The next few days passed peacefully without more distracting gossips. I spent most of my time inside my room making ointments and trying out new brews with the tuber fleece flower, skimming medicine books in my free time to see if I could find any leads on how to use the yazi's venom. I didn't have much luck on that end, but Bai Ye's wounds did heal visibly day by day, and my worries eased so much that I even acquiesced to him returning to the kitchen and cooking for me once in a while.
I had almost forgotten all about Su Nian and the trip to Jade Temple until a knock came at our gate later that week, and I found Wen Shiyin standing across the threshold.
"Yun Qing-er," she greeted me first with a slightly apologetic smile. "I should've paid you a visit sooner. I hope the incident with your swords at the tournament didn't make things … too difficult for you."
