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About half an hour later, Xiao Bao’s complexion gradually improved.
Wang Jinhe watched as Xiao Bao’s complexion gradually improved, finally feeling a little relieved.
After the last silver needle was removed, Nan Qiao looked at Su Yu and said, “Brother Yu, it’s done.”
Su Yu stopped and looked at Xiao Bao, whose complexion had improved significantly, with a smile on his face.
Wang Jinhe, seeing Su Yu’s pale complexion, felt worried. “Su Yu, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” He was just feeling a bit drained from using too much internal energy; nothing serious.
“That’s good.” Wang Jinhe carefully observed Su Yu, making sure he was just tired and nothing more, before feeling reassured.
She didn’t want Su Yu to harm himself in order to save their son.
Reaching out to embrace Wang Jinhe, Su Yu rested his chin on her shoulder. “I’m a little tired. Let me rest for a while.”
Wang Jinhe relaxed her body, holding Su Yu close to her so he could rest against her.
About half an hour later, Su Yu opened his eyes, and the fatigue on his face vanished in that moment.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu in astonishment. “You’re already rested?”
“It’s all good now.”
Wang Jinhe couldn’t believe it. Was it really that quick?
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“You recovered so quickly?” Just a moment ago, he looked exhausted, and now he seemed fully revived.
This speed was almost like using a resurrection scroll in a game.
“People who practice martial arts can fully recover after resting for half an hour. You can ask Nan Qiao and the others if it’s the same for them,” Su Yu explained helplessly to Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe turned to look at Nan Qiao and the others, silently asking if it was true.
Nan Qiao and the others nodded. “Indeed.”
Wang Jinhe, seeing their confirmation, didn’t say much more. She looked at Xiao Bao, who was sitting in the tub with his eyes closed, her brows furrowed with concern.
“Wan Gu, is Xiao Bao really okay?” she asked.
“Madam, you can rest assured. Young Master is fine. He can come out after another stick of incense. Although Nan Qiao has suppressed the cold toxin with his Gu, we don’t know how long it can be suppressed. Bai Qi and I will quickly make a medicine to suppress the cold toxin, but to completely cure it, we still need Red Fire Lotus.”
“I will go with Nan Qiao to find the Nanjiang King for Red Fire Lotus.”
Wang Jinhe instinctively reached out and grabbed Su Yu’s hand. “Su Yu…”
“Xiao He, don’t worry. Think about it, that’s Nan Qiao’s territory. Who dares to do anything to me?” Su Yu teased.
Wang Jinhe nodded reluctantly. “You’re right, but I’ll still worry.”
“Sister-in-law, rest assured. In Nanjiang, apart from my Uncle Wang, I’m the next with the biggest authority. They wouldn’t dare do anything. If they dare to bully Brother Yu, I won’t let those people off,” Nan Qiao said, clenching his fist with a cold snort.
Seeing Nan Qiao like this, Wang Jinhe couldn’t help but smile.
Indeed, she had been overthinking. With Nan Qiao here, and with Su Yu’s abilities, how could they be bullied by anyone?
“I was overthinking. How could you guys be bullied?” Wang Jinhe asked.
Nan Qiao nodded vigorously in agreement. “Sister-in-law is right. With Brother Yu and me around, just not bullying others is already pretty good. How could we be bullied?”
Su Yu couldn’t help but raise his hand and lightly tap Nan Qiao’s head. “Can’t you speak properly? What do you mean by that, what kind of person am I?”
Nan Qiao frowned at Su Yu. Seeing Su Yu staring at him, he coughed lightly. Okay, he misspoke.
“Brother Yu, I’m sorry. I misspoke,” Nan Qiao apologized.
“Just be mindful of what you say,” Su Yu replied indifferently.
Su Yu’s indifferent demeanor annoyed Nan Qiao, who rolled his eyes in exasperation.
“Brother Yu, how about we leave in a couple of days?” Nan Qiao suddenly suggested.
Su Yu didn’t say anything, but he understood Nan Qiao’s meaning. They should indeed leave in a couple of days. The people they needed to deal with hadn’t been taken care of yet. If they left now, wouldn’t it be laughable?
Su Yu went to the study to await news from Yuan Bao and the others.
Nan Qiao and Bai Qi waited in Xiao Bao’s room for him to wake up.
Nan Qiao looked at Bai Qi, his brow slightly furrowed. “Bai Qi, who do you think would harm Xiao Bao?”
“It’s unimaginable that someone would poison such a well-behaved and sensible child like Xiao Bao. It’s truly unforgivable,” Bai Qi shook his head.
Hearing Bai Qi’s words, Nan Qiao became even more annoyed. “When will Yuan Bao and the others return?” he grumbled impatiently.
“They should be back soon,” Bai Qi replied.
Nan Qiao’s impatience showed in his discontented muttering, “I’m really fed up with these people. Why bother us when there’s nothing wrong?!”
“It’s probably not about bothering us specifically. They just want to torment Brother Yu, make him suffer,” Bai Qi speculated. Since it’s Brother Yu’s child who’s in trouble, it’s natural for him to be angry.
But Bai Qi didn’t quite understand: what benefit could they gain by angering Brother Yu like this?
Brother Yu isn’t someone who’s easily swayed.
Nan Qiao shook his head. “Who knows? Do they think that by provoking Brother Yu, they can make him lose his temper?”
If that’s the case, then they’re underestimating Brother Yu.
The angrier Brother Yu gets, the calmer he becomes, especially in situations like this, where there shouldn’t be any problems.
“There’s no use speculating now. Let’s wait until Luo Hou and the others return, then we’ll understand what they’re up to.” But Brother Yu will surely settle the score later.
Yuan Bao and the others didn’t return until evening, and when they did, they brought back two people.
Su Yu looked coldly at the two people kneeling on the ground.
“These two individuals, Master, were found at Hou Shijie’s house. They are from the Lu Empire, and they have a close relationship with Hou Shijie’s father.”
Su Yu tapped his fingers lightly on the table, speaking thoughtfully, “So, they used Hou Shijie to poison Xiao Bao?”
Yuan Bao nodded, his expression grim. “Indeed, Master. Hou Shijie’s father is also aware of this matter.”
“Did he tacitly approve?” Su Yu’s hand paused for a moment, looking at Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao nodded. “Master, this is the evidence we’ve uncovered.”
Looking at the envelope handed over by Yuan Bao, Su Yu opened it and began to read.
After reading the contents, his eyes grew slightly cold.
Another family acting as spies for the Lu Empire.
“Prince Yu, you’d better let us go, or else, your precious son will be in danger,” one of them raised his head and spoke to Su Yu.
The words sounded unsettling to hear.
Yuan Bao looked at the speaker coldly, feeling very displeased.
Approaching the man step by step, Su Yu suddenly reached out and pinched the man’s chin.
Staring at the man’s reddened face, he said, “Are you threatening me?”
“If you don’t want your son’s life, then kill me,” the man retorted fearlessly, looking at Su Yu with a hint of madness.
Seeing Su Yu’s demeanor, he knew that his son was already poisoned, otherwise they wouldn’t have been caught.