"Young Miss, you're back. We can have dinner now." Granny Xu brought the chicken soup to the table and went to prepare bowls and chopsticks for Ling Yue.
Ling Yue washed her hands in the washbasin and walked to the table to sit down. "There are so many dishes today, and even chicken soup."
"Young Miss, have a chicken leg." Granny Xu put a chicken leg in Ling Yue's bowl, smiling affectionately at her.
"You have some too, Granny Xu." Ling Yue served Granny Xu the other chicken leg.
"I don't need any. You eat, Young Miss, and replenish your body." Granny Xu pushed the chicken leg back. She had already contacted the other side, believing that someone would come to treat the Young Miss's injuries very soon.
"If you're not eating, then I won't eat either." Ling Yue picked up the chicken leg from her bowl, about to put it back in the clay pot.
Granny Xu shook her head helplessly. "Alright, I'll eat."
Ling Yue smiled and put the chicken leg in Granny Xu's bowl. "That's better."
Granny Xu looked at Ling Yue with helpless adoration. "Young Miss, someone will come to treat your injuries in a few days." She felt she should tell the Young Miss in advance, to mentally prepare her. After all, the visitor was the Young Miss's close relative and had the right to know. However, she didn't know if they would be willing to acknowledge the Young Miss.
Initially, the Young Miss had snuck down the mountain and met Ling Tianzheng, falling in love with him at first sight. She insisted on marrying him against her family's objections. The Lord and Lady were furious, giving the Young Miss two choices: either marry Ling Tianzheng but never contact her family again or tell him anything about them, or never see Ling Tianzheng again.
The Young Miss resolutely chose to be with Ling Tianzheng. Although angry, the Lord and Lady ultimately couldn't let go of their daughter, so they let Granny Xu stay by her side to care for her. But Ling Tianzheng had eventually betrayed the Young Miss, and Granny Xu truly felt the Young Miss didn't deserve that.
Ling Yue looked up at Granny Xu. "No need. I can just apply some herbs myself."
"That won't do. Young Miss, you must listen to me this time." Granny Xu's tone was unusually firm.
"Alright, I'll listen to you." Ling Yue lowered her head and took a bite of the chicken leg. Granny Xu was her only family in this world. As long as she was happy, that was enough. As for her injuries, she could always brew a disguise talisman later if needed.
"Young Miss, there's something I need to tell you." Granny Xu put down her chopsticks and looked at Ling Yue seriously.
Ling Yue nodded and also put down her chopsticks, waiting for Granny Xu to speak.
"Young Miss, the person coming to treat your injuries this time is from your maternal family. Your mother is not an ordinary person but the young lady of one of the Three Great Hidden World Families, the Valley of Divine Doctors. Your maternal grandfather is the Patriarch of Valley of Divine Doctors."
Ling Yue nodded slightly, showing no sign of surprise. She had already sensed something unusual about Granny Xu. Although already in her sixties, Granny Xu had excellent vigor and spirit, and Ling Yue could sense an inner energy from her, so she knew Granny Xu was not as simple as she appeared.
"Young Miss, if the Lord and Lady are willing to acknowledge you, would you like to return to the Valley of Divine Doctors?" Granny Xu looked at Ling Yue with a hint of apprehension. She knew the Lord and Lady doted on the Young Miss, but she was concerned they might not like Ling Yue since she was Ling Tianzheng's daughter.
"We'll see when the time comes. Let's eat for now." Ling Yue didn't care about having family or not. She wasn't the original soul in this body and only wanted to live happily in this world. As for relatives, if they acknowledged her, having more family members didn't matter. If not, she wouldn't force them.
Granny Xu looked at Ling Yue for a long while, then picked up her chopsticks and began eating. It was good that the Young Miss felt this way.
The summer breeze blew gently, but even people shading themselves with parasols could not escape the scorching heat of the sun.
Inside the air-conditioned room, the gentle cool breeze made the entire space refreshingly cool. Yukihiko Oda was sitting on the sofa, drinking red wine and chatting on the phone in a relaxed manner. "Things are almost settled on my end. Once Jiang You is dead, Dolphin Company will be ours."
"I've hired someone. Jiang You won't live past today." He had repeatedly suffered losses at Jiang You's hands, so he could finally vent his frustrations.
Yukihiko Oda heard some commotion outside and frowned in displeasure. After saying a few words to the person on the phone, he hung up and stood to go check what was happening.
As soon as he opened the room door, he saw a few uniformed officers standing at the entrance. Yukihiko Oda was taken aback for a moment, then put on a friendly smile. "Can I help you officers?"
One of the uniformed officers held up an arrest warrant. "Yukihiko Oda, you are suspected of illegally entering our country to steal important military information. Please come with us."
Yukihiko Oda glanced at the arrest warrant in the officer's hand and smiled faintly. "I'm just an ordinary businessman. I haven't done anything illegal. Isn't this a misunderstanding?" He was a spy from Wo Country who had come to Xia Country posing as a businessman to steal military information. However, he had been very discreet, and his identity documents were classified. Aside from the highest leadership in his country, no one knew his true identity. He wanted to acquire Dolphin Company to facilitate his operations.
