Chapter 719
Chapter 719
Around evening, the imperial envoy said.
“Young Master Shen, follow me!”
Shen Lang, carrying the box, followed the imperial envoy, passing one palace after another and several groups of guards. The security was so tight, it far exceeded his expectations. They finally arrived at a palace by a lake.
“Come in!”
After entering the palace, Shen Lang's eyes narrowed instinctively. About ten grandmaster-level experts came into his view.
‘Damn it all!’
The State of Yue had only six grandmasters in total, and it was already a remarkable feat for Shen Lang to have one as his guard. But now, there were ten grandmasters in this room alone. Elders from Mount Fudao, the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion, and the Skygazing Pavilion were all present. Was such an extravagant lineup really necessary? The forces sent by the various transcendent powers numbered over a hundred, and outside, more than a thousand different medicinal herbs had been prepared.
The leaders of the transcendent powers were gathered in a circle, chatting idly while blocking anyone from entering. A moment later, they suddenly fell silent, and soon, two women entered the room. One was Princess Ninghan. The future successor of the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion and the greatest beauty of Yue, she was walking half a step behind the other woman, who was dressed in a man's long robe.
This woman was Princess Ji Xuan, the daughter of the Great Yan Emperor. She was twenty-six this year but had yet to marry. This was because, like Ninghan, she was already betrothed. Originally, she was to marry Jiang Li's son as his principal wife and become the queen of the Great Qian Kingdom. At the time, Jiang Li had joked that his son would marry all the princesses in the world. Princess Ji Xuan was the highest-ranking princess in the world, and compared to Ninghan's fame as the greatest beauty of Yue, Princess Ji Xuan was far more mysterious and unassuming.
When she appeared, all the leaders from Mount Fudao, the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion, and the Skygazing Pavilion fell silent, bowing respectfully.
“Greetings, Your Highness!”
Princess Ji Xuan held the full authority to negotiate with the world's transcendent powers on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor; she was truly a woman who held everything in her hands. Soon, Shen Lang discovered that while the woman did not possess a golden bloodline, hers was extremely close to one. Moreover, the moment Shen Lang scanned her bloodline with his X-ray vision, she immediately sensed it. This was the first time this had ever happened. To think this woman was so formidable. Shen Lang immediately withdrew his gaze, and Princess Ji Xuan spoke.
“Young Master Shen, I'll have to trouble you. Follow me.”
Following Princess Ji Xuan into a room, Shen Lang was soon completely astounded. The air inside the room was incredibly clean, a place utterly devoid of dust.
‘How did they manage this?’
On a white jade bed lay a terribly emaciated girl with clear, pure skin. She was the patient, the young princess of the Great Yan Dynasty, Ji Ying. She was extremely thin, but her exquisitely delicate face was beyond description. It was as if she were carved from jade by the heavens, a daughter born from the gathered spiritual energy of the world, or even a spirit of nature itself. At that moment, she was completely unconscious, her life force extremely faint. Shen Lang approached, put on gloves to examine her, and took her pulse. But then, Shen Lang's heart skipped a beat. It was a physical instinct, as if his bloodline was resonating with the girl's.
‘What in the world is this?’
Not daring to show even a hint of this strange sensation, Shen Lang continued to examine the girl's body. Soon, something even more astonishing occurred. First, this girl should have been dead long ago. Her body was in a state where she couldn't possibly have survived this long. She suffered from numerous illnesses. Type 1 diabetes was just one of her afflictions; she had dozens of other diseases. However, the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion and Mount Fudao were so incredible that they had treated or suppressed all the other illnesses.
Type 1 diabetes was a relatively minor illness for her, but it fell outside the scope of this world's knowledge. To be honest, Shen Lang couldn't even name many of the other diseases the young princess had, let alone treat them. But Mount Fudao and the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion had treated them all, allowing her to cling to life. This alone showed how powerful and miraculously skilled these two organizations were. They had treated diseases that Shen Lang didn't even recognize.
Under normal circumstances, this young princess would have struggled to live for even another year, yet she had somehow survived until now. If not for the Type 1 diabetes, she would have continued in that state. Moreover, with Type 1 diabetes alone, she should have perished long ago, but Mount Fudao and the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion had used some incredible ability to put her into a deep sleep, preserving her life. That was something even modern medicine couldn't do, proving just how remarkable these two organizations were. It was impossible to imagine the price the Emperor had paid to keep this young princess alive.
Next, Shen Lang scanned the young princess's bloodline with his X-ray vision and was shocked to find that she had a blank bloodline. But there were rumors that this young princess was so bright and lively that she might be a spirit fallen from the heavens. Those with blank bloodlines all suffered from mental disabilities and depression. This situation reminded Shen Lang of Shen Ye. Shen Ye was born with a powerful golden bloodline, but not long after, it vanished from his body, leaving it empty, without a trace of bloodline energy. However, unlike others with blank bloodlines, Shen Ye was perfectly healthy.
What was going on with all of this? For the first time in his life, Shen Lang felt as if his mind had been struck, sensing that there were immense secrets in this world far beyond his reach. Moreover, these secrets were all hidden in darkness, and he could only glimpse fragmented pieces. Shen Lang felt that by coming to save the young princess, he had stepped into an entirely different world. A completely unknown and dangerous world.
The gazes of the ten or so grandmasters focused on Shen Lang. Shen Lang found himself looking at the young princess's face. It was truly an exquisitely delicate face. Perhaps only the baby born to him and Mulan could compare to this young princess.
“Young Master Shen, how is it?”
Shen Lang replied to Princess Ji Xuan's question.
“It seems the young princess has several other symptoms.”
“That's right! This child has suffered from over thirty illnesses, but we have them all under control. Only this new disease flared up a few months ago, leaving us helpless.”
Type 1 diabetes was related to genetic mutations, placing it firmly in an unknown realm of medicine in this world.
“Can you cure it?”
Shen Lang nodded at Princess Ji Xuan's question.
“I am helpless against the young princess's thirty-some other ailments, but I can treat this Type 1 diabetes.”
“Then I must ask you to do your best. Xiao Ying is cherished by the Empress Dowager, my royal father, my royal mother, and indeed, the entire imperial family of our Great Yan Dynasty.”
Rumor has it that the Empress Dowager, in particular, dotes on her beyond measure. From the moment the young princess was born, the Empress Dowager kept her by her side and raised her personally. Not a day went by when the young princess was out of the Empress Dowager's sight for more than half the day. If the princess so much as coughed a few times, the Empress Dowager's heart would tremble, and if she ate even a little less, the Empress Dowager would eat nothing all day. When the young princess fell ill this time, the eighty-something-year-old Empress Dowager was in tears every day, saying that if anything happened to Ying-Ying, she would not be able to go on living. The Great Yan Dynasty had mobilized all the power under heaven just to keep the young princess alive until now.
Shen Lang nodded, then opened his box and said.
“Rest assured. This medicine is called insulin. It is extracted from the bodies of pigs, and this is a complete record of my extraction process.”
Anyone else would have immediately rebuked Shen Lang, questioning how he dared use something extracted from a pig on the incomparably noble body of the young princess. But Ji Xuan had already taken Shen Lang's records and read them carefully. She was clearly able to understand the contents.
“Sister, what do you think?”
Ji Xuan handed the records to Ninghan. Ninghan read them carefully and said.
“It's incredible. It seems to open up an entirely new field of medicine, a gateway to new knowledge.”
Shen Lang said.
“This is the pig insulin I extracted. One vial must be injected before every meal. I have clearly documented how to extract insulin from pigs, so you should be able to extract a purer form. I've prepared a hundred vials in advance, which will be enough for the young princess for a month. After that, you can extract the insulin yourselves.”
Princess Ji Xuan read the records once more and said.
“No problem.”
They could certainly extract a higher quality of insulin than Shen Lang.
“For now, I will inject the insulin I have extracted. Please conduct a thorough examination of it.”
Princess Ji Xuan randomly selected one of the hundred vials of insulin Shen Lang had extracted, and the Ends of the Earth Sea Pavilion and Mount Fudao immediately began a comprehensive inspection. No toxin in the world could deceive these transcendent powers, not even one made by Shen Lang. After two hours, the results were in.
“It contains some impurities, but no toxins.”
That was the judgment of the transcendent powers.
“Then I will administer the injection now. The injection site will be the abdomen, as it is closest to the pancreas.”
Ji Xuan nodded, and everyone else in the vicinity withdrew. Ji Xuan lifted the young princess's clothes, revealing her clear, translucent belly. Like the rest of her skin, it was like jade. Shen Lang marveled once again. This girl was truly a marvel; despite carrying dozens of complex, unknown, and terrifying diseases in her body, she seemed to have been born from all the spiritual energy of the world.
Shen Lang injected the extracted pig insulin into the young princess's body. About fifteen minutes later, Shen Lang spoke.
“The medicine should have taken effect. You may wake the young princess now.”
Princess Ji Xuan nodded and took out a needle tube. Shen Lang was surprised to see it.
‘Is the medicine of these transcendent powers so advanced?’
They were also using hypodermic needles. Furthermore, the medicine injected into the tube was surprisingly similar to a Marrow Cleansing Pill. Of course, it wasn't a Marrow Cleansing Pill, but it was highly likely to be a medicine excavated from ancient ruins. A medicine from ancient ruins would be extremely rare. Shen Lang had expended immense effort and even risked his life just to obtain a single Marrow Cleansing Pill for Mulan. Yet for the young princess, an ancient medicine was being used like a common remedy. As expected, Ji Xuan injected the ancient medicine not into the young princess's blood vessels, but into her cervical spine.
A short while later, a hint of color returned to the young princess's face, and her breathing grew stronger. She finally awoke from her deep slumber. The moment felt like watching Snow White from a fairy tale. She opened her star-like, sparkling eyes and said.
“Sister, am I all better? Am I cured? I couldn't bear it anymore.”
Then, she looked at Shen Lang, slightly surprised but with a somewhat dazed expression, and exclaimed in a startlingly sweet voice.
“Brother!”