Chapter 213: No More

The atmosphere in the room was quiet, and eyes filled with disbelief were fixed on the slightly dazed Li Luo, as the scene that had just unfolded truly defied everyone's understanding.

Including Li Luo himself.

A congenital defect that even Marquis-level experts skilled in healing were helpless against, yet Li Luo, a mere Resonance Master, could resolve it?

Although the degree of resolution was extremely faint, this was likely only because Li Luo's own strength was too weak; once his strength grew in the future, it was very possible he could completely solve the young Emperor's problem.

Regarding this scene, even the well-informed gray-clad old man could not provide a reasonable explanation.

After the initial loss of composure, the Princess quickly regained her composure, though her eyes clearly still held a hint of redness; after all, she had worried herself sick over the young Emperor's congenital defect all these years, having experienced countless disappointments during that time.

The young Emperor was her closest kin, and when their father the King passed away, he had entrusted her to take good care of him. All these years, the Princess had done her utmost to fulfill this, but the young Emperor's congenital defect was the only heartache she could never resolve.

Yet, she had never imagined that this heartache, which had kept her awake at night, would see a glimmer of hope today.

The Princess stood up and walked to Li Luo, her phoenix eyes staring straight at him until the latter felt somewhat uncomfortable, and she said slowly, "Li Luo, are you willing to help me do your utmost to treat the King?"

Meeting her gaze, Li Luo also smiled and nodded: "If we weren't willing, we wouldn't have appeared here."

The Princess nodded. She did not say any useless words, but instead extended her slender, jade-like hand toward Li Luo: "As long as you can heal the King, our Royal Court will owe you a favor."

Li Luo understood her meaning; if he healed the King, then she and the young Emperor would become allies of Luolan Mansion.

Of course, everything in this world is subject to change, and even allies can turn against each other, but regardless, since he now had the possibility of treating the young Emperor, one thing was certain: during this period, if he encountered a life-threatening crisis, perhaps this Princess would not truly stand idly by.

In this regard, they had unknowingly become part of the same camp.

"Although I don't quite understand why I can do such a thing, I will do my utmost to treat the King." Li Luo also reached out, grasped the Princess's slender, delicate palm, and said solemnly.

Their palms were lightly clasped, and although the soft, boneless, delicate sensation was lingering, Li Luo very rationally withdrew his hand.

A beautiful, flower-like smile appeared on the Princess's stunning face as she looked at Jiang Qing'e to the side and said, "Junior Sister Jiang, you really are my lucky star."

The main reason the Princess made the absurd decision to let Li Luo treat the young Emperor was because of Jiang Qing'e; if not for Jiang Qing'e's existence, the Princess would never have thought of this, as no one would want to do something so superfluous.

Jiang Qing'e smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, I hope you can keep the fact that Li Luo can treat the King as confidential as possible."

Within the Royal Court, there were also many power struggles. All these years, the young master of the Great Xia Royal Court had been on the throne, and although the Princess had been trying her best to assist, the undercurrents beneath were exceptionally thrilling. Although Jiang Qing'e did not know the details too deeply, she understood that the fact that Li Luo could treat the King's congenital defect was not suitable for too much exposure.

No one was sure if this would invite unnecessary trouble.

The Princess's eyes flashed, and she immediately smiled: "Rest assured, I don't intend to expose this for now. However... this matter is hard to hide forever. After all, the King's physical condition is constantly monitored by the Royal Court's healing team, and there are many people with many opinions in that team, as you should understand."

Jiang Qing'e nodded and said, "Your Highness, just do your best."

She also understood that the young Emperor was no ordinary person, and there were too many eyes on him; it was impossible to hide it completely, but dragging it out for as long as possible was better than nothing.

"Also..."

"Although Li Luo can treat the King's congenital defect, Your Highness has seen that his own resonance power is still too weak. If we really follow his current treatment speed, wanting to completely resolve the 'Black Lotus Qi' on the King's back, I fear it will be an extremely long time. This is not very realistic."

"So I hope that in the future, Your Highness will not request Li Luo to treat him too frequently. Instead of that, it would be better to give him more time to improve his own strength as quickly as possible," Jiang Qing'e said.

Hearing this, the Princess pondered slightly. She was not a stubborn person, so she understood that what Jiang Qing'e said made sense. The current Li Luo had indeed given her a glimmer of hope, but relying on his meager resonance power was truly a drop in the bucket.

Jiang Qing'e's meaning was clearly that she hoped the Princess would not drain Li Luo too violently in the future, as this would delay his energy and time for cultivation.

This was draining the pond to catch the fish, which was not rational.

A faint smile appeared on the Princess's red lips: "Rest assured, I am not an unreasonable person. In the future, if possible, how about Li Luo comes to the palace to treat the King once every month?"

"I think that perhaps when he steps into the General-level, the King's congenital defect will have the possibility of being completely resolved."

Li Luo, standing to the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He was truly afraid that once the Princess knew he could treat the King, she would treat him like an ox, making him come three times a day; even an iron body couldn't withstand that.

"However..."

The Princess's beautiful eyes swirled as she looked at Li Luo with a smile: "As today is the first time, I really have to trouble Junior Brother Li Luo. After all, we still have three hours before we return to the palace. During this time, I would like to ask Junior Brother Li Luo to do his utmost to treat him again."

She held a bottle of "Energy-Returning Pills" in both hands, looking at Li Luo with hopeful eyes.

"So, Junior Brother Li Luo, how about doing it three more times tonight?"

Li Luo felt his legs tremble as she looked at him, his face turning slightly pale. Three more times? This was truly going to drain him dry.

He cast a look of distress at Jiang Qing'e, but she only gave him a look of helplessness. After all, both sides had already reached an agreement, and tonight, Li Luo could only suffer a little.

In the end, Li Luo could only choose to accept his fate, taking the "Energy-Returning Pills" with a sorrowful expression, swallowing them to recover his resonance power, and preparing for the next round of treatment.

Thus, in the following three hours, Li Luo went back and forth, completing the treatment three full times.

Three hours later, when Yu Hongxi and Lu Qinger outside the room saw Li Luo walk out, his face was pale, his legs were trembling constantly, and he was muttering things like "I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, I really can't do it anymore."

The two looked at each other, not knowing what had happened in the room during this time that would cause Li Luo to act in such a way.