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Chapter 682 Mourning a Fool That Never Began and Will Never Be Possible

When Bai Yue regained consciousness, the first thing she felt was the soft touch of the bed beneath her. She opened her eyes abruptly and found herself lying on a carved wooden bed with plain-colored curtains.

"No way, did they just knock me out and then force themselves on me?"

Bai Yue twisted her waist and found that she was not in any discomfort. Just as she was about to look around, she heard two exclamations from beside the bed.

"Miss?"

"Miss, you're finally awake?"

Bai Yue turned her head and saw two women dressed as maids standing by the bed. They were none other than Daya and Erya, whom she had once saved!

"Da Ya? Er Ya?"

Bai Yue was happy to see her old friend, but before she could catch up with her, the door creaked open from the outside.

"Oh, Your Highness has actually woken up?"

Lingxi walked into the room, her gaze falling on Baiyue, and an undisguised sneer immediately appeared on her lips.

"As expected of someone of noble birth, so delicate. We just had someone bathe and change you, and carefully put you on the bed, and you woke up right on time?"

Her words were full of hostility, like those of a jealous woman.

"Strange, I don't think I've offended this lady!"

Bai Yue was taken aback by Ling happy's sudden sarcastic tone, not understanding why the other party harbored such malice towards her. However, with the attitude of "better to avoid trouble," she forced a fawning smile and tried to get closer to the other party. "Uncle Ling Xi? What are you saying? I've been feeling dizzy and disoriented all the way. I'm already very grateful to you and my fellow uncles for taking care of me and providing me with a place to rest."

"Uncle Master?"

Lingxi seemed to have heard something utterly ridiculous; her eyebrows shot up, and the mockery on her face intensified.

"Your Highness, please don't call me that! I, Lingxi, am just an ordinary girl from Wu, and I am far from worthy of being called 'Shishu' by someone of your noble birth!"

"A woman from Wu? Martial Aunt Lingxi is also from Wu?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yue's eyes darted around, and she prepared to release the Gu worm to see if she could intimidate Ling happy.

"Alright, stop trying to intimidate me with your status as a saintess. From the day the leader saved me, my body and soul have been completely dedicated to him and the Holy Church!"

Lingxi glared fiercely at Bai Yue before speaking in a cold voice.

"The cult leader has ordered that you go to his 'Chao Jin Courtyard' immediately after you wake up. I'll be waiting for you at the entrance, so you'd better come out quickly!"

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the door, slamming it shut with a loud bang that seemed to shake the roof beams and cause some dust to fall.

"Strange, what did I do to offend her? Why is she so angry!"

Bai Yue watched Ling Xi's angry back as she walked away, her mind filled with questions. Da Ya and Er Ya exchanged a glance, then looked at Bai Yue cautiously and asked.

"Miss, Master, could it be that he has taken a liking to you?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yue shook her head vigorously, quickly lowering her voice to deny it.

"He's a madman. He just treats me like an amusing toy, teasing me on a whim! There's no way he'd ever be interested in me!"

Er Ya shook her head, her face showing certainty.

“Miss, don’t be modest. Everyone in the Holy Sect knows that the Sect Leader’s ‘Chao Jin Courtyard’ is an absolute forbidden area! No one is ever allowed to set foot there except for the Sect Leader himself! It is said that the flowers and plants inside are personally tended by the Sect Leader. The fact that he wants you to go to Chao Jin Courtyard to see him… isn’t that obvious enough?”

"Ok!"

Daya nodded vigorously, confirming Erya's words.

"The sect leader has established this rule for decades without exception. Miss, you are the first outsider allowed to enter Chao Jin Courtyard! If this isn't something to be valued highly, what else could it be?"

Er Ya leaned even closer, her voice extremely low.

"Based on my observation just now, that 'Happy Guardian' is most likely in love with the cult leader. When you leave with her later, be very careful not to get bullied!"

After hearing what the two people said, Bai Yue felt completely overwhelmed.

While it's highly unlikely that Hua Yixiao would take a liking to her, it's quite possible that Ling Ai admires Hua Yixiao.

"Sigh, we finally got rid of Yang Yumo, who had been insane for decades, and now we have Lingxi, who's always getting jealous. That saying is really true, women don't love men who aren't a little bad!"

Despite her complaints, Bai Yue dared not delay in meeting Hua Yixiao.

"Da Ya and Er Ya, could you please tell Wang Bazhiqi that if he has the chance, he can come to my place tonight!"

After whispering a few words of advice to the two of them, Bai Yue pushed open the door and went out.

Lingxi stood outside the courtyard, and turned to leave the moment she saw Baiyue.

Bai Yue dared not slack off and could only jog to keep up with Ling happy's pace.

The two walked one after the other through the intricate corridors and courtyards. After walking for a full hour, Lingxi finally stopped in front of a secluded courtyard.

The courtyard gate was tightly closed, and there was no plaque above the gate, making it appear unusually low-key.

But from inside the courtyard, an extremely rich fragrance of flowers wafted out. When Bai Yue looked up, she saw a large expanse of hibiscus flowers in full bloom.

"At this time of year, the hibiscus flowers should have already faded..."

Bai Yue couldn't help but mutter to herself, clearly captivated by this extraordinary sight that defied the season for flowers.

"Since Your Highness is so curious about these flowers, why don't you come up and 'admire' them with me?"

Just then, a lazy voice suddenly came from above in the courtyard. Bai Yue looked up and saw Hua Yixiao casually leaning against a flowering tree. He was wearing a plain white robe with the hem hanging down, which contrasted with the pink flowers and leaves.

The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting shimmering shadows on his handsome, devilish face. He toyed with a freshly picked pink and white hibiscus in his hand, his gaze fixed on Bai Yue with a half-smile.

"what?"

Before Bai Yue could fully grasp what the other person meant by "come up," a black whip wrapped around her waist.

Then she was lifted off the ground by a tremendous force.

"Haha, Grandpa Hua is incredibly strong!"

By the time Bai Yue came to her senses, she had already been firmly pulled into Hua Yixiao's arms. Knowing that struggling was useless, she could only say with a fawning expression.

"Hmm, not bad, after a nap, your little mouth is sweeter!"

Hua Yixiao seemed quite satisfied with Bai Yue's statement and leaned close to her ear to give her an ambiguous compliment.

"Let's admire the flowers! Let's admire the flowers!"

Bai Yue quickly shifted her gaze to the vast expanse of hibiscus flowers, while Hua Yixiao chuckled and embraced her as they disappeared into the floral shadows.

At the courtyard gate, Lingxi, who had been silently watching everything, turned pale. She bit her lower lip hard, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Just then, a figure appeared silently beside her. Lingyou raised her hand, patted Lingxi's tense shoulder, and sighed.

"Junior sister, calm down. From beginning to end, the sect leader has only ever treated us as 'children' he picked up and took care of. Your thoughts are nothing but illusions and self-inflicted troubles."

Lingxi closed her eyes tightly, and two lines of clear tears finally slid down her cheeks.

She neither refuted nor admitted it, but simply let her tears flow silently, as if mourning a foolish dream that never began and would never be possible.