TFWYH – Chapter 774 The Messenger Departs

A shadow passed through Ling Shang’s eyes before he continued,

“Then what about Feng Country? Neither the Empress nor your biological father will allow this. Even if it leads to war and countless lives are lost, do you still not care?”

My biological father?

Tang Wan had just heard from Murong Hong that her father was supposedly the chief of some Ling Clan.

Frowning, she asked,

“What exactly is the Ling Clan? Why was it a capital crime for Mother and him to have me?”

“The people of the Ling Clan are not truly human. They are divine envoys. How could ordinary mortals who covet the gods ever meet a good end?”

Ling Shang spoke calmly.

Seeing the confusion on Tang Wan’s face, he smiled faintly.

“Haven’t you always been able to understand the language of all living things? Do you think that is an ability a normal human could possess?”

Tang Wan was startled.

“Wasn’t that because you implanted a translation chip into me in my previous life?”

“You actually believed that lie?”

Ling Shang murmured the words so softly that Tang Wan did not hear them clearly.

As if recalling the 0527 of their previous life, a pleased smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

But when he looked at the Tang Wan of the present, that smile slowly faded away. A warning lingered beneath his calm tone.

“Members of the Ling Clan cannot fall in love with outsiders. If you continue to stay with Ling Yu, you’ll only become a second Tang Fenghua.

“The Clan Chief—your father—has always been impartial and unyielding. He will never tolerate such recklessness. When that time comes, not only will you suffer, but Ling Yu will be implicated as well. Do you understand?”

Tang Wan did not understand at all.

She waved her little fist.

“I’m very good at fighting. Let him come if he wants. I’m not afraid!”

Ling Shang could not help but laugh at her adorable confidence.

But…

“I cannot watch you walk willingly toward your own destruction. Wan-niang, I’m sorry…”

Lowering his eyes, the smile on his face turned bitter.

Tang Wan wore a deeply suspicious expression.

What on earth?

Why can’t I understand any of this?

Wait…

Why does my head feel… a little dizzy?

Her consciousness gradually faded, and she slumped softly onto the table.

Her final thought was:

Did I not sleep well last night?

Only after she lost consciousness did Ling Shang extinguish the fire beneath the red-clay kettle.

He lifted the lid and looked inside.

It was a black, murky mass.

It was nothing like Tieguanyin tea.

Setting the kettle aside, he rose and walked over to Tang Wan.

He gazed at her for a long time.

Then he gently stroked her hair, his eyes overflowing with tenderness.

“I’ve watched over you for so long. How could you abandon me and marry someone else?”

Tang Wan: zzzZZZ…

She was sleeping soundly—so soundly that she had even started snoring.

Ling Shang lowered his gaze to the silver ring on her finger.

Reaching out, he removed the mustard-seed storage ring.

“I’ll keep this safe for you for now. When we return to the Ling Clan, I’ll give it back to you, alright?”

Tang Wan: zzz…

“Wan-niang, don’t blame me. I’m doing this for your own good. From the moment you were born, you were destined to be my wife. We’ve known and accompanied each other for two lifetimes. You’ll understand me, won’t you?”

As he spoke, he leaned closer to her.

But just before his lips could touch her cheek, he stopped.

It was as though he was speaking to Tang Wan, yet also trying to convince himself.

“When we return to the Ling Clan, I’ll hold our wedding. By then, you’ll forget Ling Yu as well…”

“You definitely will…”

…

That afternoon, Ling Shang entered the palace to bid farewell to the Emperor.

The Emperor had not expected him to leave so soon.

“National Preceptor, why not stay a few more days and allow me to fulfill my duties as your host?”

Ling Shang smiled and politely declined.

“I have already met with Wan-niang. She is unwilling to return, and there is nothing I can do. I can only go back to Feng Country first and report the matter to Her Majesty the Empress.”