CHAPTER 661: CHAPTER 543: WRONGED TREASURE PIGGY

Emperor Liang immediately came over and scooped the little one into his arms: "Let Great-Grandfather have a look, where are you hurt?"

Treasure Piggy was completely stunned.

She had just managed to find the little golden shovel from the treasure trove with great difficulty.

It’s dirty, it’s dirty...

And she wasn’t even crying.

Lu Yuan decided to "snatch food from the tiger’s mouth."

However, perhaps having miscalculated his strength, he accidentally broke Treasure Piggy’s little golden shovel.

Lu Yuan: "Daddy didn’t do it on purpose."

Truly, this time it wasn’t intentional!

Treasure Piggy saw her beloved little shovel reduced to a pitiful little fragment and immediately broke down in sorrow: "Waaah—"

Shovel!

Her golden shovel!

She cried so loudly it shook heaven and earth.

Emperor Liang’s heart twisted into a knot.

She’d lost so much blood; it must hurt terribly.

"Quickly, let Great-Grandfather see!"

He hurriedly held Treasure Piggy’s hand, which was clutching the little shovel, in his own.

And then, with one squeeze, the already broken little shovel was left with only the handle.

...The little fragment became nothing.

Treasure Piggy howled in grief: "Waaah! Waaah! Waaah—"

Eunuch Yu quickly commanded: "Summon the Imperial Physician!"

Lu Yuan quietly reminded: "While you’re at it, call the Minister of Ministry of Industry."

To fix the shovel.

Emperor Liang inspected the little one’s hand and, realizing she wasn’t hurt, unwittingly let out a sigh of relief.

"Baby isn’t hurt, no need to cry."

He gently comforted.

Treasure Piggy sat in his arms, sobbing and hiccuping: "It hurts."

Emperor Liang hurriedly asked: "Does your hand hurt?"

Treasure Piggy grasped the little handle with one hand and pointed to her small heart with the other, saying pitifully: "It hurts here."

Emperor Liang: "..."

Lu Yuan timely raised his hand: "It seems it’s my blood flowing, ah, this shovel is quite dangerous, good thing it scratched me—"

Emperor Liang frowned and said: "Forget this shovel! Great-Grandfather will make you a new one!"

Great, now the little handle was gone too.

Treasure Piggy broke down crying!

Emperor Liang was busy comforting the little one and had no time to check on Lu Yuan’s injury.

Lu Yuan pretended to sigh: "Alas, she is the treasure, and I am the grass; ever since there was a little one, I’ve been forgotten, this big one."

Eunuch Yu chuckled tactfully.

How come a father is competing with a child for affection?

Thankfully, the little one grabbed all of Emperor Liang’s attention so Lu Yuan could carefully observe Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang’s hand was stained with blood; he was coaxing the little one while wiping her hand with a cloth.

Suddenly, his brow furrowed, as if he felt a slight discomfort.

Lu Yuan stared at him intently.

Emperor Liang had practiced martial arts for many years and had extraordinary endurance.

Where ordinary people might roll around in pain, he merely endured it.

Therefore, Lu Yuan couldn’t deduce much from just the frowning gesture.

The Imperial Physician was arriving soon.

Did he truly have to cut himself?

Just as Lu Yuan thought he had to use the bitter flesh tactic, he finally noticed something odd.

At the back of Emperor Liang’s neck, something moved.

Lu Yuan quickly moved behind Emperor Liang.

"What’s wrong?"

Emperor Liang turned his head.

Lu Yuan pointed to the little one: "Look at her."

Treasure Piggy didn’t want to see the lousy daddy at all.

She turned her little head away and buried herself in Emperor Liang’s embrace.

Lu Yuan sighed: "Daddy was wrong, alright, alright, Daddy is leaving now."

Use and leave, a perfect getaway.

On the way, he encountered Lu Qi.

Lu Qi glanced in the direction he came from, scrutinized him suspiciously, and asked: "You didn’t enter the seat, where did you go?"

Lu Yuan replied unchanging: "Went to pay respects to Royal Grandfather."

Lu Qi’s gaze landed on his grassy shoe-covered steps: "Royal Grandfather is at Bixia Hall, why did it take a lap around Prince Rao Mansion to pay respects?"

Lu Yuan righteously said: "Got lost."

Lu Qi coldly said: "Don’t think that after one cooperation, you’re one of us; if you’re here to cause trouble at Jin Prince Mansion, don’t blame me for being rude."

Lu Yuan eyed him and stopped when passing by, looking him up and down.

Lu Qi asked irately: "What are you doing?"

Lu Yuan straightforwardly said: "Seeing if you’ve been dosed with poison."

Lu Qi glared at Lu Yuan: "Apart from you, no one else dares seek death."

Lu Yuan’s lips curled: "Seems like that’s true."

He strolled away leisurely.

A Hidden Guard approached and said to Lu Qi: "Commandery Prince, do you want someone to watch the Imperial Grandson?"

Lu Qi glanced at the nearby Bixia Hall: "Your Majesty is at the mansion, don’t act recklessly."

"Understood."

The Hidden Guard backed away.

Lu Qi turned his gaze toward the disappearing Lu Yuan at the end of the path.

Lu Linyuan, even if I’m not the destined Qilin.

Yet I refuse to believe in fate.

I will show you, without Qilin luck, I can still defeat you.

Lu Yuan had just rounded the cloister when he saw Meng Qianqian and her group waiting for a long time.

Lu Yuan opened his mouth: "This place is only a hundred steps from Bixia Hall; your courage might be a bit too big?"

Yu Zichuan: "Who told you to be dilly-dallying and not come."

Lu Yuan: "..."

Meng Qianqian asked: "How is it?"

Lu Yuan explained the anomaly with Emperor Liang.

Everyone looked at the Miao King.

The Miao King sat roguishly on the corridor, clicking his tongue: "It’s the Gu within him reacting to Gongsun Yanming’s blood."

Meng Qianqian softly asked: "Grandfather, what kind of Gu is afflicting Your Majesty?"

The Miao King touched his chin: "If I’m guessing correctly, it’s most likely the Heart-devouring Gu."

He bent over, picked up a dry branch, and wrote the words Heart-devouring Gu on the ground.

Lu Yuan: "Oh, you can write letters?"

The Miao King radiated: "Your grandmother taught me, are you envious?"

This reversed grandson was caught off guard and fed a piece of dog food.

Si Snake said: "I have heard of the Heart-devouring Gu; it’s a type of poison used to control people’s minds."

"Sigh."

The Miao King sighed deeply and wrote the character Release on the ground, "It was originally called Heart Release Gu, and its purpose wasn’t to control minds, but to treat those who have deviated or gone mad, preventing them from injuring themselves and others."

"When people mention Miaojiang, it’s either Gu or poison, causing fear and dread; truthfully, no Gu is crafted to kill. It’s just that it’s been exploited by unscrupulous individuals, resulting in numerous side tactics afterward."

Everyone came to an epiphany.

Si Snake bowed: "It is the juniors’ ignorance."

The Miao King waved his hand: "No blame on you."

Tan’er tilted her head: "I also think Gu are good things, they prevent harm, counter poison with poison, and can feed—"

Shangguan Ling covered her mouth.

Speak further, and your Gu are gone.

The Miao King continued: "The effectiveness of the Heart-devouring Gu varies by the Gu and by person. The stronger the Heart-devouring Gu, the easier it is to control the afflicted, while someone with firm willpower can resist the control of the Heart-devouring Gu, but it’s only a matter of time."

Meng Qianqian solemnly said: "What you’re saying is, one day, Your Majesty will be completely controlled by the Heart-devouring Gu."

The Miao King said: "That’s one way to put it."

Meng Qianqian continued: "Grandfather, how long does it usually take for the Heart-devouring Gu to completely control someone?"

The Miao King extended his forefinger: "One month."

Meng Qianqian pondered: "Gongsun Yanming has been by Your Majesty’s side for over half a year, yet Your Majesty seems not entirely under the control of the Gu."

The Miao King snorted: "The Gu is weak!"

Absolutely refusing to acknowledge Emperor Liang’s formidable willpower.