Adoption brings disaster

Since Chongguang's plague was no longer a serious problem, I indulged him a little and did not scold him too much for complaining about his Taoist master behind his back. I just told him that this was not a gentleman's behavior and was really inappropriate.

After hearing this, Chongguang did not argue, but just talked to me and never gossiped about the Taoist priest again.

Seeing Chongguang so obedient and self-disciplined, I was so happy that I doted on him even more.

Chongguang is a person who takes advantage of others. Seeing that I dote on him, he became even more fond of me. He started to make a fuss and wanted to practice with me.

This practice of practicing together is commonly known as dual cultivation. The rapid progress in cultivation is naturally a happy thing for everyone.

Thinking about the Taoist priest's hesitation, I always felt that this technique was not a good thing. Moreover, Chongguang's true energy was too overbearing. When it flowed through my meridians, I really couldn't bear it, so I frowned and disagreed.

The Taoist priest heard this from outside and said, "His Seventh Prince has recovered, but the plague has not been cured, it has only been suppressed."

I was panicked when I heard this, and wanted to pull Chongguang to practice day and night without stopping. Chongguang was naturally happy and said a few good words about the Taoist priest.

But just after these kind words came out, the Taoist priest said again: "The true energy is just suppressed. If you want to recover from the plague, I'm afraid you still need the treatment of the imperial doctors."

After hearing what the Taoist priest said, he dared not waste any more time. He quickly put on his clothes and asked the imperial doctors to come and treat him.

It is said that the imperial doctors did not know how to cure the plague before, but in the past few days, folk doctors saved several patients infected with the plague by chance.

Although the imperial doctors cannot say that they are completely sure that the Seventh Prince can recover, they are about 70% sure.

The imperial doctors were naturally extremely happy that they didn't have to die. They all complimented me, saying that I had turned the tide and bought time to treat the Seventh Prince.

The imperial physicians complimented him and assured him that there was a cure for the plague and that it was only a matter of time before the seventh prince was cured.

When things developed to this point, I felt extremely happy and liked Chongguang even more. We became more intimate when chatting with him.

But who knew that the Seventh Prince would start to act up again. Every time he was asked to take the medicine, he refused to drink it and insisted that I continue to practice the dual cultivation technique with him before he would drink the medicine obediently.

Whenever I refused, Chongguang would accuse me of being untrustworthy.

You really can't blame me for this. This dual cultivation method is too tiring. That time I had to lie in bed for a whole day before I could move. If this happened every day, I would be surprised if I could bear it. I can only make excuses that I'm not ready yet.

After this life and death experience together, the relationship between me and the Seventh Prince has made a qualitative leap. Even though he quarrels with me every day, he will eventually drink the medicine cleanly.

It's just hard for me. I said all the nice things to coax him. It's really not easy to coax a child, and it's even more difficult to coax a smart and knowledgeable child like the Seventh Prince. I feel like if I keep coaxing him like this, my cerebellum will atrophy.

After five or six days, the Seventh Prince's health had improved greatly, and the rashes on his body had disappeared. The imperial physician and the Taoist priest said after taking his pulse that the Seventh Prince was blessed with great fortune and had recovered.

"Yuanqing, let's practice dual cultivation." Chongguang saw that I was happy and said flatteringly with his big eyes.

Every time we practiced dual cultivation, not only was I incredibly exhausted, but my knees were bruised and my waist was in terrible pain. I wasn't interested in putting myself through this again, so I sternly refused and said, "Get lost."

Seeing that I refused, Chongguang didn't dare to get angry, so he continued to seduce me, "Yuanqing, please, just do it once. Besides, this technique is also very beneficial to martial arts. Let's just treat it as martial arts training."

What the Seventh Prince said was true. My Qi was becoming increasingly pure. Even the Taoist priest said that ordinary second-rate masters in the martial arts world could no longer defeat me. But I still said coldly, "Get lost."

Educating a child requires not only knowing the facts, but also the reasons behind them. Seeing that Chongguang was still trying to pester me, I softened my tone and said, "Learning literature and martial arts requires diligent study and practice. How can you dwell on these crooked ways every day? I tell you, you must be upright in your conduct and actions. If you go astray, even if your skills grow rapidly and your strength becomes stronger, you will not have a good ending in the end."

Chongguang is a child with perseverance. How could he be persuaded by just a few words from me?

After hearing my serious rejection, she didn't get discouraged, but just kept acting coquettishly and trying to please me.

I was a little annoyed by Chongguang's persistent nagging, so I said seriously, "Chongguang, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. I understand your thoughts, but I don't agree. Think about it carefully. Do you want current happiness or long-term strength?"

Seeing that I was really angry, His Majesty the Seventh Prince didn't dare to pester me anymore. He just glanced at me from time to time. His expression was so pitiful. After seeing it so many times, I began to doubt whether I was wrong. Maybe this technique was the correct way to practice martial arts.

Just when I was doubting myself, the panicked and choked voice of King Zhenbei suddenly came into my mind: "Guang'er, my Guang'er, how are you?"

Although the King of Zhenbei's voice was panicked and choked, it was loud and full of energy, as if a bomb exploded next to my ear, making me deaf. His Highness the Seventh Prince quickly covered my ears, but this was driven by true energy, and covering my ears was useless.

Seeing that I was in pain, Chongguang complained, "Grandpa, please keep your voice down. You're going deaf."

"My dear grandson, I was scared to death when they said you were going to die. I'm so glad to see that you are okay. I will hold a big banquet to celebrate." Before he could finish his words, the tiles on the roof were lifted off.

I covered my ears uncomfortably, not knowing how to resist the King of Zhenbei's secret voice transmission.

King Zhenbei looked at my face full of pain, and then saw Chongguang full of energy. His face was tangled for a moment, and he asked: "What happened to Yuanqing, Chongguang, you won't bully him, right?"

I glared at the King of Zhenbei viciously and said angrily, "It's all because of your secret voice transmission. Can you please keep your voice down next time? I'm going deaf."

"Hahahaha, Yuan Qing, your cultivation is still too weak. Just look at Guang'er and nothing will happen to him." King Zhenbei paused for a moment before reacting and asking, "How do you know how to transmit sound into secret?"

"I taught it to Yuan Qing."

"According to our ancestors' rules, this technique is a family martial art and can only be passed down to children or daughters-in-law. How could you pass it on to him?"

The Seventh Prince scolded the King of Zhenbei for being old and stubborn, and the King of Zhenbei scolded the Seventh Prince for disregarding the rules of his ancestors. The old man and the young man quarreled in my mind like two scoundrels, and I wanted to throw my brain away.

"Both of you shut up, it's really noisy."

When I got angry, I was still a little fierce, and I calmed down the grandfather and grandson. The Seventh Prince quickly pulled me aside and said, "Don't be angry, Yuan Qing. I won't argue with him anymore."

"Shut up and stay away. You didn't tell me this technique was a group chat. You guys were whispering in secret, and my ears are blasting. This is really unfortunate."

I took advantage of my current momentum and not only yelled at Chongguang, but also pointed at the King of Zhenbei and cursed: "Come or not, you are going to tear off my roof. Your Majesty is really so powerful. If you don't fix this roof for me today, I will beat you, believe it or not."

"Yuan Qing has always been so fierce. How can you stand him?" King Zhenbei sent a message into the secret passage.

Chongguang was a little embarrassed when he saw that the King of Zhenbei was still transmitting the secret message. He said unhappily, "Grandpa, the secret message can be heard by Yuan Qing."

"That's impossible. I'm not connected to him, how could I hear it?"

I snorted coldly and cursed, "I don't know why I can hear it, but I just can."

The King of Zhenbei was a soldier, so he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he said with interest: "It's really amazing. How did you do it? In all these years, this is the first time I can connect with two people at once."

"I think it might be because of the different ways of cultivation. A few days ago, I was infected with the plague. Just when my life was hanging by a thread, Yuan Qing practiced a dual cultivation technique with me to save me. Our true energy blended together, and I passed this technique on to Yuan Qing. Yuan Qing has my true energy in his body, so I think when you connected with me, the part of my true energy in Yuan Qing's body also connected, so we can connect now."

"That's possible. This sound transmission technique relies on true qi to operate. I'll go back and study it to see if I can connect more people at once. If I can transmit messages and discuss military affairs, it will be safer and more convenient."

King Zhenbei was about to leave after he finished speaking.

"Don't run, fix the roof first." Seeing that the King of Zhenbei was about to fly away, I said quickly.

"I got some glazed tiles from the Western Regions. They'd look really nice on the roof. I'll give them to you as compensation."

Soon, a transparent tile appeared on the roof. Looking out from the tile, the sky presented a different view with its own unique charm. Chongguang and I lay on the bed, looking at the sky and chatting from time to time.

"Guang'er, grandpa brought you some delicious food, get up quickly."

I looked up drowsily and could just see the bright moonlight through the glazed tiles. In disbelief, I woke up the Seventh Prince and asked, "Look, that's the moon, right? It's not the sun, right?"

"Yeah, it's the moon. What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, you are not sleeping so late at night. We still need to sleep."

"Oops, I forgot. Yuan Qing can hear it too. I won't disturb you guys' sleep. I'm going back."

After being woken up, I couldn't fall asleep at all. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I woke up the Seventh Prince and kicked him. He groaned, then turned over and continued to sleep.

When I wanted to kick the Seventh Prince again, I always felt that something was wrong, but I just didn't know what it was. I sat and looked at the moon in the sky and thought about it again and again, and suddenly I realized that something was wrong.

I treated the Seventh Prince as my own child, that's why I did so many strange things. Just like when I first started working, I treated my students as my own children. I loved them so much that I was strict with them. Later, I received complaints for being too strict and almost lost my job.

I thought about that time when I was criticized and had to apologize many times out of my own pocket. What did I do? Yes, the student didn't do his homework, and I yelled at him a few words, and then I suffered.

I was shocked when I thought about this. In the past, the most I would have done was lose my job. But if I continue to be so unrestrained towards His Highness the Seventh Prince, I am afraid that my life will be in danger.

Thinking of this, I was so scared that I gently patted the place where the Seventh Prince was kicked by me, and then considerately covered him with a quilt.

The next day, I took the initiative to invite King Zhenbei to play chess. The main purpose was to build a good relationship and save his life.

"Guang'er, how long are you going to stay locked up in Qianqiu Pavilion?"

"Mother said the culprit of the plague is still under investigation. In order to let that bitch relax her vigilance, she asked me to pretend for a few more days. But it should only be a day or two. You know Mother's methods. This kind of thing is just a piece of cake."

The King of Zhenbei was talking to Chongguang, and for a moment he didn't check and lost again. I smiled and said, "My Lord, I'm grateful for that."

"Oh, that doesn't count. I went to talk to Guang'er."

"Grandpa, how can you regret your move? That's so unkind."

"It's okay. The prince was distracted by talking to the Seventh Prince. Otherwise, the prince would definitely have seen it."

"Yes, yes, you are still my grandson, and you don't understand me as well as Yuan Qing. Let me think about how to proceed."

"Yuanqing, just try to appease Grandpa." The Seventh Prince gave me an unhappy look. "By the way, Grandpa, Yuanqing asked you to resolve the issue in our group chat. Have you figured out a way?"

"I've made it, Yuan Qing has admitted it."

I looked at the chessboard in front of me and felt that the world of high martial arts was truly magical. The prince and I were so far apart, but through the prince's secret technique, I could actually know where the other party was placing the chess pieces. I looked at the prince's chess pieces. If he made another move, he would not be able to hold on and would have to admit defeat.

But this wasn't the result I wanted. I slowly collected my chess pieces and said, "Your Highness's chess skills have become even stronger than before. I accept defeat wholeheartedly."

The King of Zhenbei was very pleased to hear this. He laughed heartily and said, "Playing chess is just a minor skill. It is far inferior to marching and fighting. I have read a lot of military books recently, so my chess skills have naturally improved greatly."

After hearing this, I also complimented him, "I see. It seems I need to read more military books, otherwise I won't be a match for the prince."

"When Guang'er grows up, come with me to the battlefield to broaden your horizons. That's the fastest way to improve your chess skills."

Chongguang was also unhappy when he saw that I was talking to King Zhenbei happily, and said sarcastically: "So Grandpa didn't think of a solution?"

"any solution?"

"That's the solution to our current group chat."

"Guang'er, you're underestimating your grandfather. I already have a plan for this little thing."

"You've had it for a long time, and you're not telling me yet." The Seventh Prince's tone was not very good, and he seemed a little angry, but I didn't know why he was angry, so I could only listen to them silently.

"The solution is actually very simple. The reason why we can chat in a group is because he has your Qi inside him. When you guys come out, I'll force that Qi out."

This method should be possible, but when Chongguang heard it, he was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and roared, "No."

"You have to have faith in Grandpa. This little thing won't be dangerous."

"If I say no, then no, is there any other way?"

"There are other ways. I've carefully studied the technique and figured out how to shut it down. Once it's shut down, I won't be able to receive anything, and the problem will naturally be solved."

"This method is OK. Grandpa, please teach me the method quickly."

The method is simple. It is to close an acupuncture point which is key to the transmission of sound and secret but not very important to the body. After I learned it, I completely blocked the transmission of sound and secret.

It only solved the problem, but not completely. His Majesty the Seventh Prince wanted to communicate with me in secret, but I could hear everything clearly, so it was useless.

Chongguang is already in good health, and with the Prince of Zhenbei in charge in the capital, the only thing missing from the plague incident is the person behind it. However, the Imperial Concubine has great connections and has already passed on the news. We'll be able to understand the matter in a day or two. Let Chongguang and I be patient.

To find out what happens next, please stay tuned for the next episode.