The next day.
Yun Wu changed her clothes and leisurely walked out of the room.
She had just walked a short distance when she saw two handmaids coming towards her carrying a basin and some other things.
âGood morning, lady.â
âLet us help you wash your face and comb your hair.â
Seeing Yun Wu, the two handmaids said respectfully,
Yun Wu didnât know that not long after she left yesterday, Cloud Murong had publicly declared her natural motherâs returning as well as the existence of his goddaughter.
It was very likely that all residents of the Luo City knew it now.
In merely two days, her identity directly ascended from a fledgling little girl, who made a scene in the Murong Mansion, to a lady of the Murong family, which was very dramatic.
However, this dramatic change drew members of the Ouyang family of the Water City, and they seemed very nervous. Early this morning, they arrived at the Murong Mansion.
At this moment, in the living room of the Murong Mansion.
Sitting on the host seat, Cloud Murong looked at Ouyang Qing and Ouyang Ke who were sitting on the two sides.
âSecond Patriarch Ouyang, you came here so early. Are you here to send your congratulations after hearing the good news of our family?â
Ouyang Qing smiled mildly, âWe did come here to congratulate Lord Murong, but apart from that, thereâs an issue weâd like to confirm.â
A faint smile appeared on Cloud Murongâs poised face and he said in a deep voice, âMay I ask whether this issue Second Patriarch Ouyang just talked about has anything to do with Murong family?â
At this moment, Ouyang Ke said, âLord Murong, weâd like to meet the girl who came here yesterday, whoâs also your goddaughter.â
A solemn look flashed across the bottom of Cloud Murongâs eyes when he heard Ouyang Keâs words. In a deep voice, he said, âSurely youâll see her, but not now. My goddaughter has been in a closed-door cultivation, so Iâm afraid youâll have to wait a few days, Second Patriarch Ouyang.â
In fact, Cloud Murong had a shrewd idea why members of the Ouyang family had come here.
âArenât you trying to drive your guests away, Lord Murong?â there was still a mild smile on Ouyang Qingâs face, but his voice went somewhat deep.
Even if he was trying to drive them away, did they dare to play hardball on the Murong familyâs turf?
Besides, as the Lord of the City, Cloud Murongâs attitude could be deemed very polite.
Cloud Murong didnât reply but glanced at the steward who was standing at the side.
The steward immediately walked forward and said fairly respectfully, âSecond Patriarch Ouyang, Young Master Ouyang, please return.â
Slightly frowning, Ouyang Ke was a little annoyed. He was just about to say something when Ouyang Qing raised his hand and stopped him.
âNow that Lord Murong put it this way, it seems that we donât deserve the honor. Weâll take our leave right now.â
Upon these words, Ouyang Qing cupped his hands before his chest as a gesture of farewell and then left with Ouyang Ke.
âSecond Uncle, judging by Cloud Murongâs attitude, that girl is no doubt the one we met in the Magic Beasts Forest. Maybe Cloud Murong didnât let us see her because he placed her under house arrest trying to get her Vigorgrass,â Ouyang Ke said in a cold voice the moment they walked out of the Murong Mansion.
Ouyang Qingâs mild face also became rather cold, âNo matter whether sheâs under house arrest or not, we canât let them get the Vigorgrass.â
âWhat should we do?â
âWe go back first and then let His Lordship himself lead his men here to demand that girlâs release.â
The reason why they came here was because they wanted to find out whether that girl was the one they had met in the Magic Beasts Forest.
Though not having seen her, they believed that the answer was probably positive.
It was just that they didnât bring enough men here, so it was definitely not a wise choice to go to the opposing sideâs turf demanding that they hand over that girl.
â¦
In the west wing.
With several handmaids serving her and following her around, Yun Wu felt very uncomfortable. Grandma Medicine also felt the same way, so she asked them to stay in the outer courtyard of the west wing, telling them she would call them if she needed anything.
After changing the dressings for Grandma Medicine, Yun Wu went to Little Leafâs room.
She checked the wounds and refreshed the bandage.
Watching all those wounds on Little Leafâs thin body, Grandma Medicine felt very distressed.
âShe suffered so much.â
âDonât worry, granny. Her condition has stabilized. Today sheâll wake up, and then after half a month or so, sheâll fully recover.â
Hearing Yun Wuâs words, Grandma Medicine was relieved.
However, it seemed as if the pensiveness on her face would never dissolve.
Seeing this, Yun Wu had a shrewd what the reason was.
But she pretended that she didnât know, asking, âGranny, you seem to be preoccupied. Whatâs wrong?â
Watching her with a tender and protective look in her eyes, Grandma Medicine shook her head and smiled, âNothing. Maybe itâs because Iâve just come back and havenât accustomed myself to this new home.â
Last night, Cloud Murong took her to Wilderness Murong. Though old, Grandma Medicine was not stupid. She knew that he wanted her to persuade Yun Wu into treating Wilderness Murong.
One of them was her husband, and the other was her son. She cared much about them.
But she couldnât take advantage of this girl, especially when this girl had already done so many things for her. How could she ask her to do more?
The bond between people should be purely sincere. If one side tried to use the other, the bond would deteriorate.
Hearing this, Yun Wu smiled but didnât bring it out into the open, âYouâve been away for decades. Itâs very normal that you feel unused to it, but gradually youâll get used to it.â
Grandma Medicine nodded and moved her eyes to Little Leaf who was lying in bed.
Watching Grandma Medicine, Yun Wu found that she seemed to have no other words to say. As a matter of fact, Yun Wu was touched that Grandma Medicine didnât bring up Wilderness Murongâs issue.
At least, granny didnât try to use her by making immoral requests.
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Ten days later.
During these days, Yun Wu were either in Little Leafâs room checking her wounds or staying in her own room cultivating internal Qi. She refused to meet any members of the Murong family.
It was said that Wilderness Murongâs condition had been stable over the past ten days. Cloud Murong had revamped the Murong Mansion. Grandma Medicine and Concubine Qu lived in the west wing and the east wing respectively.
Sky Murongâs mansion had been burnt, so his family had moved back to the Murong Mansion, living near the east wing.
To support her natural mother, Earth Murong had also moved back from his own offshoot mansion.
As a result, the east wing became overcrowded. Cloud Murong had no choice but to have Snow Murong move to the west wing, sparing some room for people living in the east wing.
Snow Murong, who was still recovering from her broken legs, kept making noises every day, abusing Grandma Medicine with malicious curses. Her voice was so loud that even Yun Wu, who lived in a room in the corner, could hear it now and then.
It was also said that the Ouyang family of the Water City had visited the Murong Mansion frequently during the past ten days, and that even the Lord of Water City came. As regards the reason, they still came here for her.
But Cloud Murong made some plans in advance and he managed to have members of the Ouyang family leave every time they came.
In fact, Yun Wu hadnât always stayed in the west wing during the past ten days.
She sneaked out several times, so she heard all those rumors which had spread through the whole city, irrespective of whether she wanted to hear them or not.
But she didnât go to that forest in the suburb to hunt magic beasts. She had found a better way. When she needed beast blood, she directly went to the street where there were magic beasts on sale to order blood. Though the level of the beast blood was Tier II at the highest, she could get it in less than a day.
Something was better than nothing.
Beast blood was no longer a problem for the moment, but she wasnât relieved.
Because she had been waiting for ten days, but that man had never come. She didnât know whether it was because the scene she had made was not big enough, or because the river had taken that man to an out-of-the-way place where he couldnât hear any messages from the outside worldâ¦
It had been more than a month since she left the imperial city. She couldnât just keep waiting like this.
One day.
Early in the morning, it seemed as if something important was going to happen in the Murong Mansion. People were bustling around everywhere.
As usual, Yun Wu first went to Little Leafâs room. After ten days, most of her wounds healed. She wanted to check her fingers.
However, she had just walked into the hall when a handmaid was knocked down by her.
âLady, soâsorry. Are you okay?â sitting on the ground, the handmaid hurriedly picked up those small bottles, put them back onto the tray, picked herself up and asked Yun Wu nervously.
Yun Wu glanced at those bottles on the tray and found that those were drugs that she prepared for Little Leaf and Grandma Medicine.
âWhere are you taking these drugs?â Yun Wu slightly furrowed her brow and looked at that handmaid.
The handmaid was a little anxious but still answered respectfully, âThe Venerable Masterâs very ill and there are not enough drugs, so the Venerable Mistress asked me to come here and get these.â
The Venerable Mistress was what servants of the Murong family called Grandma Medicine.
Hearing this, Yun Wu raised her eyebrows.
Very ill?
Wilderness Murong had a relapse?
During the past ten days, Yun Wu claimed that she was in a âclosed-door cultivationâ, but that day, when nobody was around, she quietly went to see Wilderness Murong.
There was no wounds on him, and his Qi was normal, but he was in a trance and his whole body was swollen. So far nobody had been able to make an accurate diagnosis.
Actually, she didnât know what kind of disease it was either.
But judging from his pulse, he should be fine for the moment.
Yet today, his condition exacerbated?
Seeing that the handmaid appeared very anxious, Yun Wu didnât hold her up. She waved her hand and let her leave.
Then Yun Wu walked into the quiet living room and headed for Little Leafâs room.
To her surprise, Little Leaf wasnât in either. Those wounds on her body had almost healed, but full recovery from her injured fingers would take longer time. Where did she go under this circumstance?
âWhere the hell is everybody? Someone come here! Come here to serve your master⦠â
At this moment, an angry, loud voice emanated from a nearby room.
That was nobody else but Snow Murong. Ever since she moved here, she had always been angry and discontented, especially after she heard that her father had not only found a mother but also adopted a daughter.
She was exceptionally displeased with this.
An old countrywoman became her grandmother, and that hateful girl who broke her legs became her younger sister. How was she supposed to face residents of the Luo City after all this? And how was she supposed to live with such an unbearable humiliation?
She couldnât just swallow all this.
As a result, she yelled and swore every day to make everybody suffer.
However, for some reason, today she had got up and waited for quite a while, but nobody came in to serve her.
Was this that so-called grandmother trying to deal her a head-on blow at the first encounter?
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got.
âWhatâs wrong, my lady? You started practicing singing so early?â suddenly, the door was pushed open and a seemingly jeering, languid voice came.