Chapter 46 - 34: The Blind-Eyed but Clear-Hearted Marquis
"What a good child. Yes, actually, your wish has been fulfilled, and I’ve taken my price." Tianmiao’s voice became distant, yet it resonated extremely clearly in Xiao Anning’s ears. No, to be precise, it sounded in his mind, "Well then, good child, let me give you another gift."
Then, there was no more sound.
Xiao Anning wanted to speak out and ask, but suddenly he felt his eyes become warm and itchy.
Then, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of him, and he saw a courtyard full of blooming flowers ahead.
Vivid and vibrant blossoms, teeming with life.
He could see!!!
He could actually see! No longer would he forever dwell in darkness.
He excitedly turned his head, wanting to speak to Tianmiao, only to find the person beside him had disappeared.
Only a fragrant breeze gently passed by, leaving no trace behind.
She was gone, and she would never appear again.
This thought surfaced in Xiao Anning’s mind, an unshakeable sense of loss settling in his heart.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." Xiao Anning looked to the sky, tears silently sliding down from his eyes.
In this life, to have met you, how honored I am.
No matter who you are, I wish you eternal happiness.
By the time the Yong’an Commandery Princess and the Duke arrived, Tianmiao was no longer there, only Xiao Anning was wiping away the tears at the corners of his eyes.
"Ning’er? What’s wrong? Where’s Miss Tian?" The Yong’an Commandery Princess saw Xiao Anning wiping his eyes, her heart wrenching. She rushed over in large strides, asking worriedly.
"Mother, you are indeed very beautiful. Grandfather’s expression, so serious, should smile more often. Grandmother, even with wrinkles, is still a beauty. As for Father, well, still strong and valiant." Xiao Anning looked at everyone in front of him, one by one, smiling while speaking, but couldn’t hold back his tears, which flowed once more.
"Ning’er? You, you..." The Duke’s voice trembled. He looked at Xiao Anning’s eyes, no longer unfocused as before, but clear, his whole body shaking with excitement.
"You can see! Ning’er, you can see?" Grandmother trembled as she reached out her hand, wanting to touch Xiao Anning’s face. Xiao Anning reached out, grasped his grandmother’s trembling hand, and willingly placed her hand on his face.
"Yes, Grandmother, I can see. I can really see." Xiao Anning confirmed this monumental surprise with tears in his eyes.
"My child!" The Yong’an Commandery Princess cried out in joy, hugging Xiao Anning tightly, overwhelmed with immense happiness, yet tears kept streaming down uncontrollably.
"He can see! Anning can see! Hahahahaha, he can see!" Xiao Shengsheng danced in excitement and then ran towards the training ground.
"Where are you going?" The Duke shouted sternly.
"I’m going to train with my spear, for a thousand or eight hundred moves." Xiao Shengsheng howled.
"Come back here!" The Duke bellowed, the stupid son’s way of expressing joy was simply unbearable!
"Ning’er, you can see, this is wonderful, truly wonderful. What on earth happened?" The Yong’an Commandery Princess repeatedly asked.
"It was Miss Tian who cured my eyes." Xiao Anning had calmed down a bit by now, responding.
"Then where is Miss Tian?" The Yong’an Commandery Princess asked urgently upon hearing this.
"She’s gone, and she will never return." Xiao Anning shook his head.
"So quickly, hurry, send someone to bring her back, we haven’t properly thanked her yet." The Duke said excitedly, "No, bring my horse, I will go myself."
"No need, Grandfather." Xiao Anning stopped him.
"Why?" Everyone was puzzled.
"We won’t catch up..." Xiao Anning shook his head with some melancholy.
The crowd was even more puzzled.
"She, her surname is Tian." Xiao Anning pointed upwards with his finger, "She went back."
The Duke and others were initially stunned, then greatly shocked.
The Yong’an Commandery Princess trembled, gently caressing Xiao Anning’s eyelids, recalling something Tianmiao had once said to her.
Heaven is always fair.
The next moment, tears the Yong’an Commandery Princess had just held back once again fell like broken pearls, cascading to the ground.
Thank you, thank you.