Chapter 106: The Truth

Hong Jing had been traveling day and night for two days and three nights, searching through the mountains, and now with the further depletion of a vast amount of internal energy, combined with her relaxed mood, her body suddenly could no longer withstand it.

Graceful Moon quickly helped her up, while Willow Heart gazed at her with tearful eyes, unable to utter a single word of thanks.

Hong Jing smiled weakly and comforted her, "It's nothing, I'm fine, just a bit tired. Resting will make it better. The young master can stay a while longer. If Wei wakes up, it will be good to ask him clearly face to face."

"You don't need to worry about it. I am here." Graceful Moon shot Hong Jing a reproachful glance. "Green, quickly help your sister to lie down and get a good sleep."

Green came over to support Hong Jing, and as she was leaving, she even turned back to give Willow Heart a fierce glare.

I don't know what this young master has that's so good that my sister would help him so desperately, tiring herself out to the point of collapse. But this young master doesn't even say a word of thanks. Truly heartless.

Willow Heart didn't notice Green's dissatisfied gaze. Even if she had, she wouldn't have cared. As for Hong Jing, she was deeply grateful in her heart. Some gratitudes don't need to be expressed in words. A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water. Willow Heart remembered Hong Jing's kindness to her and the help from Misty Rain Tower in her heart. When she had the ability in the future, she would definitely repay it doublefold.

Willow Heart stayed at Misty Rain Tower until past the hour of Shen. Wei showed no signs of waking. Misty Rain Tower also needed to open for guests, so it was inconvenient to stay here any longer. Thus, they could only bid farewell and return to the mansion to come again tomorrow.

The next day, Willow Heart woke up early, wishing she could rush to Misty Rain Tower right away. But considering that they would be entertaining guests at night and needed to make up sleep in the morning, she endured until Si Shi before the group set out as usual.

Again, Green came to welcome them. For some reason, Green's attitude was very poor, with a stern face and ignoring them.

The little girl had quite a temper, but such a temperament seemed rather unsuitable for staying in such a place.

Fate is actually like that. It cannot be altered by human will. Just as Willow Heart had not expected to return to this backward ancient era and experience a completely different life from her previous one, but fate is not in human hands. As long as one possesses sufficient confidence and ability, nothing is impossible.

Wei had woken up last night. After waking, he had been sitting there blankly, without speaking or making any other movements. Only when a little girl brought him breakfast did he request hoarsely to see the master of this place.

But no one came in to see him until now, when someone finally lifted the curtain.

Wei tilted his head, struggling to prop himself up from the bed and lean against the headboard.

His gaze fell upon the group of people coming in. At the forefront were three young masters who were not garishly dressed yet could tell they were from wealthy families, all wearing luxurious brocade. They had outstanding appearances, followed by two peerless beauties, and one was the little girl who had delivered breakfast earlier that morning.

Wei's gaze finally landed on Willow Heart. Although this young master was the smallest and looked fair, tender, and adorable, appearing completely innocent, Wei felt that among the three, he was subtly the leader, and the women behind were mostly looking toward him.

Willow Heart was also secretly appraising Wei. After Wei recovered, although he couldn't be called an outstanding figure, his features were still well-proportioned, and there was no vulgarity in his brows and eyes as Willow Heart had once imagined. Most importantly, when he saw Graceful Moon and Hong Jing, although there was a momentary fascination, he quickly turned his gaze to himself, without showing the lustful look typical of men.

Although this Wei was a scoundrel, he wasn't a complete scoundrel. Probably, it was forced by life that he had taken the wrong path.

The group stopped three meters from the bed. Willow Heart looked at him with a smile, not speaking.

Wei climbed out of bed, wanting to kowtow to Willow Heart and the others, but his body was too weak. He almost rolled all the way down from the bed and came before Willow Heart. Prostrating himself on the ground, Wei kowtowed several times, "Thank you, young master, for saving me. The kindness of saving my life, Wei has nothing to repay. From now on, I am willing to follow your commands, obey only your orders. If I disobey, heaven and reason will not tolerate."

"How do you know it was me who saved you? If it wasn't me, wouldn't your words be a misunderstanding of my feelings?"

Willow Heart was somewhat curious. Why did he single her out among so many people?

"I won't be mistaken."

Wei said this firmly.

"Actually, the one who saved you is..."

Willow Heart was about to reveal Hong Jing's name when Hong Jing interrupted her, "Brother Wei has excellent eyesight. Indeed, it was the young master who saved you. If not for the young master producing the detoxifying pill that is priceless with a thousand gold, your life would not have been preserved."

Wei, hearing this, kowtowed again while kneeling.

"Get up. Your body is almost recovered. Lie back in bed."

Willow Heart didn't want to ask nothing, but Wei kowtowed until he fainted on the ground.

Wei finally straightened his body, trying to crawl back to the bed, but his body was too weak. After struggling several times, he couldn't get up.

Now that he had woken up, Graceful Moon and Hong Jing being women, it was not appropriate for them to help up. Green pouted and pretended not to see. The two behind one didn't like to get close to others, and the other had an even stronger case with a deep cleanliness obsession, not allowing anyone to touch. So no one stepped forward to help Wei.

Willow Heart looked at Wei somewhat awkwardly and glared at the two behind her. Jiang Li and Little Five received the signal from Willow Heart. Jiang Li was fine, while Little Five, though not very willing, still walked forward. The two, one on each side, easily helped Wei onto the bed.

Everyone then sat on the chairs, drank half a cup of tea, and Willow Heart looked at Wei and directly stated her purpose, "I saved you not without reason. According to the plan, you plotted against Jade Spring, and we shouldn't have saved you. Now that we did, we hope you can tell the truth and clear Jade Spring's good name."

Willow Heart's directly revealing her own selfish motive in saving him actually made Wei let down his guard. Think about it, if someone saves you without any reason after so much effort but says there is no gain, it would be even more worth considering.

Wei clearly remembered that he had fallen at the door of his home. He could still hear his mother's heart-wrenching cry before death. Although after that he knew nothing, but originally at home, now he was in this unfamiliar place. He wasn't a fool and naturally could tell that his rescue was the result of the other party putting in great effort.

"Young master, it was my momentary confusion, scheming for those few taels of silver, which harmed both others and myself."

Wei was ashamed, pounding his head with his fists. Since waking up last night, he had been regretting it endlessly. He also regretted his previous days of wandering without doing proper work. He secretly vowed that since he had regained a life, he must reform his ways and live a good life.

"Young master, it was the pimp from Drunken Spring Tower who promised me five taels of silver to make me cause trouble at Jade Spring. I didn't expect that pimp to be so vicious. Not only did he deceive me into drinking poisoned water but also harm Jade Spring by having her sealed. Truly, I deserve to die. I am willing to follow young master's arrangements to clear Jade Spring's name."

Wei, having learned from Green what had happened at Jade Spring, was even more regretful.

"Drunken Spring Tower?"

Willow Heart had a sudden flash of inspiration. She recalled that once in Jade Spring's room, she had listened to Chang Kang say that Drunken Spring Tower and Crimson Sleeve sent people to negotiate cooperation. She had Uncle Cheng reject it at that time and thought then if those two families would send people to cause trouble. She didn't expect Drunken Spring Tower to be so vicious, not only directly taking underhanded actions but also scheming to kill people.

Upon hearing the words "Drunken Spring Tower," Graceful Moon and Hong Jing exchanged a glance, seeming to have thought of something but not saying it out loud.

It seems that Drunken Spring Tower has many undisclosed secrets.