3934 |˙˙) Where Is the Flame Immortal?
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After chatting about family matters for a while longer, everyone noticed that although Daiyu was young, petite, and frail, seeming as if a breeze might knock her over, every word and gesture carried an unusual scholarly grace and refined elegance. She was no ordinary young lady.
They then recalled the rumors they had heard earlier—that she suffered from a strange illness, one even the Heavenly Court's immortal physicians had been powerless to treat—and couldn't help growing more curious.
So!
Jia Tanchun, who was cheerful and curious by nature, was the first to speak.
"Cousin Lin, I vaguely remember Second Brother Lian mentioning before he set out that you hadn't been feeling well some time ago. Was it..."
"Some kind of soul-loss illness?"
"Even the immortal officials from the Heavenly Court's Bureau of Immortal Physicians, whom Uncle Lin consulted, found it difficult to treat?"
"Are you fully recovered now?"
Her question was rather direct, but she had phrased it tactfully, and her concern was plain. Her words sounded sincere.
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At her words, Grandmother Jia, who had been dabbing at her tears, immediately raised her head and looked at Daiyu with concern, waiting for her answer.
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Lady Wang, Lady Xing, Li Wan, and the others all turned their gazes toward her as well.
Clearly, this was no secret in the household.
It was hardly surprising. The Old Ancestress had said two years ago that she would bring Lin Daiyu to live with them and care for her. One year became two, then two became three. As time passed, word got around, and naturally everyone had heard something.
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Feeling everyone's curious eyes on her, Lin Daiyu grew a little nervous.
But after a moment's thought, she gathered her