Chapter 871 : "Face Slap - Ninth Form (1)"
Jun Wu Xie's words made everyone in the room suddenly freeze in shock.
A momentary flash of nervousness appeared on Imperial Physician Li's face but he quickly suppressed it down.
"Miss Jun. What do you mean by that? So many physicians have checked on Qu Ling Yue's injuries and even Senior Feng's diagnosis has confirmed it. By asking a question like that, don't you think that it sounds rather strange?" The youth from the Thousand Beast City arched his eyebrow and turned to look at Jun Wu Xie. The fact that Qu Ling Yue had sustained injuries was now seen as an irrefutable fact and although they did not fully trust the physicians from the Yan Country, but the fact had also been verified by Feng Yue Yang as well and he it wasn't possibly that he would get it wrong.
"Is that the truth?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her eyebrow raised up alarmingly.
"How can a brat like you be allowed to just continue to spout such nonsensical garbage here. How old are you? What would you know! ? Even if you do not believe in our medical skills, but Senior Feng is one among the three highly acclaimed Divine Doctors and he is able to diagnose any ailment or affliction accurately. You are in no position to come here and give your ignorant opinion!" Imperial Physician Li said in retort.
"Senior Feng, do you truly share the same opinion?" Jun Wu Xie turned to Feng Yue Yang to ask.
Feng Yue Yang deliberated on it a moment and said: "The people's words have been unduly exaggerated. Although this old man had been given such an undeserving title by the people, I will not dare to claim that I am able to diagnose and detect every single ailment and affliction. But for our Young Miss' current condition, this old man is still at least able to determine its cause, and I do not know why young Miss Jun would want to ask again."
Jun Wu Xie replied: "If that is the case, let the truth speak for itself then." With those words, she suddenly walked to go towards Qu Ling Yue's bedside.
When Imperial Physician Li saw her actions, he immediately shouted: "What is that brat intending to do! ?"
Jun Wu Xie turned to glance at him. " In regards to what you bunch of charlatans are not able to accomplish, I do not mind teaching you a thing or two."
Imperial Physician Li's eyes flashed with panic as he looked at Jun Wu Xie and he suddenly turned towards Xiong Ba.
"Hall Chief Xiong, are you really going to allow that brat to continue with this farce?"
Xiong Ba's face creased into a frown. Although he did not believe that Jun Wu Xie with her young age would really hold medical knowledge that exceeded Feng Yue Yang, but it was a fact that Qu Ling Yue's recovery had been linked to her. He could not help but hesitate a moment feeling highly torn and he turned to consult Feng Yue Yang cautiously: "My ignorant self does not know a thing about Medicine. What does Senior Feng think could have caused our Young Miss' condition to suddenly improve previously?"
Feng Yue Yang shook his head. According to his diagnosis, even if Qu Ling Yue's condition had been handled by him right from the start, he would still need almost a year's time to fully cure her. What they were talking about here was just within a mere day. In that short window of time, forget about a full recovery. Even if he was able to stabilise the condition of those injuries, but just to make her show any sign of improvement to her condition would already be extremely difficult."
Having gotten Feng Yue Yang's reply, Xiong Ba immediately stepped in to stand right before Jun Wu Xie, to block her way forward.
"I do not know from where you have come from, but the Young Miss of our Thousand Beast City would not be subjected to be given treatment by just anyone so carelessly. Young Miss, I will have to ask that you do not create a ruckus here or I will have to do it by force." Even though doubt filled his heart, Xiong Ba could not allow just anyone to give treatment to Qu Ling Yue, especially when it is such a young little lass.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Xiong Ba with her brow slightly lifted, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a cold smile. Her eyes flashed and she said in a soft voice: "Do you think that just by standing here to block my way forward and I will be stopped?"
Xiong Ba was taken aback by the reply and before he could react, Jun Wu Xie suddenly lifted her right hand and several cold flashes of light shot out from her fingertips and flew towards Qu Ling Yue lying upon the bed in a blink!
"What have you done! ?" Xiong Ba shouted out in shock and rage, grabbing Jun Wu Xie by the front of her collar and lifted her up entirely.
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Jun Wu Xie was however not intimidated in the least and merely turned her head calmly to look at Feng Yue Yang.
"Senior Feng, you can take Qu Ling Yue's pulse one more time now."
Xiong Ba continued to glare at Jun Wu Xie, not knowing what she was up to.
Feng Yue Yang frowned slightly and hesitated a moment before slowly walking over to the side of Qu Ling Yue's bed and took Qu Ling Yue's pulse once again.
"If our Young Miss comes into any mishap, even if you are just a little girl, I will still make you pay!" Xiong Ba glared angrily at Jun Wu Xie, his eyes burning with malicious murder.
But that murderous glare did not pressurize Jun Wu Xie in the slightest and she replied in a cold voice: "You will not have the opportunity to do that."
"Hall Chief Xiong! That brat actually had the audacity to make a move on Miss Qu right before your eyes! Who know what are true intentions are! ?" Imperial Physician Li stepped forth anxiously, his eyes discreetly gravitating to steal a glance at Lei Chen. "On that day, the brat had been just as arrogant and brash! We argued with her for a long period but as His Highness, the Crown Prince insisted that we let her treat Miss Qu, we as mere physicians would naturally not have the power to resist. I had heard His Highness, the Crown Prince say it before. This so called Miss Jun, is the Young Miss of the Qi Kingdom's Lin Palace, Jun Wu Xie. As the entire world knows, the Lin Palace are not known for their medical skills, which makes the Young Miss Jun's intentions really suspect! There is no guarantee that she wouldn't do anything to really harm Miss Qu."
Xiong Ba was surprised a moment as he looked quizzically at Jun Wu Xie.
"You are from the Lin Palace?"
Jun Wu Xie merely raised up her eyebrow, as a sign of silent acquiescence.
"The Lin Palace and the Thousand Beast City had always minded their own business and shared no relations with each other. But if you are here to stir up trouble, even with the Lin Palace's hundred thousand strong Rui Lin Army, our Thousand Beast City's Spirit Beast horde will not let this matter rest!" Xiong Ba said through gritted teeth.
Imperial Physician Li secretly showed an insidious and malicious smile on his face.
But just as Imperial Physician Li was anticipating to see Xiong Ba's rage and hatred to grow more intense and explode after knowing Jun Wu Xie's identity, a surprised voice suddenly rang out!
"How can this be! ?" Feng Yue Yang's voice resounded in the ears of everyone present in the room.
All eyes turned subconsciously as one to look at Feng Yue Yang. Xiong Ba did not want to continue arguing with Jun Wu Xie and he hurriedly turned his head in worry.
He saw Feng Yue Yang's hand still resting upon Qu Ling Yue's wrist and on that well weathered and wizened face, was an expression filled with utter disbelief and shock. His eyes were widened and his mouth sagged as if driven into shock by something.
When Imperial Physician Li saw that reaction on Feng Yue Yang, he laughed out in his heart, as he turned his jeering eyes to look at Jun Wu Xie still being held up in the air by Xiong Ba.
A great surge of fiery rage exploded from within Xiong Ba's chest. He glared with unbridled murder and shouted in his booming voice: "What have you done to our Young Miss! ? If anything happens to our Young Miss, today I will....."
"Hall Chief Xiong!" Feng Yue Yang suddenly shouted loudly.
He quickly discarded the shock in his heart and hurried himself to come next to Xiong Ba to say: "Hall Chief Xiong! Put Miss Jun down this instant! How can you be so boorishly rude! ?" His tone was filled with admonishment.
Xiong Ba was speechless. He turned to look at Feng Yue Yang, his face twisted up in puzzlement and confusion, unable to comprehend why Feng Yue Yang was pleading on Jun Wu Xie's behalf.
"Senior Feng! What are you talking about! ?"
"You put Young Miss Jun down this instant!" Feng Yue Yang reiterated firmly.
"But..... but....." Xiong Ba was at a loss for words.
Feng Yue Yang's face creased up into an angry frown and said: "When will you change this temperament of yours! ? Anything that crops up you handle with violence at the first instance. No wonder the Chieftain insisted on Qing Yu to come with you. That temperament of yours will surely get us in trouble one day!"
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Having suffered a scathing reprimand from Feng Yue Yang, Xiong Ba was dumbfounded for a moment.
"Senior Feng, what..... what are you saying?" Xiong Ba said dejectedly.
"What am I saying! ? I said that you dare to treat our Young Miss' benefactor and saviour in such a thuggish manner, you have really outdone yourself this time!" Feng Yue Yang said in a highly displeased tone.
"Wh..... What..... Young Miss'..... Benefactor?" Xiong Ba stared widely, seriously suspecting that there was something wrong with his ears.
"Aren't you going to set the person down! ?" Feng Yue Yang glared fiercely at Xiong Ba to say.
Xiong Ba's mind was suddenly a complete blank and he could only act based on Feng Yue Yang's words. He set Jun Wu Xie down, only this time his actions were extremely gentle, you could even say he was being very very careful.
With her feet back on the ground, Jun Wu Xie was calm and composed as she smoothed out her clothes and adjusted the collar that Xiong Ba had messed up.
Feng Yue Yang immediately came to stand beside Jun Wu Xie, and he crossed his hands in front of him and bent his back fully to offer Jun Wu Xie a full and proper ninety degree bow!
That scene, made everyone in the room all stunned in shock.
What kind of a status was Feng Yue Yang holding? In the hearts of all the physicians there, he was like the pinnacle of strength, the Purple Spirit! And on this day, with his full head of white locks, his unsurpassed skills and knowledge in Medicine, Feng Yue Yang was actually bowing in complete deference to a little lass that was barely fifteen years of age in front of everybody!
Everyone in the room fell into complete disarray at that instant.
"This old man was too blind to see your brilliance and I have erred by just seeing the sky from within a well and gravely misunderstood Miss Jun. I would hereby like to ask for Miss Jun forgiveness." Feng Yue Yang's tone of voice was no longer tinged with the aloofness and indifference from earlier, his speech was even laced with a slight trace of tremble now. That slight tremble in his voice was coming from the excitement and agitation he was feeling at that moment.
"No matter." Jun Wu Xie replied indifferently, not showing the slightest sign of being overwhelmed at all. Towards Feng Yue Yang's sincere apology, she had no qualms about accepting it.
The entire room of people were staring at Feng Yue Yang, highly flustered, completely oblivious to what was really happening. Why had Feng Yue Yang suddenly shown such deference to Jun Wu Xie with such a big bow, and had even apologised to her!
"Senior Feng?" Xiong Ba's face was twitching slightly. "What you said earlier, what does it really mean? What were you referring to when you said..... Young Miss' saviour and benefactor?"
Feng Yue Yang glared at Xiong Ba once again and said: "You and your always muddled mind. If those clumsy hands of yours had harmed Young Miss Jun earlier, when we get back to the Thousand Beast City, this old man here will surely report you to the Chieftain, to make you reflect well on your actions."
Xiong Ba was feeling highly aggrieved about his situation. Even after having suffered repeated bouts of sharp rebuke from Feng Yue Yang, he still did not know what was going on.
Feng Yue Yang sighed and said: "This old man had also been foolish, and had nearly committed the same mistake as you. Fortunately Miss Jun is generous and forgiving."
Jun Wu Xie shrugged her shoulders indifferently.
Feng Yue Yang continued to say: "Do you know what was the result I got when I took our Young Miss' pulse the second time?"
Xiong Ba shook his head.
Feng Yue Yang crooned out: "Our Young Miss has fully recovered from her injuries and she is now only suffering from a slight deficiency in her blood. Her heart meridian has fully healed and the spirit power within her body has returned to its normal state."
"What?" Xiong Ba exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes widening with shock.
The youth named Qing Yu also showed a little anxiety as he inquired for more details: "What Senior Feng means is....."
Feng Yue Yang said: "Although I do not know exactly what Miss Jun did earlier, but our Young Miss has indeed made a full recovery. She will only require a little more nursing and she will be as good as new. Now, do you realise what a dumb thing you had actually done earlier, you fool! You had very nearly hurt our benefactor who just saved our Young Miss! And you still have the cheek to glare at me! ?"
Feng Yue Yang's words had just barely fell when loud gasps suddenly sounded from everyone in the room!
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Nobody would suspect Feng Yue Yang's words. If he concluded that Qu Ling Yue had fully recovered, then that must be true!
But all the physicians there were people who had given treatment to Qu Ling Yue in the past few days and the extent of Qu Ling Yue's injuries were naturally well known to them. They found it unbelievable that Qu Ling Yue could recover in such a short period of time..... It had only barely been a blink of an eye, how was that possible?
Xiong Ba's face was one of utter shock as he looked at Feng Yue Yang before turning his head to look at Jun Wu Xie standing calmly at the side.
"Rea..... really?" Xiong Ba stuttered.
"You think I will lie to you?" Feng Yue Yang said derisively.
Xiong Ba's towering frame trembled slightly.
He turned to face Jun Wu Xie in a hurry and immediately fell onto one knee and said solemnly: "I have been rude and have offended Miss Jun earlier. I hereby ask for Miss Jun's forgiveness!"
The fierce and aggressive Raging Blaze Hall Chief had actually gone down on one knee to apologize to Jun Wu Xie. The sudden turn of events had caused everyone present to be struck completely dumb.
How was it even possible that Jun Wu Xie had been able to cure Qu Ling Yue's injuries? That was undoubtedly just a joke!
All the physicians in the room were shocked into speechlessness by the scene before their eyes and they were almost about to lose their minds, not knowing whether it was all a dream or reality.
"Just get up." Jun Wu Xie said.
Xiong Ba stood up after that and his face was still filled with a trace of awkwardness, looking highly apologetic. The fierce and aggressive demeanour from before vanished into thin air. Instead, the eyes looking at Jum Wu Xie seemed guilty and remorseful.
"Miss Jun, what really happened to our Young Miss in regards to her injuries? What did you do earlier? Why did she suddenly recover?" This time, Xiong Ba was highly courteous and respectful with his tone of voice when speaking to Jun Wu Xie.
Jun Wu Xie replied: "She wasn't even injured at all. Hence, there was no need for all this fuss."
"Not injured?" Xiong Ba looked at Jun Wu Xie in confusion.
Jun Wu Xie immediately walked over to Qu Ling Yue's bedside and lifted up Qu Ling Yue's smooth hair exposing her neck. On the fair skin of that neck, was three silver needles, stuck halfway into the flesh. Right at the centre of the three surrounding needles, under that skin, was a faint bruising that showed up against the otherwise smooth white skin.
"This is?" Feng Yue Yang's eyes immediately flashed in puzzlement when he saw the bruise. It was in an area that was well hidden, at the back of Qu Ling Yue, hidden under her long luxurious hair. Even he had not noticed the abnormality earlier himself.
"Sometimes, to make someone look like they had sustained severe injuries, you do not actually need to inflict any physical harm, but just seal her meridians to make the pulse chaotic and the effects will show." Jun Wu Xie explained.
It finally dawned upon Feng Yue Yang. "What Miss Jun is saying, is that our Young Miss had not been injured? But she had displayed such signs in her pulse because someone had intentionally manipulated it to look as such?"
Jun Wu Xie nodded.
Imperial Physician Li looked on as Jun Wu Xie explained the situation and his face drained of colour immediately. He was trying very hard to hide the nervousness in his heart and slowly moving towards the back of the group of physicians bit by bit, thinking of slipping away from the room surreptitiously.
"Imperial Physician Li, aren't you going to explain it all to everyone here?" Jun Wu Xie's voice suddenly raised up without turning!
All eyes turned upon hearing the voice calling out to the Imperial Physician who was preparing to slip away.
Imperial Physician Li's pale face looked at Jun Wu Xie, and he hurriedly put on a brave face and said: "Why would I need to explain anything! ?"
"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie lifted an eyebrow, the corners of her mouth curling up chillingly. "When I released the sealed meridians for Qu Ling Yue the last time, her symptoms had completely disappeared then."
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"Oh?" Jun Wu Xie lifted an eyebrow, the corners of her mouth curling up chillingly. "When I released the sealed meridians for Qu Ling Yue the last time, her symptoms had completely disappeared. But interestingly, after just one night, she suddenly suffered a relapse of her injuries. Unless someone had sealed her meridians once again that very night, such a situation would not occur."
"I am very curious about one thing. The entire group of physicians here had taken full charge of Qu Ling Yue's treatment the past few days and in the night, all of you had even arranged a rotating shift to watch over her. So who was the one who secretly inflicted it on her? Wouldn't Imperial Physician Li have anything to say about that?" Jun Wu Xie asked smilingly, her eyes clearly sparkling.
She had not thought that she would be able to fully treat Qu Ling Yue's condition the first time but had come with the intention of probing out the culprit. But now that she had a clear picture of what exactly transpired, she didn't mind giving the culprit a taste of his own medicine!
"How..... How would I know who did it? There were more than ten of us on a rotating shift every night and the person would be watching over Miss Qu alone. There is no way we will know who the culprit was." Imperial Physician Li said, trying to bluff his way out.
"Is that so? Then we will have to ask Hall Chief Xiong to investigate into this matter properly, to find out who the culprit is. Who would have the audacity to make use of Qu Ling Yue to falsely incriminate someone? Qu Ling Yue is the esteemed Young Miss of the Thousand Beast City and her identity is unique, and highly different from common people. Just who would want to make use of Qu Ling Yue's injuries to incite the rage of the Thousand Beast City?"
Jun Wu Xie did not speak everything on her mind. She knew that what she said was already enough.
Xiong Ba's brows immediately creased up as expected and said: "I thank Miss Jun for the reminder. I will personally look deeply into the matter, and will not allow the person who had intentionally harmed our Young Miss to get away scot free."
Jun Wu Xie nodded.
The Emperor and the Fourth Prince wanted to use Qu Ling Yue's injuries to anger the Thousand Beast City and frame it upon her while discrediting the Crown Prince's name at the same time. So, she had merely made a slight adjustment to the incident so that when the truth behind Qu Ling Yue's injuries was revealed, the person the Thousand Beast City would like to question would no longer be the Crown Prince Lei Chen, but..... the Yan Country's Emperor himself!
This bitter fruit, will be her gift for the Emperor and the Fourth Prince to swallow.
"Imperial Physician Li. This matter calls for a thorough investigation and I will have to trouble all of the physicians who had had a hand in treating our Young Miss to cooperate with the Thousand Beast City. Before the incident is all cleared up, I will have to ask for all you gentlemen to not leave the premises." Xiong Ba's face was dark and threatening, as he forcibly took all the physicians into custody.
Imperial Physician Li was suddenly in a panic and he said to Xiong Ba in a fluster: "What is the meaning of this, Hall Chief Xiong? Even if an investigation is needed, since the incident had occurred in our Yan Country's Imperial Capital, it would naturally be investigated by the Yan Country. Hall Chief Xiong is our esteemed guest who had come such a long way and you should just leave the matter to the constabulary in the Imperial Capital to handle it for you."
Xiong Ba snorted derisively and said: "Leave it to the Yan Country? The incident happened to our Young Miss right here in your Yan Country's Imperial Capital and the culprit who dreamt up this scheme who harmed her might very well be someone from the Yan Country as well. Why would I want to leave it to the Yan Country to handle its investigations! ?"
Xiong Ba's blunt words spat forth without restraint almost caused Imperial Physician Li to vomit out blood, unable to find words in rebuttal. His panicked eyes quickly turned to Lei Chen standing at the side, suddenly thinking that the only person who would be able to stop Xiong Ba from taking them into custody for interrogations at that moment was only the Crown Prince of the Yan Country!
"Your Highness Crown Prince! You are the heir to the Yan Country's throne. I implore for you to speak up for us in regards to this incident. If the matters of the Yan Country are instead handed over to the Thousand Beast City to deal with, and word of it leaks out, the Yan Country's name will be shamed." Imperial Physician Li voice was tinged with panic and his demeanor towards Lei Chen had suddenly improved dramatically, without the arrogance and disrespect from before.
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As to what exactly happened here, Lei Chen would have guessed it in his heart. But regardless what he thought about the matter, it was still an internal issue that happened within the Yan Country and Lei Chen wouldn't want to see the Thousand Beast City develop any enmity against the Yan Country because of this.
Lei Chen narrowed his eyes and even though his thoughts echoed Imperial Physician Li's, he didn't really want to save the bunch of quack doctors before him. But as the matter would still ultimately affect the relationship between the Yan Country and the Thousand Beast City, he wouldn't stand to gain anything if that relationship soured because of this.
Just as Lei Chen was about to open his mouth to say something, he suddenly saw Jun Wu Xie's cold clear eyes and he froze in that instant.
Jun Wu Xie was obviously telling him not to get involved in the matter.
Lei Chen hesitated a moment before he said: "What Hall Chief Xiong said is right. The incident had indeed occurred due to the lack of our Yan Country's hospitality. I am also wishing that Hall Chief Xiong can find out who is the culprit behind this and let's leave the investigation in Hall Chief Xiong's hands."
Xiong Ba nodded in satisfaction while Imperial Physician Li's face was looking more panicked. He stared at Lei Chen in disbelief, unable to accept the fact that Lei Chen had so easily agreed to Xiong Ba's request.
"Your Highness! Your Highness Crown Prince!" Imperial Physician Li called out in a desperate plea.
Lei Chen refused to even look at him.
The other physicians looked at Xiong Ba's immense frame towering over everyone and they all trembled, knowing that even all of them put together would still not be a match against that giant of a man.
Since Xiong Ba had already made his stand clear and Lei Chen had agreed to it, the matter had become a fact and there was no way out of it anymore, they had no other choice be to surrender themselves to it.
"The crisis suffered on our Young Miss had been averted this time all because of Miss Jun's help. Xiong Ba's brash actions had offended Miss Jun before this and I beg that Miss Jun forgives me. If Miss Jun does not mind it..... I would like to ask for Miss Jun to continue to take care of our Young Miss' condition with Senior Feng." Xiong Ba turned his head to look towards Jun Wu Xie, his eyes immediately turning earnest, his tone sincere and respectful.
Jun Wu Xie swept her gaze over Xiong Ba and was silent a short moment before she said: "I can."
A smile immediately broke on Xiong Ba's face, and he thanked Jun Wu Xie profusely.
Meanwhile, the pale faced Imperial Physician Li was secretly staring at Jun Wu Xie. He really could not understand how something that had even escaped the notice of the highly revered Dive Doctor, Feng Yue Yang had been instead noticed by this little girl? And she had even resolved the ailment so easily.
Jiang Ying Long was ashamed of himself and followed Xiong Ba's instructions to temporarily "invite" all the physicians to stay behind in the inn, to await Xiong Ba's interrogation of all of them.
The entire bunch of physicians in the room who were all just talk retreated out of the room and only the three people from the Thousand Beast City was left in there with Jun Wu Xie and Lei Chen.
With all the superfluous people out of the place, the words that had been kept inside Xiong Ba's chest finally had a chance to be spoken out aloud. "Miss Jun is from the Qi Kingdom, why had you suddenly appeared here in the Yan Country's Imperial Capital? As to the real reason that caused this incident to happen, I believe Miss Jun already has a good idea in her mind. But I do not know what other considerations are on Miss Jun mind that had stopped you from revealing the truth in front of everybody earlier."
From seeing Jun Wu Xie having easily resolved the mystery behind Qu Ling Yue's condition, to watching her calling out to Imperial Physician Li just as he was attempting to escape, Xiong might not be highly intelligent, but he was still able to recognise that this beautiful young girl before him had a highly intelligent, quick and nimble mind in her head.
She would surely have seen through quite a bit of the culprit's schemes.
Jun Wu Xie was not surprised by Xiong Ba's query. She walked over to a chair at the side and sat down, pouring herself a cup of tea before slowly taking a sip from it.
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Then she replied: "The matter has nothing to do with the Qi Kingdom at all. It was only because of the Crown Prince's request that I lent a hand to save Qu Ling Yue. As this incident is a matter between the Yan Country and the Thousand Beast City, the Lin Palace has no intention of getting involved in it. The Qi Kingdom is not prepared to stand against an enemy like the Yan Country."
Qing Yu then said: "I understand Miss Jun's concerns about this and we are highly grateful of the Crown Prince's help in this matter as well!"
Suddenly finding himself on the receiving end of their gratitude, Lei Chen was surprised. He had thought that after the matter had been revealed, the Thousand Beast City would undoubtedly harbour intense hatred against the Yan Country. But things seemed to have turned out slightly differently from what he had thought and he subconsciously turned to look at the side of Jun Wu Xie's face before it finally dawned upon him.
He realised that Jun Wu Xie had agreed to continue to remain behind to tend to Qu Ling Yue's condition had not been for any other reason than to claim the credit for this incident for him!
Her words had been peppered with claims that she had only been willing to lend a hand because of his request. That had covertly and overtly made the Thousand Beast City suddenly owe him a huge favour! No matter how much enmity these men from the Thousand Beast City might hold against the Yan Country, towards this Crown Prince, there would only be gratitude in their hearts!
To win the favour of the Thousand Beast City, Lei Chen had lost count of the amount of effort and thoughts he had put into it over the long years, and he couldn't remember how much attention he had showered upon Qu Ling Yue in that same period, but the results had been highly insignificant. He had never thought, with just a few words from Jun Wu Xie today, she had won for him the aim that he had eluded him for so many years!
That moment, Lei Chen was suddenly almost moved to tears in endless gratitude towards the Young Miss Jun!
If Jun Wu Xie had not been born in the Yan Country's Lin Palace, Lei Chen would have unhesitatingly asked for her to help him.
"There is no need for such thanks. Qu Ling Yue and me are fellow disciples and seeing her in this state had pained me greatly. The fact that her condition has improved is reward enough for me." Lei Chen was no idiot and he knew that he had to grab at this opportunity.
"No matter how this matter turns out in the end, Your Highness will forever be a friend of our Thousand Beast City." Xiong Ba said with a loud guffaw, thumping himself on his chest.
Lei Chen nodded his head vehemently.
After that, Feng Yue Yang and Jun Wu Xie carried out the nursing required for Qu Ling Yue. When Qu Ling Yue's acupoint had been sealed, it had stirred up a great amount of chaos within her body. Although everything had been restored to fall back in order, the condition brought on by her repeated vomiting of blood before that resulted in a deficiency in her blood was still present. But with Divine Doctors like Feng Yue Yang and Jun Wu Xie, handling it, such a simple ailment was well within their skills to have it rectified. After several hours, Qu Ling Yue blood had already greatly recovered and it was expected she would regain consciousness that very night.
Jun Wu Xie and Lei Chen then prepared to bid their farewells to Xiong Ba and the others at that moment.
But just before they left, Lei Chen suddenly hesitated a moment and finally turned to walked towards Xiong Ba. "Hall Chief Xiong. My humble self has a request to make of you."
Xiong Ba said: "Your Highness is too polite. If there is anything we can do for you, Your Highness need only say it."
"Qu Ling Yue's injury had surfaced in the finals of the district Spirit Battle Tournament, and the youth that had been her opponent is currently still imprisoned in the Imperial Capital's prison. It has been revealed that Qu Ling Yue's injury had nothing to do with that youth and I was hoping that Hall Chief Xiong would be able to go say a word in the youth's defence, so they can quickly release him." Lei Chen was still highly worried about Jun Xie who had been thrown in prison, not knowing that the subject of his worries was currently standing less than three steps away from him.
Xiong Ba was slightly surprised and he immediately replied: "I will naturally do that. It has been hard on that youth called Jun Xie to have to suffer such an uncalled for calamity. I will make a trip there first thing in the morning tomorrow. Rest assured Your Highness."
Having gotten Xiong Ba's word, Lei Chen was finally relieved and after bidding their farewells, he left with Jun Wu Xie.
"I would like to offer my utmost gratitude to Miss Jun for your help in this incident this time." Within the horse carriage, Lei Chen was repeatedly offering his thanks to Jun Wu Xie.
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Jun Wu Xie shook her head and did not say much but only let Lei Chen send her to the Immortals' Loft where they then parted ways.
Lei Chen would never have thought, after this time, when he next saw Jun Wu Xie with her real countenance, the Yan Country had completely changed.
.....
Qu Ling Yue awoke that very night as expected and after regaining consciousness, she got to know everything that happened while she had been in a coma which greatly shocked her. She had no recollection of having suffered any strikes from Jun Xie when she was conscious! The only thing she remembered before she fainted was that she had suddenly felt a stinging pain on the back of her neck and the next thing she knew, she had lost consciousness.
When she got to know that Jun Xie was still locked up in prison, Qu Ling Yue brushed off all concerns that her body had just recovered and insisted on making a trip to the prison that very night to get Jun Xie out of there. She apologised about the matter repeatedly but Jun Xie merely answered perfunctorily and immediately went back to the Immortals' Loft.
And news of the matter quickly spread into the Imperial Palace.
Sitting within the Imperial Study, the Emperor was perusing the memorials and petitions behind his desk when he suddenly saw the figure of Lei Fan rushing in highly panicked. He immediately put down the brush and with a benign smile, he asked: "My son, it's already so late. For what have you come here?"
"Father!" Without another word, Lei Fan fell to his knees before the Emperor.
"What's going on here? Stand up and tell me." The Emperor stood up immediately intending to help Lei Fan up.
Lei Fan's attractive looking face was twisted up with panic. "Qu Ling Yue is awake!"
"What?" The hand that the Emperor had just stretched out stiffened and the benign smile on his face froze.
"News was just received! The people from the Thousand Beast City had arrived in the Imperial Capital today and they had immediately gone straight to the War Banner Academy's allocated inn. No one knows the reason but Eldest Royal Brother had suddenly brought Jun Wu Xie from the Qi Kingdom's Lin Palace there and Jun Wu Xie had fully cured Qu Ling Yue right before the eyes of the emissaries from the Thousand Beast City! She had even told the people from the Thousand Beast City the truth behind Qu Ling Yue's injuries that led her to fall into a coma! The people from the Thousand Beast City have now put Imperial Physician Li and the other physicians under arrest within the inn and are going to interrogate them personally!" Lei Fan said, his face on the verge of tears. When he had first heard the news, he had felt like he had been struck by lightning as well.
"How did it turn out like this? Qi Kingdom? Lin Palace? How did Lei Chen become acquainted with people from the Lin Palace?" The Emperor's mind was in a whirl. He had thought that after the people from the Thousand Beast City arrived, everything will happen according to what he had planned and the Thousand Beast City would not let off Jun Xie who had been imprisoned. And when Jun Xie was being persecuted by the Thousand Beast City, Jun Xie would surely submit to Lei Fan's request. When that time came, he would get people to release the news that Jun Xie shared a close relationship with the Crown Prince and pour the dirty water over the Crown Prince's head where the Thousand Beast City would become highly displeased with the Crown Prince.
When the emotions of the people from the Thousand Beast City would be highly stoked by that time, he would then ask Imperial Physician Li to "cure" Qu Ling Yue and the Yan Country would not have to get into a political dispute with the Thousand Beast City.
Every step of his scheme had been meticulously calculated and if things had gone as he planned, both the Crown Prince and Jun Xie would have had to suffer. But with this unexpected turn in events, it had completely upset his plans!
"Your son doesn't know as well! All I know is that Qu Ling Yue had even gone to the jail earlier and set Jun Xie free! Father! What do we do now?" Although Lei Fan wasn't entirely aware of all of his Father's actions, but he still had a rough idea about it. Now, all those plans had been destroyed and the Thousand Beast City had not only not been displeased with Jun Xie and Lei Chen, but had instead been feeling indebted to Lei Chen because of the fact that the Young Miss from the Lin Palace who had cured Qu Ling Yue had been invited here by Lei Chen.
Chapter 879 : "Panicked (2)"
Instead, it was Imperial Physician Li, who had been installed by the Emperor to stay close to Qu Ling Yue, who was in an awkward position at that moment.
Once the people from the Thousand Beast City started their interrogation, the set of old bones on Imperial Physician Li would definitely not be able to stand up to it!
It won't be long before he would reveal the fact that it was the Emperor who had secretly ordered him to do it.
"There is no need for you to panic. I will have this matter resolved." The Emperor said, patting Lei Fan reassuringly on the shoulder, asking him to relax. The Emperor then gave a little bit of instructions on what he should do and sent him back to go rest.
Waiting till after Lei Fan left, the Emperor did not go back into his seat.
A black robed man suddenly appeared within the Imperial Study.
"What is actually happening with that Jun Wu Xie? Are your subordinates all good for nothings? Such a prominent person from the Qi Kingdom had come to the Yan Country's Imperial Capital and all of you knew nothing about it! ?" The Emperor said, glaring at the black robed man angrily.
The black robed man's body stiffened and he gulped silently: "Your subordinate has failed to detect this incident, but in the past few days, your subordinate had not received any news of anyone from the Qi Kingdom coming here into the Imperial Capital. I am thinking this Young Miss of the Qi Kingdom's Lin Palace must have purposely hidden her identity when she came in and that is why no one knew about it."
"Useless scoundrels! You are getting from bad to worse with the tasks handed to you nowadays! Zhao Xun still has not been found till today and you have now even allowed people from the Lin Palace to blatantly come and go as they please in our Yan Country's Imperial Capital!" The Emperor was visibly trembling with rage.
Although the Qi Kingdom was a small country, but they were the one that had the most ferocious strike force, the Rui Lin Army, under the command of the Lin Palace. And now, the Young Miss of the Lin Palace was acting on the same side as Lei Chen, which greatly vexed the Emperor himself.
"Shouldn't you be already on your way to find out for me just what kind of relations the Crown Prince has with Jun Wu Xie! ? See whether they have made any private deals between themselves! ?"
"Yes! Your subordinate shall work on it immediately!"
The Emperor then said: "Wait!"
"What else can I do for Your Majesty?"
The Emperor's eyes narrowed and they suddenly flashed with a vicious glint.
"Go help me get rid of another person."
"Who?"
"Imperial Physician Li."
The black robed man was surprised. Imperial Physician Li was the physician who served at the Emperor's side under his direct command. Within the entire Yan Country, his medical skills were considered to be top notch, and Imperial Physician Li always had the trust of the Emperor.
But now, the Emperor wanted to kill Imperial Physician Li!
"The people from the Thousand Beast City are already suspicious of the circumstances surrounding Qu Ling Yue's injuries and I cannot allow them to hear any definitive testimonies from Imperial Physician Li. Imperial Physician Li might be completely loyal but under the Heavens, only a dead person can keep a secret safe." The Emperor said in a low voice.
"Go get it done, and do not leave any traces again."
"Your subordinate understands!" The black robed man nodded and immediately retreated out of the Imperial Study.
Sitting alone in the Imperial Study, the Emperor gave a heavy sigh. He had somehow felt, after about half of the Spirit Battle Tournament had completed, the atmosphere within the Yan Country's Imperial Capital had felt uncomfortable, like there was something hidden that was disrupting all his laid out plans.
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Back at the Immortals' Loft, Jun Wu Xie had finally been released from prison and Qiao Chu with the others had dragged her to join them for some nonsensical merriment. By the time she got back to her room, it was already late into the night and she was just about to rest when she suddenly received the news Ye Sha had gotten from within the Palace.
"Oh? The Yan Country's Emperor really said that?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her legs overlapped with her elbow on top and her chin resting within her palm. As she was feeling rather sleepy then, her eyes felt that little bit less cold but tinged with a sense of laziness and exhaustion.
"Yes! Does Young Miss want your subordinate to go save Imperial Physician Li?" Ye Sha asked.
Chapter 880 : "Panicked (3)"
"Save him? Why?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her eyebrow lifted up.
"Aren't the people from the Thousand Beast City going to interrogate those physicians to gather information from them?" Ya Sha asked, slightly puzzled.
Jun Wu Xie instead waved her hand lazily and said: "If the Emperor wants to seek his own death, why should I try to stop him. Just let him be."
Ye Sha was even more confused.
Jun Wu Xie said patiently: "Even if the people from the Thousand Beast City find out the truth, they will only keep the hatred in their hearts. Their Chieftain should be a smart enough man to not want to have a falling out with the biggest and mightiest country. Moreover, Qu Ling Yue was not really harmed in this incident and they wouldn't carry things too far. Whether they kill Imperial Physician Li would not make much of a difference as the Yan Country's Emperor way of dealing with it is merely burying his head in the sand and by killing Imperial Physician Li, it would be as good as having Imperial Physician Li tell them the truth. Even if Xiong Ba does not get it, when he goes back and reports it to their Chieftain, their Chieftain would realise who was behind the whole thing anyway."
With Jun Wu Xie explaining it all to him, Ye Sha immediately understood Jun Wu Xie's intentions.
"The Yan Country's Emperor wants to win the favour of the Thousand Beast City and all the more I will thwart his wishes. Since he dislikes Lei Chen, I will hand the gratitude from the Thousand Beast City over to Lei Chen." Jun Wu Xie's lips was curled up in a chilling smile. Anyone who schemed against her must always weigh themselves to see if they possess the capability.
"Our Young Miss' ploy is indeed flawless!" Ye Sha was once again impressed by Jun Wu Xie's shrewd mind. Even in a foreign country where everything was unfamiliar, she was still able to use everything she had at her disposal to turn the tables!
"You're dismissed." Jun Wu Xie was feeling rather tired and she needed a good rest.
Ye Sha immediately retreated from the room.
Early the next morning, at the inn that the War Banner Academy occupied, a murder was discovered. The victim was Imperial Physician Li who had always served under the Emperor directly. The magistrate of the Yan Country's Imperial Capital had sent the constabulary to investigate the matter. It was said that Imperial Physician Li had died an aggrieved death and he had been brutally killed. The entire scene was filled with blood splatters all over the place.
Towards Imperial Physician Li's sudden death, Xiong Ba was rather unhappy about it but was helpless against the fact. After that happened, Xiong Ba quickly just asked the rest of the physicians some perfunctory questions and immediately released them even though he had not been able to draw any conclusions from all their testimonies.
It was only one day away from the matches to determine the positions for the top ten ranked in the Spirit Battle Tournament. Because of the incident between Jun Xie and Qu Ling Yue in their district final match, both of them had lost their rights to advance into the top ten ranked. But after Qu Ling Yue regained consciousness, Jun Xie had immediately been cleared of the crime and the two opponents were supposed to have another match but Qu Ling Yue had quickly declared her forfeiture.
Towards Qu Ling Yue's forfeiture, the people did not have have to say about it as those youths who had witnessed with their own eyes the situation on the day Jun Xie and Qu Ling Yue had stood facing each other on that day knew clearly in their hearts that even if the rematch had happened, the winner would undoubtedly be Jun Xie.
Without being branded as one who maimed his opponent, Jun Xie's reputation improved tremendously. All those who had hated him for striking at Qu Ling Yue so viciously had after knowing the truth behind the matter, turned around to feel sorry for Jun Xie, lamenting the fact that he had been thrown behind bars for days for nothing, and had narrowly missed being able to contend for a position in the Spirit Battle Tournament's top ten ranks!
The part of the entire Spirit Battle Tournament that attracted the most attention of all had begun and this year's top ten ranked contest was instead of it being a fight for the prize among many opponents as always, it was instead like a solo performance by the Zephyr Academy.
The Zephyr Academy had a total of six participants in the tournament this year and among the top ten ranks, six of the contestants were all from the Zephyr Academy. It could be said that the tournament this year was a grand slam for the Zephyr Academy! The public opinion swung one only one way, completely pushing out the once equally famous War Banner Academy and the Dragon Slayers Academy from the competition.
Quickly becoming the ubiquitous dark horse that everyone spoke about.