That Fair-Faced 'Sage' {Completed}

115. True Happiness (Finale!)

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Meanwhile, LanFen had indeed slept for months and months, and half a year had already passed...

It was a sunny day, one afternoon, when Shuǐ ChénLín sat beside LanFen's bed, as usual.

He dipped a cloth in a bowl of warm water, and wiped her face, her arms and her feet.

He didn't really need to do this, because the female servants already did this and cleaned LanFen up even more, every morning and night of each day.

Shuǐ ChénLín did it merely because he wanted to...

It was one of his only ways of caring for LanFen, though there was nothing he could do.

Every day, he or Zhao ZhuYong transferred qi to her, since Zhao ZhuYong had realized that Shuǐ ChénLín's qi was not harmful to her.

Still she had not once stirred.

But this same day, within her mind, LanFen suddenly found herself floating in a still dark place.

It felt like she was under water, but at the same time, she had no trouble breathing.

She had no idea where she had been before now, or how much time had passed.

Were her eyes even opened, or was this place just dark?

She didnt know whether she cared, or didn't care. She didn't even desire to move in the slightest...

But then, she heard a voice.

A familiar voice.

"Zhao LanFen, will you really not open your eyes today as well?" Shuǐ ChénLín held her hand, then softly pressed a kiss against her knuckles.

"If you awaken, I will even admit-. Ahem! I will admit I was the one accompanying you on our first mission together."

LanFen's lips twitched, but Shuǐ ChénLín didn't notice.

"If you open your eyes, I will call you however you want... Liu? I will call you Liu from now on. I will also let you go down the mountain, and drink whenever you want."

"The Shuǐ genius isn't allowed to take that back." A voice weakly replied.

So silently, that Shuǐ ChénLín barely even heard it.

He turned to her in surprise, and saw that her eyes were open, though narrowly, and she had a mild smile on her face.

"LanFen! Am I seeing things?" He squeezed her hand gently, and nearly passed out, when he felt her weak squeeze in response.

"Shuǐ Chén..." LanFen said weakly, before losing consciousness again.

"LanFen! LanFen!!" He shook her mildly. But she remained still, same as mere minutes before.

The next few minutes saw Shuǐ ChénLín nearly bringing down the Zhao Manor, as he appeared and disappeared here and there, looking for Zhao ZhuYong, who should have been in the courtyard, training a few disciples, but wasn't.

Zhao ZhuYong was also said to be in the kitchens, but wasn't there, nor was he in the library, though he had just been seen heading there a while ago.

Finally, Shuǐ ChénLín found him at the main gates, personally haggling with a few of the Zhao suppliers.

"Clan Leader Zhao!" He called out, and surprised himself by remembering to bow in respect.

Zhao ZhuYong's face fell, as he hastily followed Shuǐ ChénLín, who told him what had happened on the way.

He was already mentally running through all the pills and herbs he might use to pull LanFen back, only for both men to open the door to her room, and witness an astounding sight...