Chapter 154: Truths

He only wanted to see whether Yue Mingxuan would tell him the truth.

Time passed bit by bit and the two people in the room remained silent, until Mo Yi’s arrival broke the quiet room.

“Master, it’s time for treatment,” Mo Yi said.

Treatment? Yue Mingxuan looked at Shang Qinghua in confusion.

Had he found a better doctor during these three days? Then why had he still sent people to look for him?

Seeing the confusion on Yue Mingxuan’s face, Mo Yi kindly explained, “These past few days, my master has been relying on several of us to send our internal power into his body to suppress the cold poison… but we’re almost unable to hold it back anymore.”

Mo Yi’s words caused a wave of guilt to pass through Yue Mingxuan’s heart.

As a doctor, he should treat all patients equally.

Although Rong Qinglei was in critical danger, Shang Qinghua was also close to death.

The reason Yue Mingxuan had placed Rong Qinglei first was probably because, deep down, he feared that failing to save Rong Qinglei would bring trouble upon himself.

Was he any different from those unethical modern doctors who treated people differently based on status?

Thinking of this, Yue Mingxuan said to Shang Qinghua, “I’m sorry.”

Shang Qinghua heard the sincerity and guilt in his voice. He gave another unhappy snort, which counted as letting the matter pass.

He sat up from the bed and said, “Why aren’t you coming to help this prince change clothes?”

The moment Yue Mingxuan heard this, the guilt he had just felt burst like a soap bubble and vanished into the air.

He was not Shang Qinghua’s servant, why should he help him change clothes?

Yue Mingxuan wanted to refuse, but when he saw Shang Qinghua’s deathly pale face, the words at his lips were swallowed back down.

Forget it, he thought. Just this once.

He would treat it as compensation for disappearing for three days.

“Then… what clothes do you want to wear?” he asked.

Shang Qinghua sighed helplessly.

“You should put on the inner robe first.”

Yue Mingxuan went to the wardrobe and was shocked to see several identical black outer robes with gold trim.

They were clearly expensive.

While sighing at how rich people lived, he searched for the inner robe.

After fumbling for a while, Shang Qinghua reminded him, “The top shelf.”

Yue Mingxuan found it quickly and walked back.

When he life the blanket, he discover that Shang Qinghua was wearing nothing but underpants.

He threw the robe onto the bed and covered his eyes.

“This is going to make me blind.”

Shang Qinghua found his reaction amusing.

“Didn’t I already tell you to put on the inner robe first?”

Yue Mingxuan muttered, “Can you… put it on yourself first?”

“No.”

His meridians were badly damaged by cold poison. He had no strength left.

With no choice, Yue Mingxuan closed his eyes and moved carefully.

However, his foot slipped,and he fell straight into Shang Qinghua’s arms and knocking him onto the bed.

The position was awkward and intimate.

Yin Zi who is watching from above was stunned.

But, before he could enjoy the scene, Shang Qinghua said coldly, “Get out.”

Yue Mingxuan pressed against Shang Qinghua’s chest and heard his heartbeat.

The sudden warmth made his mind go blank.

Shang Qinghua had no strength to push him away. So, he finally said, “How long are you planning to lie there?”

Yue Mingxuan’s face burned red. He scrambled up clumsily and hair brushing Shang Qinghua’s chest.

Shang Qinghua felt both pain and desire. Finally, he said sarcastically, “You’re so heavy. Can’t you open your eyes?”

Yue Mingxuan almost exploded but still opened his eyes and stood up.

“S-sorry. I didn’t mean it.”

After that, he carefully helped Shang Qinghua dress, every movement precise with his ears remained red.

Unable to resist, Shang Qinghua leaned down and gently bit Yue Mingxuan’s ear.

Yue Mingxuan jumped back angrily.

“Why did you bite me?!”

Shang Qinghua gave a helpless smile.

Yue Mingxuan covered his ear and complained,

“Are you changing teeth or something?”

Shang Qinghua nearly coughed blood.

“I finished changing teeth as a child.”

“Then why do you keep biting me?” Yue Mingxuan snapped.

Shang Qinghua took a deep breath and replied, “I was just collecting interest.”

Hearing Shang Qinghua say this, Yue Mingxuan felt extremely frustrated.

It was just a few thousand taels of gold as interest, how did he end up having to sacrifice himself as well?

Being a prince like this was really too cheap. Still, he had just seen quite a lot of his body too.

Shang Qinghua usually looked thin, but once his clothes were off, his build was actually quite good.

Thinking of this, Yue Mingxuan waved his hand and said, “Forget it. You put your clothes on yourself.”

Shang Qinghua gave a bitter smile. “I don’t have the strength.”

Only then did Yue Mingxuan remember that earlier, whether it was when he accidentally knocked Shang Qinghua down or when Shang Qinghua bit him, Shang Qinghua’s hands had not moved at all.

Yue Mingxuan’s expression turned serious as he checked Shang Qinghua’s pulse.

He discovered that Shang Qinghua’s meridians had almost completely been eaten away by the cold poison.

Panic began to rose in his heart.

“It’s only been three days. How could it become this bad?”

Compared to Yue Mingxuan’s panic, Shang Qinghua was much calmer. “The sword energy had entered my vital points. Right now, I’m only barely staying alive by relying on my internal energy.”

Yue Mingxuan knew Shang Qinghua was telling the truth, but emotionally, he still could not accept it. “Is there really no other way at all?”

“No.”

Shang Qinghua’s answer completely shattered Yue Mingxuan’s last bit of hope.

Did this mean Shang Qinghua would have to live like a useless person for the rest of his life?

No. He absolutely had to cure him.

Yue Mingxuan reached out and tightly held Shang Qinghua’s hand, he then spoke firmly. “Since the cold poison can be removed, that means there must be a way to treat it. We just haven’t found it yet. Don’t lose hope so early.”

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