Chapter 222: Gouging Out the Unusual Eyes

Di Xuan’s face turned pale as he reached out with trembling hands to touch Ah Bao’s small face. “Sister, it really is you.”

He had heard that he had a little sister, the Tenth Princess. The maids and eunuchs all said that the Tenth Princess was very cute and interesting.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t see what the Tenth Princess looked like, but she must be as beautiful as the little fairy in his dreams.

Ah Bao looked at Di Xuan and then at Luo Zifeng behind him. [One has unusual eyes, and the other has an eye condition. What a coincidence!]

[I remember now, the Eighth Brother’s eyes were healed by the little heroine.]

Ah Bao scratched her head. The book mentioned that after the little heroine acquired Luo Zifeng’s unusual eyes, she became quite successful with the help of various “golden fingers.”

The day after the little heroine’s birthday, she met Concubine Hui and learned about Di Xuan’s eye condition. Following some clever maneuvers, the little heroine managed to cure Di Xuan’s eye condition, and Concubine Hui successfully joined her camp.

In the harem, Concubine Hui provided the heroine with intelligence and acted as her spy.

When the Tiansheng Dynasty faced its decline and destruction, Concubine Hui had already poisoned the food of the tyrant and the Queen Mother.

On the day of the kingdom’s fall, the Queen Mother was poisoned, failed to escape the palace, and died on the white jade steps, with blood splattered everywhere.

The tyrant, though, managed to escape thanks to Feng Zhuo taking his place. Unfortunately, he was eventually discovered by the main characters and had no place to be buried.

Could it be that Di Hongluan took Luo Zifeng’s unusual eyes and transferred them to Di Xuan?

But at that time, the unusual eyes were clearly with the heroine, serving as one of her “golden fingers.”

Ah Bao felt that the current storyline was very different from before.

She accepted this new plot direction and believed it was the real story.

Why should the little heroine, simply because she’s a transmigrator with a heroine’s aura, be able to kill anyone she wants and make anyone submit to her?

In Ah Bao’s view, everyone was no longer just paper characters in a book.

They were real people, with flesh, blood, and souls.

Everyone should be responsible for their own lives and find their own paths.

They shouldn’t just be used as cannon fodder or stepping stones for the heroine.

Di Xuan was only eight years old and had little experience. Moreover, living in darkness all the time, he was overwhelmed by the revelation of so many thoughts from Ah Bao.

He’d rather remain forever blind than gouge out someone else’s eyes.

“Waaah, I want my own eyes!”

“Not someone else’s!”

“Mother, I… I have a headache. I want to return to the palace. I want to go back.” Di Xuan was frightened; he was naturally timid.

Concubine Hui frowned and pulled Di Xuan. “What’s wrong with you today?”

Di Xuan shook his head repeatedly. “Mother, let’s go, let’s go quickly.”

Concubine Hui didn’t understand what her son was afraid of, but she was used to it. This child could adapt to darkness but struggled with everything else.

Reluctantly, Concubine Hui told Yun Ci and the others, then left the Luo residence with Di Xuan.

Concubine De took a deep breath and, coming to her senses, could roughly guess Ah Bao’s past identity through her thoughts.

She must have been a significant figure with a great background.

At first, she thought Ah Bao was just a lonely soul from the underworld, but that was wrong.

Ah Bao had great powers and seemed to have come with a mission, reborn as her daughter to save her, the Su family, and indirectly, the Tiansheng Dynasty.

She never doubted Ah Bao’s abilities but worried that Ah Bao was still just a one-year-old child.

“Liangqin.” Ah Bao withdrew her thoughts and touched Concubine De’s cheek. “I’ll go check on Brother Luo now, okay?”

Concubine De nodded. “Be careful.”

Luo Zifeng had already laid down on the bed, resting his eyes.

When he realized Ah Bao was by his side, he frowned and opened his eyes. “Little Princess, there’s something I need to tell you.”

He decided to speak now.

If the little princess returned to the palace, it might be a long time before he could see her again.

“What is it?”

Luo Zifeng glanced around the room, and just then, Concubine De spoke. “Yun Ci, let’s step outside. It seems the children have something private to discuss. Don’t worry, with Ah Bao here, Zifeng will be fine.”

Yun Ci and Mr. Luo left the room.

“Ah Bao, I know you’re still young, but you’re a unique child.” Luo Zifeng looked at her with a warm, affectionate smile.

Ah Bao blinked her big eyes. “Of course, I’m the cutest!”

[Everyone loves me. The big uncles and aunts all praise me like that. I understand, I understand.]

Luo Zifeng chuckled softly. “Silly Ah Bao, I meant you’re unique in more ways than just being cute.”

[Huh, do I have other good qualities?]

Ah Bao was confused and didn’t want to think too much. “Is that what you wanted to say?”

“Of course not, I…”

Ah Bao had never seen Luo Zifeng so hesitant.

Luo Zifeng took a deep breath. “Ah Bao, you took my eyes, didn’t you?”

Ah Bao’s little face stiffened. “Brother Luo, what are you talking about?”

[Gouging out eyes? Is Luo Zifeng crazy? Why would he want to gouge out his own eyes, especially the unusual ones?]

Luo Zifeng looked distressed, his hand unconsciously clutching the edge of the quilt. “To be honest with you, I’ve been having nightmares lately. In my dreams, someone tells me that the unusual eyes must be removed. Reflecting on today’s events, I think removing them might be the easiest solution.”

Today, he had gone mad. If Shen Yunran hadn’t arrived in time with silver needles to control him, he might have injured his mother.

Combining this with his dream, he felt he might have to give up his unusual eyes.

If the unusual eyes are to be gouged out, it’s better to give them to Ah Bao

“Huh?”

[How ridiculous! Who dares to mess with you in your dreams? I’ll beat them to death!]

Luo Zifeng:……

Holding back a smile, he pinched Ah Bao’s chubby little face and sighed. “I feel that the reason I’m experiencing these bouts of madness is because of these eyes. So, if they’re gouged out, it would be a solution. I could escape these nightmares, stop going mad, and my parents and siblings wouldn’t have to worry about me anymore.”

The malevolent energy seemed to be growing because of his nightmares.

“I don’t know if you understand what I’m saying, Ah Bao.”

“Oh… Someone in your dreams scared you and told you to gouge out your eyes, so you should just do it. Brother Luo is such a fool.” Ah Bao placed her hands on her hips and raised her chin, snorting.

Luo Zifeng:……

Her understanding… It can’t be said to be problematic; Ah Bao actually grasped the situation quite well.

“Don’t worry, Brother Luo. Have a good night’s sleep tonight, and I’ll come see you again in the evening.”

Luo Zifeng was stunned. “You’re coming back tonight?”