Chapter 266 - 168 Asking

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Chapter 266: Chapter 168 AskingXiao Song should be on his way back to Chang’an to report on his duties by now, and by calculating the time, he should nearly be there. Yet now he appeared in front of Ran Yan, prompting her to ask this question. "I was so eager to solve the case that I worked day and night without rest, so I fell ill on the way." Xiao Song’s smile was brilliant, as if he had instantly regained his energy. Xiao Song was still the same; he never needed a script to tell lies, but in front of Ran Yan, he never deliberately hid anything. "It’s truly not easy for you to have survived until now," Ran Yan said abruptly. Xiao Song understood. "It hasn’t been easy. My house was bombed by Liu Qingsong to the point that only a few rooms are livable." Liu Qingsong loved to mess with these bizarre things. With Xiao Yu’s support, Liu Qingsong became even more unbridled, leading to Xiao Song’s patience finally wearing thin and throwing him in a famous Taoist temple. After Liu Qingsong had blown up all the houses in the Taoist temple, and had tested an explosion of a firecracker so weak it could only tickle in front of Xiao Song, Xiao Song believed he had finally mastered it and reluctantly agreed to let him return to the Xiao residence. The result... Xiao Song’s expression gradually darkened as he looked at Ran Yan lying on the couch. Ran Yan was quite satisfied. She was lying down now and couldn’t do anything about Liu Qingsong, but she couldn’t let him be too comfortable, or else she would be restless. "Thank you," Ran Yan said. Xiao Song paused, looked down, and said, "No need for thanks; it was Sang Chen who found you." Ran Yan looked at him, their eyes quietly meeting for a moment before she looked away. Although Sang Chen lived in another world, he was extremely clever, so it was not surprising that he had followed the clues to find her. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. After a long silence, Ran Yan asked, "What about him?" "I heard that he fainted after bringing people to find you." Xiao Song said with a gentle smile, "It seems his fear of blood is incurable." Sang Chen had a severe case of hemophobia, which had once been a pastime for the officials in court, and it was no secret. "Then..." Ran Yan wanted to ask if the one who had warmed her feet was him, if the person who had spoken to her in her dreams was him, but she swallowed her words back down. How could she take the dreams seriously! "Drink some water," Xiao Song offered the spoon to her lips. "I can do it myself, thank you." Ran Yan tried to sit up, only to find she couldn’t move at all, swathed tightly, and this time both her hands were severely injured. "Don’t be stubborn, open your mouth," Xiao Song said, furrowing his brows and urging her. Ran Yan obeyed and opened her mouth because she was indeed very thirsty. Xiao Song’s observational skills were extremely sharp, so he always seemed to know what she needed and silently brought it to her. "You’ve been unconscious for six days. The doctor said you can only eat light food for now. What would you like to eat?" Xiao Song asked after feeding her water. "Six days?" Ran Yan was surprised; she felt very weak and thought it was due to excessive blood loss, not expecting to have lain there for six days! Thinking back, Xiao Song, who had rushed to Chang’an, must have been much faster than they were, and coming back would also have taken a long time. Ran Yan thought about it and spoke without being courteous, "As long as I can eat." Xiao Song got up, placed the bowl on the table, reached out his slender hand, leaned over to help her sweep the hair off her face, and said, "Since you have such low expectations, I’ll go make it myself." Ran Yan watched him walk out and quickly added, "If it could taste good, that would be best." "I’ll do my best." Xiao Song’s bright eyes twinkled with laughter, and although his face did not show a smile, his joy was evident. Xiao Song had been out for less than a couple of moments when Wan Lu, Xing Niang, and Ge Lan rushed in together. Wan Lu had lost a lot of weight in the past six days. No one reprimanded her for not being by Ran Yan’s side, but she had already blamed herself a million times, so she burst into tears at the sight of Ran Yan, her dry tears fiercely breaking through. Wan Lu sobbed beside the couch, "Wife, it’s all this slave’s fault." Ran Yan smiled faintly, "It’s good that you listened to me; otherwise, two female corpses might be lying here now." Thinking of unreliable Liu Qingsong made Ran Yan shudder with dread. If Liu Qingsong had been the only one to run out at that time, the outcome was unpredictable. "It really was perilous!" Xing Niang had been so anxious these past few days. Seeing Ran Yan awake brought her both joy and anger, and she couldn’t help but scold, "Wife, you always keep your word, so why didn’t you take this matter to heart? Back at Yingmei Temple, you said you wouldn’t deal with these matters anymore, yet you almost lost your life again today!" "I..." Ran Yan felt a wave of shame. She had made a resolution, but every time she encountered a corpse, she couldn’t help but get involved. Once she spotted something suspicious and began to unravel the mystery, it became like a drug addiction—starting as a dependency, but eventually becoming a part of life.

Chapter 266 - 168 Asking

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