Lu Hao initially wanted to portray himself as more pathetic, but it was clear the two people in front of him weren't buying it.
He immediately dropped the pretense of grievance, which had proven useless.
"It's like this, the rumors outside right now are too vicious. They all say the Regent has some kind of problem, and then various divine doctors secretly found people to send messages to the Regent, saying they could cure him. The Regent used to trust me greatly, but last night he heard that Yun Yueyin's face still hadn't been healed by me. He started to doubt my medical skills, even suspecting I was a fake Saintly Hand Divine Doctor. I've deceived so many people, and never shown any flaws, yet he's secretly sending people to investigate me."
"Although they haven't found anything, he already suspects me, and is even secretly having me followed! If I don't do something soon, I fear he'll silence me by killing me!"
After speaking, Lu Hao felt a cold sweat break out.
The Regent was a lunatic!
"You brought this upon yourself," Jing Heng said coldly.
Deceiving anyone else would have been better than deceiving the Regent.
Lu Hao understood the implication in Jing Heng's words. He felt incredibly wronged, "How could I have known he had that kind of problem? I'm actually very confident in my medical skills! Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone this long without being discovered. But, I'm not good at that particular area. It would take me ten years or more to cure him, and he told me yesterday to find any way possible to make him recover completely within a month. I'm not a god, that's impossible!"
He was filled with regret.
Yun Shu understood.
Lu Hao was essentially walking a tightrope by deceiving Zhan Ming. Deceiving him for a few days might be possible, but trying to deceive him for a longer period meant facing the risk of exposure.
It was only a matter of time.
Moreover, Zhan Ming had already spread the word to quell those rumors. The entire capital should now know that Yun Yueyin was pregnant and would be married into the Regent's mansion in ten days.
But Zhan Ming knew better than anyone that the child in Yun Yueyin's womb was definitely not his. To save face, he had to acknowledge Yun Yueyin's child as his own!
However, being openly cuckolded was undoubtedly disgusting. Zhan Ming began to consider quickly treating his hidden ailment so he could have his own child legitimately.
Seeing that Yun Shu remained silent, Lu Hao became anxious, sweat beading on his forehead.
Gritting his teeth, he ran back into the room.
When he reappeared, he was holding a teacup.
With a thud, he knelt before Yun Shu.
"Master! Please save your disciple! Whatever you ask me to do from now on, I'll do it! I only beg Master to save your disciple this once, and I will be eternally grateful! I will serve you like a horse or an ox, no, I'll do anything for you! Master, please take pity on your disciple!"
Yun Shu's lips twitched fiercely.
"Get lost! Are you worthy of it?!" Jing Heng raised his foot to kick him.
Despite Lu Hao's lack of martial arts foundation, he was very shrewd and quick-witted, quickly dodging the kick.
Anyway, today he had to grit his teeth and throw all shame aside to acknowledge a master!
He was determined to latch onto this powerful figure!
Perhaps it was from playing the role of a Saintly Hand Divine Doctor for so long, but he now genuinely admired the true Saintly Hand Divine Doctor, Yun Shu, with all his heart!
"Master! Please help me! I will certainly be filial to you from now on!" Lu Hao had truly thrown caution to the wind.
Jing Heng suddenly drew his sword.
The blade pointed towards the carotid artery of Lu Hao's neck.
"Do I need your filial piety?!"
Damn it!
He wanted to rip out Lu Hao's heart, liver, lungs, and spleen!
Yun Shu gently patted Jing Heng's arm, signaling him to calm down.
However, her lips couldn't help but twitch a few times.
Lu Hao was almost scared to urinate.
For the first time, he felt that a person's gaze could instill such a chilling sense of dread that it made his skin crawl.
He swallowed hard, blinking a few times.
"It's a matter of life and death, Master!"
Yun Shu looked down at Lu Hao with a faint gaze.
Although she said nothing, it filled Lu Hao with deep fear.
"Get up. Since you've called me Master, and you're such a good disciple who promises to be filial in the future, how can a Master not help you, right?" Yun Shu smiled with her eyes curved, her tone warm and amiable.
Lu Hao cried out, "Master, don't scare me!"
He had just said that on impulse.
By age, he was probably a year or two older than her.
But in terms of skill, she was more than a hundred years his senior.
Yun Shu put away her playful mood and smiled, "Tell me Zhan Ming's pulse and symptoms."
Lu Hao's eyes lit up, "Can Master cure the Regent?"
Yun Shu's smile deepened.
Jing Heng rolled his eyes, "Cure him? Nonsense!"
A chill ran down Lu Hao's spine.
He had a feeling that he had personally thrown himself into an even bigger pit.
And this was a pit that seemed impossible to fill!
...
At the inn.
Yun Yueyin looked at Zhan Ming sitting in front of her, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"My Lord, believe me, the child in my womb is yours! Divine Doctor Lu must have cured Your Lord a lot already. Nothing is absolute. My heart belongs only to Your Lord, how could I betray Your Lord?"
Zhan Ming slightly raised his devilishly charming eyes and looked down at Yun Yueyin, "Not betraying this Lord?"
"I can swear! Your Lord and I fell in love at first sight. My heart belongs only to Your Lord. Why does Your Lord doubt me? Not only do I feel Your Lord's suspicion these past two days, but I sometimes even doubt myself, always thinking, 'Did I do something wrong? Is that why heaven is playing this joke on me?'" Yun Yueyin cried uncontrollably.
Unfortunately, she was wearing a small silver mask today.
Only her eyes were visible.
No matter how tragic her expression, Zhan Ming couldn't see it.
Zhan Ming walked up to Yun Yueyin, his face devoid of pity. Instead, he roughly ripped off the mask from Yun Yueyin's face.
Yun Yueyin, unable to dodge or cover, her face was suddenly exposed to Zhan Ming.
Zhan Ming recoiled violently.
The mask fell to the ground.
His eyes were filled with horror, "What happened to your face?"
The spy had reported that the Saintly Hand Divine Doctor had treated Yun Yueyin two or three times, but her face had not recovered.
He had already suspected Lu Hao.
But he never expected that Yun Yueyin's face in front of him would give him nightmares!
Yun Yueyin was stunned, flustered, she quickly made an excuse, "I, I, I've been treating it since I was injured by the poisonous bees. It will be healed, my Lord!"
Zhan Ming frowned tightly and turned around, "You must have your face healed before the wedding! This Lord does not want to marry an ugly woman! Also, the child in your belly is indeed this Lord's!"
After speaking, he almost fled out.
Yun Yueyin was dumbfounded. Her legs gave out, and she sat on the ground.
However, she hadn't fully recovered yet.
Wen Shu rushed in in a panic, "Miss, something terrible has happened!"