Chapter 571 - A Visit to the Teacher (1/2)

“I know you’re furious, but I don’t think they dare to hurt Yinghua recklessly again. They tried to hurt him as soon as he came here. It seemed that they took such a hasty action because they thought the servants that we arranged to take care of him haven’t got the hang of the situation. They are afraid that once we are on guard, they wouldn’t be able to find another chance to hurt him.”

Lin Mengya tried to comfort Long Tianyu sensibly. Her gentle voice and careful analysis gradually smoothed out Long Tianyu’s frustration.

“She is always so careful and considerate, and so understanding to me,” Long Tianyu thought to himself.

Even a subtle thought of his could not escape her gentle and lovely eyes.

“Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid that Yinghua would—”

Lin Mengya didn’t know what had happened to Long Tianyu, but she knew that he was not just worrying about Yinghua, judging from the frosty look in his eyes when Yinghua was choked and fell to the ground.

She believed that Concubine Xian burned her bridges not just for her own grace.

She did so mainly because she wanted to protect her son so that he could grow up safely.

Even Yinghua was rendered in such a situation. What about Concubine De, who could stand up to the empress as an equal back then?

Lin Mengya felt heart-breaking.

She held Long Tianyu’s big hand tightly with her small hands, as if she was hoping that she could give him some power by doing so.

Her tender action comforted Long Tianyu, who gradually calmed down from his chaotic thoughts.

He held her in his arms and didn’t want her to worry too much.

He gently pushed her little head into his embrace, and his handsome face became as calm as usual.

“I’m sorry to have made you worry. You’re right. They must have been pushed into a corner that they took such a desperate action. The empress had to be very worried. She knew she couldn’t stop me from going to the Yun State, and Concubine Xian went against her openly in the palace with my father’s secret support. Probably, she is having a hard time now.”

On hearing Long Tianyu’s words, Lin Mengya finally felt relieved.

The corners of her lips curled into a smile as she realized that Long Tianyu became as calm as he used to be.

She grabbed his wrist once again and quietly felt his pulse for a while, seeming to be lost in thought.

“How is it?” Long Tianyu asked in a casual tone.

He waited for Lin Mengya’s answer attentively, and there was no anxiety between his eyebrows.

He knew that there were some things that couldn’t be rushed.

He had been taking medicine since he returned to the Jin State from the Nation of Lintian. Coupled with the plan Zuo Qiuchen and Lin Mengya jointly made to help him recover, he was almost fully recovered.

However, the thought that the Immortal Powder hadn’t been completely removed from his body made him anxious.

“Much better than I thought. I’ll try my best to help you recover fully before we arrive in the Yun State. By the way, has Mr. Baili recovered?”

She straightened her back in his arms and lifted her head. Her eyes were on the same level as his.

She didn’t have much confidence in completely curing Long Tianyu.

She couldn’t do the acupuncture herself for she couldn’t complete movements that required high skills with her right hand, which, though, was in a good condition. The acupuncture must be accurate, so she needed to find an expert to help her.

Without timely treatment, Long Tianyu’s illness would go worse.

It seemed to Lin Mengya that she had to find another solution.

“Baili Rui?” Long Tianyu frowned slightly as he replied, “He is much better now. Do you want to visit him?”

Lin Mengya nodded immediately. No matter what happened to her teacher, he was always an elder that she thought she should respect.

Though back then, he pestered her into becoming his student, he cared for her very much.

Lin Mengya had never forgotten him even when she was in the Nation of Lintian.

When she was in the Pavilion of Herbs, she specially collected many herbs that she thought were useful to him, hoping that she could surprise him when she came back.

The dungeon looked the same as before. Several guards who were carrying some lanterns led the way in the front.

Each stone room of the dungeon was enclosed that no sound, loud or low, could be heard from outside.

Walking behind Long Tianyu, Lin Mengya observed each door of the stone rooms.

She had never asked Long Tianyu who was locked up here.

However, she believed that such a secret and large-scale dungeon were not built only for prisoners.

She understood that Long Tianyu had to have his reasons not to explain the purpose of this dungeon, so she never asked him despite her curiosity.

The stone room where Baili Rui lived was right in front of her.

The guards stopped at the door tacitly and lined up in a row, making way for Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu behind them.

Lin Mengya took a few steps forward and pushed open the door of the stone room gently.

Full of the fragrance of medicine, the room was clean and tidy.

A man was reading a book attentively in the light, his back straight.

Lin Mengya walked to him quietly and saw the side of his face. He seemed much thinner but more vigorous.

His hair, which used to be messy like withered grass, now was combed into a bun neatly behind his head.