"Imperial Examinations?" Prince Ying Chuan frowned. "Nephew Yan, you are only in your teens, you can completely wait until the next session."
Although he knew that with Lin Yan's ability, the imperial examinations were not a problem, Lin Yan was still young, and An An's condition would definitely be at its most critical time. He could wait for another session.
Even if Lin Yan passed the provincial examination this session, he would be too young to take the imperial examination in two years. Entering officialdom at such an age would certainly lead to being looked down upon and not reused.
A few years later, with the old making way for the new, they would have no idea who you were. It would be better to postpone it for a few more years, and then he could be directly appointed after passing the imperial examination.
"Yan has no choice but to go. Your Highness, please rest assured, I will not delay An An's health."
Even so, Prince Ying Chuan was still not at ease. However, he also knew that he could not force Lin Yan to treat An An. If he harbored any ill intentions...
He really couldn't afford to gamble.
"However, Your Highness, the most crucial thing in treating An An now is not medicine, but finding the person who harmed An An."
"What! You mean An An was harmed?"
"Yes, although An An's body has congenital deficiencies, congenital deficiencies would not lead to such serious consequences. The current situation is due to the technique of 'Yan Sheng'."
"Isn't the 'Yan Sheng' technique just a scam?" Prince Ying Chuan blurted out.
Lin Yan also thought that in this world, the 'Yan Sheng' technique was just a scam. After all, she had tried before, and the spiritual energy in this world was so scarce that it was impossible to gather.
It prevented her from opening her celestial eye, so Lin Yan thought there was no such mystical power in this world.
It wasn't until she felt An An's pulse that she realized that An An's current weakness was due to the 'Yan Sheng' technique. It was likely that Prince Ying Chuan's first two children had also died for this reason.
The reason An An could survive now was firstly because he hid his gender, and secondly because of Liang Ming Hao's existence.
Having gone through so many worlds, Liang Ming Hao's soul power was much stronger than that of ordinary people, which allowed him to resist the invasion of the 'Yan Sheng' technique.
"I wish this were a scam too. The reason An An's health has not improved despite taking so much medicine is precisely because of this 'Yan Sheng' technique.
Please, Your Highness, prepare cinnabar, yellow talisman paper, and rooster's blood for me. I will show you the cause of An An's illness."
Although Prince Ying Chuan was reluctant to believe it, seeing Lin Yan's certainty, he decided to trust Lin Yan this time.
Soon, the items Lin Yan needed were prepared and brought.
Lin Yan dissolved the cinnabar with rooster's blood and then dripped in spiritual spring water.
If this world had abundant spiritual energy, she would not need to add spiritual spring water.
In a world with sparse spiritual energy, there were these mystical arts, and Lin Yan was curious about how they cultivated.
Since they could use the 'Yan Sheng' technique, it proved that such people had some skills. It was just that she didn't know why these people were used by that person, or why such a high and mighty person would know someone who could do this.
After Lin Yan mixed the cinnabar, she took out her talisman brush from her previous world. However, she used her pouch to conceal it, so Prince Ying Chuan did not discover that she had produced it out of thin air.
"Nephew Yan, are you going to draw talismans?" Prince Ying Chuan looked surprised, as if asking if she knew how to do this.
"Yes, to deal with such unusual things, one naturally needs to use unusual methods." Lin Yan quickly drew several talismans for dispelling misfortune.
After finishing, she drew some other talismans. Only when the cinnabar and yellow talisman paper were almost used up did Lin Yan stop her brush.
She folded several protective talismans into triangles and handed them to Prince Ying Chuan. "Please, Your Highness, have these protective talismans carried by the Princess Consort."
"I need one too?" Prince Ying Chuan did not accept the talismans.
"You need one very much. Your Highness will have a blood calamity in the next few days, so it would be best to carry these protective talismans."
"Nephew Yan, I am starting to doubt your abilities. You are too much like a charlatan."
"I wonder if Your Highness has heard of people with innate wisdom? Whether I am a charlatan or truly capable, you will know shortly."
Lin Yan took the talismans she had just drawn and walked out of Prince Ying Chuan's study. Prince Ying Chuan felt as if this nephew Yan had suddenly become a different person, completely unlike the person he had seen.
It seemed his old friend had indeed taken in an extraordinary individual, but he wondered if his old friend knew the true nature of his disciple.
Lin Yan, holding the talismans, returned to An An's bedroom. An An was already asleep, and the Princess Consort was guarding his bedside.
"Yan'er, you're back." As soon as she saw Lin Yan return, the Princess Consort immediately came over and greeted her in a low voice.
"Is what you said true? Can you really cure An An?"
"Your Highness, please wait a moment, you will know soon." Lin Yan kept them in suspense.
Lin Yan walked to An An's bed and placed the talismans for dispelling misfortune around the bed where An An was lying.
"Be thorough. That ring of the Princess Consort is very precious. If it's lost, none of you will have a good outcome."
The wet nurse of Prince Ying Chuan's consort, with her hands on her hips, directed a group of servants to search the prince's mansion garden.
All the servants were searching inch by inch in the garden, all hoping to find the Princess Consort's lost ring as soon as possible.
"Do you think they can find it just by searching like this?"
"How could they? We are just beating the grass and startling the snake."
This thorough search would definitely make that person worried. As soon as she made a move, they would know who it was and confirm where the item was.
"I didn't expect the 'Yan Sheng' technique to be real, and even less that there were such individuals among the unfavored concubines in the Prince's inner court." The speaker was one of Prince Ying Chuan's hidden guards.
"Yes." None of them had expected that the young master was so weak because of the 'Yan Sheng' technique.
On the other side, Lin Yan was giving An An acupuncture. At this time, An An was different from a few days ago, when he looked as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
A trace of redness had appeared on his pale little face, and he seemed more spirited. At least now, he could get out of bed and walk around on his own, instead of having to lie down all the time.
Prince Ying Chuan and his consort trusted Lin Yan even more, as the effects of Lin Yan's talismans were almost instantaneous.
Not long after the talismans were placed, some black energy seeped out of An An's body, and then An An's expression softened.
His little face and lips, which had been bloodless, now had a hint of color.
However, this only lasted for a while. After the cinnabar on the talismans faded, An An's complexion turned pale again.
The An An who woke up did not cough as severely, could eat more, and could even get up and walk around a little.
His body had visibly strengthened over the past few days, but Lin Yan said that since the 'Yan Sheng' object had not been found, An An's improvement could only be fleeting.
Only by finding the 'Yan Sheng' object could An An truly begin to recover.