C170 (1/2)

It was already a month after Gao Lang returned to the capital.

The old crown prince had already been buried, and an imperial edict had just been issued.

The Emperor appointed the Twelfth Prince Zhao Yu as his Crown Prince, bestowed him with a general amnesty.

In the capital city in June, the weather had turned hot, but the heat was not enough.

Just as Gao Lang arrived at the Rainbow Garden door riding on his horse, the horse below him whinnied, its front hooves kneeled down, and it died on the spot.

Gao Lang did not care about the horses, and went straight into the Bi Wu Hall.

Lv Yun was guarding the door of the Bi Wu Hall, but when she saw Gao Lang return, she was so happy that even the Lin'er in her arms let go of her hands, but when she saw that Gao Lang was the only one in, her heart dropped and she frowned.

Before he could even speak, he heard Gao Lang ask: ”Is Lou okay?”

Lv Yun nodded, then shook her head: ”Imperial Physician Fu has always been taking care of them, it is quite safe to feed them with soup. But the imperial physician has also said that if the needle is not taken out in a few more days, it will definitely hurt the heart. I'm afraid even the immortals of the Great Luo will find it hard to save him. ”

After he finished speaking, he raised his eyes and stared at Gao Lang: ”Seventh Prince, what's wrong with the Medicine King? Why did he not come back with you?”

Lv Yun had been hoping everyday for the Seventh Prince to bring the Medicine King back to save her shopkeeper's life.

When Gao Lang heard that Jin Xiaolou was safe and sound, he relaxed. He did not have time to explain to Lv Yun as he quickly pushed open the door and entered the house.

The parasol trees outside were already in the shade, and the house was still filled with hot stoves. It was even hotter inside than on a summer day when there was only three volts.

Just as Gao Lang stepped into the house, his back was drenched in sweat.

But when he walked to Jin Xiaolou's side and covered her forehead, his palm was as cold as ice.

Gao Lang's heart hurt, and he once again reached into his blanket to shake Jin Xiaolou's hand. Those slender and frail hands, were like a block of ice that had not melted for a long time in the spring.

”Seventh Prince, Lady Xiaolou's vital energy and blood is seriously lacking, if I don't take out this needle now, I'll never be able to recover!” Imperial Physician Fu stayed in the house all day long, wearing only a thin layer of clothes, his entire body was reeking of medicine.

Only then did Gao Lang take out a Cyan Jade Pot from his sleeve and opened the wooden stopper. After tilting it slightly, he took out a cherry sized, pure white pill.

”Where did the Medicine King, Zou Miaomiao, get this?” Gao Lang passed the pill to Imperial Physician Fu, ”He said that as long as you consume this pill, you will be able to keep your life safe, and take out the long needle.”

”This... ”This …” Imperial Physician Fu's hands were trembling as he used the sunlight to look at the white jade pill repeatedly. However, even after looking at it for a long time, he was still unable to see what kind of pill it was.

Imperial Physician Fu naturally knew that the Pill King would not step forward to practice medicine. Back then, he had made a death wager with someone, if he were to practice medicine and save someone again, he would end up dying. It was already extremely difficult for Seventh Prince to obtain a pill.

Although he could not see the effects of the pill, but since the Pill King had already said it, it was definitely not wrong.

Without further ado, Imperial Physician Fu ordered Lv Yun to bring some hot water and after cleaning his hands, he carefully crushed the white jade pill and fed it to Jin Xiaolou. Then, he prepared a small silver pincer and a cloth that had been soaked in alcohol, and sat by the side of the bed.

Before they started to take out the needles, Imperial Physician Fu ordered people to close all the windows tightly, not allowing even the slightest bit of wind to leak in.

Then, he used a cloth to wipe Jin Xiaolou's chest clean. Because there was a separation between males and females, Jin Xiaolou's clothes in front of her chest only cut off a small piece, revealing the piece above his heart.

Imperial Physician Fu sat on the side of the bed and took out a pair of pincers. He aimed at the end of the needle and in the blink of an eye, he had taken it out.

The long needle was easy to remove, but the difficult part was that the heart could be restored to its original state after being removed. Blood could not obstruct the chaotic flow. This Imperial Physician Fu did not have confidence and could only place his hopes on the Pill King's pill.

Gao Lang held onto Jin Xiaolou's hand tightly, afraid that if she relaxed, the person in front of him would melt like snow in the spring.

Imperial Physician Fu took a deep breath and started to take out the silver needles around his heart.

Success or failure would depend on the effect of the silver needles. Imperial Physician Fu held his breath and twisted his fingers one by one to remove the needles.

The moment the last silver needle left Jin Xiaolou's chest, Imperial Physician Fu placed his hand on Jin Xiaolou's vein. After a long time, he finally heaved a sigh of relief and laughed: ”The Medicine King's medicine truly deserves its reputation.

Only now did Gao Lang feel that he had lived with Jin Xiaolou.

When Imperial Physician Fu finished packing the medicine box and walked out of the room, Gao Lang bent down and embraced Jin Xiaolou. With his lips next to Jin Xiaolou's ear, he whispered, ”My wife, you saved me three times, and I'll have to repay it back in my entire life. I only hope for you to wake up quickly.

As she finished speaking, a teardrop dropped down Jin Xiaolou's tightly shut eyes.

Gao Lang was overjoyed, and immediately opened his mouth: ”My wife, you can hear me!”

Thus, Gao Lang took off his shoes and socks, and laid down next to Jin Xiaolou on the bed with his head on the bed: ”Lying alone must be very boring. My wife, I'll accompany you.

For the next three days, Gao Lang stayed by Jin Xiaolou's side and personally fed her soup and scrubbed her body.

Imperial Physician Fu also came once a day to check his pulse, but the more he checked, the more hesitant he became.