195: A precious healing medicine!

Marquis Wuan's Residence, Guanhai Garden.

The eunuchs and palace maids sent from the palace had already decorated the entire residence with a festive atmosphere.

Large red lanterns hung high, and vibrant silk ribbons fluttered in the wind; every detail exuded royal luxury and grandeur.

However, this festivity seemed incredibly eerie and jarring inside Guanhai Garden at this moment.

An invisible coldness emanated from the master bedroom deep in the backyard, freezing all the bustle and excitement into a deathly silence.

The servants in the residence were as quiet as cicadas in winter, shrinking into corners, not even daring to breathe loudly.

They only watched that tightly closed door from a distance, their eyes filled with fear.

They did not know what was happening inside.

They only knew that their Marquis, who had just become famous throughout the capital and was hailed as the Young God of War, had changed completely after returning from the city gates.

The terrifying Killing Intent emanating from him, which could almost freeze a person's Soul into ice shards, was something they would never forget.

Inside the bedroom.

Li Qing sat quietly by the bedside, looking at the boy on the bed whose breath was so weak it seemed it could be extinguished at any moment.

Xiao Chen.

His limbs were twisted at eerie angles, and white bone fragments pierced through his flesh, exposed to the air.

That face, which originally still held a bit of childishness, was now as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.

If not for the chest's rise and fall, which was so faint it was almost undetectable, he would have looked like a cold corpse.

Li Qing reached out and placed two fingers on Xiao Chen's wrist.

A pure and majestic life force, like a trickling stream, slowly flowed into his body, cautiously protecting that last thread of his pulse that was about to snap.

His Meridians were all severed, and his Dantian was shattered.

The person who did this used a sinister and ruthless technique.

Li Qing's gaze was terrifyingly calm.

He did not show anger; he did not roar.

But beneath that calmness, what was accumulating was a monstrous rage capable of burning the Nine Heavens!

Just then, a flurry of urgent footsteps came from outside the door.

“Brother-in-law!”

Crown Prince Xiadeep pushed the door open and entered, his face carrying uncontrollable anger and a hint of anxiety.

Behind him followed several elderly men wearing Imperial Physician robes and carrying medicine boxes.

“I've brought the best Imperial Physicians from the palace! They...”

Crown Prince's words stopped halfway, unable to continue.

He looked at the boy on the bed who was in a wretched state, seeing the white bone fragments and the dried blood. Even as the Crown Prince who was used to life and death, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle at this moment.

“Those beasts!”

He slammed a fist hard against a nearby pillar; the hard rosewood pillar cracked instantly.

“Such cruel methods! Simply insane!”

The Imperial Physicians who followed him also gasped collectively upon seeing Xiao Chen's injuries.

They had practiced medicine all their lives, but such a tragic state was still relatively rare.

The leading white-haired Imperial Physician stepped forward quickly, his hand trembling as he reached out to check Xiao Chen's pulse.

After a moment, his expression became extremely grave. He shook his head at the Crown Prince and Li Qing, his face full of dejection.

“Your Highness, Marquis.”

“This young brother, he... every meridian in his body is severed, his internal organs are all shattered, and his Dantian has been completely destroyed by a sinister force.”

“I have practiced medicine all my life. This... this is no longer something ordinary medicine can cure.”

“If the Marquis hadn't used his own essence to sustain his last breath, he would have probably already...”

He did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

There was no hope.

From a medical perspective, this person was already dead.

Hearing this, the Crown Prince's face instantly became extremely unsightly.

He looked at Li Qing, his eyes filled with worry.

He feared that Li Qing would go on a rampage on the spot.

With the terrifying strength and eccentric temperament Li Qing had shown during the Martial Selection, once he went mad, the entire capital would likely be turned upside down!

However, to his surprise.

Li Qing's face still bore that calm expression, devoid of any ripples.

He just quietly looked at Xiao Chen on the bed and spoke slowly, his voice betraying no emotion.

“What you speak of is ordinary medicine.”

“Then, what about precious herbs?”

precious herbs?

The white-haired Imperial Physician was stunned.

“The Marquis means...”

“The Imperial Treasury.” Li Qing raised his head, his gaze calmly meeting the Crown Prince's.

The Crown Prince's heart skipped a beat!

He instantly understood Li Qing's meaning!

The Imperial Treasury was where the Great Xia Dynasty's thousand-year accumulation of heritage lay!

Everything stored inside was a true Heaven And Earth Treasure that was hard to find even for a thousand gold pieces, or even priceless!

Among them, there was no lack of legendary healing medicines that could bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bones!

However, even he, as the Crown Prince, had no right to use the items there at will!

The removal of every treasure required His Majesty's personal written decree!

“Brother-in-law, this...” A troubled expression appeared on the Crown Prince's face.

“Father's treasury has strict rules, I...”

“Your Highness, please request a decree for me.” Li Qing interrupted him, his voice still flat.

“Tell His Majesty that I, Li Qing, need a stalk of precious herbs for healing.”

“In the future, I, Li Qing, will surely repay this debt with interest!”

Repay with interest!

These simple words caused the Crown Prince's heart to tremble violently!

He looked into Li Qing's eyes, which were as black as ink, and did not doubt the weight of these words!

This was a promise!

A promise from a peerless powerhouse with limitless future potential!

“Fine!”

The Crown Prince no longer hesitated!

He nodded heavily!

“Wait for me!”

With that, he didn't stay a moment longer, turning and rushing toward the palace at his fastest speed!

He knew he had to succeed in this matter!

This was not just to save someone, but to completely bind Li Qing, this future great deity, to their royal chariot!

He also didn't rule out whether it was his idiot sister's doing.

If it was, these precious herbs would instead serve as a buffer between the royal family and Li Qing.

No one wanted to offend a Prodigy of such strength.

Given his Father's methods, if things went poorly, he might even try to pull up the roots and eliminate the problem entirely!

The Crown Prince truly felt that Li Qing was a good person!

Inside the bedroom, silence returned once more.

Li Qing looked at the weak boy on the bed.

“Xiao Chen.”

“Hold on.”

“Brother will take you to kill people.”