"Mother~!"
Luo Hongye quickly flew into Luo Ruying's arms. Luo Ruying stroked her daughter's head, her eyes full of love and tenderness.
Ning Yechen smiled slightly, got up, and left to brew some medicine. When he returned, Luo Hongye was already asleep in Luo Ruying's arms.
"Here, take the medicine." Ning Yechen sat on the edge of the bed, holding the medicine. He held the bowl in one hand and gently helped Luo Ruying sit up with the other.
The weak Luo Ruying could not even sit up straight and could only lean against Ning Yechen.
"By the way, what's your... name?" Luo Ruying asked weakly and embarrassedly. She had come to this man with their child, asking him to take responsibility, but she didn't even know his name.
"Ning Yechen. What about you, wife?" Ning Yechen smiled.
"Wife?" Luo Ruying's pale cheeks flushed, and she looked awkward. She felt uncomfortable with this title. She used to be the empress of an entire realm, and being called "wife" felt strange.
"Isn't it right? You and I have become husband and wife, and you have given birth to our child. Shouldn't I call you my wife? You can also call me husband," Ning Yechen said shamelessly and naturally. Since she was his woman, she would be his wife from now on. Although it was sudden, he felt happy to have a wife and become a father.
Luo Ruying was speechless and had nothing to say in reply. She accepted what Ning Yechen said. She didn't have much time left, so she would let him have his way, even if she could only be his wife for a few days. But she couldn't bring herself to call him "husband."
"This Emperor... my name is Luo Ruying," Luo Ruying said, almost calling herself "this emperor," but then she quietly changed it. She was no longer the empress of the fairy world.
From this moment on, they were truly acquainted. Ning Yechen smiled, scooped up a spoonful of medicinal soup, blew on it to cool it down, and brought it to Luo Ruying's lips.
"My wife, take your medicine, ah~"
Luo Ruying didn't open her mouth to drink the medicine right away. She looked at Luo Hongye in her arms, thoughtful, and then raised her head to solemnly tell Ning Yechen, "If I am no longer here, this child will be in your hands!"
She wanted to entrust everything to Ning Yechen while her injuries were stable. She was most aware of her own injuries. Her meridians were damaged, and the yams that ordinary mortals used to heal injuries had no effect on her.
"Okay, okay, I understand. Drink the medicine first," Ning Yechen said perfunctorily, trying to get Luo Ruying to drink the medicine as soon as possible. Her instructions were unnecessary because as long as she drank the medicine, she would be fine.
Seeing Ning Yechen's perfunctory answer, Luo Ruying frowned, looking very unhappy and disappointed. She was already in this state, explaining her funeral arrangements, but he looked like he didn't care!
"Did you listen...?" she began to say, but Ning Yechen took the opportunity to put the spoon into her mouth.
The medicinal soup he had specially prepared was rare and precious, even in the immortal world! The efficacy of the medicine evaporated quickly, so it couldn't be wasted.
Suddenly being force-fed medicine, Luo Ruying was about to get angry when she realized something was happening. She felt the majestic medicinal spirit spreading throughout her body, wrapping her in a warm current. Her injuries began to heal, and even her meridians were repairing themselves at an incredibly fast pace!
"What kind of medicine is this?" Luo Ruying couldn't help but ask.
"Um... just the yams I usually pick in the mountains... Come on, don't waste it, drink it while it's hot," Ning Yechen replied guiltily, hurriedly continuing to feed her the medicinal soup.
He, a "mortal," had produced many precious fairy grasses and elixirs, which was difficult to explain. Luo Ruying was dubious. How could there be such precious "yams" in an ordinary forest? From the taste, there were at least several thousand-year-old or even ten-thousand-year-old elixirs! However, not wanting to waste the precious medicinal effects, Luo Ruying gave up questioning and obediently drank every spoonful of the medicinal soup Ning Yechen fed her.
This was the first time she had been taken care of like this by a mortal. Ning Yechen enjoyed the process of giving her the medicine, finding a new joy in life.
Luo Ruying gently opened her lips and took the medicine spoon into her mouth, licking it clean without wasting a drop. Unexpectedly, giving medicine seemed quite interesting. Noticing Ning Yechen's gaze, she raised her eyebrows in confusion and asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"
"Nothing... I just think my wife is quite charming," Ning Yechen praised bluntly.
"Shameless!" Luo Ruying was caught off guard by his direct compliment. Her cheeks blushed, and she pursed her lips, lowering her gaze. If this had happened before, she would have scolded him for daring to speak so disrespectfully and then punished him. But now, she felt a strange feeling in her heart, not particularly angry.
"Wife, can you tell me what happened?" Ning Yechen asked while feeding her another spoonful, hoping to get some clues from her.
Luo Ruying's expression turned gloomy, and she shook her head firmly. "This is the only thing I cannot tell you. Please don't ask again. The less you know, the better. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous for you!" She didn't want Ning Yechen to get involved in her affairs. He didn't have any cultivation, and knowing the details would only put him in danger.
Although he expected Luo Ruying wouldn't tell him, Ning Yechen couldn't help but feel regretful. If he knew which force in the fairy world was responsible, he could strike precisely. The Immortal World was vast, with countless holy places, divine palaces, sects, and hidden clans. Finding the right one would be troublesome. It seemed he would have to go to the fairy world himself.
After giving her the medicine, Ning Yechen gently laid Luo Ruying back on the bed, covering her and Luo Hongye with the quilt. The powerful elixir made her sleepy, and she fell into a deep sleep, her body continuing to absorb the medicine's power. Ning Yechen caressed her cheek tenderly, then stood up and walked out of the house. He leaped into the sky, turning into a dark beam that shot straight up.
The barrier between the human world and the fairy world shattered at that moment. After a hundred years, Ning Yechen was returning to the fairy world.