Chapter 260: Chapter 260 Prelude to the Birth of the Giant Dragon 1
Zhang Muguang couldn’t hide the disappointment in his eyes. His smile was somewhat forced, yet he truly wanted to wish her well.
"Junior Sister, I’m happy for you that you could meet a man like Mr. Mo."
Zhang Muguang understood that compared to Mr. Mo, he was from a completely different world. If Junior Sister could really end up with Mr. Mo, she would definitely be very happy.
Meanwhile, Mo Yinhe, alone in the resting room, had made several phone calls.
After confirming that Qu Gaoyang’s arm was beyond saving, he wondered how he could get out of this situation intact. They say even a mighty dragon can’t suppress a local snake, not to mention that the Royal Palace of Gendaya isn’t just a local snake, but another mighty dragon. Right now, the Queen must be like a mad dog, unwilling to let go until she had torn a piece of flesh from his Mingjing! He had to think of a foolproof plan to leave.
Just then, a refined scoundrel walked into the resting room.
It was Qu Liushang.
Qu Liushang had rushed into the Royal Palace after learning that his royal father had ordered Qu Gaoyang to sever his own arm. He feared the situation would spiral out of control.
If Mo Yinhe couldn’t leave the Royal Palace, it would surely affect international affairs. Even though many people wanted to suppress Mo Yinhe, wanted to give him a hard time, and wanted him to suffer a major setback, Qu Liushang had no wish for Gendaya Country to become a battlefield. Of the four undersea nations, Gendaya Country was the weakest. Qu Gaoyang was foolish, becoming a tool for the other two countries to use against Mo Yinhe, leading the charge for Si Lisao and Feng Chonghua. Qu Liushang, however, would not be so foolish!
"Well, well, what wind blew the former Crown Prince Qu here?" Mo Yinhe sipped his tea and remarked coolly, "Weren’t you the one who didn’t want to meddle in this messy affair?"
Qu Liushang pulled out a chair and sat down, his face stern.
"Mo Yinhe, a visitor is a guest, but don’t you think you, as a guest, have caused far too much commotion? Do you think my Royal Capital is a place for you to stir up trouble?"
Mo Yinhe scoffed, snorting in derision.
"Don’t play innocent after gaining an advantage. I’m merely sitting here enjoying my tea. What trouble could I possibly have stirred up?"
"We both know what’s going on. I don’t care what methods you used to make my fourth younger brother take the blame, Mo Yinhe, but you should know where to stop. Otherwise, you won’t be leaving the Royal Palace!" Qu Liushang’s expression was grave as he said, "Do you think my stepmother will let you and Si Mingjing leave the palace?"
Mo Yinhe’s lips curved slightly.
He remained silent. Beneath his calm exterior, his heart was troubled but not in disarray. He was more worried about Mingjing. He feared that no sooner would Mingjing cure Qu Liushang’s father than she would be crushed.
At this moment, the Queen, upon learning her son had been rushed to the operating room for a life-saving amputation, collapsed on the spot.
When she further discovered that the amputated arm had been sent to the Royal Palace as a medicinal primer, the Queen was overcome with heart-wrenching grief, smashing everything in her chambers.
"I will kill Si Mingjing! I must kill that vicious woman! My Yang’er..."
The Queen crumpled onto the carpet, screaming, "Attendants! Attendants!"
She would never let Si Mingjing leave the Royal Palace alive! She wanted Si Mingjing to die without a burial place! She was determined to make Si Mingjing pay tenfold—no, a hundredfold, a thousandfold—for her son’s arm and future!
The Queen’s confidant entered and bowed. "Your Majesty."
The Queen forced herself to gather her strength, rose, and struggled to regain her regal composure. "What is Si Mingjing doing now?"
"Si Mingjing is administering acupuncture to His Majesty. It is said she plans to use the Crown Prince’s arm as a medicinal primer to kill the Poisonous Insect in His Majesty’s brain."
The Queen let out an unbearable shriek.
"She’s a charlatan! His Majesty’s brain isn’t infested with any Poisonous Insect! It’s only His Majesty who was so thoroughly deceived by her, even to the point of sacrificing my son’s arm! Arrange for her to be killed once she is of no further use to His Majesty! And make sure her death is not a swift one!"
The confidant replied, "I will see to it immediately. Also, I have just learned that Qu Liushang has entered the Royal Palace and met with Mo Yinhe."
"They must be in cahoots, all wanting revenge on my Yang’er!" The Queen was driven mad with anger. "I will not spare them! I will not spare anyone who dares to harm my royal son!"
The murderous intent in the Queen’s eyes was like an approaching tsunami.
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Meanwhile, Si Mingjing administered acupuncture to the King of Gendaya for a full forty minutes.
During this time, while performing acupuncture, Si Mingjing also purposefully guided the King of Gendaya, conducting psychological counseling.
Previously, when Sheng Liuyun had sought her medical advice, claiming his illness stemmed from missing his sister, Si Mingjing had stated she was not a psychologist and could not cure matters of the heart.
Little did anyone know, Si Mingjing was not only proficient in traditional Chinese medicine but was also a psychologist. On Prison Star, she had encountered an expert in psychology who was highly skilled in hypnosis. Si Mingjing had mastered the subtle art of inducing sleep.
As she administered acupuncture to the King of Gendaya, she also secretly hypnotized him, bringing to the surface the most difficult knots in his heart.
After the King of Gendaya closed his eyes, it was as if he entered a dream.
He dreamed of more than twenty years ago, when he had killed his own blood brother in front of Ci En. And Ci En, in turn, had taken his own life before the King’s very eyes. He yearned for repentance.
As Si Mingjing conducted psychological counseling for the King of Gendaya, she didn’t know what he was experiencing. She only saw a tall, burly man, seemingly trapped in a nightmare, his forehead drenched in cold sweat, struggling fruitlessly to break free.
Zhang Muguang, assisting Si Mingjing, asked with concern, "Junior Sister? His condition?"
"It’s nothing."
Si Mingjing wore a small bell on her wrist. As she administered the needles, the bell tinkled softly.
That bell possessed the power to captivate the mind, compelling one to confront their inner conflicts.
All Si Mingjing could do was guide; whether or not he could untangle his psychological knots depended on the King of Gendaya’s own efforts.
At that moment, two men arrived side by side.
One was Qu Liushang, the other Mo Yinhe.
The attendants attempted to block their entry, but a cold glare from Qu Liushang made them silently step aside.
Qu Liushang stood before the bed, gazing at the King of Gendaya, who seemed to be muttering in his sleep. His voice was cold as he demanded, "Why is my father drenched in sweat?"
Si Mingjing replied, "He is struggling against the Poisonous Insect. Naturally, he would sweat profusely."
Qu Liushang was skeptical.
He, too, didn’t believe his father’s brain harbored a Poisonous Insect. To treat his migraines and determine their cause, his father had undergone numerous scans at the hospital. If a Poisonous Insect were present, how could the scans have failed to detect it? This Si Mingjing was merely playing elaborate tricks! He couldn’t understand how his father, renowned for his wisdom, could be deceived by such petty ploys.
Little did Qu Liushang realize, outsiders could never truly understand a patient’s suffering. Only the patient themselves knew the agony of an incurable migraine when no cause could be found. At that point, never mind believing in Poisonous Insects in the brain; if told an evil spirit resided within, they might even believe that!
"Si Mingjing, you had better be genuinely trying to cure my father. Otherwise, I will not spare you!" Qu Liushang warned.
Si Mingjing’s lips edged up slightly.
Have there been too many people today vowing not to spare her?