In the Imperial Palace.
The imperial physicians were alarmed upon learning that the Sixth Princess had been attacked outside, resulting in an injury and disfigurement, and hurried to treat her.
A dozen or so top-grade imperial physicians renowned in the Yan Kingdom each examined the inch-long flesh-turning wound on Yan Xuefei's face and tried various elixirs to heal her, but to no avail; they simply couldn't make the wound heal!
"It's no use, it's no use. There's a strange Qi force contained in this wound, and even with our strength and third-grade elixirs, we can't drive it out..."
After trying on Yan Xuefei without success, the most authoritative imperial physician reached this conclusion, and the others echoed the same sentiment after their attempts failed as well.
"Indeed, there's no way to cure it. She might have to remain like this for a lifetime, unable to even form a scab..."
