freenovelworld Chapter 197 Awakening
Chapter 197 Awakening
"Look, the boat is about to dock." Hearing Lin Yi say this, Jiang Yu seemed to suddenly be filled with strength. With Lin Yi's help, she got up and stood on the shore, staring intently at the small boat. The short distance seemed to have lasted for an eternity.
When the small boat finally reached the shore, and she finally saw Fan Qingyin's face lying on the boat, and saw those ice-blue eyes that were always full of tenderness as they gazed at her, still tightly closed, Jiang Yu finally broke down.
She turned and buried her face in Lin Yi's chest, sobbing uncontrollably as she asked him, "Why? Why hasn't Qingyin woken up? Why hasn't he woken up yet?!"
Lin Yi didn't say anything; he just patted Jiang Yu on the shoulder, signaling her to turn around.
Jiang Yu's tears were still streaming down her face uncontrollably. She had just raised her head when she heard a faint, familiar voice calling from behind her: "Xiao Yu?"
At that moment, there was no sound in the world—no sound of rippling water, no sound of a gentle breeze passing through the hall, no sound of a heartbeat. Only the voice of my beloved, which had appeared countless times in my ears and in my deepest dreams, finally rang out again in this world.
Jiang Yu slowly turned her head, blinking hard to wipe away the tears in her eyes, afraid she wouldn't be able to see clearly. Then she saw the person she had been longing for sitting on the small boat, looking at her with slightly blurred but still gentle eyes: "Xiao Yu, why are you crying?"
"Wah!" Jiang Yu finally let out a long-held pent-up emotion. She stood on the shore, crying her heart out.
No one had ever seen Jiang Yu like this before. She always cried quietly, but this time her unrestrained crying startled everyone around her.
Lin Yi was startled at first, then realized that Jiang Yu had been suppressing her emotions for too long. He put his hand on Jiang Yu's back to help her catch her breath, afraid that she would choke if she cried out loud. He did not stop her, knowing that crying out might be the best thing for her.
But Fan Qingyin was different. He had just woken up when he saw his wife crying uncontrollably. He panicked instantly and struggled to get up despite having no strength. As a result, the small boat rocked violently because of his movements and almost capsized with him.
He then realized he was lying in a boat, floating in bluish-purple water with a faint fishy smell—was it blood? He saw the boat again, and the water was filled with sacred lotuses. Good heavens, so many sacred lotuses…
What on earth happened? He steadied himself and looked at Lin Yi in confusion. He thought he was going to die, so how did he wake up again?
"Qingyin, Qingyin..." Jiang Yu almost immediately stopped crying when Fan Qingyin started moving. She wiped away her tears and rushed to the pool. This time, even Lin Yi couldn't stop her.
Afraid she would plunge into the water, Fan Qingyin quickly rushed to the stern and caught her. "Xiao Yu, slow down." But the person in his arms just held him tightly, and he felt like his waist was about to break.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu," Fan Qingyin murmured. His mind was just beginning to clear. He immediately realized that his life had been sacrificed, and Xiao Yu had returned safely, which meant the magic array had worked and the transaction had been successful. How could he possibly come back to life? This was impossible!
Someone must have done something. Fan Qingyin, who was an expert in magic arrays, immediately understood the key to the matter. Holding his wife in his arms, he thought in disbelief, how could this be? Once a magic array starts operating, it cannot be interrupted, let alone reversed. Who could have broken through the array's restrictions and brought him back from the altar?
Then another, more important question came to mind. Whoever that person was, what price did they pay to save his life? Who paid that price? Was it Xiaoyu?
His eyes widened, and his heart clenched. He pulled Jiang Yu up from his arms and carefully looked her up and down until he was sure that only her eyes were red and swollen from crying and that there was nothing obviously wrong with her body. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. But just to be on the safe side, he still asked, "Xiao Yu, how was I rescued? Did you do something to save me?"
Jiang Yu sobbed, surprised by Fan Qingyin's keen insight. Through her tears, she smiled brightly, "Yes, the price I paid was to be with you forever, never to be separated again." After saying that, she buried herself in Fan Qingyin's arms again.
Fan Qingyin was completely bewildered. She hugged the person in her arms tightly, then looked up at Jiang Ren and her father on the shore, and nodded slightly as a greeting: "Father, thank you, you've worked hard." Then she looked at Lin Yi with a puzzled expression.
Lin Yi smiled wryly. How could he explain this to him? It wasn't something that could be explained in just a few words. Besides, even he didn't know what Xiao Yu had sacrificed on the altar.
So he shrugged and decided to try to persuade them first: "Why don't you come ashore first? After all, there's still one in the pool."
Hearing Lin Yi's words, Jiang Yu immediately reacted. She sat up from Fan Qingyin's arms, looked at the now calm water, and softly called out, "Moya..."
"Moya?" Fan Qingyin was even more confused. Who was this? What about the one in the water? Was that Moya in the water? Help! Could someone please answer all these questions for him? How long had he been unconscious?
“Qingyin, Yi is right. Let’s get ashore first. Then I’ll tell you slowly.” Jiang Yu raised her head and looked closely at Fan Qingyin. It turned out that not only had Qingyin’s hair turned red, but her eyes had also turned a blood-red color. Her face was still the same cold and otherworldly face, but just by changing the color of her eyes and hair, she had gained a touch of evil charm and domineering aura. Indeed, you have to admit, she looks quite good.
“Okay.” Fan Qingyin readily agreed. Since he didn’t know anything, he wouldn’t ask anything. Xiao Yu would explain it to him slowly.
Now it seems the outcome will definitely be good. Xiao Yu is back safely, Yi is by her side, and now even he has come back to life. The family is finally all together again.
Fan Qingyin had just woken up, and his limbs were still a little weak from not using his muscles for a long time. Jiang Yu alone couldn't lift him up, so Lin Yi went forward and helped Fan Qingyin from the boat to the shore with Jiang Yu.
Chairs and sofas were scattered around the pool, and Fan Qingyin was quickly helped to sit down. Jiang Yu was about to say something when all the fluorescent lights in the pool went out. Then, all the sacred lotuses were rapidly drawn in the same direction, as if a whirlpool had suddenly appeared beneath the surface of the pool.
Jiang Yu knew there was no whirlpool there; it was Moa.