Chapter 30: Northern Astragalus Closing Breath

"Are you cursing me?"

The young man suddenly straightened up, his gaze sharp as he stared at Li Musheng.

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow and squinted, saying:

"I'm just speaking the truth. If you don't believe it... well, then don't believe it."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the little eunuch who had stopped ahead and said:

"You don't need to lead the way anymore. Just tell me which room I'm staying in."

Hearing this, the little eunuch hurriedly turned back to bow, while handing Li Musheng a jade token:

"Young Master, you are staying in room seventeen of the East Tower. This is the room plaque. If you need anything in the future, go to the house at the end of the corridor and instruct us servants."

Having said that, the little eunuch announced, "Your servant takes his leave," and turned to leave without looking back.

At this moment, Li Musheng turned his head to look at that young man and said:

"Try pressing the spot between the Tanzhong acupoint and the Jiwei acupoint. Do you feel a needle-like pain?"

Hearing this, the young man's expression froze. He stared at Li Musheng for a while, seeing his demeanor calm and composed, not at all like someone speaking nonsense.

After hesitating for a moment, he put away the folding fan in his hand and tentatively reached out to gently press the spot he had just described.

However, in the next instant, the young man cried out in pain with a pale face, then his head slumped to one side, and he fainted on the spot.

Seeing this, Li Musheng was slightly stunned:

"This kid is too weak, isn't he?"

At this time, the little eunuch who had already gone far away heard the sound, suddenly turned back, and his figure vanished from the spot. In a few flashes, he arrived beside the young man and stopped.

The little eunuch gripped the other's wrist and immediately injected true qi to check the young man's condition.

Quickly, a strange expression appeared on his face:

"The meridians are stable, the breath is normal, and the blood qi is abundant. Why did he faint?"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Li Musheng beside him, while Li Musheng simply shook his head and said:

"I didn't do anything. Why don't you try examining his Pericardium Meridian starting from the Tianquan acupoint?"

Hearing this, the little eunuch frowned, but he still tried injecting true qi and did as instructed.

However, in the next instant, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he sharply retracted his finger.

A wisp of black mist shot out from the young man's Tianquan acupoint, following the true qi released along his finger like spreading vines, winding upward. In the blink of an eye, it had reached his wrist.

Even if the little eunuch did not know what this black mist was, he could guess it was definitely not something good.

Immediately, he mobilized the true qi in his dantian, trying to drive the black mist away from his hand.

However, to his surprise, the black mist was like maggots eating into the bone. Not only did it merge into his true qi, but it also invaded his meridians at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, the little eunuch was instantly filled with alarm. Just as he did not know what to do, a palm suddenly gently patted his shoulder from behind.

Then, he saw that the wisp of black mist that had already invaded the meridians of his right arm vanished into thin air in an instant.

He surprisedly clenched his own fist, as if the scene before was just his illusion and the black mist had never appeared.

The little eunuch turned his head, looking at the handsome and calm-faced Li Musheng. After coming to his senses, he hurriedly stood up and bowed:

"Thank you, Young Master, for your assistance. Your servant is deeply grateful."

Hearing this, Li Musheng casually waved his hand, pointed at the young man lying on the ground, and said:

"Leave this person to you to handle."

Having said that, he turned and left directly. However, halfway there, he suddenly turned his head back:

"By the way, I didn't do this to him. As for whether you want to know what happened, you must figure out the cause from him."

"However, I advise you to hurry. If it exceeds six hours, he will be beyond saving."

Upon hearing these words, the little eunuch's face changed. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask a question.

But Li Musheng paid no attention, spinning the jade token in his hand with his fingertip, and continued walking toward his room.

The little eunuch looked back at the young man on the ground, frowned, but still reached out to carry him on his back and ran toward the room at the end of the corridor on one side.

The Tianjin Guard is a special institution personally established by Emperor Yuanwu, with the authority to supervise the hundred officials of the court and the entire Great Li realm on his behalf. It is also a sharp weapon for maintaining imperial power.

It contains not only many Martial Realm experts but also practices the top-tier Wu Gong collected in the Great Li Martial Arsenal. Its overall strength is not inferior to the Six Fan Gate.

Additionally, the Tianjin Guard is divided into the Inner and Outer Guards. The Inner Guard consists of palace eunuchs with high bone structure and talent, taking orders only from Emperor Yuanwu alone.

The Outer Guard is composed of elites selected from the military, stationed in important prefectures and cities throughout Great Li, supervising the world and collecting information between the common people and officials in various regions.

In a room filled with the curling smoke of burning incense, An Quan, the chief eunuch of the Hall of Direct Service, opened his eyes and stopped practicing the "Kui Yin Treasure Classic."

At this time, the little eunuch rushed into the outer room carrying the fainted young man on his back, momentarily drawing the attention of several eunuchs in the room.

"Xiao Anzi, what has happened?"

An Quan pushed open the door to the inner room and looked at the young man on the little eunuch's back.

Xiao Anzi put the person down, then hurriedly recounted everything that had happened in the corridor in full detail.

"Although you have only recently entered the Pre-Heaven Realm, you are a veritable Pre-Heaven expert. How could you not deal with a wisp of lingering black mist?"

An Quan frowned, his extremely sparse eyebrows furrowing, and a hint of surprise leaked through his sharp voice.

Then, he took a few steps and arrived beside the young man, reaching out to examine his Tianquan acupoint. Xiao Anzi hurriedly said:

"Adoptive Father, be careful. That black mist is extremely strange and difficult to deal with."

An Quan sneered and said:

"You are underestimating your adoptive father too much. I have already stepped with half a foot into the Martial Realm of the Pre-Heaven Grand Master. A mere black mist is nothing to worry about."

Having said that, a wisp of Kui Yin true qi darted from An Quan's fingertip. The chilling aura caused the temperature of the surrounding air to drop several degrees.

It was seen that his fingertip traced a afterimage and instantly pointed downward. That Kui Yin true qi precisely injected into the young man's Tianquan acupoint.

Just as expected, another wisp of black mist shot out from the acupoint, and immediately began to wind upward along the Kui Yin true qi at An Quan's fingertip.

Seeing this, An Quan seemed to recognize something at once, decisively cutting off the Kui Yin True Qi at his fingertip, and abruptly stepped back several paces, distancing himself from the young man lying on the ground.

"Northern Shen Qiming Qi?"

After coming to a halt, the great eunuch An Quan's expression shifted uneasily; the group of eunuchs around him, unaware of what had happened, dared not speak a word.

Only Xiao Anzi, standing nearby, seeing the other's clearly uncontrolled demeanor, asked cautiously:

"Godfather, what is Northern Shen Qiming Qi?"

Hearing this, An Quan slightly regained his senses, paced around cautiously to observe the young man on the ground, and said at the same time:

"Northern Shen Qiming Qi is one of the top secret scripture techniques of the Great Qi Imperial Court of the former dynasty; it was lost after the Great Qi fell, yet I never expected it to appear on this person today."

(End of this chapter)