Regaining Consciousness (2)
âYeah, fatty said some things are best kept frozen or they would lose their taste. I froze them so my food will taste awesome!â exclaimed Ye Lang.
How could they use precious ice crystal cores to freeze food?! Thatâs absolutely⊠prodigal of him!
âXiaoyan, why would you let him use ice crystal to freeze food?!â Ye Lanyu could only reprimand Zhen Xiaoyan because talking to Ye Lang would only be a waste of time.
âHey, ice crystals are great. I got Ye Lang to help with the freezing when I need them stored. Hmmph, youâre always the first to taste my cooking, I canât believe you froze me too!â Zhen Xiaoyan was at first talking to Ye Lanyu but slowly got angry at Ye Lang.
âThat was an accidentâŠâ corrected Ye Lang.
âThe first time was an accident, but how many times did it happen? Four? Five?â shot Zhen Xiaoyan, rolling her eyes.
She wouldnât hit him though. She dared not, and would rather not.
âHey, not that many! It was just three times!â argued Ye Lang immediately- though his argument was a weak one!
ââŠâ The crowd fell silent.
âRight, Ye Lang, you mentioned the familiar feeling. Have you found what made you feel that way?â recalled the princess. This was the reason why Ye Lang was here in the first place.
âAh, I almost forgot! I wasnât looking at all! The feeling is still here, I think itâs from the Lady herself. This is odd, I donât even know her⊠Fuck, am I dreamingâŠâ Ye Lang froze when he saw the Ladyâs face, starting to suspect he was dreaming.
âWhat? Dreaming?â the princess and the rest asked, puzzled. There must be a problem if Ye Lang reacted this way.
What problem though? This girl had been frozen for 21 years, she was much older than him. How could they know each other? Was this the âsoul connectionâ the legends talked about?
Even the people of Sheng City stared at him.
âI must be dreaming. I think I should just sleep firstâŠâ Ye Lang shook his head, then immediately fell asleep leaning against the girl.
It was all the same to Ye Lang since he thought he was dreaming, so it didnât matter where he slept.
Unfortunately, this wasnât a dream. Him collapsing on the girl posed a very serious problem that could damage his reputation at Sheng City or even make him their enemy.
The punishment for harassing the Sacred Lady was death!
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The crowd watched him, stunned. Forget about the fact he was collapsed on the girl, it was more shocking that he could fall asleep on command.
Thankfully, everyone didnât think he was harassing the Sacred Lady but merely thought he was too tired. They were all familiar with his personality and they would definitely give him the benefit of doubt.
However, this was still not allowed. They had to pull him away or more problems would arise if she woke now.
Then again, they had just completed her treatment, she shouldnât regain consciousness so soon. Maybe in a few days.
The world works in mysterious ways thoughâŠ
ââŠâ The Sacred Lady opened her eyes, looked left and right to see so many people standing around her. She didnât look surprised at all, only surveying every person with her pair of bright eyes.
âThatâs odd, why do I see so many people today? I must be dreaming!â said the Sacred Lady with her clear voice, slowly sitting up.
ââŠâ The crowd was stunned speechless.
âWhat has that little idiot been doing, he hasnât visited in a while⊠Did he abandon me againâŠâ she said to herself. This was odd, who did she mean by little idiot?
âHey, why are you sleeping on me, wake upâŠâ when she noticed Ye Lang collapsed on her, she gently shook him awake.
âQuick, pull the gentleman away! I donât want him to scare her!â said Archbishop Will. The doctors looked at each other, then realised it was their job.
Therefore, the doctors approached to carry him away- but the next series of events were much stranger!
âWhat are you doing? Donât touch him!â It wouldâve been normal if Ye Lanyu and the two girls said it, but it was the Sacred Lady who spoke these words.
Things grew more astonishing as the Lady hugged Ye Lang tight in her arms, shouting, âNo one can take him away from me, no one!â
ââŠâ The crowd stood with their eyes widened, jaws on the floor.
âWhat⊠Whatâs going on?â after a long pause, Archbishop Will pointed at the girl hugging Ye Lang tight. He was questioning the doctors, questioning if something happened to them.
âMaybe she was asleep for too long, so she hasnât fully regained her consciousness yetâŠâ frowned a doctor.
It was a very fancy way to say the Sacred Lady mightâve gone madâŠ
âYou are all in charge of curing her, and no one will hear about this!â instructed Archbishop Will, his brows furrowed.
âYes, Archbishop Will!â answered the doctors.
âWill?!â once she heard them, the Lady immediately turned around, regarding Will with her bright eyes for a long time.
At this point, Archbishop Will didnât move, only stared back to watch the Lady who was in a state of confusion.
âYouâre Grandpa Will? Why are you suddenly so old?â asked the Lady.
âYeah, Iâm Grandpa Will. Do you still recognise me? Itâs been 21 years, thatâs why I look older!â said Archbishop Will, looking at her.
â21 years? Time passes so quickly⊠Why are you in my dream?â she asked, puzzled, âalso, all of youâŠWhy are all of you in my dream?â
âKid, itâs not a dream! Youâve woken up, youâre fully cured!â said Archbishop gently, smiling down on her.
âNot a dream? No, if this isnât a dream, then why is he⊠Ouch⊠That hurtsâŠâ the Lady was about to say something when she felt her body ache all over. It mightâve been due to being sealed in a block of crystal for too long, or because Ye Langâs weight was still crushing her.