A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

"How do you plan to find it? Just tell me, and I'll cooperate!"

Zhou Ruo pointed to the orchid that was full of vitality and said, "It needs a drop of His Highness the Crown Prince's blood to be dripped in."

Zhao Jinzhong hurriedly asked her, "Ruoruo, what does this mean? His Highness the Crown Prince is of noble birth; how can he so easily prick his finger to draw blood?"

"I want to turn this orchid into a 'fake prince'," Zhou Ruo said frankly.

The prince's pupils contracted slightly. "A fake prince? Orchids? What kind of magic is this? I've never heard of it before."

Zhou Ruo pondered for a moment, "It's the Spiritual Healer's Resonance Technique."

Zhao Jinzhong was astonished. Ruoruo had such abilities? Just how many secrets did she still hold that he didn't know?

It sounded somewhat terrifying, but the crown prince was also curious about this kind of magic. "Tell me more about it."

Zhou Ruo noticed that the Crown Prince was not angry about this, so she spoke up boldly.

"If a person's consciousness, soul, and spirit are directed to another thing, that thing can share the same perceptions as that person."

Zhao Jinzhong understood: "Just like when you scratched the orchid earlier, the Crown Prince also felt it?"

"Yes, brother!"

The Crown Prince didn't understand. "What does this have to do with me dripping my blood on the orchid?"

"When I drip blood onto the orchid and scratch it, Your Highness won't feel a thing."

But I can make that wicked thing mistake the orchid for His Highness the Crown Prince!

The Crown Prince carefully considered the meaning behind Zhou Ruo's words.

Zhao Jinzhong suddenly clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

"So what Ruoruo meant by 'fake prince' was that this orchid was used to take the place of the prince and suffer the harm caused by the jade pendant and the copper ball."

It's already quite an achievement to understand this level, but Zhao Jinzhong still has doubts.

"But Ruoruo, didn't you say that evil thing could absorb His Highness the Crown Prince's soul?"

"Yes, brother, I can use other souls to replace the prince's soul on the orchid!"

The damage His Highness the Crown Prince suffers daily from the jade pendant and the bronze ball will be redirected to this orchid.

"His Highness the Crown Prince won't be hurt; it's the orchid that's injured."

The Crown Prince and Zhao Jinzhong were shocked to hear this; such magic was simply too fantastical.

"So this is what they call the 'fake prince'."

The crown prince seemed to understand. He began pacing around the room, pondering Zhou Ruo's Spiritual Healing Resonance Technique.

Zhou Ruo channeled his energy into the orchid through his blood.

Combined with a fake soul, the orchid is made into a "fake prince".

Let the orchid take the place of the true prince to suffer the cruelty inflicted by the jade pendant and the bronze ball.

The "bad thing" that Zhou Ruo mentioned, which absorbs souls, is actually the fake soul on the orchid.

At that time, the orchid will be the target of those who want to harm the crown prince.

It's truly ingenious! I never imagined that a child like this could possess such magic.

"Won't that person find out? And whose soul will you use to replace it?"

The crown prince suspected that there must be someone planted in his palace by that person.

Who brought in that incense burner?

The bronze ball was given by the Imperial Advisor. If that person was not the Imperial Advisor, how could he have tampered with the bronze ball?

He was determined to find a way to bring this person to justice.

He wanted to see who in the palace would use such inhumane methods against him—the Crown Prince.

And who is it that harbors ambitions to control the Crown Prince?

Zhou Ru chuckled and said, "As long as the Crown Prince imitates the shape of this orchid, he won't be discovered!"

As for whose soul to invoke, Zhou Ruo doesn't plan to tell the Crown Prince yet, because it would be too much trouble to explain.

"What is the meaning of imitating the orchid?" The prince did not understand.

Zhou Ruo instructed him: "When Your Highness looks at this orchid, if it turns yellow or looks unwell, you should pretend to be sick."

"Pretend to be sick?" The crown prince paused. "How long?"

Zhou Ruo thought about it for a while, but she couldn't really say how long she would need to keep up the act.

She could only tell the Crown Prince.

"I'll find out when that evil thing has absorbed enough soul energy. Your Highness just needs to pretend to be sick!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinzhong secretly smiled.

He recalled that when Zhou Ruo helped him outsmart Aunt Song, Zhou Ruo also told him to pretend that his leg hurt.

That experience is unforgettable.

However, during his acting, the enemy was in the open while he was in the shadows, which made things much more interesting.

However, after Zhou Ruo used the Spiritual Healing Resonance Technique on the Crown Prince, both the enemy and the Crown Prince remained hidden.

This will make things even more complicated, and the Crown Prince still cannot let his guard down.

"Alright, Zhou Ruo, I'll do as you say. I'll cooperate!"

The crown prince held out a hand to Zhou Ruo, "Stab her!"

Zhou Ruo took out a silver needle and pricked the prince's middle finger.

The prince hissed, and a drop of bright red, precious blood dripped into the orchid pot.

Zhou Ruo drew a "Soul-Connecting Talisman" on the orchid.

Then, the soul of the toad-like Gu King collected in the military camp was injected into the talisman.

In this way, the soul attached to the orchid is the soul of the Toad King.

However, the crown prince was unaware of this.

After leaving the Eastern Palace, she told Zhao Jinzhong about this, because Zhao Jinzhong knew about the Toad King.

Before leaving the Eastern Palace, Zhou Ruo instructed the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, please take good care of this orchid!"

"If Your Highness feels cold, put the orchids out in the sun; that will warm you up!"

The Crown Prince did not realize the meaning behind Zhou Ruo's words, taking it as a casual reminder, and agreed.

He felt a surge of respect for Zhou Ruo. She looked like a child, but her medical skills and techniques were beyond what a child could possibly possess.

"Zhou Ruo, if I can overcome this ordeal, I will reward you handsomely," the Crown Prince promised Zhou Ruo.

After fiddling with the Crown Prince, Zhou Ruo was already feeling tired.

But upon hearing the Crown Prince say he would reward her handsomely, she snapped back to reality. "A handsome reward? Anything will do?"

Looking at her innocent appearance, the crown prince sighed inwardly, "She really is just a child."

"Anything I can do, you can have."

She saved my life, so I must grant her wish.

"I will give you three choices. You can consider them carefully before making a decision."

Zhou Ruo was overjoyed. If the Crown Prince survived this ordeal, her spiritual power would definitely be restored to full strength.

Perhaps it can even surpass that!

Not only did my spiritual power recover, but I also received a reward from the Crown Prince. What a great deal!

After the brother and sister left the East Palace, Zhou Ruo suddenly asked Zhao Jinzhong, "Brother, does the pretty sister also live in this palace?"

"Yes, but it's quite far from here."

"May I go see her?"

Zhao Jinzhong never expected Zhou Ruo to have such feelings for the Seventh Princess.

"No, the Seventh Princess is in the inner palace; officials from outside the palace cannot enter. Unless... she is summoned."

Zhou Ruo's disappointment was palpable; she lowered her head and said, "Okay..."

"However, the eldest princess is about to hold an archery competition, and the seventh princess will probably attend."

Zhao Jinzhong's words excited Zhou Ruo again. "The archery competition? Can I go?"

"sure."

Just yesterday, the invitation to the Princess's archery competition was delivered to the General's Mansion.

Zhou Ruo was delighted and asked again, "Where's Brother An Chang? I haven't seen him in so long."

"And there's An Nan. An Nan is amazing at archery, isn't she?"

She had seen it at the Prince An's residence last time.