446. Waking Up (I)
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
Long Xiaoyuan felt he had slept for a long time.
During this period, he woke up in a daze.
In the daze, he heard many people speak.
There were Liu Suifeng, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou, Shadow Guardians and Ouyang Chuan, but he couldnât remember what they had said.
Long Xiaoyuan felt very tired, unprecedentedly tired. He wanted to sleep on.
Just like that, Long Xiaoyuan went back to sleep.
Another night, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou stood in front of Long Xiaoyuanâs bed.
They were in the Yamen of Ronghua City.
It had been six days since Long Xiaoyuan was brought back.
Long Xiaoyuan had been unconscious during these days.
Liu Suifeng said that normally he should be awake by now.
He didnât wake up because of his own reason.
During this period, Ouyang Chuan had come to visit twice, but s.h.i.+ Qingzhou wouldnât let him see Long Xiaoyuan.
âYour Highness.â Ying Qiu said outside the door.
Ying Qiu had almost recovered from his injury after several days of treatment and rest.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou said lightly, âCome in.â
Ying Qiu entered and reported, âThere are traces of King of Three at the border.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhouâs eyes flashed. âReally?â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou replied and walked outside.
Long Xiaoyuan faintly heard the word âKing of Threeâ in his sleep. His eyes trembled, and he wanted to wake up.
However, his eyelids were so heavy that he couldnât open his eyes.
He felt s.h.i.+ Qingzhou went out for a while and came back again.
However, he felt that s.h.i.+ Qingzhou had changed after he came back.
Long Xiaoyuan couldnât name exactly what was different.
A moment later, Long Xiaoyuan felt his hand was held.
He heard s.h.i.+ Qingzhouâs voice.
âThere is news of King of Three at the border, I will set off soon. I will avenge you. I will make him beg for death.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhouâs voice was very calm, but this kind of extreme calmness frightened Long Xiaoyuan.
Long Xiaoyuan wanted to speak, but his heavy eyelids and tongue stopped him.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was holding Long Xiaoyuanâs hand.
âI will leave a lot of people behind. You donât have to worry about your safety.â
âI donât want to be left behind!â Long Xiaoyuan said inwardly.
However, his thoughts were not captured by s.h.i.+ Qingzhou.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou continued, âI hope youâre awake when I come back. Long Xiaoyuanâ¦â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou suddenly fell silent for a long time.
Long Xiaoyuan felt a sharp pain in his heart.
This feeling of silence should not belong to s.h.i.+ Qingzhou.
Long Xiaoyuan felt inexplicably distressed.
After a long silence, Long Xiaoyuan felt his palms being held again.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou stooped and kissed Long Xiaoyuanâs lips.
âWait for me to come back.â
He said in depression.
Long Xiaoyuan tried hard to open his eyes in vain.
He felt s.h.i.+ Qingzhou put down his hand and got up, leavingâ¦
Long Xiaoyuan tried hard to wake up, but he always failed. He was anxious. He did not want s.h.i.+ Qingzhou to go.
He wanted to say that things came out all right.
Ouyang Chuan was fine, and he was not dead. It was good enough.
However, he couldnât say anything.
The darkness came, and Long Xiaoyuan lost consciousness again.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou and Ouyang Chuan set off overnight, and Liu Suifeng stayed behind to take care of Long Xiaoyuan.
Actually, Liu Suifeng didnât want Ouyang Chuan to go with s.h.i.+ Qingzhou.
He was afraid that s.h.i.+ Qingzhou would attack Ouyang Chuan when he was not around. He felt that s.h.i.+ Qingzhou had lost his mind.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou sometimes scared him.
Therefore, he didnât want Ouyang Chuan to go with s.h.i.+ Qingzhou.
However, Ouyang Chuan insisted to go.
In the end, Liu Suifeng gave up, but he was worried.
The night after s.h.i.+ Qingzhou left, Long Xiaoyuan finally woke up.
Ever since s.h.i.+ Qingzhou left, Liu Suifeng had been by Long Xiaoyuanâs side.
He knew the slightest movement that Long Xiaoyuan made.
At first, Long Xiaoyuan had not fully woken up. Liu Suifeng used the silver needle to p.r.i.c.k Long Xiaoyuanâs fingers twice to wake him up. When Long Xiaoyuan opened his eyes, he felt like he had never seen the world in his life.
âLong Xiaoyuan, youâre awake,â Liu Suifeng said happily.
Long Xiaoyuan nodded. âYes.â Long Xiaoyuanâs voice was hoa.r.s.e because he had slept for many days.
Besides, his throat was dry.
Liu Suifeng seemed to know that and quickly brought a cup of warm water.
Then Liu Suifeng helped Long Xiaoyuan up and fed him water.
Liu Suifeng asked after Long Xiaoyuan drained it. âDo you like to have another cup?â
Long Xiaoyuan nodded.
Thus, Liu Suifeng went to pour another cup.
After drinking the second cup of water, Long Xiaoyuan felt much better, and his throat was soothed.
Liu Suifeng said. âI checked on you many times. Youâre fine. Are you feeling unwell now?â
Long Xiaoyuan felt it and said. âIâm good. I feel sore all over.â
âIâll give you some internal power to help you relieve it.â
Long Xiaoyuan didnât refuse, nodding.
Liu Suifeng gave Long Xiaoyuan internal power to help him alleviate the pain.
A moment later, Liu Suifeng stopped.
âHow are you feeling now?â asked Liu Suifeng.
Long Xiaoyuan smiled and nodded. âNot bad. I feel great.â
Liu Suifeng nodded. âThatâs good.â
Long Xiaoyuan said, âQingzhou and Ouyang Chuan went to look for King of Three, right?â
Liu Suifeng paused. âHow do you know?â
Long Xiaoyuan smiled bitterly. âActually, Iâve been conscious these days, but I couldnât open my eyes.â
Liu Suifeng was taken aback. âYou know about all this?â
âYeah, but I felt tired, so I couldnât open my eyes.â
Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly. âI see.â Long Xiaoyuan sighed helplessly. âI wanted to wake up early, but I never made it.â
Liu Suifeng said softly. âWhat do you plan to do now?â
Long Xiaoyuan thought about it and said, âYou say Iâm fine?â
Liu Suifeng frowned. âAlthough there isnât a big problem with your body, itâs a fact that youâre injured. You have to take a good rest. You canât travel.â
Long Xiaoyuan blinked. âIs there any other way?â
Liu Suifeng shook his head with certainty. âYou have to rest for at least three days. Iâll give you treatments.â
Liu Suifeng insisted, so Long Xiaoyuan had to agree.
Three days had been too long.
In these three days, Liu Suifeng forbad Long Xiaoyuan to go out of his room, and he almost put him under house arrest.