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EPISODE 83 DREAMED OF A LIFETIME

That old cottage, really on the edge of a cliff.

Still strong and well-maintained, because in the wake of a good wood.

One building that is not too spacious but in the partition into several places, there is a small kitchen where cooking and a medium-sized medicine room and a spacious bed room in another part.

The place had also been well cleaned by Qian Ren's men.

Because inside the hut there was only one bed, Qian Ren ordered to bring some thick cloth and bedding as madam Xiao would be there too as well as Xiao Yi who insisted on coming along to watch over concubine Yuan.

Around the cottage, though, two camps were set up for Chu Cu and Aying's servants to take with them to help with their needs during the day including cooking and washing and there was another camp for some of the guards to rest in if alternately awake.

Inside the hut were two wives of the king, which was why it was considered important to tighten the guard, let alone Xiao Yi now was the high concubine of His Majesty Yan Yue. His safety was very important and it was already the responsibility of Cun's bodyguards as the king's guard sent to accompany concubine Yi, leading several guards of about a dozen troops in the guard.

Rations and groceries would be sent whenever necessary from the governor's palace, as that was already entrusted by His Majesty King Yan Yue.

"Tomorrow morning when the new sun comes out on the eastern horizon we will begin to bathe Consort Yuan with water from the Duyao cave spring."

Madam Xiao delivered Qian Ren and showed Duyao the cave spring.

The atmosphere of the cave was very humid and cold, the temperature inside the cave was really cold. It seemed like winter had never gone from inside that cave.

The place was where many white bats lived, they hung above the cold ceiling of the cave.

The cave was actually quite dark, but strangely the body of the bat hanging above it was like a lamp glistening in the darkness, reflected from the light from the sidelines of the bush that closed the door of the cave.

"That bat xuedeng, he would wake up if he smelled a human or all warm-blooded creatures, his fangs like a python could store poison. Don't make a death, it's just that you'll lose consciousness for a few hours. Her fangs will never disappear in your lifetime."Madam Xiao said as she sprinkled a pale pink powder into the air.

"Close your nose with a cloth..."Madam Xiao's orders to Qian Ren who followed her from behind.

"What's that?" qian Ren asked.

"Xiecao root powder, this is a sleeping powder so that we do not wake Xuedeng bats. This beast will continue to fall asleep, even if we enter here. So we don't have to be afraid of waking them up."

There were indeed many things that Qian Ren had only learned about this Xiao mistress, who he thought was just a simple wife of the border guard commander alone.

But his skills were beyond the limits of Qian Ren's knowledge.

Not always can a person be valued by his appearance. A person who is simple and seems to know nothing can be higher in knowledge and insight.

They just felt no need to show it off in the crowd. But that knowledge will be expended when others need it, this is what is called true humility.

The cave is covered in stone, be careful when spawning it. It is cold and moist so there are not too many plants inside except snow moss and ice lilies.

Unlike most flowers that bloom in spring, ice lilies only bloom in winter. And there are not many, only seven flowers each time the bloom of the many clumps around Duyao cave springs, never more.

Last winter, Madam Xiao always came to the duyao cave in mid-season, because it was at that time that the ice lilies bloomed, but she lost two of the seven blooms.

Someone had been determined to enter this poisonous cave to retrieve it, and sure enough not long ago there was news of someone poisoning this rare flower, that was concubine Yuan.

And whoever is involved with the smuggling of this poison must know very little about the ins and outs of the poison of the ice lilies and the Duyao cave.

"I'll investigate, mother..."That was Xiao Yi's promise. Because being the guardian of the cave was the responsibility of the Bai family, the family lineage of Madam Xiao, Xiao Yi's mother.

Qian Ren could judge, madam Xiao was certainly not a random person, at least she mastered Jianqing, the body-lightening stance, so her movements could be as light as that, considering the age of the graceful woman was already quite old.

"That's the spring." Madam Xiao pointed out a small pond no more than the size of a well mouth. Surrounded by clumps of ice lilies. This ice lily leaves like a clump of pandan, elongated just silvery white. There are no flowers, only leaves because indeed the season of blooming has passed.

"You must take the water every morning before the sun appears, because when the sun begins to rise then Madam Yuan must have been soaked in this water."

The water is very strange, the surface is like ice glass, but when the hand is put in it, we will feel warm.

Something is hidden behind the magic of these icy springs, which no one knows why.

"Young master Qian.."all of a sudden madam Xiao turned around, looking at the handsome youngster who was so loyal and persistent behind the back of madam Xiao, very determined to make concubine Yuan to recover that soon.

"Can you bring the water from this spring, down the edge of the steep cliff across the cave before morning without making this water meet the sun?"

"I will do it madam, with all my might, as hard as I will, to make this water reach the cottage at the right time."

"Doing this is not an easy matter, young master Qian, you don't have to do it yourself. Many people can do it for you."

"No, ma'am.I'll do it myself, no matter what."

"Why? Why do you feel you have to do it?"Ask Madam Xiao, full of probes.

"Because I love your son, Yi'er."

Madam Xiao fell silent, trying to dive into the answer she heard.

"I didn't do it for concubine Yuan but I did it for Xiao Yi."

"Are you aware of what you said young master Qian"

"Yes, madam. I have promised to keep Yi'er's good name and make him fulfill his promise of restoring concubine Yuan. There was no longer anyone to point the finger at him, there was no reason for everyone to raise another hand at Xiao Yi."

"Young master Qian, Yi'er has become a wife of people, would it not be a waste if you do it, she would not be able to repay your actions by making herself yours. He belongs to someone else."Madam Xiao's voice was similar in pain, trying to resuscitate the young man in front of her.

"Miss, I don't know if I'm crazy or too stupid. But I'm happy if I can see Xiao Yi doing what she wants. I knew enough he was living well, so I didn't demand he be by my side anymore."

Qian Ren's voice rang bitterly over the walls of the cave, reflecting the million sorrows he held tight in his heart.

Spring may soon pass, but the man who could not forget his beloved felt he did not want to wake up from some dreams he held in silence.

He was willing to endure even more bitterness for the woman he loved, he really did not care.

For the love that has been left behind, he is willing to dream for life, as a remedy for his sadness that can not fight his love destiny.

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