Chapter 522 - Pretend Death Episode (1/2)

Long Tianyu thought he heard something from within the room before he had gone too far.

Frowning, he quickened his steps as he returned to the room.

“Mengya! Zuo Qiuyu, someone come!”

He spotted Lin Mengya, who had been paralyzed on the ground the moment he entered through the door.

Long Tianyu tensed up the moment he saw the fresh blood at the corner of Lin Mengya’s mouth.

There was an unusual ruddiness to Lin Mengya’s cheeks. Long Tianyu pulled up Lin Mengya’s sleeves and as he expected, there was a red patch made up of wriggly lines like earthworms on her right arm. The sight brought great pain to Long Tianyu’s heart.

“What’s happened? What’s happened?”

Zuo Qiuyu rushed over the moment he heard the commotion. Apparently, he was flabbergasted when he saw the Lin Mengya in Long Tianyu’s arms.

“This is… Quick, Long Tianyu, lay her on the bed!”

How would Long Tianyu be willing to put her down? He continued holding Lin Mengya in his arms while he sat down on the bed, looking solemn.

Zuo Qiuyu immediately felt her pulse and as he did so, the expression on his face turned solemn too.

“How could this be? There’s no pulse! Breathing… Why isn’t she breathing too?”

The situation turned extremely bizarre.

Lin Mengya, who was completely well just a moment ago, was not showing any signs of breathing and no pulse at all.

Nevertheless, the red lines on her right arms appeared to be dancing around vigorously.

By this time, Zuo Qiuyu was drenched in sweat, but he still had no inkling of what was happening to Lin Mengya.

“Go get Chang Tianhua for me! This medication had been prescribed by him. He will know!”

The bizarre situation, however, had made Long Tianyu calm down in that instant.

Although there was no pulse or breathing, he was certain that Lin Mengya was still alive.

He once heard his master mentioned that there was something the people who practiced martial arts did, which was to lapse into a state that appeared to be dead. Someone in this state would appear perfectly normal, except that he would have no breathing and no pulse.

From Lin Mengya’s appearance, she had perhaps lapsed into a state of fake death.

This was the only reason that explained the ruddiness on her cheeks even in the absence of breathing and pulse.

At this moment, Zuo Qiuyu had rushed off to look for Elder Chang. Cautiously, Long Tianyu held on to Lin Mengya, fearing that he would miss anything while she was in this state.

Not long after, Elder Chang arrived with Zuo Qiuyu in a hurry.

By this time, the ruddiness on Lin Mengya’s cheeks had subsided considerably. At the same time, the red marks on her right arm appear to slow down in their movements.

However, Lin Mengya’s breathing and pulse had not returned.

“Elder Chang, although Mengya always suffers excruciating pain when she ingests your prescription, nothing like this had ever happened. Did something go wrong?”

Chang Tianhua did not dare to slight Zuo Qiuyu after hearing his words. He immediately felt for Lin Mengya’s pulse.

He frowned while he felt for her pulse in silence. It was only after some time that he exhaled and started to speak slowly.

“The princess was pulsing in a strange pattern that was extremely rare in the world. Although there’re no breathing and pulse on the surface, she is still alive. There should not be any problem with my prescription. Nevertheless, there are signs that show that the princess’s arteries and veins had been injured before. The effect of the medication I prescribed must be too powerful. Not to worry, I’ve researched into another new medication which has a much gentler effect.”

Chang Tianhua wiped away the perspiration on his forehead. He was afraid that the two important guests would take it out on him.

However, both Long Tianyu and Zuo Qiuyu were reasonable and rational. They had not displayed any signs of violence towards him.

“Does that mean my cousin’s life is not at risk?” asked Zuo Qiuyu severely.

Chang Tianhua pondered carefully before he nodded solemnly.

In that instant, the two men finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Look, Mengya has started to breathe!”

Zuo Qiuyu’s excited voice instantly made Long Tianyu nervous once again.

He fixed his gaze on Lin Mengya until she gradually opened her eyes.

It appeared that she was struggling very hard just to come out of darkness.

The protection precaution of the Shen Nung system on the human body had been too sensitive.

She had vomited a mouthful of blood because of the powerful effect of the medication, and the Shen Nung system had automatically been activated. Moreover, the system needed time to make a diagnosis, making sure that the life of the body was not in danger before shutting down the system.

Lin Mengya was aware of such a safety measure, but there was nothing she could do to control it.

The moment she opened her eyes, she realized that she was staring into Long Tianyu’s anxiety-filled eyes.

She dazed for a moment, then she broke out into a smile. She supposed he had been flabbergasted.

“I’m fine, Long Tianyu. Don’t worry.”

A simple statement from Lin Mengya made Long Tianyu’s expression froze.

He gazed deeply into her eyes and the coldness in his own eyes faded. What took over was a look of deep affection.

She could not recall the moment this man with bone-chilling temperament started to give out warmth to her.

Lin Mengya seemed to be captivated by his deep, dark eyes which were like a start that was most difficult to come by. It seemed to attract her heart and suck it in.