Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1543 - 1481: Peril

Wufu stared at the small dot hidden beneath Ah Jiu’s skin at his heart, watching it move around, goosebumps covering his body.

The Gu insect, that thing turned out to be a Gu, an insect.

Wufu thought of that thing lurking in his heart, waiting for an opportunity to strike, and his face turned pale.

He was actually afflicted by a Gu.

"Ah Jiu." Wufu fell to his knees, his lips trembling, what to do?

"First, get him to bed," Master Gui said.

Yuan Ye, face pale, picked up the rigid Ah Jiu and carried him back to the bedroom.

Seeing Wufu’s lost look, Master Gui pressed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Pull yourself together, it’s possible to coax out the Gu insect!"

Wufu blankly looked up, her lips moving, and said, "This was meant for me, he stood in front of me and took the hit."

"It was an accident," Master Gui said gravely. "We still don’t know what kind of Gu it is, so don’t rush to conclusions. There’s still much to be done."

A flicker of clarity returned to Wufu’s eyes. She stood up, but her legs were weak, and she stumbled. Master Gui steadied her.

Bai Xiaobai had been escorted by the guards using Qinggong all the way, and when he saw Ah Jiu’s condition, he grimly stared at the tiny bulge that occasionally rose at Ah Jiu’s heart.

He should have realized it earlier. Without a poison involved, how could there be such a pulse? It was indeed a Gu insect, damn it!

Feeling Ah Jiu’s pulse, sensing its unprecedented chaotic speed, Bai Xiaobai felt a chill. How much pain must he be in for his pulse to be so erratic.

Bai Xiaobai rummaged through his treasure chest and found a porcelain bottle. He poured out a medicine pill and placed it in Ah Jiu’s mouth, then whispered by the half-conscious Ah Jiu’s ear: "My lord, listen to me, calm your heart, don’t be agitated, be quiet, take a deep breath, I’m going to perform acupuncture."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jiu deeply inhaled and exhaled slowly. After a few times, his heart, which was about to spring out, gradually calmed down.

Bai Xiaobai opened his Golden Needle box, pulled out a few long needles, and pierced them into Ah Jiu’s acupuncture points, gently twisting them, light or heavy.

Before long, sweat appeared on Bai Xiaobai’s forehead.

As the acupuncture proceeded, Ah Jiu’s heartbeat gradually slowed from hurried to calm. The small insect also became less active, only twitching occasionally. Until his heart returned to its usual calm and slow pace, the insect stopped moving, settling back into dormancy.

Wufu watched closely, her hand clenched tightly into a fist.

No one dared to breathe.

An hour later, Bai Xiaobai finally withdrew the needles. By then, Ah Jiu’s face was as pale as can be, and his whole body was drenched in cold sweat, as if pulled out of water.

After removing the needles, Bai Xiaobai checked his pulse again and instructed Xiao Li, "Prepare water, assist the master with a bath, add some herbs to the water..."

He listed several herbs, Xiao Li memorized them, wiped his eyes, and hurriedly left.

Wufu stepped forward, asking anxiously, "Xiao Bai, how is he? Was the insect drawn out?"

Bai Xiaobai gave a bitter smile, "My lord is afflicted with Gu poison. It’s not so easy to coax out the insect, and we don’t even know what kind of Gu it is yet. I’ve only temporarily suppressed it to relieve his discomfort!"

"Temporarily suppressed?" Wufu was stunned.

Bai Xiaobai nodded, "When the Gu acts up, it causes his heart to beat too rapidly, which is not a good sign. If it reaches its limit, what do you think will happen?"

Wufu’s face turned ghostly pale. What would happen? Just like a balloon, the more you inflate it, the bigger it gets. Once it cannot bear the pressure, it will burst.

And if a person’s heart can’t bear the burst, the only outcome is death!