Murim's Weakest Princess

Servants who worked closely with the Zhao family in the Celestial Dragon Sect paid close attention to the mood within the household. Their little mistress had been gone for a week with no signs of returning to the sect from her isolated training. With each day their little ball of sunshine was gone, the gloomy cloud of worry surrounding the sect became darker.

"Lizi! You’re back! How’s our young mistress? Is she still training hard? Did she eat the extra osmanthus cakes?" the anxious maids and stewards of the princess’ mansion gathered in the courtyard.

Lizi sighed and set the basket down. She had done the cleaning and laundry as much as she could. Every day, she went up the mountain with a big basket of food. However, she would also return with half a basket of food from the day before. The more intense the training was, the less Anji ate. When they visited, Yan Ping forbade Lizi and Gu Ying from entering the main hut. They could only gather news and a glimpse of their young mistress’ training from outside.

"She ate some of the meat buns. I think it would be difficult for our lady to have a meal that cannot be eaten quickly. The training appears to be very tedious. Anji and her teacher look like they have not slept in days. I should get Doctor He to prescribe some nourishment to be added to tomorrow’s buns. She’s looking more gaunt than before."

Hearing the verdict, the maids and steward quickly scrambled to tell various people the update. Bai Dajin and Zhao Yihao eagerly waited for daily updates about Anji’s training progress the same way the master and madam of the sect did. Even Zhao Ruiting spent more time with the family at dinner to learn about Anji’s training updates so she could relay them in her daily letters to Mingsheng, who expressed his immense concern for the highly risky plan.

Doctor He was informed of Anji’s physical condition by Lizi or Gu Ying. He worked closely with the family cook to ensure Anji and her teacher were served sufficiently nutritious food. As the training progressed, the doctor half contemplated climbing the mountain personally to stay and watch over the youngest princess. Anji was known for frail health. It wasn’t wise or safe for her to participate in such intense cultivation training. Although the person who is at a higher risk of an internal injury was Yan Ping, Anji’s physical health could suffer permanently in the long run without proper care.

"Which acupoint have they reached?" Doctor He asked with urgency. "This should be the fourth day since they started working on the Governor Vessel. The Du Meridian is known to be very capricious. Even the slightest change could shift the energy within it."

Gu Ying agreed. If not for the increasing number of missions in the sect and the lack of manpower in outer disciples, she would have checked on Anji today.

"When I was training to activate the Du Meridian, I was momentarily distracted by a heart demon and almost deviated from the cultivation path. Thankfully, a senior in the same closed cultivation chamber sensed it and helped me regulate the energy flow. If not for that, I would have destroyed more than half of my existing meridian channels."