Youyi stared blankly at Xuanyuan Peng's gray eyes, which were very similar to Xuanyuan Zhan's.
This must be that kid's biological father, these eyes really are exactly the same!
Youyi stepped forward to check Xuanyuan Peng's pulse. After examining him for a while, he suddenly channeled his internal energy into Xuanyuan Peng's body.
Xuanyuan Peng had experienced this once before, so he was mentally prepared this time.
Even so, the process of adding internal energy still caused him unbearable pain.
Xuanyuan Peng gritted his teeth and endured it until the Gu worm in his brain sensed the internal force and began to run wildly through his mind. Finally, Xuanyuan Peng couldn't bear it any longer and shouted.
Hearing the commotion inside, the eunuchs on night watch outside immediately became worried again: "Ninth Eunuch..."
"It's nothing, His Majesty has just fallen ill again," Zong Jiu said from the inner room to the outside.
The eunuchs outside, used to it, stopped asking questions.
The Emperor hadn't fallen ill for several days, so why did he suddenly fall ill again today?
However, the Emperor suffers so much every time he falls ill, so I'm afraid his illness will be very difficult to cure!
Now the second and third princes are jointly overseeing the country, and it is said that there are constant arguments in the court every day, with officials lamenting their fate.
It wasn't just in the imperial court; the entire palace was thrown into turmoil by the two men's constantly changing and reneging policies. Now I think it would have been better if His Highness the Holy King were in the capital.
In that case, the Emperor would directly entrust all state affairs to His Highness the Holy King. Previously, His Highness the Holy King had handled state affairs for the Emperor in an orderly manner and had never made a mistake.
Now that the Second Prince and the Third Prince are compared to His Highness the Holy King, it's finally clear who is superior.
Most importantly, the Emperor's health is deteriorating day by day, and they, his servants, are truly afraid that the Emperor might accidentally pass away. If that happens, the Eastern Chu kingdom will fall into the hands of the Second Prince and the Third Prince, and they, his servants, will likely not have a good life either.
Inside the inner hall, after Youyi activated the Gu worm within Xuanyuan Peng's body, he also used a silver needle to prick the Gu worm and obtain its juice. After that, Youyi stopped outputting his internal energy.
After just this commotion, Xuanyuan Peng was drenched in sweat and collapsed weakly onto the large pillow.
"Your Majesty." Zong Jiu felt extremely distressed and quickly went over to get a cloth, soaked it in hot water, and came over to wipe Xuan Yuanpeng's sweat.
Youyi first examined the color of the Gu worm's juice, then placed the silver needle, which was covered in the juice, on the candlestick to heat it.
Soon, an indescribable odor filled the inner hall.
Upon smelling the odor, You Yi's expression changed slightly: "He was indeed afflicted with the Puppet Gu."
Dao Yi raised an eyebrow. It seemed his deduction was correct; the Emperor had indeed been afflicted by the puppet curse.
However, Youyi's Gu technique is indeed much better than his. He had to go back and study for a long time before he could figure out this puppet Gu. He just smelled it and confirmed that it was a puppet Gu.
"Do you have a way to cure this puppet curse?"
Not only Dao Yi, but everyone else also looked at You Yi with great anticipation.
Youyi didn't answer, but only glanced helplessly at Xuanyuan Peng.
Xuanyuan Peng seemed to have understood Youyi's meaning, and his originally hopeful gray eyes instantly became dull and lifeless.
After a while, Xuanyuan Peng seemed to have regained some strength and looked at Zong Jiu: "Take Doctor Luo and Master Daoyi to the outer hall to rest. I have something to say to Master Youyi."
"Yes." Zong Jiu looked at Xuan Yuanpeng with heartache, responded, and then led Pei Luo and the others to the outer room.
Hang Yuqing also consciously retreated to the outer room.
After everyone had left, Xuanyuan Peng looked at You Yi and asked, "Is there no cure for the puppet gu in my body?"
Youyi felt a pang of pity, but didn't want to lie to him: "Yes. The Puppet Gu is an incurable Gu. If the Puppet Gu is not cured, you will not only be controlled and treated as a puppet, but you will also suffer from tuberculosis and not live much longer. Even if the Puppet Gu is cured, you will still die. I can only extend your life by three days at most, and I can't do more than that."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Peng's heart trembled violently, and he instantly froze.
Zong Jiu and the others outside could hear You Yi's words clearly.
Zong Jiu and Hang Yuqing immediately felt a pang of heartache. This puppet gu was so vicious that there was no way to remove it; removing it meant certain death...
That third prince actually used such a vicious Gu technique on the emperor; his intentions were truly wicked!
It's a shame that the Emperor still can't bring himself to harm him, yet he shows no regard for the bond between father and son. How can someone with such wolfish ambition and venomous heart be worthy of being the ruler of this country!
Pei Luo and Dao Yi hadn't expected that this puppet gu would be so domineering, an unsolvable gu!
After a long while, Xuanyuan Peng finally recovered from his despair: "Do you have a way to free me from the control of this puppet gu?"
You Yi shook his head directly: "Unless you remove the puppet gu, you will be controlled by this gu worm until you die."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Peng's heart sank to the bottom again, especially since he kept repeating "death" over and over, which made his head start to ache.
He's really afraid to hear that word now.
You Yi knew he had been too blunt, so he quickly reassured him, "I've already checked you. The puppet gu in your body hasn't been activated yet, so you shouldn't be under control for the time being."
Xuanyuan Peng remained silent for a moment before saying, "If we want to remove the curse, do we need to find the person who placed the curse on me?"
You Yi raised an eyebrow: "It should be. This kind of puppet gu is also a mother-child gu. Usually, the mother gu is in the body of the person who cast the gu on you. If he wants to control you, he must plant the mother gu of the puppet gu in himself. Now it seems that he has not planted the mother gu yet, or he has planted it but has not yet activated the mother gu to control you. If you want to remove the gu, you must first get the mother gu in his body."
Xuanyuan Peng frowned: "Will taking out the mother Gu harm him?"
"No," Youyi said, then wanted to remind him, "But if you're going to remove the curse..."
“I know.” Before You Yi could finish speaking, Xuan Yuanpeng interrupted him. He was now a little afraid to hear that word: “So I don’t want to remove the Gu for the time being.”
Although he didn't want to be controlled and was very afraid of being controlled, he didn't want to die and was even more afraid of dying!
He must hold on until Zhan'er returns to the capital. Once Zhan'er is back, he will deal with Xuan Yuan Yu. He must hand over the throne of Dong Chu to Zhan'er before he dies!
Youyi nodded in understanding.
Even if one were to break free from the control of the puppet gu, they would still die.
He doesn't want to remove the curse for the time being, which I can understand.
Xuanyuan Peng suddenly called out to the outer hall, "Please invite Physician Luo and Master Daoyi in."
Zong Jiu immediately gestured to Pei Luo and Dao Yi to invite them.
The two entered the inner hall together.
Xuanyuan Peng said bitterly, "I'm sure you two heard what Master Youyi just said. I have another request."
"You say it." Dao Yi looked at Xuan Yuanpeng and suddenly felt a little sorry for him.
Although he was an emperor, even his own son plotted against him. Now, even knowing that he was doomed, he probably wouldn't have time to grieve; he would have to think about how to protect the Eastern Chu kingdom.
Xuanyuan Peng spoke weakly, "I hope you will not tell Ya'er about the incurable puppet gu."
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