THE HEX 3

Hu Nayin needed much longer time than she did in the previous time to diagnose Zhu Su. She held Zhu Su's hand for a few minutes. Meanwhile, the dusk wind continued to blow briskly, busy filling the silent atmosphere.

"You have a peculiar "Aura"..." Finally Hu Nayin opened her mouth. "Your "Aura" is muddled, clashing each other. This kind of "Aura"... I've never felt it before..."

Zhu Su blinked. "You mean, I get Qi Stagnation?"

"What is Qi Stagnation, Your Highness?"

"Ah, you won't figure it out. It's a medical term. There is a kind of syndrome in which Qi flows irregularly inside our body, causing blockages in the whole body."

"Wow... I get it..." Hu Nayin's eyes widened. "Medical science is really amazing. What I can do is merely recognizing "Aura". To be honest... I want to study medical science. The real medical science, not this shamanic healing. Although I often find the right treatment for patients, actually I've made more failures. We must be capable to cure the patients more accurately with the structured medical theory."

"Not at all. Medical science doesn't stop developing. There are still a lot of mysteries in the medical world that need to be revealed, just take the Witchcrafts of Xie Wang, this case, as an example. Hence, this case urges me so much to resolve it." Zhu Su looked up, gazing at the night sky filled with thick, purplish-black clouds. "I'm eager to puzzle out this Witchcrafts of Xie Wang... It's a true challenge for me, this case. And I also dream of freeing Yunnan people from disasters... yes, if necessary, we can carry out extensive research for it. Like Shennong * who succeeded in completing Shennong Bencao Jing * !"

"You love medicine so much, Your Highness?"

"True. I love it so much." Zhu Su nodded firmly. "I've no idea about the reason. My family background is in political and military career, we are born and raised in an environment filled with those who are busy in governmental affairs. It's strange then, I'm ended up being interested in this field. Most of my siblings are inappropriate with me when it comes to medical topics, and the same with my father and mother..."

"According to a belief I've heard before, a great physician is born from three times reincarnations of someone who had studied very hard to become a medicine expert. Your Highness, it seems that your past life is a famous physician who has helped many people. So when you're reborn now, the "calling" from your previous life then becomes your subconscious mind, and makes you love medicine."

"Really?" Zhu Su chuckled. "It's just a hobby. My skill level in medicine is so low since I never focus on studying medicine."

"Maybe this is the right time to focus on, Your Highness," Hu Nayin said solemnly. "You have come to the right place. Yunnan has been famous as the best source of valuable herbs for a long time. Even some very rare plants grow here. It is the result of Yunnan temperature, milder than the temperature at Central Plain. Especially in Kunming, where summer isn't too hot and winter isn't too chill."

Zhu Su nodded. "Well... Hopefully, it can come true... Hopefully, this can be the right moment for me to be serious with my passion."

Caaaawww... Caaawwww!...

Flocks of crows flew in circles abruptly and cut off their conversation. So many crows flying above their heads made Hu Nayin automatically scream in horror. But more surprising things had waited to emerge. Suddenly an explosion blasted, and a second later, a silhouette dressing in black and purple was now standing on the top of a mountain.

The figure was evidently a man in his late thirties. His dark brown eyes emitted such cool, menacing gaze, just like a raven's eyes. His tight jaw was covered by a dark, bristly mustache, as well as peppered stubble. His handsome face beamed with icy aura. He shouted, "So there you are, the Ming Prince they're widely talking about?!"

"Who are you?!" Zhu Su replied.

The man laughed cynically. "Me? I am the descendant of Yunnan legitimate leaders, but being severely overthrown by all of you! I am the only one who has the right authority to become the leader of Yunnan!"

"You are Xie Wang?!"

"For you, I am Xie Wang, but for Yuan, I am the Angel of Prosperity!"

"Prosperity?! Is causing the people to fall sick can be categorized as Prosperity?!"

"Definitely! I attack the traitors who are pro to you! They deserve it because they've betrayed us... and ruined my family!"

"Anyway, to be honest, I don't believe that you have the capability to curse people into getting sick," Zhu Su snorted. "These must be no more than a trick to spread chaos. I am a political person anyway, and I know all kinds of tricks and manipulations to provoke people. So you can't fool me with such cheap lies!"

Xie Wang's face turned red, full of anger. "You... how dare you call my magic as cheap lies?!? Huh! Do I need to prove it to you right now?!"

"Then show it. It might be enjoyable for me to see what kind of lie you will show to us."

It clearly appeared that Xie Wang had to hold back his wrath all out. He thus curved a cynical smile.

"Tomorrow morning," Xie Wang said slowly. "Tomorrow morning... you will see dozens of dead bodies lying all over the streets in Yunnan."

"W... what?!?... What the hell are you going to do?!?..."

Xie Wang looked straight to Zhu Su, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "This is a war. A battle between me, Yuan Prince, and you Ming Prince. A battle to determine who is the most suitable to be the next ruler of Yunnan!"

Before Zhu Su could make any response, Xie Wang threw the firecracker that thus exploded, the scattering dust immediately covered him, and when the dust began to disappear, Xie Wang had vanished from sight.