Perhaps it was because of the company of his family.
This time, Yan Ruyu slept for a longer period.
However, his eyebrows were always slightly knitted. No matter what Feng Lingtong did, she couldn't smooth out those furrowed brows.
It wasn't until Yan Ruyu's breathing became smooth and steady that Feng Lingtong let out a sigh of relief.
When had the sons of their Feng family ever lived in such a sorry state?
There came a slightly heavy breathing sound from below.
Feng Lingtong looked down.
She found that at this moment, Feng Zhan was lying on the mat with his head tilted back, snoring soundly.
Before she could fully catch her breath, Feng Lingtong reached out and pinched Feng Zhan's ear with one hand. Then, as soon as Feng Zhan was about to cry out, she quickly covered his mouth.
Feng Zhan opened his eyes. After seeing that it was his elder sister in front of him, he had no choice but to obediently follow her out.
At the entrance of the cave on Qingyun Peak, looking down, there were layers of floating white clouds.
The saying "There are houses deep in the white clouds" probably described such a sight.
"Sister? Since Buran is asleep, could you let me sleep for a while too?"
"A Zhan, how did you act as an elder brother? How could you let Buran end up like this?"
Feng Zhan lowered his head slightly, feeling guilty.
He murmured, "I didn't know that Buran regarded that little girl so highly."
Then, under Feng Lingtong's angry glare, he slowly uttered three words: "I was wrong."
Father had said that no matter what elder sister said, it was right.
Feng Lingtong and Feng Zhan sat cross - legged at the entrance of the cave.
She looked back at Buran with his white hair on the bed and felt extremely heart - broken.
"A Zhan, do you think if mother knew that Buran has become like this, would she be heart - broken to death?"
"Among us children, I used to think that Buran was the least like father. From childhood to adulthood, he always seemed to have no desires or demands. No matter what others said about him, he never cared. I even once thought that there should be nothing in this world that could hurt Buran."
Feng Lingtong also sighed.
She had met that little girl. Such a vibrant girl was indeed likely to melt the thousand - year ice block that was Buran.
But precisely because of this, Buran was now so lonely and silent.
"Sister, I don't quite understand matters of the heart."
Feng Lingtong also said, "None of us has had a personal experience with matters of the heart. So it's hard for us to judge Buran's current situation."
Buran didn't show his emotions easily. The fact that he could say such things to Feng Zhan meant that he had taken that matter to heart.
"Sister, what should we do next? Will there be any problems with Buran's body?"
"I'll take him back to the palace of Qingyun Country. I've learned a lot of medical skills from mother and Fairy Taohua. I'll do my best to recuperate Buran's body."
"A Zhan and I seem to have the same thought."
Feng Zhan told Feng Lingtong what Buran had said to him before and also recounted in detail what he knew about the past between Buran and Zhao Shuning.
After listening, Feng Lingtong was speechless for a long time.
Just hearing about such an experience was already very painful, not to mention that Buran was the one who had gone through all these things.
"At first, I thought Buran would never fall in love. But I didn't expect that in matters of the heart, he was as stubborn as father."
In fact, he was no less stubborn than father.
"If Ye Ling had never appeared and never entered Buran's life back then, things might have been better. As fate would have it, Ye Ling died, but then she came back to life as Zhao Shuning. The feeling of getting something back that was lost was such an indescribable fortune for Buran."
"But precisely because of this, getting it back and then losing it again, this kind of pain is truly heart - wrenching."
"Buran doesn't talk much. Usually, as his elder brother, I can't figure out his thoughts. Every time, he always seems to be in full control. This situation might have occurred because, in this world, he really couldn't detect the slightest trace of life of that little girl, Zhao Shuning."
"That's why Buran's body has undergone such extreme changes."
Feng Lingtong looked into the distance.
She and Feng Zhan were twins, so they had a telepathic connection with each other. But Buran, their younger brother, was naturally cold - tempered and didn't like to talk about his private matters with others.
It wasn't until this incident that the two of them finally realized how important Zhao Shuning was in Buran's heart.
"Sister, you just examined Buran, right? What caused his current situation?"
"The qi has stagnated in his chest. He was so overwhelmed with guilt and pain that his hair turned white overnight."
Guilt?
Right!
Feng Zhan quickly said, "The most frequent words Buran said to me were that he was a thousand - year lone evil star, his fate was destined to be lonely, he had no friends, no relatives, and didn't even dare to hope for a companion. He also said that he thought he was in control of everything, but he didn't expect that the will of heaven couldn't be violated."
"The will of heaven can't be violated?"
Feng Lingtong frowned slightly, and then she said, "Does Buran think that if he hadn't been with Zhao Shuning, that little girl wouldn't have ended up like this?"
Feng Zhan nodded.
Buran blamed himself for Ye Ling's death and Zhao Shuning's disappearance.
"Sister, did I do something wrong? Back then, it was me who encouraged Buran to break free from his constraints. I told him that if he liked that little girl, he shouldn't hesitate. If I hadn't said that, Buran would surely have been able to hold onto his true self back then, right?"
"A Zhan, Buran is a bit obsessed because of Zhao Shuning's disappearance, but you shouldn't be so silly. We've never believed in the will of heaven. Fate is only in our own hands."
"But what about Buran now?"
Feng Lingtong pondered for a while.
Then she said, "If only we could see little aunt and uncle."
"That muddle - headed Nineteen! She's really confused. It was she who told me to look for Yan Ruyu back then, but she sent me to that wretched place, the Ghost Domain. She also said that she had peeked into the secrets of heaven and that I could live worry - free in this plane. Who knows how many wretched things I've suffered since I came here."
"If I could see little aunt, maybe I could explain why I'm here too."
The two of them couldn't come up with a solution after their discussion, and they felt quite heavy - hearted.
Just then.
There suddenly came a slight sound from inside the cave. After the siblings glanced at each other, they quickly turned around and walked into the cave.
On the bed, Buran's head was covered in dense, tiny beads of sweat.
His lips were pale, and his body was stiff.
His feet were also moving uncontrollably.
"Sister?"
Feng Lingtong suddenly produced five long, thin needles in her hand and quickly inserted them into Yan Ruyu's limbs and between his eyebrows.
Only then did Yan Ruyu stop moving.
"What's wrong with Buran?"
"He's having a nightmare."