Slowly, the heavy darkness covering Shen Hao’s consciousness began to tear apart.
The faint, unmistakable rhythm of a heart monitor—beep…
beep…
beep…—drifted into his ears.
As his eyelashes fluttered open, the harsh white lights of the hospital room stung his eyes.
But before he could process his surroundings, he felt a warm, trembling sensation wrapped around his hand.
He turned his head slightly.
Sitting right beside his bed was Yui Ling, her pale face buried in the blankets, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
“Yui…
Ling…” Shen Hao’s voice was barely a rough rasp, his throat bone-dry.
Yui Ling froze.
The moment she lifted her head and met his open eyes, her red, swollen silver eyes widened in pure disbelief.
“Shen Hao?!”
Without a single second of hesitation, she threw her arms around his chest, burying her face into his shoulder and locking him in a tight, desperate embrace.
“You’re awake!
You’re finally awake!” she sobbed hysterically, her hot tears instantly soaking through his gown.
“I knew it…
I knew you wouldn’t leave me!
I knew you’d come back!”
Shen Hao winced slightly from the sudden impact, but the sheer relief in her voice melted his heart.
He slowly raised his arms, resting a palm on her back to pat her gently.
“Hey…
calm down, Yui Ling…
I’m right here.
I’m okay,” he murmured softly, trying to soothe her frantic panic.
But Yui Ling refused to loosen her grip even an inch.
She held onto him as if the entire world would collapse if she let go.
“No, you don’t understand!” she cried out, her voice breaking into agonizing hiccups.
“I’m cursed, Shen Hao!
I’m so horribly unlucky…
First, my parents died because of me, and now…
now you almost died because you were with me!
Everyone I love just suffers!”
Hearing her drown herself in such deep, undeserved guilt shattered Shen Hao’s patience.
“Yui Ling, wake up!” Shen Hao suddenly barked, his voice ringing sharp and firm through the silent room as he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back to look straight into her eyes.
“Listen to me!” he demanded, his expression dead serious.
“None of this was your fault!
Absolutely none of it!
How many times do I have to tell you to stop taking the blame for every terrible thing that happens in this world?!”
Yui Ling stared at him in shock, her breath catching in her throat as tears continued to stream down her cheeks.
Shen Hao softened his grip slightly, his eyes filled with absolute conviction.
“If anyone is to blame for what happened back there, it’s me.
I was the one who dragged you into that mess in the first place.
So stop calling yourself unlucky, and stop blaming yourself for my choices.”
Yui Ling couldn’t hold back her tears any longer.
Hearing his sharp yet warm words, she buried her face right back into Shen Hao’s chest, throwing her arms around him and holding him as tightly as she could.
Even though Shen Hao felt a sharp, lingering pain across his body from the injuries, it was surprisingly bearable.
Absorbing Shen Tian’s memory sphere had refined hisl strength and boosted his power, making the physical agony far easier to endure.
Wrapping his arms around her, Shen Hao held her close and whispered firmly into her hair, “I’m telling you again, Yui Ling…
none of this was ever your fault.
So stop blaming yourself.”
“Thank you…
Young Master…” Yui Ling sobbed loudly, her voice muffled against his hospital gown as she clung to him like a lifeline.
“If you weren’t in my life…
I don’t know what would have become of me…”
Shen Hao smiled gently, raising his hand to rest on the back of her head.
He softly stroked her hair, letting his warmth comfort her until her frantic shivering slowly began to ease.
However, as he held her in his arms, a quiet, serious thought crossed Shen Hao’s mind.
Well…
she isn’t entirely wrong about being unlucky,
Shen Hao mused inwardly, recalling the hidden truths he had unearthed from the memory sphere.
In the novel “immortal empress returns”The real reason misfortune follows her isn’t a curse—it’s those Blue Silver Eyes of hers.
They haven’t fully awakened yet.
In their dormant state, they constantly leak a unique aura that acts like a magnet, attracting evil energy and sinister entities right toward her.
That’s why bad luck seems to shadow her every step.
He tightened his embrace just a fraction, his eyes narrowing with a quiet, protective resolve. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
As Shen Hao held Yui Ling close against his chest, the full timeline of the original novel flashed rapidly through his mind.
In the original plot of Immortal Empress Returns, the character ‘Shen Hao’ was portrayed as a truly despicable bastard.
Ever since childhood, he had constantly bullied Yui Ling, belittling her and taking pleasure in her helplessness.
And according to the story, things were destined to get much worse…
Later in the novel, after the main heroine, Liu Ruoxin, rose to power and completely ruined Shen Hao’s family business, a bankrupt and desperate Shen Hao would lash out in fury.
He would vent all his frustration on poor Yui Ling, kicking her out onto the streets without a second thought.
Yet, that tragedy was meant to be the greatest turning point of Yui Ling’s life.
While wandering the streets helpless and abandoned, Yui Ling would cross paths with Liu Ruoxin.
The heroine would instantly recognize her hidden potential and reveal the truth to her—that her eyes were no curse, but the legendary Jade Blue Silver Eyes.
If properly cultivated through the right techniques, those eyes could become one of the most terrifyingly powerful weapons in the world, completely transforming her endless misfortune into divine fortune and can command ghosts and spirits, because of that Yui ling became immortal ghost queen in future.
Shen Hao let out a quiet, cold breath, softly stroking Yui Ling’s hair as he made a firm resolution.
Since Shen Hao had essentially read the entire novel through Shen Tian’s memories, he knew the exact secret technique required to cultivate and awaken those legendary eyes.
He could guide Yui Ling through the process himself.
Though…
explaining how I suddenly know an ancient cultivation technique is going to be a headache, Shen Hao thought with a faint wry smile, watching the exhausted girl in his arms.
CLACK.
The hospital room door suddenly swung open, breaking the heavy silence.
Shen Hao’s parents rushed inside, their faces pale with panic and fatigue.
The moment their eyes landed on Shen Hao—sitting up, awake, and looking right at them—his mother let out a sharp gasp and burst into tears.
“Shen Hao!
My boy!”
Without waiting a single second, both of his parents rushed to the side of the bed, wrapping him and Yui Ling into a tight, tearful family embrace.
His mother sobbed uncontrollably, kissing his forehead and checking his hands.
while his father squeezed his shoulder tightly, his eyes red and brimming with held-back tears of immense relief.
“You’re rascal…
thank God, you’re okay…” his mother cried, cradling his cheek.
“We thought we were going to lose you!”
“I’m fine, Mom, Dad…
I’m really okay now,” Shen Hao reassured them, his voice calm and warm.
Over the next two days, the medical team ran a series of rigorous checks.
Finding his vital signs and recovery speed nothing short of a miracle, the doctors are shocked but finally cleared him.
After completing the formal paperwork, Shen Hao changed back into his clothes, finally leaving behind the sterile, white walls of the hospital room to head back home with his family and Yui Ling by his side.