Chapter 62: The Truth p2
Huaguang was protected by Yuan You. Before her was a scene of carnage, her nose filled with the thick smell of blood, her ears filled with miserable screams…
All of it was stimulating her nerves.
Huaguang clutched her head and let out a painful low moan. The intense headache made her want to bang her head against a wall. It was as if a hand were kneading her brain.
Countless chaotic and fragmented memories rushed to the forefront.
She saw the vermilion palace walls again, the black robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, and also the Shadow Guard headquarters…
In a daze, she heard a gentle and urgent voice calling her.
Although it was the first time she had heard it, it was also exceptionally familiar.
The voice pierced through the blood mist and chaos and floated into her ear.
“Baby! Baby! I am your creator! You don’t belong here! You are not the despised grand princess! You were clearly born to be the crown prince. The throne is destined to be yours! Yuan You is your shadow guard, your later lover! Hurry and remember… hurry and wake up…”
At the same time, more images were forcibly poured into Huaguang’s mind.
It was also a riot. The rebel army had rushed into the grand hall. Yuan You was covered in blood but still protected her fiercely, her eyes resolute and loyal, just like now…
She remembered!
She remembered it all!
She was not from this world at all. She was the protagonist of another book! She was clearly the crown prince who was doted on by thousands! She had grown up sitting in the emperor’s lap. She had been taken to court by her mother before she could even walk. The first character she had learned was “Gu”…
Huaguang.
Peerless in beauty and grace, shining for a thousand autumns!
She remembered it all!
Yuan You really was her shadow guard, who had grown up with her, who could unhesitatingly offer her life for her!
They did not belong here!
At the same moment that Huaguang recovered her memory, Yuan You abruptly stiffened. A large number of strange memories poured into her mind like a flood from an open gate.
It was a winter. The snow in the imperial city was heavy. She had been bullied by the people from the Shadow Guard headquarters, had been beaten, and was lying on the cold palace corridor, left to fend for herself.
Who would care about a lowly shadow guard?
Just as she was about to lose consciousness from the cold, a warm fox fur wrapped around her battered body. The corner of a bright yellow garment flashed before her eyes, bringing a clear and cold fragrance.
She recognized it. It was the little master.
“From now on, you will follow me.”
These five words had rewritten her fate. For the next few decades, she became a knife with a name.
Yuan You also heard the call of her creator. She turned her head in disbelief.
Their eyes met. Huaguang’s eyes were also complex.
As they recovered their memories, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand. A huge halo of light appeared in the darkness.
And on the other side, Adele, looking at the fainted Lina in her arms, her heartbeat suddenly went out of order. The familiar heartache awakened her memory.
On a summer afternoon, she had gone to a wealthy family to be a private tutor. The young girl was as beautiful as an angel but had been spoiled rotten.
At first, she would discipline this bad child every day, and the bad child would also play tricks on her. Later, the young girl was both afraid of her and wanted to be close to her, always sticking to her like a little tail.
Later, during a beating, she saw a wet patch. The young girl, who was almost an adult, looked at her, her face flushed…
The teacher-student relationship had completely changed. She had fled to the outer city, wanting to disappear completely in a carriage. But the moment she got on the carriage, she lifted the curtain and met the young girl’s face.
“Teacher, where are you trying to run?”
Adele trembled all over. She also remembered!
In the sky, a second huge halo of light appeared!
Almost at the same time, in the direction of the clinic, a huge halo of light also appeared!
All the characters who had been stolen by the thief had recovered their memories!
The appearance of these three halos of light completely infuriated the thief herself.
But its shadow was already very faint. It could not attack anyone at all.
“Ahhhh! I’m so angry! I won’t repent! At worst, I won’t use this pen name anymore! I’ll continue to plagiarize! Come and get me if you have the guts!”
The three huge halos of light gradually swallowed the dark clouds. Sunlight gradually appeared in the distant sky.
The shadow was completely frantic. “I won’t refund the money! I’ll use your money to eat and drink well! The data you did for me, the promotions, the art you made—I’ve never liked any of it! I only care about the popularity. You bunch of fools, you really think I see you as soulmates? You are all my money bags—”
This shameless and frantic roar echoed through the heavens and the earth!
But the next second, it was completely silenced.
In the sky, countless small and bright points of light suddenly exploded!
These points of light quickly gathered into comments with avatars and IDs, flying out like a barrage.
【So disgusting! Give me a refund!】
【Is the platform still not dealing with it! Who are the consumers? Are you blind!】
【Refund! Refund! If you don’t deal with it, I’ll boycott the platform too!】
【Support originality! Boycott plagiarism!】
The angry shouts of countless readers, along with the original authors who were protecting their rights, completely tore off the thief’s fig leaf.
This sudden denunciation completely shattered the shadow. In a shrill scream, it exploded with a bang, turning into dust, and, along with the dark clouds, disappeared without a trace.
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The spring sun hung high in the sky. The believers who had been kneeling and wailing looked up in a daze, their faces full of confusion.
“We… why are we here?”
“What just happened?”
“Sacred Cult? What’s that?”
“Eternal life? Haha, a cult, right?”
The crowd stepped over the Sacred Cult’s banner, seeming to have forgotten everything that had just happened, and dispersed in groups, walking away.
On the high platform, Huaguang maintained the posture of a ruler, leaning against the city wall, not frightened. Yuan You sheathed her sword, her forehead covered in cold sweat.
They looked at each other, and in each other’s eyes, they saw the same shock and sigh for fate.
Huaguang took her hand.
So… even here, you would still protect me.
Yuan You’s ears secretly turned red.
In a daze, Lina heard a call.
She saw that woman who looked exactly like her again.
“Lina, I’m leaving. Don’t be afraid anymore. Everything will get better. You must be a good person. You can’t let yourself fall.”
“Hating this and hating that, a person’s life is too short. You can’t hate everything. You should always care more about the people you love!”
“Adele will never leave you. You have to believe me.”
Lina’s lips moved. She wanted to say something but couldn’t make a sound. She saw the woman turn into a wisp of a shadow and fly into Dilys’s chest.
She wanted to open her eyes but fell into a deeper darkness.
Dilys sucked in a sharp breath and shot up. The wound on her chest healed in the blink of an eye.
“My gold coins!”
She came to her senses after a moment and scratched her head in embarrassment.
With a turn of her eyes, Dilys saw the fainted Lina. She pounced on her and asked, “My lady! What’s wrong with the young miss?”
Adele said with concern, “She fainted and hasn’t woken up.”
“Let’s take her home first. I’ll have my physician take a look at her.” Huaguang instructed her subordinates, “Find the fastest carriage and send them back.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Adele no longer refused. Too many things had happened today. Everyone needed to calm down.
*
Adele was holding a bowl of warm medicinal soup and walked back to the bedroom lightly.
The room was very quiet, with only her own footsteps.
She looked at the large bed, preparing to call Lina to get up and take her medicine.
The rabbit had been in a coma for two days. She had woken up once in the afternoon. The physician said that drinking some qi and blood-nourishing medicinal soup would be fine.
But at this moment, the large bed was empty!
Adele’s heart sank. The medicine bowl almost slipped from her hand.
She hastily put the bowl down, her gaze sweeping anxiously over every corner of the room.
Suddenly, a faint, rustling sound came from under the bed.
Adele lightened her steps and cautiously approached.
She lifted the bedsheet and saw Lina curled up on the cold floor, her body tightly shrunk into a small ball, tears streaming down her face, seeping into the floor.
“Lina…” Adele’s voice trembled. “What’s wrong with you?”
Lina seemed to be scared by her voice, trembled violently, and shrank deeper. She said, “I’ll be good… don’t leave me, don’t leave… I’ll be good, I’ll be very good… don’t go… don’t leave me alone…”
Adele tried to pull her out, but Lina kept hiding.
“Baby,” Adele coaxed, “Don’t you remember me?”
Lina stared at her blankly, with no reaction.
Adele tentatively held out a hand to her. Lina slowly approached, nuzzled her hand, and choked out, “Don’t hit me… don’t leave me… I’ll be good…”
Adele’s heart was broken. She called for Haia overnight.
But Haia seemed to be not in good health either…
She had a handprint on her face, as if she had been slapped.
And there were several claw marks on her neck.
“Are you alright?” Adele asked with concern.
Haia waved her hand. “It’s fine.”
After speaking, she walked into the room with a limp.
Adele: ?
Are you sure it’s fine?