Without bothering to bow to Emperor Jing You, she rushed into the inner hall and saw Feng Xi Wu's veins bulging, the Manzhushahua on his jaw darker than she had ever seen it.
Blood was already oozing from his eyes, nose, and ears.
Lu Zhen Ting and Li Yang were desperately holding his limbs, afraid he would hurt himself. Feng Xi Wu's mouth was stuffed with gauze.
He let out a pained roar, like a wounded beast.
Lu Qing Wan's nose tingled, her eyes reddened, and she decisively took out bandages from her medicine chest. She said to Shen Ci, "First, tie his hands and feet to prevent him from harming himself. Your Majesty, I require a completely quiet environment to remove the gu for the Prince. I ask Your Majesty to wait outside to avoid delaying the treatment."
"A'Wan!"
Lu Zhen Ting exclaimed, shocked that she dared to speak to His Majesty like that.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jing You only gave Lu Qing Wan a deep look and left with the words, "Only if he is well, will you be well."
With that, he walked out, calling to Lu Zhen Ting, "Marquis Lu, you come out too."
Lu Zhen Ting hesitated, but Li Jin had already taken his place. Lu Qing Wan, as if not seeing him, took the bandages and began to tie Feng Xi Wu's legs.
But Lu Zhen Ting saw clearly that her hands were trembling.
Lu Qing Wan was unaware of Lu Zhen Ting's concern. The moment she saw Feng Xi Wu, she knew his condition had reached its worst. Her entire mind was focused on how to cure him and save his life. The little remaining sanity was used to drive others away, to preserve his last shred of dignity, and was completely exhausted.
She took out silver needles to treat Feng Xi Wu, but her trembling hands could not bring them down.
Meng Tang watched anxiously, "Master, tell me the acupoints, and I will administer the needles?" Even though Meng Tang only had a superficial understanding of gu poisons, he could see that Feng Xi Wu's condition was dire. If they delayed any longer, he feared Lu Qing Wan would regret it for the rest of her life.
Shen Ci also spoke up, "If the Princess Consort doesn't mind, this old man can also administer the needles on your behalf."
"No need."
Lu Qing Wan bit her lower lip fiercely. "I'll do it myself."
As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hand and pricked a needle into her own pain acupoint.
"Princess Consort!"
"Master!"
Meng Tang and Shen Ci cried out in unison.
Their hands did not falter, and Feng Xi Wu remained firmly held down by them.
"Don't make a fuss. Shen Ci, prepare the antidote." With that, she picked up new silver needles and inserted them into Feng Xi Wu's major acupoints. Feng Xi Wu's veins bulged, his ferocity hard to conceal, his muscles tense as if he had gone mad. It was more difficult than usual to insert the needles.
Lu Qing Wan inserted each needle one by one. What usually took a quarter of an hour now took almost half an hour. After inserting the needles, Lu Qing Wan herself calmed down. She pulled out the needle from her arm, then with her other hand, pierced her left index finger. A drop of blood from her fingertip fell onto the Teng Snake ring, and the Teng Snake came to life.
Lu Qing Wan grabbed a dagger, cut open Feng Xi Wu's clothes, and placed the Teng Snake on his knees. She then turned to Shen Ci, "You can start now."
Shen Ci nodded weakly, "We can start the detoxification now?"
Lu Qing Wan retorted coldly, "Otherwise?" Her eyes were devoid of emotion, making it hard to believe that she was the one whose hands had been trembling to the point of needing treatment.
Shen Ci hurried forward and put the prepared pills into Feng Xi Wu's mouth, then pricked his left index finger. Seeing this, Lu Qing Wan nodded silently at the Teng Snake's head, and then turned her attention to Feng Xi Wu's head.
The slender puncture needle immediately caught Meng Tang's attention. He watched in silence as Lu Qing Wan inserted such a long needle into the top of Feng Xi Wu's head, daring not to breathe.
Li Yang and Li Jin, along with a few other trusted subordinates, were on edge, fearing that they might startle Lu Qing Wan and cause Feng Xi Wu to be killed by a misplaced needle.
The Teng Snake lay on Feng Xi Wu's knees, diligently devouring the poisonous insects from the gaps in his knees. Shen Ci's medicine had taken effect, and dark red blood was dripping from Feng Xi Wu's left index finger. With each drop, the poison fell into a prepared vessel, freezing instantly upon contact.
Meanwhile, Lu Qing Wan was fully focused on performing the intracranial puncture surgery on Feng Xi Wu. The equipment from the spatial laboratory was connected to the puncture needle. Feng Xi Wu's intracranial condition was clearly displayed in Lu Qing Wan's mind. She had performed such puncture surgeries countless times, but never had she been as nervous as she was now.
The slender Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu attached itself to Feng Xi Wu's brain blood vessels like a thin liquid. The puncture needle in Feng Xi Wu's hand gradually absorbed this liquid. But just as the Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu was about to be drawn out by the puncture needle, the accumulated fluid instantly seemed to be diluted and spread rapidly within Feng Xi Wu's skull.
Lu Qing Wan instantly realized that Shen Ci's medicine had taken effect too quickly. The Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu had not yet left Feng Xi Wu's body, but the ice silkworm poison had already been neutralized. Without restraint, the Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu erupted with such speed. Forcing herself to steady the hand holding the puncture needle, Lu Qing Wan gritted her teeth, took a pill, and put it into her mouth. Then, she cut open her palm and pressed the wounded area against the needle's entry point.
The people around her had never seen a puncture needle before and did not understand gu poisons. They had no idea what Lu Qing Wan was doing, so they could only do their best not to disturb her.
Meanwhile, the Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu within Feng Xi Wu's body began to ooze out along the path the puncture needle had made. Lu Qing Wan swiftly withdrew her hand the moment the Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu detached from Feng Xi Wu's body. Instantly, Feng Xi Wu's body seemed to jerk as if startled, then he fell back onto the dragon couch.
However, this sudden movement caused the gu, which should have fallen to the ground, to burrow directly into Lu Qing Wan's body through her wound. The Teng Snake, sensing the gu, sprang forward and bit firmly onto the wound on Lu Qing Wan's fingertip. The slender, white thread-like Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu was slowly devoured by the Teng Snake.
The Teng Snake, as if stuffed, puffed out its belly and let out a burp. It then contentedly retreated to Lu Qing Wan's wrist. "Mmm, I'm so full, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep!" The Teng Snake, thick as a bucket, spoke in a surprisingly cute, childish voice, which utterly charmed Lu Qing Wan.
She patted the Teng Snake's head, grabbed Feng Xi Wu's wrist, and felt his pulse. His pulse was as chaotic as a galloping horse.
Shen Ci asked anxiously, "Princess Consort, how is the Prince?"
"The ice silkworm poison has been neutralized, and the poisonous insects in the knee gaps have all been cleared. Only a small amount of residual poison from the Qing Jiang Tong Ming Gu remains. He will need careful recuperation for over a month to fully recover."
"That's wonderful!" Li Yang was so excited he teared up, his hands still holding Feng Xi Wu's legs.
Lu Qing Wan chuckled, "You can let go of him now."
As she finished speaking, her vision went black, and she collapsed onto Feng Xi Wu.