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Chapter 1: Another World

  After a dizzy spell, Lin Qingyan slowly opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by blooming camellias, and upon lifting her head, she saw an intricately carved corridor.

  She calmed down, turned her head to one side, and Lin Jiang and Bai Weng were standing beside her. The two of them saw her looking over and both smiled slightly, giving her a reassuring look.

  "This is my official residence in Yangzhou. The front part is the main courtyard where I live, Miss Lin, please come in." Lin Jiang stepped aside to invite Lin Qingyuan in.

  Suddenly coming from a modern city to this ancient mansion, even with mental preparation, it still feels like walking on clouds when standing in the midst of it.

  Lin Qingwan followed him inside, along the way they met several servants rushing in and out, who didnt even glance at them as they passed by. One of them was in such a hurry that he tripped and stumbled, his body swaying to one side, and directly brushed past Lin Jiangs body.

  Lin Jiang and Lin Qingyan were both stunned, but Bai Weng looked like he had seen it all before. "Immortal, lets hurry inside, youre in a soul state now, being separated from your body for too long isnt good for it either."

  Lin Jiang regained his composure, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart. He turned to Lin Qingwan and smiled faintly: "Dont be afraid, Miss Lin. Being possessed by someone doesnt feel like anything, youll understand later..."

  Lin Qingwan: ……No, thank you, she doesnt want to know at all.

  After passing through the long corridor, the three of them arrived at a courtyard where the sound of sobbing could be faintly heard coming from inside the main house.

  There were two maids standing in front of the door, one of whom looked around and, seeing no one, couldnt help but say to the other: "The master has been unconscious for three days, do you think he wont just...".

  "Shh, can we even say such things?" Another maid looked around cautiously and whispered: "If Lin Niang hears about it, shell flay you alive."

  The little girl shrank her neck and whispered: "Lins heart is only on the old master and miss, you dont say it, I dont say it, who knows?"

  Lin Jiang looked at Lin Qingyuan with some embarrassment, seeing her curiously staring at the two little maids, he couldnt help but clear his throat and walk past the two maids directly through the door curtain into the house. "Please come in, Miss Lin."

  Lin Qingwan hastily followed up.

  Inside the house, there was a cacophony of sobbing. A petite girl was kneeling in front of Lin Jiangs bed, crying. The two maids behind her couldnt help but wipe away their tears as well. An old nanny scolded them to leave, then turned around with a concerned expression and consoled the young girl, "Big sister should take care of herself for Masters sake. If you fall ill instead, it will only worry Master and hinder his recovery."

  "But why hasnt Father woken up yet?" The little girl was clearly frightened, looking at her father on the bed and crying: "Hes been unconscious for three days, Granny, will Father abandon me?"

  "It wont be, it wont be. Old Master Lin has a good destiny, things will definitely get better." Although Lins nanny was also uncertain in her heart, she knew that Miss couldnt cry like this anymore.

  There are three masters in the house now, two of whom are on the verge of death. If the eldest daughter falls ill as well, then the Lin family...

  Lin Daiyu shivered with cold and redoubled her efforts in persuading the young lady.

  Lin Jiang looked at the little girl with a loving expression, and introduced her to Lin Qingyan: "This is my daughter, her name is Yu Bin. From now on, she will be entrusted to you."

  He then solemnly bowed to Lin Qingwen, who hastily returned the bow and said: "Mr. Lin, no, Lord Lin, rest assured, I will do my best."

  Bai Weng said: "Return to your body, Upper Immortal."

  Lin Jiang nodded, his soul gradually transformed into starlight and merged with the body on the bed. After a moment, the person on the bed slowly opened their eyes. Lins wife exclaimed in surprise and happily cried out: "The master has awakened!"

  Lin Yuhu immediately looked up and saw that his father had opened his eyes.

  She couldnt help but feel a sour nose, the joy and grievance in her heart surged up together, pinching her handkerchief and couldnt help but call out "Father!"

  Lin Jiang smiled slightly and comforted her: "Father is fine, he was just too tired before, hell be okay after a good sleep."

  Lin Yuhu looked at her fathers smile, and tears couldnt help but fall one by one. She stretched out her hand to grab his sleeve and cried: "Father, Xiaogu is also ill, you are all ill!"

  Lin Jiangs eyes dimmed, and he reached out to pat her small hand. "Dont worry, Father will protect you, and your aunt..." Lin Jiang suppressed the sourness in his heart and forced a smile. "Your aunt will be fine too."

  She then looked at Lins nanny.

  Lins wife pressed her eyes and said: "Master, after you fell ill, the eldest young lady has been in a coma, the doctor said..."

  She bit her lip and sobbed: "The doctor said it would be just these two days."

  Lin Jiang felt a pang in his heart, propped himself up on his elbow and said: "Go take a look at Chunhui Yard."

  "Master," Lins nurse hastily pressed him down, "You just woke up and your body is still weak. Lets have the doctor take a look first."

  Lin Jiang knew he wasnt going to die just yet, but he was really worried about his sister, so he pushed Lin Niang aside and said: "Its nothing, have someone bring the sedan chair."

  He looked at Bai Weng and Lin Qingyan standing by the bed, almost imperceptibly nodding to them, indicating for them to follow.

  The people below did not dare to disobey, and in a short while they brought the sedan chair over. Lin Jiang was only because he had been sleeping for three days and had not eaten or drunk anything, so his hands and feet were a bit weak, but sitting on the sedan chair and letting others carry him forward was still possible.

  Lin Yuhbin stood beside the sedan chair, looking at his father with a worried face.

  A group of people happened to meet Dr. Xue, who was rushing over from Chunhuiyuan, halfway through their journey. Dr. Xue glanced at Lin Jiang and then quietly followed the sedan chair back to Chunhuiyuan.

  The atmosphere in Chunhuiyuan was even more mournful than that of Linjiangs Zhengyuan. The two senior maids, Lichun and Liqiu, were kneeling by the bed, sobbing softly, while Miss Lin lay on the bed with a complexion as pale as gold paper; if it werent for the slight rise and fall of her chest, one might have thought she was dead.

  Lin Jiangs face was very unsightly, and he scolded while holding Yu Bins hand: "What are you crying about? Your miss is not dead yet!"

  Li Chun and Li Xia were startled, hastily turned their heads back to look, saw it was the old master, frightened, they fell to the ground.

  "Get down!" Lin Jiang coldly hummed and said.

  Li Chun and Li Xia, both pale-faced, supported each other as they retreated. Lin Jiang took two steps forward, leaned over to look at her, saw that her eyes were tightly closed, and instinctively tightened his grip on his daughters hand.

  Even though he had long expected it, when he actually faced the fact that his sister was about to die, he couldnt help but feel heartbroken.

  She was just at the age of hairpinning, and it was the best time of her youth.

  Lin Qingwan also stared blankly at the girl on the bed, although her face was pale and she had become thin beyond recognition, but this appearance...

  Lin Qingwan touched her own face, looking just like she did when she was in junior high school.

  The old man saw her touching her face, and also couldnt help but look back and forth at the two of them. After a while, he said: "It seems that the two young ladies are indeed fated to be together, not only do they share the same name, their eight characters are compatible, and even their appearance is similar by six or seven parts."

  If it werent for Lin Qingyans improper attire, she would look even more like that.

  Just wearing a T-shirt and jeans, Lin Qingyuan was classified as promiscuous: ……

  Lin Jiang has already asked about the situation, and Dr. Xu sighed: "Mr. Lin, youd better prepare as soon as possible."

  As soon as this was said, the room suddenly burst into tears. Lin Yubin covered his face and wept bitterly, but because of the little girl on the bed, he dared only to bite his lip and shed tears, occasionally letting out a sob.

  Lin Jiang felt a pang in his heart and waved his hand: "You all go down, I want to be alone for a while."

  "Yu Fan," he patted his daughters shoulder and said, "You havent slept for a long time, hurry back to rest. Let Wang Niangniang cook some soothing medicine for you. Your father and younger sister still need you to take care of them. If you exhaust yourself, what will we do?"

  Lin Yuhbin hesitated for a moment, seeing his fathers determined expression, he knew that he was probably entrusting something to him, and it wasnt suitable for himself to hear, so he could only get up and leave with three backward glances.

  After Xu Daifu and others retreated, Lin Jiang said to the remaining Lin Nainai: "Nainai, please help me guard the door, do not allow anyone to approach, let alone disturb."

  Lin Daiyu bowed her head respectfully and replied with a "yes", then retreated with a curtsy.

  She closed the door and sat down in the corridor at the entrance, where she could see what was going on in the yard with a glance, but couldnt hear any sounds from inside the house.

  Lin Jiang and others retreated, then looked up at Bai Weng in the void and said: "Trouble you, Tian Xian."

  Bai Weng nodded slightly, a white light enveloped Lin Xiaojie, and after a moment, her complexion gradually improved, and she slowly came to. However, he wasnt trying to save her life, but rather make her feel better and wake up.

  Wans sister woke up and saw her brother sitting in front of the bed, she couldnt help but feel happy, "Big brother, are you okay?"

  Lin Jiang nodded and smiled softly: "Its all right now, but do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

  Wan Jieer shook her head and said with a relaxed expression: "I actually feel much lighter, could it be that I really wont die?"

  "If you could live, would you want to go on living?"

  "Big sister Wan shook her head and smiled: This world is so dirty, its better to die early than late."

  Lin Jiang knew she had made up her mind, and that previous sentence was just a joke with him.

  Sister Wan saw her brothers pale face and couldnt help but feel guilty, her eyes reddening as she turned away, saying in a low voice: "Brother, Im sorry to you..."

  Lin Jiang slowly shook his head, "Its brother who is at fault, cant open your eyes for you, I know youre feeling wronged in your heart."

  "Wans sister felt that the grievances and resentment in her heart had finally found an outlet, she burst into tears and couldnt help but bow down and cry: Brother, brother, why is heaven so unfair?"

  Lin Jiang slowly placed his hand on her head, stroking her hair without saying a word.

  Wans sister seemed to have cried out a lifetime of tears, until she couldnt cry anymore and sat stupidly on the bed, staring at Lin Jiang.

  Outside the house, Lins nanny vaguely heard the cry of the young lady, and her heart was shocked. Since the young lady knew that the old master had fainted, she had been unconscious, and her condition had rapidly deteriorated. Even Dr. Xu said that her days were numbered, so how could she suddenly wake up?

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