Xue Yunting pushed the door open and entered, noticing that her young lady's face was as red as a tomato, which brought a bit of amusement to her smile.

Ever since arriving at An Mansion, although their freedom was restricted, the lady's condition seemed to improve day by day. However, the attitude of the people at An Mansion towards their group was rather peculiar, making them uncomfortable, except for the little Monk who came to visit them daily and was kind to them.

Putting down the hot water, Xue Yunting blinked.

"Miss, I heard that monks from Zhongfu Temple are allowed to marry."

Ye Danshan immediately gave her a glare.

"You're teasing me again! How's the inquiry about our benefactor going?"

Xue Yunting shook her head.

Their group had come to Thunder City, unfamiliar with the place and the people.

Although they wished to repay the benefactor for helping them at the city gate, the benefactor's whereabouts remained a mystery, leaving them helpless.

However, people at An Mansion had promised to help inquire, but their status at An Mansion... was rather awkward.

Despite being guests, they couldn't leave An Mansion freely and were practically under house arrest, restricted to certain areas.

"Cough! Cough cough cough!"

Ye Danshan suddenly couldn't help but cover her mouth with a handkerchief, coughing several times, and when she unfolded the handkerchief, it was stained with blood.

"Miss?!"

Xue Yunting was shocked.

How could this be?!

The lady's condition was clearly improving day by day, so why suddenly cough up blood??

But Ye Danshan seemed accustomed to it, just waved her hand.

She knew her own physical condition.

Even under the care of An Mansion, there was some improvement, but it was merely a temporary relief.

She wondered, perhaps it was an illusion, but her condition seemed even better when the benefactor treated her at the city gate compared to now.

Since contracting the illness, Night Cloud Sect had virtually stripped her of all her rights as the sect's Holy Daughter. If it weren't for her mentor secretly informing her that An Mansion in Thunder City had someone capable of curing her illness and arranging her safe passage, she might not have even managed to arrive here safely.

Yet, strangely... though her mentor's letter was delivered, the Family Head of An Mansion had never once come to visit her, only occasionally sending a doctor to stabilize her condition.

Yes, merely to stabilize it.

Ye Danshan felt that her physical condition hadn't truly improved.

"Letting it drag on like this is not a solution..."

Ye Danshan could sense that with the passage of time, her days seemed numbered. If she didn't find a way to save herself, she might really die in An Mansion.

An Mansion, not reliable.

If only she could contact the female benefactor who she had crossed paths with at the city gate... perhaps her condition could actually improve?

Ye Danshan had a fleeting regret; she hadn't realized that the occasional encounter at the gate was potentially the one who could cure her illness.

While all along she had been longing for the An Family, they seemed to harbor ill intentions, keeping her group under soft detention.

Having understood some things, Ye Danshan made up her mind and spoke.

"Tinger, please go and call Master Quan Heng back, I have matters to entrust to him."

Through these past few days of interaction, Ye Danshan had come to trust the integrity of the monk from Zhongfu Temple.

Some virtues are hard to fake.

Ye Danshan trusted her own judgment; that master was undoubtedly a person with a heart of great kindness, surely he'd be willing to save her!

"Miss, you're unwell yet thinking about men." Xue Yunting, in a teasing manner, eased Ye Danshan's anxious mood.

Ye Danshan gave her a sideways glance.

"Stop joking, hurry up!"

"Yes yes yes!"

Xue Yunting suppressed the worry in her eyes, turned around and left quickly.

She had followed the lady since childhood, and with the lady's current worrying health condition, her heart ached like a knife, yet she dared not show too much emotion to keep the lady from being discouraged.

Ye Danshan and Xue Yunting, though master and servant, shared a sisterly bond and understood each other's delicate thoughts, neither wanting the other to worry.

But with her health declining, she must summon courage, and make decisive choices.

As Xue Yunting left, the room fell into thoughtfulness with Ye Danshan.

Those from Night Cloud Sect, they couldn't leave An Mansion at all.

But the monk Master Quan Heng from Zhongfu Temple appeared to have quite a status at An Mansion and moved freely.

If it were him, perhaps he could leave An Mansion and help find the benefactor's whereabouts...

These days staying at An Mansion, Xue Yunting noticed that An Mansion seemed like a huge whirlpool, with new guests arriving almost every day and staying there.

This scene of people from all over gathering together was as if a grand birthday celebration was about to begin, with hidden currents surging.

Yet as one of the guests, she had never been formally entertained by the hosts, and a sense of unease persisted ever since arriving at An Mansion...

Ye Danshan's instincts were always sharp.

Her heart told her...

An Family, cannot stay long!

"Amitabha."

A Buddhist chant drew Ye Danshan's thoughts back.

Looking up towards the open doorway, there stood a handsome monk, greeting her, and the next moment, behind the little bald head, a woman leaned out on tiptoe.

"Bald Pigeon↑Pigeon↓, this woman has no sense of propriety, knowing we are destined for each other, yet she keeps trying to seduce you!"

Xue Yunting's face darkened.

Master Quan Heng, she greatly admired and respected, although he seemed young, he possessed a master's demeanor.