Su Ruojin changed her needles and walked to Zhao Jingning's side: "If you want your great-uncle to come back to life, get out of my way!"
Seeing the lack of panic in Su Ruojin's eyes, Zhao Jingning felt inexplicably at ease and subconsciously stepped aside.
Su Ruojin quickly applied the acupuncture needles again. After she finished applying the eighteen needles, Zhao Guangtao took a deep breath, and his chest began to rise and fall.
Zhao Jingning wanted to step forward to check the situation, but Su Ruojin grabbed her arm, saying, "The needle hasn't been removed yet."
It took Su Ruojin about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to remove all the needles.
Zhao Jingning looked anxiously at Zhao Guangtao, who was still unconscious on the bed, "Why hasn't Grandfather woken up yet?"
"My great-uncle will not wake up until the poison is completely cleared."
"How much longer?"
"Three days."
Zhao Jingning breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that it had been three days.
She had just witnessed Su Ruojin administering acupuncture, and the speed was much faster than that of the imperial physicians in the palace, which made her trust her cousin Jin a little more.
"Does Master Tianyi have any pills he gave you?"
Su Ruojin wanted to see what kind of medicine it was.
Zhao Jingning shook her head. "No, Master Tianyi never shares his elixirs with outsiders."
Su Ruojin was unsure whether the Taoist priest had used this self-destructive method due to his poor medical skills, or whether he had deliberately plotted to harm her great-uncle.
If it's the former, then it's understandable; if it's the latter...
Su Ruojin really wanted to see how Master Tianyi treated the patients, but when Master Tianyi was treating patients, no one was allowed to watch unless he gave permission.
"Cousin, since Master Tianyi is so powerful, why didn't you bring my cousin to see him for treatment before?" Su Ruojin asked, somewhat puzzled.
Since Zhao Jingning brought her maternal great-uncle, there's no reason why she didn't bring her cousin before.
Zhao Jingning shook her head with a wry smile, "When my elder brother was in a coma, we first consulted all the famous doctors, but they were all helpless. At that time, we also wanted to come and find Master Tianyi, but he had already gone on a pilgrimage and we didn't know when he would return."
Three months later, the Taoist priest returned. I brought my elder brother to Tianning Temple then, but after examining him, the priest said that too much time had passed and he couldn't do anything about it.
I see.
Three days later, Zhao Guangtao woke up. Although he was weak, the poison in his body had been cleared, and all that was left was to recuperate slowly.
After her grandfather woke up, Zhao Jingning decided not to stay in the Taoist temple any longer and set off back to Yuncheng the next day.
After the group left, a young Taoist boy came to Master Tianyi's meditation room, bowed, and said, "Master, Miss Zhao has left the Taoist temple."
Master Tianyi nodded. "Understood."
After the young Taoist left, Master Tianyi turned the small statue of Yuanshi Tianzun enshrined in the meditation room, and a hidden door opened. He quickly walked in.
Inside the dark room was an alchemy furnace, and next to it was a passageway.
Master Tianyi walked to the alchemy furnace, where several pigeons were eating millet.
He picked up one, tied a note to its leg, and released it.
The residence of the Third Prince of Yunqi.
Yun Shao opened the note brought by the guard; it contained only one line of text.
"The person has returned to Yuncheng and will surely die within a month."
Yun Shao smiled and said, "Let's go to Consort Zhao's courtyard."
Zhao Jingyi was overjoyed to hear that Yun Shao had arrived. With the Third Prince's wife recently pregnant, it was the perfect opportunity to win over the Third Prince's heart.
"Quickly, do my makeup."
"Yes, Consort Zhao."
When Yun Shao arrived at Tinglan Courtyard, Zhao Jingyi knelt down gracefully and said, "This concubine greets Your Highness."
Yun Shao gently helped Zhao Jingyi up, "Yi'er, get up quickly."
Taking advantage of Yun Shao's support, Zhao Jingyi let out a soft moan and leaned into Yun Shao's arms, her voice charming and tinged with grievance, "Your Highness, how long has it been since you last visited me? I miss you terribly every day."
Yun Shao embraced Zhao Jingyi and walked towards the bed. "Yi'er, don't be angry. I've been thinking about you all along. You know that Father Emperor's health is not good and he can't be separated from his father for a moment. As his son, it is only natural for me to stay by his side."
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