TRWSB – Chapter 38 The Consequences of Provoking

In the Evil Doctor’s courtyard.

Qi Shaorong glanced at Qi Heng and reminded him, “Activate all the hidden traps in the yard. If anyone dares to trespass, I want to make sure they don’t recognize themselves.” A glint of cunning flashed in Qi Shaorong’s eyes.

“Don’t worry, if anyone breaks in, I’ll make sure they know that the Evil Doctor’s mansion is not so easy to enter,” Qi Heng said coldly.

Qi Shaorong walked into the underground laboratory. He had only arrived in the imperial capital a few days ago, and already, a secret underground laboratory had been set up. The laboratory was fully equipped, and Qi Shaorong began testing the little tiger’s blood.

“As expected, the blood sugar levels are incredibly high,” Qi Shaorong said.

“Young master, what should we do?” Qi Heng asked.

“We need to inject insulin and control the intake of sugar in the future,” Qi Shaorong explained.

“What’s insulin?” Qi Heng asked, curious.

Qi Shaorong thought for a moment and replied, “It’s a kind of medicinal elixir.”

Qi Heng furrowed his brows. “Never heard of it.”

“It’s a good thing. Many people rely on it to survive,” Qi Shaorong said.

In his past life, many overweight people with high blood sugar still wanted to eat. So what did they do? They carried insulin with them and would inject themselves whenever things got out of hand. For the sake of eating, what was a little needle prick?

Qi Heng frowned and asked, “Many people rely on it? I’ve never heard of it!”

Qi Shaorong glanced at him and said, “Enough asking. We need to hurry and extract the substance.”

“Young master, is it difficult?”

Qi Shaorong shook his head. “Not very difficult.”

“Since this thing is so useful, young master could make a lot more and sell it!” Qi Heng suggested.

Qi Shaorong shrugged. “Most people don’t recognize its value. Even if I make more, few will know its benefits.”

Qi Heng looked at him and said, “Young master, if you cure the little tiger, there will definitely be people who recognize its value.”

“That’s true,” Qi Shaorong agreed. With the little tiger being ill, many families had recommended experts, and the little tiger from the royal family was being watched by countless people.

Qi Heng: “…”

As Qi Shaorong was conducting tests, the wind chimes in the laboratory suddenly rang. Qi Shaorong narrowed his eyes. “Someone’s broken in.”

“I’ll go check,” Qi Heng said.

Qi Shaorong nodded.

Qi Heng went out to the yard and saw a person collapsed in the medicinal herb field. The moment Qi Heng appeared, the person immediately flipped over and hurled a fireball toward him.

Qi Heng waved his hand, and a golden umbrella appeared in his grip. He opened it, and the flames were blocked by the umbrella. The 49 crystal cores embedded in the umbrella’s surface glowed brilliantly. Qi Heng used the umbrella to reflect the fireball back at the attacker.

The attacker’s face was swollen and disfigured, clearly poisoned.

A cold smile tugged at Qi Heng’s lips. He spun the golden umbrella and struck the attacker, sending him flying. Qi Heng summoned the umbrella back into his hand.

After exchanging dozens of moves, the poisoned attacker finally collapsed, unable to continue.

Qi Heng approached and kicked the attacker. Seeing that the person didn’t move, Qi Heng couldn’t help but smile coldly. The attacker had already been poisoned when they trespassed into the Evil Doctor’s mansion. For them to endure so many moves was quite impressive.

Qi Heng grabbed the attacker and threw him at the door of the Imperial Inspection Bureau.

…

At the Yi family.

Yi Chuxue sat on her bed, waiting for news from Yi Huo.

After returning home, Yi Chuxue had complained to Yi Huo about her grievances with the Evil Doctor. Hearing that his sister had been wronged, Yi Huo immediately became furious and vowed to seek revenge on the Evil Doctor.

Yi Huo had gone to confront the Evil Doctor, but Yi Chuxue stayed awake, waiting for good news. However, Yi Huo did not return by morning.

As time passed and Yi Huo still hadn’t returned, Yi Chuxue felt uneasy. But fearing that Yi Xun would scold her, she didn’t dare to inform him.

While Yi Chuxue was anxious, Qi Shaorong slept soundly.

Early the next morning, Zhuang Hao arrived.

“You’ve come?” Qi Shaorong greeted him cheerfully.

Zhuang Hao nodded. “Yes! I heard that you’ve found a way to cure the little tiger?”

Qi Shaorong nodded. “Yes.”

He opened a box and took out a syringe.

Zhuang Hao looked at the syringe, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Qi Shaorong noticed that Zhuang Hao’s curiosity wasn’t about the substance in the syringe but rather the syringe itself.

Qi Shaorong shook his head, thinking to himself, “Zhuang Hao isn’t that impressive. Poor kid, at his age, he doesn’t even recognize a syringe.”

“Do you want to take a look?” Zhuang Hao pushed the plunger on the syringe, causing the medicine to spill out.

Zhuang Hao’s face turned red. “Sorry, I…”

Qi Shaorong waved his hand. “It’s fine. I have backups.”

Zhuang Hao sighed in relief. “That’s good. By the way, no one came looking for trouble last night, did they?”

Qi Shaorong shook his head. “No, I have such good relations with people. Who would look for trouble with me? You’re overthinking.”

Zhuang Hao: “…”

Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Zhuang Hao shook his head. “Nothing. Let’s go to the palace.”

Qi Shaorong nodded. “Alright!”

At the palace.

“You’ve arrived,” Fourth Prince Tang Tianying smiled as he welcomed them.

“Did the Fourth Prince wait long?” Zhuang Hao asked.

Tang Tianying shook his head. “No, Zhuang Hao, I don’t know if you’ve heard this rumor.”

“What rumor?”

“This morning, at the door of the Imperial Inspection Bureau, they found a person who was bloated all over, with a face disfigured in strange colors. At first, the staff thought he was a beggar, but it turned out to be Yi Huo from the Yi family.” Tang Tianying said with a smirk.

Zhuang Hao: “…”

Qi Shaorong tilted his head and smiled. “It seems that this Yi Huo young master doesn’t know how to treat people kindly, which is why his reputation is bad and he got retaliated against.”

Tang Tianying chuckled. “The Evil Doctor is right. Yi Huo, relying on his ability, was arrogant and unruly. Without the Yi family, he wouldn’t be anything.”

“Fourth Prince, you truly understand the situation. There aren’t many reasonable people like you now,” Qi Shaorong praised.

“Too much flattery,” Tang Tianying said modestly.

Zhuang Hao listened to Qi Shaorong and the Fourth Prince exchange compliments, his face turning dark.

The competition among the royal family members was intense, with the second and fourth princes being the most prominent. Although the four major families in the capital didn’t make clear alliances, the Yi and Qi families seemed to lean towards the second prince, while the Zhuang and Shen families supported the fourth prince. The second prince had married Shen Manwu from the Shen family, and now, the Shen family’s stance had become ambiguous.

“Let’s go see the little tiger,” Zhuang Hao suggested.

Tang Tianying nodded. “Alright! Evil Doctor, I heard you have a solution?”

Qi Shaorong smiled helplessly. “I can only say it’s worth a try.”

Tang Tianying nodded. “Evil Doctor, please lead the way.”

As they approached the little tiger, which was lying listlessly on the ground, Qi Shaorong felt a pang of sympathy. “Seems like it’s gotten thinner?”

“Toothache. It’s been bothering it all night,” Tang Tianying sighed.

Qi Shaorong: “…” Eating so many sweets really does come at a price.

Qi Shaorong nodded. “Let’s first address the issue of not being able to eat.”

With one injection, the little tiger quickly felt much better. Qi Shaorong couldn’t help but marvel at its vitality.

Worried about the little tiger’s condition, Qi Shaorong agreed to stay in the Imperial Medical Hall at the Fourth Prince’s request.

Meanwhile, the Yi family was in turmoil over Yi Huo’s poisoning.

Yi Xun was furious, but even though the Yi family held great power, they didn’t dare to barge into the palace to capture anyone.

Qi Shaorong, however, was in the Imperial Medical Hall, discussing beauty and weight loss with several imperial concubines, who were all excitedly watching him as if he were a shining crystal core.

At Yi Fan’s residence.

“Where are you going?” Mu Xuelan blocked Yi Fan’s path.

Yi Fan glanced at her. “Is there something?”

“Do you know your brother’s been poisoned?”

“I don’t know. You’re quite well-informed, Miss Mu,” Yi Fan replied sarcastically.

Mu Xuelan frowned. “Yi Fan, aren’t you worried about your brother?”

“Worried? Why should I worry? There are others worrying. No need for me to interfere,” Yi Fan replied nonchalantly.

“He’s your brother! Do you have no humanity?” Xiang Yun said.

Yi Fan sneered, and said, “The little girl is in love and has fallen for my elder brother. That’s perfect! He has turned into an ugly monster, and all the people who originally admired him are avoiding him. You can go and show your courtesy to him. However, my elder brother has high standards. Even if he looks like a mess now, I’m afraid he won’t look down on a little girl like you.” “

You… Master Yi Fan, you are really… unreasonable.”

Yi Fan grabbed Xiang Yun’s collar and pulled her to him. “Your young lady and I have divorced. You two are living here for free. So stay out of my business and don’t be shameless.”

Yi Fan threw Xiang Yun away. Mu Xuelan’s expression changed again and again, and Yi Fan’s face was cold.

“Sorry, I’m nosy.” Mu Xuelan said.

Yi Fan snorted lightly and said nothing.

Mu Xuelan looked at Yi Fan and said, “It seems not a good idea for you to go out when your brother is in this condition.”

Yi Fan crossed his arms and said nonchalantly, “I can’t do it. I can’t run to that guy and pretend to be a friendly brother. Instead of running to Yi Huo and pretending, I might as well go out for a drink and celebrate his bad luck.”

Yi Fan ignored Mu Xuelan and Xiangyun and walked out.

Xiangyun looked at Yi Fan’s back, frowned, and said, “What kind of person is Yi Fan! Miss, you speak to him in a nice tone, but he doesn’t listen at all.”

Mu Xuelan frowned, sighed, and said, “Forget it, when you are under someone’s roof, you have to bow your head.”

“Miss, I heard that Yi Huo was poisoned because he wanted to stand up for Miss Yi Chuxue.” Xiangyun said.

Mu Xuelan pursed her lips and said, “Yi Chuxue, you’re so lucky!”

Mu Xuelan lowered her head. In terms of character, appearance and talent, she was no better than Yi Chuxue. Unfortunately, her background was not as good as Yi Chuxue’s. Yi Chuxue not only had a father and mother who doted on her, but also two brothers who protected her. What about her! Because she was willful and worthless, the Mu family gave up on her.

Yi Fan walked out the door and closed his eyes. Qi Shaorong had just arrived and there was no need for him to offend the Yi family like this. Qi Shaorong took such a heavy hand, on the one hand it might be because Yi Chuxue broke off the engagement for Zhuang Hao, causing Qi Shaorong to lose face, on the other hand it might be to stand up for him.