Chapter 39: To save his father, he revealed his true form!
The Anguo Princess's residence was quiet, with only the occasional rustling of armor plates from the patrolling guards as they passed by.
Mu Yu slid off the bed silently, without even putting on shoes, her bare, delicate little feet stepping onto the cold floor.
She tiptoed out like a nimble kitten, pushed open the door, and slipped out.
My father's room is right next door.
He was exhausted. He had rushed back to Beijing from the southwestern battlefield and had barely slept. He was sleeping soundly at this moment.
Mu Yu easily pushed open the door and went inside.
The room was filled with a faint, calming fragrance, mixed with the father's unique, masculine scent, a blend of sweat and rust.
She walked to the bedside and, by the faint moonlight filtering in from the window, looked at the man sleeping soundly on the bed, as deep as a mountain.
When he was asleep, he was not as dignified as he was during the day; his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, revealing a rare vulnerability.
Mu Yu reached out her small hand and gently stroked his brow.
"Father, don't be afraid, Xiaoyuer is here to save you," she said in a voice only she could hear.
After she finished speaking, she took a deep breath, her small face full of seriousness.
In the sea of consciousness, she issued commands to the scroll "The Record of Auspicious Carp and Clouds".
"Prime Minister Turtle, is there any way to kill that stinking bug?"
The scroll shimmered with light, revealing lines of ancient golden characters.
"The Heart-Eating Gu feeds on the heart's blood and is connected to the host's heart meridian. If it is forcibly separated, the host will die."
Mu Yu's heart sank.
"What should we do? We can't let it stay inside Father's body forever!"
The scroll changed again: "It requires the power of utmost Yang to slowly purify it, causing it to wither and fall off on its own. This method is dangerous and cannot be done by anyone without great perseverance and good fortune."
The purest and most yang power?
Mu Yu thought about it, and it seemed like she did have one.
As the Koi Princess, she is an auspicious spirit, and her power is pure and yang.
"How do I do it?" she pressed.
"Drawing upon the koi's original spiritual energy, it is transferred into the host's body, using the heart as a guide to directly strike the Gu worm."
Is there any danger?
The scroll remained silent for a moment before a line of text appeared: "The backlash of spiritual energy is beyond the capacity of your young body to withstand. At best, it will cause severe injury; at worst, it will cause your very essence to crumble."
Mu Yu clenched her small hands tightly.
Severely injured? The source of life collapsing?
She was only four and a half years old. She was afraid of pain and also afraid of dying.
But……
Looking at her father sleeping soundly on the bed, she remembered his laughter as he lifted her high above his head, the gentle way he lightly tickled her cheek with his stubble, and the way he dared to draw his sword against the Crown Prince in the imperial palace for her sake.
Her father was her everything.
If the sky were to fall, how could she still eat sweet cakes, sleep in late, and be a carefree little good-for-nothing?
no!
"Never mind!" she shouted in her heart. "My father is gone, what use is this fish skin to me! Prime Minister Turtle, tell me the most powerful method!"
"The Tale of the Koi and Auspicious Clouds" seemed to sense her determination, and its radiance shone brightly.
A line of text, never before seen and carrying a hint of dragon's might, slowly emerged.
"I can use the power of dragon scales to protect your heart meridian and forcibly purify it. The cost... is unknown."
The power of dragon scales?
Mu Yu recalled the small, warm, golden scale that was in her mouth when she was born.
She always wore that scale close to her body, hidden inside her collar, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer.
Without hesitation, she pulled the dragon scale strung on a red string from her neck.
Under the moonlight, the tiny scales emitted a soft golden glow, as if they were pulsating gently with life.
This is it!
Mu Yu imitated the wise man in the storybook, sitting cross-legged on the footstool by the bed and pressing the dragon scale tightly against her heart.
Then, she stretched out her other chubby little hand, trembling, and placed it on Mu Fang's chest, right in front of his heart.
"In the name of Mu Yu..." she closed her eyes and recited in a childish yet extremely solemn voice, "Imperial decree! Purification!"
In an instant, the dragon scale on her chest suddenly became scalding hot!
A golden, warm current, vast and majestic, unlike anything she had ever experienced before, surged forth from the dragon scales and instantly flowed through her limbs and bones!
"Hmm!"
Mu Yu groaned, feeling as if she had been thrown into a giant furnace, her blood boiling!
This force is too powerful!
It was simply beyond the control of her four-and-a-half-year-old body!
The golden power surged uncontrollably along her arm and violently into Mu Fang's body!
In her vision through her Eye of Fortune, the golden torrent, like an awakened, furious dragon, roared and rushed into Mu Fang's meridians, heading straight for the black Gu worm on his heart!
"squeak--!!!"
As if sensing the arrival of its natural enemy, the Heart-Eating Gu let out a silent shriek, and its black tentacles tightened suddenly, as if to crush Mu Fang's heart!
Mu Fang, who was fast asleep, suddenly arched his body, veins bulging on his forehead, an expression of extreme pain on his face, and a low growl like that of a wild beast came out of his throat.
"Father!" Mu Yu was terrified.
She tried to pull her hand back, but the golden power was like a flood that had been released, completely beyond her control!
"Purify it for me!" Mu Yu gritted her teeth and mobilized all the blessings accumulated in the small pond in her sea of consciousness, adding them to the golden power!
If the power of dragon scales is a raging fire of extreme strength and yang, then her blessings are like gentle and mellow lamp oil.
When lamp oil is poured onto a raging fire, the flames instantly swell up!
Golden light formed a visible, high-speed vortex on Mu Fang's chest!
The black Heart-Eating Gu let out a desperate wail at the center of the golden vortex.
Its tendrils, deeply embedded in its heart, were slowly pulled from its flesh and blood, burned, and turned into nothingness.
Its body, too, melted and decomposed inch by inch in this pure and yang flame, and finally, with a "poof," it turned into a wisp of black smoke and completely dissipated!
It's done!
Mu Yu was overjoyed and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
A sudden change has occurred!
The dragon scale power, which had completed its mission but remained incredibly violent, lost its target and began to rampage wildly within her and Mu Fang's bodies!
"Oh no!" Mu Yu's expression changed drastically.
This force is about to get out of control!
Under the impact of this force, fine beads of blood began to seep from Mu Fang's skin, making him look like a boiled shrimp.
As for Mu Yu herself, the situation was even worse!
The backlash from that force surged towards her even more fiercely!
"ah--!"
She could no longer hold back and let out a piercing scream.
My skin felt like it was being torn apart, and the pain was excruciating!
She looked down and saw that on her fair arms, beneath the skin, there were small, metallic bumps protruding!
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of soft "poof poof poof" sounds!
Palm-sized, crystal-clear scales, shimmering with iridescent light, were actually squeezed out from under her skin!
Arms, thighs, back, neck...
In the blink of an eye, except for her face, her entire body was covered with a layer of fine, beautiful fish scales!
She...she revealed her true form?!
No, it's not the complete original form; it's half-human, half-fish!
The intense pain and the bizarre scene before her eyes left Mu Yu's mind blank.
Her body went limp, and she fell off the footstool with a thud.
"who!"
A low, wary shout came from outside the door.
It's Xiao Beichen!
He was on night duty at the Princess's residence tonight when he heard Mu Yu's screams and the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, so he rushed over immediately!
"Bang!"
The door was kicked open.
Xiao Beichen, spear in hand, charged in and shouted sharply, "There are spikes..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
He stared blankly at the scene before him, completely petrified.
Inside the room, Princess Anguo's small bed was empty.
General Mu Fang lay on the bed, covered in blood and unconscious.
Beside the bed, a creature covered in colorful scales, resembling a small monster, was curled up on the floor, trembling.
That thing was still wearing Princess Anguo's pink nightgown.
"A...monster?" Xiao Beichen's voice trembled.
The little creature on the ground heard the sound and slowly raised its head.
Under the moonlight, that little face, pale with pain and terror, those large, amber eyes filled with tears and helplessness…
If it wasn't his little fisherman, then who was it?!
“Brother Bei… Brother Beichen…”
Mu Yu's voice was choked with sobs, broken and weak.
She tried to reach out to him, but as soon as she moved her arm, the newly grown scales rubbed against her flesh, bringing a piercing pain that made her fall back down.
Xiao Beichen was struck dumb, and the spear in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
His mind went blank, with only one thought swirling wildly within him.
His little Yu'er... that delicate, adorable little princess... how could she have turned out like this?
What on earth is going on?!
Just then, another series of hurried footsteps came.
Chu Chongjin and Yan Ziche were also alerted and rushed in together.
When they saw the scene in the room, their expressions were exactly the same as Xiao Beichen's.
Shocked, horrified, incredulous.
"Little Yu'er!"
Chu Chongjin was the first to react. He rushed to Mu Yu's side and tried to pick her up.
But the moment his hand touched the scales on Mu Yu's body, it was violently repelled by the remaining, violent golden power on them!
"It's so hot!" he exclaimed, his palms burning red.
Yan Ziche ran over and first checked Mu Fang's breathing. He found that the general was only unconscious and his breathing was weak but steady, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
He ran to Mu Yu's side, looking at the beautiful yet eerie scales on her body that he had never seen in any ancient books, his little face becoming extremely solemn.
"This is... a backlash of power!" he said in a deep voice. "She used a source power that she couldn't control!"
"What should we do?" Xiao Beichen finally found his voice, almost crying with anxiety. "We need to think of a way to save her!"
"I don't know!" Yan Ziche showed a helpless expression for the first time. "This situation is unheard of!"
Mu Yu curled up on the ground, her consciousness beginning to fade.
She felt both cold and hot.
Every part of my body aches.
Looking at her three brothers who were standing around her helplessly, tears welled up in her eyes.
"pain……"
She sobbed softly.
"It hurts so much..."
Is she going to die?
Just like the Turtle Prime Minister said, the origin collapsed and then turned into a bunch of ugly bubbles.
She doesn't want to...
She hasn't even tried all the delicious food in the capital yet...
Before her consciousness completely sank into darkness, she seemed to see Chu Chongjin take something out of his pocket and resolutely press it against her forehead.
That thing seemed to be glowing too, and like her dragon scales, it was golden...
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