Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 34: Real Morning Dew

There is only one Taoist temple in the north of the city, which is the Ci Xin Temple mentioned by Liu.

It was already late at night, the gate of the Taoist temple was closed, and the lanterns hanging under the eaves swayed slightly in the night breeze.

Yan Ci knocked on the door at night.

After a while, the door was opened and a head popped out from inside. It was a young female Taoist priest wearing a plain blue Taoist robe.

Seeing that Yan Ciwan looked unfamiliar, she asked, "Who are you? What brings you here so late at night?"

Yan Ciwan felt the wound on his chest becoming more and more painful.

She pulled her pale lips, forced a smile, and said weakly: "I am a friend of Madam Chao. She said that the Jade Pure Immortal of the Ci Xin Temple is very kind and asked me to come here to seek help."

The young nun then noticed the bloodstain on her chest and couldn't help but exclaim.

"You're hurt! Come in!"

Ci Xin Temple often takes in poor women who have nowhere to go. Seeing that the person in front of her was seriously injured, the young nun did not hesitate and hurriedly helped Yan Ci Wan into the Taoist temple.

At this moment, True Man Yuqing had finished washing up and was about to go to bed. When she heard someone coming for help, she immediately got dressed and asked her disciple to place Yan Ciwan in the guest room in the west wing.

Yan Ciwan sat in the chair looking sick, his eyes half closed and his face as pale as paper.

If she had not still been breathing faintly, Jade Purity Immortal would have almost thought that she was dead.

Jade Purity Immortal helped her undress and checked the wound. He found that the wound was bleeding. He immediately frowned and said solemnly.

"You are seriously injured, but I am not a doctor. I don't know how to save you."

Yan Ciwan took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said weakly, "This is the medicine that Madam Chao prepared for me. Sprinkle it on the wound to stop the bleeding."

Jade Purity Immortal hurriedly took the porcelain bottle and carefully sprinkled the medicine powder on it.

Sure enough, the bleeding stopped quickly.

But Yan Ciwan's wound began to become red and swollen.

She felt dizzy, her limbs were weak, her body was hot and cold, and her mind was a little dazed.

Jade Purity Master touched her forehead and frowned even more tightly.

"You're having a fever."

Yan Ciwan was confused. She couldn't hear what the people around her were saying. She just felt very uncomfortable and wanted to sleep, and her eyelids kept drooping.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jade Purity Immortal immediately gave instructions to the disciples around him.

"Miao Lian, you stay here and take care of her. I'll be back soon."

The young nun who had opened the door and helped Yan Ciwan in nodded and replied, "Yes!"

Yan Ci slept very restlessly that night.

She had a confusing dream. In the dream, she saw her deceased mother, her father whom she had not seen for many days, and her half-sister who wanted to kill her.

She wanted to hug her mother, but her mother flew away quickly. Even if she ran as fast as she could, she couldn't catch up with her mother.

She wanted to pull her father's arm, but he ruthlessly shook her off. He ignored her call, turned away coldly, and left her with a heartless back.

She felt a chill in her heart and looked up, only to see Yan Tingyu stabbing a knife into her chest.

The blood dyed her whole world red.

She heard Yan Tingyu cursing in an extremely resentful voice.

"Yan Ciwan, you evil creature, you are not worthy of being Aye's daughter! You should go to hell and never be reincarnated!"

Yan Ciwan felt her body getting colder and colder. If she continued like this, she would die.

But she is not willing to give in!

She couldn't just die like this, she had to find out the truth and take back everything that belonged to her.

Yan Ciwan grabbed the knife with her backhand and let the blade cut her palm. She didn't feel any pain at all. She pulled the knife out of her chest with force, and then strangled Yan Tingyu's neck with her bloody hands.

"It's not me who should be damned, it's you!"

Yan Ciwan woke up from a nightmare, gasping for breath, his pale face covered with cold sweat.

"You're awake!"

Yan Ciwan quickly came back to his senses, turned his head to look to the side, and saw a young girl standing beside the bed.

The other person looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with double buns, almond eyes and a round face. She was wearing a light blue skirt with her sleeves rolled up, revealing a small part of her snow-white arms.

At this moment, she was holding a wet towel in her hand, and it seemed that she was going to help Yan Ciwan wipe the sweat off his face.

Yan Ci Wan stared at the other person in a daze, and couldn't help but think of the precognitive dream.

In that dream, the girl was shackled and walked towards the prison van with heavy steps. She was surrounded by abuse and accusations. She walked towards death step by step under the condemnation of thousands of people...

Yan Ciwan couldn't help but ask, "You are, Chaolu?"

"Do you know me?" Chaolu was very surprised, her almond-shaped eyes wide open.

It was indeed her! Reality once again confronted the dream. Yan Ciwan pursed his dry lips and said hoarsely, "I've heard Madam Chao mention you before, and I can roughly guess what you look like."

Chaolu believed her words and was even more surprised: "You guessed it right."

Yan Ciwan wanted to sit up, but she was dizzy and had no strength. Chaolu immediately put down the handkerchief and reached out to help her sit up.

Looking around, Yan Ciwan found himself lying in a bedroom, wearing a thin middle-length shirt and pants, with his coat and skirt hanging on the rack next to him.

Chaolu explained, "This is the guest room in the west wing of Cixin Temple. Last night, you came to see Jade Pure Immortal with injuries. When the Immortal saw that you were seriously injured, he had you settled here."

With a creak, the door was pushed open and Jade Purity Immortal walked in with his disciple Miaolian.

When they saw Yan Ciwan wake up, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuqing Zhenren said, "You had a fever all over last night. No matter what we said to you, you couldn't hear it. The situation looked very bad. I had no choice but to ask Chao Erniang for help. Fortunately, Chao Erniang is an excellent doctor. After a whole night of hard work, she finally pulled you back from the brink of death."

Yan Ciwan expressed his gratitude to Chaolu.

Chaolu explained shyly: "Actually, I wasn't sure I could cure you. It's mainly because your willpower was strong enough that you woke up on your own."

She was telling the truth. If Yan Ciwan couldn't wake up on his own, Hua Tuo couldn't save him even if he were alive.

Yan Ciwan thought she was just being polite and thanked her again.

"Thanks to you, you and Madam Chao are my saviors."

Hearing her mention her mother, Chaolu couldn't help but ask, "Is my mother okay?"

Yan Ciwan thought of the injuries on Liu's body and her future outcome, and for a moment he didn't know whether to say good or bad.
Seeing that she hesitated to answer, Chaolu suddenly became nervous and asked hurriedly: "Did something happen to my mother?"

"No, she's fine for now."

"Temporarily?" Chaolu was very anxious. "Why temporarily? Tell me clearly, what happened at home?"

Yan Ciwan told the story in detail about everything that had happened in the palace recently. He spoke until his mouth was dry and his lips were chapped.

True Man Yuqing noticed this and asked Miaolian to bring the freshly boiled medicine and feed it to Yan Ciwan.

(End of this chapter)