readytorunbook Chapter 222 Extra·Qi Yuan
Chapter 222 Extra·Qi Yuan
Qi Yuan left with the child. She noticed that the child didn't speak and assumed he was mute.
They couldn't keep calling him "little kid," so Qi Yuan gave him a name—Qi Han.
Qi Han has no cultivation level because his meridians are blocked, and no one is guiding him in cultivation.
Qi Yuan gave him a Marrow Cleansing Pill and a beginner's cultivation manual, then left him to his own devices.
Qi Han was placed in a small courtyard in the Demon King's Palace. When they met again, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Not bad," Qi Yuan praised him. "Xiao Han, I heard you've been working hard in your cultivation lately, but don't push yourself too hard. Make sure you get at least four hours of sleep a day."
"I want to practice."
Qi Han's voice was very childish, and Qi Yuan was surprised, "You can talk?"
He nodded slightly. "Yes."
He just hadn't said it in a long time, and he didn't know how to say it.
Later, after hearing from his servants that the Demon King's guard was recruiting new members and that the guards could not have any defects, Qi Han began to practice speaking diligently.
He wanted to protect the sister who had saved him.
Qi Yuan was unaware of Qi Han's thoughts. She was busy with many matters and only said a few words before sending someone to teach Qi Han cultivation and leaving.
In the days that followed, Qi Han worked even harder, sometimes sleeping only an hour a day and thinking of nothing but cultivation.
He knew that he was not good enough for Qi Yuan right now, and only by showing his abilities could he possibly protect Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan only saw Qi Han again after he reached the Nascent Soul stage at a young age.
The young boy wore a mask but stood tall and straight. Qi Yuan tested him a few times before letting him join the guard team.
After that, Qi Han's goal became to become a guard who could stand behind Qi Yuan. There were so many people in the guard team, and not everyone could get Qi Yuan's attention.
He eventually fainted in his room because he was practicing too diligently.
When he woke up, he opened his eyes and saw Qi Yuan sitting in front of his bed.
Qi Han blinked, somewhat incredulous.
How could Your Majesty...?
"woke up?"
Just as Qi Han was about to nod, Qi Yuan tossed him a cultivation manual and said in a cold tone, "Cultivate, no rest allowed."
He was taken aback, picked up the cultivation manual, and whispered, "Yes."
Qi Yuan: "..."
She said irritably, "Are you out of your mind? What did I tell you? You need at least four hours of sleep every day, but you only get..."
Qi Yuan scolded him, but Qi Han couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.
The king spoke to me again.
Even when Qi Yuan's throat was dry from talking, Qi Han took out a teacup and poured her a cup of water to moisten her throat.
It seems they want to hear her continue.
Qi Yuan: "..."
That brat, can't he understand that she's just saying things out of anger?
Qi Yuan bluntly said, "You're moving to my place. I'm going to keep an eye on you personally. After you've cultivated for so long, let's see how I deal with you!"
Qi Han was stunned. "Your Majesty, you mean I can stay at your place?"
Did he hear wrongly?
"In no mood?"
"No, no," Qi Han hurriedly said, "I was thinking about it."
After saying that, his ears turned bright red, but fortunately his hair covered them so Qi Yuan didn't see them.
Qi Yuan nodded. "Can you get out of bed?"
Qi Han nodded hurriedly, "Yes!"
"Let's go."
And so, Qi Han successfully moved into the room next to Qi Yuan's. He felt like he was dreaming, and pinched himself several times before he dared to believe it was real.
Rather than dreaming.
In the days that followed, Qi Yuan strictly controlled his schedule. She seemed less busy, and Qi Han could see her drinking tea and sunbathing in the courtyard every day.
Later, Qi Han heard from others that Qi Yuan had chosen an heir, and the current government affairs would be temporarily handled by the heir, as Qi Yuan wanted to see her governance capabilities.
With some free time, Qi Yuan became obsessed with alchemy. Every time she made a pill, she would have Qi Han taste it, as if she were treating him like a medicine man.
Qi Han was happy to spend more time with her and always ate obediently.
Not only Qi Han was used as a test subject for the medicine, but everyone in Qi Yuan's courtyard also fell victim to her poisonous methods. For a time, the Demon King's palace was filled with groans of misery.
Could someone please come and subdue the demon king? They're no longer taking those strange and wonderful pills for their tonics!
Although they wouldn't die from eating it, they simply couldn't accept the idea of losing all their body hair or growing three heads!
Compared to them, Qi Han was as obedient as a puppy, eating whatever was given to him.
Perhaps the heavens heard their prayers, for Qi Han, who had once again taken the elixir, coughed up blood and then fainted.
Qi Yuan was originally waiting to record the effects of this elixir, but seeing Qi Han vomit blood, she immediately forgot about it.
Fortunately, she always had the doctor by her side during each drug trial, and the doctor quickly gave Qi Han emergency treatment.
In his dazed state, Qi Han heard the physician's voice, "Your Majesty, Guard Qi has been poisoned, which is why his appearance is different from that of an ordinary person."
"The poison was lurking in Guard Qi's body. If it weren't for the pill that the king refined to force out the poison, it probably wouldn't have been diagnosed until it had entered his lungs and internal organs."
"The antidote for this poison is extremely rare; it's probably impossible to find one even if you search the entire world. But if we don't get the antidote, I'm afraid..."
Qi Han didn't hear what Qi Yuan said because he had fainted.
In his last moments before losing consciousness, he thought, "The king has saved me again."
Qi Yuan invited Qi Han to stay in her courtyard because she valued his obedience; he would eat whatever she asked, more obedient than a puppy.
After this unexpected turn of events, Qi Yuan lost all interest in tinkering with elixirs.
"Your Majesty, I am fine and can continue the drug trials."
"Shut up," Qi Yuan said irritably. "What medicine are you trying? Do you think I don't treat my subordinates like human beings?"
Qi Han said weakly, "That's not what I meant."
He heard everything. His poison is very difficult to cure. Since that's the case, why not make the most of it in the end?
Qi Han thought despicably that if he died from the pills made by Qi Yuan, he might occupy a place in her heart.
He's not greedy; a little bit is enough.
But Qi Yuan's decision surprised him. Qi Yuan decided to take Qi Han with her to find the spiritual plants needed for the antidote.
Qi Han lowered his head, "Your Majesty, I... I am not worthy of your trouble."
"I'm not doing this for you," Qi Yuan snorted. "Alchemist Sun has always said that I have no talent for alchemy and refused to take me as his disciple. If I can cure the poison that he can't cure, he will definitely change his mind."
"Alright, let's pack up and set off tomorrow."
Qi Yuan turned and left the room. Qi Han stared at her blankly, as if he were looking at his only salvation in this life.
Granny Nightmare was left in the Demon King's Palace by Qi Yuan, while she and Qi Han left the royal city to find the spiritual plants needed for the antidote.
They searched the entire demon realm before finding about half of them. They even went to the cultivation world before finally finding nineteen of them.
They were still missing the final ingredient, and after making several inquiries, the two learned that the ingredient had appeared in the cultivation world, so they went there again.
Along the way, Qi Yuan and Qi Han spent every day together, and their feelings for each other grew stronger.
Unfortunately, in Qi Yuan's heart, she only regarded Qi Han as her younger brother.