Chu Qiyuan's brows drew together. He nodded grimly. "Indeed."
'He already had his suspicions, but he lacked concrete evidence.'
A slight smile touched Ye Chutang's lips. "It's all thanks to you. Otherwise... even if I had come, I'm afraid His Majesty would not have woken up."
Chu Qiyuan was both delighted and startled to hear her words, which were laden with implications.
"Are you saying you're certain you can save His Majesty?"
Ye Chutang sighed inwardly.
"You shouldn't be too optimistic. Although I can preserve His Majesty's life, after this series of ordeals, his body's vitality is nearly exhausted. In the future..."
She didn't say the rest aloud, but Chu Qiyuan understood immediately.
The relief he'd just felt vanished, and his heart grew heavy once more.
After a long moment, he stroked his beard and sighed deeply.
"So be it. Fate is already sealed, so why worry? Besides, in the current situation, simply waking His Majesty is an extraordinary feat."
