"How did you get back?" Chu Qianli was extremely surprised.
His eyes were injured, and he couldn't see anything at all. Yet, he dared to follow her back to this place.
"The people outside are all looking for you. Prince Yu has already issued an order for my immediate execution, and he won't show you any mercy either."
Not only were his eyes injured, but his cultivation had also been greatly depleted. If he encountered Lan Fan at this time, he would surely die.
How could he be so bold!
"If I don't come back, who will help you resolve the doubts in your heart?"
Lan Qing coughed lightly and sat down cross-legged by the ice pool.
He disliked owing favors to others.
But this time, he truly owed Chu Qianli.
"You saved me and healed my eyes. I have no way to repay you."
"We're in the same boat now. What's there to talk about repayment?"
However, he said he had a way to help her find her father, and Chu Qianli couldn't help but feel incredibly excited.
"Do you really have a way?"
"I have a way, but..."
Lan Qing looked up, trying to get a clear look at her.
But his eyes still saw only darkness.
"What way?" Chu Qianli clenched her palm.
She had never dreamed that she would have a chance to see her father.
"Close your eyes. When I tell you to open them, you may do so. You must listen and not stop midway, otherwise, all your efforts will be in vain."
Lan Qing was extremely serious this time, a seriousness Chu Qianli had never seen before.
Chu Qianli's heart began to feel a sense of unease. "National Preceptor..."
"If you still want to find your father, do as I say. Otherwise, I won't have a second chance to let you see him!"
"I know! I'll listen to you!"
Whether she could find her father depended on this!
Chu Qianli took a deep breath and finally closed her eyes.
"Don't open your eyes until I permit it, understand?" Lan Qing's voice was somewhat ethereal.
Chu Qianli knew he was about to cast a spell.
Her heart was filled with great unease.
He was injured, and casting a spell now would only worsen his condition.
But he said this was the only chance...
Suddenly, she smelled a scent of blood. "National Preceptor! You..."
"Don't open your eyes. Focus all your thoughts on your father."
Lan Qing placed his hand into the ice pool.
The bone-chilling water tightly enveloped his wrist, which had been cut open.
Instantly, it felt as if countless tiny mouths were madly sucking his blood.
Pain! Intense pain spread throughout his body from the wound on his wrist.
It felt as if all the blood in his body was being drained.
He closed his eyes, enduring the intense pain for a moment before opening them again.
He originally wanted to look at his hand, but only after opening his eyes did he remember that he was blind.
It was still pitch black.
Lan Qing helplessly closed his eyes again, allowing the ice pool water to continue drawing his blood.
"Think, what items do you have on you that were left by your father? If you have any, taking them out will yield twice the result with half the effort."
"Yes!" Chu Qianli finally remembered.
The half-jade pendant from Long Xiyue's belongings that her uncle had given her earlier!
Chu Qianli immediately retrieved the jade pendant from the system and held it tightly.
"National Preceptor..."
"Good, open your eyes now and try to get a clear look at the face in the ice pool!"
Chu Qianli's heart trembled, and she abruptly opened her eyes. Before she could even take in her surroundings, her attention was completely captured by a face that appeared in the ice pool.
It was him!
It was him!
It was actually him!