The next day.
Gu Qianying slowly woke up.
Dark, very dark, a pitch-black expanse.
She couldn't tell if it was day or night.
She raised her hand, fumbling around her.
Suddenly, a large hand firmly grasped hers.
"Wife, you're awake? How are you? How do you feel?"
A familiar voice sounded in her ear, a familiar address.
But the hand holding her felt a little different.
Gu Qianying instinctively shook off his hand: "Who... who are you? What happened to me?"
After asking this, Gu Qianying felt she shouldn't have.
Just now, it was clearly Nangong Mo's voice.
At this moment, Ouyang Qinglin, sitting beside her with Nangong Mo's face and voice, had a hint of bitter amusement flash across his lips.
As expected!
Nangong Mo and Ah Ying were the closest people to each other.
Only the closest people could sense the difference in each other.
He closed his eyes, his mind filled with his promise.
So be it, what if he lived as Nangong Mo's shadow! At least, he could stay by her side.
"Wife, it's me, I'm Nangong Mo, what's wrong?"
Ouyang Qinglin re-grasped Gu Qianying's hand.
He held her hand tightly, not letting go.
At this moment, he was immensely satisfied.
Just now, touching hands with the person she couldn't see had made her suspicious.
Even hearing the voice of the most familiar person – Nangong Mo.
The most familiar address.
But after the second touch of their hands, Gu Qianying's suspicion was further solidified.
Although she couldn't see, she was certain that the person beside her was definitely not Nangong Mo!
She and Nangong Mo knew each other very well, yes, every part of him was familiar.
This was an unfamiliar hand!
"Get away, don't touch me! You're not Nangong Mo, who are you?"
Gu Qianying fiercely shook off Ouyang Qinglin's hand, pushing him away.
"Help! Someone, quickly! Drive this imposter of Nangong Mo out!"
Unable to see.
Gu Qianying steadied herself by the bed, her hand slipped, and she leaned forward.
"Be careful!"
Ouyang Qinglin's heart leaped, and he stepped forward to support Gu Qianying, who was about to roll off the bed.
Hearing Nangong Mo's familiar voice.
Gu Qianying's expression was cold, and she pushed him away again: "I said! Don't touch me! Who are you? Why are you impersonating Nangong Mo's voice, where is he? Where is he?"
Without waiting for the person beside her to respond.
Gu Qianying shouted loudly: "Nangong Mo! Nangong Mo!"
The door was pushed open.
Du Chun, the maid Wu Zi, the dragon Ah Mu, and the white-clothed youth Leng quickly walked in.
"Sect Master, what's wrong?"
"Qianying, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Wu Zi stepped forward and hugged Gu Qianying.
Du Chun quickly walked over and grabbed Gu Qianying's hand, which was waving aimlessly in the air.
Wu Zi! It was Wu Zi, and Du Chun.
With the familiar people around her, Gu Qianying leaned into Wu Zi's embrace, feeling much more at ease.
"Du Chun, Nangong Mo is gone, he's gone!"
Gu Qianying tightly gripped Wu Zi's clothes with one hand and Du Chun's hand with the other.
She was distraught and spoke incoherently.
Du Chun felt heartbroken seeing Gu Qianying in this state.
"Qianying, it's alright, your eyes are temporarily blind, you'll be able to see in a few days."
Du Chun initially believed that Gu Qianying's unusual behavior was due to the panic of being unable to see.
Du Chun clasped Gu Qianying's hand back, comforting her.
Along the way, he had witnessed Gu Qianying's strength, but he had forgotten that Gu Qianying was also a young woman a few years younger than him.
And this young woman had been protecting them all along.
In fact, this young woman also had a vulnerable side.
"Yes, Sect Master, you are temporarily blind, you will see in a few days, and the child in your belly is very healthy, you don't need to worry."
Wu Zi was also comforting Gu Qianying.
"No! You don't understand! Nangong Mo, he... he's gone, no! I have to go find him."
Gu Qianying suddenly pushed Wu Zi away and insisted on getting out of bed.
"Sect Master, you haven't recovered yet, you can't get out of bed."
Wu Zi held Gu Qianying tightly, afraid of harming the child in their Sect Master's belly, so she only dared to apply pressure to Gu Qianying's arms with both hands.
"Qianying, don't get agitated, if you want to find Ah Mo, he's here, he's right here."
Du Chun soothed Gu Qianying while beckoning to the "Nangong Mo" standing not far away, looking lost in a daze.
"Ah Mo, Qianying is looking for you, come here quickly, Qianying, she's very agitated, it must be because she's blind and scared, come quickly, comfort her, come on."
"I..."
Ouyang Qinglin stood frozen in place.
His feet felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Seeing Gu Qianying reject him so much, his heart bled.
"What's wrong? Come here quickly."
Du Chun frowned, not understanding why "Nangong Mo" was also so strange today.
At this moment, everyone also looked at "Nangong Mo."
Everyone's expression was similar to Du Chun's.
Ouyang Qinglin walked over and approached Gu Qianying.
Du Chun and the others stepped aside.
Ouyang Qinglin reached out his hand, and before he could touch Gu Qianying, Gu Qianying grabbed Wu Zi's sleeve and hid in Wu Zi's embrace: "You're not Nangong Mo! Don't touch me, get away, don't touch me!"
Seeing Gu Qianying like this, everyone was shocked.
"Qianying... calm down, he is Ah Mo, he really is Ah Mo, what's wrong with you?"
Du Chun was very confused, and at the same time, he patiently comforted Gu Qianying.
"No, he's not! He's not!"
Gu Qianying roared at Du Chun.
Du Chun was stunned.
So were the others.
"Something must have happened to Nangong Mo, no! I can't stay here, I have to go find him."
Gu Qianying broke free from Wu Zi, groping in the dark, wanting to get out of bed.
No one could stop her.
Seeing her like this, Ouyang Qinglin reluctantly raised his hand and struck the back of Gu Qianying's head.
Gu Qianying softly leaned into his embrace.
"Ah Mo, Qianying is probably acting so strangely because she's scared of being blind, don't blame her."
Seeing "Nangong Mo" holding the person in his arms with an unhappy expression, Du Chun spoke to comfort him.
"Yes, I understand, you all go out, I'll take care of her."
Ouyang Qinglin gently put Gu Qianying down, his voice low.
"Alright, if you need anything, call us, we'll be guarding outside."
Du Chun exhorted before leaving, unable to rest assured.
Ouyang Qinglin said nothing, he nodded to him.
After everyone left.
Ouyang Qinglin sat by the bed, accompanying the person lying on the bed.
"I thought I would be able to maintain this disguise for a long time, but I didn't expect you to recognize me so quickly, Ah Ying, I'm sorry, I know this is wrong, but only this way do I have the courage to appear before you."
"Ah Ying, being able to stay by your side at this moment is something I've always dreamed of, but... why do I feel so upset, Ah Ying, it seems you really don't remember me."
He stayed by her side, saying many things.
All night, he stayed like that, never leaving her side.
Throughout the night's conversation, it was all his longing and deep love for her.
In the morning, as sunlight streamed in, the maid Wu Zi knocked lightly on the door with breakfast and brought it in.
As she approached, she saw "Nangong Mo" asleep by the bedside.
Their Sect Master lay on the bed, covered by a quilt, not yet awake.
Wu Zi quietly put down the meal, then turned, closed the door, and left.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Qianying finally woke up.
Feeling the person on the bed stir, Ouyang Qinglin suddenly woke up and sat up straight: "Qianying, you're awake?"
Gu Qianying, who had woken up again, felt much calmer.
She lay still, her vacant eyes seeing nothing.
She remained silent, and after a long while.
Gu Qianying raised her slender fingers, fumbling in the air: "Can I touch your face?"
Ouyang Qinglin's body trembled violently.