Chapter 661 - Chapter 661: Terrifying Illness

Chapter 661: Terrifying Illness

Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations

Ren Buqing stared at Chu Qingzhi in surprise for a while before nodding. “Then we’ll go.”

“Go ahead.”

Ren Buqing left in a hurry with the officers.

“Fifth Sister, could this be a framing?” Chu Qingning struggled to accept such a cruel act could be perpetrated by a family. “How could our own kin do something so vile?”

Chu Qingzhi responded with calmness, “Whether it is or isn’t, we’ll know once we investigate.”

Chu Qingning fell into a somber silence, her heart secretly hoping the allegations were false.

Chu Qingzhi then said, “Fourth Sister, I need to make a trip to Jinghong’s place. You head home first. Let’s keep what we discussed just between us for now. No need to alarm our second sister and the others.”

With a reluctant nod, Chu Qingning agreed, “Mhm.”

The sisters parted ways outside the tea house, one heading to the general’s mansion, the other home.

The butler was still following behind Chu Qingzhi. He wanted to stop her, but when he saw Chu Qingzhi’s intimidating look, he didn’t dare to. He could only trail behind.

Ignoring the tail behind her, Chu Qingzhi made her way into the general’s mansion, stopping outside Lu Yichen’s room. She knocked, “Lord Zhang’s butler asked me to treat Lu Yice. What are your thoughts?”

The door opened and Lu Yichen stepped out, “When did he send someone for you?”

“The butler is still waiting at the main gate.”

“Can you cure Lu Yice’s illness?” Lu Yichen suddenly realized Chu Qingzhi was asking if he wanted to save Lu Yice, “His illness is so peculiar, do you really have a solution?”

“I do. As long as there’s breath, there’s hope.”

Admiration flickered in Lu Yichen’s eyes. After a moment, he awkwardly turned his face away, struggling to find the words, “Then, could I trouble you to save him?”

Chu Qingzhi was taken aback, “I thought you hated your elder brother?”

“I do hate him, but it’s all because of Lu Lizhang. It’s not my brother’s fault. He, in fact, cares for me.”

Lu Yichen’s gaze fell, “When I was younger, someone would secretly send me clothes, food, and even weapons. I didn’t know who it was at first, but later 1 found out it was my elder brother.”

“Because he secretly came to see me. The person who trained me had scruples and showed me mercy. Otherwise, I would have been long gone.”

“Though I lamented my fate, thinking of what my brother did for me, I realized if our positions were reversed, he would be the one suffering now.”

He was caught in a complex web of emotions, hating Lu Yice yet unable to bear the thought of him dying.

“So, please save Lu Yice. That way, we’ll be even.”

“I know what I must do now,” Chu Qingzhi thought to herself, understanding the bond between brothers born of the same mother. Even Lu Yichen couldn’t bear to see his brother die.

Lu Yichen bowed deeply to Chu Qingzhi, then added, “You can charge Lu Lizhang a hefty sum. He’s got plenty.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Sure.”

As the sun hung half-faced above the mountains, the butler, wracked with anxiety, finally caught sight of Chu Qingzhi emerging. “Miss Qingzhi, can we now attend to the young master?”

“Let’s go,” Qingzhi replied with an air of nonchalance.

Hearing her consent, the butler almost burst into tears of relief, ushering her with a reverent, “After you, miss.”

Inside, the young master, Lu Yice, had cried his voice hoarse. Now, he was barely whispering, struggling to breathe, his life hanging by a thread.

Outside, Lu Lizhang paced back and forth, a caged lion in a fit of rage and anxiety.

A guard hurried over to report, “Your Highness, the butler has returned with Chu Qingzhi.”

When Lu Lizhang heard this, he became even angrier. The butler had been gone for most of the day. He thought that the butler had “fled away” to avoid punishment. “Hurry up and bring him over!”

“Yes.”

The butler quickly brought Chu Qingzhi to Lu Lizhang. He glanced at Lu Lizhang’s murderous expression and said carefully, “Your Lordship, Miss Chu is here.”

Lu Lizhang scolded, “What took you so long?”

The butler quickly pleaded for forgiveness, “My apologies, Your Lordship. Miss Qingzhi was simply too occupied…”

Before Lu Lizhang could vent further, Qingzhi cut in, “Enough with the nonsense. If we keep this up, Lu Yice won’t survive the night.”

If not for Lu Yichen’s sake, she thought, let the entire Zhang mansion face its doom.

Lu Lizhang’s words were stuck in his throat. He felt terrible as if a pair of smelly socks had been stuffed into his mouth.

The butler hurriedly chimed in, “My lord, saving the prince is more important.” What if Chu Qingzhi was unhappy and left?

Lu Lizhang glanced at Chu Qingzhi. His eyes were filled with distrust, but he had no other choice now.

He moved to the side and let the door open.

The butler hurriedly went forward and pushed open the door. “Miss Chu, please.”

Chu Qingzhi walked into the room and immediately felt uncomfortable.

The windows of the room were all covered with heavy cloth. The entire space was dark and oppressive, as if they were in a sealed space. If they stayed in such a room for a long time, they would fall sick even if they weren’t sick.

A low groan of pain came from the bed, reminding Chu Qingzhi that there was someone there.

There was no light in the room and no one could be seen at all. Chu Qingzhi lit the candle and walked towards the bed. When she saw the person on the bed, she thought to herself, Some zombies are in better shape than you.

When Lu Yichu saw the light, he quickly pulled the blanket over his head and trembled as if he had been frightened. “Put it out… put it out…”

“If you want to cure your illness, you have to cooperate with me.” Lu Yici was also pitiful. Although he had not suffered any hardships from Lu Yichen, being tortured by illness was worse than Lu Yichen.

Lu Yici slowly lifted the blanket. His eyes, which were especially big because of his thin face, erupted with a light that had never been seen before. He stared at Chu Qingzhi. “Y-You can cure my illness?”

As he spoke, his eyes never left Chu Qingzhi, as if she was the ray of hope.

“Sure,” Chu Qingzhi said. “Now, I need to take your pulse.”

Lu Yici stretched out his arm impatiently. His eyes were still fixed on Chu Qingzhi without blinking.

With a single pulse reading, Chu Qingzhi knew the cause of the illness. At this moment, even if Lu Yici was the son of a bad person, she could not help but sympathize with him.

Lu Yicai had been poisoned by the blood Gu. Those blood Gu had been reproducing in his body for several years. All the organs, flesh, and blood in his body had become the nest of the blood Gu. Today, when it was time for him to drink blood, he did not drink it. All the blood Gu were eating his body…

Chu Qingzhi fed Lu Yici a pill to protect his heart. If he was not treated and did not drink blood, Lu Yici would not live for more than three days.

Lu Yici fell into a deep sleep after taking the pill.

Chu Qingzhi walked out of the room. “I need a pen and paper.”

The butler hurriedly said, “Miss, this way please.”

Chu Qingzhi wrote the herbs she needed on a piece of paper and asked the butler to prepare them..