Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 205: Chapter 203: But He Was Fortunate Enough to Have Her

Moreover, the entire situation felt bizarre.

First, when she and Huang Ziyue were heading to the City Lord Mansion today, she had a premonition of the danger that would occur there.

In the vision, she saw a rain of darts flying toward her...

And Xiao Ya, standing by the table, actually pushed her away at the critical moment, taking a dart for her.

Bai Chaosi then rushed over and held Xiao Ya.

After she was pushed aside, someone appeared above her. Although she couldn’t see who it was, they seized the chance to launch an attack at her from afar.

A vicious blow meant to kill her instantly.

The suffocation and pain in the vision had felt real.

The vision was brief and ended there.

Before they came to the City Lord Mansion, she had told Huang Ziyue what she’d seen.

So, the two of them knew about the ambush beforehand. Only Wu Huo and Bai Chaosi were in the dark.

She and Huang Ziyue had put on an act to draw out the people from her vision.

They wanted to see, in this setup, who was playing good cop, who was playing bad cop, and who stood to gain from the shadows.

But unexpectedly, while she and Huang Ziyue had managed to force the hidden attacker out, things had also happened that were completely different from her vision.

She hadn’t expected the two children to die.

Nor had she expected the person they exposed to escape by sacrificing a pawn.

She had, however, successfully avoided the part of the vision where Xiao Ya took a dart for her.

’At the time, I even wondered if my changing the course of events was what led to the two children’s deaths. But now it seems it’s not that simple.’

The reason she’d had a premonition about this was that the impending events truly posed a threat to her life.

It was an early warning, a premonition of imminent danger.

Therefore, everyone and everything in the vision was a source of harm and threat to her.

’Thinking about it that way, for Xiao Ya to feature so prominently in the vision, and to push me so unexpectedly... Doesn’t that mean... that the mastermind of this incident, the person who poses a threat to me... is actually—’

’Xiao Ya?’

The thought terrified her.

’When I first saw the vision, I just thought Xiao Ya was trying to win Bai Chaosi’s heart. That she wanted him to see her sacrifice herself to save me. She wanted to firmly establish herself in his mind as a kind, selfless person—the type willing to sacrifice herself even for a love rival. It was all to make Bai Chaosi pity her, feel indebted to her, fall in love with her, and completely occupy his heart.’

’But thinking about it now, how could a weak female of the Rabbit Clan with no spiritual power and only a little knowledge of pharmacology react so quickly in the vision? At the very instant the sharp dart came flying, she somehow managed to react even faster than Huang Ziyue and shove me away. For her to be able to do that... can only mean one thing—she knew about the ambush beforehand and was already prepared.’

Shen Yue was stunned by this realization.

She also felt that only this theory could explain Xiao Ya’s actions in her premonition.

She immediately straightened up in Huang Ziyue’s arms and spoke in a low voice:

”It’s Xiao Ya. It’s her.”

Hearing this, Huang Ziyue paused, his hand stilling in her hair. It seemed he hadn’t considered this.

But he didn’t seem surprised either.

”Did you figure something out?”

Shen Yue looked at him, her expression grim.

”Do you remember the vision I told you I saw?”

Huang Ziyue nodded.

He had only learned of Shen Yue’s ability to foresee danger a few days ago.

When he found out she had the ability to see the future, he hadn’t slept the entire night.

His heart ached for her. For so many years, she had lived in constant fear. Her precognition meant she was plunged into that fear before the danger even arrived.

It was a blessed power, but also a curse.

So his heart ached for her. For all those years, she had been alone, saving herself from her fears countless times.

Time and again, she had to see the danger coming, endure the terror, and then find a way to overcome and avoid it.

He hated himself for not appearing by her side earlier.

Leaving her to face so much alone.

In truth, she was full of mysteries.

He knew she was different, one of a kind.

Her innate abilities, her Divine Power, her medical skills, her appearance, and her wisdom.

All of it told him just how precious and different she was.

She was like a lost treasure, an otherworldly being who had fallen into the mortal realm.

He even felt that Shen Yue didn’t belong to this world, that she was too pure for mortal hands.

But he was fortunate enough to have her.

So, as he came to understand her more, his heart filled with an endless sense of indebtedness to her.

No matter who she was, where she came from, or what she would encounter, he would spend his life protecting her.

He would use the endless years of the future to make up for the days he was absent from her life, to give her the greatest love in the world.

At that thought, his focus shifted, and he pulled the tense Shen Yue back into his embrace.

Shen Yue was just about to continue speaking but was interrupted by his sudden movement.

She tilted her head up.

”What’s wrong?”

Huang Ziyue met her confused, sparkling eyes, his own full of heartache.

His large hand stroked her head, and he kissed her on the forehead.

”It’s nothing. Go on.”

Shen Yue leaned back against his chest, her heart rate slowing, and laid out her theory:

”In the vision I saw, when the attack happened, Xiao Ya pushed me and blocked a dart strike for me.”

”Then after I was pushed down, the hidden person took the opportunity to strike me from above with a palm strike.”

Huang Ziyue understood immediately.

”You think Xiao Ya knew about this beforehand and was part of it?”

Shen Yue nodded. ”That’s right.”

”Xiao Ya left her seat and came to my table not for the pleasure of a verbal spat, nor to provoke me. She did it to stage a grand show of saving me in front of everyone.”

Otherwise, how could such a patient, intelligent woman—one who escaped all the way from Luoxi Town, who methodically brought Bai Chaosi to Li City, and who successfully infiltrated Ye Country—be foolish enough to get into a petty, jealous spat with me in public?

”And her doing this was likely killing three birds with one stone. One, to win Bai Chaosi’s favor. Two, to clear her own name, because only a victim who is also injured won’t arouse suspicion.”

”Third, and most critically, she pushed me down to create distance between you and me. I would have fallen right into the hidden person’s ambush spot, making it easier for them to strike me in the chaos and land a fatal blow!”

”So, her only goal was to kill me.”

’In other words, Xiao Ya and the hidden attacker were working together!’

Even Shen Yue herself found the conclusion incredible.

’Xiao Ya knew that with Huang Ziyue sitting next to me, it would be impossible for the hidden attacker to make a move. That’s why she did what she did. The sharp dart flying at me was just a distraction. The real killing blow was meant to come from the person in the shadows.’