"I don't know. Divine Doctor, please take a look! The imperial physician said he's just asleep and will wake up soon, but it's been a whole night and the Emperor shows no signs of waking up." Yueying said to Rongyu with a sob in her voice.
Rong Yu wheeled himself to Luo Jiu's bedside. Gu Muchen showed no intention of making way, so he could only try to ignore him and put his hand on Luo Jiu's wrist.
After a moment, Rong Yu's expression darkened further. His hand remained on Luo Jiu's wrist, his brows furrowed, and he remained silent for a long time.
"Young Master, what's wrong with His Majesty?" Yueying asked anxiously.
“His Majesty is not ill, he has been poisoned by a curse.” Rong Yu seemed to have given up, and lowered his hand, placing Luo Jiu’s fair hand back under the covers.
"Poisoned!" Yueying exclaimed in disbelief. Who had the audacity to use poison on the emperor of Qi? Were they courting death?
"Is there a way to treat it?"
Gu Muchen understood what had happened when he learned that Luo Jiu had been poisoned by Gu. Gu magic was a specialty of the Southern Kingdom, and besides, the Southern Kingdom's Holy Maiden was still in Qi Kingdom. Therefore, it was obvious who had cast the Gu spell.
But now the important thing is to find a way to draw out the Gu from Luo Jiu's body and awaken her.
"The person who used Gu is extremely vicious. I don't know much about Gu techniques, but I know that the Emperor's body should contain a child Gu, while the mother Gu should be in the hands of the person who used Gu."
It was unclear what she intended to do. The Gu worm, moving within the Emperor's body, showed no immediate intention of devouring his internal organs; it merely put the Emperor into a deep sleep.
"So, is this still the best-case scenario?" Yueying's tears instantly streamed down her face. Rong Yu's explanation did nothing to comfort her.
Rong Yu nodded and said, "At present, the only way is to find the person who released the Gu and force her to hand over the mother Gu before the Emperor will wake up."
"But the person who cast the spell..."
Before Yueying could finish speaking, Rongyu interrupted, "I presume His Majesty the Regent already knows."
He looked up and met Gu Muchen's bloodshot eyes. After a moment, he said again:
"In that case, I hope that you can find the murderer. I will do my best to protect His Majesty from the Gu worms during this time."
Gu Muchen didn't speak, but lifted Luo Jiu's hand, rubbed it gently, and said softly, "Little Jiu, wait for your royal uncle to come back."
After saying that, she gently tucked the blanket around Luo Jiu and walked towards the door.
After a moment, he paused, as if he had thought of something, and turned back to Rong Yu, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Rong Yu." Then he strode out.
Rong Yu lowered her head and smiled bitterly. She had known this person for a long time, and their relationship had always been one of business dealings. When had she ever heard this person lower his head and utter the word "trouble"?
This only shows that the person in his bed is extremely important to him, and he is afraid that if he leaves, he will be treated carelessly.
There's no need for that. The person lying in that bed is also a treasure in my heart, a deep love. They are also my only regret, someone I could only meet once in a lifetime.
"Father-in-law, please bring my page and the old books from home."
Eunuch Li accepted the order and led Yueying away. Now only Rongyu and Luojiu remained in the room.
Rong Yu sat in his wheelchair, looking at Luo Jiu lying on the bed, and murmured, "Only at times like this can I really look at you properly."
Rong Yu stroked the red string with Buddhist beads on Luo Jiu's wrist and sighed softly, his sigh containing a lot of unspeakable helplessness.
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