This ain't a simple Tape Worm

Lan Xueruo covered her mouth in shock and said.

Lan Xueruo: Junior Brother Jean!

But the Emperor was calm as always and asked.

Cang Wanhe: Oh? And why is that so? Do you have anything in mind?

Jean: I have, but I am not certain, I would like to ask for Your Majesty to see your pulse first.

Cang Wanhe also did not say anymore; his slightly muddied vision silently sized up the man that his daughter chose. But in his heart, he didn't have any hope that he would be able to aid his condition in any way.

Perhaps his medical expertise was outstanding, but he was just too young. Such a thing like medical expertise, does not depend on knowledge from studies; it required many years to accumulate and compile.

Jean needed only 10 seconds to check the pulse and said.

Jean: Your Majesty, next, I will use profound energy assess your internal organs. Please do not resist.

Cang Wanhe: Alright. Just go ahead and do your best. We have already said that you are the person Yue'er had brought over. We can definitely trust you.

Immediately afterwards, Jean's released a very small amount of profound energy that flowed through Cang Wanhe's internal organs. He also did not continue for too long and withdrew his profound energy soon after. Then, he opened his eyes with a complicated expression.

Lan Xueruo: How is it?

Jean: ...Your Majesty, is there a scar that shouldn't be too long on your chest area? If there is, was it left there approximately three years ago?

Cang Wanhe thought about it for a bit, and then nodded as his pupils revealed his amazement.

Cang Wanhe: That's right. On our chest, there is in fact, a scar about an inch long that was also indeed left behind three years ago… How did you know that we have this scar on our body?

Jean: Alright, you want to hear the bad news or the good news first?

Cang Wanhe: ...Start with the bad one.

Lan Xueruo was impatiently waiting for Jean to speak, when he said.

Jean: What your majesty has, is in fact, not an illness, nor poison. But it is also not the damaging of your life veins that Gu Qiuhong had said… Rather, someone implanted a parasite in you.

Lan Xueruo: Ah? Parasite?

Lan Xueruo's fragrant lips opened wide as shock spread across her face. But ang Wanhe was still, nevertheless, calm and indifferent. It was very clear that he didn't believe Jean's words, this was not because he did not trust Jean, but because he trusted Gu Qiuhong even more.

Jean: This type of parasite is called the 'Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite'. This parasite is planted inside the body and relies on the heart's blood to mature. After maturing, it lives near the heart's veins and lives by consuming a person's vitality.

This type of parasite is very small, but it requires an incomparable amount of vitality to grow; nearly half of the hosts' vitality could be consumed by it.

The reason why Your Majesty's health had been weak beyond compare these few years while also aging at an extreme pace, is because an entire half of your vitality had been swallowed by this 'Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite'.

Cang Wanhe's expression was as calm as before. Then, he revealed a trace of suspicion and said.

Cang Wanhe: If it is truly as you say, then there is no way this formidable parasite that had been implanted in our body gone undiscovered by Gu Qiuhong, whose medical expertise had been the absolute best since long ago.

It would be possible if you were to say that he wasn't able to discover it in the first treatment, but in these three years, Gu Qiuhong has been treating us for several dozens of times. It is extremely unlikely that he was unable to discover it every single time. Jean, could it be that you have misunderstood something somewhere?

Jean: Absolutely impossible. I knew that Your Majesty would certainly not believe me, however, now the good news come out.

I am one of the few people able to remove it, your majesty, you are lucky because I have a technique that could help destroying this parasite.

If this were any other type of parasite, regardless of whether it was even more terrifying, as long as its location is found, it is possible to find a method to lure it out or directly kill it.

But this type of parasite… it is called the 'Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite' because not only does it swallow a large amount of the hosts' vitality, after this parasite drinks the blood of its host, it turns the host's life into its own, and thus shares life and death with its host.

In other words, the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite within Your Majesty's body, is sharing a life with your majesty! If Your Majesty were to die, it would die. Conversely, if it were to die, Your Majesty would also die!

Lan Xueruo: Ah!!

Cang Wanhe: It's impossible for that thing to be inside me…

Jean: But it is, honestly, at this moment it isn't much important if you believe me or not, but even if it was just a simple damage at the life veins, I could heal that anyways. I just want to ask Your Majesty for the permission to "Heal you from your problems", instead of "Removing the parasite".

Cang Wanhe obviously hesitated, but after Lan Xueruo talked to him, Cang Wanhe accepted.

Jean: Your Majesty, whatever happens, don't resist or panic, don't even use your Profound Strength.

Cang Wanhe complied with his words and calmed himself, confident that there wasn't a parasite. Jean extended his left hand toward Cang Wanhe, and in a flash, his Red Profound Handle appeared in a spherical radiance.

For avoiding any mistake, Jean used the Evil Soul, since using Burning Heart would give him some problems in concentration.

Then he let out a light breath, and very soon, the now Orange Profound Handle that was floating above Cang Wanhe's chest disappeared, turning into a special spiritual manifestation of Jean's soul, which entered Cang Wanhe's chest.

It continued to run inside his heart channels, and then he found the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite, before piercing its body like a needle.

After that, he firmly twined the profound handle, that was stuck inside the Soul Devouring Life Binding Parasite, around the place where its life soul existed. After he forcibly removed it, the profound handle left the place in a flash and released the parasite inside Cang Wanhe's heart channels.

With a little sound, a bloody hole some inches wide appeared on Cang Wanhe's chest, and the parasite flew from it.

Lan Xueruo: Ah!

She was shocked when she saw the parasite, which was struggling a few times, then it stopped moving and its body turned into a pool of clear water, before disappearing without a trace.

Jean: Done.

Cang Wanhe abruptly sat up and looked at where the parasite fell, not finding anything except clear water.

Cang Wanhe: T-That…

Jean: Eeeeyup, that was the parasite I was talking about. Your Majesty only needs a fortnight for a minor recovery, another half a month for a moderate recovery, and 15 more days for a major recovery. In 2 months, your body will be completely recovered.

Cang Wanhe: Our… Our body actually had something like that inside of it!

Jean: Now it isn't there anymore. Oh right, the one who made the incision on your chest is the one who planted you the parasite.

Lan Xueruo: Im… Impossible! It can't be Master Gu who implanted the parasite. Master Gu has put his heart into taking care of Father these years; his relationship with the Imperial Family has always been very good… It can't be him! He simply has no reason to harm my father.

Jean: And here we are, there is no other method to put the parasite so near to the heart. He was probably faking it the entire time.

Cang Wanhe: ...Jean, thank you. If not for you, We would have died and not even know the cause for it… Heh, I actually doubted your medical expertise earlier, I am honestly ashamed.

Jean: Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, but I have a question that I would like to be answered.

Cang Wanhe: Go ahead and ask. You saved my life so this is the least I can do for you.

Jean: Alright, according to what I know, this parasite is used to kill people without a trace, even if getting one was extremely difficult. The Crown Prince and the Third Prince are both anxiously fighting over the throne while the Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan secretly fueled the fire.

I want to know if there is something that could scare them so much to make them avoid to leave any single trace behind the scenes.

Cang Wanhe: ...It's because of the Heavenly Sword Villa.