Chapter 105 The Charm of Qingfeng Garden (Part 2)

Chapter 105 The Charm of Qingfeng Garden (Part 2)

Su RAO stopped, remaining not far from Su Er and Yun Mujing.

The lush green bamboo concealed her graceful figure, and her gaze upon Su Er was filled with surprise.

She had only seen her second brother like this a few times three years ago when he was inquiring about the cross-dressing Yun Mujing. It hadn't happened since then.

Watching Su Er continuously retreat, step by step, conceding to Yun Mujing,

she sensed an aura of indulgence.

She watched as Yun Mujing forced Su Er to retreat out of the bamboo grove, away from Qingfeng Garden.

Su RAO's gaze became complicated.

Words that Yun Ji had said flashed through her mind: because of her, Su Er had fallen for Yun Mujing. Or more precisely, after she had schemed against Yun Mujing, Su Er no longer suppressed his abnormal feelings, his infatuation with Yun Mujing's female disguise. Su Er wasn't gay; he was hopelessly entranced.

She lifted her foot, wanting to follow them, but paused after taking one step. Given Su Er's personality, if he found out she had witnessed his entanglement with Yun Mujing, he...

"Cough... cough cough..."

A sudden bout of coughing reached her ears, one after another.

"Prince..."

Yun Ling's voice echoed in her ears, always cold and emotionless, now filled with deep concern and anxiety.

Her thoughts scattered, and she turned to look at Qingfeng Garden not far away, from where the sound clearly came.

"Yun Feng, quickly find Master Zhu..."

Hearing Yun Ling's panicked words, Su RAO's brows suddenly furrowed.

For a moment, she glanced at where Su Er and Yun Mujing had gone, then moved, leaping into Qingfeng Garden.

Landing within the garden, she saw Yue Hua by the Moonlit Pavilion, blood staining his clothes, his face pale, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Yun Ling supported Yun Ji, while Yun Feng swiftly approached from outside Qingfeng Garden using lightness kung fu.

Yun Ji had another attack, yet he didn't go inside to call for Master Zhu but headed outward instead.

With just one glance, Su RAO guessed: Could it be that Master Zhu isn't here right now...

Seeing Su RAO, Yun Feng was startled and abruptly halted. In two quick steps, he arrived beside her.

"Can Miss Su perform acupuncture?"

In his panic, he didn't think much and directly grabbed Su RAO's wrist, pulling her toward the Moonlit Pavilion, his thoughts in disarray.

Su RAO remembered the acupuncture points that Master Hui Shan had used on Yun Ji that day...

Yun Ling also noticed Su RAO and heard Yun Feng's question. Seeing Yun Feng pull Su RAO over, his brows suddenly furrowed.

"Yun Feng..."

At his voice, Yun Feng paused, realizing what he had done.

Su RAO didn't know medicine. Even if she remembered the acupuncture points, what could she do?

He immediately released her and flew off again, leaving Qingfeng Garden.

Several other presences followed him from the shadows.

Su RAO stopped, having already reached the pavilion. This close, Yun Ji's pallor became clearer.

Though the blood stained his moon-colored robes, it couldn't hide the lunar elegance around him. Even as he lay weak and sickly, he remained strikingly beautiful.

Her hand curled slightly.

Hearing Yun Ling's panicked cry: "Prince,"

Yun Ji fainted.

Su RAO clenched her hand tightly.

Hesitation flashed in her eyes, as if she was contemplating something. Seeing Yun Ji's breath grow weaker, she finally stepped into the pavilion.

"Do you have silver needles?"

She lifted Yun Ji's wrist, placing three fingers on it to feel his pulse.

At Su RAO's action, Yun Ling was momentarily stunned but quickly retrieved a pack of silver needles from a drawer beside the small couch.

Without hesitation, Su RAO rolled up Yun Ji's sleeve and inserted a needle into his skin, followed by three more. Yun Ji let out a muffled groan but didn't wake up. Instead, beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

His body trembled violently.

"Prince..."

Yun Ling exclaimed anxiously, looking at Su RAO.

What was happening?

"Cold energy has invaded his body, blocking his heart meridian..."

Su RAO's brows furrowed even tighter, the scar on her forehead particularly noticeable. Her peach-blossom eyes revealed a hint of shock—Yun Ji suffered from a blockage in his heart meridian. A man like him, a celestial being...

How could it be...

"Take Yun Ji to the mountain hot springs."

Immediately, Su Rao spoke again in a deep voice, and put away her silver needles.

At this moment, Yun Ling didn't dare delay any further, nor did he have time to investigate how Su Rao knew medicine. He picked up Yun Ji and quickly headed for the mountain hot springs.

Su Rao followed hastily.

She also said another sentence, intended for the other Yun Guards hiding nearby.

"Prepare ice, as much as possible."

The mountain hot springs were shrouded in steam; the closer they got, the more the surrounding snow and ice melted. The hot spring pool was surrounded by Dali granite and screened off by partitions.

Yun Ling arrived with Yun Ji in just a moment, then looked at Su Rao.

What should they do next.

"Get some ice. If there isn't any, use cold water, and pour it into the pool."

Yun Ling was completely puzzled. With his body chilled and his vital energy blocked, shouldn't they use the warmth of the hot springs along with internal energy to dispel the cold? Why use ice?

Although he was confused, he didn't ask further. He placed Yun Ji on a small couch beside YueHua, then quickly went to the ice cellar in Qingfeng Garden.

Su Rao came over and stirred the water in the pool. A warm current entered her skin, dispelling the chill in her hands. She then felt a scalding pain.

The water was too hot; they had to lower the temperature first, or it would have the opposite effect.

After testing the water, Su Rao wiped her hands and walked to the small couch. She placed the back of her hand against Yun Ji's forehead, feeling an icy chill.

In just a moment, the Yun Guards brought ice as instructed and placed it in the warm pool.

Even boiling water couldn't melt several blocks of ice right away.

"Take off Yun Ji's shirt and put him in."

Su Rao reached into the hot spring again. The water was now a mix of hot and cold, not as scalding as before.

Yun Ling and Yun Da hurriedly undressed Yun Ji and put him in the hot spring. His blood-stained robe was removed.

His fair, delicate skin was softer than a woman's. When dressed, he seemed somewhat thin, but after undressing, he was actually quite fit. His exquisite collarbone and alluring physique were revealed as his body submerged beneath the water.

The sight of the young master bathing was indeed tempting.

However, Su Rao had no such thoughts. She told Yun Ling and the others to wait outside the screen and not disturb her unless she called them.

She then knelt beside the pool, opened the silver needle case, and looked at Yun Ji, who was still trembling in the water. She touched something around her neck, perhaps a pendant.

"Yun Ji, today, I broke my word for your sake. Consider this repayment for your help in Tianguguan County."

Murmuring softly, she brushed aside his thick, dark hair that had already spread out in the water. She paused when she noticed several scars on his back, crisscrossed and almost unnoticeable.

Such injuries...

For a moment, Su Rao found it hard to believe. How could such a distinguished and refined Prince Ji, the most esteemed crown prince of Yun Lang Country, have...