Volu in the Balance (1/2)

Volu in the Balance

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With difficulty, he opened his , “How is Suiyun?”

Xiaoshunzi turned his head At this moment, his handsome facial features were filled with an abnormal malevolence His bloodshot eyes would cause anyone to be inti master still has a hint of breath This servant has used his uards went to invite the ihtly relaxed, pro and retrieve the wort that I over so broth to help prolong Sir Jiang’s life If the iwort brewed also”

Gratefulness was revealed in Xiaoshunzi’s eyes However, he did not have the strength to be distracted by idle chatter It wasn’t long before the iht—seized, rather—several imperial physicians The imperial physicians had already learned of the state of the injury while on the way Entering the roo their respects to Li Zhi, instead i Zhe’s injuries They bustled, re to the wound One bowl after another of bloody water was carried out The brewed ginseng broth was pro Zhe As expected, Jiang Zhe’s breathing gradually deepened However, if it were not for the support of Xiaoshunzi’s internal energy, Jiang Zhe would likely have lost his life at sos

After the imperial physicians had discussed with each other, they stepped forward and spoke to Li Zhi, “Your Iwort root is too powerful Your Ihness, please divide it in three to brew into ht hours Afterwards, he cannot stop takingto prolong his life In this way, no one will have to worry about this daren’s life over the next half a month This daren</ehtly off-center As a result, although the arrow injured his heart, it did not immediately take his life However, we are really powerless afterwards”

Li Zhi sadly plopped into a chair Gesturing with his hand, he ordered, “Immediately do as they said” As someone accepted and went to execute the order, Li Zhi racked his brains for a solution Suddenly, he inquired, “Does anyone knohere the Medical Sage, Sir Sang currently is?”

Everyone looked at one another in dise’s whereabouts were indiscernible, appearing onethe next¹ Who would knohere he was? In despair, Li Zhi directed, “There is a chance for survival if we can find the Medical Sage Immediately dispatch people to find him”

Xiaoshunzi suddenly yelled out, “Your I e and is also adept in the art of healing Can we allow the young master to wake up temporarily and have him devise a prescription? At the very least, we can help prolong the young master’s life”

“Is this true?” asked Li Zhi, pleasantly surprised “Suiyun is actually a disciple of the Medical Sage?”

Xiaoshunzi nodded his head and replied, “During his youth, Suiyun once studied h the ti ”

Li Zhi looked at the several i, one of thehness, we can use a sharp ain consciousness for a short period of ti daren’s condition”

Li Zhi resolutely declared, “The Medical Sage’s whereabouts cannot be deter’s life for a month, I’m afraid that he won’t be able to survive until the Medical Sage arrives Go first prepare the medicine and await my orders Over these next few days, I will have to trouble you and prohibit you fro unexpected happens to Sir Jiang, I will absolutely take your lives”

The several iree Zhi hurriedly rushed over Stepping forward, he reported in, “Your Ihness, at present, the situation up front is extreuests are all restless Ziyou has asked for Your Ihness to issue an order How should we handle all of the out of the roo Zhe’s treatuards standing at the entrance to another roolance over, Gou Lian ihness, when the iuards arrived, they also discovered that Imperial Guard Commander Pei Yun was in the Cold Courtyard as well Because Xiaoshunzi only said to find someplace to have hiuards to place hied for an imperial physician to treat his injuries Reportedly, his entire body was covered ounds It is likely that he was protecting Suiyun”

Bewildered, Li Zhi asked, “Why was Pei Yun here in the Cold Courtyard?” So speaking, he turned and entered that room

This rooements were extrearments had been removed upon arrival His entire body was covered with purple bruises that came fro medicine on his injuries When the t Li Zhi enter, they both kneeled down to pay their respects

Li Zhi gestured with his hands and said, “Continue, please” It wasn’t long before the i up his azed upon the extreh, he questioned, “Why is General Pei here in the Cold Courtyard?”

Pei Yun frowned Was the i that he had been retained at the Cold Courtyard also killed? He didn’t inquire further, only co over what had happened At the ti Zhe had been hit by an arrow, Pei Yun was also shocked and did not kno to respond Just as he was about to lend an ar his figure speed over as if illusory and as fast as electricity Instantly, Xiaoshunzi had arrived beside the two Having followed Suiyun for years, Xiaoshunzi was somewhat familiar with how to treat external injuries He knew that the arrow could not be rashly re Zhe’s pressure points to stey to prolong Jiang Zhe’s life Glancing at Pei Yun, Xiaoshunzi’s expression was aloof and severe With only one look, Pei Yun could tell that this youth’s martial arts were far above his own, and he succinctly explained the situation at once Xiaoshunzi picked Suiyun up and carried hi that Vicious Killer had already fled The only things left were bloodstains

It wasn’t long before the iuards arrived Xiaoshunzi had the them to take care of Pei Yun He hi Zhe Pei Yun naturally understood that he was tehtforward and upright, and did not have any fear

After listening to Pei Yun’s words, Li Zhi rose to his feet and bowed deeply “General Pei, you illing to give your life to save Major Jiang Whether he lives or dies, this Prince considers your actions as a personal favor to me It is only that the current situation isn’t clear; this Prince would have to ask for you to temporarily stay for a few days in this residence In addition, General’s injuries are this severe It is not convenient for you to go back to worry your esteeh Does General know if any eneration from your sect are present in the capital? With their help, General’s injuries will be easily treated”

Pei Yun hurriedly replied, “Your I this too seriously Pei Yun is willing to coeneral has twoClouds Tehness can dispatch men over there The two martial uncles both treat Pei Yun with extreme care and concern They would certainly come immediately”

Li Zhi nodded his head The st the best soldiers in the arh there were plenty who had substantial martial arts skills, they were all more skilled in external style than in internal styles At present, he greatly lacked internal martial arts With two senior monks fro Zhe’s safety

At this moment, Gou Lian swiftly walked over and reported, “Your Iated the ned to protect the Cold Courtyard have been killed One of the out front Furthermore, aside from Hu Wei and his subordinates, the chef fro Everyone else is at their positions and can mutually serve as witnesses We can basically conclude that none of them took part in this incident”

Li Zhi coldly inquired, “What about those guests?”

Gou Lian glanced at Li Zhi’s expression before responding, “At that tihness had already opened the banquet Therefore, aluests ithin the hall However, there were a few exceptions According to the servants, all these people were not in their seats when the incident occurred I’hness can question the, Gou Lian handed a list of names over

Li Zhi accepted the list On it were five najiang, General of Tiger Might, Qin Qing, Commander Pei Yun of the I of the Palace Guard Li Zhi’s coloomy Gou Lian continued, “Outside of the Cold Courtyard, we found a strong bow and a pouch of arrows It seems that it was discarded by the assassin”

Pei Yun suddenly interrupted, “Your Ilihtly shorter than mine and he wore a set of blue robes His face was ive Pei Yun for not being able to see clearly”

Li Zhi only felt his heart jump He casually asked, “Gou Lian, if I re blue, correct?”

Gou Lian answered, “Your Highness cannot juious house; how could he assassinate solance at Pei Yun

Understanding, Pei Yun tactfully stated, “Pei Yun’s injuries aren’t light May I ask if it is possible for Your Ihness to let ed, “There are several other guest rooms in the Cold Courtyard All of them have been tidied General Pei, please select one yourself When General’s two martial uncles arrive, please have them stay temporarily in the Cold Courtyard as well This Prince still has matters to take care General Pei, please rest well” Finished speaking, Li Zhi walked out of the rooht up Li Zhi calculatedly said, “If there were no discrepancies in what Pei Yun saw, the suspicions on Qin Qing are the greatest”

Gou Lian disagreed, “We can’t say that Although Qin Qing is a suspect, however …”