Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 922 - 74: The "Old" Prince Dugu

Every word from Ye Beiming was accompanied by his powerful heartbeat, as if imprinting itself onto Yun Sheng’s heart.

As long as he is here.

With him...

Yun Sheng couldn’t remember if anyone had ever said something like this to her before.

After being reborn in the Wuji Continent, Yun Sheng was born with memories, although mentally, she had always been a mature woman in her thirties.

However, since her parents separated at an early age and her father was often drunk due to poisoning, Yun Sheng had no real childhood, bearing too much at a young age.

Even before her rebirth, Yan Yunsheng didn’t have any childhood to speak of. Her parents died early, and under the care of her elderly grandfather, her memories were filled only with various medicinal herbs and the family teachings that Yan descendants should follow.

Since childhood, she was surrounded by all kinds of medicinal herbs. As she grew older, she met Liu Minglang, but he was not the right man for her.

In those first few years, while raising funds for Liu Minglang’s overseas studies, she also supported a small traditional medicine clinic. She was so strong and never had such thoughts, let alone dream of having someone to rely on.

Until she met Ye Beiming. From their first meeting, it was not pleasant.

This man was charmingly wicked and cunning, often making her furious to the point she wanted to stab him with a needle.

Yet it was this man who, several times, stood up in the most dangerous moments and shielded her from one disaster after another.

He was also the one who reminded her that she was a woman.

So it turns out she could also have someone to depend on?

Could he... Could she?

Yun Sheng’s nose tingled, and for the first time in her life, she felt that the sensation of relying on someone was not bad at all.

She buried her head in Ye Beiming’s chest, absorbing the warmth emanating from his body, her eyes stinging as something inside seemed about to break free.

When Ye Beiming uttered those words, he felt the Little Wildcat in his arms was a bit different.

He lowered his head, seeing the Little Wildcat’s red-tipped nose and silky black hair, gently guiding her arms to encircle him as if teaching her.

Yun Sheng’s movements were awkward, yet she did not resist.

Until her arms wound around Ye Beiming’s waist, feeling his firm and resilient muscles gradually fill her embrace, something in her heart also slowly filled up.

After a moment, they remained in the same position.

"You should leave," Yun Sheng’s voice held an ineffable tone, soft with a feminine tinge she never had before.

"If you don’t leave, I won’t either. If you enter the Imperial Palace, I’ll accompany you," since he found Yun Sheng, Ye Beiming wouldn’t allow her to be alone with Dugu Xiu again.

His woman, even if she were alone with Dugu Xiu in a room, was intolerable; Ye Beiming was dominantly protective.

Dugu Xiu, unpredictable as he was, had been coveting Yun Sheng not just for a day or two.

He must accompany Yun Sheng, even if Hou Qin Palace was a den of tigers and wolves, Ye Beiming wouldn’t hesitate to break in.

"No way, the palace is too dangerous," Yun Sheng glared at Ye Beiming.

Yun Sheng wanted to say more, but at this moment, 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

there was knocking at the door of the thatched hut.

"Yun Sheng, how’s the treatment going?"

Dugu Xiu waited for a while, and when there was no response, he knocked and was about to push the door open.

The thatched hut’s door suddenly opened. Yun Sheng looked slightly flushed, beside her supporting an elderly man with a haggard face.

The old man seemed to be taking more last breaths than first, appearing to be on the verge of dying at any moment.

"This old man’s condition is similar to Dugu Sheng’s. There are no tools or elixirs for treatment, so we need to take him back to the Imperial Palace for treatment," Yun Sheng said, trying to maintain her composure, but feeling a wave of nervousness inside.

Just as Dugu Xiu knocked, Ye Hu quickly disguised himself as the frail old man.

He claimed to have used a special combat skill to change his body shape, and the disguise tools he used were all provided by the Snake Brilliance Tutor, foolproof. He intended to accompany Yun Sheng into Hou Qin Palace, seeking an opportunity to rescue Yun Canglang and Donghuang Lingling.

Unable to persuade him otherwise, Yun Sheng played along, suggesting bringing the "old man" into the palace for treatment.

"Bring him back to the palace?" Dugu Xiu scrutinized the "old man," sensing something off about him.

"This old man’s poisoning is severe; if he can be treated, surely Dugu Sheng’s poison can be cured too," Yun Sheng would not have resorted to this measure if not for Ye Beiming insisting on entering the palace with her.

"Bring him up," Dugu Xiu relented as Yun Sheng insisted.

When the carriage arrived, the old man, previously motionless, twitched his eyelids as if catching a breath.

"Oh, I’m used to being poor; I’ve never ridden a carriage in my life. If I do, I get nauseous," the old man then mimed a retching motion.

That damned old man, what picky nonsense is this?

Dugu Xiu suppressed his irritation.

"The old man’s age and illness make it unfit for carriage, someone must carry him to the palace," Yun Sheng spoke with a doctor’s authority, leaving no room for argument.

"Come..." Dugu Xiu was about to give an order.

"Hey there, big guy, you look sturdy, why don’t you carry the old man?" The old man shouted again, tugging Dugu Xiu persistently.

The old man’s clothes were tattered and filthy, smearing grime onto Dugu Xiu’s sleeves as he grabbed him.

Yun Sheng tried not to laugh; Ye Beiming was up to no good. He knew Dugu Xiu, a prince, detested filth, yet still wanted Dugu Xiu to carry, clearly taking revenge.

Both Ye Beiming and Dugu Xiu were over six feet tall, but Ye Beiming, through combat skill disguise, appeared as a lean old man, dirty and skeletal.

The Crown Prince carrying that decrepit old fellow?

The Iron Blood Guards following stared in disbelief.

That damn old man.

Dugu Xiu’s brow twitched in anger.

Turning slightly, he caught Yun Sheng watching him.

The words Yun Sheng recently spoke still ringing in his ears.

She chastised him for being a Crown Prince but not loving Hou Qin’s people.

He couldn’t bear the disgrace; thinking of this, Dugu Xiu grudgingly stepped forward, awkwardly lowering himself partly.

Yet even then, Dugu Xiu was still much taller than the "old man."

"Hey, the old man can’t reach, young man, get lower, even lower," the old man muttered, quietly flashing a mischievous grin at Yun Sheng.

Dugu Xiu had no choice but to bend further, until he could bend no more; at that moment, the old man stepped onto his back as if stepping on a horse, solidly pressing himself onto Dugu Xiu’s back.

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