Chapter 72: Guo Jing Severely Injured

*Knock, knock, knock*

Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze had just fallen asleep when the sound of someone knocking on the door drifted in.

“Young Master, Madam Guo from next door has an urgent matter and is waiting for you outside the main gate,” Sun Bing’s voice came from outside.

Yu Xian frowned. Hadn’t they just parted ways? Why was she looking for him again? Could something have happened to Guo Jing? Otherwise, why would she be so desperate to find him in the middle of the night?

“It’s likely something happened to Great Hero Guo. Let’s go take a look together,” Ning Zhongze’s brow also furrowed tightly.

“I’ll go by myself; you should keep resting.” Yu Xian gently pressed down on Ning Zhongze as she tried to get up.

However, Ning Zhongze got up anyway, refusing to stay in bed.

Yu Xian didn’t insist. After quickly getting dressed, the two of them left the room together.

As soon as they opened the door, they saw the doors to the two adjacent rooms open as well; Little Dragon Girl and Li Mochou had also dressed and come out.

“Let’s go together then.” Since everyone was gathered, it wouldn’t be right to send them back, so Yu Xian could only lead the three of them out of the residence.

“Brother Yu!” Seeing Yu Xian emerge was like seeing a ray of hope for Huang Rong, and she immediately hurried toward him.

Recalling the moment she saw Guo Jing lying on the bed unconscious, Huang Rong realized she hadn’t known what to do; she hadn’t realized how helpless she had felt at that moment.

And at that time, the first person she thought of wasn’t actually her father, Pharmacist Huang the Eastern Heretic, whom she always relied on, but Yu Xian—who lived next door and had just rescued her.

When she had returned to the Guo Residence, she found Lu Youjiao and Elder Liang of the Beggars Sect, along with little Guo Fu, keeping watch in Guo Jing’s room. Guo Fu was slumped asleep by Guo Jing’s side, while the two Elders watched over him with worry.

She had immediately checked Guo Jing’s injuries and found a Nine Flowers Dew Pill for him to take, but there was no reaction. She then asked the two Elders exactly what had happened.

Only then did she learn that because Guo Jing was worried about her, he had forced himself to go to the Yu Residence to ask for news before collapsing. After taking Ning Zhongze’s Medicinal Pill, his injuries had stabilized, but because Guo Fu insisted on taking men to rescue her, Guo Jing had vomited blood and fallen unconscious again in a fit of anger and hadn’t woken up since.

Then, his body became mysteriously hot. After calling a doctor to examine him, she learned that Guo Jing had been poisoned, and it wasn’t a normal poison. General poisons had no effect on Guo Jing at all, but what he had been given was an Aphrodisiac.

At this, Huang Rong was at a loss! Thus, she went directly to the Yu Residence to knock on the door and seek Yu Xian’s help.

“Sister Ning, Little Dragon, Li Mochou?” Huang Rong felt she had lost her composure a bit when she first saw Yu Xian, so she quickly greeted Ning Zhongze and the others.

However, she unexpectedly saw a former enemy! Li Mochou!

“Madam Guo,” Li Mochou immediately acknowledged Huang Rong.

She and Huang Rong had some past grievances, but now she was Yu Xian’s person.

Yu Xian clearly had a good relationship with Huang Rong; otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed to save her the moment he heard she was in danger, and Huang Rong wouldn’t have come to his door at this hour.

Therefore, she chose to let go of their past enmity.

Huang Rong also knew this was not the time to worry about her relationship with Li Mochou. She hurriedly said to Yu Xian, “Brother Yu, please come quickly and check on Brother Jing. His condition is very wrong!”

As expected, something had happened to Guo Jing!

Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze exchanged a glance, both seeing the same thought: *Just as we suspected.*

“Let’s go, we’ll all go take a look.” Yu Xian didn’t delay any further. The fact that Huang Rong couldn’t even wait until dawn to find him meant Guo Jing’s condition was already very serious.

Huang Rong led the way, bringing Yu Xian and the others to the room where Guo Jing was.

They saw Guo Jing lying on the bed, his face completely flushed. Even before getting close, one could tell Guo Jing was very hot, burning red, and his breath was faint and thready.

Although Yu Xian’s Martial Arts were high, he really didn’t understand medicine. Nevertheless, he stepped forward to examine Guo Jing, sending a stream of Internal Energy into his body. He then felt that the True Qi inside Guo Jing was extremely chaotic, and his injuries were severe.

Yu Xian couldn’t help but frown.

“Although he was unconscious yesterday, I already fed him a Xiao Huan Dan. It shouldn’t have gotten this much worse. What happened?” Ning Zhongze knew it was more serious than imagined when she saw Yu Xian’s deep frown.

“Brother Jing has been poisoned,” Huang Rong said through gritted teeth.

“That shouldn’t be. I don’t see signs of poisoning. Besides, isn’t Great Hero Guo immune to a hundred poisons? Ordinary toxins have no effect on him, unless…” As Yu Xian spoke, he looked at Huang Rong in surprise. Combining this with Guo Jing’s current state, he guessed what kind of poison Guo Jing had been given!

Seeing that Yu Xian had guessed it, Huang Rong nodded heavily. Her eyes were full of worry as she looked at Guo Jing.

“What poison?” Ning Zhongze couldn’t help but ask.

Little Dragon Girl and Li Mochou were also full of questions.

“An Aphrodisiac!” Yu Xian gave the answer.

“Oh, this…” The three women, including Ning Zhongze, were all taken aback.

“Great Hero Guo was likely poisoned secretly by Huodu while fighting Jinlun Dharma King. Great Hero Guo and Jinlun Dharma King both suffered losses, and while severely injured, he kept using his Internal Energy to suppress the drug’s power instead of releasing it. Without being released, and being heavily injured himself, the blood energy went out of control within his body, which is why…” Yu Xian explained.

Jinlun Dharma King was a martial Grandmaster and would never stoop to poisoning someone. Darba was just a simpleton who only used brute force and wouldn’t know how to use poison either, so that only left Huodu.

At that time, Jinlun Dharma King and his disciples had intercepted Guo Jing to allow the Mongolian Three Heroes to kidnap Huang Rong. Therefore, this poison could only have been administered secretly by Huodu while Guo Jing was injured!

“That despicable Huodu! Next time, I will definitely kill him!” Lu Youjiao said indignantly upon hearing that it was the poisoner Huodu who did it. He wished he could tear Huodu into ten thousand pieces.

“That beast has already been killed by Brother Yu,” Huang Rong said, seeing Lu Youjiao’s righteous indignation.

“Ah? Young Hero Yu has already killed him? Well killed!” Lu Youjiao immediately became excited. But as soon as he remembered Guo Jing hadn’t woken up, he became worried again.

“What do we do now? Is it still possible to let Brother Jing release the blood energy in his body?” Huang Rong looked at Yu Xian with a pleading gaze.

Guo Jing was severely injured, and the poison had been in his body for a long time. Huang Rong wasn’t sure if using the ‘matters between a man and woman’ could still save him. She could only pin her hopes on Yu Xian.

“I can only say I’ll try,” Yu Xian said with a heavy expression.

In this state, Guo Jing had clearly damaged his Foundation; Yu Xian wasn’t certain he could save him. However, since he possessed the Shaolin Muscle Bone Strengthening Classic and Marrow Washing Classic, it was worth a try.

Yu Xian first fed a Great Returning Pill to Guo Jing, then helped him into a sitting position. He then sat cross-legged behind Guo Jing and circulated the Muscle Bone Strengthening Classic, allowing his True Qi to enter Guo Jing’s body and travel through his extraordinary meridians to perform a bone-cleansing and marrow-refining process for him.

Everyone watched Yu Xian, filled with both worry and expectation.

Especially Huang Rong; her heart was extremely tense. If even Yu Xian couldn’t save Guo Jing, then she really wouldn’t know what to do.