“Second Cousin, tell me quickly, I really want to hear.” Bai Yuxuan was eager to listen.
“Alright, I’ll tell you a little then,” Leng Ruoli said helplessly.
Next, Leng Ruoli instructed the servants to bring tea, fruits, and pastries. The two sat in a small pavilion in the royal garden and chatted about some amusing incidents that happened when she and Jun Mohan went out to search for antidote ingredients. Bai Yuxuan rested her chin on her hands, propped on the small stone table, and listened intently as Leng Ruoli recounted the stories of their journey.
They had completely forgotten about Chu Mingxuan, who was behind them.
However, Chu Mingxuan didn't mind this time. He sat by the side, quietly watching the two women tell stories. His demeanor made the servants nearby feel strange.
Wasn't Doctor Chu usually the busiest? He spent every day hiding in his own courtyard studying medicine. Sometimes, even when they called him out for meals, he had no time to come out, and instead, had them servants bring the food to his courtyard to eat. How could he have the time today to listen to two women chatting idly in the garden?
It was as if the sun had risen from the west!
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Prince Qing’s Estate
Prince Qing, Jun Moyao, learned from Liu Ruyi that the Valley Master of Guigu would arrive in the capital that day. He was extremely excited and didn't want to leave the estate all day, waiting for the Valley Master of Guigu to come and detoxify him.
However, he waited until dusk, and Prince Qing still hadn't seen Liu Ruyi bring the Valley Master of Guigu to Prince Qing’s Estate.
But just then, a gate guard ran in to report to him.
“Your Highness, Liu Ruyi has brought an ancient, white-haired old man with a scholarly air into the estate.” The guard said respectfully with his hands clasped.
“Quickly, invite them in!” Prince Qing said anxiously.
“No need, this Valley Master is already inside.”
The Valley Master of Guigu replied, and then he and Liu Ruyi walked into Prince Qing’s courtyard one after the other.
“Valley Master, you have had a long journey today. Please come inside and sit down, have some tea, and rest for a while.”
Prince Qing, having something to ask of the other party, willingly set aside his status and spoke very courteously to the Valley Master of Guigu.
“Good, Prince Qing can also tell me about your current condition,” the Valley Master of Guigu said.
Upon hearing this, Prince Qing glanced sideways at Liu Ruyi. After receiving his gaze, Liu Ruyi quickly understood his meaning. She raised an eyebrow. She had seen that sort of thing many times and didn't feel embarrassed at all. What was there to be embarrassed about for a grown man?
However, despite her thoughts, Liu Ruyi still voluntarily left to make space for the two to discuss the illness.
After Liu Ruyi left, Prince Qing then told the Valley Master of Guigu about his condition.
“Valley Master, ever since that time with my concubine, I… then, I called imperial physicians to examine me. They all said I was poisoned with a sterility drug, and it was an incurable sterility drug. Please take a look for me. If you can help me resolve the sterility drug in my body, I will surely reward you handsomely, Valley Master,” Prince Qing said with a solemn expression.
“Extend your hand, let this old man take a look,” the Valley Master of Guigu said seriously.
He didn’t care about Prince Qing’s generous reward. What he wanted was not these things.
Upon hearing this, Prince Qing pushed up his sleeves and voluntarily extended his hand in front of the Valley Master of Guigu. The Valley Master of Guigu placed two fingers on Prince Qing’s wrist and carefully felt his pulse, squinting his cloudy yet sharp eyes.
A moment later, he shook his head, then said sternly, “The poison in your body has been there for too long. You have missed the best time for detoxification.”
Hearing this, Prince Qing immediately became anxious, his face filled with regret. If only he had persisted in finding the Valley Master of Guigu through various channels to help him detoxify earlier, he wouldn't be in this situation now.
“Can this poison still be cured?” Jun Mohan asked tentatively.
“Yes, but detoxification will be more troublesome. It will probably take two to three months to remove the poison from your body, and the entire detoxification process will be extremely painful, and you cannot touch women. If you don't heed my advice and secretly touch a woman during the detoxification process, you will never be able to touch women again, nor will you be able to have descendants.” The Valley Master of Guigu explained the serious consequences of curing this poison in detail.
“Valley Master, I understand what you mean. I am willing to endure any pain to get rid of this sterility drug. Please detoxify me,” Prince Qing declared solemnly.
But he didn’t know that the kind of pain the Valley Master of Guigu spoke of was “that kind of pain.” He eventually could not bear the agonizing “pain” and had intercourse with a woman, which resulted in “it” being completely ruined.
“Very well, but let me be clear beforehand. If you disregard my words and have intercourse with a woman, you cannot blame this Valley Master. Even if you do, this Valley Master cannot save you,” the Valley Master of Guigu said with a serious expression.
“Don’t worry, Your Highness, I won’t blame you, Valley Master. Please hurry and detoxify me,” Prince Qing urged.
A flash of cunning flickered across the Valley Master of Guigu’s eyes before he quickly resumed his normal expression.
“Then let’s begin the detoxification now.”
The Valley Master of Guigu ordered a servant to bring a long couch and a bundle of strong ropes, then had all the servants retreat.
He then took out a packet of silver needles hidden in his sleeve pocket and several small, unknown porcelain bottles and placed them on the table.
The Valley Master of Guigu immediately told Prince Qing to take off his trousers and expose his private parts, then instructed him to lie down properly on the long couch.
Hearing this, Prince Qing, who was never a shy person, acted decisively. He tied up his upper garment, took off his trousers, and lay on the long couch. The Valley Master of Guigu immediately used the ropes to bind his limbs.
“Your Highness, this Valley Master is about to insert the needles. Please bear with it a little,” the Valley Master of Guigu warned him.
Then, the Valley Master of Guigu picked up a gleaming silver needle and plunged it into Prince Qing’s flesh.
“Ah——”
“Help!”
“It hurts so much!”
As soon as the Valley Master of Guigu inserted the first silver needle into Prince Qing’s flesh, Prince Qing screamed in pain.
The guard, Zuo Qing, who was waiting outside the door, almost rushed into the room to check on his master’s safety. Fortunately, he was immediately stopped by the Valley Master of Guigu.
“If you don’t want your master to be permanently unable to have descendants, then by all means, rush in,” the Valley Master of Guigu said indifferently.
But when Zuo Qing heard the Valley Master of Guigu’s words, he immediately stopped in his tracks and returned to the shadows to guard the entrance.
“Help me!”
As the Valley Master of Guigu inserted the second, third, and fourth needles into Prince Qing, Prince Qing continued to cry out in agony.
But when the fifth needle was inserted, Prince Qing surprisingly felt no pain. Instead, he felt an unusual sensation. As the needling continued, each needle felt more comfortable than the last. As he was being needled, Prince Qing even fell asleep, having a lustful dream, and felt extremely blissful in his sleep.