For the next long while, Shang Ruyi was caught in a state of half chaos and half coma, her moments of clarity were few and brief, only able to see the surroundings seem to constantly change, and amid this interweaving of clarity and confusion, she barely pieced together a fact.
She had been drugged and abducted.
This fact made her feel somewhat powerless, yet within this powerlessness, there was a trace of relief that even she found hard to discern. Perhaps, at this moment, leaving the side of that man might not be such a bad thing.
But, where was she going? And where could she go?
After a long period of darkness, Shang Ruyi finally regained some awareness, clearer than the brief spells of clarity she’d had recently, she felt her whole body soft and weak, smelled a faint, refined cold fragrance in the air, and lastly, heard someone softly whispering: "Is she about to wake up?"
Then, a sound of footsteps seemed to walk away.
Gathering all her strength, Shang Ruyi finally, in that moment, opened her eyes wide.
Upon opening her eyes, she saw a splendid picture of the Immortal Realm, with auspicious clouds, flying phoenixes, and ethereal immortals, she was stunned for a moment, then upon looking carefully, she realized it was the design on the canopy above her; looking again, she found herself lying on a wide bed, the mattress beneath her soft as clouds, she was almost sunken into a pile of clouds.
As she gazed at her surroundings, the sound of water echoed in her ears.
Shang Ruyi, somewhat laboriously, turned her neck, only then seeing she was in a massive room—more accurately, it seemed to be inside a palace, with a screen standing by the bedside, and outside there seemed to be vast space, this should be the palace’s inner chamber. The surroundings were luxuriously exquisite, like a Heavenly Palace; someone was standing by the window, their back turned to her, seemingly pouring water into a cup.
This person’s silhouette seemed somewhat familiar.
Just as Shang Ruyi was pondering, the person’s elbow nudged a cup off the table accidentally.
Seeing the cup about to fall and shatter on the ground, Shang Ruyi’s heart instinctively jumped into her throat, but at the critical moment, the person swiftly bent down, stretched out their hand, and steadily caught the cup.
Shang Ruyi widened her eyes in amazement, surprised at this person’s agility.
Even more surprising to her was, when the person turned around holding the cup of water, revealing an incredibly familiar face.
When she raised her head, she saw Shang Ruyi on the bed had already awakened, looking at her, a hint of joy surfaced on her face as she hurriedly walked over: "Young Madam, you have finally awoken."
Shang Ruyi looked at her, did not speak.
Indeed, it was because her throat was terribly hoarse, and her body had no strength to let her speak. Fortunately, Wo Xue saw her weakness, and gently said: "You have just woken up, your body must still be very weak. Along the way, we were using medicine for you, and fed you only some broth, you need to recover for a period to regain your strength and move freely."
As she spoke, she reached out to help Shang Ruyi sit up, bringing the cup to her lips: "Drink some water first."
Shang Ruyi looked at her, then slowly lowered her head and took a sip.
This sip immediately stimulated her whole body to shiver, then she started drinking large gulps of water, the warm water moistened her lips and tongue, and also restored a bit of vitality to her whole self, when her breath finally steadied, and her entire awareness fully returned to her body, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Wo Xue then placed the cup aside, immediately bringing a soft cushion to place behind her, allowing Shang Ruyi to sit more comfortably.
After diligently completing all these tasks, she once again looked at Shang Ruyi.
The two exchanged gazes, Wo Xue’s young and beautiful face still bore a nearly innocent yet forthright expression, with no hint of evasion or guilt, but Shang Ruyi, due to her weakened breath, seemed less certain.
Yet, it was Wo Xue who spoke first.
She softly said: "Young Madam... is there anything you wish to speak to this servant about?"
Shang Ruyi looked at her for a moment, then turned her head to glance at the cup that had just been caught and put back, then she smiled and said: "You’ve been by my side for so long, and I never knew you had such good hand skills."
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