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

After returning from Little Sheep Village, Zhou Ruo expended a lot of energy detoxifying the villagers and eliminating the spirit insects.

Thinking that the Empress Dowager's symptoms should still be stable, she decided to take a few days off and then go to examine the Empress Dowager to find out the root cause of her illness.

There weren't many patients at the stall these past few days, so Zhou Ruo was quite relaxed and happy.

She never expected that before she had even had enough rest, An Chang would summon her to the Prince's mansion.

Zhou Ruo and Zhao Jinzhong followed An Chang to the Prince An's residence.

As I passed by the backyard, I saw An Nan practicing her sword.

An Nan's petite body moved nimbly amidst the sword shadows, demonstrating solid basic leg skills and fluid swordsmanship.

Zhou Ruo was stunned and couldn't move her feet for a moment.

After An Nan finished performing a set of sword techniques, she stopped at the last movement.

It took Zhou Ruo a while to come to her senses before she quickly clapped and cheered.

Zhao Jinzhong had been watching An Nan's sword dance and nodded in approval.

But then they suddenly heard Zhou Ruo's excited shouts.

"What? Ruoruo likes swords too?" Zhao Jinzhong asked, raising an eyebrow.

His gaze moved back and forth across her petite frame, and he thought that if Zhou Ruo could wield a sword, she would be incredibly adorable.

An Jian seized the opportunity and quickly said, "If Ruoruo also likes swords, she can come to the Prince's Mansion every day and practice with An Nan!"

"An Chang, do you think my swordsmanship is inferior to that of Instructor An Nan?" Zhao Jinzhong asked coldly.

An Chang felt a chill run down his spine; he had actually overlooked Zhao Jinzhong, who was both literate and skilled in martial arts.

"Hahaha... Young General, you're right... You're right... If Zhou Ruo can receive your guidance, he will surely surpass An Nan one day!"

When An Nan saw Zhou Ruo, a happy smile immediately spread across her face.

She sheathed her sword and ran to Zhou Ruo.

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The two little girls just looked at each other and giggled without saying a word.

"Alright, Grandma's still waiting, let's hurry over!"

As soon as An Chang finished speaking, the two children held hands and ran towards the Empress Dowager's courtyard.

"Wow? These two girls get along quite well." An Chang and Zhao Jinzhong followed behind.

"By the way, Jinzhong, your body should be fully recovered by now, right?" An Chang asked, regaining his serious expression.

"I'm 90% fine now, but I still can't do things like horseback riding or some strenuous activities," Zhao Jinzhong admitted.

"That's true. You've been bedridden for two years. Although Ruoruo healed your legs, it will take some time for your body to recover."

"Hmm." Zhao Jinzhong glanced at An Chang as he walked. "Why are you suddenly concerned about me?"

"Look at what you're saying, when have I ever not cared about you?" An Chang was clearly quite dissatisfied with Zhao Jinzhong's question.

After becoming serious, An Chang asked again, "Can you participate in the martial arts competition among the prominent families of the capital the month after next?"

The martial arts competition among the major families in the capital is held annually, and the competition is organized by the Ministry of War.

The purpose was to select a group of military generals from the sons of noble families through the competition, thereby strengthening the Ministry of War.

Each prominent family, not for the sake of steamed buns but for the pride of their family, eagerly participated.

This has become one of the grandest events in Beijing at the end of each year.

When Zhao Jinzhong was nine years old, he stood out in a martial arts competition and, after passing through layers of assessments by the Ministry of War, was finally awarded the rank of Junior General.

Zhao Jinzhong last participated in a martial arts competition three years ago.

"There are still two months left, right? If I recover a bit more, I'll be fine to participate in the competition."

When An Chang heard that Zhao Jinzhong would be participating in the martial arts competition, he suddenly patted Zhao Jinzhong on the shoulder excitedly and said, "That's great!"

Then he said angrily, "You don't know, Liu Zhengxuan from the Liu family won the championship for two consecutive years, and he's very arrogant!"

"This time you go on stage and give him a taste of his own medicine!"

Zhao Jinzhong couldn't remember who Liu Zhengxuan was. At this moment, the two of them had arrived outside the Dowager's room.

The room was unusually quiet, which Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang found very strange.

The two quickened their pace to the door and looked inside. Zhou Ruo was standing in front of the Dowager Consort, with one hand on her stomach.

Zhou Ruo closed her eyes, while the Empress Dowager and An Nan watched her quietly.

Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang exchanged a glance, and wisely kept quiet, then tiptoed into the Dowager Consort's room.

After a while, Zhou Ruo opened her eyes, her little brows furrowed.

The Dowager saw that the girl was so young, yet her face was filled with such deep sorrow. Could it be that her illness was too serious?

"Ruo'er, the way you look... does that mean Grandma's illness is incurable?"

Zhao Jinzhong also stepped forward and asked with concern, "Ruoruo, how is the Dowager Consort's illness?"

"Brother, Grandma also has spirit insects inside her body, and these spirit insects are huge! One of them is equivalent to 100 of the ones in Little Sheep Village!"

Zhao Jinzhong was shocked, unsure whether Zhou Ruo had exaggerated.

Then Zhou Ruo added, "Also, the spirit worm in Grandmother's body is new."

Unlike the spirit insects in Little Sheep Village, which have been around for a very long time.

Zhao Jinzhong was even more puzzled. "New? Can something new grow that big?"

Zhou Ruo shook her head and said, "They haven't grown much yet. They were already this big when they were just born."

Upon discovering this, Zhou Ruo felt a vague sense of unease.

This spirit insect is newly grown, yet the Empress Dowager's symptoms are already so severe.

If the spirit insects further stimulate the Empress Dowager's body, wouldn't her illness become even more severe?

After all, insects love to crawl into lesions. They treat lesions like playgrounds, and the lesions thrive because of them.

Zhao Jinzhong realized that the so-called newly grown spirit insects that Zhou Ruo mentioned were actually the larvae of another kind of spirit insect.

This type of insect is different from the insect species found in Little Sheep Village.

"Since the spirit insect is still a larva, wouldn't it be easier to eliminate it now?" Zhao Jinzhong asked.

The Empress Dowager and the others had never heard of spirit insects before and didn't know what they were.

The two siblings were discussing something back and forth.

Zhou Ruo felt that her brother made sense, but she also vaguely sensed that she was still unable to get rid of the spirit worm in her grandmother's body.

"Then I'll give it a try."

"Brother, I'd like a glass of water," Zhou Ruo said to Zhao Jinzhong.

An Chang quickly poured a glass of water from the table and handed it to Zhou Ruo.

Zhou Ruo took the water glass and gave An Chang a smile.

This smiley face can make An Chang happy all day.

Zhou Ruo used 40% of her spiritual power to inject the acidic pill energy into the water.

Because the spirit insect was too large, Zhou Ruo was worried that using 20% ​​of her spiritual power would not be enough.

However, considering the Empress Dowager's advanced age, it was deemed more appropriate to use 40% of her spiritual power first.

Zhou Ruo handed the water to the Dowager Consort: "Grandmother, please drink this cup of water."

"Alright!" The Dowager Consort took the water Zhou Ruo gave her and drank it down in one gulp.

The moment the water touched her lips, the Empress Dowager's expression changed drastically.

"Grandmother, don't spit it out, swallow it!" Zhou Ruo anticipated the Dowager's reaction and promptly dissuaded her.

However, the Empress Dowager's reaction was much more exaggerated than she had anticipated.

Upon hearing Zhou Ruo's words, the Dowager Princess swallowed the water she was about to vomit.