Chapter 160: Illusion or Reality (6)_1
She was covered in blood, crying and shouting as she took out her medicine, desperate to save her family. She couldn’t watch him die, but suddenly, a group of people charged in. They seized her and dragged her into the pitch-black night...
In the midst of her sleep, Shangguan You jolted awake, gasping for air, cold sweat streaming down her forehead. The scene had been too realistic, so real that it scared her. She had watched helplessly as her loved ones fell before her one by one. She wanted to save them, but her space allowed no one else to enter.
She had stood in front of them, yet she was powerless to stop what was happening. Who were those people in black, and why did they want to capture me?
The already unresolved issues in her heart now had a few more knots, and Shangguan You felt increasingly confused. Such a premonition happened once before, linking my fate with that of Ye San Shao. Now this premonition has resurfaced, she thought, and the unease in her heart surged once again.
She plunged into the Spring Water, allowing it to wash away her anxiety gradually until she was completely drenched. Then she leaped out, gasping for breath, calming the fear in her heart.
Whether what I just saw was real or fake, I will not allow anything to happen to the people I care about. Now it is my duty to protect them, to guard the ones I cherish.
That night, she stayed within her space, relentlessly cultivating her Spiritual Energy. Only at dawn did she emerge. I need to know who is in charge of the upcoming banquet and who is responsible for safety. I won’t allow any incidents to occur.
Sometimes, when you don’t wish to see someone, they always find a way to appear before you. But when you do want to see them, they’re nowhere to be found. Shangguan You truly understood this principle now.
Ye San Shao, that persistent fellow, was the one Shangguan You wanted to find but couldn’t. And when she least wanted to encounter him, there he was, consistently materializing before her. At this moment, Shangguan You deeply believed this.
From Shangguan Qing, she learned that the Luo Family from Beijing was in charge of the banquet’s security. They were an influential family with a history of government service, much like her own. The head of the Luo Family was the Minister of Security, responsible for overseeing all safety measures for banquets hosted by government departments.
All day, Shangguan You found no opportunity to slip away. Just as dawn broke, Shangguan Rou arrived at her door and followed her everywhere she went. When Shangguan Hao pulled Shangguan You into the study, Shangguan Rou followed suit. Shangguan Rou clung to Shangguan You like a persistent plaster.
For the first time, Shangguan You detested someone so thoroughly. Her freedom, her time—another woman was monitoring everything. Even if she went to the bathroom, that exasperating Shangguan Rou would wait outside the door, sticking to her like a shadow, embodying Li Wanying’s instructions to perfection.