"I'm afraid that even if I were to bring it out, you wouldn't be able to enjoy it!" Dongfang Heng lightly touched the tea in the cup with the lid of his cup. It was an extremely ordinary action, but when he did it, it seemed exceptionally profound.
"What do you mean?" After finishing the fruit, Nangong Xiao flicked his finger, and the useless pit flew to the side in an instant, a very elegant movement.
"There's only one Snow Mountain Ginseng Fruit left, in Shen Lixue's possession. What you ate was a kind of Yin Fruit that grows on Changbai Mountain, similar in appearance to the Snow Mountain Ginseng Fruit, but with extremely cold and yin properties. You ate a whole one, along with some fine wine..." Dongfang Heng looked up at the sky: "You should be having diarrhea by now..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Nangong Xiao suddenly clutched his stomach, glaring fiercely at Dongfang Heng, his eyes blazing with fury: No wonder he was unmoved when he snatched the wine and fruit, no wonder he remained unfazed when he deliberately provoked him, it turned out this wasn't the life-saving ginseng fruit, but the death-bringing yin fruit, he had taken the wrong thing.
"Where is the ablation room?" Nangong Xiao felt as if a thousand horses were galloping in his stomach, and he could hardly hold back anymore. His charming eyes were filled with raging anger.
Dongfang Heng looked in one direction, and Nangong Xiao glared at him fiercely, thinking angrily that he would settle accounts with Dongfang Heng when he returned.
Nangong Xiao turned to leave when a woman in red appeared three meters away. Her jet-black hair was adorned with small, beautiful golden bells that jingled as she moved. She held a long, brown whip, and her rose-red coat only accentuated her fiery passion. Looking at Nangong Xiao, a strange glint flashed in her beautiful eyes: "Nangong Xiao, I've been looking for you for ages! I never expected you to be hiding here!"
Nangong Xiao glanced at Little Chili casually and strode forward: "Dongfang Yu'er, I have urgent business to attend to and don't have time to waste with you!"
"I'm so sorry, I came here specifically to see you!" As she spoke, a loud "snap!" rang out, and Little Chili lashed out with her long whip at Nangong Xiao.
Nonsense! Overestimating your abilities!
Nangong Xiao, holding a folding fan, casually lashed out at the long whip, thinking he could deflect it. Unexpectedly, the whip deftly bypassed the fan and wrapped tightly around his wrist.
"Your martial arts have improved!" Nangong Xiao said casually, glancing at the long whip.
"Of course." Dongfang Yu'er raised her chin, her tone slightly arrogant: "Last time you beat me so badly, I stayed in the Prince's mansion for ten days just to develop martial arts moves to deal with you and give you a good beating!"
Nangong Xiao's lips twitched: "You're quite patient!" Last time on the street, he got impatient with her pestering him, so he tapped her twice with his fan to teach her a lesson. He didn't expect her to hold a grudge. Women really are creatures you can't mess with...
Shen Lixue raised an eyebrow: No wonder Dongfang Yu'er, who loves to join in the fun, wasn't seen at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. It turns out she was racking her brains at home to figure out how to deal with Nangong Xiao...
"Take this!" Ignoring whether Nangong Xiao's tone was praising or belittling, Dongfang Yu'er raised her long whip and lashed it at Nangong Xiao again.
Nangong Xiao's abdominal pain intensified, but Dongfang Yu'er kept pestering him, leaving him no time to go to the purification room. His anger surged, and he snapped, "Dongfang Yu'er, you shrew, be careful no one will dare to marry you!"
"It's better if you don't marry me, this princess doesn't want to marry me anyway!" Dongfang Yu'er replied fiercely, her sharp whip striking again and again.
Nangong Xiao felt like a thousand horses were galloping in his stomach. He would soon be unable to hold back. While exchanging blows with Dongfang Yu'er, he raised his eyes and glared fiercely at Dongfang Heng: "You arranged all of this on purpose, didn't you?" As expected of the Azure Flame War God, he even arranged such a small detail to drive him to a dead end. He was ruthless and merciless!
"I am not a god!" Dongfang Heng said calmly, taking a sip of tea. His composed demeanor, refined and noble air, and unfathomable eyes made him seem like the instigator of this whole affair.
"Dongfang Yu'er, I'm going to the purification room. If you like, you can come in!" With increasing abdominal pain, Nangong Xiao couldn't wait any longer. He threw down these words and forced Dongfang Yu'er back with a few moves before rushing towards the purification room.
Rumbling sounds came from his stomach. Nangong Xiao's handsome face turned cold and sinister. That damned Dongfang Heng, once he recovers, he'll definitely teach him a lesson!
"Nangong Xiao!" Nangong Xiao was extremely fast. By the time Dongfang Yu'er caught up with him to the front of the purification room, he had already run inside. She couldn't go in, and she stomped her feet anxiously. The golden bell on her black hair tilted to one side, jingling: "If you're so capable, come out here. Let's have a proper contest. Hiding and dodging, what kind of man are you?"
"I like to hide in the purification room. If you have the guts, come in. I'll keep you company to the end. If you don't come in, it's your own fault for being cowardly, don't blame me..."
Nangong Xiao's arrogant provocations rang out, growing louder and louder. Dongfang Yu'er was furious. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, as if she had made a great decision, and she said coldly, "Go ahead and go ahead. Do you think I wouldn't dare?"
"Snap!" With a flick of her long whip, Dongfang Yu'er strode into the purification room. The hem of her fiery red dress drew a graceful arc in the air, as radiant as the sunset!
Shen Lixue's beautiful eyes widened in shock, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She looked at Dongfang Heng, who was leisurely sipping tea, and pouted. Dongfang Yu'er was just like him. She was already a teenager and didn't know the difference between boys and girls. Were all the people in the Dongfang family slow to react to this matter?
"Dongfang Yu'er!" A furious roar pierced the clouds and echoed through the sky. Nangong Xiao rushed out of the purification room, his handsome face flushed with rosy hues. Pointing at the slowly emerging Dongfang Yu'er, he was speechless with rage: "You... are you even a woman? How dare you enter a man's purification room! Don't you know the difference between men and women..."
"You're the one who let me in, and now you're lecturing me!" Dongfang Yu'er retorted righteously, secretly pursing her lips. She had gone in with her eyes half-closed and hadn't seen anything, so why was he getting so angry!
Nangong Xiao's reprimands came one after another, and Dongfang Yu'er couldn't take it anymore. She raised her whip and lashed it out: "Nangong Xiao, now that you're out, stop talking nonsense and take this!"
"Dongfang Yu'er, you asked for this!" Nangong Xiao roared, his folding fan suddenly snapping open to meet Dongfang Yu'er's whip head-on. The whip lashed out, shattering the fan and exposing its ribs. He swiftly clamped the whip between his fingers, snapping it inch by inch with lightning speed. The sharp ribs bypassed the obstacles and pressed directly against Dongfang Yu'er's slender neck…
"How is this possible?" Tiny fragments fell from her side. Dongfang Yu'er looked at the last piece of whip in her hand, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise. Nangong Xiao had actually defeated her with just one move and even shredded her soft yet tough whip!
Shen Lixue's gaze was deep and unfathomable. No wonder Nangong Xiaotian always had a fan in his hand; it was his weapon for killing enemies and protecting himself. What was even more unbelievable was that the fan ribs could actually shred Xiao Lajiao's long whip. She wondered what material it was made of, and his martial arts and internal strength must also be unfathomable. When he fought with the four guards, he treated it as a game and did not use his full strength...
Dongfang Heng glanced at Dongfang Yu'er indifferently: "Young Master Nangong's martial arts are superb. It's normal that you couldn't withstand a single move!"
Shen Lixue looked at Dongfang Heng. She clearly remembered that when he fell ill, Nangong Xiao was wary of his martial arts and dared not approach him. It seemed that he was even more powerful than Nangong Xiao!
Another wave of turmoil surged through his stomach. Nangong Xiao closed his fan and strode over: "Chen Lixue, you brought your silver needles, right? Help me with acupuncture!" He had drunk wine and eaten fruit, and the combination of the two had caused severe diarrhea. It couldn't be expelled with internal force without medicine. Drinking medicine or acupuncture would remove the effects, and he would return to normal.
This is the Holy King's Mansion, and the servants all listen to Dongfang Heng. Whether they will plot against him again is another matter. Brewing medicine also takes time, while acupuncture is much faster. Shen Lixue once saved Dongfang Heng with acupuncture, so he still trusts her medical skills.
Nangong Xiao glared at Dongfang Heng secretly and snorted coldly. Once he recovered, he would definitely teach Dongfang Heng a lesson!
"Cough cough cough!" Dongfang Heng put down his teacup, clutched his chest, and coughed violently.
"I'll give you acupuncture!" Shen Lixue glanced at Dongfang Heng, her gaze deep, with a strange emotion surging in her eyes. She quickly took out her silver needle kit. Dongfang Heng's illness had spread to his lungs and internal organs, and each attack was very severe. If he paid more attention to his health, he could live a relatively longer life!
"I'm sick too, why are you only concerned about him?" Nangong Xiao said indignantly. He was the first to suggest acupuncture treatment, and even in the queue, he was ahead of Dongfang Heng.
Shen Lixue's gaze was solemn, and she spoke earnestly: "Young Master Nangong, your illness is merely diarrhea, but Prince An's heart is aching!" The two are completely incomparable!
"Dongfang Heng!" Nangong Xiao glared at Dongfang Heng with hatred, his wicked eyes burning with anger: looking at his ruddy complexion and gleaming eyes, he was clearly plotting against someone, not having an attack of his illness!
The churning in his stomach grew increasingly intense. Nangong Xiao gritted his teeth, but he had no choice but to go back to the eunuch room to relieve his abdominal pain. Before leaving, he didn't forget to give Xiao Lazi a stern warning: "Don't follow me again, or the fan will crush your arm!"
Dongfang Yu'er snorted: "It's just going to the outhouse, your posture is so ugly, do you think this princess wants to see it!"
Nangong Xiao didn't hear Xiao Lajiao's words completely because he had already rushed into the cleansing room!
Unlike usual, Shen Lixue did not remove Dongfang Heng's outer garment during the acupuncture treatment. Instead, she simply pulled open his collar slightly, and more than ten gleaming silver needles were quickly inserted into his shoulders and neck.
Dongfang Yu'er walked over, gazing at the glittering silver needles with curiosity: "What is the purpose of these silver needles?"
"Promote blood circulation and improve qi flow!" Shen Lixue held more than ten silver needles in her hand, her cold gaze fixed on Dongfang Heng, as if considering where to insert the needles.
"Putting it in the shoulder and neck, where does it drain the blood and regulate the qi?" Dongfang Yu'er didn't understand medicine, so naturally she didn't understand these things.