The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 537
Chapter 537: Encountering a Familiar Face in a Foreign Land
Lu Chao Chao had been reborn, now merely four and a half years old.
Yet the pride etched into her very bones would never allow her to reveal weakness before others, not even after losing her sight.
She needed time to adjust on her own.
That night, she rose from bed to relieve herself.
The chamber held a latrine, and she knew well that Xie Yu Zhou would be standing guard outside the door. Still, she carefully groped her way toward the screen.
Three steps ahead, a wooden stool obstructed her path.
Just as she was about to collide with it, a pair of hands silently moved it aside.
A young man stood behind her, his gaze deep and shadowed.
After relieving herself, she fumbled her way to the table, feeling parched and craving tea.
She reached for the teapot in the darkness, but as she lifted her hand, she inadvertently knocked over a purple clay teacup, sending it rolling toward the edge of the table.
She sighed softly, already anticipating the shattering sound that would surely awaken others.
Yet, no such sound came.
Instead, a warm hand took the teapot, poured a cup of water, and brought it to her lips.
Lu Chao Chao gently pressed her lips together… drinking from his hand, then allowing him to guide her back to bed.
Yet she did not lie down.
She hugged her knees, sitting quietly atop the bed, her eyes devoid of light, gazing blankly into the darkness.
“Xian Ting… something happened to him, didn’t it?”
The young man remained silent.
“You don’t have to stand guard. You should go rest. You need to resist the Miasma of Impurity, or you’ll collapse again…” Her voice was calm, but his eyes burned red.
“Chao Chao, you don’t have to hide from me.”
Back then, when she had sacrificed her soul, the Heavenly Dao had painstakingly pieced together her consciousness—he had seen her at her most wretched.
“But I wish to be alone.” She turned toward him, as if looking at him directly.
Though she knew she could not see, under her gaze, he could say nothing.
“Alright.”
The young man had considered silently standing in the shadows—his abilities allowed him to evade her divine senses.
But he refused.
Chao Chao was not his possession; she deserved her own space.
She sat there the whole night, unmoving, unsleeping.
Her eyes still burned painfully, even with the cooling balm applied—searing as though they sought to tear away from her very being.
Three days passed with no improvement.
The entire palace tread carefully. The Demon King had been in a terrible mood, his temper barely restrained only in the presence of that little girl, where he would force himself to be gentle and patient.
“If I return like this, Mother will surely worry…”
Lu Chao Chao knew how much her mother cherished her.
There was no way she could hide this from her.
For days, the Demon King had summoned countless divine physicians to the Demon Realm.
Yet none could find a cure.
“Useless! All of you are useless! And you dare call yourselves disciples of the Celestial Medicine Valley?” The Demon King was furious, barely restraining himself from executing them all.
Yet he understood. Chao Chao was shrouded in mysteries; it was not unexpected that they could find no answers.
If he shed blood recklessly, she would only be displeased.
So, the physicians cowered and withdrew, not daring to provoke his wrath further.
Half a month slipped away, and Madam Xu was now eight months pregnant.
Lu Chao Chao’s anxiety grew.
Her mother’s unborn child had been moving frequently—perhaps labor was imminent.
On this day, the Heavenly Wolf Demon returned, beaming with joy.
“Your Majesty, I have called in a favor to invite a Medical Immortal from the Celestial Realm. However, there is one issue…”
“He refuses to treat anyone with the surname Lu.”
Windchaser waved a dismissive hand. “Lu? She takes her mother’s surname. Her name is Xu Chao Chao.”
The Heavenly Wolf Demon nodded and left to bring the healer.
The Medical Immortal was a proper deity, a master whose disciples resided in Celestial Medicine Valley.
His temper was poor, and even before the Demon King, he carried an air of arrogance.
Yet the Demon King showed no anger, instead treating him with uncharacteristic courtesy. For Lu Chao Chao’s sake, he even displayed a hint of humility.
“Bring the patient here.”
The Medical Immortal wore a long azure robe, his features cold and distant, carrying a faint scent of medicinal herbs.
“Be quick. I have matters to report to the Celestial Realm.” He massaged his temples, evidently irritable.
He had passed through the Demon Realm by chance, and though a friend had requested this favor, whether he agreed or not depended solely on his mood.
But upon hearing that the patient was only four and a half, a mere child, blinded so young—
His heart wavered.
“Medical Immortal, are you troubled by something? If the Demon Realm can assist, you need only say the word.” The Demon King attempted to curry favor.
The Medical Immortal cast him a glance. “You do care for that mortal girl.”
The Demon King merely smiled, unwilling to reveal too much about Lu Chao Chao.
“If you could help, that would be ideal.”
“Never mind. It’s not my concern—just troubles in the higher realms…”
The Celestial Sovereign Yan Qing had cultivated the Glassy Pure Flower for a thousand years—
Only to discover that it was fake.
He was troubled, yet he found the situation amusing.
A mighty figure of the Celestial Realm, secluded for a millennium, only to grow an imposter plant.
He carried a pouch of Immortal Pills, intending to deliver them to the Celestial Realm for testing.
Whatever this plant was, it was certainly… something.
Lu Chao Chao reached the doorway and froze upon hearing the healer’s voice.
The Medical Immortal turned to her. Despite her mortal frame, the child was naturally gifted, brimming with spirit.
“Come here and let me see.”
She sat before him, and he lifted her eyelids, carefully examining them.
Half an hour passed as he inspected her, using spiritual energy to probe deeper.
“These eyes… they aren’t your own?”
He had noticed it at a glance. The Demon King had scoured the world for healers, yet none had detected this.
The room fell silent, but no one reacted outwardly.
“I was once injured, left blind. A… young master gifted me sight.”
“Then that explains it. That young master—he must be a cultivator? Your family must have aided him greatly.”
Lu Chao Chao nodded.
“If he could bestow his eyes upon you, the favor must have been profound. His eyes carry traces of divine power. That young master is destined to ascend.”
Lu Chao Chao chuckled inwardly. Indeed, he had long been a deity.
He once had boundless prospects, yet now… he walked an unknown path.
The Medical Immortal’s eyes softened with sympathy, his tone gentler.
“Perhaps he was injured. His eyes are gradually detaching from you. Your body rejects them—you must reclaim your own lost vision. Nothing else will suffice.”
“Little girl, do not fear. Blindness is not the end.”
“If you are willing, would you accompany me to Celestial Medicine Valley? I cannot restore your sight, but with long-term treatment, you may eventually see faint shadows.”
Seeing her well-behaved and composed, he had taken a liking to her.
Lu Chao Chao pursed her lips and shook her head. “Thank you, Medical Immortal Uncle. But I am timid—I do not wish to go to the Celestial Realm.”
The Medical Immortal sighed, somewhat disappointed, but handed her a jade token.
“Should you ever change your mind, you may seek me anytime.”
With that, he departed.
Lu Chao Chao lowered her head, murmuring, “Meeting an old foe in a foreign land… hardly a joyous occasion.”
Once again, she had run into an adversary.
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