Seeing that Qu Qingxi was busy, He Liufeng didn't say anything more. Instead, he stood up and walked outside. He wanted to see for himself what the boy looked like.
After returning from there, He Liufeng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. The servant's words earlier were clearly too mild; the young man was indeed very handsome.
He did indeed look about seventeen or eighteen years old. Judging from the fabric of his clothes, he should be a young master from some family in the capital, but He Liufeng had no recollection of him.
His memory couldn't recall any information about this person, and looking at his eyebrows and eyes, he couldn't discern anything.
However, since Qingdai has already gone to investigate this matter, news should come back soon, and then we will know the identity of this young man.
After He Liufeng returned, Qu Qingxi was still busy. Qu Qingxi took a moment to glance at He Liufeng, assuming he was worried about the affairs of the court, and did not take it to heart.
He Liufeng also knew that the person was infected with a Gu worm, which was why Qu Qingxi kept him and was preparing to remove the Gu worm from him.
Qu Qingxi must be so concerned because of the Gu poison in his body. After all, the person on Zhou Wenli's side has not been found yet, and Zhou Wenli wants to take action against him at any time. Qu Qingxi must be worried that he has also been poisoned by that person with the same Gu, so he tried to remove the Gu and used that boy as a test subject.
"That must be it," He Liufeng comforted himself. Besides, he had status and looks, and not to brag, but he also had a great physique. How could that young man compare to him?
Having figured all this out, He Liufeng felt relieved, but he still secretly decided that once the poison in the boy's body was cured, he would immediately have someone send him away.
Qu Qingxi had no idea that He Liufeng had thought of so many things in just a short time. She had found a lot of medicinal herbs, not all of which were for curing the poison, but most of them were for conditioning the body.
The Dream-Eating Gu is extremely damaging to the human body. The Dream-Eating Gu in that boy's body must have been implanted last night or this morning. In the morning, the Gu worm took effect, which is why he fainted on the street when he walked out.
After organizing the necessary medicinal materials, Qu Qingxi sat down again, closed her eyes to rest, and kept thinking about the steps to cure the Gu. She had only seen the cure for the Dream-Eating Gu in the documents and had never practiced it before. Tomorrow would be her first time doing it, so she needed to familiarize herself with all the steps.
This matter absolutely cannot go wrong.
Even before Zhou Wenli's men made a move, Qu Qingxi felt uneasy. This feeling of the enemy being in the dark while she was in the light made Qu Qingxi very uncomfortable.
The less the person made a move, the more Qu Qingxi felt that the person was preparing some big move. Moreover, and more importantly, Qinglan Pavilion and Cuiwei Pavilion had not found any clues about the person so far.
The only thing we know about that Miao man is that his voice sounds like that of a middle-aged man.
Following this clue, they investigated everyone around Zhou Wenli, but still found nothing. Now, Qu Qingxi is starting to suspect that Zhou Wenli may have secretly learned the art of Gu poison.
However, this Gu technique is very difficult to learn. Zhou Wenli did not travel for very long at the time, so it was impossible for him to learn it in such a short period of time.
Until today, Qu Qingxi even suspected that the information about the Gu poison was a pretext deliberately released by Zhou Wenli to mislead them.
Qu Qingxi had even come up with an excuse for the illusion Gu on Shen Shuyan's body, but just today, another person with the Dream-Eating Gu appeared.
Noticing Qu Qingxi's preoccupied look, He Liufeng asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is something on your mind?"
"Well, that Miao man hasn't found anything out yet, and he hasn't made a move. I'm a little uneasy; I feel like he's holding something back."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Hearing this, He Liufeng tenderly embraced Qu Qingxi. If it weren't for him, Qu Qingxi wouldn't have encountered this situation and wouldn't have been troubled by it.
"He Liufeng, I'm just worried that the person who cast the Gu will cast it on you. If I can cure the Gu, that's fine, but what if I don't have a way to do it?" Qu Qingxi leaned against He Liufeng's chest and said in a muffled voice.
"Is that why you're unhappy?" He Liufeng was somewhat surprised, then couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He had said that Qu Qingxi only liked him.
“Yes, what else could it be?” Qu Qingxi replied.
"Don't worry, I am a prince, after all. I have many people protecting me, and I am absolutely capable of protecting myself. There is no need to worry about me so much."
He Liufeng had initially thought that Qu Qingxi was worried about removing the curse from the boy tomorrow, but it turned out that wasn't the case.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself." Seeing that Qu Qingxi didn't speak, He Liufeng looked down at Qu Qingxi again.
Qu Qingxi frowned, her brows furrowed with worry; clearly, He Liufeng's words had not comforted her much.
"What, you still don't believe in my abilities?"
“I believe in your abilities, but Gu worms are inherently strange and difficult to detect. People afflicted by Gu worms can only sense the abnormality when the Gu poison takes effect.” Qu Qingxi shook her head.
It's like those colorless and odorless poisons; you have no idea when you've been poisoned.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll be more careful. Besides, I have such a beautiful princess. What would you do if something happened to me?" He Liufeng chuckled, clearly not taking the matter to heart.
Seeing that He Liufeng didn't care, Qu Qingxi snorted, "What should I do? Of course, I'll just guard the Prince's Mansion's property and live a glorious life. Besides, the Prince's Mansion is so heavily guarded. I'll just have someone find some handsome men to serve me well every day. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Upon hearing this, He Liufeng felt a lump in his throat and wanted to get angry. But then he remembered that he was the one who had said it first. He looked down at the person in his arms, then looked up at the window of the room, repeating this several times.
After calming his breathing, He Liufeng gritted his teeth and said, "You wish! It seems I'm in your way."
Hearing the gritted teeth in He Liufeng's tone, Qu Qingxi's worry disappeared and was replaced by a smile. She knew He Liufeng was angry, but she still deliberately provoked him, "If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do."
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