FRGNM -Chapter 106 Stealing the Crown Princess

Luo Mingyu was feeling utterly exasperated, rubbing the back of his neck as he weakly said, “Of course it’s my wife. Do you think I’d bring some other woman to see you?”

The man in green laughed softly, his tone calm. “Heh, judging by your condition, you need to recover a bit. You seem quite drained. Miss, please take care of Mingyu. He’s naturally like this—sorry for any trouble he causes you.”

“Uh… it’s fine. Hehe…” Ling Ruoxi smiled lightly, instinctively studying the green-clad man’s eyes. How had he become blind, and why were they always closed?

As if noticing her thoughts, the man in green said faintly, “Miss, my name is Qingyi. May I ask your name?”

“I’m Ling Ruoxi.”

“Miss Ruoxi.” Qingyi’s lips curved faintly. “I’m not blind; it’s just inconvenient for me to open my eyes.”

“Oh? How’s that?” Ling Ruoxi was taken aback. She leaned closer, examining his eyes carefully. This man had a more refined aura than Luo Mingyu, exuding gentle elegance that made one feel close—and even compelled to see his eyes open. A strange, pleasant fragrance wafted in as well.

Qingyi smiled faintly and shook his head. “No, it wouldn’t do. Anyone who sees my eyes becomes fearful. I can still see you all with my mind, even with my eyes closed.”

“All right, Ruoxi, this is his odd personality. But like you, he’s a medic and also a Zizun battle aura practitioner, living here in seclusion. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask him.” Luo Mingyu pressed Ling Ruoxi’s head gently, then gestured toward Little Yellow. “Take Little Yellow for a walk; I have some business with an old friend!”

“Tch.” Ling Ruoxi pouted. Couldn’t he just say it plainly? Why all the convoluted excuses? She stood up, but her whole body trembled. Her vision blurred into white light, and she felt herself melting into Luo Mingyu’s arms.

“Being a medic, it’s indeed hard to administer medicine. But she deliberately leaned against me; combined with the strange fragrance on my body, it acted as a soporific. She’ll sleep at least an hour.” Qingyi smiled faintly. “Mingyu, why did you bring her here? What did you want me to see?”

“She can see the Nine Nether Aura in my body.”

The simple sentence caused Qingyi’s body to tense. The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, and even the sky seemed dimmer.

The Nine Nether Aura—no ordinary person could see that!

Luo Mingyu stroked Ling Ruoxi’s hair, continuing, “I brought her to you so you could see her condition. Also… I want you to come out of seclusion. You know I need your help.”

“You’ve come here 1,358 times. When did I agree to leave? Besides, those who can see the Nine Nether Aura besides our clan are the dead.” Qingyi’s voice was calm. He stood before Ling Ruoxi, purple battle aura rising over his eyelids as he slowly opened his eyes.

If Ling Ruoxi were fully conscious, she would have been stunned. Qingyi’s eyes were a mesmerizing blue, like the ocean, eyes usually only seen in the West, now on an Eastern face, perfectly formed.

His blue gaze swept over her. Qingyi clenched his fists. He could see what ordinary eyes could not: the purple battle aura circling her body, protecting her. Near her heart was a stone the size of an egg. Even more astonishing, the soul in this body wasn’t hers—it belonged to someone else.

His eyes darkened as he examined the mark sealed on her forehead, even seeing the mark on her back clearly. Her dormant wings protected her, and she slept like a quiet child—so beautiful it was intoxicating.

“Qingyi, with this Awakening, someone of great destiny must arise. Our clan has waited millennia for this person. Remember, when encountering an awakened soul, that will be the one you follow.”

Qingyi froze, then quickly closed his eyes. Deep in his soul, memories echoed. His fists clenched tightly, biting his lip until blood dripped, yet he remained unaware.

Has he come? The one he is meant to follow? Why had he searched for hundreds of years without finding him, and now this person appears here, willingly coming to him? Why always at the brink of his retirement, at the verge of death?

“What’s wrong, old ghost?” Luo Mingyu had no idea, patting Qingyi’s shoulder when he saw him bleeding from his lip.

Qingyi paused, wiped the blood, and shook his head with a smile. “Nothing, I’m fine.”

“Of course you’re fine. You’re a Zizun, aren’t you afraid of biting your lip to commit suicide? I asked about my wife, Ling Ruoxi—how is she now?” Luo Mingyu rolled his eyes, patting Ling Ruoxi’s cheek. “How could this foolish woman see my Nine Nether Aura? Strange. Could she be… dead?”

“Don’t overthink. Each body’s structure differs slightly. Just like our clan’s eyes—they only open at specific times. Miss Ruoxi is fine. Being able to see your Nine Nether Aura may relate to her practiced techniques.” Qingyi smiled faintly, calming his inner excitement, and sat down.

“Techniques? What could this foolish woman learn? She doesn’t even have battle aura.” Luo Mingyu raised an eyebrow.

“No battle aura?!” Qingyi suddenly stood, fortunately without using his battle aura to open his eyes—otherwise, who knows what might have happened.

“Yes, she has no battle aura. Otherwise, people wouldn’t call her a waste. But strangely, when she faces danger, a battle aura protects her. I suspect someone gave her a protective spirit stone. Otherwise, how could she automatically defend herself?” Luo Mingyu whispered.

Thinking of the egg-sized stone near her heart, guarding her pulse, he realized her battle aura circulated, yet somehow she had no battle aura.

“I think I need to open my eyes again,” Qingyi said softly after a moment of silence.

Luo Mingyu was slightly surprised. This was the first time Qingyi had opened his eyes twice. What other secrets did this foolish woman hide?

The blue eyes scanned her sleeping body. Blood flowed through each meridian; battle aura circulated from the spirit stone. Her body contained battle aura, yet as it reached the dantian—the crucial convergence point—it mysteriously disappeared.

This…

Qingyi crouched, studying Ling Ruoxi’s body. His hand instinctively pressed on her flat lower abdomen, and a purple mark slowly emerged, forming a unique array pattern across her skin.

An array! Qingyi’s eyes widened in shock. “Someone deliberately sealed her battle aura, forming a unique Three Talents Array. Even the array caster can’t undo it; only the body’s true owner can.”

“Three Talents Array! Who’s cruel enough to use this on her? This array must be placed in the mother’s body—no wonder she had no battle aura at birth. So that’s the reason!” Luo Mingyu inhaled sharply. The array could completely block the flow of battle aura; even with talent, one couldn’t learn it. More terrifyingly, it could only be undone by the original body.

So only Ling Ruoxi could undo the array, but without battle aura, how could she? Using the Three Talents Array on her was essentially a death sentence.

Qingyi shook his head. “I don’t know. Very few can cast this array, and only someone with a grudge would. Do you know who her parents were?”

“I… don’t know. She has no mother, only a father. After investigating, they’re not her biological parents—just adoptive. Her origins remain a mystery.” Luo Mingyu frowned. He had wanted to investigate further, but all clues vanished at this moment.

Luo Mingyu didn’t wish to dig further. These old events were difficult to trace. Only now, asked by Qingyi, did he realize her parents were extraordinary.

“Any other information? Siblings, relatives, anything unusual?” Qingyi frowned. The Three Talents Array was too powerful to undo. Looking closely, he also saw the magical beast in her beast space, confirming her true power.

Luo Mingyu furrowed his brows. “Nothing much. Her sister resented her for not being biological. Before meeting me, she was timid; after, she became wild. I swear, I didn’t cause this!”

He raised his hands in protest. “Later, she went to Liuli Island to learn medicine under Zuo Mingfeng, becoming a medic. The strange part… is why she lives at the Ling estate. Without blood ties, why would Ling Hu raise her? Moreover, the Beining Kingdom’s emperor, Nangong Qin, decreed she marry Crown Prince Nangong Mo.”

“So… you’re the third party? You stole the crown princess?” Qingyi laughed at the absurdity—but his smile quickly vanished. “What did you say? Beining Kingdom? Crown Prince Nangong Mo?”