...When Youyi saw the two of them avoiding him, he was so angry that he wanted to strangle them.
Helpless, You Yi could only explain, "This kind of puppet Gu burrows into a person's brain, and it's actually very difficult to remove. Even if you could remove it, it would damage the brain, so..."
"cough!"
"Cough cough!"
As You Yi spoke the truth more and more fluently, Pei Luo and Dao Yi coughed repeatedly to remind him.
The Emperor asked him to help keep it a secret from Bai Yatou, but he just told the whole truth!
Hearing the series of piercing coughs, Youyi simply gave up: "The two of them know the details better than I do. Ask them."
Bai looked at Pei Luo and Dao Yi strangely, and seeing that their expressions were off, she looked at You Yi suspiciously: "What's wrong? Are you hiding something from me?"
Bai's question made Pei Luo and Dao Yi tremble with fear.
“No, how could we possibly be hiding anything from you!” Pei Luo spoke first.
Dao Yi quickly chimed in, "That's right, what could we possibly be hiding from you!"
Bai glared at Dao Yi and reminded him, "Uncle-Master, monks do not lie."
Dao Yi chuckled dryly, "I'm not spouting any nonsense. Don't listen to this kid You Yi trying to sow discord."
Buddha, Buddha, I am no longer Dao Yi, I am Lu Shao.
Please do not blame Dao Yi for Lu Shao's sins, Amitabha!
Bai was very clever; she could easily see that something was amiss. She sat down and said, "What exactly happened? If you don't tell me the truth today, none of you are allowed to leave!"
Pei Luo, You Yi, and Dao Yi exchanged a glance, all with expressions of utter dismay.
Even if they don't say it, we can guess pretty much by now.
Pei Luo and Dao Yi stared at You Yi in unison.
It's all Youyi's fault for talking nonsense. Now look what happened, you can't make up for it now!
When Youyi saw that they still dared to glare at him, he became extremely angry.
Now you know it's his fault? Why didn't you help him cover up his lie earlier?
Let him make it up all by himself; the fact that he didn't tell the whole story is already impressive.
You Yi considered his words carefully before speaking again: "It's like this, the puppet gu can be removed, but because the puppet gu is in the brain, the removal process is extremely dangerous. If it's not done properly, you'll either die, go insane, or become paralyzed."
...Pei Luo and Dao Yi's temples bulged again upon hearing this.
This guy is really good at making up lies. He'd rather tell the truth than lie like this. Isn't this even more worrying?
Sure enough, Bai was quite frightened upon hearing this and immediately said nervously, "It's so serious, what are the chances of a full recovery?"
Youyi started swallowing again. Could he really say there was not even a ten percent chance?
"Fifty percent, fifty percent..."
Bai's heart sank to the bottom.
Only 50%?
The emperor has only a 50% chance of recovering; the remaining 50% will either die, go insane, or become paralyzed.
"So he doesn't want to remove the curse for the time being?"
You Yi nodded: "Yes, he probably still has things to finish, so he's unwilling to remove the curse for the time being. But I also told him that he can call me whenever he wants to remove the curse."
Bai's eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
Xuanyuan Peng is waiting for Zhan'er to come back!
I wonder what the situation is like in the North, and when Zhan'er will be able to return.
Pei Luo and Dao Yi both glared at You Yi when they saw that Bai Shi was distracted again.
Youyi was bewildered by the stares from the two men.
What's wrong with him again?
He had finally managed to cover up the lie, and now these two were glaring at him!
Seeing Bai's worried expression, Pei Luo comforted her, "Don't worry too much. There's still a 50% chance of you recovering."
Dao Yi also chimed in with words of comfort: "Yes, perhaps His Majesty will be very lucky and recover completely."
Looking at Dao Yi's blatant lying, You Yi couldn't help but wonder if he had truly become a monk!
You just spout lies so easily!
It took Bai a while to recover before she looked at Youyi again: "What needs to be done to remove the poison?"
You Yi raised an eyebrow: "To remove the Gu, you need to find the mother Gu. If you find the person who cast the Gu, you can remove it. It's not difficult."
Bai nodded silently.
The person who cast the Gu poison was Xuan Yuan Yu, so finding the mother Gu should only require finding Xuan Yuan Yu.
Although there's only a 50% chance of a complete cure with the antidote, it still needs to be removed. Otherwise, once Xuanyuan Yu figurees out how to deal with the antidote, he might control Xuanyuan Peng.
Even though it's dangerous, there's still a 50% chance of recovery. What if Xuanyuan Peng gets lucky and recovers completely?
And even if he's really unlucky and goes crazy or becomes paralyzed, there will be someone to take care of him.
As for the worst-case scenario, Bai didn't even consider it; he dared not even think about it.
There's a 50% chance of recovery, so it shouldn't be that easy to die!
Although this puppet curse must be removed, just as Xuanyuan Peng thought, now is clearly not the best time to remove it.
We should wait until Zhan'er returns to the capital before considering removing the curse.
With Doctor Luo and his uncle in the capital, Xuanyuan Peng should be able to hold out until Zhan'er returns.
With a clearer understanding of the situation, Bai Shi was less flustered. Looking at Pei Luo and Dao Yi, she said, "Alright, everyone must be tired from all the running around. It's already past midnight, so you should all go and rest."
Seeing that Bai seemed much more relaxed, Pei Luo and the others silently breathed a sigh of relief.
That finally smoothed things over.
"I'm really sleepy, I'm going to sleep." Seeing that she had finally gotten away with it, Youyi got up and ran away.
"It's getting late, you should get some rest too."
Pei Luo and Dao Yi, fearing their cover would be blown, also ran away.
Su Xuening took in the strange behavior and expressions of these people, and stood up, saying, "Yun An and I will also return to Linshui Pavilion first."
"Go ahead." Bai Shi patted Su Yun'an's head apologetically.
This child has been traveling all the way back from Sujia Village and hasn't had a chance to rest yet.
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an took their leave together.
After leaving Ningxiang Garden, Su Xuening did not take Su Yun'an back to Linshui Pavilion, but went directly to the guest garden.
Upon seeing the path Su Xuening took, Su Yun'an immediately seemed to understand something and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Sister, do you also think there's something wrong with Master and Uncle?"
"You noticed it too?"
Su Xuening had long noticed the strangeness of her master, her uncle, and Master Daoyi.
It's certain that Master and Uncle-Master are hiding something from Mother.
Su Yun'an said with a forced smile, "Master has never had such an expression, and Uncle-Master is not good at lying either."
My uncle is usually very quick to speak, so I imagine he's been holding back these words for a while.
Moreover, it's clear that my uncle isn't very good at lying; he stumbled over this little lie!
Su Xuening sighed helplessly. Even Yun An could see it, but her mother couldn't. This was probably a case of being too concerned to notice.
Su Xuening led Su Yun'an to the guest house.
Just as Youyi was about to close the door and go to sleep, he saw a large and a small figure blocking the doorway.
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