The Demon Prince

Li Miaoqing leaned against the stone table, her green skirt spread out, her hair disheveled, and her inner energy radiating outwards in waves.

She grew up surrounded by medicine and medical books, so she knew all too well what this meant.

If this drags on any longer, at worst she'll lose her first-grade martial arts true energy, or even worse, her meridians will be damaged.

Seeing Xiao Xingyue's amused expression, Li Miaoqing knew she couldn't trick him again today; the most important thing was to detoxify herself first.

So Li Miaoqing used her last bit of strength to reach out and open the medicine pouch at her waist.

Just as she was about to take the antidote, Xiao Xingyue suddenly grabbed her wrist. "Seventh Princess, are you looking for the antidote? You're in this state, let me help you."

Li Miaoqing felt a chill in her heart and wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Xiao Xingyue had already pulled the medicine pouch off her waist.

The medicine bag felt heavy in my hand, and when I opened it, a fragrant aroma of medicine wafted out.

Xiao Xingyue smiled inwardly. He had suspected last time that there must be something good in there, otherwise Li Miaoqing wouldn't have kept it close to her.

He took out the first small white jade bottle from his medicine bag. The bottle was warm and smooth, and the stopper was sealed very tightly.

He opened it and took a sniff; a cool, medicinal aroma filled his nostrils, making his lower abdomen feel comfortable. "What is this?"

Li Miaoqing turned her face away.

Xiao Xingyue nodded: "Not going to talk? It's not poison again, is it? Seventh Princess, we can't harm people like this. Here, I'll throw it away for you!"

He made a gesture as if he was about to throw it out.

"No!" Li Miaoqing, on the verge of death, sat up in alarm, but the medicine's effects surged through her body, and she went limp again. "Don't throw it away! That's a Jade Marrow Pill! It took me three years to refine it!"

Xiao Xingyue stopped abruptly: "Jade Marrow Pill?"

Li Miaoqing's eyes reddened with anger:

"It can strengthen the meridians and nourish the dantian. After a martial artist breaks through a realm, the most feared thing is a unstable foundation. One Jade Marrow Pill can save three months of hard training."

Xiao Xingyue silently stuffed the bottle into his sleeve.

Li Miaoqing's eyes widened instantly: "What are you doing?"

"Words are no proof. I'll have it tested and return it to you only after I confirm it's not poison," Xiao Xingyue said seriously.

Li Miaoqing was almost driven to the brink of fainting by him.

But Xiao Xingyue took out a second medicine bottle. This bottle was smaller, dark red in color, and the mouth of the bottle was sealed with three layers of wax.

He held it in his hand and shook it:

"This must be poison! Throw it away!"

Li Miaoqing's voice became shrill:

"Don't throw it! This is a Nine-Turn Meridian Protection Pill! When you break through to a higher realm, your meridians will be subjected to the backlash of true energy. The Nine-Turn Meridian Protection Pill can protect the main meridian. The entire royal medicine storehouse can only gather one batch of the medicine. If you dare to touch it, I'll never forgive you."

Li Miaoqing's full breasts heaved violently. She didn't want to tell Xiao Xingyue at all, but if she didn't, Xiao Xingyue would throw away these elixirs!

Xiao Xingyue looked at the bottle with a slightly disgusted expression: "Only one for the entire royal family? If there's anything suspicious, have it tested too."

After saying that, he packed up faster than anyone else.

Li Miaoqing's vision went black: "Xiao Xingyue!"

Xiao Xingyue ignored her and reached out for the third time, pulling out another celadon bottle.

Upon seeing this, Li Miaoqing began to tremble:

"I absolutely cannot take this! This is a life-saving pill! As long as a person has a breath left, it can keep them alive for half an hour! It's for my own survival!"

Xiao Xingyue looked down at the bottle: "Okay, take it for testing."

Li Miaoqing gritted her teeth, "Go to hell!"

She was truly heartbroken. Each pill had consumed countless medicinal herbs, and some of the medicinal ingredients even required the help of the royal pharmacy and the connections of the Beitang aristocratic family to find... and now, they had all ended up in Xiao Xingyue's sleeve!

After Xiao Xingyue had swindled away more than thirty pills, he finally found a small blue pill in the inner layer of the medicine bag.

Li Miaoqing's eyes flickered. She suppressed her rapid breathing, trying her best to appear calm: "The antidote! Give it to me now!"

Xiao Xingyue removed the antidote.

Li Miaoqing's heart skipped a beat. "What are you planning now?"

Xiao Xingyue sat back down in the chair next to him, his posture relaxed and casual: "Last time, the Eighth Princess taught me the first level of the Sacred Dragon Technique... Her skill is too yin and soft, I never feel at ease practicing it. I'm thinking it's better to practice it myself... I wonder if the Seventh Princess has any way?"

Li Miaoqing was stunned for a moment, then quickly retorted, "Nonsense! The Holy Dragon Skill is extremely yang and powerful. Eighth Sister's slow progress is due to her incompatible constitution. How could it possibly be yin in power? You! You clearly want to practice this number one divine skill in the world!"

Xiao Xingyue waved his hand: "Don't put it so harshly, I am a loyal subject."

"Loyal minister, are you still secretly practicing?"

"That's because I'm not only a loyal subject, but also a person who sees things through to the end. Since I've already practiced everything, I might as well master it all. If His Majesty is ever assassinated, I can protect him."

"I don't believe you! You just want to steal the royal martial arts techniques for yourself!" Li Miaoqing glared at him fiercely, but seeing her body growing weaker, her attitude softened considerably. "To be honest, Your Highness, I'm not skilled in martial arts, and I've never practiced the Sacred Dragon Technique..."

Xiao Xingyue scoffed, "It's rumored that the Seventh Princess has a photographic memory for medical books since childhood. She can memorize prescriptions after reading them once, and correct medical classics after reading them three times. Even if you haven't practiced the Sacred Dragon Technique, your father must have shown it to you, right? And after seeing it, you must have memorized it all, right?"

Li Miaoqing's eyes visibly flickered with panic, but she quickly regained her composure. "So what! Xiao Xingyue, you dare threaten us after only practicing the first level of the Sacred Dragon Technique! If I really taught you, wouldn't you be able to control me from now on? Even if I had it, I wouldn't give it to you! Forget about it!"

Xiao Xingyue nodded: "It's okay, I respect women's wishes."

Li Miaoqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Xingyue raised his hand and shouted outside, "Someone, go find a roadside doctor to detoxify the Seventh Princess. Tell him that the dignified Little Immortal Doctor of the Great Xia Dynasty has been poisoned..."

"Shut up!" Li Miaoqing said urgently, and with all her might, she raised her hand to cover Xiao Xingyue's mouth.

"Hmm... what's wrong?" Xiao Xingyue brushed her hand away. "Although your hands smell nice, you don't need to reward me specially."

Li Miaoqing was so angry that her eyes filled with tears and the corners of her eyes turned red.

Her maternal grandfather was Beitang Jimin, the Great Physician King of the Great Xia Dynasty, and her mother was also known as the Immortal Physician of the Great Xia Dynasty.

If she were to be treated by an unorthodox doctor now, and word got out, her mother and the Beitang clan would lose all face!

"I won't reward you!" Li Miaoqing finally gave in, gritting her teeth as she said, "I'll give you the Holy Dragon Technique once I've cured the poison! Give me the antidote first!"

"That won't do." Xiao Xingyue immediately took out paper and pen. "Write it to me first, otherwise I won't feel safe."

"You!" Li Miaoqing turned her face away, her cheeks flushing red at a visible speed. "No need to write it down, I have one ready."

Xiao Xingyue raised an eyebrow. "Where?"

Li Miaoqing bit her lower lip, her fingers trembling as she reached into her clothes, trying to untie her bodice, but she was too weak and couldn't manage it several times.

Xiao Xingyue was stunned: "Good heavens, I didn't expect the Seventh Princess to be so innocent on the outside but so slutty on the inside. She's got some amazing skills hidden in her undergarment."

Li Miaoqing nearly choked: "Shut up! I... I just wanted my husband to practice with in the future, so... I memorized it early... Ah! Xiao Xingyue, stop touching me!"