"Actually, you've been holding it in so hard."
"I... I'm really nothing. It was all my fault. If I had been more vigilant back then, maybe this whole thing could have taken a turn, and the Grand Tutor's family wouldn't have died so miserably."
"The one at fault is your father, not you. What you've done is already remarkable."
Su Mu looked up.
"Few people have ever said such things to me."
Feng Lingtong gave a charming smile.
"That's because you've shut yourself away completely. You don't let others in, nor do you allow yourself to get out. So, of course, no one has ever said such things to you. It's because you simply haven't really listened to what others have to say."
A faint smile appeared on Su Mu's pale face.
"Maybe you can try to open up to me."
The young girl was smiling at Su Mu.
Su Mu asked stupidly, "Why?"
"I'm a doctor."
This answer left Su Mu feeling helpless, yet it was the most normal answer possible.
"I... I'll go back to the Changchun Palace first. Don't worry. I'll definitely try my best to contact the Emperor. If I really can't reach him, I'll send people to escort you to the Eastern Swamp Wilderness to meet him."
Feng Lingtong nodded gently.
"Thank you for your trouble."
"It's no trouble, no trouble at all—"
Su Mu's steps were a bit unsteady. When he went out, he almost tripped over the threshold.
And Feng Lingtong just smiled calmly at Su Mu.
After he left, Feng Lingtong went to the library of the Qingyun Kingdom.
It had to be said that the library of the Qingyun Kingdom was incredibly large. From the descriptions in the books she had read, the current Qingyun Kingdom covered a vast area.
Moreover, there were many unknown forces hidden within the Qingyun Kingdom.
Feng Lingtong also discovered many things about this plane that she had never known from the books.
She closed the book and sorted out all the information in her mind.
"The Eastern Swamp Wilderness and the Nine - Continent Mainland. These places sound so strange and interesting."
However, the condition of the Qingyun Kingdom's king was now extremely critical. Otherwise, Feng Lingtong would really go to the Eastern Swamp Wilderness to find Bu Ran immediately.
After diagnosing Su Mu's condition,
Feng Lingtong would talk to him every day and take him out of the city for a walk.
Every time, they avoided the common people.
Later, Feng Lingtong found that Su Mu especially liked playing chess. Fortunately, she had learned how to play chess from her father before, so she played a couple of games with Su Mu.
With a hobby and someone to confide in, after some guidance, Feng Lingtong noticed that there was a glimmer in Su Mu's eyes.
Time passed quickly, and two years went by in a flash.
Su Mu had changed completely compared to before.
At this time, in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness, within the Clan Association, Zhao Shuning had already spent four years there. Now, she was thirteen years old.
Thirteen - year - old Zhao Shuning already had the unique charm of a young girl.
She was growing more and more beautiful.
During her long time in the Clan Association, thanks to the guidance of the elders and later, Yan Ruyu secretly giving her extra lessons,
Zhao Shuning had actually reached the Sun - rank stage of a Five - Path Spiritual Pharmacist.
Five - Path Spiritual Pharmacists were divided into Star - rank, Moon - rank, and Sun - rank from low to high.
Now, Zhao Shuning was basically on the verge of breaking through to the Six - Element Spiritual Pharmacist level.
What she needed to do now was to lay a solid foundation so that she would have enough strength to break through the limit of the Six - Element Spiritual Pharmacist later.
In the evening, Zhao Shuning didn't forget to exercise alone in the arena.
This small body was still a bit different from Ye Ling's previous one.
When it came to a fight, if the opponent was very powerful, Zhao Shuning wouldn't be able to hold on for long. She might even be captured due to exhaustion.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Shuning rummaged through her room and found a long jade flute. This was a high - quality jade flute that she had begged her brother countless times, and Zhao Huai finally managed to get for her.
She took the jade flute and tiptoed, quite familiar with the way, to Yan Ruyu's room.
After hearing the familiar knocking sound, Yan Ruyu smiled slowly.
"Come in."
Zhao Shuning pushed the door open and entered. At this time, Feng Zhan also slowly walked out of the inner room. It could be seen that there were deep eye bags under his eyes.
When he saw that it was Zhao Shuning again, Feng Zhan's little temper finally flared up.
"Zhao! Shu! Ning! It's you again!"
Zhao Shuning quickly nodded and bowed, showing her submission.
"Yes, it's me. Good evening, Uncle Master."
"Evening? Do you think the moon hangs in the middle of the sky or on the hillside at night?"
Zhao Shuning endured Feng Zhan's disdainful looks and continued to smile apologetically.
"Uncle Master, please calm down, calm down."
"Zhao Shuning, you come to my brother's room every other day. In my opinion, why be so shy? You might as well just live here, and I'll move to your room. Wouldn't that be better?"
Zhao Shuning didn't catch the sarcasm in Feng Zhan's words.
Instead, she asked shyly, "Is that... okay? Wouldn't it be too much trouble for Uncle Master?"
"So you know it's not okay!"
Feng Zhan's voice got several decibels louder.
He pointed at his eyes and said, "Zhao Shuning, do you see this! Do you see this! My perfect face has been ruined by you. I have to keep an eye on Zhao Huai during the day and guard against you at night. Can't you think about me?"
Zhao Shuning quickly said, "It won't happen again, it won't happen again."
"You little girl, really!"
"Brother, it's very late. Go back to sleep quickly. Zhao Huai gets up very early every morning."
Feng Zhan glared at Zhao Shuning, who had disturbed his sleep, sighed deeply, and rather helplessly went back to the inner room, trying to force himself to sleep.
Isn't it strange?
Bu Ran also stayed up late, but why didn't he have eye bags?
Moreover, he waited for Zhao Shuning in his room every night, whether she came or not. Every day was the same. How did Bu Ran usually manage to get enough sleep?
The more Feng Zhan thought, the more he tossed and turned. Finally, he slowly fell into a dream.
Outside the inner room, Yan Ruyu looked at Zhao Shuning.
He said softly, "Ning'er, why did you come this time?"
Zhao Shuning stared at Yan Ruyu's legs and said, "Master, didn't you say that your legs should be better in these two days?"
Yan Ruyu smiled softly and then slowly stood up.
"Ning'er, I'm fine now."
The joy was clearly written on Zhao Shuning's face. She took out the flute from her Qiankun bag and respectfully presented it to Yan Ruyu.
"Master, this is for you."
The jade flute had a smooth surface and was of high - quality. It was a rare musical instrument.
"Thank you, Ning'er."
"You're welcome, Master. Do you like it?"
"I like anything Ning'er gives me."