“What?…I am able to return to that state in a year’s time?” Jun Qing felt as though he was floating along in a dream. He was simply dumbfounded and ecstatic to the point he felt dizzy and his expression was that of shock mixed with happiness.
He had thought that this life, he would be wheelchair ridden for good. Any hope that he could ever walk again was a dream. A dream he would trade anything for to be real.
And Jun Wu Xie said that he could walk and restore to his previous condition too!
Is he really not dreaming?
Jun Wu Xie looked at the two men who were verge of tears as their whole face were red with excitement. She looked at them with a hint of puzzled expression. Was there a need to be this excited?
She could not understand, his legs were never a problem. Extracting all the poison that had seeped deep in his bones was the problematic issue, however now that it’s been dealt with, why would they get so excited?
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In Jun Wu Xie’s view, her Uncle was unable to walk was not because the poison was too toxic, it was because…the doctors in this world sucked big time!
It never once crossed her mind that the problem did not lie in the doctors of this world but rather that she was too abnormal! Her skills were at an unprecedented level, it was as though a University Graduate was doing an elementary school kid’s homework. That was the vast difference.
“Yes” She replied to their excitement.
They remained silent but one could see the flame ignited within their eyes as they tried to digest all the information.
Lin Palace was on a decline as there was no successor, however if Jun Qing was able to recover within the next couple of years to his peak, Lin Palace would once again be able to bask in glory.
This opportunity was too important to them right now.
“Wu Xie, there’s a lot of important things at stake here, the matter on your Uncle’s recovery must be kept with strictest confidentiality. About your Master…”Jun Xian immediately thought of this critical matter.
“Master said he was not interested in worldly affairs.” What can a non-existent person disclose?
“That’s good to hear. We must really thank him for all his help! Please convey to him that if there is anything that Lin Palace can help him with, if it’s within our means, we will do everything we can to fulfill it!” Jun Xian started chattering excitedly.
“I will convey it to him.” she faintly responded.
“Wu Xie, thank you.” Jun Qing looked at Wu Xie with his warm eyes and a gentle smile. He was very thankful that he had such great family support all these years and now his beloved niece said that she could cure him with her Master’s help, he simply could not wait!
His ‘thank you’ made her feel something stirring within. She was slightly surprised. In the past she had saved many people and she had received countless ‘thank-yous’ from all those she had saved , but those ‘thank-yous’ never carried any weight in her heart.
However this time, Jun Qing’s ‘thank you’ indeed made her feel a nice warmth from within as she felt a glimmer of joy as she let out a rare gentle smile.
So it turns out rendering treatment to a family member feels completely different.
As she was intoxicated with this feeling, she carried on, ”Master gave me a few lotus seeds and I wanted to give one to Grandfather as well but due to Uncle’s special case, I’ll need to concentrate on Uncle’s treatment for the time being. I will need a bit more time to prepare the conditioning of Grandfather’s body.” She could not be too careless as Jun Xian’s was rather advanced in his age and she had to be extra vigilant. She would want to prepare everything fully before she started and get rid of any variables.
Jun Xian never thought he had a share in this fortuitous opportunity. Listening to Jun Wu Xie he had guessed she had already started in her preparations for him.
His chest felt warm and fuzzy as he awkwardly turned away as he silently wiped away the tears that were threatening to fall.
His Granddaughter is all grown up now. She is finally sensible.
In the future who would dare call his Granddaughter a waste?!He’ll not let anyone touch a single hair on her! No one will get away with bullying her!
“I’ll leave it all up to you. I will let Uncle Fu know and ask him to brief the kitchen staff. Do what you need to do, no need to ask me for my advise.” He chortled heartily and heaved a sigh of relief.
In the past, although he had doted on her and loved her unconditionally, he knew that she loved to play pranks on others and she had a haughty temper so he had placed many restrictions on her to prevent any trouble. But now he feel that his heart is finally at ease as he looked at his precious Granddaughter.
Sensible, calm, amazing medicinal skills, cares deeply about her family and even backed by a powerful Master. Where else in the world can you find such a great Granddaughter?
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He wanted to scream out to the whole world how amazing his Granddaughter was! He wanted to flaunt her in front of the other old geezers, gloat at their shocked expressions and see if they still dared to call her a waste!
Lin Palace’s current predicament could be overturned with Jun Wu Xie’s help. She was the key to it’s revival and to keep her protected as well as Lin Palace, they had to keep everything under wraps until Jun Qing fully recovered.
Jun Xian had suffered greatly under someone’s grand scheme and it caused him to lose one of his beloved sons, another was gravely injured and could not even live normally all these years. To keep Lin Palace safe, he had to reduce The Rui Lin Army over the years. If they had found out that Jun Qing could recover and the person doing the treatment was Jun Wu Xie, he was not sure he could keep them both safe with his power alone.
Now, keeping Jun Wu Xie safe was top priority.
Under Jun Xian’s orders, Jun Wu Xie had complete freedom to do the things she wanted without anyone raising any questions. All the servants no longer procrastinated when she asked them to do something.
In order to prevent any repercussions after eating the lotus seed, Jun Wu Xie decided to use herbs to aid in the conditioning of Jun Xian’s body.
Jun Wu Xie meticulously prepared various herbal concoctions and diets to complement and condition Jun Xian’s and Jun Qing’s body. She also added in a drop of the white lotus’s tear each time.
During this whole process, everyday Uncle Fu personally delivered all the food and medicine from the hands of Jun Wu Xie to Jun Xian, while Long Qi delivered Jun Qing’s portion.
Jun Wu Xie treated this very seriously and she could only trust the both of them! No other point of contacts were allowed in case someone slipped in and tempered with anything. This way she could personally supervise their progress without any worries.
Both father and son were recovering at an astonishing rate under her care, the only victim was Little Lotus.
As his tears were the ‘special ingredient’ was needed, every few days he had to contribute his part. Every time he appeared, the black cat would always be hot on his tracks as it pounced on him and chased him around as it scuffled with him. The room will be eventually filled with muffled sniffles and sobs.
He really deserved some sympathy!
Battered Little Lotus once again contributed his tears as he huddled at the corner of the room with his little body still trembling as it looked at the black cat that was calmly licking its paws by the bedside.
Jun Wu Xie had just finished collecting the tears when a light knock on the door sounded. In a practised manner, she swiftly flicked her hand as the Little White Lotus instantly disappeared as it turned into a barely visible ring on her right hand’s ring finger.
“Come in.”
The door swung open and Long Qi stood there and bowed slightly while maintaining this posture with his head hung low as he held out two scrolls.
“Second Master has ins
tructed me to hand these over to you, Young Miss.” Long Qi was a man of few words, although he did not talk much, the tone he was speaking in was totally different from the past. Although it still was cold, it had a hint of respect.
Jun Qing’s body had been improving at an alarming rate and he knew that all the credit lay in this young maiden in front of him.
“Put it over there.” she pointed to the table nearby as she raised her head slowly.
Long Qi bowed once again as he entered the room without making any eye contact, he looked towards the ground as he made his way in. After placing it on the table, he was about to leave when she suddenly said, “ Wait.”
He immediately froze on the spot.
“Take the medicine that’s on the table with you as well.” she asserted.
Long Qi raised his head and looked at the table saw a small white porcelain bottle. As he picked it up, he asked, “How should I apply this for Second Master?”
“It’s for you.” as she galnced over at him.
His whole body stiffened.
“With your injury, how do you expect to do a good job in protecting my Uncle? In the future, do not do such silly things.”
As a doctor and her acute sense of smell, how could the faint smell of blood escape her notice?
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Long Qi stood stood frozen for a moment before he straightened up and put his right fist stiffly over his left chest, bowed slightly and silently left the room.
Jun Wu Xie glanced at the closed door and resumed what she was doing.
“Cold on the outside, warm on the inside. So that saying was referring to people like you.” A teasing voice came from the window.
Jun Wu Xie furrowed her brows as she looked towards the source of the sound. Jun Wu Yao was sitting at the window sill with his hands leisurely crossed over his chest. His mouth had a faint smile as he looked at her with a bemused expression.
This time she could not smell any trace of blood on him.
“Doing something wrong and getting punished for it is not a big deal. Didn’t think that you will be so kind to have prepared medicine for him.” His half amused eyes gradually disappeared as he stared at her.
That day after Long Qi had apologized to her and asked her for punishment, she had brushed it off. This stiff and upright man had imposed his own punishment by getting flogged by the pole 150 times until his whole back was in a complete mess, however he did not even let out a scream and he appeared as per normal beside Jun Qing the very next day.
Incidentally, Jun Wu Yao had known about this however it did not have anything to do with him moreover he had no interest and had almost completely forgotten about this if not for her actions today.
“I hate that smell.” She replied grimly.
Jun Wu Yao let out a chuckle as he lightly leaped into her room.
“Wu Xie is so unfair. When I was injured, how come you didn’t give me any medicine?” With a slight pout he walked over to her side and leaned in with one hand against the wall behind her as he backed her into a corner.
His black hair draping down the side of his exquisite face, as it tickled her cheek.
Jun Wu Xie frowned as she swept the hair away.
“Because of your name.” She glanced at him and took a step to the side and she walked away calmly.
Jun Wu Yao, no medicine, incurable. (TL: this is a literal translation from his name, 无药、无药可救）
“Hahahaha!” After hearing her explanation, he couldn’t help but burst out laughing. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms and gave her an overbearing hug.
Her small body was so soft and it carried a faint scent of herbs, it really made one feel at ease.
She did not struggle, did not resist, just quietly stayed in his embrace except for that bright pair of eyes glaring at him full of disapproval.
“Today I cleaned up properly. Here, smell me, is any of that distasteful smell still lingering?” He whispered closely to her ears as his deep magnetic voice mixed with a tinge of mischief resounded as he teased her.
“No.” Jun Wu Xie felt that something was wrong but she could not pinpoint what with this closeness of his.
“Rest assured, as long as it’s anything you not like, I will not let it exist.” As he gave her his commitment with a smile, he wrapped his arms around her tighter. He realised that no matter what he did to her, she did not have much of a reaction. She did not seem to know the meaning behind his actions.
Similar to a blank sheet of paper, with a blank expression.
It really makes one want to leave a little mark on that paper!
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Lin Palace was steadily gaining pace to its recovery as their hope for the past decade had finally been unearthed in the hands of Lin Wang’s granddaughter. On the other hand…
Mo Xuan Fei always had a good reputation in the Imperial City. With his handsome face, he had captivated many young girls heart. He was swooned over by many and when news of him and Jun Wu Xie were betrothed got out, many hearts were broken. Many had secretly cursed in their hearts as they sneered, how plain Jun Wu Xie was and how unmatched they were! She was so undeserving of their handsome prince!
Now when it was announced that their engagement had been dissolved, it was a dream come true for many.
After the session at the Royal Court, Jun Xian was about to leave the Royal Palace as per usual when several old men who were wearing the official long robes walked over to him with beaming smiles.
“Lin Wang, do you have any updates on the culprits that attacked Second Prince?” The roundest one out of them spoke out.
Jun Xian looked at the man who gave a greasy smile. This roundball was the King’s Brother – Wu Wang.
Wu Wang was in his sixties and did not contribute much as he was not skilled in anything. He had been riding on his brother’s influence and living the high life all these while. He always viewed himself as almighty and was unaware of his own incompetence. Due to his royal birth, all the ministers have always fawned over him and complimented him no matter what he did.
However Jun Xian was an exception. He had always been straightforward and always pointed out his shortcomings. Thus he and Wu Wang had been bickering for years and had never seen anything at eye level.
Back in the days when Lin Palace was at its prime, when both of Jun Xian’s sons were healthy, Wu Wang never dared to show his discontent and had always maintained an amiable front. However after Lin Palace started its decline, he gave up all his regard for Lin Palace and had been behaving as he liked without holding anything back.
The reason why Mo Xuan Fei and Jun Wu Xie’s broken engagement spread like wildfire was thanks to him as well.
All the ministers started crowding around them to watch the good show.
“This matter does not require Wu Wang to worry, although they are as slippery as eels, I will chase them to the ends of the earth and catch them to ensure the safety of Second Prince.” He replied without any emotion.
“That must really be hard on you, Lin Wang is no longer young and still have to work so hard, how can we let you handle all that by yourself? You should simply pass it on to the next generation for them to handle…” Wu Wang laughed as he hit his own forehead with his palm. “Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot about your two sons. One has died for the country and the other ….”
Wu Wang did not finish what he was saying but looked mockingly at Jun Xian.
It was apparent that the news of Lin Palace’s predicament had spread all around.
Lin Wang’s little son’s poison had acted up and all the royal doctors and almost every other doctor in the State had seen him and all came out with the same verdict – Jun Qing’s life was hanging by a fine thread. He didn’t have much time left.
“I’m sorry, I’m not good with words, hahhaha.. I’m really sorry.” Wu Wang sniggered as he lashed his words out without any h
olding anything back.
Jun Xian’s furrowed his brows. From all the killing on the battlefield and after countless wars, he had accumulated a lot of bloodlust. Usually he will keep it contained but now, he unleashed a little of it as he glanced at all the surrounding ministers. They couldn’t help suck in a deep breath. The surrounding temperature seem to have dropped and the air was very heavy. His piercing gaze rested on Wu Wang.
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Wu Wang felt all the hair on his back stand as the invisible pressure piled on him under Lin Wang’s glare. This was the first time in his life he had felt so threatened. He’s been around for over sixty years and during this period, Lin Wang’s awe inspiring name have resounded far across the borders of Qi State and he certainly felt the reason why first hand.
He involuntarily let out a gulp in an attempt to calm his own nerves.
“Matters regarding my Lin Palace are of no concern to you. Do not trouble yourself to worry about it.” Seeing the surrounding ministers all laughing nervously, he finally retracted all the bloodlust and the pressure released.
“Well, I was worried about the matters of our kingdom.” After Jun Xian retracted all his bloodlust, Wu Wang concluded one thing – Jun Xian has become a toothless tiger. Now that he is old, he had lost his former courage and did not dare to act too brazenly.
“Oh, I’ve heard that the Little Miss hasn’t stepped out of Lin Palace for quite some time? She’s still young, even if she and our Xuan Fei are not meant to be, she doesn’t need to be so sad. She should come out and get some fresh air, it’s not good for a young girl like her to be cooped up at home all day!” Thinking that Jun Xian was no longer the fierce tiger of the past, Wu Wang carried on mocking Jun Wu Xie after talking about Jun Qing.
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