Chapter 145: Senior Brother, I Opened My Eyelids.
Under the crescent moon, sobs echoed. Ye Anping held Li Longling, his eyes filled with tenderness. He let her tears dampen his clothes, and only after her crying gradually subsided did he slowly release his hands and look down at the fragile young girl in his arms.
After a moment of hesitation, he raised his hand and gently cupped Li Longling’s cheek.
Sensing the touch of five fingers on her cheek, Li Longling’s body stiffened. As if afraid, she took a step back with her right foot, but her left foot remained in place. She had heard during the times Ling’er read stories that when a man touched a woman’s face, it was almost an invitation to kiss. And a kiss was something only cultivation partners did. This man, Ye Anping, whom she had only met twice, and because she was blind, she didn’t even know if he was handsome or ugly.
However, for some reason… she didn’t feel disgusted. This Ye Anping had a very pleasant scent. It was different from the scent of her father’s embrace, but both made her feel at ease. Li Longling covered her lips with her hand, moistened them lightly with her tongue, and after a moment of hesitation, she brought her right foot, which had been moved back, forward again. She then pressed her hands to her collar. “It’s just the tip of our lips touching… it’s fine as a return gift for letting him lean on my chest…” Li Longling felt Ye Anping lean in. His warm breath brushed against her cheek, tickling slightly, and her heart began to beat uncontrollably faster. She relaxed her tightly clenched lips, tilted her head slightly, and waited for the gentle touch on her lips.
However— she did not receive a kiss. Instead, she felt someone open her left eyelid…
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“……”
Ye Anping’s face was very close. He used his left thumb and index finger to forcefully pry open Li Longling’s left eyelid, revealing her dull, lifeless gray eye, and began to observe it closely. From his visual inspection, it looked like cataracts. The pupil seemed to be covered by a gray mist, making it very blurry and indistinct. Furthermore, there was some white pus mixed with her tears.
But this was a Xianxia world, after all. He wanted to confirm whether Li Longling actually had eyeballs or not. After all, in the game, the modeling engineers had been lazy and hadn’t created her eyeballs. If her game model was extracted and her eyelids were forcefully opened, there would be two dark, hollow voids. And if she had no eyeballs, she would also have no meridians in her eyes, and his physiotherapys would be ineffective.
Ye Anping looked for a while and said, “Can you move your eyes left and right? Can you do that?”
“Ah…” Li Longling pursed her lips, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Yes, I can.”
“Good, and then…” Ye Anping watched her pupils move left and right. He formed his hand into a sword finger, condensed a streak of golden Spiritual Energy on his fingertip, and then raised his hand to the front of her pupils. “Can you see any light? Or is it completely pitch black?”
“Mm… Co… Completely pitch black,” Li Longling replied weakly, then added, “Senior Ye, my father previously sought out at least two hundred doctors to examine me, but… they all said it was impossible, and there was no need…”
“Has Doctor Zhang from Xuan Xing Sect visited?”
“Yes, Doctor Zhang said there was a treatment method, but it requires a spiritual grass called the Hundred-Soul Spirit-Eye Grass, which is extremely rare in the world. My father has been unable to obtain even one in these past ten years.”
Ye Anping pondered for a moment. Using his physiotherapys methods, he examined Li Longling’s meridians and found that the meridians in both her eyes had not disappeared. His confidence grew. However, he was not going to promise Li Longling something he couldn’t guarantee 100%.
“I see. I understand.”
“…Mm.”
“Hoo—” Ye Anping let out a breath, turned to look at Li Feng beside him, and then asked, “Are you feeling any better now?”
Li Longling nodded tremblingly, “Mm.”
“Then… let’s go back. Get a good night’s rest. Tonight, I will direct the Mansion Guards of Chi Long Mansion to handle matters in the city. Tomorrow, you’ll have to do it yourself. Senior Sister Xiao will be by your side to help you. She is the Young Master of Xuan Xing Sect, and there’s no reason for her to covet Chi Long Mansion, you can trust her.”
“Mm…” Li Longling nodded blankly, then realized something was wrong and quickly shook her head, “No! Senior Ye, please don’t trouble yourself. I’ll go find the Mansion Guards shortly…”
“…”
Looking at Li Longling’s face, Ye Anping shook his head and handed the Sky-Splitting Sword in his hand to Li Longling.
“Ah?”
“Your father’s flying sword is called Sky-Splitting. You should be more familiar with it than I am.”
“…Mm.”
“I’ll accompany you to find the Head of the Mansion Guards.”
“No… Senior Ye, you should go first… I’ll have Ling’er arrange a guest room for you… You should go rest.”
“…”
Ye Anping did not reply. He shook his head, then took her hand and led her out of the garden through the half-moon gate. However, as soon as they stepped through the gate— Huala Huala— The sound of dozens of clashing armors startled Li Longling, causing her to hastily step back and grip Ye Anping’s hand tightly. At the entrance to the garden stood more than twenty Chi Long Mansion Guards clad in armor. Judging by their expressions, they were all veteran guards who had served in Chi Long Mansion for many years, likely trusted confidants of Li Feng.
“Your subordinate Zhang He pays his respects to the Young Miss.”
Ye Anping said nothing. He withdrew his hand from Li Longling’s and stepped aside. Noticing Ye Anping’s departure, Li Longling felt a moment of panic, but quickly regained her composure. She took a deep breath and asked, “What is the situation in the city?”
“Reporting to Young Miss, all Blood Spirits in the city have been cleared. The cicada shells of the Demonic cultivators in the three districts have also been guarded and sealed.”
“Mm…” Li Longling pondered for a moment. “Transfer all the injured to Taiyue Hall in the East City for care, and have the maids from the inner mansion help. Then, tell Chi Yuan to take fifty men to clear out the remaining Blood Spirits in the mountain forests around Chi Long Mansion. Has Du Chun City and the surrounding villages suffered any damage?”
“Unknown for now.”
“Then you will lead the guards from the West City to investigate Du Chun City and the surrounding villages. Then, leave thirty men with me to close the Yu Shan. Also, summon Zhong Cheng Zai, Shi Bo Hou, and Zhuang Wen Shan. Each of you will take thirty men and thoroughly search Chi Long Mansion from south to north, looking for any remaining Demonic cultivator remnants.”
“Yes!!”
“Finally… Ling’er.”
“Your servant is here.”
“Gather four Mansion Guards and will you to seal my father’s cicada shell coffin with the Cold Spirit Pearl and store it in the rear hall. No one is allowed to enter without my permission.”
Upon hearing this, the kneeling Mansion Guards quickly lowered their heads. The one in the lead gritted his teeth and asked, “Young Miss, is Immortal Master Li truly already…”
“…Mm.”
“Then that Nascent Soul realm Demonic cultivator…”
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Li Longling was slightly taken aback; she didn’t understand. At this moment, Ye Anping stepped forward and interrupted, “Immortal Master Li shattered his own Nascent Soul to completely annihilate that Nascent Soul Demonic cultivator, leaving only half a corpse. Young Master Xiao of Xuan Xing Sect has already buried and cremated it with a spirit-capturing talisman. There is no need to worry.”
“So it seems…” The Mansion Guard’s eyes showed grief and indignation. He then cupped his hands towards Li Longling and said, “Young Miss, we followed Immortal Master Li for a hundred years. After Immortal Master Li’s ascension, we will naturally remain loyal to you, Young Miss. Please accept our condolences.”
“Mm…” Li Longling nodded slightly. “Go and do your duties first.”
“Yes!”
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