Chapter 27: It Looks Quite Serious
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“Little Fox, Little Fox.” Xuanyuan Yu held the little fox in his arms and called out anxiously, but she showed no sign of waking. His eyes bloodshot, Xuanyuan Yu cradled her tail in his hands. It was streaked with blood, every bone crushed. He had come so close—so close to losing her forever.
“Guards, throw Princess Weiyang and her entire entourage into the Imperial Prison.” Xuanyuan Yu had no time to concern himself with Weiyang and issued the order at once. Carrying the little fox, he hurried back to Waterflower Hall and ordered Lieyan to summon the Imperial Physician.
Princess Weiyang had been struck unconscious by Xuanyuan Yu with a single palm strike, while Little Cui had long since been scared senseless. Weiyang and the others were dragged away by the guards without making so much as a sound.
Xuanyuan Yu circulated his mystic energy, and his figure blurred before vanishing into thin air. In less than a minute, he was back at Waterflower Hall. With the utmost care, he placed the little fox upon the magnificent dragon bed. The sight of her blood-soaked tail filled him with unbearable anguish.
That morning, the little fox had still been lively and playful in his arms. Now she lay on the dragon bed, barely clinging to life, while he had been powerless to do anything. Was he destined to be unable to protect the people he loved for his entire life? His mother had suffered the same fate, and so had Feng’er.
Lieyan hurried into Waterflower Hall with the Imperial Physician. The physician, carrying a wooden medicine chest on his back and gasping for breath, nearly collapsed when he saw the fury on Xuanyuan Yu’s face. He immediately clasped his hands, knelt on the floor, and said timidly, “This old minister was late. I beg Your Majesty to punish me.”
The Imperial Physician was practically crying inside. What was this supposed to be? He had only been summoned to examine a fox yesterday, and before he had even had time to resign, he had been called here again. Surely it was still because of that fox? But the creature had been perfectly fine!
“Rise. Go and see how the little fox is doing.” Xuanyuan Yu allowed the Imperial Physician to stand, his anger subsiding slightly.
The physician let out a breath and secretly congratulated himself. Fortunately, the emperor’s mood was not quite as terrible as it might have been. All he had to do was examine the little fox properly. Wait—a fox? It really was another fox! When the physician looked up and saw the little fox lying on the dragon bed, barely alive, he nearly collapsed again.
Xuanyuan Yu cast him a cold glance and said ominously, “If you cannot save her, I will send you below to keep the little fox company.”
As Xuanyuan Yu looked at the little fox, his fists clenched uncontrollably. If she could not be saved, then he would send everyone who had harmed her to accompany her in death.
The Imperial Physician wore a mournful expression and nearly burst into tears. Your Majesty, you certainly know how to give a man an impossible task. How was he supposed to treat this? It looked terribly serious. The little fox’s blood-soaked tail was crushed beyond recognition. Bracing his trembling, weakened body, the physician approached the dragon bed.
He thought to himself, If I survive this calamity, I will resign immediately and return home to retire!
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The Imperial Physician examined the little fox over and over several times before finally daring to relax. Even so, the sight of that tiny tail made his heart ache. He could not imagine who could bring themselves to harm such an adorable little fox. It was as though they had wanted to torture her to death. How truly vicious!
“Your Majesty, the little fox is in no danger of losing her life. She has suffered no other injuries, but her tail has been completely crushed. With careful recuperation and a Green-Grade Pill refined with a Tianshan Snow Lotus as the medicinal catalyst, her tail should be restored to its original state,” the Imperial Physician reported, wiping the cold sweat from his brow.
He had never before felt that being alive was so wonderful. At last, he no longer had to worry about being buried alive as a companion to the little fox.
Xuanyuan Yu finally felt the great stone weighing on his heart lift. His little fox was safe. He waved a hand and said, “Then go and refine the medicine.”
Xuanyuan Yu glanced at the little fox and added, “Afterward, go check on that little girl, Liyue.”
“Yes.” The Imperial Physician answered repeatedly as he took medicine from his wooden chest and began bandaging the little fox. Yet his heart was full of questions. Who was Liyue?
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“Little Fox, Little Fox.” Xuanyuan Yu held the little fox in his arms and called out anxiously, but she showed no sign of waking. His eyes bloodshot, Xuanyuan Yu cradled her tail in his hands. It was streaked with blood, every bone crushed. He had come so close—so close to losing her forever.
“Guards, throw Princess Weiyang and her entire entourage into the Imperial Prison.” Xuanyuan Yu had no time to concern himself with Weiyang and issued the order at once. Carrying the little fox, he hurried back to Waterflower Hall and ordered Lieyan to summon the Imperial Physician.
Princess Weiyang had been struck unconscious by Xuanyuan Yu with a single palm strike, while Little Cui had long since been scared senseless. Weiyang and the others were dragged away by the guards without making so much as a sound.
Xuanyuan Yu circulated his mystic energy, and his figure blurred before vanishing into thin air. In less than a minute, he was back at Waterflower Hall. With the utmost care, he placed the little fox upon the magnificent dragon bed. The sight of her blood-soaked tail filled him with unbearable anguish.
That morning, the little fox had still been lively and playful in his arms. Now she lay on the dragon bed, barely clinging to life, while he had been powerless to do anything. Was he destined to be unable to protect the people he loved for his entire life? His mother had suffered the same fate, and so had Feng’er.
Lieyan hurried into Waterflower Hall with the Imperial Physician. The physician, carrying a wooden medicine chest on his back and gasping for breath, nearly collapsed when he saw the fury on Xuanyuan Yu’s face. He immediately clasped his hands, knelt on the floor, and said timidly, “This old minister was late. I beg Your Majesty to punish me.”
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The Imperial Physician was practically crying inside. What was this supposed to be? He had only been summoned to examine a fox yesterday, and before he had even had time to resign, he had been called here again. Surely it was still because of that fox? But the creature had been perfectly fine!
“Rise. Go and see how the little fox is doing.” Xuanyuan Yu allowed the Imperial Physician to stand, his anger subsiding slightly.
The physician let out a breath and secretly congratulated himself. Fortunately, the emperor’s mood was not quite as terrible as it might have been. All he had to do was examine the little fox properly. Wait—a fox? It really was another fox! When the physician looked up and saw the little fox lying on the dragon bed, barely alive, he nearly collapsed again.
Xuanyuan Yu cast him a cold glance and said ominously, “If you cannot save her, I will send you below to keep the little fox company.”
As Xuanyuan Yu looked at the little fox, his fists clenched uncontrollably. If she could not be saved, then he would send everyone who had harmed her to accompany her in death.
The Imperial Physician wore a mournful expression and nearly burst into tears. Your Majesty, you certainly know how to give a man an impossible task. How was he supposed to treat this? It looked terribly serious. The little fox’s blood-soaked tail was crushed beyond recognition. Bracing his trembling, weakened body, the physician approached the dragon bed.
He thought to himself, If I survive this calamity, I will resign immediately and return home to retire!
The Imperial Physician examined the little fox over and over several times before finally daring to relax. Even so, the sight of that tiny tail made his heart ache. He could not imagine who could bring themselves to harm such an adorable little fox. It was as though they had wanted to torture her to death. How truly vicious!
“Your Majesty, the little fox is in no danger of losing her life. She has suffered no other injuries, but her tail has been completely crushed. With careful recuperation and a Green-Grade Pill refined with a Tianshan Snow Lotus as the medicinal catalyst, her tail should be restored to its original state,” the Imperial Physician reported, wiping the cold sweat from his brow.
He had never before felt that being alive was so wonderful. At last, he no longer had to worry about being buried alive as a companion to the little fox.
Xuanyuan Yu finally felt the great stone weighing on his heart lift. His little fox was safe. He waved a hand and said, “Then go and refine the medicine.”
Xuanyuan Yu glanced at the little fox and added, “Afterward, go check on that little girl, Liyue.”
“Yes.” The Imperial Physician answered repeatedly as he took medicine from his wooden chest and began bandaging the little fox. Yet his heart was full of questions. Who was Liyue?
(Dear readers, please send in your recommendation votes! Recommendations give me the motivation to keep writing. If the votes reach thirty by tomorrow, I will update three chapters tomorrow, all right? Shall we continue in the same way from then on?)
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