The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 265: Body-Bursting Crisis

"Sister, you’re so amazing, you’ve even become an Advanced Spirit Master. Mother would be so happy if she knew."

Little Xinzhuo chattered nonstop, but Xin Lin beside him had been quiet for a long time.

He turned his head, only to see Sister’s complexion looking awful, her cheeks flushed red.

"Sister, what’s happened to you?"

Little Xinzhuo exclaimed in alarm.

Xin Lin only felt the True Qi in her body chaotically surging.

It was indeed greed that brought trouble; Xin Lin had obtained a substantial amount of True Qi from the Longteng Stele, thinking she could suppress it slowly, just like Fu Xi’s Energy.

But the True Qi had been surging inside her body for half an hour with no sign of improvement.

Xin Lin felt her limbs stiffen; she couldn’t hear a word Little Xinzhuo was saying.

Barely making it to the Water Wraith Gang’s doorstep, her vision darkened, and she fainted.

In the moment before she lost consciousness, Xin Lin seemed to see Gui Hu’s deep blue eyes, a hint of irritation mixed with concern in them...

Concern, huh, she must have seen it wrong.

How could the cold Corpse King care about her...

Once Xin Lin fainted, she remained unconscious for several hours.

Ma Jingtian brought in the best Doctors in the city to examine her in turns, but all of them just shook their heads after their examination.

"These are nothing but Mongolian quacks, liars. Saying the young girl has nothing wrong, just overly vigorous blood and energy. Blood and energy so vigorous it knocks her out for hours?"

Ma Jingtian sent another Doctor away, cursing.

Noble Lady Shi and Little Xinzhuo kept vigil by the bedside.

Seeing Xin Lin on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, motionless, both mother and son were deeply worried.

Little Xinzhuo softly sobbed a few times, trying hard to hold back his tears from falling.

Sister had said, real men do not easily shed tears; he could not cry.

"Mother, what exactly is wrong with Sister? Why isn’t she moving at all? She won’t be in trouble, will she?"

Little Xinzhuo clung to Xin Lin’s hand.

Sister’s hand was scorching hot, alarmingly so.

"My son, don’t worry. You go and rest first; your mother will watch over her."

Noble Lady Shi dabbed at the corner of her eyes.

This child Xin Lin truly faced one misfortune after another.

It was not easy to achieve second place in both the literary and martial exams, but now, this had happened.

In such a state, how could she participate in tomorrow’s Imperial Examination?

If only Grand Doctor Chu were here, if only he hadn’t lost his mind, he would surely have been able to cure Xin Lin.

"Hey, stop crying, you two, please. I’ll watch over her; you both go rest. As soon as she wakes up, I’ll let you know immediately."

Ma Jingtian found the tears of women and children most annoying, and he forced Noble Lady Shi and her son out.

As soon as he turned around, a shiver ran through him.

"Great One! Is it really you?"

Ma Jingtian saw a tall figure standing beside the bed.

With gray-white hair cascading down to the ankles, dressed in a black robe with gold trim, amber eyes, an incredibly cool side profile—it had to be the Great One!

Since the incident at Taoyao Pavilion, Ma Jingtian had not seen Gui Hu again.

According to the young girl, the Great One had gone out on a mission.

The Great One indeed lived up to the name!

Only coming back upon learning the young girl was in distress.

That said, the young girl and the Great One must certainly share a deep connection!

Ma Jingtian made up his mind; from now on, the young girl would be the sky of the Water Wraith Gang, her word, the final say.

"Get out."

Gui Hu looked at Xin Lin on the bed, her face flushed but lips devoid of color, a frustration growing more intense within him.

Ma Jingtian dared not linger, scrambling out with haste, leaving only Gui Hu to keep watch over Xin Lin.