23 The New Young Misses of Guo Estate |Part 2| (1/2)
XieRong could feel the pain all over her body as she slowly regained consciousness.
She didn't want to wake up yet. She had wanted to stay with her mother a little longer.
”It has already been two days since the young miss fainted,” she heard someone say.
XieRong couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Two days! It had been two days!
It felt like she had only spent a Shi Chen with her mother, not two whole days.
”Father has really done it this time,” her aunt angrily said, from beside her.
”Second aunt, don't worry. My sister is much stronger than she looks. She'll wake up soon.”
”I know XieRong is strong, but I'm not so sure, if she will wake up. My father possesses a very powerful mind strength. I am a cultivator in the mid Earth Cultivation Realm, yet I was barely able to try and walk to your sister.”
Her aunt stroked her forehead.
”This aunt feels useless. I wasn't even able to protect my own niece.”
XieRong slowly forced her eyes open.
”Ugh,” she groaned as she tried to sit up.
”Jie!”
”XieRong!”
XieRong tried to smile.
”Aunt, FeiHong,” she acknowledged as they helped her sit up.
”How are you feeling, Jie?”
”Like a thousand horses ran over me?”
XieRong's stomach let out a rumble. Her face flushed in embarrassment.
”Aunt, is there anything to eat?”
Her aunt hurriedly got up from beside her.
”I'll go inform brother and sister-in-law and bring some food for you to eat!” She said, rushing out while she instructed the servants to bring some water and clothes for XieRong.
When everyone had left the room, Xierong turned to FeiHong who was now sitting in the stool her aunt previously occupied.
”FeiHong,” XieRong patted her sister's head,”Jie knows you might not believe me but I saw and talked to mother. She told me there was more to you than what met the eye.”
FeiHong flinched away from her sister's touch. XieRong just smiled.
”Don't worry FeiHong, mother didn't tell me what was different about you, only that you weren't the same little girl she left behind. Jie won't force you to tell anything. I just wanted to let you know that no matter what happens, Jie will always love you. If you are wrong I will scold you and correct you, but I will always, always love you for who you are, do you understand?”
FeiHong nodded her head in understanding with tears in her eyes.
”From today on, Jie will let you do as you please. Mother told me I had been sheltering you too much, so I will allow you to do whatever you want, but you have to promise to inform me briefly about where and what you are doing just so I know you are fine.”
”FeiHong promises,” FeiHong said, as she hugged her sister.
XieRong patted her sister's back.
”Promise you won't hesitate to ask for help when it gets dangerous.”
”I promise.”
XieRong kissed her sister's forehead.
”Now go play while sister gets changed,” she said when she saw that the servants had arrived with the tub and clothes.
Soon, the tub was full of water and flower petals.
XieRong had never taken a bath like this. She usually just washed up by the stream near the old lady's place.
Her body was still weak as she got into the tub like a newborn fawn learning to walk for the first time. The aroma of the assortment of flower petals was soothing and calmed her down.
”What's your name?” She asked the servant who washed her hair.