LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 119
Chapter 119: Please Start Your Performance
Qin Bei stared at the ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators that suddenly appeared before him, a bit dazed.
“You said, give you ten, and I’m just casual about it. Whatever you say counts as true; I’ll listen to you.”
The weapon spirit stood on the seventh floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, looking at Qin Bei.
Though he sounded quite serious, all Qin Bei could see was a sense of glee behind it.
As expected, the oldest ones were the most unserious.
“Start your performance; I want to see how mighty you can be when fighting ten!”
As soon as the weapon spirit finished speaking, he vanished.
Now, Qin Bei was left alone to face those ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
The outcome was clear. At the end of the day, Qin Bei had just reached the pinnacle of foundation building and could defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator only through powerful magical abilities.
Now….
While Qin Bei was in the middle of a fierce battle inside the Demon Suppression Tower, the outside world was already in chaos.
After Ying took charge of the situation, he didn’t rush to capture Qin Bei. Instead, he checked the scene first.
With his skills, coupled with the pre-existing magical formations in the harem, he could reassemble the scene clearly.
When he saw Qin Bei’s decisive strike that killed a palace maid in the Nascent Soul Realm, Ying was somewhat taken aback.
However, upon closer inspection, he noticed that Qin Bei’s cultivation had evidently improved — clearly a forced enhancement.
“This kid, how could he dare to do something so detrimental to his foundation?”
Ying murmured to himself.
“You didn’t stop him at all.”
Ying cast a reproachful look at Ying Yibai standing beside him.
Ying Yibai remained silent.
“Forget it, I won’t blame you.”
Ying felt it was inappropriate to hold a grudge after the fact. After all, this was the harem. Usually, when a prince enters the harem to reunite with his mother, Ying rarely follows, waiting outside instead.
And given the stance Qin Bei took in the scene, even if Ying Yibai had been there, he likely wouldn’t have been able to talk him down.
“Do you know why Prince Bei did this?”
Ying asked.
“I don’t know. I only know that after Prince Bei left Concubine Chen, he headed straight here.”
Ying Yibai shook his head.
“So reckless, and without considering the consequences. Although this is Prince Bei’s style, there must be a reason for it.”
Ying shook his head.
“Let’s go see Noble Consort Shu; perhaps we can learn something from her.”
Ying left with his team, leaving only the Imperial Guards at the scene.
“Kid, keep your distance from this Prince Bei in the future. He’s nothing short of a lunatic.”
Kong Fei glanced at his son Kong Yu and said.
He knew that his son was somewhat familiar with Qin Bei, but he had just realised how daring Qin Bei truly was.
Is it something a normal prince could do to attack a second-rank consort in the harem?
“Father, I won’t comment without understanding the reason. That’s what you taught me! Why say anything before figuring things out? Sigh~ You really should learn more from Lord Ying. Otherwise, how can he hold such great power while you’re merely a rough man in charge of the military?”
When he reached the latter half of his sentence, Kong Yu shook his head to indicate his disappointment.
Kong Fei: …
“Get out! Your father’s rank is not lower than that ghost old man’s; you think you can learn from him? Hmph! All you do is play dirty tricks every day!”
Seeing his son praise Ying so highly, Kong Fei was evidently feeling jealous.
…
Ying quickly arrived at the Imperial Hospital.
At that moment, in the Imperial Hospital, Noble Consort Shu was receiving treatment from the imperial physician. Ying arrived just as Qin Xiu and others received the news and rushed there as well.
“How is it?”
Ying first inquired about the current status from the imperial physician.
“Not very optimistic. Prince Bei’s methods are rather vicious. He not only ruined Noble Consort Shu’s acquired spiritual fetus but also destroyed her cultivation.”
The head of the imperial physician shook his head and sighed.
“Can she recover?”
Ying asked.
“Alas~”
The imperial physician sighed, shaking his head as he continued, “No, Prince Bei must have thought that an ordinary abolition of cultivation could still be restored. Hence, he used the power of the laws. Unless His Majesty intervenes personally, otherwise…”
“Understood.”
Ying interrupted the imperial physician’s attempt to continue and said, “Remember — it cannot be cured! Even if His Majesty intervenes, it won’t work!”
The imperial physician looked at Ying in surprise but then nodded in understanding.
“Understood.”
Though the imperial physician didn’t know the reasons, he would naturally comply with whatever Ying said.
So when Qin Xiu pointed angrily at him and demanded if there was any other way, the imperial physician directly stated that there was no hope and did not mention that Emperor Xia might still be able to help her recover.
As for the reason, only Ying was privy to that knowledge.
If the imperial physician had mentioned that Emperor Xia could potentially help Noble Consort Shu recover, then Qin Xiu, the prince with three seals, would definitely go ask Emperor Xia for assistance.
Even if Emperor Xia didn’t want to help, he would inevitably choose to intervene due to Noble Consort Shu and Qin Xiu’s statuses. After all, one was a second-rank consort and the other a three-seal prince — completely different from the time Qin Bei was plateaued and merely a lesser prince lacking significance.
If he refrained from acting and was criticized, how would the citizens of Great Xia view Emperor Xia?
So in conclusion, as long as the imperial physician could assure that there was still hope, Emperor Xia would certainly take action.
But Ying didn’t want Emperor Xia to intervene.
First, Emperor Xia was on the verge of a breakthrough and needed to maintain a perfect state; any action less would be preferable. To Ying, making a move for a consort like Shu simply wasn’t worth it.
Second, who knows what outrageous actions Qin Bei could take if Emperor Xia indeed stepped in to assist Noble Consort Shu? The madness of this little guy consistently challenges his understanding.
…
“What do you mean? There’s no way? Am I supposed to just watch my mother grow old like this? Why do the royal family keep you imperial physicians around? You’re all a bunch of useless trash!”
Qin Xiu grabbed the imperial physician’s collar and unleashed a furious tirade.
The imperial physician had no choice but to endure Qin Xiu’s outburst.
“What about my father? If he intervened, he would certainly have a way to resolve this! I’ll go and ask him to take action now!”
“Prince, it won’t help; Noble Consort Shu’s body has already been damaged by the laws. Even His Majesty’s intervention would be ineffective. Right now, we must act to preserve Noble Consort Shu’s life; at least she can live for another hundred years.”
The imperial physician diligently remembered Ying’s instructions and straightforwardly expressed despair to Qin Xiu.
“A hundred years? Only a hundred? And to live with this woman’s appearance for another hundred years — how is that any different from killing my mother?”
Qin Xiu roared in anger, throwing the imperial physician aside.
“Enough!”
Just as he was about to explode with rage again, Ying’s sharp reprimand cut through the air, calming Qin Xiu down.
“Prince Xiu, that’s enough. This is the palace’s imperial physician, not some servant of your prince’s mansion.”
Ying’s cold voice restored a modicum of rationality in the furious Qin Xiu.
Facing Ying, though Qin Xiu still simmered with anger, he no longer dared to make a scene.