Book 13: Chapter 28
I don’t know how I fell asleep, but my heart skipped a beat when I woke up. Ying was missing when I woke up. I went to jump to my feet, but since Nier and Lucia were holding onto me, I ended up being pulled back down. My trip woke the two of them up. Nier swiftly drew her sword and almost slashed me. The two of them released their hold on me. I staggered to my feet then ran over to the door and pulled it open.
I heard a familiar rhythm outside. I stood at the door with a dumbstruck look. Ying was sweeping the ground at a mild pace in her white robe, hair fluttering. A few tree branches were in her hair. Besides looking pale due to blood loss, she was her usual. She acted as if she was never unconscious or suffered an injury.
“Ying!!” I loudly called out and ran over to her.
Ying turned her head to look at me as if nothing ever happened. I ran over to her and grabbed her shoulders. Anxious, I exclaimed, “Ying, don’t move around carelessly. You haven’t recovered yet. You’ll destroy yourself if you do this!”
Ying shook her head, and then brushed my hand away: “I’m very well. I can look after myself. I had a bit of a cold, but I’m fine now. Thank you for taking care of me. It appears that the two I rescued were your wives. Fate is truly miraculous, isn’t it?”
It was a rhetorical question, but Ying didn’t show any emotion. She turned around, seemingly not wanting to say any more to me. I forcefully dragged her back inside by her arm. She called out and tried to resist but stopped due to the pain.
I suddenly remembered that her chest was injured, so I released her. I noticed blood seeping onto her robe. I didn’t know what to do. I shivered as I apologised: “Ah… Sorry!”
“No, it’s fine.” Ying shook her head then removed her hand on her chest.
I lingered for a moment when I looked at the trace of blood on her robe, but then quickly grabbed her hand and said, “Sorry, sorry, sorry. Go and get your bandages changed. I’ll have my wives help you change your bandages and treat your wound.”