Chapter 214: A Helping Hand

"Li Luo, are you alright?" Lu Qinger greeted the pale-faced Li Luo with some worry, asking with concern.

Looking at her worried gaze, Li Luo waved his hand and smiled bitterly: "I just tried to treat the King, and I exhausted my resonance power."

Lu Qinger was puzzled; she had experienced the feeling of resonance power exhaustion herself, but it was nothing like Li Luo's appearance of having suffered a major illness.

However, Li Luo did not seem to have any major problems, so she set aside her worries.

"President Yu, Li Luo has expended quite a bit today, so we will be heading back first." Jiang Qing'e took her leave of Yu Hongxi; after all, the treatment was finished, and there was no need to stay here any longer.

Yu Hongxi nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work."

Afterwards, Jiang Qing'e supported Li Luo and walked straight out of the backyard under Lu Qinger's watchful eyes.

Not long after the two left, the Princess and the young Emperor also tidied up, left the room, and exchanged pleasantries with Yu Hongxi for a moment.

Finally, they also took their leave.

Following the departure of the Princess and the young Emperor, ripples of resonance power seemed to emanate from the darkness of the courtyard, and some obscure auras also vanished along with them.

Yu Hongxi watched the direction in which the Princess and her party had left, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"Mother, do you think Li Luo's treatment had any effect?" Lu Qinger asked softly from the side.

"What are you thinking... The King's congenital defect is something even many Marquis-realm experts skilled in healing are helpless against. Li Luo is only a small Resonance Master, and even if he possesses dual resonances, that kind of dual resonance is still far, far inferior to a true Marquis-realm dual resonance."

Yu Hongxi habitually shook her head to dismiss her daughter's whimsical thoughts, but when she finished speaking, her delicate brows suddenly furrowed. As a Marquis-realm expert, she had keenly noticed that although the Princess's expression appeared unchanged on the surface, her footsteps as she left seemed lighter.

That young Emperor was even more high-spirited, completely different from how he had been when he arrived.

As the head of Long Baoxing, Yu Hongxi was clearly extremely meticulous, so she felt that something of significance must have happened in that room during those few hours.

Yet, even as meticulous as she was, it was hard for her to guess that Li Luo, who had originally only come to go through the motions, actually had the possibility of successfully treating the King's congenital defect...

The massive golden motorcade sped along the wide streets of Daxia City; the strict guards had already cleared the streets, allowing for an unobstructed path.

Inside the spacious carriage, the young Emperor's fair little face was filled with excitement and joy. He grabbed the Princess's hand and said excitedly: "Sister, is my illness really curable?!"

"Can he really cure me?"

Even now, the young Emperor still felt his head buzzing. This sudden surprise had shaken him so much that he could not maintain his usual calm.

No one had expected that a congenital defect that even Marquis-realm experts skilled in healing were helpless against could potentially be cured by a Resonance Master like Li Luo.

Originally, he had only come out this time with the mindset of playing around and had not truly counted on that Li Luo at all, but in the end, this was the result... At this moment, the young Emperor experienced what it meant for a pie to fall from the sky.

The Princess looked at the overjoyed young Emperor, a smile appearing on her face as well. She gently stroked his head and said softly: "Hasn't it already been confirmed?"

Previously, Li Luo had given the young Emperor a vial of energy liquid condensed from his own resonance power, which had helped the young Emperor alleviate some of his condition during an episode. At the time, the Princess hadn't thought much of it; after all, although it was a bit strange that Li Luo's energy liquid could have the same effect as some of the medicine the young Emperor took, she had simply attributed it to the healing effects of the water resonance. But looking at it now, she had been a bit careless back then.

"But, but how could he do it?" the young Emperor couldn't help but ask.

The Princess's hand, which was stroking the young Emperor's head, paused, and she said with some helplessness: "Actually... I also find it incredible now. How exactly did he do it?"

The last sentence was directed at the gray-clothed old man in the corner of the carriage.

Upon hearing this, the gray-clothed old man pondered and said: "This Young Mansion Master Li Luo's resonance power must be somewhat special... The King's congenital defect should be difficult to resolve with normal dual resonance power, but his resonance power is able to do it, which shows that his resonance power has a special quality that we have yet to discover."

"If Your Highness has any doubts about this, I can investigate his resonance power in depth next time to see exactly what is strange about it."

The Princess thought for a moment, then shook her head and said: "No need. Li Luo's parents are not ordinary Marquis-realm experts, and their origins are extremely mysterious. With their methods, it is normal for them to have left behind some special technique that caused Li Luo's resonance power to mutate; after all, some rare heavenly treasures do indeed possess such abilities."

"Moreover, our relationship with Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo is currently amicable, and we will need to rely on Li Luo's resonance power to resolve the King's congenital defect in the future, so there is no need to damage the hard-won relationship between the two sides just to get to the bottom of some secrets."

The Princess said calmly: "What is special about Li Luo's resonance power has nothing to do with us. We only need to know that he has a high probability of curing the King; that is what is most important."

Upon hearing this, the gray-clothed old man nodded in agreement.

"In addition, does the Princess intend to get closer to the Luolan Mansion?" the gray-clothed old man asked again.

The Princess said softly: "I value Jiang Qing'e's potential... According to my predictions, I am afraid that within three years, she will very likely step into the Marquis realm. At that time, she will become the youngest Marquis-realm expert in Daxia."

"That was my initial thought, but after tonight, I discovered that this Luolan Mansion seems to have more than just Jiang Qing'e worth my attention. This Li Luo was previously somewhat overlooked by me under Jiang Qing'e's radiance."

The Princess's red lips curled slightly, and her phoenix eyes revealed some keen interest: "I really didn't expect that this Li Luo would give me such a big surprise."

"Although the Luolan Mansion is currently in a precarious situation, the situation is actually being gradually stabilized by Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo. If they are given more time, they might not be unable to resolve the crisis of the Luolan Mansion."

"Therefore, the current Luolan Mansion is worth me getting closer to them."

The gray-clothed old man pondered: "However, there are quite a few top forces eyeing the Luolan Mansion... Many Marquis-realm experts in Daxia are interested in the secret of becoming a King left behind by Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan within the Luolan Mansion."

"And the 'Strange Array' of the Luolan Mansion has been continuously weakening over the years. During the Mid-Month Festival a few days ago, a mysterious Marquis-realm expert broke into it with an energy avatar..."

"This all shows that those forces eyeing the Luolan Mansion are restless. For Your Highness to get too close to them at this time is somewhat risky. Moreover, once they launch an attack on the Luolan Mansion in the future, does Your Highness really intend to provide them with a helping hand as you said before?"

The Princess looked out the carriage window. The night curtain shrouded the city, and the bright, clear moon was reflected in her pupils. She said indifferently: "One must be prepared to make trade-offs in everything. Being timid and indecisive will only bring greater trouble."

"If they can truly demonstrate the power that surprises me when the time comes, then I will naturally give them real help, because they have that value."

The gray-clothed old man paused and said: "What if, when the time comes, Your Highness finds that they have not demonstrated the power you wanted to see?"

The Princess was silent for a few seconds, then finally sighed softly.

"In that case, the Luolan Mansion will likely not be saved..."

"My helping hand can only be the icing on the cake; to withstand the storm, they must rely on themselves..."