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At that moment, they were playing in mid-air, so no one heard their words.
Needless to say, they immediately flew towards Luo Bingbing's location. Before the Phoenix could land, the Snow Spirit Fox jumped off its back and swiftly pounced towards the barrier.
Since their souls were connected with Luo Bingbing's, they could see the invisible solution and also the people and objects inside the barrier.
Moreover, the barrier was practically non-existent to them; they passed right through it and arrived beside Luo Bingbing.
Although Luo Bingbing sensed their arrival, she was already exhausted and had no energy to spare for them.
Both the Snow Spirit Fox and the Phoenix understood her predicament, so they did not expect her to pay attention to them.
The Snow Spirit Fox reached Luo Bingbing first. It leaped onto a large rock, bit its own front leg hard enough to draw blood, and then raised its bleeding leg above Shadowless's mouth, allowing the blood to drip directly into Shadowless's slightly open mouth.
The purpose of this act was not for Shadowless but for its master; it aimed to prevent Luo Bingbing's essence from flowing out of her body or being absorbed by Shadowless.
As is well known, its blood is a treasure in the world. Therefore, once its blood flowed into Shadowless's bloodstream, Shadowless's body ceased to absorb the Ability energy converted from Luo Bingbing's essence.
Not only that, but the Snow Spirit Fox's blood also actively reshaped Shadowless's bones, and the speed of this reshaping was much faster than what Luo Bingbing had previously achieved.
Soon after, the Phoenix arrived at Luo Bingbing's side. Seeing that the Snow Spirit Fox had already begun its actions, it quickly injected its growth power into Shadowless's body. Although it was only a tiny bit of growth power—derived from its time with the Spirit Beast of the Demon King Silver Wolf—the effect was quite evident. Soon, Shadowless's reshaped bones were fully formed.
Shadowless was recovering, but both of the Snow Spirit Fox's front legs were severely injured. While using its other front leg to feed blood to Shadowless, it had to lie on top of Shadowless and could not stand up at all.
Meanwhile, Luo Bingbing had not only exhausted her Ability energy and Power but had also given a significant amount of her essence blood to Shadowless. At this moment, she felt dizzy.
However, she still gritted her teeth and forced herself to hold on; she would not feel at ease until she confirmed that Shadowless was safe.
Seeing the Snow Spirit Fox injure its own front legs to save Shadowless and nearly faint, her heart couldn't help but ache.
She wanted to stop the Snow Spirit Fox but felt powerless. She could strongly sense that if she moved even slightly, she might collapse into an endless unconsciousness.
So, she could only watch helplessly as the Snow Spirit Fox acted.
When her Ability sensed that Shadowless's bones had been reformed, she felt joy and immediately used the last bit of her strength to withdraw the surrounding barrier. After that, she fell into an endless slumber.
Just as she was about to collapse, the Phoenix supported her with its wings.
As it steadied Luo Bingbing, it heard the voice of the Snow Spirit Fox. "Phoenix, I'm tired and about to sleep. The rest is up to you."
With that, the Snow Spirit Fox slowly closed its eyes and entered an endless sleep like Luo Bingbing and the others.
However, the Phoenix could only breathe fire and fly; it had no ability to carry them on its back or teleport like they could. So, it could only quietly stay by their side, waiting for Dongfang Hao to find them.
The sun set in the west, and under the Afterglow, the sunset glow flickered brilliantly, dyeing the surrounding white clouds into splendid fiery hues.
Dongfang Hao and the others waited in the palace all day but did not see Luo Bingbing return. As they noticed the sun had already set, they began to worry about her again.
Moreover, for some reason, Dongfang Hao felt restless all afternoon as if something was about to happen. Even Dongfang Chen and Dongfang Tong were bickering more than usual instead of being their usual well-behaved selves.
As dinner time approached and Luo Bingbing still had not returned, Dongfang Hao said to Ivyah and the others, "Mommy, Father, I'm going to check if Bing Bing has come back."
At this moment, Ivyah was also very worried. After hearing Dongfang Hao's words, she immediately replied, "I'll go with you."
Luo Tianyou wanted to go too but couldn't since he had a little one in his arms who hadn't fallen asleep yet. So he could only say to Ivyah and Dongfang Hao, "I'll wait here for your news. You two should come back quickly."
"Mm." After lightly nodding, Ivyah used her Ability to bring Dongfang Hao to the mountain where they had previously stood.
Upon arrival, they saw the Phoenix standing in the center of the Purple Bamboo Forest, and lying on a large rock beside it were two people: one was their beloved Lovely One, and the other looked like a beggar, Shadowless.
The two of them instantly teleported to Luo Bingbing's side. Dongfang Hao immediately embraced Luo Bingbing and called out, "Wife! Wife! Wake up!"
However, after calling several times, there was no response from Luo Bingbing in his arms, and he became anxious.
Ivyah, who had been standing aside, was also very worried. Seeing that Luo Bingbing did not respond, she walked over to Shadowless and called his name several times, but still received no reaction.
Suddenly, she noticed deep wounds on the front legs of the Snow Spirit Fox and furrowed her brows.
At that moment, the Phoenix, which they had overlooked, spoke to them: "They are both unconscious; you cannot wake them. Only when they regain consciousness will they be able to hear you."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Hao immediately asked, "Phoenix, what exactly is going on? Have you been following your master all along?"
"No, Snow Spirit Fox and I went to play at a nearby Small Mountain Valley for a while. But while we were playing, we sensed that our master was in danger, so we came directly to find her..."
Ivyah interrupted upon hearing the words "in danger" regarding Luo Bingbing. "What exactly happened? How could your master suddenly be in danger?"
After hearing her question, the Phoenix had no choice but to tell them everything it knew.
After listening to its explanation, both of them fell silent, their hearts filled with even more worry for Luo Bingbing. Subsequently, Ivyah quickly used her Ability to teleport them back to the palace.
Since her Ability level was only White Level, she couldn't teleport so many people and things at once; thus, the Phoenix flew back to the palace on its own.
Once back at the palace, Dongfang Hao immediately carried Luo Bingbing back to his chamber without paying any attention to Shadowless or the Snow Spirit Fox.
However, he was well aware that Ivyah would take care of them. And he was right; as soon as he left, Ivyah immediately had someone take Shadowless away for a bath and change of clothes.
As for the sleeping Snow Spirit Fox, Ivyah took it upon herself to carry it back and tend to its wounds. It was well known that the Snow Spirit Fox was a precious treasure, and she couldn't trust anyone else with the unconscious creature, so she had no choice but to handle it herself.
Upon returning to her own palace, she informed Luo Tianyou of the situation. After hearing this, Luo Tianyou immediately stood up, saying he wanted to see his Beloved Daughter.
Just as he lifted his foot to leave, Ivyah grabbed him, and after turning around in confusion to look at her, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you holding me back?"
"You thick-headed fool, why haven't you figured it out yet? Dongfang Hao has been very worried about our precious one. Now that she's back, he naturally wants to spend some time alone with her."
As soon as Ivyah finished speaking, Luo Tianyou retorted, "Wife, that's our precious one! Am I not allowed to see her?"
At this point, he paused slightly before continuing, "Besides, I haven't seen her in days."
After listening to him, Ivyah pondered for a moment and then said to him, "Alright! You can go see her! I'll come shortly after."
In front of outsiders, one was the current Empress Dowager and the other was a hidden royal family member. If they walked together, people would gossip about them. Therefore, they rarely appeared together in public. Moreover, Luo Tianyou always entered Ivyah's palace through secret passages.
Needless to say, when Luo Tianyou left, he naturally used the secret passage. As soon as he departed, Ivyah immediately summoned the palace maids and eunuchs from the outer hall and instructed them to prepare because she needed to meet with the Emperor and Empress.
After returning to his own palace, Luo Tianyou sought an audience with Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing under his hidden royal identity. However, when he saw Luo Bingbing lying quietly on the bed, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
Dongfang Hao had already sent the palace maids out of the chamber, so Luo Tianyou went directly to the side of the Dragon Throne. He tightly grasped Luo Bingbing's hand and called out to her several times; however, the Little One on the Dragon Throne showed no response at all.
After a while, Ivyah also arrived. The three of them sat quietly beside the Dragon Throne without speaking, their gazes all fixed on the Little One on the throne.
Unbeknownst to them, time quietly slipped away.
As dawn broke in the East, the night quietly faded away, and the sky was shrouded in a dreamy haze that exuded a surreal beauty.
However, the three individuals sitting by the Dragon Throne had no intention of admiring the view. Their gazes remained fixed on the Little One on the Dragon Throne, oblivious to the fact that they had been sitting there quietly for an entire night.
It wasn't until the sun rose and some playful rays of sunlight slipped into the palace that they realized they had spent the whole night by the Dragon Throne.
"Father, Mommy, you should hurry back to rest! If Bing Bing wakes up, I will have someone notify you immediately."
The two understood that it was inappropriate for them to stay there given their status, and with Dongfang Chen and Dongfang Tong needing care as well, they both left Dongfang Hao's chamber in succession.
Once they departed, Dongfang Hao immediately lay down beside Luo Bingbing. However, just as he settled in, his personal eunuch sought an audience outside the hall, saying that the ministers had been waiting at the Golden Throne Hall for a long time without seeing him and had come to inquire.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Hao replied directly, "I will not attend court today; let them all go back!"
The eunuch quickly responded, "This servant obeys." With that, he went to find the ministers.
That day, Luo Bingbing remained in a deep sleep while Dongfang Hao stayed by her side on the Dragon Throne, not even drinking a sip of water.
When it was time for dinner, a palace maid noticed he still hadn't eaten and went to fetch Ivyah. Upon hearing this, Ivyah hurried to the chamber to see him.
After dismissing the maid beside her, Ivyah said to him, "You should eat something! The baby has used her own blood essence and is severely weakened; she may need some time to recover. So you mustn't collapse; for her sake, you need to eat something!"
Since Luo Bingbing was injured and her Ability level was higher than Ivyah's, Ivyah's healing techniques were insufficient to heal her; she could only rely on her own Ability to recover.
Realizing his mistake after hearing her words, Dongfang Hao immediately called out loudly for someone to prepare food for him.
Seeing that he had taken her advice to heart, Ivyah couldn't help but smile lightly. She slowly walked over to Luo Bingbing's side and gently took her hand, saying, "Baby, please wake up!"
She sat by the Dragon Throne for a while, and Dongfang Hao had already finished his meal and approached the Dragon Throne. Upon seeing Dongfang Hao arrive, she slowly stood up and left for her own palace.
Dongfang Hao sat by the Dragon Throne and gazed at Luo Bingbing for a moment before instructing someone to carry all the Imperial Edicts from his Imperial Study desk to his palace. He intended to review those Imperial Edicts in his palace.
After finishing the review of the Imperial Edicts, it was already late at night. He lay down beside Luo Bingbing and fell asleep together with her.
However, as soon as dawn broke, he got up to attend the morning court. After the court session, he returned directly to his palace, naturally bringing those Imperial Edicts back with him.
In the following days, aside from attending morning court, he stayed in the palace to accompany Luo Bingbing. Ivyah would also come by occasionally to check on Luo Bingbing.
However, due to Luo Tianyou's status as a reclusive royal family member, he could not visit Luo Bingbing frequently and had to rely on Ivyah to inform him about her condition.
The Nursemaid, after hearing about Luo Bingbing's situation, visited a few times. But upon seeing Dongfang Hao always present, she did not stay to care for Luo Bingbing. Nevertheless, she would go every day to take care of Shadowless.
One morning seven days later, Shadowless slowly opened his eyes and realized he was in the palace. Confused, he recalled that he had gone to the headquarters of the secret door and was imprisoned in the dungeon by Wuyang.
As he pondered over this situation, suddenly he remembered that just before he was about to give in, he seemed to have seen the figure of that Little One.
He immediately got up and opened the door. Just as he did so, he saw the Nursemaid preparing to enter and asked, "Nursemaid, what brings you here?"
Seeing that he had finally awakened, the Nursemaid felt an overwhelming joy and excitedly replied, "Young Master Shadowless, you have finally woken up! That's wonderful! The Empress will be very happy when she hears this."
Upon hearing her mention of "the Empress," Shadowless quickly asked, "Nursemaid, has my master returned?"
"Yes! The Empress along with the Young Prince and the little princess have all returned. However, ever since you came back with the Empress seven days ago, she has been in a deep sleep and has not awakened."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shadowless immediately asked, "Nursemaid, are you saying that I returned to the palace with my master seven days ago and that we were both unconscious when we came back?"
After gently nodding, the Nursemaid slowly said, "Well, these are what the Empress Dowager told me when I went to see her."
Upon hearing her words, Shadowless wanted to seek out Ivyah to understand the specific situation. So he said to the Nursemaid, "Nursemaid, you carry on with your work. I'm going to ask the Empress Dowager about our master's condition," and quickly slipped away.
Seeing him vanish in the blink of an eye, the Nursemaid couldn't help but shake her head and smile, saying, "Really, he left so quickly without even having something to eat first."
Then, the Nursemaid returned to her courtyard to prepare some congee for Shadowless, intending to bring it to him later.
When Shadowless arrived at Ivyah's palace, he saw Ivyah playing with two Little Ones alongside a middle-aged man, which left him somewhat puzzled.
Just as he was lost in thought, Ivyah suddenly turned to him and said, "You're awake. How do you feel?"
Hearing her words, Shadowless quickly replied, "Thank you for your concern, Empress Dowager. I have recovered. However, since I fainted, I have no idea what happened afterward. I hope you can tell me."
"Mm." After lightly nodding, Ivyah recounted how Luo Bingbing had gone to Dark Gate Headquarters to rescue him and how she had brought him to Purple Bamboo Forest for treatment after returning to the palace, nearly losing her life in the process.
Upon hearing this, he felt immense guilt and blamed himself for being useless—not only allowing the Dark Gate to fall into enemy hands but also almost endangering his master.
From the moment Luo Tianyou saw him, he had been observing him. After hearing Shadowless's self-reproachful words, he immediately said, "You don't need to blame yourself; this is not your fault. You've done enough already. I believe my dear one won't hold it against you."
Since their first meeting, Shadowless had been secretly guessing his identity but could never figure it out. So upon hearing his words, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
After setting up an invisible barrier around the palace with a wave of her hand, Ivyah replied, "He is your master's biological father from the future world. He arrived here with your master and others half a month ago."
Upon hearing this, Shadowless immediately knelt before Luo Tianyou and respectfully said, "I am Shadowless; greetings to you, sir."
Luo Tianyou from modern times was not accustomed to their ancient customs of kneeling and quickly pulled him up, saying, "A man should not kneel easily; there is gold beneath a man's knees."
He had heard this sentence from Luo Bingbing before, and it had always stuck with him. This time, he knelt only because Luo Tianyou was Luo Bingbing's biological father. Nevertheless, he nodded earnestly and respectfully replied, "I will remember this, my lord."
Without needing to think, Shadowless also understood that the two Little Ones were Luo Bingbing's children. After giving them a sharp look, he stated that he needed to see his master.
Ivyah and Luo Tianyou understood his feelings and waved him off to leave.
Soon after, Shadowless arrived outside Dongfang Hao's palace. There were many guards stationed outside, preventing anyone from approaching, so he had no choice but to leap onto the roof. However, as soon as he reached the rooftop, Dongfang Hao noticed him and ordered him to come down.
Seeing Shadowless, Dongfang Hao couldn't help but feel a bit angry. After all, if it weren't for him, Luo Bingbing wouldn't be trapped in this endless coma. Therefore, he didn't give Shadowless a good expression and coldly asked, "What are you doing here?"
Shadowless knew that his anger stemmed from Luo Bingbing's coma, so he didn't take it to heart and respectfully replied, "I came to see my master."
"Your concern is noted. The Dark Gate is currently being reorganized. Aunt Ran and Luo Yi are in the Underworld. If you have nothing else to do, manage things there well and ensure no traitors appear in the Dark Gate again."
After hearing Dongfang Hao's words, Shadowless respectfully responded, "I will obey." After taking a deep look at the Little One on the Dragon Throne, Shadowless quickly left.
In a short while, Shadowless returned to his room. As soon as he entered, he saw Nursemaid sitting inside waiting for him, with a bowl of steaming congee on the table.
Instantly, warmth enveloped Shadowless's heart.
"Young Master Shadowless, you're back! I've made you some congee; hurry up and drink it while it's hot!"
"Thank you, Nursemaid!" With that said, Shadowless drank the bowl of congee. After slowly setting down the empty bowl, he continued speaking to Nursemaid: "Nursemaid, please take care of yourself. I will be leaving the palace for a while to complete the task my master assigned me."
Upon hearing this, Nursemaid quickly replied, "Then you should go ahead and get busy! I'll head back now." With that said, Nursemaid left.
As soon as Nursemaid departed, Shadowless immediately packed some essentials and swiftly left the palace towards the Dark Gate Headquarters in the Underworld.
Time passed swiftly, and three days went by. One noon, the Snow Spirit Fox suddenly woke from its slumber. Ivyah was overjoyed to see it awake.
However, when the Snow Spirit Fox learned that its master had yet to awaken, it couldn't help but furrow its brow, pondering how to rouse its master from her deep sleep.
Having previously fainted from excessive blood loss, the Snow Spirit Fox knew that although its wounds had healed, there was little blood left in its body. Thus, it could not bleed itself to help Luo Bingbing wake up as it had done before.
After much contemplation without arriving at a feasible solution, it resigned itself to waiting patiently with Dongfang Hao and the others for Luo Bingbing to awaken naturally.
As time slowly passed, Dongfang Hao and the others grew increasingly worried about Luo Bingbing on the Dragon Throne. If not for the steady heartbeat reassuring them that the Little One had not departed but was merely in a deep slumber, they would have been at a loss for what to do.
Days turned into weeks, and in the blink of an eye, Luo Bingbing had been asleep on the Dragon Throne for over half a month.
At this moment, everyone’s hearts were nearing their breaking point. Yet, they had no choice but to continue waiting.
Every day, Dongfang Hao would wash Luo Bingbing and change her clothes. Sometimes Ivyah would come to help, but he insisted on doing everything himself.
During the day, he appeared strong; however, when night fell and silence enveloped the palace, he would tightly embrace the sleeping Little One, allowing tears to silently fall from his eyes…
Lord Lo An and Xuan Ye, who had already received news of her condition, visited the palace daily to check if Luo Bingbing had awakened and to play with the two little ones.
That morning, they both went to the palace again to see if Luo Bingbing had woken up. Upon arrival, they found Dongfang Hao sitting beside her as usual, reviewing memorials while the Little One remained in her month-long slumber.
Shaking their heads and exchanging glances, they approached Dongfang Hao. However, just as they reached the side of the Dragon Throne, they suddenly noticed Luo Bingbing's fingers twitching slightly.
Without thinking, both called out in unison towards the Little One on the Dragon Throne: “Bing Bing!”
“Bing'er!”
Hearing their exclamations, Dongfang Hao quickly turned around to look. To his disappointment, the Little One on the Dragon Throne still had her eyes tightly shut, showing no signs of waking up.
Instantly, a wave of despair washed over him. However, just as he lowered his head in contemplation, the Little One on the Dragon Throne slowly opened her eyes and weakly called out, "Husband!"
Though her voice was barely audible, he heard it clearly. He looked up abruptly and saw the person he had been longing for had finally opened her eyes and was gazing intently at him.
At that moment, joy filled his heart. He exclaimed happily, "Wife, you finally woke up."
"Yes! Bing'er, you have been lying here for a month."
"It's good that you're awake, it's good..." Lo An Lord said, tears of emotion streaming down his face.
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