Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 568 - Climbing Through the Window at Midnight (1)_1

"Girl, you’ve been resting for a month now, and it’s time for you to wake up. If you don’t come around soon, our whole family won’t be able to bear it. Without your care, this old grandfather of yours has aged a decade. You’d better wake up quickly, or else you’ll have to spend time treating me again."

"Girl, your dad, your uncle, your aunt, Qing, even Auntie Zhang—everyone has lost weight this past month. You’ve been sleeping so peacefully, but once you’ve had enough rest, it’s time to wake up, understand? These old bones of mine can only hold on for a few more days."

"Girl, do you still remember when you were little, back then..."

Shangguan Zhi sat by the bedside, gazing at Shangguan You’s slumbering face and murmuring softly.

After a full half-hour, Shangguan Zhi heaved a deep sigh, tucked Shangguan You in again, switched on the dim wall lamp, and then left the room.

The soft light shone on Shangguan You’s sleeping face. Her usually rosy complexion appeared faint and intermittent, sometimes there, sometimes not. Even her body momentarily became transparent before reverting to normal.

CREAK. The tightly shut window blew open again, and a slender figure swooped in from the opening. Moving like a gust of wind, he stopped quietly before Shangguan You’s bed.

The newcomer was Second Young Master Ye. He looked at the sleeping figure on the bed and, with a wave of his hand, a breeze swept across, lifting the blanket that covered Shangguan You. Beneath it, her loose nightgown swathed her petite body, revealing the delicate contours of her figure, clearly visible to Second Young Master Ye.

Second Young Master Ye’s cold eyes glanced at the Blood Jade Bracelet on Shangguan You’s right hand, which had lost its luster. The blood-red filaments within had congealed, their rich crimson color lost. The Blood Jade Bracelet was now merely an ordinary bracelet, completely devoid of its former radiance.

"Shangguan You, it has been a whole month; you should wake up now," Second Young Master Ye murmured to himself. "If you continue to sleep, not only will you be unable to awaken, but the Young Master will also be in danger. The Blood Jade Bracelet has already lost its shine." With a sweep of his hands, Shangguan You’s prone body floated into mid-air.

"Shangguan You, you are the person the Young Master tasked me to protect. Now, with the Young Master himself in peril, if you want to save him, help him, and prevent him from worrying about you, then you must wake up. If you can’t overcome even this difficulty, the position of the Young Master’s wife and the Young Master’s painstaking effort in giving you the Blood Jade Bracelet will all be in vain."

As Second Young Master Ye murmured to himself, he pressed his hands to Shangguan You’s back, and threads of Spiritual Energy slowly infused into her body. The Blood Jade Bracelet, originally dim and lusterless, suddenly showed a flicker of light. However, the light vanished as quickly as it appeared, and the bracelet reverted to its unremarkable state.

"Shangguan You, if you don’t wake up, I will take over the Shen Family and the You Family, causing you to lose everything," Second Young Master Ye declared. Waving his hands, he sensed that some of the chaotic Spiritual Energy within Shangguan You’s body had been suppressed. He then gently laid her back on the bed and tucked her in.

The Young Master was in a dormant state, and Shangguan You, who was intimately connected to him, would naturally be affected. However, Second Young Master Ye had not anticipated that Shangguan You would also fall into a deep slumber—and for a whole month at that, showing no signs of awakening.

Second Young Master Ye, who had remained calm until now, could no longer restrain himself and once again visited her in the dead of night. He had even helped suppress the chaotic Spiritual Energy in her body. Everyone who took her pulse, including Zhuge Feng, said her pulse was stable and her body healthy, merely that her blood and Qi were surging somewhat.

Everyone thought this; even Zhuge Feng believed that Shangguan You was merely suffering from a temporary Qi deviation. But Second Young Master Ye knew that her state was related to Third Young Master Ye. The more dangerous the situation became for Third Young Master Ye, the same was true for Shangguan You.

Her pulse was calm, but Second Young Master Ye knew that because of the Blood Jade Bracelet, Shangguan You was experiencing the same ordeal as Third Young Master Ye. Third Young Master Ye had fallen into dormancy before he could even finish speaking, and now the same had befallen Shangguan You. Therefore, what Second Young Master Ye could do now was try his best to suppress the invisible, rampant Spiritual Energy within her body. Once this Spiritual Energy was suppressed, Shangguan You’s awakening would not be far off.

"Shangguan You, in a month’s time, you could learn much about Traditional Chinese Medicine, refine many medicines, and earn a lot of money. Don’t you want to see the Young Master for yourself? Don’t you want to find out why he acted as he did in Hidden World Village?" murmured Second Young Master Ye, gazing at Shangguan You’s sleeping face.

Within the space, the Medicine King Cauldron sensed an external force helping to clear the chaotic Spiritual Energy within Shangguan You’s body. Although not much was suppressed, given Shangguan You’s current condition, this was significant. At the very least, this bought her more time to find the Gold Spiritual Bead.

The Medicine King Cauldron grew excited. It quickly transformed into a brush and a piece of paper and began to write swiftly. The characters it wrote were as ancient and profound as the Cauldron itself: "Gold Spiritual Bead, wake up."

Just after these five short words were written, the Medicine King Cauldron seized a momentary opportunity to send the paper flying out from the Spatial Bracelet.

Unfortunately, though the paper left the space, Second Young Master Ye had just finished covering Shangguan You with the blanket at that exact moment. He did not see the note that could save Shangguan You; instead, it was pressed under her hand, beneath the blanket. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Second Young Master Ye’s ghostlike figure left Shangguan You’s room as silently as he had entered, leaving no trace, just as he had arrived.

No sooner had Second Young Master Ye’s figure disappeared than an ethereal figure reappeared in the room, standing where Second Young Master Ye had just been. This figure was the sage-like elder who had returned to the secret chamber.

The elder’s brows furrowed. He picked up Shangguan You’s right hand, scrutinizing the Blood Jade Bracelet on her wrist and the fine cracks that marred its surface. His frown deepened. The girl’s persistent unconsciousness... is it related to this bracelet on her hand?

"Fate, oh fate," murmured the elder. He attempted to remove the Blood Jade Bracelet, but it clung tightly to Shangguan You’s wrist. Though it had seemed removable just moments ago, it now adhered firmly to her skin, as if it had become one with Shangguan You, impossible to separate.

"Oh?" The elder gently placed Shangguan You’s hand down. Beneath it lay a piece of rice paper.