The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Seeing this, Bai Qingshi shook his head. Xiaoyaozi also stopped what he was doing and looked at Li Muxia pitifully, saying, "Little girl, look, this old man has lost weight and has no flesh left on his body."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened: Why is she acting all cute and coquettish?

Li Muxia naturally understood what Xiaoyaozi meant and said, "Second Master, what would you like to eat tonight? Just tell me, and Muxia will make it for you."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi laughed heartily twice, put his basket aside, sat down in the empty seat to Xiaoyaozi's right, and said, "You're the one who understands me best, girl."

Then, while stroking his beard, he told him what he wanted to eat.

Seeing that he had listed more than a dozen dishes in one breath, all of them elaborate dishes, and that he was still not finished, Bai Qingshi quickly interrupted, "Senior brother, that's enough. Mu Xia has just arrived and hasn't rested yet. You're making him cook so many dishes all at once. Aren't you afraid of tiring your disciple? I'm worried about tiring my precious disciple. Besides, Mu Xia isn't leaving tomorrow. He'll probably stay at the manor for a while. We'll have plenty of time in the future. You don't want to scare Mu Xia away so that he won't dare to come again, do you?"

Upon hearing Bai Qingshi's words, Xiaoyaozi stopped and did not continue listing the dishes. He said, "That's all for now. I'll list the rest for you tomorrow."

Xiaoyaozi seemed to only then notice the person sitting to Bai Qingshi's left, and asked, "What is Your Highness Prince Rui doing here?"

It is clear that Xiaoyaozi knows Dongfang Jincheng.

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia recounted how Dongfang Jincheng had been poisoned by a Gu.

After listening, Xiaoyaozi looked at Dongfang Jincheng. Upon seeing this, Dongfang Jincheng handed a wooden box to Xiaoyaozi and said, "Senior, please take a look!"

The box contained the very flying insect that had bitten Dongfang Jincheng. Bai Qingshi had already seen it, but he had no knowledge of Gu insects and couldn't figure out what it was.

Xiaoyaozi took the box and examined it carefully, occasionally using a silver needle to move the small flying insects around. Everyone watched Xiaoyaozi quietly.

Not long after, Xiaoyaozi shifted his gaze from the small flying insect, switched seats with Bai Qingshi, and said, "Prince Rui, stretch out your hand."

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui placed his hand on the small table beside him. Xiaoyaozi gently placed his hand on Prince Rui's pulse and said while taking his pulse, "The pulse is stable, there is nothing abnormal, it's just that you have no internal energy."

After saying that, he withdrew his hand and looked at Dongfang Jincheng, saying, "Does Prince Rui feel any discomfort anywhere?"

Dongfang Jincheng: "Aside from losing my internal energy, I have no other discomfort."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard, closed his eyes, and adopted a mysterious and unfathomable expression. Seeing that Xiaoyaozi had not given a diagnosis for a long time, Li Muxia asked anxiously, "Master, what kind of Gu has the Prince been afflicted with? Can you cure it?"

Xiaoyaozi opened his eyes with a helpless expression and looked at Li Muxia, saying, "What's the rush? What, do you like him?"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone present was stunned, especially Li Muxia, who never expected Xiaoyaozi to say such a thing. Her face turned red instantly, and when she glanced at Dongfang Jincheng, she saw that he seemed to be waiting for her answer with an expectant look on his face.

Li Muxia was even more embarrassed and annoyed, and immediately tried to explain, "No, Second Master, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Xiaoyaozi had long seen through Dongfang Jincheng's thoughts, and he could also sense from Li Muxia's anxious words how much Li Muxia cared about Dongfang Jincheng.

Xiaoyaozi was originally quite supportive of Feng Yuhan and his little apprentice becoming a couple, but now it seems that the little girl has someone she likes, though he doesn't know it yet.

However, this Prince Rui is not bad. From the moment he entered until now, except when he was taking Li Muxia's pulse, his gaze has been fixed on her. If the two of them can get married in the future, Muxia should be able to live a happy life.

Xiaoyaozi interrupted Li Muxia and said, "Alright, Prince Rui has probably been afflicted by the Dispersing Power Gu."

Everyone exclaimed in unison: "A Dispersing Power Gu?"

Xiaoyaozi patiently explained the Dispersing Power Gu to everyone: "As the name suggests, the Dispersing Power Gu will cause a person to lose their internal energy. No matter how strong your internal energy is, once you are afflicted by the Gu, you will not be able to use it at all. The Dispersing Power Gu is made from a kind of small flying insect, this is it."

As he spoke, he used a silver needle to pick out the small insects from the wooden box and showed them to everyone.

Then she continued, "This is the mother worm. The offspring worms are inside Prince Rui's body. When the mother worm releases the offspring worms into a person's body, it dies. Once the offspring worms enter the human body, they seal the seven meridians and eight extraordinary vessels, thus preventing the circulation of internal energy, but without causing any other harm to the body, not even affecting the pulse. This kind of worm is extremely difficult to refine. This worm was refined by a saintess from the Southern Frontier. The saintess fell in love with a chivalrous hero, but the hero was unwilling to marry her. The saintess tried every means, but she couldn't even get within five steps of the hero, simply because the hero's internal energy was profound. Later, in order to win the hero, the saintess painstakingly researched and spent ten years to succeed, but she only refined one worm in ten years. After being bitten by the worm, the hero lost his internal energy and was easily subdued by the saintess. However, at that time, the hero already had a wife and children. In a fit of rage, the saintess killed the hero's wife and children, and the hero eventually committed suicide."

After the story was told, everyone had the same thought: this saintess was too crazy.

Xiaoyaozi continued, "However, the fact that person was willing to use such a rare Gu worm to deal with Prince Rui shows that he is very wary of the prince."

Dongfang Jincheng frowned and asked, "Senior, is there a way to remove the curse?"

Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard and said, "There is a way, but many things are still missing. Moreover, removing the Gu is not as simple as being infected with it. The pain that must be endured is beyond what ordinary people can bear. If you don't remove the Gu, apart from not having internal energy, there won't be any other effects."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng quickly said, "Senior, I need to be cured of the curse. No matter how painful it is, I can endure it. Please, senior, cure me."

Li Muxia knew in her heart that Dongfang Jincheng was very likely Feng Yuhan. As the leader of the Shadow Pavilion, internal strength was very important to him. He had helped her a lot before, and now it was her turn to repay him.

“Second Master, Prince Rui is the God of War of our Eastern Kingdom. If other forces find out that the Prince has lost his inner strength, there will inevitably be people with impure intentions who will take advantage of the situation, which will lead to widespread suffering. I don’t think that’s what Second Master wants to see.”

Hearing Li Muxia's words, Xiaoyaozi rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "What, she's not even married yet, and she's already turning against him. What will happen after she's married?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia blushed; she shouldn't have said that.

Somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, he said, "Please stop talking nonsense, just tell me whether you'll help me or not."

Dongfang Jincheng was also in a very good mood; this Xiaoyaozi was just to his liking. It was rare to see Li Muxia look so embarrassed, and it was all because of him.

Seeing Li Muxia's ashamed and indignant expression, Xiaoyaozi was in a great mood; teasing his little disciple made him happy.

Did I say I wouldn't help him?

Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia both breathed a sigh of relief, but then Xiaoyaozi added a sentence.

"You said you didn't like it? You're such a hypocrite."

Li Muxia gritted her teeth and shouted, word by word, "Second Master."