After being dazed for quite a while, Princess Ning Xue finally spoke. She wanted to thank Xiaoyao, but discovered he was already long gone from before her.
Xiaoyao had already moved on to the second treatment, following the same process as before. However, this time there were more people protecting Xiaoyao - those very physicians and doctors who had previously thought Xiaoyao was no good were now studying his techniques.
Under their careful study, they finally discovered some of Xiaoyao's exquisite acupuncture arts. They finally understood that these needles weren't inserted randomly but were very particular - something they had never considered before.
"So acupoints can be stimulated this way..."
"This needle technique is truly refined..."
Sometimes people are just this interesting. When they look down on someone, they think everything that person does is terrible. But when they discover that this person they looked down upon has superb skills, only then will they take that person seriously and discover their merits.
This was now Xiaoyao's situation. If not for Princess Ning Xue as proof, he would still be regarded as a reckless youth whose hair hadn't even grown properly.
Xiaoyao again healed a seriously injured person to full mobility within half an hour, then one after another, amazing everyone. Xiaoyao's procedures remained basically the same - acupuncture, circulating energy - perhaps the only difference was that the pills Xiaoyao used seemed somewhat different.
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What these pills were, no one knew, because Xiaoyao's medicine bottle had no markings on it. At the same time, it seemed to be the same bottle, but everyone couldn't be certain.
Someone had asked about this, receiving only a concise two-word answer - medicine!
A pattern in Xiaoyao's choices was quickly discovered. Xiaoyao seemed to start with the most lightly injured, with later patients having increasingly severe injuries.
If these were just a few people, everyone might think it was coincidence, but there were quite a few people here. Xiaoyao's pattern was definitely starting from lighter injuries. To grasp this pattern, one would definitely need to know these people's injury conditions.
Previously, Xiaoyao seemed to have just walked around once, and with such a simple look could determine the severity of injuries? This seemed somewhat incredible, but the facts were before everyone's eyes, forcing them to believe.
"Old monk, do you want me to help?"
"What? Oh, up to you."
At the end, Xiaoyao didn't directly interfere, because the other party was the old monk he knew. He had observed the old monk's medical skills - he was the person with the highest medical skills here. No wonder they had requested his help.
Because of this, the patient the old monk was treating was also the most seriously injured. If not for someone happening to take over just now, the old monk wouldn't have had time to chat with Xiaoyao either.
"A bit tragic. Even if saved, they won't be able to take care of themselves. You'd better not save them!"
"..."
Xiaoyao looked at the last person's injuries and said this, making people speechless once again. Actually, many people knew this outcome but didn't say it, not wanting to strike the injured person's confidence while also not wanting to touch His Majesty's heart.
This injured person was not only the most seriously wounded but also Ning Zhiyuan's most beloved and cherished princess. Moreover, the reason this princess was so injured this time was because she had desperately thrown herself forward to block a fatal attack for Ning Zhiyuan.
Therefore, everyone knew how sensitive Ning Zhiyuan's heart was right now. No one wanted to touch this soft spot of Ning Zhiyuan's, yet unexpectedly Xiaoyao said it so straightforwardly and directly.
At this moment, many people felt embarrassed by Xiaoyao's behavior, but Xiaoyao didn't care much because he was stating facts. From a physician's perspective, he needed to inform the injured person and their relatives of this situation.
"Xiaoyao, do you have a way to save Ning Ying?" Ning Zhiyuan looked at Xiaoyao and asked. Although Xiaoyao's words pained him, he seemed to detect some subtlety in Xiaoyao's statement.
When Ning Zhiyuan asked this question, everyone also noticed that Xiaoyao had only said "you all shouldn't save them," not that he himself couldn't save them. Perhaps his meaning was that everyone shouldn't save them, but it was also possible he was just saying to let them not save them. Thinking of this, Ning Zhiyuan felt there might still be hope.
He believed that if it were left to the old monk and others to save her, it would definitely be as he thought, as Xiaoyao had said - even if saved, she would be a disabled person unable to care for herself.
However, he also couldn't give up. Even if she became disabled, he would save her and care for this disabled daughter for life. He believed he still had this ability. Although his heart felt depressed, there was nothing he could do about it.
Now, Xiaoyao's words made him see hope - at least fifty percent hope - which made his heart somewhat joyful.
"Yes, and she won't be any different from before. She can take care of herself, and her internal power won't disappear," Xiaoyao nodded.
"Really?" Ning Zhiyuan became even more joyful.
"False, definitely false!" Before Xiaoyao could answer, an old imperial physician treating Princess Ning Cui answered for Xiaoyao - though his answer didn't represent what Xiaoyao wanted to say.
This old imperial physician still didn't know what Xiaoyao had done before, didn't know that Xiaoyao had treated almost all the injured inside and outside, and could make people recover to the point of walking. If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have said such things.
Because he didn't know this situation, the old imperial physician felt Xiaoyao's words were impossible, because he felt that the people representing the highest level of medical arts were all here, all having headaches over Princess Ning Ying's injuries. Although they could save her life, they had no way to avoid the existence of aftereffects.
Now Xiaoyao said he could make these aftereffects disappear, could make Princess Ning Ying move freely in the future and even retain her martial power - this was something they had never even thought of.
At the same time, it was also something they felt was impossible!!
"Xiaoyao, don't talk nonsense. Princess Ning Ying's entire skeletal structure has shattered. Unless there are god-level pills, recovery would be very difficult!" The old monk also spoke at this time. He wasn't as intense, but also stated his view, thinking Xiaoyao's words were impossible.
"Old monk, what I can say, I can do. Do you think I'm the type who exaggerates and talks big?" Xiaoyao replied with a smile.
"..." The old monk looked at Xiaoyao, contemplated for a while, then said: "Fine, I believe you. This is yours to handle!"
The old monk had discussed Buddhism with Xiaoyao for so long and could more or less understand Xiaoyao's character. He knew that like his name suggested, Xiaoyao liked to be carefree and act independently. Such a person would never show off for anything - if he couldn't do something, he would definitely say so straightforwardly.
So the old monk chose to believe Xiaoyao!
"Master Shifang..." The old imperial physician looked at the old monk in surprise. He hadn't expected the old monk to so decisively choose to believe Xiaoyao. Just then, something even more surprising happened to the old imperial physician.
"Let him do it. Listen to everything he says!" Ning Zhiyuan's voice rang out, surprising the old imperial physician and those treating Princess Ning Ying. But they understood one thing - now even His Majesty agreed to let this youth before them treat Princess Ning Ying, so what right did they have to object?
No one had the right to object, including Princess Ning Ying herself, even if she currently had the ability to object!
"Saving her your way would just result in a disabled person. If I were this Princess Ning Ying, I'd rather die like this! Let me do it instead!!" Xiaoyao looked at Princess Ning Ying and discovered her eyes seemed still very clear - she should clearly know her situation and could probably hear everyone's voices.
After Xiaoyao said this, Princess Ning Ying's eyes showed a flowing radiance, seeming to react strongly to Xiaoyao's words. Her thoughts were probably the same as what Xiaoyao said - rather than become a disabled person living uselessly, better to let her die like this.
"Don't worry, I'll give you hope. You can still be the same as before, but whether it succeeds depends on your own will - don't give up!" Xiaoyao smiled at Princess Ning Ying. Princess Ning Ying seemed to sense something, and hope began to glow in her eyes.
"..." Princess Ning Ying didn't speak - this was because she simply couldn't speak.
"Your Majesty, is this place convenient?" Xiaoyao suddenly asked Ning Zhiyuan.
"What?" Ning Zhiyuan was somewhat confused, not understanding which aspect Xiaoyao's "convenient" referred to.
"This healing might take quite a while. I need not to be disturbed, and preferably someone to help protect me. Is this place convenient?" Xiaoyao explained the situation.
"Would moving her affect Ning Ying?" Ning Zhiyuan asked. Right now everything was centered on Princess Ning Ying - if it would affect her, he would find a way to clear this place and make it forbidden territory.
"There would be a little impact, but the problem isn't very big," Xiaoyao replied. Moving now would definitely cause problems, but this small problem was still acceptable to Xiaoyao - it could be recovered from.
"Then we'll do it here. I'll have people guard this place - no one will be allowed in!" Ning Zhiyuan immediately said without even considering.
This was the great hall, the place for governing. Even though it was damaged, if possible, ruler and ministers would still continue discussing state affairs here. This showed how important this place was.
If not for the damage already here, Ning Zhiyuan couldn't find an excuse to temporarily change locations. But his ability to make this decision showed Princess Ning Ying's importance in his heart.
This made the princes and princesses on the side somewhat jealous, gritting their teeth and wanting to kill Xiaoyao, because without Xiaoyao, Ning Ying would be equivalent to waste.
Of course, they also didn't think Xiaoyao would definitely succeed, so they were also praying...
(End of Chapter)