Chapter 572: The End is Nigh (1)_1
Xiao Ruiyuan and Doctor Gui arrived at a secluded and open area, ensuring that no one was hiding nearby to overhear their conversation.
Doctor Gui looked at Xiao Ruiyuan, his expression showing a hint of hesitation, unsure of how to broach the subject of what was to come.
Xiao Ruiyuan waited silently, without any sign of impatience, but his heart was lifted high with apprehension. If something was troubling Oldman Ghost this much, it surely had to do with his cousin. Could it be that his cousin’s condition had changed?
Doctor Gui’s hesitation did not last long, but what he said next caused Xiao Ruiyuan’s face to change color, "Xiao lad, a few days ago I took His Highness’s pulse and noticed an abnormality. At the time, the abnormality wasn’t obvious, and I couldn’t be certain of what it was, so I did not mention it to you! Just now, when I took his pulse again, that trace of abnormality was evident. I did not want to spoil His Highness’s excitement for this trip, so I did not discuss it in front of His Highness. Now I’m telling you, hoping you can be prepared."
A heavy feeling sank in Xiao Ruiyuan’s heart, and he clenched his palms unconsciously, his voice trembling slightly without him even realizing it, "Oldman Ghost, tell me!"
Doctor Gui closed his eyes briefly, equally distressed. After all, Chu Heng was someone he had watched grow up. If it weren’t for the debt of gratitude he owed to the Imperial Family in his early years, he would not have given up his carefree life to stay in Jing City year-round, attending to Chu Heng’s health personally.
"Years ago, I used every technique I knew and employed Secret Technique to barely protect His Highness’s heart meridian from the invasion and fatality of the poison. However, more than twenty years have passed, and the Heart-eating poison in His Highness’s body has accumulated more and more. It’s now nearly breaking through the barriers I’ve set up. Unless we find Thousand-year Ginseng within ten days, His Highness is certain not to survive the month."