Sight 1

Ouyang Xueqing snapped as she remember the most important thing. "Aiyah, I forgot to introduce myself! How could Brother Mo find me later?" She slapped her forehead regretfully.

"Haha." The general laughed. "Silly lass, do you like him that much?"

She nodded with no hesitation. Didn't know the reason why, just found him pleasing to the eye.

"Okay, leave it to grandpa. I will find his whereabouts and send him gifts in return, okay? As long as he is here, we will surely find him!"

"Yes! Grandpa is the best! Qing'er likes grandpa the most!"

"Haha!" Ouyang Feiyang gazed at the little girl tenderly. "You and your sweet mouth. Okay, let us go home and treat your injuries."

"Let's go!"

Ouyang Xueqing clung to his grandfather's neck as he spread his wings open and flew to the sky in high speed.

It was until years later that they still couldn't find the young man named Mo Yujian anywhere in the Beast Mainland. It was as if his appearance that time was just a figment of their imagination.

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Ouyang Xueqing were lying on her spacious bed as a piece of red cloth were put upon her wrist for the physician to take her pulse. Her wound were cleaned and bandaged. Overall, it was a superficial wounds and her internal injuries were recovering rapidly thanks to her superior gene as a beast.

The problem laid on her right eye which had lost its sight.

The right side of her face were wrapped in thick gauze with thick smell of herbs permeating through the air. Her father and grandpa were waiting on her side while her mother had been recuperating and hadn't regained consciousness.

Both of their faces were filled with worry and anxiousness.

"Royal Physician, how…is my daughter?"

The old physician took her pulse a few moment more before retracted her arms. He sighed and shook his head solemnly. "It's hard to say. Her pupil were thoroughly damaged. She would have been fine if it's from normal beast, but this was the wound from deranged beast. As we all know, deranged beasts emitted deadly poison."

Her father, Ouyang Chunxi's face paled.

Ouyang Xueqing lowered her gaze so that no one could see what's running through them.

She knew it. From the start, she had been preparing herself for this.

From the moment where the intense throbbing followed by the darkness overcame her, she had knew what would be the result.

It's just that…she couldn't look straight at her father's and grandpa's remorse look. It was as if the one that was blind was not her but them. Ouyang Xueqing's heart warmth, but there was also pain. It was bittersweet.

The physician continued: "The wound will recover just fine. But we don't know about her sight. It is also the first time for me to encounter such a problem. Excuse this one's lack of knowledge." He bowed regretfully.

"No, no, it's okay, Royal Physician." Ouyang Feiyang shook his head. Was he kidding? This was the Royal Physician that had treated the royal family for three generations ah! He was the best one ever. If he claimed to be second, no one dared to take the first! But now, he said that he lacked knowledge?

"But then, if there had not been anything about the poison recorded, is there any possibility that my daughter will recover fully?"

"Yes, there is. We will have to wait for her pupils to recover before we decide the next action."

The two men nodded simultaneously. Her father's handsome look seemed to have aged twenty years. There were frustration and fatigue on his eyebrows.

In one night, his daughter and wife were seriously injured. Her wife were still in a coma, and her daughter was facing the risk of losing one of her sight. His gaze somber as he stared at his daugher's bandaged face.

Looking at Ouyang Chunxia's glum face, she tried to muster her best smile. "Father, don't worry. Qing'er will be fine."

Ouyang Chunxia almost teared up. Look! Which household could rival her daughter? She was the one injured, yet she could still comfort him. She was so adorable and sensible.

He decided at that moment, even if his daughter was to lose her sight, he would pamper her more and give her everything she wanted!

"Hmm." Ouyang Chunxia replied hoarsely. "Father believe you."

Ouyang Feiyang couldn't bear to see more and rushed out.

They were such a daughter-and-granddaughter's slave pair. In their three generation, Ouyang Xueqing was the only female offspring, so one could imagine how they indulged and catered to every single one of her whims.

If she asked for the stars, they would pluck it for her. If she asked for the world, they would present it to her!

"Do you need anything? Are you comfortable? If you're hungry, tell father okay? Father will cook for you."

"Hm." Ouyang Xueqing couldn't hold her smile and started to cling coquettishly on her father's arms like a spoiled girl. "Qing'er is fine as long as father is here."

Ouyang Chunxia's heart turned into puddle. "Okay, father will accompany you!"

She blinked innocently. "But what about father's work? Yesterday I heard mother complained that you were too busy."

"Humph!" He harrumphed in disdain, his expression was the carbon copy of her daughter. "Who cares about work? Qing'er is the most important for father!"

The shout of an eunuch were heard outside. "The emperor is here!"

One moment later, a figure dressed in golden robe with majestic crown entered. His figure was stern and cold, but it couldn't hide the worry swirling in his eyes. "Qing'er!"

Here came another daughter's slave.

Ouyang Chunxia raised and prepared to kneel but Wang Ze brushed him off. "Skip the formality. How's Qing'er?"

"Reporting to My Lord, Qing'er is fine, it's just that…" He paused momentarily. "It's just that we are still not sure whether she will lose her sight."

Wang Ze's expression turned darker with every passing word.

Glancing at her foster father, Ouyang Xueqing sighed and comforted him. "Imperial Father, don't worry, Qing'er will be fine."

"Hmm." He nodded, but still continued. "It's okay Qing'er, even if you lose your sight, This Lord will grant you anything you want for the rest of your life! Every tongue wagging will be cut, every rude behaviour will be executed on spot!" He vowed dignifiedly.

Ouyang Chunxia agreed wholeheartedly.

Even if sometimes he was annoyed because The Emperor had stolen her daughter from him, but this time, they were on the same page. No one shall hurt their most beloved!

Ouyang Xueqing burst out in giggles gleefully. They really spoiled her rotten. What should she do in the future if she couldn't do anything on her own? Alas, she was happy to receive so much love. "Thank you, Imperial Father."

"Rest well, then. This Lord will come again soon."

She waved energetically. "Goodbye, Imperial Father. Be careful on your way."

She sent both the men out albeit hard because her father had been too worried. After convincing him that she was totally fine and was in dire need of rest, he left reluctantly.

Ouyang Xueqing was alone in her room. Her mind wondered, and it wasn't known what she was thinking about. She caressed her right eye which kept throbbing until now.

She didn't complained because they had worried enough already and she didn't want to see them sad because of her.

The truth was, she was not positive that she would regain her sight.

Why? It's just…instinct. And surely, a beast's instinct could never be underestimated.

She sighed and closed her eyes, trying to sleep the pain away.

Her mind abruptly landed on the figure on white robes, and momentarily, her pain seemed to flew away. Her heart was peaceful and her lips were raised in a tiny smile.

Mo Yujian…Brother Mo…

Ouyang Xueqing fell asleep while imagining how their second encounter would be.

She certainly didn't know at that time that the time she was waiting for wouldn't come soon, and by the time she met him again, things wouldn't stay the same anymore.