They were praying that Xiaoyao would encounter some kind of problem, so that Princess Ning Ying would become a cripple. Then they could show brotherly and sisterly care under the guise of family affection.
If she didn't become a cripple, would there still be brotherly and sisterly affection? Of course there would be, but the way it was expressed would be slightly different. On the surface, they would continue to maintain the affection, but secretly they would still try to find ways to kill each other.
However, one thing remained the same - regardless of which situation it was, the affection they displayed was all fake!
Except for a few people...
"Alright then, we'll do it here. It will take about a day. During this time, you just need to guard and protect. If I need anything, I'll say so. You don't need to ask," Xiaoyao said, then began treating Princess Ning Ying.
Ning Zhiyuan wanted to ask more questions, but seeing Xiaoyao like this, he understood that the treatment had already begun and he couldn't ask anything - unless he wanted Princess Ning Ying to have problems. What they needed to do now was to guard and protect, not make any noise to disturb him, and not let anyone else come to disturb them.
So Ning Zhiyuan immediately arranged for people to isolate this area, had the recovered wounded leave, and cleared everyone from the great hall, leaving only Xiaoyao and Princess Ning Ying.
Quiet...
Quietly...
...
...
Xiaoyao never spoke, and Princess Ning Ying naturally didn't have the ability to speak either. In the vast great hall, there wasn't the slightest sound.
Of course, outside the great hall, there were still quite a few people paying attention to the situation inside. For instance, Ning Zhiyuan had been standing outside watching. With his level of martial arts, this distance was nothing - he could clearly sense whatever movements Xiaoyao made.
Since that was the case, he moved further away, because this way he wouldn't disturb Xiaoyao.
Time passed bit by bit, and Ning Zhiyuan became increasingly amazed. Although he couldn't understand the acupuncture techniques Xiaoyao was using or know what pills Xiaoyao was giving Princess Ning Ying, he could sense that Xiaoyao was channeling his qi to heal her injuries.
Channeling qi for healing wasn't strange, but what was strange was that Xiaoyao continued doing it persistently. After two hours, Ning Zhiyuan was already surprised by the depth of Xiaoyao's internal energy. Now that more than ten hours had passed, this could no longer be explained by just "deep" internal energy.
Especially since Ning Zhiyuan could still sense that the amount of qi Xiaoyao was channeling was considerable and hadn't stopped. Such an amount of internal energy being continuously output - even he felt he couldn't bear it. Could it be that this young man before him was a hidden master?
From beginning to now, he had never sensed any particularly profound aura from this young man. He seemed like just an ordinary martial artist.
"Youran girl, what level of martial artist is this Xiaoyao?" Ning Zhiyuan asked Le Youran, who was beside him. Le Youran hadn't left this whole night either - whether she was accompanying Ning Xin'er or waiting for Xiaoyao was unclear.
Accompanying Ning Xin'er would be quite normal, because Ning Xin'er was one of the few princesses who truly had sisterly affection. She was worried about Princess Ning Ying, and although she felt she was useless here, she still wanted to wait outside.
When Xiaoyao began treating Princess Ning Ying, it was already very late - already dark. Although there were many people here, Ning Xin'er only had Le Youran, who had to stay to accompany her.
However, Le Youran seemed to spend more time looking at Xiaoyao than talking with Ning Xin'er. From this point, it seemed she had stayed more for Xiaoyao's sake.
And this, perhaps only she herself knew, or perhaps even she herself didn't know!
"Ah, you're asking what the level of martial artist Le Xiaoyao is? He's not even Human Level, he hasn't even broken through basic skills," Le Youran answered. This answer surprised everyone present and made them feel disbelieving. Actually, sometimes even Le Youran didn't believe it herself.
"What? Hasn't broken through basic skills? How is that possible? To be able to sustain this for so long, the depth of his internal energy is definitely that of a master. I might not even be able to do it," Ning Zhiyuan said in amazement.
"I've tested this. His internal energy is indeed deep, but strangely he hasn't broken through basic skills. He says this is because he once had qi deviation. His basic skills need to be deep to suppress the aftereffects of his qi deviation. If he rashly breaks through, he says he'll die," Le Youran explained.
"I see. If one keeps cultivating basic skills, it is possible to have deep internal energy. And the Divine Farmer's Art is also very special, its qi flow is more lasting than any other internal art. It might be because of this that such a strange situation exists." Ning Zhiyuan quickly found an answer, and this answer actually mostly matched Xiaoyao's phenomena.
Even if Xiaoyao's internal energy was deeper, no one would consider him dangerous, because he cultivated the Divine Farmer's Art. On this continent, the Divine Farmer's Art had the lowest destructive power. Combined with the fact that Xiaoyao hadn't even broken through basic skills, people would pay even less attention to him.
However, this was only in terms of danger level. Having such deep Divine Farmer's Art was something many people wanted, because of the Divine Farmer's Art's healing properties.
Having such profound Divine Farmer's Art was like a guarantee of life. No one would think having too many guarantees was bad - they would only think the more the better.
Like Ning Zhiyuan, Princess Ning Ying was also becoming increasingly amazed. She could sense Xiaoyao's internal energy even more clearly than Ning Zhiyuan, abundant and lasting. More than ten hours had passed, yet he could still maintain the same level as when he started.
Xiaoyao's Divine Farmer true qi also made Princess Ning Ying feel comfortable all over. She could even sense her body recovering bit by bit. This was a very wonderful feeling, an indescribable feeling.
She believed that her recovery was only a matter of time, no longer a question of whether it was possible or not.
This was the dawn of the third day. Xiaoyao had already continued for two nights and one day, his internal energy still flowing out continuously. This situation had reached an unbelievable level.
If it weren't for the fact that Xiaoyao couldn't be disturbed at this time, both Ning Zhiyuan and Princess Ning Ying would have asked Xiaoyao: What kind of freak are you? How can someone who hasn't even broken through basic skills have such tenacious internal energy, lasting for two nights and one day?
Even if there had been rest in between, Xiaoyao hadn't rested at all. He hadn't even taken any pills, seeming to rely entirely on his own internal energy to sustain himself.
At this time, Le Youran was worried, worried that Xiaoyao might be pushing himself too hard. Would this continuous output of internal energy cause him to collapse from exhaustion?
But it seemed like it wouldn't. Xiaoyao's face showed some fatigue, but he was far from collapse. This fatigue was something even Le Youran had, and perhaps even more so than him.
Time passed for a long while more, and the sky was already showing the pale light of dawn. Just at this moment, Xiaoyao, who had been motionless, finally moved. He could be seen withdrawing his energy and standing up, doing several stretching movements.
"Finally finished. My back is a bit sore."
Just as Xiaoyao was doing these movements, a group of people appeared beside him - Le Youran, Ning Xin'er, Ning Zhiyuan, and others. They had been paying attention when there was movement inside, and seeing Xiaoyao's actions, they understood that Xiaoyao had finished, at least, he could talk now.
So they immediately used their fastest movement techniques to appear beside Xiaoyao, or rather, beside Princess Ning Ying.
After these people, some others also rushed over. These people didn't have such fast speed but wanted to know the results, either out of concern for Princess Ning Ying, or perhaps just wanting to see how Princess Ning Ying was doing.
"Le Xiaoyao, did you succeed?" Le Youran was the first to ask.
"Temporarily succeeded," Xiaoyao answered.
"What do you mean by 'temporarily'?" Ning Zhiyuan, while helping Princess Ning Ying up, discovered that her body had recovered about seventy to eighty percent. At that moment he was almost moved to tears, but after hearing Xiaoyao's words, his heart immediately went cold.
Could there still be some problem?
Xiaoyao's words made some people very happy. They thought: I said Princess Ning Ying didn't have such good fortune, how could she be completely fine after such serious injuries.
"Princess Ning Ying's body has recovered almost completely. The shattered bones have all healed. I can't find any problems. Xiaoyao, are you joking?" The old monk examined Princess Ning Ying and once again asked if Xiaoyao was joking, but this time his tone was completely different.
As for why the old monk was still here instead of returning to Lanruo Temple, he was also worried about Xiaoyao's situation. He was afraid that if Xiaoyao needed any help, going back and forth wouldn't be practical, so he simply meditated and practiced Chan Buddhism outside the great hall. Two nights and one day was completely trivial for a high monk like him.
When everyone came in, he followed them in. Although his speed wasn't that fast and he wasn't the first to arrive, he wasn't very slow either. When Xiaoyao spoke, he was already nearby.
The old monk's words disappointed some people again. They couldn't believe that Xiaoyao could actually heal someone to this extent. At this moment, they looked at Xiaoyao with hatred in their eyes.
"The bones have healed, but she still needs long-term body care. I'll write you a prescription, take it for one month first. Within three months, don't do any strenuous movements, but you also can't remain completely motionless. Do some simple, easy exercises every day. You can gradually increase them according to your body's condition, but remember not to force yourself, unless you want to have aftereffects," Xiaoyao said.
"So that's what you meant. This is indeed necessary," The old monk understood.
"This is what you meant by 'temporarily succeeded'?" Le Youran asked on behalf of Ning Zhiyuan.
"Yes, there are no other problems," Xiaoyao nodded in reply.
"You scared us to death. Don't speak so unclearly in the future."
"What do you mean? I was stating the facts. Treatment is only one part of it, what comes after is also very important. You, you're Ning Xin'er, right? Don't you know that you've just recovered from injury? Don't you understand that you need to rest? If you continue like this, your body will develop serious aftereffects!" While speaking, Xiaoyao pointed at Ning Xin'er on the side, using her as a negative example.
(End of Chapter)