Sacred Lady (1)
However, despite what the four archbishops thought, the three girls did not plan to leave Ye Lang.
No one in this world could make them leave Ye Lang, and they would not like anyone who attempted to do so.
Ye Lang naturally supported Ye Lanyu too. This was why Archbishop Will could only agree. What was he to do, make Ye Lang leave too?
âArchbishop Will, donât worry. We will not tell anyone about thisâŠâ said the seventh princess.
âYeah, we wonât⊠but we canât guarantee Ye Lang wonâtâŠâ came Zhen Xiaoyanâs small voice, but that was the main problem of this.
ââŠâ The archbishops didnât know how to respond either. They didnât know what to do either, it wasnât like they could decide not to tell Ye Lang- how would he save the Lady then?
âDonât worry, I wonât tell as long as no one asks me,â Ye Lang promised solemnly- though it was a useless promise.
Then what happens if someone does ask you?
âFine! Letâs just get to the main point!â the archbishop shook his head in exasperation, âIt was like this. Something happened, the Lady was wounded from an attack. The injury was so severe we had to use the crystal to keep her alive.â
âI need you to be more specificâŠâ said Ye Lang. It was too vague, and he was already able to guess this himself.
âI canât tell you what specifically happened, thatâs confidential. I can only tell you that there was a conspiracy, and she was the victim!â
Ye Lang frowned, then repeated, âI need you to be more specific! Iâm talking about her injury! You can summarize the rest, or donât tell me at all, but you need to tell me everything about her injury!â
âAhâŠâ The archbishops finally realised that it was unnecessary for them to worry about Ye Lang telling someone else about the incident. He only wanted to know about something so simple!
âWhat are you waiting for then? Itâs fine if you donât want to tell me, but donât blame me if anything happens!â waved Ye Lang, who then touched the crystal as if he was thinking, also like he was about to break it.
âDonât! Stop!â the archbishops panicked, immediately stepping forward to stop him.
âThere are a few fatal wounds on her body. There is a stab wound from the back through her heart, and a huge portion of her intestines are torn- that is our major concern We can deal with stab wounds, her heart and her other injuries, but about the abdominal area⊠Itâs in pieces, it would take a god to put it back together! Also, she might be poisonedâŠâ the archbishop explained, pointing out each wound accurately.
The three girls felt chills listening to him. It was horrifying.
So this was why they didnât want anyone to know. If everyone knew their Lady was like this, no one knows what would happen!
There wasnât a solution twenty years ago, but there still isnât one now. It was very fortunate that they had people who could make decisions fast to preserve her life using the crystal or she wouldâve been long dead.
Ye Langâs expression grew solemn, for her condition was much more severe than he imagined. This was the most severe injury he had ever seen in a patient.
Usually, a person wounded as severely as this wouldâve been dead before he got to him or her.
âThis is indeed a huge problem for us. Donât force yourself if you canât do it, we can preserve her life for the next few hundred years, perhaps there would be a new solution by then!â Looking at Ye Langâs expression, the archbishops knew that this was also a challenging matter to him.
Ye Lang frowned, his finger tracing circles on the crystal, then grinned, âItâs a huge problem yes, but I wouldnât say there isnât a solution at all!â
âYou have a solution?â cheered the archbishops excitedly after seeing Ye Langâs grin.
They realised Ye Langâs smile was the most beautiful thing in the world at this very moment, for it was a smile that brought them hope.
Usually, they were the ones who brought hope and smiles to other people. It was a little odd to them that this time Ye Lang was the one bringing hope to them. It didnât matter though, as long as the Lady could be saved.
âYes, but there will be risks, and also side effects after this. I hope you will take this into consideration before making the decision to continue. I hope we will proceed because I want to see what it is she has that is pulling me to her,â said Ye Lang, staring at the crystal. He did not hide his intentions for that was his personality.
âRisks⊠Side effectsâŠâ
These made the archbishops hesitate. They were used to the convenience of using light magic here, the kind that did not have any risks or obvious side effects.
Very soon, they started to discuss.
âWhat now? What if this kid canât save her? The blame would fall on us!â
âThatâs only a âwhat ifâ, not a certainty! We should consider this!â
âYou talk about it as if weâre rolling a dice! Itâs a life weâre talking about!â
âDo you think letting her remain in the crystal is a better choice? If it were me, Iâd rather die!â
âUhâŠâ
âAlso, even if we have a way to save her many, many years later, she would wake up to realise there wasnât a person she could recognise by her side, which is the equivalent of waking up to a foreign world. Do you think she would like it? That she would be happy? I believe she would rather take the chance now!â
âUh⊠â
âSigh, even if she comes out now, when she sees her childhood friends already middle-aged men and women, while she still remains a young girl, she would find it difficult to adaptâŠâ
ââŠâ
âNo matter what, we should let her remain in that crystal. The Sacred Teachings need their Sacred Lady! Itâs been 21 years, some people are already questioning us, even wanting to elect a new Lady!â
âAlright, then weâll take the chance. Weâll have to believe in this Ye Lang kidâs skills- this wonât be his first time making a miracle happen anyway!â