Chapter 75: Mo Yue Appears in Shock
Chapter 75: Mo Yue Appears in Shock
Song Xue said, “I slept too much during the day, so I’m wide awake at night. Song Song kept insisting on coming to see you, so we came. What, are we not welcome?”
By now, when she spoke to me, all the earlier restraint was long gone. It was as if I really were one of their family.
“How could you not be welcome? Song Song, you should be starting to learn martial skills too, right?”
At Song Song’s age, it should have been time to lay the foundation.
“Yes. I’ve already started learning from Father. Father says I’m very smart.”
I smiled faintly and was just about to speak when suddenly a black shadow shot down from the sky toward where we were standing like a bolt of lightning. My heart jolted. I had already forgotten that I no longer had any energy to use. By instinct, I pulled Song Xue and Song Song behind me and shouted, “Be careful!”
Who would come to the territory of the Saint Dragon Knights Corps?
The black shadow was unbelievably fast. In the blink of an eye, it had reached me. Because my power was sealed, my eyesight was much worse than before. I only saw a blur before my eyes, then heard a smack as I was hit hard across the face. Even with my thick skin, the blow staggered me back several steps, leaving my face burning with pain.
I flew into a rage and was just about to curse when I suddenly saw the other person’s face clearly.
Mo Yue.
It was actually Mo Yue.
Why had she come here?
“I’ve searched for you so hard, and here you are in this little village flirting with someone.” Mo Yue’s voice was icy and devoid of all emotion.
Before I could speak, Song Song darted out from behind me and shouted angrily, “What are you doing hitting my Brother Lei Xiang?”
Mo Yue was still transformed. Her black eyes flickered with intense hatred. With a shake of the narrow sword in her hand, she thrust toward Song Song. I was instantly horrified.
“Don’t!”
My body tilted, and I stepped forward to shield Song Song. With a soft sound, the narrow sword pierced into the right side of my chest. I only felt a chill in my chest, but not much pain. Instead, the dark energy coming from the narrow sword made my meridians feel cool and refreshing. Looking at Mo Yue’s enchantingly beautiful face, I said, “Go. Quickly. This is not a place you should have come to.”
Seeing me get stabbed, Song Xue behind me cried out in shock and raised her hand to fire a magic missile. By the time I tried to stop her, it was already too late.
At the instant she stabbed me, Mo Yue’s vision blurred. Two streams of tears ran down her cheeks, wetting the front of her clothes.
“Go? Why should I go? Do you know how hard I worked to find you?”
As she spoke, I had already noticed the hilt of Mo Ming protruding over her shoulder. So she had been using Mo Ming to search for me all this time. Why had she come looking for me? To take revenge?
Keeping my expression calm, I said, “Mo Yue, I regret what happened very deeply. I know the mistake I made is unforgivable, and I’m willing to use my life to make it up to you. But right now, you have to leave at once. This is the territory of the Saint Dragon Knights Corps. If you don’t go now, it’ll be too late.”
Mo Yue was still in her transformed state, so under my warning her mind quickly calmed from its emotional turmoil. Through her narrow sword, she discovered that there was not the slightest trace of energy inside me. It was obvious that I was under someone else’s control, and she instantly understood my situation. When she heard me bring up the past, her pale face flushed red, and she clenched her teeth.
“No. I’m not leaving. Our business isn’t settled yet.”
Song Xue gathered a ball of light in her hand and hurled it at Mo Yue with all her strength. With Song Xue’s level, how could light magic pose any threat in Mo Yue’s eyes? The ball of light vanished before it could even pass through the black mist protecting Mo Yue’s body.
The Saint Dragon Knights Corps reacted with first-rate speed. Hardly had Song Xue sent out the signal when more than ten figures were already rushing toward us. But they were still too slow. With a flash of light, Tian Yun’s familiar figure appeared beside us. He did not attack. He only looked at Mo Yue and frowned.
The wound in my chest had already changed from its initial numbness to intense pain, and blood kept pouring out. I shouted, “Tian Yun, don’t attack!”
Mo Yue said coldly, “Attack if you want. What do I have to fear?”
Tian Yun smiled faintly. That kindly smile of his now somehow looked terrifying to me, more like that of a crafty merchant than anything warm.
“So it’s a little Demon girl. The things that surprise me just keep coming. First there was a human who wasn’t even of the Demon Race yet cultivated into a Four-Winged Fallen Angel, and now there’s a female Fallen Angel. It seems the Demon Race’s strength has increased.”
I said urgently, “Tian Yun, don’t hurt her. I’m begging you.”
Tian Yun paused in surprise. “When I sealed your power before, you never begged me. So why are you pleading now for someone who just stabbed you? Give me a reason. Perhaps I’ll consider accepting your suggestion.”
That smile of his remained gentle, but to me it no longer felt the least bit kind.
I looked at Mo Yue, then at the more than ten village experts who had just arrived. Because Tian Yun was present, none of them dared speak and only stood silently at the side. I let out a sigh and said, “Because she is my wife.”
The person most shaken by my words was Mo Yue. She stared at me in disbelief, and her hand loosened. Because of its own weight, the narrow sword slid out of my wound and fell to the ground with a clang. The instant the sword came free, a spray of blood shot from my wound. A wave of weakness swept through me, and my body swayed before I collapsed to the ground.
The next most affected was Song Xue. Her face instantly turned deathly pale. After taking a few steps back, she sat down hard on the ground.
When Tian Yun saw me fall, he quickly stepped forward and reached out toward me. Mo Yue screamed, “Don’t touch him!” and struck at Tian Yun with her palm.
Tian Yun frowned. “What a fierce little girl.”
His palm moved strangely in the air, and Mo Yue’s strike was effortlessly neutralized. He casually grabbed her, and with a flash of light, Mo Yue immediately crumpled to the ground. Tian Yun bent down and struck several points on my body, sealing my blood vessels and stopping the bleeding.
When I saw Mo Yue fall and her transformation instantly break, I was greatly alarmed.
“What did you do to her?”
Tian Yun glanced at me. “Relax. She’s fine. I only sealed her power, just like yours. She’ll wake up in a little while.”
Back in the room, Tian Yun had Song Xue place Mo Yue on my bed. He personally applied medicine to my wound. The sword had not gone very deep. The moment she realized I had stepped in front of it, she instinctively drew the sword back a little. Because my muscles were firm and my natural defenses were strong, the narrow sword had not pierced my lungs, stopping only in the muscle. So my injury was not serious.
Tian Yun asked, “Is this Demon girl really your wife?”
I nodded firmly. “Yes. She is my wife, Mo Yue.”
“She’s your wife, yet she stabbed you with a sword? Do you know why she can undergo Fallen Angel Transformation? That’s actually what interests me.”
Song Song said, “Great-Great-Grandfather, Brother Lei Xiang was stabbed because he was protecting me.”
Tian Yun gave an oh and looked at me with a smile. “So that’s how it is? Then as for her transformation...”
I shot him a glare and said irritably, “Of course I know, but I’m not telling you.” I had no intention of letting him learn Mo Yue’s identity.
Tian Yun smiled faintly and did not pursue the matter.
Song Xue stood to one side, staring blankly at me the whole time, her face pale and her mouth silent.
After finishing bandaging my wound, Tian Yun said to everyone else, “All of you, go out. Let him rest.”
With a flash of light, he disappeared first.
I could not help finding it strange. Why had Tian Yun not pursued the matter of Mo Yue? Could it be that he intended to imprison her here for life as well?
As Song Xue was about to leave, she asked in a sorrowful voice, “Brother Lei Xiang, is she really your wife?”
This was the perfect chance to reject her. Without the slightest hesitation, I nodded.
“Yes. Song Xue, she is my wife.”
Hearing that, tears flowed from Song Xue’s eyes again, and she covered her face and ran out.
Only Mo Yue, who was still unconscious, and I were left in the room. I laid her body flat and carefully pulled the blanket over her. The corners of Mo Yue’s lips curved slightly upward, while her brows were faintly furrowed. She had grown even more beautiful than the last time I had seen her. Her long eyelashes rested quietly over her eyelids. Though her face was somewhat pale, it had not lost any of its radiance.
Carefully, I removed Mo Ming from behind her so that she could sleep more comfortably. The instant Mo Ming entered my hand, it let out a cheerful hum. A cool, familiar energy flowed directly from the sword into me, instantly refreshing my spirit. That dark energy shot rapidly toward the acupoint at the center of my brow. Before I could stop it, it had already crashed into the sealing barrier.
At once, intense pain exploded through me. My hand loosened, and Mo Ming fell to the ground, ringing out in a series of clear, crisp sounds.
The power of the seal swiftly devoured the dark magic power invading from Mo Ming. After a burst of pain in my head, everything returned to calm once more. When Tian Yun had sealed the two kinds of energy in my body, the dark magic power had been much stronger than the Mad God Battle Energy, so the seal on it had also been much stronger. That meant it was correspondingly much more difficult to unseal.
The sound of Mo Ming hitting the ground woke Mo Yue from her sleep. She had only fallen unconscious because her strength had been sealed. She opened her eyes drowsily, and the first thing she saw was me. Her eyes reddened, and she shot me a furious glare.
Wiping away the cold sweat caused by the pain, I said apologetically, “Sorry. I woke you up.”
Mo Yue gave a cold snort. “That sword didn’t kill you?”
I smiled helplessly. “The angle was off. And thank you for holding back. You didn’t stab very deep. It’s only a flesh wound.”
Mo Yue shifted slightly, then said in surprise, “Why... why does my body feel so heavy?”
I sighed. “Your power was sealed by Tian Yun just now. Without your dark magic power, of course your body feels heavier. If you had left quickly then, maybe you still could have escaped.”
Mo Yue pressed her lips together and stared at me for a long while before asking, “Then your power has been sealed too?”
I nodded. “Of course. I lost all my strength the moment I was brought here. I’m really sorry. I got you involved. Tomorrow, I’ll definitely beg Tian Yun to let you go. After all, this has nothing to do with you.”
Mo Yue gave a cold snort. “Don’t act like a good person. I’m not accepting your kindness.”
I smiled bitterly and shook my head. “I’m not doing it for your gratitude. What I did to you back then was far too much, and even now I regret it deeply. I’m sorry. It was my fault. I ruined the happiness of your whole life.”
At my words, a fierce light of hatred shot from Mo Yue’s eyes. She looked as if she wanted to devour me whole.
I knew there was no use explaining anything now. In a gentle voice, I said, “You should rest. Don’t try to provoke the seal. With your current strength, there’s no way you can break it. You’ll only hurt yourself.”
Mo Yue snapped, “My affairs are none of your business.” Then she turned inward and pulled the blanket over her head.
There was only one bed in the whole room, so naturally I gave it to her. Although the sword Mo Yue stabbed me with had not gone deep, I had still lost a lot of blood. Feeling exhausted, I walked to the corner, sat cross-legged, and slowly began cultivating Mad God Battle Energy.
After a while, Mo Yue suddenly said, “Why are you still here? I’m going to rest.”
I stopped cultivating and opened my eyes. Mo Yue was lying on her side, looking at me. Her large eyes were bright and lively, not at all like someone under a restrictive seal.
I smiled helplessly. “It’s not that I don’t want to leave. It’s because this is my room. And just now I told them you were my wife. If I go out, they’ll become suspicious. That could easily bring you harm. Let me stay here. I promise I won’t leave where I’m sitting.”
By the end, my voice had already become pleading.
Mo Yue glared at me, her eyes flickering with complicated emotions. “So that means this blanket, this pillow, and this bed have all been used by you.”
She struggled off the bed and walked toward the stone door.
So that was what bothered her. Actually, not just the blanket, the pillow, and the bed—I had even...
Of course I could not let her leave. Blocking the doorway, I said softly, “Don’t be like this. Right now, both of us are in danger. Can’t you stop caring about so much?”
Mo Yue shoved me hard and shouted, “Move aside.”
Her hands landed right where the narrow sword had wounded me. The pain made me suck in a sharp breath as I staggered back two steps and leaned against the door, my face turning pale. The wound that had just been bandaged started bleeding again, and because I was wearing light-colored clothes, the blood quickly soaked through the fabric in a glaring stain.
A trace of pity flashed through Mo Yue’s eyes. Although I was fighting the pain, I still noticed it. Joy rose in my heart. Could it be that she truly did have feelings for me?
Mo Yue no longer insisted on leaving. Instead, she went to another corner and sat down. “You can go sleep in your filthy bed.”
I shook my head helplessly, sat on the bed, and rewrapped my wound.
“It gets very cold here at night. You’d better sleep on the bed. I’ll remove the blanket cover, pillowcase, and bedsheet. Then it’ll be clean. All right?”
Perhaps because she had never seen me act so submissively before, Mo Yue froze and did not say anything in reply. I quickly stripped off everything I had just mentioned and tossed them into the corner, then gestured invitingly toward the bed.
Using the small bit of Mad God Battle Energy I had just gathered to wrap my hand, I picked up Mo Ming and set it aside. Mo Yue returned to the bed, pulled the blanket over herself, and lay facing inward, refusing to look at me again.
At last, I could breathe easier. Because of my guilt toward Mo Yue, I would have done anything she asked without hesitation. I returned to where I had been sitting earlier. My exhaustion was so intense that I gave up cultivating and leaned there, gradually falling asleep.
When I told Mo Yue it was cold here at night, I had not just been saying it casually. The temperature difference between day and night in this valley was enormous. In the middle of the night, I woke up shivering from the cold. Struggling to my feet, I saw that Mo Yue was already breathing evenly in sleep. I looked around and spotted the discarded blanket cover, pillowcase, and bedsheet in the corner. Something was better than nothing. I gathered the three items, wrapped them around myself, curled up in the corner, and fell asleep again.
So cold. So cold.
My body kept trembling. I wanted to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt unbearably heavy, and my whole body seemed devoid of even the slightest strength. My consciousness was hazy.
Could I have gotten sick?
Ever since Grandmother died years ago, I had thrown myself into training and had never once fallen ill. Why today of all days...?
A cool little hand rested against my forehead, bringing me a great deal of comfort. My awareness slowly faded, and I sank into deep sleep.
“Water... water... water...”
I muttered out my need. A stream of cool water slid over my cracked lips and down my throat, instantly making me feel much better. It seemed that something was removed from my forehead. After a while, it was replaced by something cool and soft. The chill on my forehead and the liquid I had drunk together made me feel much fresher, though my head still felt heavy.
After a long time, my mind finally cleared again. I felt much better than when I had first awakened before. When I opened my eyes, everything in front of me was blurry, and all the joints in my body ached terribly. As my vision gradually cleared, I realized I was lying on the stone bed. No one was around, and everything in the stone room was unchanged. A single oil lamp was lit in the room, and outside the window was complete darkness. It should already be nighttime.
Where had Mo Yue gone?
Anxious, I tried to struggle up, only to find that I had no strength at all. I could only barely move my limbs. Just then, voices arguing came from outside the door.
“No. You can’t go in. He’s sick and needs to rest.”
The voice was cold, but hearing it made me relax immensely. It was Mo Yue’s voice.
“I’m going in precisely because Brother Lei Xiang is sick. Move aside.”
The voice was clear and delicate. It was Song Xue.
Mo Yue gave a cold laugh. “I’m his wife. Since he’s sick, naturally I’ll take care of him. There’s no need for anyone else to worry. This isn’t your first time coming here. You should know that if I say you can’t enter, then you can’t enter.”
I froze. Instantly, overwhelming joy welled up in my heart, and even my illness seemed to improve by another thirty percent. Mo Yue was actually willing to acknowledge she was my wife. It seemed there really was hope of resolving the hatred between us.
“Why?”
Mo Yue said stubbornly, “No reason. If I say you can’t enter, then you can’t.”
A childish voice said, “Cold big sister, just let my sister and me go in and see Brother Lei Xiang. I miss him so much.”
It was Song Song. Hearing how much Song Song missed me made my heart warm. I did not know why, but I always had a peculiar feeling toward him.
Mo Yue’s voice softened somewhat. “Fine. You can go in and see him, but your sister can’t.”
Song Xue sounded furious. “If my brother can see him, why can’t I?”
Mo Yue replied self-righteously, “Because he’s my husband. Aren’t you ashamed, a girl trying to see someone else’s husband?”
“You...”
The door opened. I tilted my head and saw that Song Song had come in alone. It seemed Mo Yue had blocked Song Xue outside. Smiling, I said, “Song Song, you came to see Brother? Come here quickly.”
Song Song ran over to me in just a few steps and climbed onto me. His beautiful big eyes carefully studied my face.
“Brother Lei Xiang, your complexion looks really bad. They said you got sick, so Song Song came to see you. Here, this is what I saved and didn’t want to eat. You eat it. Father says eating more of this is good for your health.”
As he spoke, he pulled my hand over and placed a handful of green beans into it, probably some sort of grain snack. I could not bear to reject his kindness, so I smiled and accepted it.
Song Song whispered, “That cold big sister outside is so fierce. My sister and I came several times today, but she just wouldn’t let us in.”
My heart stirred. Could it be that Mo Yue was jealous of Song Xue? Was that why she had refused to let her in? If so, that meant she was favorably disposed toward me. To be honest, what I felt toward Mo Yue was only deep guilt, not the intense love I felt for Zi Yan and Zi Xue. The wondrous feeling of that union between us back then was still something I could never forget. I had promised the Zi Yan sisters that I would stay alive, and the only way for me to feel at peace in my conscience was to marry Mo Yue.
“Song Song, it’s late. You should hurry back and rest.”
Song Song shook his head. “No. I want to stay with Brother a little longer. Song Song missed Brother Lei Xiang so much.”
I gently stroked the top of his head and said warmly, “Brother Lei Xiang knows Song Song is the best. Be a good boy and go back to rest. You can come again later.”
Song Song pouted and thought about it, then said, “All right. Then I’ll come see Brother again tomorrow. Brother Lei Xiang, you have to get better soon. When you get better, you have to keep Song Song company.”
“I will.”
“Goodbye, Brother Lei Xiang.”
Song Song skipped out happily.
After seeing Song Song off, I took a deep breath and tried to gather the remaining Mad God Battle Energy inside me, only to find that there was not the slightest bit left.
It seemed Song Xue and Song Song had gone. There was no sound outside. After a while, the stone door opened and Mo Yue walked in. She was carrying a basin of water, with a towel draped over its edge. Without saying a word, she stepped closer and set the basin on the table beside the bed. Then she reached out and removed the now-warm towel from my forehead, washed the other one hanging over the basin, wrung it dry, folded it neatly, and placed it on my head.
As I watched her carry out each of these little actions, a wave of warmth rose in my heart. She had probably never done things like this before. A girl who had always been attended by others was now attending to me.
I said, “Thank you, Mo Yue. How long was I unconscious?”
Mo Yue replied coldly, “A full day already. Don’t get the wrong idea. I haven’t forgiven you. I’m only taking care of you because I want to kill you personally later when you recover, and when you do, I won’t hold back. When did you wake up?”
I laughed inwardly, understanding that she was afraid I had heard what she said to Song Xue outside. To spare her embarrassment, I answered, “Ah, I only woke up after Song Song came in just now.”
Mo Yue nodded, seeming to relax.
“You caught a chill last night. Early this morning I found you curled up on the floor, shivering, and only then realized you were sick. So I moved you onto the bed. Yesterday, that person came and gave you some herbal medicine. He said you had to have a cold towel on your head. Are you better now?”
I smiled bitterly. “It’s not that easy. I’m sorry about yesterday. To protect you, I had no choice but to say you were my wife. Now your power has been sealed too, and we have no idea how long it’ll be before we can escape this place. I know you hate me deeply, but during this period while we’re trapped here, I hope you can put the past aside. Only if we work together do we have any hope of escaping. All right?”
Mo Yue stared at my sincere expression for a while before finally saying, “Fine. Do you have any way to escape?”
Seeing her agree so easily filled me with joy. The hatred Mo Yue felt toward me really was diminishing bit by bit. As long as things continued like this, I would have a chance to reconcile with her.
In a soft voice, I said, “Not yet. I still don’t have a very good method, but I’ve already been working at breaking through their seal on me, and there are already some signs of progress. As long as our power can be restored, then there’s hope of escaping. We can’t rush it right now. We have to wait.”
Mo Yue nodded. “Then about how long will it take you to break through the seal?”
“I can’t say. Maybe a few months. Maybe years.”
Mo Yue cried out, “What? That long? Are we really supposed to stay trapped here all that time?”
“What else can we do? You saw Tian Yun’s strength yourself. We have absolutely no power to resist. All we can do is wait for an opportunity.”
Mo Yue fell silent, apparently thinking about something.
A wave of fatigue washed over me. “Help me up. I should go sleep over there instead. It’s late, and you should rest too.”
Mo Yue came back to herself and frowned. “Are you trying to die? You’re already wounded and sick. Stay there and sleep honestly.”
I said helplessly, “If I sleep here, then what about you? It’s very cold here at night. If you get sick too, then won’t that leave us with even less hope?”
Mo Yue snapped, “Mind your own business. Just sleep in your own place. I can take care of myself.”
I turned over and shifted further inward on the bed, putting my back toward her. Then the room darkened as the oil lamp was extinguished. I could practically hear my own heart pounding violently in my chest. The blanket moved, and a gust of cold air swept in. My whole body shivered at once. Then a soft, elastic body slipped in beneath the covers.
Ah. Just as I had expected. Now I no longer needed to worry about Mo Yue. If she hated me to the bone, then even if she froze to death, she would never have come into close contact with me again.
The stone bed was very narrow, so bodily contact was unavoidable. Mo Yue’s body had astonishing softness and resilience. Even through several layers of clothing, I could feel it clearly. She also seemed rather tense. After slipping into the bed, she lay stiffly behind me without moving at all. The blanket was rather small. I guessed that part of her body was probably still outside it, so I gently adjusted the blanket and gave up some of my side.
Mo Yue’s voice was no longer as cold as before. “You’re sick, so you should keep the blanket. I’m only sleeping... sleeping here so we can escape this place. Don’t think anything strange, and don’t move around.”
Girls’ words in bed are usually the reverse of what they really mean. If she says no, then what she really means is yes. Of course I had to seize the chance.
Struggling, I turned over to face her. As her orchid-like breath drifted to my nose with each of her exhalations, I could clearly feel her breathing grow faster. In a low voice, I said, “But it wouldn’t be good if you got sick from the cold either.”
Gathering all my strength, I quickly raised my right arm and wrapped it around Mo Yue, then pressed my body closer. At once, our entire bodies were in contact. Mo Yue let out a startled cry.
“What are you doing?”
Our faces were practically touching. I hurriedly said, “I’m not doing anything. This way both of us can stay under the blanket and not freeze. I promise I won’t do anything.”
With the way I was now, even if I had wanted to do something, my body would never have allowed it.
Under my body heat, Mo Yue’s stiff body gradually softened. She shifted downward a little, rested her head against my chest, wrapped an arm around my waist, and said nothing more. Taking her silence as consent, I tightened my arms around her, my heart surging with excitement. Even my illness seemed to improve considerably. Breathing in the faint fragrance of her hair and feeling the strong temptation of her full body against mine, I could not fall asleep for a long time.
Softly, I asked, “Mo Yue, are you asleep?”
“Mm?”
“I’m sorry.”
Mo Yue raised her head and looked at me, her eyes full of complicated emotions.
“What are you sorry for?”
By the moonlight shining through the window, I gazed steadily into her beautiful eyes.
“Can you give me a chance? I’m willing to spend the rest of my life making up for the harm I caused you.”
At my words, Mo Yue’s whole body trembled. She lowered her head, held me tighter, and did not answer. I continued sincerely, “I know what I did to you back then was despicable and shameless, but at the time I was truly blinded by anger. I know there’s no real feeling between us yet, but we already have the reality of husband and wife. Feelings can be slowly cultivated. Believe me. I will definitely be a good husband. I’ll protect you forever and never let you suffer even the slightest harm. Give me a chance.”
Buried in my arms, Mo Yue trembled continuously, and I could feel my chest becoming damp. I understood that I could not push her too hard right now. As long as she did have feelings for me, then sooner or later things would work out. So I held her tightly and gradually fell asleep in that overwhelming sense of fullness.
When I woke the next morning, the woman in my arms was already gone, and the stone room had returned to its emptiness. My body seemed much better. Struggling, I sat up and called loudly, “Mo Yue!”
The door creaked open, and Mo Yue walked in carrying a basin of steaming hot water. The coldness had vanished from her face, replaced by a trace of shy softness as she came over.
“Are you feeling better?”
I let out a sigh of relief. “Much better. You scared me just now. I thought...”
Mo Yue smiled faintly. “Thought I had left? Did you forget? We’re both prisoners. Where could I go? Wash your face first, then eat something.”
I readily agreed. After washing up, I ate the breakfast the villagers had brought together with her. Like a wife taking care of her husband, Mo Yue tucked the blanket around me, then gathered the bowls and dishes and carried them back out. I realized that I liked this gentle, domestic side of her very much. This version of her was beautiful and deeply moving.