Chapter 210

Inside the spacious and bright room, Li Luo once again saw the little boy he had encountered earlier at Long Baoxing.

Only this time, even though the latter was dressed in simple casual clothes and his face remained youthful, he seemed to radiate an inexplicable sense of majesty.

As the nominal ruler of the Great Xia royal court, he was, after all, somewhat different when it came to his composure.

"Your Majesty."

Li Luo and Jiang Qing bowed slightly to the little Emperor in salute.

The little Emperor's small face was solemn as he nodded, though his gaze flickered toward Li Luo a few times; it seemed he had a deep memory of the person who had tricked him once before at Long Baoxing.

The little Emperor sat upright on the bed, and beside him stood an elderly man in grey with a feminine face; the old man kept his head lowered, his eyes half-closed, giving one the feeling that his presence was very faint.

Yet, Li Luo keenly sensed a subtle pressure coming from him; he figured this must be a top-tier expert within the royal palace.

Clearly, the Princess had made full preparations—and... precautions—regarding her decision to have him treat the little Emperor this time.

If he were to make any suspicious moves during the treatment, perhaps that grey-clad old man would notice and intervene.

The Princess stepped forward gracefully and took hold of one of the little Emperor's hands. Without any superfluous talk, she looked directly at Li Luo: "Can we begin?"

A flawless, gentle smile graced the Princess's stunningly beautiful face, but Li Luo could sense a helpless sense of indifference; clearly, the Princess had not held a shred of expectation for this treatment from the very beginning.

Li Luo even thought that if the Princess hadn't been so reluctant to appear too obvious in her attempts to win over Jiang Qing, she probably would have skipped this step entirely.

However, Li Luo didn't say much; he understood that he was just a tool, and building a relationship with the Princess was somewhat beneficial to Luolan Mansion, so he didn't mind going through the motions.

"Junior Li Luo, please keep what you see and hear today confidential; it must not be leaked."

The Princess gave Li Luo a reminder, then had the little Emperor turn his back to them and slowly remove his upper garment.

The little Emperor's body was quite thin, and his skin was extremely fair and delicate, but neither Li Luo nor Jiang Qing paid attention to that. As soon as the little Emperor took off his shirt, their expressions shifted slightly as they saw that on the little Emperor's back, lines of meridians stood out against his skin; these meridians were a faint cyan color, intertwined with each other, looking as if a blue lotus were engraved upon his skin.

However, half of the "blue lotus" formed by these meridians was now a pitch-black color.

That pitch-black hue sent a chill down one's spine, and whether it was an illusion or not, Li Luo felt as if those black meridians were living things, slowly squirming.

The unsettling black was slowly eroding the "blue lotus" formed by the meridians on the little Emperor's back.

It was as if it intended to completely transform it into a "black lotus."

A flash of shock appeared in the eyes of both Li Luo and Jiang Qing; it seemed this bizarre sight on the little Emperor's back had dealt them quite a blow.

"This..." Li Luo hesitated for a moment.

"This is the problem with His Majesty... From the moment he was born, the meridians on his back formed a 'blue lotus.' Rumor has it that this is a rare constitution called the 'Yin-Yang Blue Lotus,' which should actually be considered a good thing."

"But I don't know when it started, this blue lotus began to mutate—the 'black erosion' you see now. According to the information we have obtained, once the blue lotus is completely transformed into a black lotus, His Majesty's flesh and blood will be devoured by it, and at that point, it will be a matter of life and death."

The Princess's willow brows were tightly furrowed. Her slender, jade-like fingers traced the cyan-and-black lotus shape on the little Emperor's back. A look of heartache crossed her beautiful eyes, and her voice became much hoarser.

"Over the years, we have sought out many experts possessing Water resonance, Wood resonance, and Light resonance who have healing powers, including many Marquis-level experts, but they were all helpless against this congenital defect of His Majesty's. They could only barely manage to help His Majesty alleviate the 'black erosion' with some meticulously refined medicines."

"However, there are not many Marquis-level experts in Great Xia to begin with, and it is even rarer to find one who possesses healing powers in both resonances. That is why your Water and Wood dual resonances, Junior Li Luo, gave me some hope. Especially if one day you are able to reach the Marquis level, perhaps you really might have a chance to treat His Majesty."

Hearing this, Li Luo sighed inwardly. Such a rare congenital defect could not even be handled by Marquis-level experts proficient in healing; what the hell could he do?

But even though it was just going through the motions, he had to do it with care; otherwise, if he were too perfunctory, it would inevitably be a bit awkward.

So he stepped forward, sat down by the edge of the bed, and smiled at the little Emperor: "Your Majesty, we meet again."

The little Emperor tilted his head to look at him and muttered: "Liar."

Li Luo felt a bit awkward. That day at the Long Baoxing auction, he had indeed provoked the little Emperor into competing with Zhao Beili. At the time, he truly hadn't expected that this rich kid would be the little Emperor of the royal court...

But looking at it now, it seemed this little Emperor was fully aware of his schemes; the boy had just been bored and playing along with him.

Li Luo sighed inwardly; sure enough, one could not underestimate anyone who could sit in that position, even if they were just a child.

Li Luo gave a light cough and said: "Your Majesty, I will start now and see what I can do."

The little Emperor gave a lazy response; clearly, he also had no interest or expectations for Li Luo's treatment.

Li Luo didn't mind his attitude. His expression became more solemn, and his dual resonances vibrated within his body. The power of the dual resonances flowed out and finally condensed in his palms.

Although everyone understood he was just there to go through the motions, Li Luo still gave it his all. One could see resonance power filled with rich healing energy appearing in his palms, radiating a very gentle and warm sensation.

The Princess was also quite interested in Li Luo's dual resonances; her eyes turned toward him. Even the grey-clad old man, who had remained silent the whole time, cast a glance from beneath his narrowed eyelids. He then nodded slightly; this fluctuation was indeed the power of dual resonances.

However, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the Water and Wood dual resonance power seemed to appear exceptionally bright and dazzling.

This was, of course, dazzling, because it was also mixed with a bit of Light resonance power, though compared to the Water and Wood resonance power, that Light resonance power was extremely weak.

The two streams of resonance power, azure and emerald green, condensed in Li Luo's palms and finally gradually formed a drop of liquid energy. That drop of liquid, radiating rich healing power, was dripped onto the "lotus pattern" on the little Emperor's back.

Hum!

As if rainwater had fallen onto dry soil, that drop of liquid energy was immediately absorbed completely by the lotus pattern on the little Emperor's back.

At this moment, although no one had held any expectations, they still stared at the little Emperor's back by reflex, wanting to see if there would be any changes.

And Li Luo also watched intently, waiting for the final result.