36 Ouyang Ziren
Upon hearing that Liu Hanruo was in imminent danger, the Carefree King could no longer remain seated. Before Hua Nishang could finish speaking, the Carefree King used his lightness skill, and in the blink of an eye, Hua Nishang only saw a purple figure flash by before disappearing without a trace.
Without stopping, the carefree prince headed straight for the prison. In his panic, he kept reassuring himself: No, she would never die like this!
When the carefree king arrived at the dungeon, the contrast between the blinding sunlight and the dim darkness made his eyes feel uncomfortable. After a moment of adjustment, he wandered through the cells and saw in the distance that the door of a cell was wide open, and there seemed to be a person lying motionless inside.
The carefree prince suppressed his panic and entered the cell. He knelt on the ground and gently helped Liu Hanruo up, letting her lean against him. He called Liu Hanruo's name softly and slowly brought his trembling hand to her nose. When he felt a faint breath from her fingertips, the carefree prince's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally calmed down a little.
Without hesitation, the carefree prince gently picked up Liu Hanruo and rushed out of the cell. However, in his extreme worry, he did not hear the faint cry for help from inside the dungeon, which almost caused him to lose Liu Hanruo.
As the carefree prince carried the unconscious Liu Hanruo into the Water Moon Pavilion, he saw Hua Nishang standing at the entrance. She looked worried and asked anxiously:
"Your Highness, how is the Princess Consort? Is there any hope for her?"
The carefree prince didn't speak, and went straight past Hua Nishang to the master bedroom. Seeing this, Hua Nishang curled her lips into a mocking smile, and followed him unhurriedly. To paraphrase her words: she wanted to watch Liu Hanruo slowly and painfully approach death step by step, only then could she vent her hatred!
The carefree prince kicked open the master bedroom door, gently placed Liu Hanruo on the bed, and carefully covered her with a blanket. After settling everything, he coldly asked the maid Tao Hong behind him:
"Where is the imperial physician? Has anyone been sent to summon him?"
"Your Highness, the guard Wang Hai has already entered the palace to request permission in Your Highness's name. I believe the imperial physician will arrive soon," Tao Hong replied respectfully, bowing.
The carefree king nodded, sat quietly by the bed, took Liu Hanruo's right hand, and kept talking to her, trying to arouse her will to live and wake her up.
"Liu Hanruo, aren't you an expert in medicine? What's the point of lying half-dead in bed like this?"
"Liu Hanruo, I haven't found the answer yet. You can't just leave me without a word!"
"Liu Hanruo, if you just leave like this, letting those who harmed you go unpunished, are you willing to accept that?"
"Liu Hanruo, it's just a mere poison. If you die like this, I will despise you for the rest of my life!"
"... "
The carefree prince continued speaking incessantly, but Liu Hanruo remained completely unresponsive, leaving him at a loss. Just then, Wang Hai arrived in haste with Imperial Physician Liu.
Upon recognizing the person on the bed as Liu Hanruo, Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help but mutter to himself:
No wonder people say the royal backyard is a battlefield where people can eat each other. Just a few days ago, one of them collapsed and was barely saved. Now another one has collapsed, and they're both poisoned. Sigh, it seems being a royal wife isn't so easy!
Physician Liu would sometimes take Liu Hanruo's pulse, sometimes examine her eyelids, sometimes look at the tip of her tongue, and then return to taking her pulse. Over and over again, Physician Liu's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and his face grew increasingly grim. Physician Liu then took out twelve silver needles and inserted them with great speed and precision, sealing several acupoints around the heart. After finishing, he stood up and knelt down before Prince Xiaoyao.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has been poisoned by two kinds of deadly poisons. One is called Duan Chang San, and the other is called Wu Zhang Du. Ordinary people would die from bleeding from all seven orifices no matter which one they ingested, and there would be no way to save them. However, the Princess Consort ingested two poisons at once. Perhaps the effects of the medicines clashed, creating a new effect, which is why the Princess Consort has survived until now."
"Is there any hope?" The Carefree King took a deep breath and asked.
"This humble official is incompetent and cannot save the princess. This humble official can only use twelve silver needles to temporarily seal the twelve acupoints on the princess's body to prevent the poison from invading her heart. However, this method can only prolong the princess's life for five days. After five days, she will still not escape death."
Is there no other way?
After thinking for a moment, Imperial Physician Liu respectfully said:
"Your Highness, my medical skills are lacking, and this is the only method I can think of to prolong the Princess's life. However, Your Highness can use these five days to search for the most legendary doctor in the martial arts world—the Ghost Doctor. It is said that he is well-versed in medical principles and has even more knowledge of poisons. Perhaps he will have a way to save the Princess, but..."
"But what?" Hearing hope, Prince Xiaoyao seemed slightly excited and urged Imperial Physician Liu.
"Rumor has it that the Ghost Doctor wanders the world without a fixed abode, making his whereabouts a mystery. Moreover, according to rumors, the Ghost Doctor has a strange ailment: he only seeks to treat patients based on his personal affinity, nothing else! If you are someone he feels a connection with, as long as you have a breath left, even the King of Hell can't snatch you from his clutches; if you are somewhere in between, he will gamble with you, and if you win, he will treat you; but if you are not someone he feels a connection with, he won't say much and will directly send the person you want to treat to the King of Hell. Therefore, many people dare not let the Ghost Doctor treat them even if they are sick, for fear that they will be treated to death before they die from the illness."
After a moment of contemplation, the carefree king asked again:
"Old Imperial Physician Liu, what do you think of it as a direct disciple of the Ghost Doctor?"
"Since he is the Ghost Doctor's prized student, his medical skills must be superior to mine. Why not give him a try?"
Immediately, the carefree prince ordered Wang Hai to quickly invite Ouyang Ziren, while the others waited anxiously in the bedroom, eagerly anticipating what was to come, except for Hua Nishang, who was desperately suppressing the urge to rush up and pull out the silver needles.
Time passed slowly as they waited. An hour later, Ouyang Ziren appeared in the master bedroom of Shuiyue Pavilion. Along the way, he had already heard Wang Hai explain the whole situation in general.
Ouyang Ziren glanced at the anxious Prince Xiaoyao and smiled faintly. He had just been carefully examining Liu Hanruo, but when he touched her faint pulse, his smile vanished and his face turned extremely ugly. He looked at Prince Xiaoyao with a complicated expression, hesitant to speak.
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