Chapter 56: Breakthrough_1
"No need!" Emperor Qin shook his head, refusing firmly. Even if I’m cured, what then? I’d still be a cripple! I’d rather die than become a burden.
Li Si sighed. With a heavy heart, he, Bai Qi, and Zhang Gan left the main hall. Just as they reached the entrance, they saw three figures.
Standing in the middle was a gaunt figure, flanked by Zhao Yun and Jia Xu!
"Are you... His Highness, the Crown Prince?" Li Si stared for a long moment before asking uncertainly. The figure before him bore little resemblance to the Crown Prince he remembered. Dressed in tattered clothes, his muscles were sunken, leaving him looking like mere skin and bones—a beggar. If not for Zhao Yun and Jia Xu flanking him, Li Si truly wouldn’t have recognized him.
"It’s me." Qin Wudao’s voice was deep. "Take me to see Father Emperor at once! I’ve successfully refined the Holy Embryo Pill!"
After refining the pill, he hadn’t even rested before rushing to the City Lord’s Mansion.
Emperor Qin’s primary injury was his damaged Dantian. To save his life, his Dantian either had to be repaired or crippled; otherwise, his life would remain in peril. Before refining the pill, Qin Wudao had used his Soul Power to clear the clotted blood in Emperor Qin’s body, ensuring he could live for another twenty days. Refining the ’Heavenly Dragon Devil Flame’ took him seven days, and concocting the pill took another five. Thirteen days have passed, he thought, his heart heavy. I can’t be sure that Father Emperor’s injuries haven’t worsened during this time.
"What?" Li Si and the others were stunned for a moment before snapping back to reality and quickly leading the way. "Your Highness, please, this way!"
Qin Wudao followed, exhausted but forcing himself to keep his spirits up.