Chapter 85 - There is a Scale in Your Heart
That night, Li Guanqi slept especially soundly. When he awoke groggily, he realized he was sleeping in his master’s quarters. Yu Sui’an, the little girl, lay curled up beside him, her eyes swollen red from crying.
He spotted a meat bao beside his pillow and couldn’t help but smile. He took the bao and savored it slowly, but even that tiny movement caused pain to shoot through him.
Li Guanqi sat up with a pained frown, glancing at the sleeping girl. He murmured, “Thank goodness I didn’t wake her up.”
Then, he saw Li Nanting standing at the door, looking at him with a smile.
Once Li Guanqi had freshened up, he gently lifted Yu Sui’an and tucked her under a blanket on the bed.
His wounds had been carefully treated and bandaged. As he moved, he estimated he’d recover in another two or three days.
Watching from the side, Li Nanting couldn’t help but remark, “This brat sure heals fast.”
As Li Guanqi approached him, Li Nanting took a deep breath and asked solemnly, “What’s up with the blood runes on your body?”
The question caught Li Guanqi off guard. He mumbled vaguely as he strapped the sword box onto his back, saying, “Uh... nothing much. My grandfather drew them. I don’t know what they’re for, either. As far as I can tell, they don’t do anything.”
Li Nanting frowned. Lu Kangnian and Qin Xian had both visited the day before, and neither of them could make sense of the blood-red patterns. They sensed something profound but couldn’t tell what it meant.
Li Nanting studied Li Guanqi’s face and saw no signs of lying, so he let it go. He was okay with the runes as long as they posed no danger to Li Guanqi. His opinion of Li Guanqi’s grandfather rose a few notches.
Before, the man had been little more than a vague impression in his mind. Now, a veil of mystery had settled over that image.