When Zixiu was âintentlyâ taking care of Nangong Du, who had just come round, Physician Ling came to the princeâs bedroom. However, he didnât come here to exam Nangong Duâs condition, but to ask Yueying to release Lianshan! Huali told him that it was Nangong Du who had detained Lianshan, but Lingxiao was aware that a person who was just out of danger and had not yet regained full consciousness couldnât be the mastermind behind all this. After pondering for a while, he thought that there was only one possibilityâhe accidentally exposed himself in the fight with the assassin that day, which aroused the suspicion of Yueying, the personal guard of Prince Mu.
When he arrived at the door of the princeâs bedroom, Yueying was guarding in the corridor with a serious look as usual. At the sight of Lingxiao, Yueying walked over and stopped him in a low voice expressionlessly, a trace of unfathomable look crossing his eyes. âWait, Physician Ling!â
âIâm not here for Prince Mu!â Lingxiao interrupted him. âWhereâs Lianshan?â
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Yueying immediately figured out what he was here for. âNo worries. When His Highness recovers, Lianshan will be free again!â he answered coolly.
âReally?â Lingxiao nodded, but next, he suddenly put on a grim look while shooting Yueying a cold glare. âI hate being threatened the most!â he said, gritting his teeth.
âDonât get me wrong, Physician Ling!â Yueying looked into his eyes calmly. âIâm so impressed with your superb medical skill and I appreciate you so much for detoxifying Prince Mu. How could I try to threaten you? His Highness always told me to be grateful. Now he has just woken up and hasnât seen you yet. If he knows Iâm watching you leave without doing anything, heâll definitely blame me for that. So I have no choice but to resort to such disgraceful means to keep you two in the mansion. Physician Ling, I hope you wonât feel offended!â
Though Lingxiao was unhappy with him, he had to admit what Yueying said did make sense. His heart skipped a beat when he heard Yueying say âyou twoâ just now. âDid he find out I was trying to take Zixiu away? Impossible!â
Needless to say, that couldnât be the case. During Nangong Duâs coma, to ensure his safety, Yueying had never left him alone, so though he was suspicious about Lingxiao, he could only assign some guards to watch him over. As those guards were no match for Lingxiao in the cultivation of martial arts, none of them had ever discovered that he had secretly met with Zixiu. However, from Lianshanâs expression and the way he acted before midnight, Yueying could tell there was something wrong, so he detained him. Even he himself didnât expect that he would have successfully prevented the âprincessâ from escaping by doing this!
Managing to calm himself down, Lingxiao became more cautious. âWell, if you let Lianshan go, Iâll get into the room to see Prince Mu right now!â he said gruffly.
âPhysician Ling, relax! As long as His Highness recovers, I wonât make things difficult for Lianshan!â
âHumph!â Lingxiao shrugged with a snort while staring at Yueying angrily. âSeems youâre not going to let him go anytime soon?â
âYouâre right!â Yueying shot back with a resolute look.
If it werenât for Zixiu, Lingxiao wouldnât have taken down the government notice and come to detoxify Nangong Du. It was unbelievable that this guy was threatening him holding his servant hostage! âDo you think you can do anything to me?â Burning with anger, Lingxiao roared as if his eyes were about to erupt with flames.
âPhysician Ling, are you desperate to run away because youâre not sure you can cure His Highness?â Yueying changed his strategy. He was aware that Lingxiao thought highly of himself, so he was deliberately stimulating him verbally.
âRun away?â As Yueying had expected, Lingxiao seemed to have taken his bait! Giving him a filthy look, Lingxiao said grumpily, âListen, Iâll go nowhere if I canât cure Prince Mu!â