239: King Yi donates blood

When Bai Jinchen heard that it was the spiritual herb offered by Gu Xiaoyue, he stopped speaking and gritted his back teeth.

Previously, he had heard Jiang Mengfei say that this Mr. Gu had extremely high combat power, so he bribed Steward Shi, and the two of them together advised Bai Yu Kang to bring Gu Xiaoyue into the palace to treat his father, the King.

He had intended to weaken Prince Yi's strength, but he didn't expect her to actually cure his father's illness almost completely.

He then bribed Steward Shi to whisper in Bai Yu Kang's ear, saying that this Mr. Gu must have an excellent pet, and if it were taken for himself, it would certainly not be difficult for His Majesty to live a hundred years.

It seemed that this Mr. Gu used spiritual herbs instead of a pet, allowing her to escape yet another calamity!

Bai Yu Kang was still waiting for his three sons' responses, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment, until finally—

"Father King's well-being is my son's wish. I am willing to offer my heart's blood for Father King!"

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi bowed, his head deeply buried in his arms, showing extreme piety.

"Hahaha, good, worthy of being my son!"

Bai Yu Kang came over with relief and helped Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi up.

"He has a divine doctor treating him at home. After releasing some blood, he'll recover in a few days, so of course he can just release it!"

Bai Jincheng was displeased with his attention-grabbing behavior, rolled his eyes, and said sarcastically.

"If you were willing to give me your heart's blood, I would also ask Mr. Gu to come to your mansion to treat you! You yourself don't dare, yet you insist on belittling others!"

Bai Yu Kang's displeased rebuke made Bai Jincheng shut his mouth, but he still tilted his head in dissatisfaction, sulking.

Steward Shi brought a dagger, and Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi took it in his hand, about to stab himself in the chest without any hesitation.

"Father King, your son and Prince Yi have deep brotherly affection, and furthermore, your son is not feeling well and cannot bear to see such a scene! Your son takes his leave!"

Bai Jincheng interrupted, bowed to Bai Yu Kang, and prepared to withdraw.

Bai Yu Kang waved his hand, telling Prince Duan to also go back and rest, leaving only Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

By the time Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi returned to Yi Wang Mansion, his face was already ashen, covered in cold sweat.

Gu Xiaoyue was invited to his bedroom to treat him. Under the effect of Water Therapy, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's wound barely stopped bleeding.

However, because the heart meridian was injured, he would need a period of recuperation.

He might not even be fully recovered before Bai Yu Kang would call him to the palace to bleed again!

Gu Xiaoyue truly hadn't expected Bai Yu Kang to be so uncaring towards Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, or rather, he only thought of increasing his own lifespan, and his sons were just tools?

After she left, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi opened the door to another secret room. In the secret room were two cages with restrictions.

"Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, your son-in-law has come to see you—"

He clutched the wound on his chest, the pain making his voice sound hoarse and weak.

Zheng Wenhui glanced at his wound, and a hint of pleasure rose in her heart.

Heaven has eyes; this bad person finally got his retribution!

The man in the other cage vigorously slammed against the cage, shouting loudly.

"You scoundrel! Let us out quickly! And our daughter, are you still holding her captive?"

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi struggled to pull at the corner of his mouth, picked up the remote control on the table, and pressed a button.

The man in the iron cage was immediately electrocuted, emitting shrill and piercing screams.

"Haochen! Stop it, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, stop it quickly!—"

Seeing her beloved being electrocuted, Zheng Wenhui's heart was twisted in pain. She cried tears and angrily rebuked Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, telling him to stop.

"Mother-in-law, begging requires a begging attitude."

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi snorted coldly, looking at her playfully.

Zheng Wenhui immediately knelt down with a thud, kowtowing several times towards Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

"Please, don't torment him anymore, please—"

By the end of her kowtows, Zheng Wenhui was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Their deep affection for each other greatly displeased Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

He and Jie'er lacked this kind of affection!

He couldn't help but continue for a while longer before pressing the remote control button, stopping the electrocution of the man.

"Your son-in-law came today merely to ask for a cup of Father-in-law's Divine Beast blood, that's all. Look, you just had to make it so unpleasant!"

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had only stood for a short while, but he was already unable to stand. He leaned on the table and sat down.

"You want... my blood... In your dreams!"

Zheng Haochen's golden eyes filled with murderous intent, but he was helpless, unable to break free from the layers of restrictions!

"If Father-in-law is unwilling to give, then it's fine!

Although Jie'er only has half of the Divine Beast bloodline, if it's completely drained, it should still be barely usable!"

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi finished speaking and got up to leave, but then paused and continued.

"I forgot to tell you something: I've already brought Jie'er's child back to the capital.

If Jie'er's blood isn't enough, then we'll drain—"

"I agree, I'll give you as much as you want!"

Zheng Haochen knew Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi wasn't lying.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng's third-generation memory sharing, due to the restrictions, could only share sporadic memory fragments.

But his sea of consciousness indeed had a few images of living in Yi Wang Mansion; this should be the memory of his grandson, White Gaze!

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi threw him a cup, "Fill it up!"

Zheng Haochen had no weapon, so he had to bite his own wrist to draw blood.

Zheng Wenhui quietly sobbed beside him, fearing that she would anger Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi again and cause them both to be tormented.

After Zheng Haochen finished drawing blood, he placed the cup on the tray in front of him and gently pushed it.

The tray, hung by chains and pulleys, then reached Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's front.

This was a mechanism Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had designed long ago, precisely because he was afraid of getting close to Zheng Haochen and being subdued by him.

With the Divine Beast blood in hand, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi drank it all in one gulp and immediately felt his physical strength recover significantly.

He walked out of the secret room with satisfaction, leaving Zheng Haochen and Zheng Wenhui to remain imprisoned in the iron cages.

Now he had another bargaining chip, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law were even easier to control!

Gu Xiaoyue returned to her room, just about to rest, when Xiao Lan advanced to Mature Sixth Stage Early.

"Ding—Congratulations, Host, for achieving a new accomplishment—9 Mature Sixth Stage Pets (Completed), rewarding 9400 points and 2 Black Jade Snow Lotuses!"

The black jade snow lotus can make a Mature Eleventh Stage pet upgrade to Mature Eleventh Late Stage.

After eating another qibao berry, it can even advance to Lord-level.

What good stuff! If used on Xiao Qi, she could walk sideways without encountering the world's top powerhouses!

Gu Xiaoyue put the black jade snow lotus into her Yu Beast Space, and the Hou came sniffing again.

It just knew its level wasn't high enough and rolled its eyes resentfully.

Gu Xiaoyue gave Xiao Lan a hua yu fruit and listened to his clear voice calling her "Master" in a sweet, syrupy tone.

Her heart melted!

The next day, Gu Xiaoyue went to treat Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi again. She observed the recovery of his wound and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

He was recovering too quickly!

It was originally an injury to the heart meridian, and coupled with Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's age of forty-seven or forty-eight, he wouldn't recover as quickly as a young person.

Gu Xiaoyue could also estimate that the effect of Water Therapy would not be so significant.

What was making him recover so fast?

Although she was puzzled, she still praised Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's good health on the surface, saying his recovery speed was completely comparable to that of a young person.

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi smiled without speaking, looking quite pleased.

After Gu Xiaoyue finished the treatment, she returned to her room and asked Xiao Lan,

"Can you tell what's going on with him?"

"Master, he seems to have used some special tonic that can quickly heal wounds!"

"Special tonic?"

Xiao Lan nodded slightly and continued,

"Ordinary spiritual plants probably wouldn't have such an effect. What he ate is likely something more advanced, such as—Divine Beast blood!"

Gu Xiaoyue frowned, puzzled.

"If it really is Divine Beast blood, can his body withstand it?"

Normally, a human, even if Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi was a high-level Beastmaster, his body should not be able to withstand the abundant power in Divine Beast blood.

"If he has been consuming it in very small doses for many years, then his current severely injured state can withstand it. His body has already adapted, which is why there's an accelerated recovery effect!"

Because she understood White Gaze's background, the few points of doubt in Gu Xiaoyue's mind now connected one by one.

White Gaze's mother, Zheng Jie, had a difficult birth when she gave birth to him. At a critical moment, she revealed a partial pet form, and Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi discovered her identity.

He threatened White Gaze's life to learn that her father was actually a God-Rank Pet.

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi first used Zheng Jie's blood to nourish his body, but later, not satisfied with that, he tricked her parents into the capital and imprisoned them.

Whenever needed, as long as Zheng Jie was in his hands, he could continuously demand blood from that Divine Beast to nourish his body!

No wonder Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, though nearly fifty and constantly toiling over state affairs, still looked as vibrant as someone in his early thirties!

Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and she secretly cried out, "Not good!"