Fulong and Long Ziyue sought an audience.
However, to their surprise, Chu Qianli refused to see them.
When the maid returned saying His Majesty had retired, both were taken aback.
This was the first time A'li had refused to see them.
Although Fulong felt uneasy, he was more able to relax.
"I think A'li probably couldn't get past her own emotional barrier after leaving the city. She has always been a person who values responsibility."
Because her heart was too conflicted, to return after leaving, she was true to the empire and its people, but she was unfaithful to Feng Yexuan and her own desires.
Her mood was too heavy, so she didn't want to see anyone, only wanting to be alone.
In fact, it was not strange at all.
"But..." Long Ziyue had seen A'li after her return.
If she hadn't seen her, she could have thought the same as Fulong.
But tonight, she truly felt that A'li was very different.
"Don't think too much, let her rest well. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."
Long Ziyue wanted to say more, but in the end, she swallowed her words.
Since Fulong said it was fine, she must be overthinking.
Tomorrow morning, A'li would attend court. Her decision not to leave was good for them.
There was no need to overthink it, was there?
...
Chu Qianli woke up three days later.
Even Jian Wuying found it miraculous. Stabbed by Yu Linglong's sword, even the summoned doctor said there was no chance of survival.
But she, relying on her own willpower, managed to live.
Jian Wuying did not understand medicine, but he had channeled internal energy to heal her.
But her body seemed to possess a magical power, an internal energy he couldn't fathom, protecting her heart and veins.
This allowed her to miraculously survive after being declared dead.
However, the Chu Qianli who woke up today seemed a little different from her past self.
"Who... are you?" she sat up, looking at the masked man standing by the bed with a confused expression.
"You don't remember who I am?" Jian Wuying didn't believe it at first.
But for the next half-day, as she walked around, trying her best to recover like a foundling, he observed her.
The way she looked at him, even the tone of her voice, carried no resentment or killing intent.
She even thanked him for saving her.
That was a lie Jian Wuying had casually made up, about finding her in the wilderness.
She had forgotten her own name.
He had given her one.
"Xiao Yao?"
Chu Qianli frowned, murmuring the two words: "Xiao Yao."
Her name was Xiao Yao.
It was obvious it was fake, but since he said he found her in the wilderness, he didn't know her name either.
Xiao Yao... well, although it was a bit strange, since it was just a pseudonym, it didn't matter.
"Then I..."
"Don't ask me, I don't know anything about you."
Jian Wuying sat by the table, drinking tea.
His mood was somewhat complicated.
Chu Qianli rubbed her chest; it still hurt.
It was severely injured.
Strangely, her recovery ability seemed super strong. Although she was seriously injured, she was very weak when she woke up in the morning.
Now, after only half a day, she could walk freely.
She turned, intending to go out and look around, but as she took two steps, her wrist suddenly ached fiercely.
"Ah!" Chu Qianli cried out.
Jian Wuying put down his cup and quickly walked up to her.
Seeing her staring at her wrist, he frowned and looked at her wrist as well.
"What's wrong?" he asked, why was there a mark on her wrist that looked like it had been burned by fire?
"I don't know, it just... it hurts so much, like fire is burning!"
A pattern suddenly appeared on her wrist!
Chu Qianli was terrified, she shook her hand forcefully, but it still wouldn't come off!
It was truly a pattern! A bright red pattern.
A bracelet!
"It hurts!" She frantically shook her hand.
Jian Wuying was unsure of the situation, so he could only take her wrist and channel his internal energy, sending his pure internal energy into Chu Qianli's body.
The burning sensation finally began to dissipate.
Chu Qianli finally calmed down and looked up at Jian Wuying.
Seeing that she was no longer crying out in pain, Jian Wuying slowly relaxed his grip.
They both looked down and saw that a pattern had indeed appeared on Chu Qianli's wrist.
A bracelet, like a tattoo, was imprinted on her wrist.
Jian Wuying's brow furrowed, lost in thought.
Chu Qianli, however, was very confused.
Now that it didn't hurt, she became curious. She raised her hand, looked left and right, rubbed it, poked it, and finally confirmed that the pattern could not be wiped off.
It was inexplicably, vividly imprinted on her wrist.
It was truly magical.
When it didn't hurt, she found it quite amusing.
When it hurt earlier, it was fiery red, but now that she had calmed down, the pattern looked very ordinary, just a simple design.
It looked like it was drawn on, not red, and no longer hot.
Jian Wuying stared at her face.
The bracelet pattern had a brief flare-up earlier, and now her complexion had improved considerably compared to before.
Although this face was completely different from the previous one, looking like a sallow, uninspired little girl, a world away from the stunning Chu Qianli of the past.
But now, at least, she looked more energetic.
"Sit here and don't move. I'll go get the doctor."
Jian Wuying quickly brought the doctor.
The doctor examined Chu Qianli, taking her pulse, shaking his head, and sighing.
"This... this is truly miraculous. This little girl's injuries are almost completely healed."
Having practiced medicine for many years, he had never witnessed such a marvel.
How could someone stabbed in the heart with a sword completely recover in just a few days?
"You mean, her injuries are completely healed?" Jian Wuying's expression was indescribably strange.
Who was Yu Linglong? Not only was her medical skill superb, but her martial arts were also absolutely not weak.
At such close range, she would not have missed.
How could a single sword thrust not kill Chu Qianli?
Moreover, Chu Qianli had truly been lifeless that day.
The doctor still shook his head: "I don't understand, I truly don't understand. I am incompetent..."
After Jian Wuying sent the doctor away, he turned and grabbed Chu Qianli's wrist.
"What are you doing? It hurts, let go!" He was gripping it so hard, her wrist bones were about to be crushed!
Jian Wuying just wanted to get a clear look at the pattern on her wrist.
It was definitely that bracelet!
It was the same bracelet that Yu Linglong had almost chopped off her hand to remove!
But the chain had detached itself when Yu Linglong tried to chop off her hand, as if to protect its owner.
If he guessed correctly, there was only one bracelet in the world that could be so miraculous.
The Qiankun Chain!
"Could it be that the Qiankun Chain attached itself to your hand and saved your life?"