Dаhе Jiуаo cаrriеd thе Yоung Мaster into thе сarriagе and said tо thе Тwеlvе Ridеrs, "Return to thе Imperial City and infоrm Нis Mаjestу immеdiаtеly!"
"Yеs!"
Fоrtunаtеlу, he hаd suddenly neеdеd to rеport somеthing to the Yоung Mastеr аnd hаd gоnе tо thе Villa; othеrwisе, he wоuld hаvе beеn toо lаte this time!
Мiss Jun, is shе deаd?
What a resоlute woman... Ноw will thе Young Мaster cоре from nоw оn?
Dаhе Jiуаo sighеd tоward thе sky.
Мiss Jun, you аre ruthlеss! Is mutuаl dеstructiоn уоur wаy of lovе?
Alas! What does it signifу to causе such a sеpаrаtion bеtween heaven and man? It only brings pain to loved ones and joy to enemies! No more dwelling on it.
For now, taking care of the Young Master is the most important task.
Jun Qiluo, has she truly perished like a fading fragrance?
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"Mother, is she dead?" a childish, clear voice asked, his expression filled with curiosity and confusion.
"No, you shut up and go practice your calligraphy!" another young and charming voice replied, so sweet that one couldn’t help but wonder if her appearance matched her lovely voice.
In the warm room, there were two women and one man. One of the women was Jun Qiluo, who had jumped off Fatal Cliff.
At this moment, she lay on the bed, her face as pale as paper; she had been unconscious for over ten days, remaining in a dazed state.
The other man and woman were like chattering sparrows who had been bickering nonstop since daybreak! The man, in fact, was a boy, around six or seven years old, handsome and delightful, with a pair of dark eyes that sparkled with intelligence! And quite coincidentally, the woman, a beauty of about twenty-three or twenty-four, also had a pair of large eyes identical to the boy’s.
In fact, it could be said that the boy’s eyes were inherited from her. The beauty was charming and incredibly lovely, but her most captivating feature was not her extraordinary appearance but her endless, shocking, and unconventional ideas—frightening enough to kill without compensation!
According to her husband’s recent remarks, his beloved wife’s greatest contribution was accelerating his graying hair, preparing him to follow in the footsteps of Wu Zixu.
From this perspective, marrying her was truly a misfortune spanning three lifetimes, as even the most beautiful face was not worth such a sacrifice!
"Grandpa Lü said she should wake up!" the little boy pouted and exclaimed.
"Basically, the statement that she 'should' wake up represents endless possibilities! Silly son! Don’t linger in a woman’s chamber; go keep your father company while he fishes!"
"No way! I don’t want to fish up another great beauty!" the little boy slyly glanced at his mother. "Otherwise, Mother will be drowning in jealousy again."
"Son! Do you want to become a human cannonball?" the beautiful young woman asked with a smile, her eyes filled with a dangerous, stormy aura.
The little boy showed no fear; instead, he burst into laughter!
"I knew this was why you come here every day! You’re afraid this great beauty will seduce Father once she wakes up, so you want to strike first and adopt a gentle policy toward her, making her grateful to you so she won’t dare to have improper thoughts about Father. You’re afraid she’ll offer herself to Father as repayment because he was the one who saved her!"Twelve days ago, the boy's father and his friend went fishing by the stream and rescued a beautiful woman who had been washed ashore by the current. They hurriedly brought her back to the mountain villa, only to be pleasantly surprised to find that the divine physician Lü Buqun, who lived year-round atop the mountain, was already waiting there. The divine physician fed the woman medicine to protect her vitality before explaining that he had foreseen all of this. Saving this woman would bring great benefits in the future, and it was also a matter of fate.
The divine physician even laughed and said, "This woman's will is so strong that even the child in her womb clings so tightly—it's truly a miracle!"
It was precisely because Lü Buqun said "a matter of fate" and "great benefits in the future," clearly indicating that there would be further involvement with this beauty, that the young wife felt uneasy. She strictly forbade her husband from visiting and insisted on taking care of the woman herself.
The beautiful young wife responded to her son's teasing by grabbing him by the collar and dragging him toward the door! "Go find your father! You're not allowed in this room either!" she said fiercely before slamming the door shut with a "bang."
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Where was this?
Jun Qiluo weakly opened her eyes, her throat unbearably dry. Immediately, she knew she was not dead!
"Ah! You're awake!" The beautiful young wife jumped over, helped her sit up, and began spooning porridge into her mouth. In a clear voice, she chattered nonstop, "I suppose you must be curious about where this is and who I am, right? You don't need to speak—just focus on eating. Let me tell you: this is Tiger Mountain Valley, in the territory of the Liao People, part of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, specifically Jizhou. When you jumped from the cliff, you landed in the stream and were rescued by my husband. So far, you've been unconscious for twelve days, but fortunately, you're fine, and the fetus is fine too. By the way, why did you jump from up there? You're Han People, aren't you? You don't look like the Han People from around the Great Wall—you seem more like a beauty from the south! Are you married? Is this fetus... allowed to exist? Do you want it?"
Only after feeding her a full bowl of porridge did the young wife allow Jun Qiluo to speak.
Jun Qiluo stared at her intently for a long time. What an unparalleled beauty in the mortal world! She seemed to radiate light, making it impossible to look away!
And her personality was rather unusual too, wasn't it?
"I'm from Hangzhou. I'm not married... the father of this child... is Liao People..." She gritted her teeth and looked at the young wife, waiting to see a look of disgust.
But the young wife gently studied her for a long time before breaking into a smile.
"You love him, don't you?"
Jun Qiluo suddenly recalled the moment she fell from the cliff—Yelü Lie's expression of despair and heartbreak. Had she been wrong? Did he truly care for her? Covering her face, she began to sob softly. She no longer wanted to deceive herself—heaven be merciful, she loved him too! No matter how much she hated him, she could not erase that love!
The beautiful young wife wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"He broke your heart, didn't he? No matter what, it's all in the past now. If you want to keep this child, you must take good care of yourself."
"Thank you, madam."
"You're from Hangzhou. If you have relatives there, we're taking a boat back to the Northern Six Provinces tomorrow and could send you back to Hangzhou. What's your name?"
"You... are from the Central Plains?" How dare people from the Central Plains come to Liao territory? Jun Qiluo couldn't help but feel astonished.
The young wife covered her mouth and laughed."Oh, don't worry! In these deep mountains and remote valleys, the Liao People won't come! The generation's divine physician Lu Buqun has been coming and going freely in the Helan Mountains, Tianshan, Snow Mountains, and now Tiger Mountain for six or seven years—when have you ever seen the Liao People harm him? He! Right now, he's waiting for that Humble Orchid on Tiger Mountain's peak to bloom and bear fruit, to prepare medicine."
"Divine Calculator Lu Buqun?" Jun Qiluo widened her eyes! Lu Buqun, the renowned astrologer and divine calculator famous throughout the world forty or fifty years ago, was actually still alive? And truly existed?
"Yes! It's him! If not for him, you probably would have already died with regret at the Nine Springs. The old master has returned to the mountaintop. Before leaving, he said: Your fate is set in this lifetime; in all matters, take a step back and think, don't force yourself into a dead end, and don't push yourself to the brink. What is meant to be yours cannot escape."
What did he mean? Jun Qiluo couldn't ponder it much, her mind constantly flashing with those deeply pained eyes.
"Or do you want to stay and go back to find the child's father?"
"No! I must return to Jiangnan! I am Jun Qiluo. The set of clothes you're wearing comes from the embroidery of my family's 'Golden Weaving Workshop.' I imagine your status must be extraordinary! I haven't yet asked for your name?"
Wow! It's the young lady of the Jun family from Jiangnan! A name that thunders in one's ears!
The young woman extended her right hand, grasped hers, shook it gently, and said softly, "I am Su Huan'er. My husband's surname is Shi. Shi Wuji is my husband."
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The Shi family merchant ship was docked at Laizhou Bay port. The Shi couple bid farewell to Jun Qiluo on board.
"Master Shi, Madam Shi, Jun Qiluo will surely visit another day to personally thank you for your life-saving grace! I have caused much disturbance and beg for your forgiveness!"
"Not at all! At this point, what's the need for such politeness! You go home safely and await the birth. If it's a daughter, marrying into the Shi family in the future will count as repaying the favor; my son here is quite good, otherwise there's also a two-year-old younger son at home..."
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