For a long time, neither of them spoke. Su Muqing refused to believe it, and how could Huo Qiyuan be willing to believe it? But facts were facts.
“Did you test Leng Feng with the spirit spring water? Did it show any signs of poisoning or other phenomena?”
“I did, and besides the agitated internal energy due to qi deviation, there were no other symptoms to prove his madness was caused by poisoning.” Huo Qiyuan nodded. If he hadn’t tested it with the spirit spring water, he wouldn’t have been so disappointed.
“Then it’s strange! Leng Feng’s cultivation is the highest among the Leng team, and he had never made a mistake before. With the boost of the spirit spring water, he shouldn’t have experienced qi deviation.” Su Muqing pondered in her mind what could have caused Leng Feng to become like this.
“Let’s not talk about him. Once Leng Nuo’s condition improves, I will return to Sian Prefecture. The army has confirmed departure the day after tomorrow, and I cannot delay here for too long.” Huo Qiyuan’s expression was not very good, clearly not wanting to talk about Leng Feng anymore.
Su Muqing got up and sat back on the small stool, putting a lot of food into his bowl. “Okay, then let’s eat a bit more, and after eating, we’ll go see how the robotic surgery is going.”
After they finished their meal, they returned to the ward. The robot was doing the finishing touches. Leng Feng’s attack this time was very heavy. Leng Nuo’s right leg had not only severe dislocation of the knee, but also severed meridians.
After Leng Nuo’s orthopedic surgery was completed, the robot returned to its dormant mode. Su Muqing then had time to carefully study the robot’s usage methods and how to maintain it.
If possible, Su Muqing wanted Huo Qiyuan to keep the robot with him, so that they wouldn’t be helpless if another emergency situation occurred next time.
Fortunately, the robot was newly purchased. After two surgeries, no quality issues were found. Moreover, the electronics inside it were replaceable. As long as Huo Qiyuan carried a few more electronic boards with him, the battery problem could be solved.
Leng Nuo lay on the bed, bandaged like a mummy. Except for a few incision sites left open for changing dressings, all other parts were wrapped in bandages and plaster. The chest cavity was even fitted with a split titanium steel fixation plate specifically for securing the ribs.
It was past eight o’clock in the evening when they came out of the space. Just as they had placed Leng Nuo on the bed, they heard Madam Zhou knocking on the door. “Your Majesty, Your Highness, may this servant enter?”
Madam Zhou had never disturbed them when they entered the space before. Could something else have happened? “Please come in,嬷嬷.”
Finally hearing Su Muqing’s reply, Madam Zhou outside the door breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pushed the door open and entered, her face looking very anxious. She glanced at the person on the bed, who was tightly wrapped, and guessed that Leng Nuo should have been rescued.
“Your Majesty, Your Highness, please go and see Shen Ying quickly!”
Seeing Madam Zhou’s anxious expression, Huo Qiyuan quickly asked, “Ba Tian? What happened to it?”
“Your Highness, not long after you and Your Majesty entered the room, a guard came to report that Shen Ying was injured and heard that it coughed blood. This servant sent a court physician to examine it, and just now the physician reported back that Shen Ying is severely depleted and may not survive. You two should go quickly and see!” Madam Zhou’s tone and expression showed that she was indeed very worried.
At first, when she first saw the eagle and the black bear, she was almost scared to death. It took her more than a month to overcome her fear and no longer be afraid.
Later, as they got along, she became extremely fond of the three pets. As soon as there was good food, she would go to the divine beast park to feed them. When she had nothing else to do, she would bathe them, treating them like children.
At that time, many common people, although they were grateful to Su Muqing for donating grain and medicine, and providing them with shelter, saving them from the suffering of being homeless, when they heard that she was going to ascend the throne, many people were not convinced in their hearts.
How could a young woman become the ruler of the world!
When they were chatting privately, they discussed this topic several times in front of the pets, and they seemed to understand. Later, whenever Su Muqing went on an inspection, the eagle, the black bear, and Fei La would go with her.
Wherever they went, the eagle would occupy the high ground, and then the black bear and Fei La would run up and roar to the sky. Although they did not harm people, their sheer size and roars were enough to provide a good deterrent effect.
Moreover, when they behaved like this, only Su Muqing could stop them. Even Huo Qiyuan’s orders had no effect. After doing this twice, others began to notice something.
It turned out that they were doing this to support Su Muqing’s authority. They were truly spiritual! Even such intelligent divine beasts were willing to submit at her feet, which showed that she was truly the chosen one!
Therefore, these divine beasts were not only the mounts and pets of His Majesty and His Highness, but in the hearts of the people of Yaoking City, they were also legendary figures.
Su Muqing and Huo Qiyuan had just settled Leng Nuo, leaving Madam Zhou to take care of him. Then, the two of them hurried towards the imperial study.
After having the eagle for so long, it was no longer just a pet to Su Muqing. It, along with the black bear, Fei La, and Zhang Hai Wang, were their family, their comrades who had progressed together and made indelible contributions to their journey.
The lawn in front of the imperial study was brightly lit all around. Seen from a distance, the majestic eagle was now piled up like a feathered mountain. Many guards, palace maids, and a few people in imperial physician uniforms were gathered around it.
“His Majesty has arrived, the Regent King has arrived!” With the high pronouncements of the palace maids, those who had been surrounding the eagle all withdrew, then knelt down in unison to pay their respects.
Seeing the eagle lying on the lawn motionless, with bloodstains on its lips, Su Muqing thought it was already dead. She hurried over to pet it, and took the opportunity to scan it from head to toe with her detector.
Fortunately, the scan results were not too serious. The eagle had some injuries in its throat and some damage to its internal organs, which was likely due to the high-intensity flying for two consecutive days.
Yesterday it had flown for several hours to deliver a letter back to Yaoking, and then flew back overnight. Who knew that it had just returned to Sian Prefecture in the morning and hadn’t even rested before Leng Nuo was seriously injured again.
So, the eagle carried two people and flew for seven or eight hours non-stop back to Yaoking. The reason it was now unconscious was not only due to the injury, but more importantly, because it was too tired from flying for more than twenty hours consecutively, and had fallen asleep.
Huo Qiyuan stepped forward, squatted down, pried open the eagle’s beak, and squeezed a bit of undiluted spirit spring water into its throat. When he heard Su Muqing say that the eagle was not in serious condition, only too tired, he breathed a sigh of relief while also feeling a deep sense of guilt.
Although it was because Leng Nuo was injured, Huo Qiyuan felt he could not escape the blame. Because on their way back, he had been urging the eagle to fly faster, and he completely forgot that it had already flown for a whole day yesterday, which resulted in the eagle being injured.