The whole family of villains listens to my heart, the Regent Prince treats me dearly.

Dark as ink.

In the silent room, Xue Qingchuan lay on the bed, draped in a fox fur coat. His face was as pale as snow, and his lips were tightly closed, as if he were enduring great pain.

His long, slender fingers gripped the mattress tightly beneath him.

The veins on the back of the hand are prominent.

This time, the cold ailment was more severe than usual...

He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his gaze fell on the tightly closed doors and windows.

Even though it was already locked up, the cold wind still arrived silently like a ghost.

The biting cold spread through his limbs and bones, and his hands and feet immediately became icy cold. A thin layer of frost formed on his long eyelashes, the tip of his nose, and his lips.

His body was trembling uncontrollably.

Before her consciousness faded, Xue Qingchuan bit her lower lip, and the violent smell of blood instantly dispelled her drowsiness.

He took a box out from under his pillow.

When you open it, you'll find a crystal-clear bead that emits a soft blue light.

These are the tears of mermaids.

He endured the pain and sat up, channeling his inner energy to guide the blue light into his body.

After a moment, the trembling finally stopped.

The frost on his face disappeared completely, and his pale lips regained some color.

knock knock --

There was a knock on the door.

Xue Qingchuan took a deep breath, pulled his white fox fur coat tighter, carefully put away the mermaid's tears, and got up to open the door.

"Miss Zhai, Huai Xu."

Upon seeing the two of them, he gave a faint smile and said, "What brings you here?"

Jun Ce glanced at the messy bed, then at the weak Xue Qingchuan, and said knowingly, "Your cold ailment has flared up again?"

"It's stopped." Xue Qingchuan smiled faintly and nodded.

He stepped aside to let the two of them in.

Zhai Rongyu sat down at the table and looked at Xue Qingchuan, who was pouring tea for her, slightly stunned.

My senior brother practices fire-based magic.

His spiritual power is naturally incompatible with cold-related illnesses.

If he had truly transmigrated into the body of this Snow Valley Master, how could he have suffered from such severe cold-related ailments?

It seems he really isn't the senior student.

After gazing at him for a moment, Zhai Rongyu's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and his gaze towards Xue Qingchuan became more composed.

"Valley Master Xue, may I examine your illness?"

Xue Qingchuan paused in his teacup, a hint of desolation flashing in his pale eyes. "Second Miss Zhai is very kind."

"But my coldness is incurable."

He lowered his eyes, as if to hide some unpleasant memory, and placed the poured tea in front of Zhai Rongyu.

Zhai Rongyu seized the opportunity to grab his wrist.

The water in the teacup splashed slightly, and Xue Qingchuan was stunned, his wrist freezing in mid-air.

Whether it can be cured or not, we'll only know after trying.

Zhai Rongyu looked up at him and smiled, her long eyelashes fluttering gently.

Jun Ce suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and looked away.

Her slender fingertips touched Xue Qingchuan's pulse.

Zhai Rongyu focused her mind and breath, probing his meridians, where a strange and faint power was slowly surging.

Her delicate eyebrows gradually furrowed.

This cold ailment is indeed tricky.

[It had become one with his very being.]

[It takes a bit of cleverness to force it out.]

She stopped what she was doing, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and cleared her throat before saying, "I'm one in ten sure. Would Valley Master Xue like to give it a try?"

If he doesn't agree, I'll have to go to the East China Sea.

With my current mental strength, I don't know if I can even find the merfolk.

A hint of worry quickly gathered in Jun Ce's indifferent eyes. He wanted to reach out and hold her fingertips, but he held back.

"One-tenth?!" Xue Qingchuan was somewhat surprised.

Let alone one in ten, he wouldn't even dare to imagine having a one in ten thousand chance.

Just who exactly is this Miss Zhai?

"How should the young lady be treated?" Xue Qingchuan asked thoughtfully.

It's not that he doesn't trust her.

This cold ailment had tormented him for many years, and no one knew its ferocity and difficulty better than him.

He had tried so many methods that he had lost count, but he knew that each time the result was that the condition worsened.

The situation was only slightly alleviated when they found the mermaid's tears.

Therefore, it would be difficult to let someone try it without letting him know the solution in advance.

"Acupuncture plus medicated bath."

Zhai Rongyu guessed his doubts, so she simply told him her solution.

As a fellow doctor, he should understand.

"I will administer acupuncture to you for three consecutive days. The Snow Valley Master must soak in the medicine tub, and the acupuncture technique will be changed every two hours."

"This medicine and acupuncture technique are secrets I don't pass on to you. If you trust me, Master Xue, you might as well give it a try."

Xue Qingchuan hesitated.

He had just witnessed Miss Zhai's acupuncture skills, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't shocked.

He hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing, "Okay."

Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"I disagree!"

Jun Ce spoke in a cold voice, his tone tinged with resentment.

Medicated bath?

Acupuncture?

Wouldn't that mean we'd have to strip naked and share a room?

His jawline tightened, and his dark pupils gleamed with intense, overwhelming emotion.

Xue Qingchuan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled softly.

Zhai Rongyu was completely bewildered.

What happened to Brother Huaixu?

Isn't the Snow Valley Master his good friend?

How could you stand by and watch someone die?

Jun Ce's face instantly darkened.

Zhai Rongyu stood up, grabbed Jun Ce's arm, and dragged him outside. She turned back to Xue Qingchuan inside the room and said, "Valley Master Xue, please wait a moment. I need to say a few words to him."

Xue Qingchuan nodded with a smile.

Zhai Rongyu pulled Jun Ce outside the courtyard, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Although I told him there was only a one in ten chance, the actual probability of a cure is higher than that."

Are you worried that he'll suffer?

Seeing that Jun Ce remained silent for a long time with a complicated look in his eyes, Zhai Rongyu sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'll be very gentle."

[Your best buddy is guaranteed not to get hurt.]

Jun Ce's face shifted dramatically. He hesitated several times before finally letting reason prevail over his jealousy.

He looked at the girl's innocent face and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "You can treat him, but I will watch from the sidelines."

【What?!】

Zhai Rongyu's gaze towards him instantly took on a hint of amusement.

[Tsk, I never imagined Brother Huaixu and Valley Master Xuegu's relationship was this good.]

[I need to personally oversee the treatment of the wound.]

She paused for a moment, then said with great distress, "Fine!"

My closely guarded secret Flying Swallow Needle Technique will eventually have to be revealed to the world!

【Hey~】

Why is it so hard to keep some special skills to yourself?

Jun Ce's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, but he couldn't utter a single word.

……

Zhai Rong found the medicinal herbs she needed in Xue Qingchuan's courtyard, and then had the medicine boy prepare a large bucket of water, into which she poured the decocted herbs.

She stirred the mixture while gazing at the moonlight.

When the power of the moonlight reaches its peak, it is the time when cold-related illnesses are most active.

She had to begin the first round of acupuncture at that time.

After stirring the medicine, she focused her mental energy, took out a talisman, and began chanting an incantation.

"Gold comes from Lishui, and jade comes from Kungang."

"Dragon Master and Fire Emperor, emerge!"

The golden talisman burst into flames, turned to ashes, and fell into the bathtub, instantly heating up the thick, dark medicinal liquid.

Zhai Rongyu's lips curved into a smile.

Turning to look at Xue Qingchuan inside the house, he said:

"Master Xue, the medicine is ready. Please take off your clothes."