Chapter 128 Xiao Liu, It’s Me~

Chapter 128: Xiao Liu, It's Me...

Imperial Physician Sun had just awoken from unconsciousness when he saw His Highness Prince Yu, who should have long been buried in the imperial mausoleum!

The shock nearly scared him out of his wits.

What's more, Imperial Physician Sun had no idea when he had passed out.

Waking up to see Prince Yu's face made it hard for him not to suspect that he too had ended up in the underworld!

Fortunately, before he could cry out in alarm, he saw Liu Qingci entering.

Imperial Physician Sun edged closer to Liu Qingci, completely afraid to look at Xiao Yan, and stammered, "Young Master Liu... Young Master Liu?"

...You're alive, right?

He didn't voice the second half.

Liu Qingci noticed Imperial Physician Sun's panic and asked with concern, "Imperial Physician Sun, what's wrong?"

Imperial Physician Sun's expression grew even more bewildered.

He simply didn't know what had happened to him!

Originally, he was coerced and enticed by His Highness Prince Rui to care for the unconscious Emperor in the palace.

But today, while taking the Emperor's pulse as usual, he suddenly lost consciousness.

When he awoke, he was here, and he didn't even know how much time had passed.

"Ahem... Qingci, Imperial Physician Sun is just frightened," Xiao Yan explained upon seeing this.

He hadn't meant to scare the man, which was why he had Little K knock Imperial Physician Sun unconscious before transporting him instantly.

And this unfortunate Imperial Physician Sun was Little K's carefully chosen choice; it said he was the only physician in the Imperial Medical Institute worth using.

The others were either too loyal to Xiao Jing or had something Xiao Jing held over them.

As for Imperial Physician Sun, though he appeared to obey Xiao Jing's every command under coercion, he was merely timid and knew how to read the situation.

Once rescued from Xiao Jing's clutches, he would remain loyal to the Emperor.

Meanwhile, Imperial Physician Sun trembled again at the sound of Xiao Yan's voice.

"Th-this... ghost... g-ghost..."

Xiao Yan stepped closer. "I am not a ghost."

Imperial Physician Sun scooted back on the floor in terror.

Liu Qingci tugged at Xiao Yan's sleeve and said softly, "Don't frighten him."

Xiao Yan paused, then stepped back to stand beside Liu Qingci.

He spoke loudly, "Imperial Physician Sun, you are a healer. You should be able to tell the living from the dead. Why not take my pulse and see whether I am man or spirit?"

Xiao Yan rolled up his sleeve and extended his wrist.

Imperial Physician Sun stared at the rather healthy-looking wrist, thinking to himself that he had never taken a ghost's pulse, so how could he know what a ghost's pulse felt like?

He thought this but dared not say it aloud.

Because whether it was a ghost or the living Prince Yu, both were quite terrifying.

So Imperial Physician Sun tremblingly raised his hand and placed it on Xiao Yan's wrist.

It was warm, with a strong pulse beat.

Too much like a living person's pulse!

He didn't dare linger long and hastily withdrew his hand.

Greatly alarmed, Imperial Physician Sun looked up at Xiao Yan, then turned to Liu Qingci. After a long pause, he squeezed out, "Your Highness... you... you are still alive?"

Xiao Yan withdrew his hand, casually straightened his sleeve, and said flatly, "Imperial Physician Sun's medical skills truly live up to their reputation. If I were dead, could I be standing here talking to you?"

Imperial Physician Sun felt his mind buzzing. That Prince Yu had been buried in the imperial mausoleum months ago was common knowledge, yet now he stood before him alive—this was unheard of!

"Th-this... this..." Imperial Physician Sun was at a loss for words, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. "I... I..."

Xiao Yan snorted, his gaze piercing. "Imperial Physician Sun, I do not blame you for being coerced by Prince Rui. But now, the Emperor is still alive, yet imprisoned by him deep within the palace, his life in danger. I ask you: will you be an accomplice to the traitor, or a loyal minister who serves the empire?"

"I... I am naturally loyal to His Majesty!" Imperial Physician Sun blurted out almost instinctively, then looked around in panic.

That was when he saw the Emperor lying on the bed.

Imperial Physician Sun was shocked once more.

"His Majesty! Why is His Majesty here?"

Xiao Yan: "Naturally, I rescued Father, and I want to give you, Imperial Physician Sun, a chance at meritorious service to atone for your crimes."

Imperial Physician Sun still couldn't grasp the situation, nor understand how the resurrected Prince Yu could have single-handedly brought two living people out of Prince Rui's heavily guarded secret chamber in such a short time.

"But... but I don't know how to cure His Majesty's poison!" Imperial Physician Sun said mournfully.

The poison the Emperor had been afflicted with was extremely rare. Most could not diagnose it and mistook it for common stroke symptoms. However, Imperial Physician Sun had been fortunate enough to read about this poison in an ancient text, so he had detected it when taking the Emperor's pulse.

Imperial Physician Sun confessed honestly, "The poison His Majesty was given is called Drunk Red. I read in an ancient text... the recipe for its antidote has long been lost."

He trembled as he spoke, afraid that Prince Yu, learning he had no more use, would cut him down with a single stroke.

"But... but I can continue researching documents and try to formulate it..."

"No need," Xiao Yan interrupted, handing him a prescription. "I have the antidote recipe."

Imperial Physician Sun was startled and quickly took it, squinting to examine it.

Even Liu Qingci was slightly surprised. He looked at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan whispered to him, "I wrote it."

Liu Qingci was even more astonished. "You know medicine?"

And for such a rare, exotic poison, one that even the renowned Imperial Physician Sun could not cure.

Now Imperial Physician Sun held Xiao Yan's prescription, his expression growing increasingly serious—clearly, the prescription was likely genuine.

"You can also cure poison?" Liu Qingci exclaimed, gazing at Xiao Yan with a touch of admiration.

Xiao Yan fell silent.

Although he enjoyed Liu Qingci looking at him like that, he still chose to tell the truth.

He leaned in close to Liu Qingci's ear again and whispered, "I've got backup."

Liu Qingci's eyes widened in curiosity.

"Who is it?"

"Hey hey! Xiao Liu, it's me~"

A cute robotic voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan's head.

A chill entered his eyes as he thought back, "He can't hear you anyway. And what did you just call him?"