Chu Wang's fist was inches away from Feng Ye Xuan's face.
The thought that Chu Qian Li might be the little princess he had been searching for all these years, the precious daughter his imperial brother longed for day and night.
The thought of how this scoundrel, Xiao Xuan Zi, had bullied Xiao Li Er before, and all the hardships Xiao Li Er had endured, made his fist tremble, almost unable to stop.
It was only when Chu Jiang Nan glanced at him that Chu Wang, with his fist raised halfway, stopped.
In the end, he still felt a pang of sympathy for Xiao Xuan Zi, and the punch was never thrown.
However, the more Liu Jin took her pulse, the more puzzled he became. "Strange, why..."
"Is there a problem?" Chu Jiang Nan's heart tightened again.
Even he found it strange. While he did like Xiao Li Er very much, why did his heart ache whenever Xiao Li Er had a problem?
This was somewhat illogical.
No matter how much he liked her, she was still someone else's child.
How could it feel as if his own flesh and blood were in trouble?
That feeling of being connected by blood, indescribable yet undeniably real.
"I... No, Your Highness, why don't you examine the Princess and see where her external injuries are?"
"What do you mean?" Chu Wang was also puzzled.
Wasn't he a divine physician? Although his medical skills were inferior to Xiao Li Er's, they were far superior to those of the imperial physicians in the palace.
How could he not even know where the injury was?
"I'm not sure where the Princess is injured..."
Liu Jin also looked helpless. Such an injury would require personal examination with the naked eye, wouldn't it?
However, the Princess had indeed suffered internal injuries.
"She has no external injuries. This injury is on Lan Fan's body." Feng Ye Xuan's words left everyone present looking bewildered.
Xiao Shun Zi couldn't help but blurt out, "Prince Xuan, it's this time, and the Princess is still unconscious. Your Highness, please... please stop joking."
He was just a small eunuch, insignificant, but he truly worried for the Princess!
Seeing the Princess unconscious, Xiao Shun Zi felt an indescribable anxiety.
His Highness was still joking! This joke was not funny at all.
"I did hit Lan Fan, but if Lan Fan is injured, Li Er will also be injured."
Feng Ye Xuan's gaze fell on Chu Jiang Nan. "Master..."
"Life and Death Pact." Chu Jiang Nan's heart sank to the bottom of a lake.
"Master knows about the Life and Death Pact?" So, did Master have a way to dissolve their pact?
"I have only heard the Grand Tutor mention it."
Life and Death Pact, to live and die together.
And Lan Fan was the one who forged the pact. The harm suffered by Xiao Li Er might not be felt by Lan Fan.
However, any injury Lan Fan sustained, Xiao Li Er would have to bear it with him until the end of her life.
Chu Jiang Nan closed his eyes tightly. Before anyone could ask, he said helplessly, "I've only heard of it; I don't know how to break it. If the Grand Tutor could wake up, perhaps he would have a way."
Feng Ye Xuan's heart felt heavy.
Even if the Grand Tutor woke up, it was only a "perhaps" he would have a way, meaning even the Grand Tutor might not be able to break their Life and Death Pact.
Lan Fan was a great villain, his crimes heinous. The officials of the Southern Underworld would surely deal with him.
What would happen to Li Er then?
That night, after Liu Jin administered acupuncture to Chu Qian Li, Feng Ye Xuan sent her back to her chambers.
However, Chu Jiang Nan was kept in his own room by Chu Wang.
"Imperial Brother, there are some things I wish to confirm with you, concerning Sister Ming Yue."