Chapter 485 - The Price of Life and Death (2/2)
She punched the table with her left fist. She was just sitting at the firm stone table when the loud sound of some kind of moving mechanism sounded all of a sudden.
Everyone’s attention turned to the stone table.
What they witnessed the next moment was that the middle of the ordinary-looking table began to open up.
Thereafter, a box made of rock began emerging before their eyes.
“This…”
Lin Mengya was stunned. Instinctively, she picked up the heavy stone box.
As she pulled out the stone slate on top of the box, there was a small but tightly bundled packaging inside, and it looked very familiar to Lin Mengya.
Was this fabric not the same material as the one she found on the old turtle at the bottom of the pond?
Lin Mengya carefully opened the package and found two small books and a personal seal in it.
“Come over and take a look at this, Yu An. Is this the register of names you were talking about?”
Yu An immediately came over and took a closer look and as expected, there was a clear record of Fanggu’s appearance and her birthplace.
In addition, there was even the Servants Administration’s official seal.
The other was an official letter proving her identity. After Yu An and Zuo Qiuyu went through it carefully, they confirmed that it was Lin Mengya’s mother’s handwriting.
At this moment, the truth of Fanggu’s identity was finally revealed.
A feeling of regret and remorse began gnawing at Lin Mengya’s conscience.
If she did not come here today, perhaps Fanggu would continue to lead a contented life, hanging on her ideals and beliefs.
Although her arrival had brought new hope to Fanggu temporarily, it had brought about her death too.
The remorseful Lin Mengya felt that she was no longer able to face this woman, who had waited her whole life for the sake of Lin Mengya’s mother.
“Stop feeling so guilty. On the other hand, why would Fanggu need to enter her room to look for the papers if they were here all along?”
Zuo Qiuyu tried to comfort Lin Mengya, but the latter appeared to be suddenly shaken.
That’s right! If Fanggu had hidden these items here, there was no way she would mix up her memory.
Could it be that Fanggu already knew that there was a man highly skilled in martial arts, hiding in her room?
Shocked, Lin Mengya looked at Fanggu and thought that she certainly did not look like she was at peace.
Lin Mengya tasted something bitter at the back of the mouth when it occurred to her that Fanggu had offered up her life!
No wonder… all of a sudden, certain details came welling up in Lin Mengya’s mind.
They had just met up but Fanggu had sacrificed her life to protect Lin Mengya. Even in the face of death, Fanggu had not even fought to keep alive in order not to alarm them.
It was no wonder that when they entered Fanggu’s room, it was still in order. It was no wonder that Fanggu’s stiffened fingers were pointing at her bed even when she was being hanged.
It must be because Fanggu knew this man to be very highly skilled. Fearing that Lin Mengya’s life and the lives of her companions would be endangered, she chose to sacrifice her own life.
Lin Mengya was deeply saddened. She felt as if she had suffered a heavy blow of a hammer, but she could not shed a drop of tears.
She had never seen someone as loyal as this woman, who was able to endure such great torment for a master whom she had not seen for decades, who was willing to sacrifice her life in exchange for the safety of her master’s heir.
Lin Mengya felt faint and began swaying from left to right, but in the next moment, she fell into a pair of strong arms.
She looked up only to see Long Tianyu’s worried expression on his handsome face.
Lin Mengya felt as if her heart was going to break into pieces from grief.
The mixed feelings in her seemed to be warring with each other. All she could do was to passively remain in Long Tianyu’s embrace in a daze.
Long Tianyu, who had just arrived, became extremely anxious over Lin Mengya’s condition in this instant.
Back home, Baili Rui had warned them that Lin Mengya should not be exposed to anything that would cause her emotions to fluctuate immensely.
Little did they expect the many accidents would happen on this trip to the Nation of Lintian.
Long Tianyu focused his eyes on Lin Mengya’s pale face and she appeared to be gasping for breath.
Long Tianyu did not care about what was happening around but began gently massaging Lin Mengya’s back with his large hands.
“Hooo….”
After a long time, Lin Mengya finally let out a long breath.
At this moment, colors started to come back onto her face.
By now, Min’er had been weeping so hard that her voice had turned hoarse. All the people there, including Long Tianyu who had appeared abruptly behind her, were looking at her quietly, waiting for her to handle the situation.
“Min’er, give me a hand so we can freshen Fanggu up together and send her on her way,” said Lin Mengya with a usual solemn tone.
Although Lin Mengya looked as if she would faint any moment now, she still had a little bit of strength in her.
Refusing help from Long Tianyu, Lin Mengya pushed herself up and walked up to Fanggu.
Setting her eyes on the basin of water brought by Min’er, Lin Mengya used a clean towel to clean away the blood on Fanggu’s neck, which had congealed.
“I’m so sorry. I’m sorry to have brought this misfortune upon you,” mumbled Lin Mengya.
Her sincere apology was not just directed at Fanggu alone.
Min’er, whose life could have continued to be peaceful and quiet, had been implicated.
Having lost Fanggu, her security, what should such a pitiful girl do in the future?
“No, Your Highness, the princess. Please don’t take the blame on yourself. Fanggu told me that the reason she was still alive was that she once had a master who treated her like her own sister. In order to repay her master’s kindness, she was willing to die without any murmur. I didn’t understand what she meant then, but now I see what she meant.”
Min’er helped Lin Mengya with cleaning up Fanggu’s body as she narrated the story of Fanggu with a hoarse voice.