Lu Hao chuckled, he just couldn't control his excitement.
He would swear to the heavens that he wasn't flattering.
It was the truth!
An absolute truth from the bottom of his heart!
But it seemed his master didn't quite believe him.
He straightened his expression, realizing that it was more important to get down to business.
"I was originally planning to leave the Regent's Mansion. I was discovered while climbing over the wall to escape! The reason I wanted to escape was twofold: first, I feared the Regent might want to kill me, and second, Elder Yin wanted to see Xiao Feng, saying Xiao Feng was in mortal danger." Lu Hao finished in one breath, feeling parched.
Just as he reached for the cup beside him to drink, he suddenly remembered his hand was injured and tightly bandaged!
Yun Shu's eyes were deep as she pondered quietly. Seeing Lu Hao's gesture, she stepped forward and brought the cup to him.
Lu Hao's eyes widened in alarm as he quickly shook his head, "No, no, how can I let Master feed me water? I can endure it! Actually, I'm not thirsty!"
He truly wasn't thirsty at all!
Completely not thirsty!
Yun Shu tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Stop with the nonsense, drink up."
Lu Hao was overjoyed, his eyes blinking, "Master is too good to me!"
He was truly touched!
Yun Shu couldn't bear to look at Lu Hao's teary eyes, "Don't speak."
Lu Hao obediently fell silent and quickly drank the water, finishing it in a few gulps.
"Elder Yin must have been very good to Xiao Feng, and I saw that Elder Yin's condition wasn't good. Elder Yin didn't know I was Master's disciple. He was intent on sending me to the Night King's Mansion! He was likely genuinely worried about Xiao Feng, and perhaps he couldn't find anyone trustworthy within the Regent's Mansion, so out of desperation, he approached me," Lu Hao said cautiously.
He could boast about this incident for a long time to come!
Hahahaha, his master was a divine physician, and the divine physician personally fed him water.
After a moment of silence, Yun Shu nodded, "You should rest well. I understand about this matter."
"I'll listen to Master!" Lu Hao said obsequiously.
Yun Shu's lips twitched, and she didn't want to look at Lu Hao again. After walking out, she immediately found Jing Heng.
"Go and infiltrate the Regent's Mansion. If you have a chance, meet Elder Yin and probe his intentions," Yun Shu commanded.
This concerned Xiao Feng, so she had to be sufficiently cautious, even though Elder Yin was once Xiao Feng's master.
Next, she found Xiao Feng and the other two in the garden.
Upon seeing Yun Shu approach,
The three little ones ran over together.
"Mother!"
Yun Shu hugged all three of them.
She had to admit, she was a good mother; all three children were handsome, intelligent, and adorable! They even each had their own skills.
"When did you return?" Yun Shu asked gently.
Yun Xiao Jing said, "We returned a little over an hour ago."
"We also practiced sword with grandfather," Zhan Xiao Li said.
Zhan Xiao Feng also chimed in, "Is Mother just waking up?"
"Yes, Mother just woke up," Yun Shu replied with a smile.
Her gaze then fell on Xiao Feng. She only now realized that she hadn't taken Xiao Feng's pulse.
If she hadn't suddenly heard Lu Hao's words today, she might not have remembered this.
Although Xiao Feng had a talent for poison and medicine, an innate ability, he was still just a child. He had grown up under Yun Yue Yin's watchful eye and was exploited by Zhan Ming and Yun Yue Yin. It was highly possible he had been poisoned while learning poison arts from Elder Yin!
Otherwise, Elder Yin wouldn't have risked sending Lu Hao with a message.
Thinking this, Yun Shu looked at Xiao Feng and said softly, "Xiao Feng, let Mother take your pulse."
Xiao Feng was stunned, "I'm not sick?"
Besides, if he were sick, he would feel it himself! He had been exposed to various poisons daily since he was young and was already immune to most. Why would Mother suddenly think of taking his pulse?
"Mother checks my pulse every now and then!" Yun Xiao Jing said appropriately.
Yun Shu smiled, "After I check your pulse, I'll check Xiao Li's. You three, one by one."
Xiao Feng's little face was flushed. He especially loved being with his mother. His mother was incredibly good to them! It was the kind of goodness he often dreamed of! No one had ever taken his pulse proactively, except for Master.
Master sometimes checked his pulse, but often it was out of concern for residual toxins after he had consumed poisons.
"Thank you, Mother," Zhan Xiao Feng said in a milky voice.
His voice was enough to melt one's heart.
Yun Shu's gaze became even gentler, and she then touched Xiao Feng's pulse.
As she felt it,
A flash of surprise crossed her eyes!
Poison!
There was indeed poison!
An extraordinary kind of poison!
"Mother, I want to learn medicine too," Zhan Xiao Feng, completely unaware of any issues with his own body, looked at his mother with adoration. His mother's medical skills were the best in the world!
He wanted to become the person with the best medical skills in the world too!
And he also wanted to study martial arts diligently, and when he grew up, he would protect his mother together with Xiao Li and Xiao Jing!
Looking at the sensible and obedient Zhan Xiao Feng before her, Yun Shu felt a pang of guilt, and her heart grew heavy.
The poison in Xiao Feng's body was extremely complex. If she wanted to clear it quickly, she indeed had to meet Elder Yin.
She concealed the surprise in her eyes.
Casually releasing her hand, she told Xiao Feng that he needed to eat more vegetables and not lack nutrition.
Then, she took the pulse of Zhan Xiao Li and Yun Xiao Jing.
They were indeed triplets; their eating habits and preferences were very similar. "You two also need to be careful. You must eat more fruits and vegetables, and less meat, otherwise, you will lack nutrition and get sick."
"I'll listen to Mother. I'll definitely eat more fruits and vegetables from now on," Zhan Xiao Li said quickly, not wanting his mother to worry.
Zhan Xiao Feng also nodded repeatedly.
Only Yun Xiao Jing lowered his head and grinned. He often heard his mother say that not eating fruits and vegetables would make him sick, but he didn't seem to get sick often, and he loved meat! However, he did eat some vegetables sometimes.
Two hours later.
Jing Heng returned.
He reported the news he had gathered one by one, "Master, Elder Yin has been driven out of the city by the Regent. It is said that Elder Yin's lifespan is nearing its end, and the Regent did not want Elder Yin to stain the Regent's Mansion."
He found Elder Yin's presence distasteful enough to stain the Regent's Mansion? The Regent's Mansion had suffered two major fires, and countless buildings had collapsed, yet he still found Elder Yin objectionable? Yun Shu sneered. Zhan Ming's style of crossing bridges and burning them was truly effortless.
"We are leaving the city now," Yun Shu said with a deep voice.
Jing Heng's expression suddenly darkened, "Is Xiao Feng truly in mortal danger?"
"Yes," Yun Shu nodded with a solemn expression.
...
Outside the city.
Ten miles away.
Disguised as ordinary villagers, Yun Shu and Jing Heng appeared in a mountain village.