Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 444: You have your obsessions, and I have mine

Chapter 444: Chapter 444: You have your obsessions, and I have mine

In the Imperial Palace, Mo Qingshan, amid the slightly inquisitive glances of the other princes, took the Emperor’s pulse.

After a while, he stroked his beard and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, your illness is not any incurable disease, but merely the result of excessive worrying."

Upon hearing this, a trace of joy surfaced on the Emperor’s face, "Divine Doctor, are your words true?"

When Mo Qingshan put on airs, he indeed looked quite imposing. His white hair and the air of an immortal about him would convince anyone that he was the "Divine Doctor" Li Mingjue had spoken of.

He nodded slightly, "Yes, just allow me to prepare a prescription and after a few days of adjustment for Your Majesty, you should see results."

The Emperor quickly raised his hand for someone to bring paper and ink, watching Mo Qingshan with earnest eyes.

Mo Qingshan took the paper and ink, and with a flourish of his hand, he swiftly wrote down a prescription and handed it to the Imperial Physician standing by.

After receiving it, the Imperial Physician struggled to decipher Mo Qingshan’s dragon-and-phoenix calligraphy for quite a while before he could make out the contents.

However, after reading it, a hint of confusion still flickered in his eyes.

This was just an ordinary sedative prescription, and the herbs listed were commonly seen and nothing special.

"Divine Doctor, this..." The Imperial Physician dared not guess at Mo Qingshan’s intentions and could only stammer as he glanced at him.

Mo Qingshan, fully aware of what he meant, calmly countered, "Is there any problem with this prescription?"

The Imperial Physician hurriedly shook his head, "That’s not it..."

Mo Qingshan waved his hand to cut off what he was saying, "Since there is no problem, then quickly gather the herbs and prepare the medicine for His Majesty."

The Imperial Physician agreed and hastily left.

Although he didn’t understand why Mo Qingshan was so certain an ordinary sedative would cure the Emperor’s sickness, he knew that at least drinking this medicine wouldn’t cause any serious problems.

Retreating ten thousand steps, even if something did go wrong, the responsibility would not fall on him.

Seeing Mo Qingshan’s confident appearance, the Emperor already believed him by and large and simply awaited the medicine to lessen his headache somewhat.

The second prince looked at Mo Qingshan with a sinister gaze, threatening, "If this prescription can’t cure Father Emperor’s illness, then you won’t be able to leave the Imperial Palace today."

Mo Qingshan just chuckled and replied to him, "Your Highness can rest assured, I dare not deceive His Majesty."

Hearing him say that, the second prince found it hard to press the matter further.

After all, whether this man was a Divine Doctor or a mediocre one would become clear in a moment.

At the same moment, within the Holy Maiden Temple, Qi Yu looked at the expressionless Ning Yue and raised an eyebrow, "The feeling of having your ruse exposed must be quite irritating, no?"

Ning Yue, seeing his grinning demeanor, felt irritated in her heart and sneered, "You think such a simple scheme can stop me?"

Qi Yu shook her head, "Of course not. Although you want the old Emperor to die, his being alive doesn’t really pose any threat to you. To you, all the people in the Imperial City are just tools. You let them live, and they live. You decree they die, and they must die."

"Knowing this, you still choose to oppose me?" Ning Yue tilted her head to look at her, her tone tinged with confusion.

She truly did not understand this individual. It was clear that she could leave without a scratch, so why on earth did she insist on muddying these waters? Even if Tulan were to fall, it would have nothing to do with her, and it would strip Dazhao of a powerful adversary.

Qi Yu guessed at a glance what she was thinking and sighed softly, her tone low, "I know you hold a deep-seated grudge against the people of Tulan, but all of that happened a hundred years ago. Why must you remain so obsessively unenlightened?"

"Shut up!" Ning Yue suddenly shouted in anger, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at her, "The dead are not the people you care about, so how would you understand that kind of hatred! Cang Ming is just a despicable coward, he threatened with the Princess and forced the Empress to open the gates of the city. Together with those barbaric people from Tulan, they slaughtered all the people in the city."

As she spoke, she slowly closed her eyes, still full of hatred, "Even the Princess was killed by him. How does someone like him have any right to keep the Princess? I not only deceived him and poisoned him, but also made him live in an illusion. I just want to watch him die in agony!"

Qi Yu saw her fists clenched so tightly that her long nails dug into her flesh, leaving behind trails of blood.

Finally, she couldn’t help but step forward, seize Ning Yue’s wrist, and force her to unclench her fists.

The stark blood began to spread from the center of her palm, slowly dripping down to the ground.

Qi Yu frowned, turned one hand away, and took out some gauze and ointment from her space.

Ning Yue looked indifferently at the blood in her palm; this pain did not make her feel uncomfortable, but rather helped some of the intense hatred in her heart to dissipate.

When Qi Yu pulled her to sit down on a cushion nearby, she finally snapped out of her trance and tried to break free from the grasp of the other person’s palm.

Qi Yu let go of her, but immediately dabbed the wound with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol, and upon hearing the anticipated gasp, she said, "If it hurts, don’t move recklessly."

Ning Yue gritted her teeth and looked at her with displeasure, "You did that on purpose."

Qi Yu nodded and threatened frankly, "Yes, and if you dare to move again, I can make you hurt even more."

Ning Yue knew she would do as she said and did not continue to argue, turning her head to the side.

Only after Qi Yu had applied the medicine and bandaged her hand, and a coolness came from her palm, did she say indifferently, "Thank you." freewēbnoveℓ.com

Qi Yu held her hand, raised it to look, and tsked in admiration, "Does the Saintess need to keep her nails so long?"

Ning Yue withdrew her hand impatiently, "It’s none of your business."

Whenever she showed a slight inclination of compassion towards Qi Yu, the woman always managed to ruin the atmosphere swiftly.

Qi Yu knew she could not persuade her and did not say any more. Instead, she straightened her clothes and walked towards the door.

Ning Yue watched her back for two seconds before suddenly asking, "The reason you’re stopping me is for the people in the Imperial City?"

Qi Yu stopped, turned around to look at her, and said, "That’s one of the reasons, I suppose, as they are all innocent. But I can also understand your hatred. However, this matter cannot be resolved just by killing a few people or destroying a city. You have your obsessions, and so do I."

Ning Yue was silent for a moment before asking, "What’s your obsession?"

Qi Yu blinked, giving her an unexpected answer.

She said earnestly to Ning Yue, "The same as you."

After these words, she saw Ning Yue’s stunned expression, smiled, and continued, "Actually, when you forcibly kicked me out of the illusion, I heard Yin Wanning’s voice."

Ning Yue’s eyes flickered, and the lifeless depths reignited with a glimmer of light as she asked urgently, "What did she say?"

Qi Yu closed her eyes as if returning to that moment, the voice echoing in her ears.

Yin Wanning had said to her, "Could you do me a favor?"

After Qi Yu asked, she heard the voice, gentle and resolute, telling her, "Please take care of Ning Yue for me."

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