webnovelfull Chapter 196: Death. Back to the present
Chapter 196: Death. Back to the present
"Aotian." Ye Shengxin half-knelt beside Li Aotian's bed, looking at his pale face due to excessive blood loss, with inevitable heartache between his brows.
Although this journey back to the modern world was what he hoped for and looked forward to, the feeling before death was not pleasant.
For Li Aotian, it was like dying once.
modern world.
"Doctor, how is my son?" Outside the emergency room, as the doctors and nurses pushed Li Aotian out on the hospital bed, Li's father, who had been waiting outside all night, came up anxiously and asked. The tension and anxiety on his face were so thick that he almost fell to the ground.
"He's awake, Aotian is awake." The doctor said in a relaxed voice, "The most dangerous stage has passed. All you need to do is ensure Aotian's diet and gradually increase his exercise. He's young and strong, so recovery won't be a problem."
Hearing the doctor's words, Mr. Li almost shed tears. He held his son's hand and kept thanking the doctor.
The doctor shook his head: "It's because the child is doing well. He is worried about you, so he wants to come back to take care of you. It's just a small favor for us."
In the ward, Father Li looked at his son who was staring at him with half-open eyes and tears streaming down his face. He turned his head and wiped his eyes.
Li Aotian was still confused, or rather, his mind had not yet fully returned to this body. He tried to open his mouth and speak several times but no sound came out.
But the warmth from his father's palm made him feel at ease, but also made him feel more and more tired.
Ye Xingxin: "Aotian."
"Aotian, won't you see me for the last time?"
A confused voice entered his ears, and Li Aotian's mind was confused for a moment, and then he was pulled into a dream by a huge sleepiness.
When he opened his eyes again, Li Aotian felt a severe pain in his brain and weakness in his body.
In his slightly clearer vision, Ye Shengxin's concerned face appeared in front of him. Li Aotian smiled and said with difficulty: "Sheng...Xin."
Ye Shengxin was stunned for a moment, then held Li Aotian's hand in surprise, "You're awake, do you..." feel better.
Just when he was about to say it, he realized that this sentence was complete nonsense, and immediately stopped talking. However, Li Aotian misunderstood that Ye Shengxin was asking him whether he had returned to the original world. He curved his lips, blinked, and nodded:
"Well, I... went back, I saw... my dad, and the doctor... said that I can get better, you... don't worry."
"You stay here and live well. I will go to see you and find a way to bring you back."
During the time here, the two got along well and revealed each other's situations in their original world.
Since Ye Shengxin came here in her dream, her original body might not be dead yet. He will go to see her when his body recovers.
Hearing this, Ye Xingxin cried and laughed, wiped away her tears, "It's good that you can go back, don't worry about me, I will find a way myself, you go back and take care of yourself, I will definitely look for you when I return."
"By the way, don't change your phone number or move, otherwise I won't be able to find you."
Li Aotian smiled, "I will...find it. I'll be waiting for you at...Kyoto Medical University."
Ye Xingxin nodded, "Okay, I understand."
With his eyelids almost closed, Li Aotian used his last bit of strength to explain his final arrangements: "Don't worry, I want... cremation."
"Okay, I'll arrange it for you. And don't worry, I will avenge you."
After getting the promise, Li Aotian closed his eyes completely, and his hand slipped silently from Ye Shengxin's hand. Only a faint smile of relief remained at the corner of his lips.
It’s great, after five years of struggle, he finally came back completely.
After sitting in front of his fellow villager's bed for a long time, Ye Xingxin sniffed and said, "System, it's great that Aotian can go back to eat crayfish fried chicken with beer and milk tea."
The system knew that the host was not sad about this, so it remained silent.
Ye Xingxin stood up, dusted himself off, and discussed with it: "What kind of urn do you think Aotian would like? Should I bury his ashes underground or scatter them in rivers, lakes, or seas?"
System: [The latter one, Prince Consort Li probably doesn’t like to be buried underground forever.]
"you're right."
Ye Xingxin opened the door, and the dazzling sunlight from the sky shone into the room. Ye Xingxin hid for a while, and after getting used to it, he ordered the guards outside the room: "Don't move Prince Consort Li's room for the time being. I will discuss his funeral arrangements with your prince."
The guards nodded. As for Lady Ye, although they didn't know why the prince had changed his attitude towards her and became more attentive, they would still fulfill this small request.
When they arrived at Dong Lihuang's room, he was receiving treatment from the imperial physician of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Xuanyuan Fu was accompanying him on his left. When they saw Ye Shengxin with red eyes, they all had an idea about Prince Consort Li's condition.
Ye Shengxin respectfully bowed to Dong Lihuang, reported the news of Prince Consort Li's death, expressed his condolences in a polite manner, and then brought forward Prince Consort Li's last words.
"If your Highness does not mind, please consider that I know Aotian well and let me host his funeral."
After observing for these days, Dong Lihuang knew clearly the relationship between Li Aotian and Ye Shengxin, but he couldn't understand why two people who had never met before could get along so well in such a short period of time.
He couldn't figure it out, and finally Dong Lihuang classified it as a feeling of familiarity at first sight.
But looking at Ye Shengxin's current state, it is really shallow to say that their relationship was a hit at first sight.
A useless corpse, a rich and idle person who was only talented but useless in the royal family, Dong Lihuang didn't think much of it. But now that Ye Shengxin asked for it, Dong Lihuang was willing to do her a favor.
Especially since he had just received the news this morning that the eldest prince had gone out for an inspection but was caught in a mudslide and his whereabouts were unknown, he was feeling very happy.
He wasn't even very angry about the assassination last night.
He responded with a fake look of sadness, then turned around and asked, "Master Ye, have you ever met Aotian before? This kind of friendship is rare."
Ye Xingxin shook his head: "I haven't seen it, it's just what a friend said, and I just want to make it happen."
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of her, Dong Lihuang pursed his lips and kept silent. He didn't want to offend Ye Shengxin at all now. Seeing that she didn't want to stay here, he personally found an excuse for her to leave.
This attentive attitude made Xuanyuan Fu raise his eyebrows, "His Highness Dongli is very nice to Lord Ye."
Dong Lihuang knew what this guy was talking about. He knew that the other party had long understood Ye Xingxin's ability. Seeing this, he took a sip of tea and said calmly:
"Lord Ye is so sad about the death of our prince consort. I just admire him. Your Highness Xuanyuan is overthinking."
Xuanyuan Fu smiled faintly and said nothing. Don’t think that he didn’t receive the news that the eldest prince of Dongli Kingdom was in trouble.
This guy got the advantage but still acts ungratefully. If it weren't for the fact that he had been kind to Lord Ye, he would definitely have been given a good beating.
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The Wancai Competition is about to begin, and the capital of the Great Zhou is bustling with activity. When Ye Shengxin received the invitation to the first poetry competition, he was holding Li Aotian's ashes and preparing to go to Lincheng.
There is a river there that leads to the sea, with roaring water and surging waves. Ye Shengxin thinks his fellow villager will be satisfied with this being the starting point for Aotian's ashes.
As a result, when Ye Shengxin received this invitation before leaving, she didn't think twice and asked the official from the Ministry of Rites who delivered the invitation to report directly that she would not participate in this game.
It was not surprising that I received guidance from my superior before coming here, but what surprised me was the attitude of the people from Dongli Country.
As the party with the most advantage according to the rules of the game, they did not criticize Lord Ye, the top scholar who had to participate, and they also smiled and said that Lord Ye was a great talent and it was reasonable for him to look down on this game. They were just being presumptuous.
Ministry of Rites Official: ...
How come in just one day, the world became something he couldn't understand?