Volume 1: Phoenix Conceals Cloud Nation Chapter 7: Water Remembers Su

  Dongfang Chun followed Xiao Shuai to a wooden house. Looking at the elegant but worn-out wooden house in front of her, she suddenly felt a little timid again. Her personality was actually fearless, but she didn't dare imagine what kind of state this man had been left in by his previous body. If it was really too bad, it would become her responsibility.

  Looking at Dongfang Spring standing in front of the door, lost in thought, Xiao'er was so scared that he trembled with fear. This king's emotions were unpredictable, and she couldn't afford to suffer any punishment herself. What if he changed his mind again? Thinking about the person inside who was half-dead, she estimated that the king wouldn't be interested anymore, and her heart slightly relaxed.

  "Master Wang, it's Water Boy inside," said the young servant cautiously to Dongfang Chun.

  As I stepped inside, the eastern spring was buried in darkness. There wasn't even a glimmer of light here. "How can there not be any windows?"

  "As for Master Wang's words, Master Wang instructed that all the doors and windows of Shuigongzi should be sealed, saying..." The young servant hesitated about whether to continue speaking.

  "What's with the dawdling? Speak up!" Dongfang Chun hated it when people spoke in half-sentences, as if expecting her to guess what they meant.

  "The prince said to let the water boy reflect in the dark, unable to see the light outside, and only think of your beauty, feeling that only you, Prince Wang, are the most noble in the world." The little servant finished speaking in one breath, and even he felt embarrassed by these words.

  Dongfang Chun's heart was as cold as ice and snow, dropping to subzero temperatures. Oh my god, this previous life of hers is really something else, she actually got down on her knees for herself! She had seen narcissistic people before, but never anyone as self-absorbed as this. How could she still show off in this body everywhere?

  After adapting to the dark environment in the house, Dongfang Chun walked slowly to the bedside and saw a thin and long figure lying on the bed, covered with a tattered and thin quilt. A delicate hand was tied with a golden chain to the headboard.

  My god, this is not only a restriction of freedom but also an addition of spiritual abuse.

  "Is this all I ordered?" Dongfang Chun asked the young servant in disbelief, pointing at the golden chain.

  "Yes"

  Gently patting his forehead, Dongfang Chun suddenly let out a loud roar: "Quickly go and change all the bedding to new ones, open all the windows for me, and do it immediately!"

  "Yes, yes." Although he didn't understand why the prince was acting this way, he had already gotten used to the prince's unpredictable mood swings. He quickly went to find someone to open the window and change the bedding.

  When the window was open and sunlight filled the room, Dongfang Chun finally saw the person on the bed. Although this person had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, they still couldn't hide the noble air between their eyebrows, like a beautiful woman in a painting, with a delicate and elegant appearance, especially the vermilion mole between their eyebrows, making people feel a sense of tragic beauty. If he opened his eyes, what kind of charm would it be? With the beauty of flowers and moonlight.

  "Water Boy, the King is here to see you." The young servant whispered in Shui Yi Su's ear.

  Shuiyi Su slowly opened her eyes, casting a faint glance at Dongfang Chun. Her eyes were as lovely as peach blossoms, their beauty was heartbreaking. The gaze that met hers was devoid of any emotion, as if looking at an unimportant stranger, without any resentment.

  As the Eastern Spring Heart continued to fall, she suddenly remembered that the person she loved in her past life also had a vermilion mole between his eyebrows, but he didn't have the stunning beauty of the man before her eyes. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat irregularly. She recalled what Old Lady Ye said: if two people have moles in the same place, it means they are actually from the same branch and are connected by a thread that spans past lives and this life. Could he be the one she loved in despair, the pain of her love? Is it possible that now that she's met him, things can change?

  In fact, there is a kind of stubborn madness in Dongfang Chun's bones, otherwise he wouldn't have been so persistent in loving someone in his past life, crazy love, absolute love.

  The more she looked at Shui Yu's cinnabar, the more familiar it seemed, and the more it captivated her.

  The little servant looked at the king who was infatuated with staring at Shui Yu, thinking that things were going to go wrong. The king wouldn't still be infatuated with Master Shui, would he? What if he blamed them for not taking good care of him?

  Eastern Spring didn't care about Water's memories of Su, nor did she mind reasoning with her. She directly stretched out her hand to touch the cinnabar mole. Heaven! What's wrong with Prince Wang? Has he been afflicted by a demonic obstacle? People are unwilling to come into contact with this cinnabar mole; otherwise, with Water Young Master's good looks and elegant demeanor, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

  Shuiyi Su didn't dodge either, just lying there quietly, motionless and speechless, as if she had already gotten used to Dongfang Chun's impolite behavior.

  But Dongfang Chun was enchanted, stroking the cinnabar, letting Shui Yi Su finally bear a faint glance at Dongfang Chun. "Your Highness, go ahead and use whatever trick you have." After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes. But that weak voice still made Dongfang Chun hear it, long-term malnutrition.

  Looking at everyone busy changing the quilt and mattress for Shui Yu Su, gazing at Shui Yu Su's body with purple and green bruises all over, she felt both heartache and excitement, a feeling that had not been experienced in many years.

  If my past life made me so desperate, can this life change everything? What means should I use on you? Dongfang Chun looked at Shuiyi Su, and the scenes that flashed in her mind were all from her past life. The two people didn't look alike at all, but the cinnabar made her connect them together.

  It seems that a decision has been made, and the people of Dongfang Chun shouted, "Hurry up and invite the doctor to come, replace everything in the house with the best, want elegance, and also prepare hot water, towels, wound medicine, and all the necessities..." After Dongfang Chun's instructions, everyone hurried off to get busy.

  After a while, the doctor came to examine Shui Yisu's body. Dongfang Chun looked at Shui Yisu with an inscrutable expression, and everyone couldn't guess what Yun Wangye was going to do again.

  "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

  "What's wrong, why so flustered?"

  "Back to Master Wang, Miss Yang has brought a handsome young man for Master Wang. She says it's a rare find and will surely satisfy Master Wang." The little servant's eyes lit up, thinking that if he pleased Master Wang, he might even get a reward.

  Dongfang Chun didn't move, gazing at the water as she recalled Su Yi's glance, only to find that he hadn't looked at her. She turned her head to look at the excited little servant, "Alright, I understand, you can go back now." Suddenly remembering the scene they had encountered on the street, it couldn't be that handsome guy, could it?

  "What's wrong with you? Hurry up!" Yan Shu had just dispersed the crowd and hadn't even entered the house when he saw the young servant standing there stupidly, truly without any sense of awareness.

  "Your Highness, the little servants in the backyard have all left and the rooms are all empty. Your Highness can rest assured." Yan Shu hurriedly came to report to the king, fearing that he would regret it. This matter was settled, and the king couldn't go back on his own words. Although he was his master, he was also a man and pitied those people. So if it was within his power to help, he would do so.

  "Ah", Dongfang Chun was speechless, what speed is this? When gathering, it's so slow, but when leaving, it's so fast, does she resemble a fierce beast or something? Everyone's in a hurry to get away from her.

  "How is the doctor?" Dongfang Chun looked at the doctor stroking his few whiskers, his mouth twitching.

  "Alas, this young master's body is very weak, seemingly having suffered a great injury, and needs to be carefully nursed back to health."

  "Dongfang Chun hastily stopped the doctor from leaving, 'Doctor, please give me a prescription, something to nourish my body. No matter how precious it is, I'll take it.' Not taking any medicine made Dongfang Chun feel uneasy."

  The doctor looked at Dongfang Chun in surprise, this king liked to trouble people the most, how could he give Shuigongzi such precious medicine? Doubtful as it was, the doctor still prescribed a few more medicines, feeling endless sighs, and estimated that this king had thought of new ways to trouble people again.

  How did this Cloud Country produce a Cloud King like him? The Female Emperor is diligent in governance, and the Orchid King is beautiful and wise.

  Dongfang Chun told Xiao Shuai to hurry up and fetch medicine, and asked the kitchen staff to prepare some light food. Today she would be dining in the Water God's room.

  Dongfang Chun rolled up his sleeves, picked up a towel, dipped it in water, and began to wipe down Shui Yisou's body. He had thought that Shui Yisou would show some anger, but instead, he seemed to be treating Dongfang Chun like air. Such a stunningly beautiful person, reduced to this state of emaciation, was truly heartbreaking.

  "Give him the key to unlock the chain"

  As she helped him wipe his body with a hot towel, Dongfang Chun said to him, "From now on, you are free, but you cannot leave the palace. If you do, I will kill all your relatives." The severity of her tone indicated that she would follow through on her words.

  "You..." Shuiyi Su finally looked at Dongfang Chun with anger, but also squeezed out a word.

  As expected, Yun Wangye has started bothering Shuigongzi again. Alas, when will Yun Wangye's lust be cured? You say if others liked her it would be fine, but the key is that others don't even bother with her.

  Dongfang Chun could guess what everyone was thinking, but she didn't want to explain. She'd rather help Shui Yi Su recover first. Besides, the cinnabar between his eyebrows wouldn't be easily accepted by others anyway. In this world, people believed in supernatural powers and were a bit superstitious; for some reason, they just couldn't accept human cinnabar, thinking it was desolate and hopeless. But to her, it represented something else entirely.