Nalan Yanran suddenly stopped and froze on the spot, staring blankly in the direction of grandpa's room.
This voice?
This voice is clearly——
The voice that echoed in my ears countless times in my dreams now blows by my ears again with the breeze in the mansion, as if the slightly hot wind at the turn of spring and summer adds a different temperature to my heart.
The girl slowly opened her eyes and walked involuntarily towards her grandfather's room.
Nalan Yanran's movement frightened Nalan Su, who quickly stepped forward and grabbed his daughter's wrist.
"Have you forgotten what my father just told you? Be obedient...!"
Nalan Su frowned slightly, but still suppressed his voice, for fear that the person in the room who was recovering from illness would know that his disobedient granddaughter was back.
But Nalan Yanran didn't mean that. She just turned around hastily, wanting to argue with her father, but suddenly understood something from her father's lowered tone, so she just shook her head and said, "I didn't mean that, it was just that voice - that voice -"
"——By the way, why is she here?"
No mistake.
Nalan Yanran subconsciously clenched his hands, squeezing those long, white, plain hands until they were completely bloodless.
She couldn't tell what else she was feeling at this moment besides the throbbing heartbeat. Was it pure fear, or the vague longing that always lingered?
Nalan Yanran I really can't explain it clearly, but while my heart is in a mess, I urgently want to confirm one thing.
"... Her?"
Nalan Su was stunned by his daughter's inexplicable question, and it took him a moment to react.
"That is Medicine Fairy, who is widely circulated among Northwest Nations. It is said that patients who have passed through her hands can be turned to death or flesh and bones as long as she is willing to save them. Medicine Fairy traveled to the imperial capital some time ago. The family spent a lot of effort to open up the joints. Please take a look."
Nalan Su explained to Nalan Yanran.
"...Medicine Fairy?"
Nalan Yanran was startled when he heard this, a little lost in thought.
In a brief moment of confusion, one year ago, when she took Ge Ye Elder to the Xiao Clan to break off the engagement, everything was still vivid in her mind, whether it was Xiao Yan or the woman who finally appeared and blocked her———
Now, in his father's brief explanation, Nalan Yanran felt like his past doubts had been solved.
"As expected, she is someone other than Gama Empire... No wonder neither the teacher nor Elder Gu He knows who she is..."
She subconsciously murmured to herself, but she happened to see the stunning beauty who could be said to be the most beautiful woman walking lightly out of her grandfather's room, and then walked to the guest room on the side.
"...Yan Ran, what happened?"
Nalan Su vaguely heard something from his daughter's vague murmur to himself, and couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible that you knew this Medicine Fairy earlier?"
Nalan Yanran raised his head, looked at his father with beautiful eyes, and naturally saw the hope in his eyes.
She knew very well what her father was thinking in his heart.
Most likely he thought that he had known the woman earlier, and wanted to put in a few nice words so that the eccentric, moody Medicine Fairy would be willing to help.
But...
——But.
Nalan Yanran couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. It would be great if it was really what his father assumed.
Unfortunately, the fact is that, let alone any good karma, that woman is obviously on the side of Xiao Yan. When we meet today, if she doesn't say bad words to each other, it means that she doesn't care about her. What kind of nice words and requests are there?
Nalan Yanran also knew that he might not be able to explain all the details in front of his father for a while, so he just shook his head lightly.
"No, she and I just have a one-time relationship, and there is no good relationship at all. It would be fair to say that she doesn't have any bad feelings at all -"
"However, for Grandpa's sake, I am willing to give it a try."
A year has passed, and Nalan Yanran has finally restrained her frivolous temper. What's more, the life of a close relative is in danger now, so how could she be negligent? Therefore, before Nalan Su could say anything, she took a deep breath, adjusted herself a little, and then walked to the Nalan Family's guest room.
Nalan Su stared blankly at her daughter's slowly leaving figure, feeling filled with emotions in her heart.
Yan Ran... Have you grown up?
In the Nalan Family's guest room, Yao Wan scanned around it with great interest. In her eyes, it was not a very good place, but it was tidy and there were not so many fancy but useless things that would annoy people.
Through the open window, there is Nalan Family's Inner Academy. The plants and flowers have been arranged and trimmed, and they are quite elegant.
Looking at the white epiphyllum in a pot of flower buds by the window that had almost fully grown, but had not bloomed because of the wrong time, she suddenly had the idea of folding it off.
But before she could take action, the footsteps of uninvited guests came from the door behind her.
oh.
Yao Wan suddenly realized that she was the guest.
"... Is it you...?!"
Even though he was fully mentally prepared when he decided to walk to the guest room, when Nalan Yanran stood in front of this woman again, he still felt that his heartbeat was inexplicably fast.
It looked like he was asking for confirmation, but his tone confirmed that the beauty in front of him must be the mysterious strong man from the Xiao Clan a year ago.
"——Yeah."
Yao Wan had no choice but to take back her hand in frustration, with a hint of surprise hidden in her tone, as if she really thought so - "It's really a coincidence that it came early Tathagata...Nalan Young Sect Master ran back to his home instead of staying at the Yun Lan Sect to practice well. Are you really 100% sure that you can defeat Xiao Yan?"
As she said that, she turned around with a faint smile on her lips, so beautiful that she stunned others.
"Oh, One-Star Dou Shi, not bad, no wonder it's so leisurely."
Faced with Yao Wan's simple ridicule, Nalan Yanran no matter how she thought or listened, it only felt harsh, as if she was simply mocking herself.
One year ago, I was Three-Star Dou Zhe, and Xiao Yan was One-Star Dou Zhe;
Now, Xiao Yan is Nine Star Dou Zhe, and he is One-Star Dou Shi.
Although she is still in the lead above the realm, she knows very well that the gap between herself and Xiao Yan is rapidly decreasing at a speed that no one can accept.
Although she was very reluctant to admit it, the reality she had to face now was that Xiao Yan might surpass herself in every minute and every second.