C24 (1/2)

”Don't look back... ”Don't look at me …”

As if he were coaxing a child, there was still a faint smile in his eyes as he gently covered her eyelids with one hand and then turned her around with the other.

Luo Yi gasped heavily as she suddenly sat up from the bed.

”...” ”No.”

After pausing for two seconds, Luo Yi still did not speak the truth. She shook her head and said that the windows in her room were not closed tightly, and was woken up by the cold wind, but when she closed the window, she accidentally saw sitting in the yard, so she came out to take a look: ”What are you doing here?”

She lifted her hand to catch a snowflake and watched it melt in her palm. ”Aren't you cold?”

”No …” ”Achoo!”

Before he could finish his denial, he was interrupted by a sneeze that suddenly rushed to his mouth. Tang Yuan touched the tip of his nose awkwardly and wrapped the quilt tighter. ”If you could save me a bit of trouble, I wouldn't even need to guard you here.”

He sighed, stood up from the chair, and pulled Luo Yi along to follow him back to the house: ”Also, you clearly know that it's cold outside, yet you're still wearing such thin clothes, you're afraid that I haven't used a needle for a long time, so you want to use a hand to practice right?”

When Tang Yuan said this, he felt like an old father who was worrying his heart out for his disobedient children.

However, the old man was still not satisfied. After boiling the tea, he personally watched Luo Yi drink it and felt that the air in his chest had slightly calmed down. Then, he took the empty bowl and ordered Luo Yi to hurry back to her bed to sleep.

”Hurry up!” He was furious and even yawned as he spoke, ”I have to go back to sleep as well!”

The snow outside the window began to fall silently.

The window had already been closed by Tang Yuan when the two of them came back. It was unknown if Luo Yi was really sleepy or not, but when she heard this, she immediately laid back down on the bed. Before the two of them could express their dissatisfaction, she had subconsciously tucked her arm back into the blanket.

Tang Yuan turned his head to look at her. Although his expression was still solemn, he relaxed quite a bit. Before he left, he was still in a good mood as he said, ”Good night.”

Unfortunately, this good mood was fleeting.

He raised his head to look at the darkening sky and sighed in his heart.

He had found Luo Yi at the outermost region of the Fringe City.

That place was close to the border between the two countries, so there weren't many people there on normal days. During wartime, it was even more desolate, and it was rare to see a single person in half a month. He had heard that there was an extremely rare medicinal herb growing on the mountains nearby, so he carried the basket on his back to try his luck. Who knew that he wouldn't be able to pick the herb?

When he thought of the scene from that day, Tang Yuan's eyes couldn't help but darken.

When he picked up Luo Yi, Luo Yi had already been lying there for who knows how many days, but she was not injured at all, even if she did not wake up, her face was completely bloodless. Tang Yuan had guarded over her for three days and three nights, he did not even dare close his eyes, afraid that he would lose consciousness just by looking at her.

Thus, it was not until Luo Yi opened his eyes that Tang Yuan was so angry that she ignored her for a few days.

”I told you long ago not to go to such a dangerous place …”

Tang Yuan had never been so embarrassed like this in his life. Not only Luo Yi, even he herself was a little unaccustomed to it, but he was really furious and did not even utter a single word. ”I'll just let you live and die, so that you won't act so cheap again!”

”Sorry for making you worry …” Luo Yi's attitude was good, she did not dispute a single word, and immediately apologized, causing Tang Yuan to swallow his words, but in the end she went back home with a glare.

He was a few years older than Luo Yi, and because he had grown up together with Luo Yi, he viewed Luo Yi as if they were his own little sister. However, this little sister of his was truly worried, as they had spent countless of times to snatch their lives from the hands of the King of Hell, before they spent the entire night unable to sleep.

At first, Tang Yuan didn't know, but he could only watch Luo Yi lose weight at a speed visible to the naked eye. He thought that it was because she wasn't good at eating, so every day she would cook for him, but who knew that Luo Yi would eat quite a few meals and the meat would not grow at all. Tang Yuan was extremely anxious, he thought that when Lin Ting came back and saw Luo Yi like this, he would definitely fight him to the death! But to ask Luo Yi, the other party did not say a word …

Tang Yuan wished that he could drink the tonics he gave Luo Yi everyday into her head!

However, he couldn't just ignore her out of annoyance. Tang Yuan sighed helplessly. After his anger subsided, he still had to think of another way, until one night he was woken up by the annoying barking of a dog. He woke up in a daze, wanting to go see what had happened.

Tang Yuan was startled — the girl squatting in the yard had a sober expression on her face. She didn't look like she had just been woken up.

After that, Tang Yuan secretly observed her for a few days. He found that Luo Yi really had symptoms of insomnia and asked her the reason …

”I don't dare to sleep.”

There was nothing left to hide after being discovered, so Luo Yi answered carelessly while playing with her fingertips.

”What does' not dare to sleep 'mean? ”You …”

At this point, Tang Yuan suddenly stopped.

In fact, when he found out that Luo Yi was not injured, he already knew that the reason why she was in such a coma, was because she had a heart disease. However, a heart disease, once treated, would be like being reborn, if it could not be treated, it would be like being salted. As a result, he did not dare to speak of it easily, and only waited for Luo Yi to be willing to speak of it on a particular day, but seeing the situation before him …

Tang Yuan unconsciously lowered his voice. ”Where is the person who went with you to the Northern Tribes?”

”Dead.”

Luo Yi never thought that Tang Yuan would ask her this question. After being stunned for a second, she still answered honestly.

She didn't seem to mind at all, and the tone of her voice was not the same as when she was arguing with him. She even remembered to remind him if the medicine was going to be ready in the kitchen.

”Ugh …” ”Soon.” Tang Yuan estimated the time according to her words and then casually changed the topic, ”It's only natural for people to die from old age and sickness. You don't have to be too sad, but he has taken care of you for so long, so we should express our gratitude.”

”Is there anyone else in his family?”

”Is there anything you can tell me on your behalf?”