The guards surrounding the room all changed expressions at once and rushed inside.
The No. 2 scout, the Sharp-tailed Swift, standing on the tree, also looked over.
They saw that Xue Beng's upper garment had already been undone, and his lower abdomen was covered with coin-sized red spots, blood-red and looking extremely terrifying.
The head guard's face sank. Mustering his courage, he stepped forward, carefully grabbed Xue Beng's pants, and yanked them down hard.
Two young maids let out terrified screams.
Centered around the severely shrunken private area, dense red spots spread outward.
The closer to the center, the denser the red spots became.
"Shut up!" the guard captain shouted sternly, and the two maids immediately covered their mouths.
"Boss, this… this is syphilis!" a guard shouted in fear.
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense," the guard captain roared.
"Last night, there was nothing. Syphilis can't develop this fast. You all stay here and guard. I'll go report to the Prince."
The captain hurriedly ran out.
The rest of them all looked at Xue Beng with fearful expressions, no one daring to get close.
Who knew what this thing was? What if it were contagious?
Jiang Chen, who was walking in the corridor, suddenly chuckled. "Another melon to eat."
His footsteps suddenly quickened as he dashed forward.
Xiao Ying's eyes lit up, and she quickly followed.
She had learned the term "eat melon" yesterday and knew there was new gossip to listen to.
It was just past noon, and Qian Renxue was preparing to take a midday nap.
Jiang Chen knocked a few times lightly, and then he and Xiao Ying walked in.
Seeing Jiang Chen arrive, Qian Renxue's sleepiness vanished instantly.
"What happened with Xue Beng afterward?" she asked before Jiang Chen could even sit down.
Jiang Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling. "There's a new development."
That's the one I just drank from… Qian Renxue thought, but felt that Jiang Chen would take the opportunity to take advantage if she said it.
She sat down beside him, smoothed her hair, and asked, "What new development?"
"Xue Beng seems to have caught syphilis."
Qian Renxue was somewhat surprised. "Really? That's unlikely, right? Something like that only happened last night, and today he's already sick. I heard this kind of disease is extremely difficult to cure. If it reaches the late stage, even a Title Douluo-level healing soul master would find it hard to treat."
Jiang Chen said, "There are many types of this disease. High-risk types can show symptoms in a day or two, while other types have longer incubation periods."
"What is an incubation period?" Xiao Ying encountered a new word and immediately raised her hand to ask.
"Um, it's the time from infection until symptoms appear."
Qian Renxue frowned and asked, "Since Xue Beng isn't dead, can we use this matter to make some articles?"
Jiang Chen said, "Let's first see how things develop on their side."
...
In the Prince's Mansion.
Xue Xing rushed over with a group of guards, bursting into Xue Beng's room.
Xue Beng's clothes were still not on, and the dense red spots exposed in the air were clearly visible, blood-red.
Xue Xing's expression turned grave. He took out a handkerchief to cover his nose and stepped forward to examine.
The closer to the center, the denser the red spots became, with almost no intact skin left.
Xue Xing was horrified to discover that the shrunken inheritance tool actually showed signs of rotting, and a foul stench emanated from it.
The old Prince couldn't hold it in; his stomach churned, and he hurriedly ran to the doorway, retching several times as the lunch he had just eaten was vomited out.
Only after spitting out even his bile did he stop.
He didn't dare go back inside. He called the guard captain and ordered, "Immediately, go invite the best healing soul master in Heaven, Dou City. Price is no object."
The guard captain accepted the order and, without delay, ran off again.
Not long after, the guard captain returned with an elderly man of about seventy or eighty years old, wearing a moon-white robe, his face full of wrinkles but still spirited.
The old man was also startled upon seeing Xue Beng's condition.
He bent down to carefully examine the area of the inheritance of life, showing none of the fear the others had.
After a moment, he stood up, his old face solemn.
With a wave of Xue Xing's hand, everyone else retreated, leaving only him and the old man.
"Prince, His Highness the Fourth Prince's condition is not optimistic."
"How so?" Xue Xing's brows furrowed tightly, his tone carrying a faint majesty.
"This… this kind of illness I have treated many times. The longer it drags on, the harder it is to cure. His Highness the Fourth Prince's situation has already reached the middle-to-late stage."
"Impossible. Last night, there was nothing. I saw it with my own eyes," Xue Xing said categorically.
The old man was shocked. "Then it might be a mutated strain. That would be even harder to handle."
Xue Xing said impatiently, "Just tell me directly, can you treat it? Price is no object. If not, I'll find someone else."
The old man nodded repeatedly. "In Heaven Dou City, this old man has the most confidence in treating this kind of illness. I have cured cases of this severity before."
"How long will it take?"
"Given His Highness the Fourth Prince's condition, at most three days, and I can cure him."
Xue Xing's brows furrowed even tighter as he paced in the room. "Can it be cured before tomorrow?"
Tomorrow was his sixtieth birthday. If Xue Beng could not appear, it might cause some trouble.
The old man said awkwardly, "No, it can't be cured that quickly."
Xue Xing waved his hand, his face gloomy. "Treat him quickly. Until the Fourth Prince is cured, you cannot leave the Prince's Mansion."
The old man agreed and immediately released his martial soul. A staff with a chicken-egg-sized milky-white gem embedded at the top appeared in his hand.
Six optimally configured soul rings rose from beneath his feet. This was actually a Soul Emperor-level healing-type soul master.
"My soul skills have special effects against human diseases. For anyone else, it would be absolutely impossible to cure His Highness the Fourth Prince within three days," the old man boasted. As he spoke, various soul skills were already landing on Xue Beng's body.
The room instantly lit up with a vast expanse of white light.
At this moment, Xue Beng's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing this, the old man stopped his soul skills.
Xue Xing, who had just been about to leave, also stopped. He turned around and saw that Xue Beng had already opened his eyes.
Xue Beng opened his eyes, his consciousness gradually returning. The scenes from last night flashed through his mind one after another.
Although he had lost his mind later, the scenes in the stable seemed etched into his mind like a movie, and even that sensation could still be clearly recalled.
Suddenly, a look of terror appeared on his face. With a hoarse voice, he screamed, "Don't throw me into the stable! I don't want to be with beasts… No! I really don't want to… Xue Xing, you old dog, you won't die a good death! You made me… with a horse… You won't die a good death ah…"
"You go out first," Xue Xing said to the old man. A hint of killing intent flashed obscurely in his eyes.
The old man said nothing and retreated.
"Everyone stay ten zhang away," Xue Xing ordered, then closed the doors and windows.
After about ten minutes or so, Xue Xing walked out and beckoned to the old man, saying, "Go back in and continue the treatment. For these three days, do not leave the room. Meals will be delivered to you three times a day. Once the Fourth Prince is cured, this Prince will reward you handsomely."
"Yes." The old man quickly walked inside and then closed the door.
"This time it's really going to cost me my old life…" The old face showed a bitter expression.
"You all keep a close eye on this old man. Don't let him come into contact with anyone else, and don't let him run away."
"Yes." The guards all felt the killing intent emanating from the Prince and couldn't help but shiver.
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