart was in slight disorder, she didn’t know what she should say.Such a man because of her stayed outside without touching a drop of water to accompany her for an entire day and night.All the while, he didn’t know she is suffering from poison.What if she only had a cold, a fever, or got sick?Will this man still recklessly stand guard there?In fact, Lan You Nian doesn’t know, even if she really only had a small illness, Feng Yi Xuan would still watch over her.This was Feng Yi Xuan’s passionate feelings and steadfastness.