Su Xiaoliu could hardly remember how she had come here. Vaguely, she only recalled that this was not Tianci Villa. Before leaving, Wan Yanmeng had said something to them. She couldn't remember exactly what it was, but she remembered that they had changed their route at the last minute and hadn't gone to Tianci Villa. It seemed that Jiang Li and Duanmu You had also gone back with Wan Yanmeng.
She had been here for a few days. She always dreamed about the past. Every time she woke up, she would feel extremely lonely, as if everything had happened just yesterday.
There were two knocks on the door.
Su Xiaoliu turned to look. The figure of Mo Xin was reflected outside the door.
"Xiaoliu, come out for lunch today," Mo Xin said softly after a moment of silence.
Su Xiaoliu looked at the rosewood table not far away. There were still some half - eaten dishes on it. Suddenly, she came to her senses a bit. She quickly walked to the door and opened it.
When the door opened, Mo Xin looked up at Su Xiaoliu. She was wearing a light yellow silk dress. Her beautiful face was full of worry. Seeing Su Xiaoliu, she said, "It's been a few days, and you're still like this. You've lost so much weight." Her gaze fell on the leftovers on the rosewood table behind Su Xiaoliu. She sighed softly, "Young Master Zhong has been worried about you. The divine doctor has come several times, but you refused to open the door. It really makes people worried."
Su Xiaoliu slowly blinked her almond - shaped eyes. Had Chu Weixin knocked on the door? She didn't have any impression of it at all. In these few days, she had been like a person without any senses and didn't even know how much time had passed.
"I'm sorry," Su Xiaoliu lowered her head and said softly.
The incident of Gu Rongxue had hit her too hard. As someone who rarely faced life - and - death separations, it was really hard for her to accept such a cruel fact.
Mo Xin gently shook her head and said, "You're not wrong. Come down quickly."
Su Xiaoliu nodded, smiled slightly, and followed Mo Xin out.
Following Mo Xin, Su Xiaoliu observed the surroundings as she walked. Everything here was very elegant. A faint scent of medicine wafted through her nostrils. Lanterns were hanging high. The long corridor seemed to stretch far away when looking down it.
After going downstairs, Su Xiaoliu immediately saw Zhong Fengyue sitting at the table, quietly polishing his sword. He was still dressed in spotless white clothes. Under his white gauze hat, his slightly pointed chin was exposed. His rosy lips were gently pursed. He looked very quiet.
Hearing the footsteps, he looked up. When he saw Su Xiaoliu, he was slightly stunned. Then he curved his lips and said softly, "Xiaoliu is here."
It had been a long time since she had heard his voice. Su Xiaoliu felt that the words had traveled a very long distance, as if they had echoed for a long time before reaching her ears.
It wasn't until Mo Xin led her to a table of food and sat her down that she came to her senses.
"Hasn't Young Master Zhong eaten yet?" Su Xiaoliu picked up the chopsticks on the table and looked at Zhong Fengyue.
The food on the table was a bit cold, but there were still no signs of it being touched.
Zhong Fengyue put down the Tianci Sword, picked up the chopsticks as well, looked at Su Xiaoliu, and smiled, "Everyone waits for you to come down for meals every day. We only start eating after we know you won't come down. Today is no exception."
Su Xiaoliu's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly. She lowered her head guiltily.
Seeing her lower her head, Zhong Fengyue realized that he had said too much. He quickly picked up a piece of boneless fish and put it into Su Xiaoliu's bowl, saying softly, "Hurry up and eat. It will really get cold in a while."
Mo Xin walked over with a pot of hot tea. She picked up a teacup, poured a cup of hot tea, and placed it beside Su Xiaoliu, saying, "The divine doctor is preparing medicine. Let's not wait for him." Then she sat down gracefully.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her head, picked up the fish bit by bit, and put it into her mouth, softly saying "mm".
After a while, Su Xiaoliu suddenly remembered something. She looked up at Zhong Fengyue and asked, "Where is this?"
Zhong Fengyue was slightly stunned. He exchanged a look with Mo Xin. Then he looked at Su Xiaoliu, smiled gently, and said, "Wangu Valley."
The flames under the clay pot flickered slightly. A wisp of white mist drifted up from the pot.
A slender hand picked up a herb, opened the clay pot, and threw the herb in.
On the cold and handsome face, there was no expression. He coldly turned his head and looked at the servant who had just walked in, saying softly, "Oh? She's finally willing to come out?"
The servant looked up at Chu Weixin and then quickly lowered his head, saying, "Yes. Madam Xiao said that Miss Xiaoliu's spirit has recovered quite well. She should be slowly getting out of the shadow. She asked the divine doctor to make a few more medicinal herbs to nourish Miss Xiaoliu."
The cold eyes glanced at the servant. Chu Weixin smiled faintly, "Nourish? " He picked up the fan beside him and gently fanned the fire, "Go and get some medicinal herbs like eucommia for me. I'll give her a good nourishment."
The servant shivered all over. There was a bit of hesitation on his face. He looked at Chu Weixin and said, "This... This may not be a good idea?"
Chu Weixin looked up at the servant without stopping fanning the fire. He said softly, "What's wrong with it?"
The servant quickly shrank his head and lowered it, saying, "Yes, yes, there's nothing wrong."
The servant secretly groaned in his heart. What had Miss Xiaoliu done to provoke the divine doctor? He felt worried for her.
After lunch.
Su Xiaoliu was sitting beside, playing with the tassel hanging from the Tianci Sword. The red string was wrapped around her fingertips, killing the boring time.
Seeing Su Xiaoliu looking listless, Zhong Fengyue couldn't help but ask with concern, "Why don't you go up and rest for a while?"
Hearing this, Mo Xin, who was walking over with a porcelain bowl in her hand, was startled. She quickly looked at Zhong Fengyue and said, "She can't go up again. If she does, she won't come down again."
Zhong Fengyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded without saying a word.
Su Xiaoliu looked up at them listlessly. Mo Xin walked to Su Xiaoliu's side and put down the porcelain bowl in her hand.
"This is the medicine I asked the divine doctor to make for you to boost your spirit. You can take a walk this afternoon," Mo Xin put a porcelain spoon into the bowl and said.
Su Xiaoliu looked at the black medicine in the bowl, frowned immediately, and shook her head, saying, "I don't need nourishment. Really." Moreover, she didn't feel anything wrong with herself and didn't need to take medicine at all.
Su Xiaoliu always thought that people only needed to take medicine when they were sick. Taking medicine when they were okay would definitely cause some problems.
Seeing Su Xiaoliu backing away, Zhong Fengyue looked at Mo Xin, picked up the black medicine, and said to Su Xiaoliu, "It's good for people to nourish their bodies when they're okay. Madam Xiao won't harm you."
Su Xiaoliu kept backing away until she almost fell off the bench to the ground. Then she stopped.
She looked up at Zhong Fengyue, pursed her lips, then looked at Mo Xin. Finally, her gaze fell on the black medicine. She closed her eyes and said, "Okay then. I'll drink it."
Zhong Fengyue smiled softly. A hint of amusement flashed in his black eyes. He handed the porcelain bowl to Su Xiaoliu. Su Xiaoliu took the bowl and looked down at it. From afar, it looked black. Up close, it was even more terrifyingly black. She picked up the bowl, and immediately a pungent smell of medicine rushed into her nose. She almost choked out tears. She stared at the black medicine for a while, gritted her teeth, and with the determination of a desperate man, held her breath and raised her head to drink it all up.