Inside the Wooden House
Ning Yechen gently placed Luo Ruying on the bed, checking her pulse with his palms, his expression growing colder. After a hundred years, it was rare for murderous intent to arise in his heart again.
After a careful diagnosis, he discovered her condition was far worse than he had imagined.
Her meridians were damaged all over her body…
Her immortal bones had been dug out…
Even her heart was gone…
She was kept alive with a fake heart!
Several wounds on her back were still slightly oozing blood.
It wasn't easy for her to persist until now...
Ning Yechen couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and his eyes softened as he looked at Luo Ruying. He didn't know what she had encountered in the fairy world over the past ten years, but he could guess it hadn't been easy. Otherwise, the once dignified Immortal Emperor wouldn't have fallen to this state.
When she was most desperate, she had come to him with their child, and he had almost driven them away...
Ning Yechen gently caressed Luo Ruying's cheek, pouring spiritual power into his palms to protect her body. Saving her life wasn't difficult, but with her meridians damaged and her immortal bones and heart lost, it would be difficult for her cultivation to return to its peak.
Luo Hongye lay worriedly on the edge of the bed, silently shedding tears as big as pearls. She was obedient and didn't cry out loud.
"Daughter, come here," Ning Yechen called softly, showing an amiable smile and waving to Luo Hongye. He realized with embarrassment that he didn't even know his daughter's name... nor his wife's.
Luo Hongye timidly stepped in front of Ning Yechen, looking up at him with big watery eyes, and weakly cried out, "Daddy..."
The sound of "Daddy" almost melted Ning Yechen's heart. He excitedly hugged little Luo Hongye into his arms and gently stroked her cute little head.
"Daughter, what is your name?"
"Luo Hongye," she replied softly.
"Luo Hongye," Ning Yechen repeated gently, committing the name to memory. He then smiled and coaxed her, "Don't worry, Yeye, your mother will be fine. Stop crying, okay?"
"Um…!" Luo Hongye nodded vigorously. She looked at Ning Yechen with worry and asked, "Dad, are your injuries not serious?"
"Ah…?" Ning Yechen was confused. He couldn't remember the last time he had been injured.
"Mom said that the reason why Dad didn't come to see Yeye and Mom was because Dad was seriously injured, so he couldn't come to see Yeye. Is that right?" Luo Hongye asked expectantly.
Ning Yechen immediately understood that Luo Ruying had found an excuse to deceive their daughter. He smiled helplessly and followed the excuse. "That's right. Dad has been recuperating here, so he couldn't visit Yeye. But now that I see you, my injuries healed instantly!"
"Really? Then Dad won't leave Yeye and Mom, right?" Luo Hongye asked happily, her innocent smile lighting up her face.
Ning Yechen felt his heart swell with affection. He hugged Luo Hongye tighter, caressed her little head, and assured her, "I won't. From now on, Dad will always be by Mom and Yeye's side to protect you."
"Um…!" Luo Hongye clung happily to Ning Yechen's chest, holding onto his clothes tightly with both hands. She had finally found her father.
"Yeye, tell Daddy, where did you and your mother live before? How have you been every day?" Ning Yechen asked with a smile, though his smile hid a deeper intent. He needed to know what had happened in the past ten years and who had dared to hurt his wife and daughter.
Luo Hongye, thinking her father was simply curious, happily recounted her story. She had spent most of her time in a small closet, playing hide-and-seek as her mother instructed. When her mother didn't return for several days, she ventured out and was discovered, locked in a dark iron cage by frightening people who called her terrible names.
Until her mother came to find her, opened the iron cage, and took her away, they were always chased by many people...
"Those bad guys hurt my mother...! Yeye doesn't like them!" Luo Hongye said angrily.
Ning Yechen's face turned cold and frosty, his heart almost exploding with anger. So, the fairy world dared to bully his wife and daughter! From Luo Hongye's words, he pieced together their life. Luo Ruying had hidden her pregnancy and birth, keeping Luo Hongye secret until they were discovered. Then, she had to escape from the fairy world with her daughter, suffering injuries and hardships along the way.
Ning Yechen wished he could rush to the fairy world and kill everyone who had hurt his family. But Luo Hongye didn't know where they lived, only that it was a spacious and beautiful palace—a vague description in a realm filled with such places.
Or... destroy the entire fairy world? It wasn't impossible. Just calling his precious daughter a bitch was reason enough.
"Daddy, you look scary..." Luo Hongye said, shrinking back a bit in fear.
"Don't be afraid, Yeye. Daddy is thinking about punishing those bad guys who bullied you," Ning Yechen quickly reassured her with a kind smile. "From now on, Daddy will make sure to avenge you, okay?"
"Okay~" Luo Hongye nodded, clenching her little fist angrily. "Dad also needs to help Mom. Those bad guys always bully Mom!"
"Don't worry, none of those bad guys will escape," Ning Yechen promised, rubbing her head. He was already planning his next steps.
At that moment, Luo Ruying, lying on the bed, her eyebrows trembling slightly, slowly opened her eyes and woke up...