Nightfall

Two Pearls on the Dark Walls

The last of the evening light disappeared and the capital of the Kingdom of Qi was enshrouded in darkness. The light emitting from the white temple did not disperse. The pious believers who were kneeling and immersed in the events gradually emerged from their reverie. They stared at the window, each thinking about something or another. Lights lit up in each household.

The doors to the room opened and Ye Hongyu walked out. Her beautiful face was just as cold as before, and devoid of any emotions. However, she could not hide the exhaustion between her brows.

Ning Que noticed her exhaustion and haggardness. However, he did not say anything but entered the room. He sat beside the bed and held Sangsang’s slender wrist, perceiving silently.

After making sure that Sangsang’s condition had taken a turn for the better, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He tucked in the corners of her blankets and placed a fresh towel on her forehead before walking out of the room.

He looked at Ye Hongyu who was leaning against the stone walls and said sincerely, “You have worked hard.”

Ye Hongyu noticed that he did not express his gratitude. Her eyebrows flicked upwards as she asked, “Are you not going to thank me?”

Ning Que said, “I have exchanged my life for this.”

Ye Hongyu said, “Your prescription and the herbs from the temple seemed to have worked. The poison in her body has mostly been neutralized. However, I can only suppress the cold aura in her temporarily.”

After a moment, she frowned slightly and continued, “I realized that night by the Yanming Lake that the Divine Light in the Lady of Light is much purer and vigorous than mine. Naturally, I can’t do anything to get rid of the cold aura that even she can’t rid herself of. Speaking of which, where did that cold aura come from?”

Ning Que recounted the events where he had picked up Sangsang from a pile of bodies.

Ye Hongyu’s doubts were not cleared. Her frown grew even heavier as she said, “The rot in bodies are the darkest and filthiest of all things on earth, and the cold rains would damage the body of an infant. But how could this unnatural cold affect the Haotian Divine Light in the Lady of Light?”

Ning Que gave her an expectant look and asked, “Do you have any ideas?”

Ye Hongyu looked into his eyes and said, “Does the Headmaster have any ideas?”

Ning Que shook his head.

Ye Hongyu said with a serene expression, “The Headmaster has no idea how to get rid of the cold aura in her body, so you came to ask me. Even though you have spoken out of urgency, it still makes you look like an idiot.”

Ning Que’s expression grew dark and he smiled bitterly, with difficulty.

Watching his expression and recalling how Ning Que had not hesitated to hook his fingers in hers before she had used her Divine Skills to heal Sangsang, Ye Hongyu felt for the first time that this shameless disciple of the Academy was not entirely useless.

With that fleeting thought, her expression softened as she looked at Ning Que. She said, “Since the Headmaster said that the Buddhism Sect can heal Sangsang, then you two would definitely gain something at Lanke Temple.”

Ning Que smiled and asked, “Are you consoling me?”

Ye Hongyu said, “You may understand it this way.”

Ning Que said, “What I can’t understand is why you are the one consoling me.”

Ning Que smiled sunnily, the dimples on his cheeks seemed extremely bright.