Finally obtaining the needed medicinal herbs, the issue of decocting them could be dealt with later. The most important thing now was to return quickly and see if the man had been discovered and was still breathing.
The guards could finally breathe a sigh of relief, having safely escorted Mei Fei back to the palace. Though not a great achievement, they had at least saved a life. This Mei Fei was indeed as rumored – “behaving strangely, never acting conventionally” – being near her was nerve-wracking! Recalling the recent events made them break out in a cold sweat.
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As evening approached and the main group returned to the Yangfeng Palace, she hurriedly walked to the inner courtyard, concerned about the man’s safety.
Seeing him lying well on the bed somewhat calmed her anxious heart. He was very handsome, though his face was extremely pale. His distinct facial features and delicate eyebrows were not obscured by his condition; in fact, he looked even more delicate.
With Xiao Rou’s help, she difficultly removed his clothes to his waist. What first caught her eye were shocking, horrific scars. Each was as thick as a finger, twisted like climbing centipedes, making her heart ache. What willpower he must have to endure such immense pain, repeatedly?
Carefully cleaning his wounds with a cotton cloth, black blood oozed out, and the wounds were grotesquely turned outward. The sight was so horrifying that Xiao Rou ran outside to cry secretly. However, Mei Siyu was brave, competently cleaning his wounds, her delicate hands involuntarily trembling, her snow-white forehead covered in large beads of sweat, clearly forcing herself to be strong.
“Go search inside” distant noisy voices were heard, along with urgent footsteps.
Xiao Rou, standing in the outer room, saw this and quickly ran into the inner room, so fast she couldn’t stop and crashed into Mei Siyu’s body, saying intermittently, “My lady, it’s bad… they’re going to search the rooms.” She glanced worriedly at the still unconscious man, thinking her lady was already unlucky, and now caught in more trouble.
