Tears ran down Lin Mengya’s cheeks, making her look even more terrified and uneasy.

Lin Mengya had always looked tough.

But once her closest relatives fell into danger, even someone as tough as her failed to maintain her composure.

“I’ll help you find them. We are not totally clueless about this. Mr. Zhu said that the group of people who snatched them were very mysterious, but I think only a few forces are capable of snatching them from the Candle Dragon Cult. What’s more, your two cousins are also looking for them. I think we will get their news soon.” Long Tianyu tried to comfort Lin Mengya, for fear that she would sneak out again in despair.

She had done this before, so he must keep an eye on her.

“Well, we must find them. I have something significant to tell them. You are right. I must calm down, or my father and brother will have no one to count on,” Lin Mengya said.

Fortunately, with Long Tianyu’s company, she gradually recovered from her panic.

Once her intelligent brain started to work properly, Lin Mengya would be able to find some clues by analyzing.

Why did the Candle Dragon Cult snatch them? Did the Candle Dragon Cult intend to threaten her?

Lin Mengya quickly denied this possibility. If that was the case, Mr. Zhu would definitely know it.

Although the Lin Family had been one of the most powerful families in the Jin State, the situation in the Jin State was different from that in the Lieyun Empire.

The ruthless Emperor of the Jin State would never allow anyone or any family to place himself or themselves above imperial power.

After thinking about all kinds of possibilities, Lin Mengya believed that it presumably had something to do with her mother.

Could it be that the Candle Dragon Cult wanted something else besides her?

“I also want to tell you one thing. The Candle Dragon Cult has been looking around for me. But the strange thing is that they must check the plum blossom mark on my waist. However, only those who are very close to me know it. How did they learn it?” Lin Mengya said.

Since she had decided to be candid with Long Tianyu, she was not going to hide anything from him any longer, including the big secret that she had thought would affect their relationship.

Nevertheless, it was a little bizarre, so Lin Mengya decided to find a suitable opportunity later to tell him about it.

Feeling that he put his big hand on her waist and touched her smooth and delicate skin, Lin Mengya couldn’t help trembling.

At the sight that she had recovered from her emotional breakdown despite the tears in her eyes, Long Tianyu finally put his mind at ease.

He said, “Why do they intend to catch you? Let me see the mark on your waist.”

Lin Mengya did not suspect anything, turned over and bent her slender body.

As the brocade quilt fell to her waist, a gorgeous red plum blossom appeared on her skin. Long Tianyu stared at it with fascination and couldn’t help kissing it gently.

“It’s itchy… Eh? How do you know the mark is there? Didn’t it disappear?” Lin Mengya asked.

Then she immediately crawled under the quilt, for fear that he would play any other tricks.

Her eyes were full of puzzlement, as she clearly remembered that the mark had disappeared when Wanyan Jing and Xin Yu checked her body.

“It’s a beautiful mark that suits you well,” Long Tianyu said.

It was rare for him to be frivolous. At the sight of the blush on Lin Mengya’s pretty face, Long Tianyu held her in his arms with a serious look in his eyes.

Should he tell her this plum blossom mark was extraordinary?

“I…”

“I…”

The two of them tacitly spoke at the same time, but after they exchanged glances, Long Tianyu smiled as a hint for Lin Mengya to speak first.

Lin Mengya stared at Long Tianyu seriously, but they were in an inappropriate place at the moment, which influenced the tense atmosphere.

“I… actually want to tell you something about the relics of the Guwei State. I colluded with Mr. Qian to deceive you, because I knew how much the relics of the Guwei State meant to you. Now, if I tell you Mr. Qian told the truth that I might be the key to solving the puzzle of the relics of the Guwei State, will you blame me?” As she said, she cautiously watched Long Tianyu’s expression.

In fact, she had long wanted to tell him this secret.

Nevertheless, because she had intended to solve this problem by herself all this time, she didn’t tell him.

Long Tianyu looked at her in slight distress.

Ya’er was so honest to him, but he had hidden something from her all this time.

What had he done to deserve her sincere affection?

“No. I also want to tell you one thing about it. Back then, my father asked me to marry you for this reason. Do you remember why my father didn’t object to our visits to the Nation of Lintian and the Nation of Dongxia? It was because he had repeatedly made me find out the secret you bore. Will you blame me for marrying you with an impure motive back then?” He said.

He had an ulterior motive rather than an impure motive.

Lin Mengya felt uncomfortable for a moment, but then got over it.

She said, “Of course not. Given my situation back then, how could I expect you to have a sincere affection for me as you do nowadays? But I have to criticize you for one thing. Although I was retarded at that time, you shouldn’t have indifferently watched me die, should you? I understand the achievements of a general cost numerous lives, but we can’t sacrifice too many innocent people.”

Hearing her words, Long Tianyu also felt relieved.

But how did she discover those people he sent?

Sensing the puzzled look in Long Tianyu’s eyes, Lin Mengya said slowly, “You were so astonished when I came out of the sedan chair alive. How could it be possible if you were unaware of it in advance? Do you think those people captured my father and brother also for this reason?”

When Lin Mengya was unaware of the existence of the relics of the Guwei State, she naturally thought the Candle Dragon Cult intended to catch her to threaten either the Lin Family or Long Tianyu.

But later, after learning what exactly the relics of the Guwei State were, Lin Mengya realized the Candle Dragon Cult also went after the relics of the Guwei State.

However, even Qian Hua did not make it clear what exactly the relics of the Guwei State were.

Were they treasure, exceptional martial arts or something else?

Anyway, they were too strong a temptation for those powerful and influential people to resist.

But even she was confused and totally unaware of what role she could play as the key.

“You’re right. They did that for the relics of the Guwei State. My father happened to learn the connection between your mother and the relics of the Guwei State, but I have no idea how the Empress and her force found out about it. My mother once told me that your mother died of injustice and asked me to treat you well. Fortunately, I pulled back before it was too late, didn’t I?” Long Tianyu said.

Lin Mengya glanced at him with a complicated expression. Rationally speaking, Long Tianyu was a man with a cold face and a cold heart before meeting her.

It was normal for him to indifferently watch a stranger get killed.

However, emotionally speaking, Lin Mengya still considered him abhorrent.

After pondering for a while, she took a bit of revenge by gently biting Long Tianyu’s chest with her pearly white teeth.

“Well, you’re well-behaved. But since the Candle Dragon Cult knows this secret, those mysterious people who snatched my father and brother may also know it. At this point, the relics of the Guwei State are merely a strong temptation. Long Tianyu, let’s look for the relics of the Guwei State together. In this way, we will meet with various forces sooner or later. When the time comes, they will have to release my father and brother,” Lin Mengya said with a determined look in her eyes.

She must have figured out a countermeasure.

“Okay, but you must keep your identity secret. No one other than us knows your identity. Let’s go together after getting things done here,” Long Tianyu said, holding her face.

His smile meant more than gentleness and motivation to her.

She nodded heavily. No matter how dangerous the road ahead was, she seemed to be full of energy.

“Thank you, Long Tianyu,” she said and buried her head deep in his arms.

She had no idea how to repay his love.

Perhaps there was no need to do so.

But her love for him increased with each passing day.

“Silly, let’s get some sleep,” he said.

He held his beloved woman in his arms, and the rainstorm that had just stopped outside came again.

However, they were no longer afraid of it with each other’s company.

There was a windy downpour outside, while the atmosphere in the room was warm and romantic.

Lin Mengya curled up in Long Tianyu’s arms and fell into a deep sleep.

By the time Lin Mengya woke up from a good night’s sleep, Long Tianyu had gone long before, but his warmth lingered.

Lin Mengya glanced at the gauze dress on her and couldn’t help but blush.

Last night, she and he…

She shook her head to get the embarrassing memory out of her mind.

Unexpectedly, her father and brother had been captured.

Lin Mengya regained her serious look and lifted the brocade curtain with her white hand, only to hear that it seemed to be still raining heavily outside.

Getting out of bed, she found the red gauze rosa multiflora Long Tianyu brought last night had been planted in the corner by him when she did not notice it.

“Baisu? Baisu?” She summoned Baisu twice softly, but Baisu did not show up.

Only a slim figure appeared at the door, but it was an unfamiliar palace maid.

“Miss Helan, Miss Baisu has gone out for business and not come back yet. If you need anything, please let me know,” the palace maid said, looking quite dependable.

But Lin Mengya waved her hand.

Since Baisu was absent, it was inappropriate for her to let any other palace maids know this.

“I need nothing. You may leave. It’s cold today. You can go to ask the others for a cup of hot tea to warm up,” Lin Mengya said.

The palace maid bowed and left. After thinking for a while, Lin Mengya drew a maple-colored garment out of the wardrobe and put it on.

Although Long Tianyu had said that he definitely would not leave her father and brother to sink, she had to do something first.

Although she could not bring her father and brother back in a short time, she could find out if they were still alive.

Her father and brother were her blood relatives. No matter how Long Tianyu comforted her last night, she couldn’t be as composed as she seemed.

For the first time, Lin Mengya hated herself for being incapable of rescuing them.

It was never her way of doing things to attach herself to the strong.

In order to protect all those people and things she cared about, she must be tougher than anyone else!