Chapter 213: I Can't Go On

The atmosphere in the room was quiet, and every pair of eyes stared at Li Luo, whose face looked somewhat blank, with an emotion of disbelief, because the scene unfolding before them indeed challenged everyone's understanding.

Including Li Luo himself.

This congenital defect that even a powerful Fenghou expert specializing in healing was helpless against—could Li Luo, a mere Phase Master realm cultivator, resolve it?

Although the intensity of the resolution was extremely weak, this was likely because Li Luo's own strength was too low; once his strength grew in the future, he might very well completely solve the Little Emperor's problem.

Regarding this scene, even the gray-robed elder, who had seen much, could not provide a reasonable explanation.

After the initial loss of composure, the Eldest Princess quickly regained her emotions, but redness clearly still lingered around her eyes; after all, over these years she had worried herself sick over the Little Emperor's congenital defect, experiencing countless disappointments along the way.

The Little Emperor was her closest kin; when her father the King passed away, he had entrusted her to take good care of him, and over these years the Eldest Princess had done her utmost to fulfill this duty, yet only the Little Emperor's congenital defect remained a heartache she could never resolve.

Yet in the past, she had never imagined that this heartache, which had almost kept her awake at night, would today show a glimmer of hope.

The Eldest Princess rose and walked to Li Luo's side, her phoenix eyes staring straight at him until the latter felt somewhat uncomfortable, then she slowly said: "Li Luo, are you willing to help me do my utmost to treat the King?"

Li Luo met her gaze, smiled, and nodded: "If we were unwilling, we would not be here."

The Eldest Princess nodded; she did not say any more useless words, but instead extended her slender, jade-like hand toward Li Luo: "As long as you can cure the King, then our Wang Ting will owe you a favor."

Li Luo understood her meaning; if he cured the King, then she and the Little Emperor would become allies of the Luo An Mansion.

Of course, anything in this world can change; even allies can turn against each other, but regardless, since he currently had the possibility of curing the Little Emperor, one thing was certain: during this period, if he encountered any life-threatening crisis, perhaps this Eldest Princess would not truly stand by completely and do nothing.

In this regard, they had unknowingly become one camp.

"Although I am not entirely clear why I can do this, I will do my utmost to treat the King." Li Luo also extended his hand, grasped the Eldest Princess's slender and tender palm, and said solemnly.

Their hands lightly clasped; although the boneless, tender sensation was lingering and tempting, Li Luo very rationally withdrew his hand.

On the Eldest Princess's face of unparalleled beauty, a flower-like, radiant smile appeared; she looked toward Jiang Jiang Qinge beside her and said: "Sister Jiang, you are truly my lucky star."

The Eldest Princess's absurd decision to let Li Luo treat the Little Emperor mainly stemmed from Jiang Jiang Qinge; without Jiang Jiang Qinge's existence, the Eldest Princess would never have thought of this, since no one would willingly do such a redundant thing.

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, I hope you can keep the matter of Li Luo treating the King as secret as possible."

Within the Wang Ting, there were also numerous open and hidden struggles; over these years, with the young master of the Great Xia Wang Ting on the throne, although the Eldest Princess was striving to assist, the undercurrents beneath were especially thrilling; although Jiang Jiang Qinge did not understand this too deeply, she also understood that the matter of Li Luo being able to cure the King's congenital defect was not suitable for excessive exposure.

No one could be certain whether this would attract some unnecessary trouble.

The Eldest Princess's eyes flickered, then she smiled: "Rest assured, I do not currently intend to expose this, but... this matter will be difficult to conceal forever; after all, the King's physical condition is constantly monitored by the treatment team within the Wang Ting, and that team has many people with many mouths; you should understand."

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded and said: "Your Highness, just do your best."

She also understood that the Little Emperor was no ordinary person; there were too many eyes on him, so completely concealing this was impossible; one could only delay for as long as possible.

"And also..."

"Although Li Luo can cure the King's congenital defect, as Your Highness has seen, his own Xiang power is still too weak; if we strictly follow his current treatment speed, completely resolving the 'Black Lotus Qi' on the King's back would likely take an extremely long time, which is not very realistic."

"Therefore, I hope that afterward, Your Highness will not frequently request Li Luo to treat the King; rather than that, it would be better to give him more time to quickly improve his own strength," Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Hearing this, the Eldest Princess pondered slightly; she was not a stubborn person, so she understood that Jiang Jiang Qinge's words were very reasonable; the current Li Luo had indeed given her a glimmer of hope, but relying on his meager Xiang power was truly like trying to fill a bucket with a single drop of water.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's meaning was clearly that she hoped the Eldest Princess would not excessively drain Li Luo afterward, because this would hinder his cultivation energy and time.

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

A faint smile appeared on the Eldest Princess's red lips as she said: "Rest assured, I am not the unreasonable type; in the future, if possible, I hope Li Luo can come to the palace to treat the King once every month, how about that?"

"I think, perhaps by the time he enters the General rank, there will be a possibility of completely resolving the King's congenital defect."

Li Luo, standing aside, heard this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he had truly feared that after the Eldest Princess learned he could cure the King, she would treat him like an ox, making him come three times a day; even if he had an iron body, he couldn't withstand that.

"However..."

The Eldest Princess's beautiful eyes shifted, and she looked at Li Luo with a smiling expression: "Since today is the first time, it truly will be hard work for Junior Brother Li Luo; after all, we will not return to the palace for another three hours; during this time, I would like to ask Junior Brother Li Luo to do his utmost to treat the King once more."

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

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

Li Luo, under her gaze, immediately felt his legs tremble, his face turning slightly pale; three more times? This was truly squeezing him completely dry.

He looked at Jiang Jiang Qinge with a pleading gaze; the latter returned an expression of helplessness, since both sides had already reached an agreement; tonight, Li Luo would simply have to endure the fatigue.

In the end, Li Luo could only choose to accept his fate, his eyes filled with sorrow as he took the "Soul-Returning Pill," swallowed it, restored his Xiang power, and prepared for the next treatment.

Thus, during the following three hours, Li Luo went back and forth and completed the treatment a full three times.

Three hours later, when Yu Yu Hongxi and Lu Qing'er outside the room saw Li Luo walk out, his face was pale, his feet were constantly trembling, and he was mumbling words like "I can't go on, I can't go on, I really can't go on."

The two looked at each other, not knowing what had happened inside the room during this time that caused Li Luo to behave so.