Chapter 253 - 251. I Am Useless (1/2)
Third-person POV
”Sh-Shang Tang, you are back?” Naran's face paled.
Di Shang didn't pay heed to Naran's question as his eyes stayed on his wife's figure on the bed. Meiyun was only wearing a white silky Du Dou with least to no embroidery adorn the Du Dou.
(A/N: Du Dou is a Chinese traditional undergarment. Search Google for further information about Du Dou.)
The temperature in the room was increased to make Meiyun more comfortable and cozy, especially when Naran had to take off all of Meiyun's clothes when she wiped her body. There were bruises here and there all over Meiyun's body that it was too painful for anyone to see. Moreover, Meiyun's past scars made her overall appearance more pitiful to look at.
Di Shang walked to the side of the bed and fell on his knees. His full of calluses hand softly brushed over Meiyun's ghastly pale face. What terrifies him more was the smile on Meiyun's lips.
Although the smile wasn't wide nor showing any tooth like how Meiyun usually smile, the small curve on the corner of her lips made obvious that she was pleased with whatever she was seeing right now. But in Di Shang's eyes, her gentle smile indicated she was meeting the Heibai Wuchang, the underworld guards.
(A/N: The Heibai Wuchang, the 'Black Guard' and the 'White Guard' of the underworld, appear at the deathbeds of the recently deceased to guide their souls to the realm of the dead.)
Meiyun was too kind for her own good, she would definitely ascend to heaven after passing the trials from the demon kings. That's why she was smiling so happily, it was because she finally met the long dreamed peace that Meiyun never get in her life, Di Shang thought so.
He still couldn't believe that Meiyun was only sleeping even when a soft breath from Meiyun's lips grazed over his finger. Her face was as pale as the white sheet, probably because of her low amount of blood and hadn't bathed in the sun for a couple of months.
”Mother, why is Meiyun so pale?” Di Shang asked but his voice came out as a whisper.
”Shang Tang, mother will explain to you later,” Naran replied to Di Shang and proceeded to clean Meiyun's body.
”How did it happen?” Di Shang asked once again as if he didn't hear what Naran just said.
”Shang Tang, mother understand that you are shocked and sad but please wait until mother finished cleaning Meiyun so we can put a fresh medicine on her wound.” Naran patiently explained although she was deeply aware that her son was not listening to any of her words.
But at least, Naran's voice could make Di Shang's state of mind more stable, if not, the dead silence would cause Di Shang to be more over-thinking than he should be.
”Who did this?” Di Shang ignored Naran.
”I will tell in a second. Firstly, we need to tend to Meiyun. Please understand this Shang Tang, this is for her too.” Naran looked directly at Di Shang's glassy eyes.
Di Shang glanced at his mother and nodded his head then turned back his head to look at his beloved wife.
”Let me help too.” Di Shang stretched out his hand to take the towel from Naran's hand.
Without any hesitation, Naran passed him the towel and rose from her seat to grab the ground herbs. She trust Di Shang with cleaning Meiyun because she knew that he wouldn't do anything to hurt Meiyun. She inspected Di Shang's hand to see if he did the right thing.
The towel brushed over Meiyun's skin as gentle as a feather. One could see the love and care that Di Shang had for Meiyun. Such a bulky man, added with his fierce face, to exert strength lesser than a baby was truly remarkable.
”Shang Tang, wipe her shoulders and turn her to the side to wipe her back. Be gentle, the wound in her heart hasn't healed yet.” Naran sat beside Di Shang and started to smear the ground herbs on Meiyun's clean wound.
Di Shang's hand froze when he heard a wound in her 'heart'. As far as he knows, even a little hole as small as a needle could be deadly if it was inflicted in or on the heart. How did Meiyun survive? He didn't know that answer yet but he thanked the gods for letting Meiyun survive from such a deadly wound.
”En,” Di Shang obediently followed his mother's order.
After a few minutes, Meiyun's wounds were evenly smeared with the grounded herbs. Physician Tu entered the room only after Naran opened the door from inside. When Physician Tu walked into the inner room with Naran guiding him, he was surprised to see Di Shang sitting in a complete silence at the side of the bed.