The Universe Around Us

Chapter 4

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Feng Jiu remained silent as she watched Zhe Yan make his way to her bed. He then placed the tray that contained three bowls on the table beside her.

"What are these tonics for, Zhe Yan?" She inspected them one by one before she turned to him with an incredulous look on her face.

He remained standing with his two hands on his back. "I prepared a nourishing medicine that works best with the relaxing tonic. And the one in the small bowl will help you get your energy back." He didn't say anything after that. He continued to watch her take a sniff at each of the bowls.

"Why would I need to drink them? Am I sick?" She asked after placing the last bowl back on the table.

"You look a bit tired than usual, Xiao Jiu. The tonics will be good for you." He then took out two pieces of wrapped toffee from his left sleeve. "I know you don't like the bitter aftertaste of the medicines I make, so I prepared these for you."

Feng Jiu accepted the familiar-looking candies offered by Zhe Yan. "You really know me well." She then smiled at him.

He reciprocated her smile. "But you need to eat your breakfast first before you drink them." His eyes moved to the other table not far from the bed. "It looks like the breakfast is also here. I'll heat them up for you now." He then cast a warming spell on her food.

Feng Jiu watched him do those things. She called his attention again after the food was heated up. "Zhe Yan, why am I in Dijun's chamber?" She immediately inquired when she realized that she almost forgot to ask him about that.

He pressed his lips together. "You passed out last night, Xiao Jiu."

A shocked look registered on her face. "I did? But why would I faint last night, I remember--" Suddenly, her mind flashed back to the last events that happened before she lost consciousness. Nai Nai told her that someone from Qing Qiu got fatally hurt, and she was about to go back home when Dijun appeared out of nowhere.

She instantly got up from the bed. "Zhe Yan, Nai Nai said something happened in Qing Qiu. We need to go back home now since I don't even have any idea who got hurt."

Zhe Yan watched her with a pensive look as she scrambled to prepare herself for their departure. He placed a hand on Feng Jiu's shoulder to calm her down. "Calm down for a while, Xiao Jiu. Have a seat first. Remember that you haven't recovered yet." He said in a soft tone.

She immediately stopped panicking and chose to sit down again. "But I don't even know what's going on." She said in a helpless tone.

He sighed. "Xiao Jiu, tell me the last things you remember from yesterday." He inquired to get an idea of the most recent events she had in mind that lead to this present situation. Zhe Yan knew all along before coming to this room that an unimaginable act brought by fate is currently at play. And to have an upper hand against the other side, he needed to have a better understanding of the situation.

Feng Jiu's brows furrowed as she recalled the memories from the other day. "In the morning, the scheduled meeting with the different monarchs was re-scheduled because Tianjun had an urgent matter to attend. By evening, I had dinner at Yu Xi Palace with Gugu and Uncle Zhen Zhen. After that, I decided to have a stroll outside. I stayed for a while in the public garden in the 34th Heaven. Then I went back to Yu Xi Palace, but everyone then started to act oddly." She replied.

Panic flashed across Zhe Yan's eyes after those words left her mouth. However, he tried his best to appear calm. "I see. Is there anything else?" He asked when she fell into silence for a few minutes.