“Medical Lady Sun, General Huo, he—”
“Princess Shi’an, I’ve already told you many times. General Huo is fine. It’s Miss Jiang who is seriously injured and needs the golden needle acupuncture technique.
General Huo is just standing by to guard her, just in case.
If you and His Highness the Third Prince have something important to discuss, wouldn’t it be better to go to the palace and talk with His Majesty? Don’t waste time here.”
Mu Shi’an’s face turned red.
Of course, she knew all that.
What she really wanted to ask was, why was Huo Ci so worried about that merchant’s daughter, the one who had already divorced him?
He was even willing to harm his own body to help her.
She had heard from her parents and elders that the golden needle acupuncture technique consumes a lot of energy and spirit.
Even a martial arts master with strong internal energy couldn’t come out of it unscathed.
Tonight was a crucial moment for the negotiations among the three kingdoms. How could Huo Ci…
Since he still had such deep feelings for that person, why did he divorce her?
And why did he say those misleading things to her, making her happy for nothing?
“Medical Lady Sun, the three kingdoms are negotiating tonight. Beiluo harbors evil intentions, and Daxia is an enemy, not a friend.
If anything happens to General Huo, I’m afraid Xizhou will be in great danger!”
Xiao Chonghua looked grave and spoke urgently, as if Huo Ci would be condemned by history if he didn’t come out soon.
Sun Yaxiang furrowed her brow. “Your Highness, you’re really putting me in a difficult position.
This is General Huo’s own choice. How can others criticize it?
Besides, he’s just acting as a protector. You two really don’t need to be so tense.”
She could clearly see Mu Shi’an’s feelings for Huo Ci.
No matter how noble Princess Shi’an was, she was still just a young girl.
When a young girl is in love, the emotion in her eyes is so thick it could smother someone.
Seeing Mu Shi’an sometimes shy, sometimes sorrowful, Sun Yaxiang secretly curled her lip, made up an excuse, and slipped away to her grandfather’s courtyard.
She had long considered Jiang Xingyan a close friend.
From the very first time she met Jiang Xingyan, Sun Yaxiang felt pity for her.
She felt sorry for her, a lonely, weak woman, suffering so much in the back courtyard of the general’s mansion.
That great hero everyone admired turned out to be a heartless, faithless man!
Hmph, truly, there isn’t a single good man in this world.
Over the years, she had treated tens of thousands of women’s illnesses, and most of them were caused by men.
Men always end up hurting women.
Even General Huo, who protects the country, is no exception.
She quietly peered through the crack in the door.
The strange scene inside almost made her gasp out loud.
She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, her heart pounding wildly in her throat.
Inside, her grandfather, drenched in sweat, was inserting golden needles one by one into “Huo Ci’s” body with perfect precision.
“Huo Ci,” whose back looked like a porcupine, appeared completely at ease, showing no signs of pain.
Meanwhile, “Jiang Xingyan,” lying on the side, was in so much pain she was drenched in sweat, her body arched, too weak even to cry out.
“Don’t just stand there staring!
Go get two buckets of hot water.”
Sun Miao’s voice was strained with exhaustion.
Sun Yaxiang jolted into action and quickly went to help.
Soon, she carried in two large buckets billowing with steam.
Jiang Xingyan’s eyes widened. Only now did she realize that this graceful-looking medical lady possessed inherent divine strength.
Feeling “Huo Ci’s” gaze, Sun Yaxiang waved her arm at “him” in a threatening manner.
As if to say: If I find out you’ve been mistreating your wife again, just you wait.
Jiang Xingyan couldn’t help but adore her even more.
She had already decided in her heart that Sun Yaxiang was a friend she could cherish for a lifetime, and she couldn’t wait to get closer to her once they swapped back.
“Put both of them in the tubs to soak.
Prepare the medicine according to this prescription and add it to the water.”
Sun Miao was so exhausted he could barely breathe.
He knew that running into that rascal “Huo Ci” never meant anything good!
This old life of his was going to be worn out by his antics sooner or later!
Sun Yaxiang scooped up “Jiang Xingyan” and gently placed her in a tub.
When she turned around, “Huo Ci” had already obediently sat down in his own tub and even gave her a meek smile.
Sun Yaxiang shot “Huo Ci” a look of disdain.
At least you know what’s good for you.
Otherwise, she would have hooked him and tossed him in!
Jiang Xingyan could feel Huo Ci’s meridians slowly being rebuilt.
It was a tingly, slightly itchy sensation, and combined with the comfortably hot water, it felt incredibly pleasant.
But looking over at Huo Ci, he was frowning in pain, tossing and turning in the water, looking absolutely miserable.
An hour passed.
After Jiang Xingyan experienced bleeding from her seven orifices three times, Huo Ci’s condition finally stabilized.
Yun Chunfeng arrived late.
Old Doctor Sun was eagerly waiting to see if he had brought any miraculous pills.
Instead, he saw that Yun Chunfeng was only carrying a baby girl.
Before Sun Miao could feel disappointed, Yun Chunfeng was already standing in front of him.
While he wasn’t paying attention, Xiao Ya reached out and popped a sugar pill into Sun Miao’s mouth.
Sun Miao: ?
Yun Chunfeng smiled faintly. “Doctor Sun, you’ve worked hard. Have something to replenish your energy.”
Doctor Sun’s nameless anger flared up instantly.
“It’s just a sugar pill, what can it replenish—
Hmm? Wait!”
Sun Miao realized his back didn’t ache, his legs didn’t hurt, and his arms felt strong again.
Even the shortness of breath, dizziness, and blurry vision that came with age were gone.
His eyesight was now as clear as a mirror.
The National Advisor truly is a god descended to earth!
Yun Chunfeng had brought change of clothes for both of them, as if he had known this would happen all along.
Qiuyan and Chunxue attended to the unconscious Huo Ci to help him change, while Jiang Xingyan went to the inner room herself.
Old Doctor Sun was reluctant to give up and wanted to get some more miraculous medicine for “Huo Ci.”
“National Advisor, look, although General Huo’s meridians have been reconnected, he cannot use his internal energy for seven days.
If the meridians break again, even a celestial being couldn’t fix them, and he’d be crippled for life!”
Yun Chunfeng still had that faint smile on his lips, but his words were as sharp as frost.
“So be it. It would be what he deserves. What does that have to do with me?”
Sun Miao: ?
Wait, you two spend every day together all lovey-dovey, how is it none of your business now?
I never expected this from you, National Advisor—
Hold on!
Something’s off!
The bizarre truth Sun Miao had suspected suddenly popped into his mind.
If that were true, then the person the National Advisor truly had feelings for would be—
Sun Miao felt like a lost badger in a melon patch, not knowing which melon to eat first.
How could the National Advisor be a wife-picker?
He looked up and met Yun Chunfeng’s deep, piercing gaze.
The hidden threat in it sent a chill down his spine.
“Doctor Sun, be careful with your words.”
Doctor Sun nodded repeatedly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and fled.
He knew it!
Curiosity would be the death of everything!
Jiang Xingyan came out dressed in a set of mountain-pattern armor, looking imposing and brilliantly heroic.
But only she knew how weak Huo Ci’s body really was at that moment.
“Brother Yun, I have no strength at all, and not a trace of internal energy.
Is there any medicine that can help?”
Yun Chunfeng’s demeanor changed completely from the cold sharpness he’d shown Sun Miao, becoming soft and almost pitiful.
“But, Brother Yun doesn’t want to give him the pills that Brother Yun worked so hard to refine.”
Far away on the Immortal Mountain, Fourth Senior Brother, Daoist Zhuihua, unexpectedly and violently sneezed.
A fresh batch of pills was ruined by his sneeze, all covered in ash.
They could no longer be sold at a high price.
He flew into a rage: “Who’s been gossiping about me behind my back?”
He did a quick calculation and got even angrier. “Who refined them? Tell me who refined them, Xiao Jiu!”
Not knowing the inside story, Jiang Xingyan laughed and scolded Yun Chunfeng playfully. “Oh, come on. Then how am I supposed to protect myself?
The banquet tonight is probably going to be quite lively, isn’t it?”
Yun Chunfeng, as if sulking, huffed, “The young lady said she would rely on Brother Yun.
Do you think that with Brother Yun here, I’d let anyone hurt the young lady?”
Xiao Ya, nestled in Yun Chunfeng’s arms, looked left at her mother, then right at her uncle, and suddenly clapped her hands and laughed.
“Uncle is being whiny! Uncle is whining at Mother!”
Both of them blushed deeply.
Jiang Xingyan smiled, took Xiao Ya into her arms, and gently pinched her little cheek.
“Really now, how does little Yaya know what whining is?”
Xiao Ya shook her little topknot. “Xiao Ya just knows, hehe.”
Neither of them noticed that although Huo Ci in the inner room was still unconscious, his ears could still hear the sounds around him.
The bitter envy in his heart immediately flowed out from the corners of his eyes.
You three are the real family, aren’t you!
“Princess Huaiwan has arrived!”
An announcement shattered the brief tranquility.
