Chapter 679: Stone Chair
It was impossible to determine if his wounds were worsening.
He was somewhat worried, so he summoned a guard and had an imperial physician from outside the palace brought in.
The imperial physician carefully took Leng Xuanye’s pulse and examined his wounds, then said:
“Your Highness, your injuries this time are quite severe. Although the wounds have not worsened yet, if Your Highness does not take good care of yourself, and is not careful, it cannot be guaranteed that they won’t worsen.
Furthermore, Your Highness suffered severe blood loss this time, and the wounds have not healed. This is adding injury to injury. You must recuperate well, otherwise, even a great immortal cannot save you.”
Leng Xuanye was greatly shocked by the imperial physician’s words, but he did not show much on his face.
He looked at the imperial physician and asked a very strange question:
“Imperial physician, are the injuries Your Highness sustained this time the same as the previous sword wounds?”
Upon hearing Leng Xuanye’s question, a trace of surprise appeared on the imperial physician’s face: “Why does Your Highness ask this?”
“Just answer truthfully.”
“Your Highness’s injuries this time are much more severe than before.”
“Much more severe than before?” A cold smile appeared at the corner of Leng Xuanye’s lips.
“Yes. Although Your Highness’s sword wounds last time were very deep, the edges were smooth as a mirror, and there was no toxicity.
But this time, the wounds seem to have been corroded by something, with very rough edges.
Furthermore, the medicine I used for Your Highness has not been able to heal the wound, which indicates that there are toxins remaining in Your Highness’s wound.
These toxins are slowly corroding Your Highness’s body.
If the toxins cannot be expelled, I fear Your Highness’s body will become increasingly weak, and you will eventually run out of energy and pass away. I urge Your Highness to use medicine as soon as possible to expel the toxins.”
Leng Xuanye’s face showed no expression as he listened to the imperial physician. He merely nodded faintly and then dismissed the imperial physician to rest.
After the imperial physician left, Leng Xuanye ordered someone to bring a small packet of poison.
This poison was highly toxic and could corrode internal organs, causing them to rot.
He placed the poison on his wound to test how strong it was.
He discovered that although the poison was potent, it did not harm him at all. His wound remained unchanged.
A civilian would have likely been completely corroded by this poison long ago.
It seemed the imperial physician had not identified the poison on his wound, which gave him a slight sense of relief. However, he had to admit that his wound was indeed continuously bleeding and was slow to heal.
This puzzled him greatly. His wounds usually healed quickly unless they were critical.
But this time, why was his wound bleeding non-stop with no signs of improvement?
This made him feel very strange.
Could it be that this wound was truly different from the last one?
Leng Xuanye lay quietly in bed for a while. Closing his eyes, he constantly recalled the scene of his injury.
He remembered that when he was fighting with the assassin, the assassin’s sword carried a strong killing intent.
That killing intent seemed to envelop him entirely, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Moreover, the assassin’s swordsmanship was very peculiar, with every move being fatal. If he hadn’t used his internal energy to protect himself, he would have died long ago.
However, what puzzled him the most was that after the assassin stabbed him in the chest, his wound did not bleed. Instead, the wound was covered by a layer of white substance.
Only after the assassin escaped did the white substance slowly recede, and the wound began to bleed slowly, with a significant amount of blood. What was going on?
Could it be that he was injured by the assassin’s internal energy at that time?
Thinking of this, a trace of doubt flashed in Leng Xuanye’s eyes. He touched his chest with his finger.
He discovered that there was indeed a thin layer of white substance on his chest protecting his heart.
That white substance seemed to have a life of its own, slowly repairing his wound.
This amazed him.
He tried to peel off the white substance from his chest. However, as soon as he moved, the white substance
seemed startled and immediately burrowed into his heart, disappearing without a trace.
Leng Xuanye dared not try again, fearing that further attempts would cause him harm.
He thought he should ask Helian Ziyue if she knew what was going on.
However, Leng Xuanye quickly dismissed this idea. Although Helian Ziyue had superb medical skills,
there were many things in this world that could not be explained by medicine.
With this thought, a fierce determination flashed in Leng Xuanye’s eyes.
He would investigate this matter himself. He wanted to know why he was injured this time.
Moreover, he vaguely felt that his injury this time seemed to be inextricably linked to Helian Ziyue.
He wanted to find out what Helian Ziyue was hiding from him.
He wanted to find out what Helian Ziyue’s purpose was.
As Leng Xuanye thought this, his heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered something.
He recalled that when Helian Ziyue was treating his wounds, she had applied a white ointment to his wound.
That ointment was stolen from the Helian estate.
Could it be that the white ointment was Helian Ziyue’s “Heart Protection Pill”?
A sharp glint flashed in Leng Xuanye’s eyes. He suddenly felt that he had discovered a monumental secret.
He abruptly sat up from the bed and immediately summoned a guard: “Someone, go and investigate for me what that white ointment Helian Ziyue applied to this prince is!”
The guard received the order and left.
Leng Xuanye sat quietly on the bed, his eyes flickering with complex emotions.
He knew that this matter was definitely related to Helian Ziyue.
However, he did not know if Helian Ziyue was helping him or harming him.
As Leng Xuanye pondered this, he felt a surge of irritation. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his emotions. He couldn’t be reckless. He needed to calm down and think about this matter carefully.
Leng Xuanye sat on the bed for an hour. Finally, he figured it out.
He felt that Helian Ziyue probably didn’t intend to harm him.
If Helian Ziyue truly wanted to harm him, she wouldn’t have gone to great lengths to save him when he was injured.
Furthermore, Helian Ziyue would have no reason to risk her life to steal the ointment from the Helian estate.
With this thought, Leng Xuanye felt a little more at ease. He knew Helian Ziyue was not malicious.
However, he was still unhappy that Helian Ziyue was hiding some things from him.
Leng Xuanye waited for a long time, and the guard finally returned: “Your Highness, this subordinate has investigated. The white ointment Miss Helian applied to Your Highness is called ‘Heart Protection Pill.’”
Upon hearing this, Leng Xuanye’s pupils contracted sharply: “What? You said that ointment is called ‘Heart Protection Pill’?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Then, what is the effect of this Heart Protection Pill?”
“Your Highness, the Heart Protection Pill is a secret medicine passed down through generations of the Helian family. It is said to have the effect of bringing the dead back to life.
Moreover, the Heart Protection Pill has a very miraculous effect: it can protect the heart and prevent it from being harmed.
It is said that even the King of Hell cannot do anything about the Heart Protection Pill.”
Leng Xuanye was greatly shocked by the guard’s words. He never expected that the white ointment was the Helian family’s secret medicine, the ‘Heart Protection Pill.’
He suddenly understood why his wound had not healed.
It was because the Heart Protection Pill had been protecting his heart, preventing it from being harmed.
As Leng Xuanye thought this, another question suddenly occurred to him.
If the white ointment was indeed the ‘Heart Protection Pill,’ then why did Helian Ziyue apply it to his wound?
Was Helian Ziyue trying to use the ‘Heart Protection Pill’ to heal his wound?
Leng Xuanye shook his head. He felt this was impossible.
The ‘Heart Protection Pill’ was a secret medicine of the Helian family. How could Helian Ziyue easily take it out to treat wounds?
Besides, the ‘Heart Protection Pill’ was for protecting the heart, not for healing wounds.
The more Leng Xuanye thought about it, the stranger he felt. He suddenly felt that he might have been tricked by Helian Ziyue.
However, he quickly dismissed this idea.
Helian Ziyue had no reason to trick him, and she had no ulterior motives towards him.
Leng Xuanye thought for a long time, and finally, he understood.
He felt that the reason Helian Ziyue applied the ‘Heart Protection Pill’ to his wound might have been to verify whether his injury was different from the previous sword wound.
Thinking of this, Leng Xuanye couldn’t help but let out a wry smile.
He never expected Helian Ziyue to be so clever as to devise such a method to test him.
Leng Xuanye lay quietly on the bed, his eyes closed, his mind constantly replaying Helian Ziyue’s clear and bright.
