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Chapter 153: The Demon!

Zhang Yuan glanced at the beautiful woman with blonde hair lying on the bed with closed eyes and there were black spots on her body with black twisted veins popped out across her pale skin, pulsating with the demonic energy inside her.

*gik* Seeing her face like this, Ming Yuelin, shrieked in panic, clutching onto Zhang Yuan's robe tightly as she hurriedly hid behind him.

"Master..." she whimpered, her voice barely above a whisper.

Looking at the demonic energy oozing out of the woman's body, Xue Hua's gaze condensed 'So this is the source of the demonic energy I've been sensing... it was so faint before, but now that I'm here... it's clear.'

Her eyes sharpened. 'She's a demon.'

Long Xian's eyes trembled in pain looking at his daughter's sorrowful state like this and a sigh escaped his lips "I came to this... Northern bei Empire because I heard there is good medication here."

He said, his voice heavy with despair, "...but even after all this time, she's still not recovering."

The three female attendants, who had been quietly tending to her, immediately stood up and bowed deeply when the emperor entered the room.

"Your Highness," they greeted him respectfully, though their faces were pale with worry.

Zhang Yuan, feeling Ming Yuelin's tight grip on his robe, turned around and gave her a gentle pat on the head.

Reluctantly, she let go, her wide eyes still glued to the bedridden woman as fear gnawed at her.

As Zhang Yuan stepped closer, he took a glance at the woman's face and turned to look at the three servants.

"Leave..."

The female servants were confused and looked at each other as a random man came in and asked them to leave. Um?

Long Xian also raised his hand and gestured for them to leave.

Seeing this, the three servants gave a bow before leaving the room.

*clank* As the doors closed, a sigh escaped Zhang Yuan's lips, and turned his head to Long Xian.

Seeing him sigh, Long Xian quickly walked to him "What happened Master Yuan? Did you find something?"

Zhang Yuan cast a quick glance at Xue Hua and turned to Long Xian "She is a demon..."

HUH? Long Xian's eyes shrank in utter shock and panic filled his heart as his voice stumbled "W-What are you.. huh Master... Yuan? T-That is impossible"

"WHAT THE HELL? SHE IS THE DEMON?!"

????? Ming Yuelin was taken aback and yelled in surprise, looking at the woman.

-_- Xue Hua glanced at her blankly.. Can you stop shouting, Senior Sister?

Long Xian's entire body was trembling now as his legs felt weak, and his heart sank deeper into despair. "No... no, you must be mistaken..." he muttered under his breath, shaking his head vigorously as if trying to dispel the horrific reality.

"There's no way... my daughter isn't a demon..."

Looking at Long Xian who was panicking, Zhang Yuan's gaze condensed "And you must have known it already... because she is a half demon."

Huh? This time, even Xue Hua was surprised and raised an eyebrow 'She is a.. half demon?'

"SHE IS A HALF DEMON?!" Ming Yuelin screamed again, her eyes nearly bulging out of her head.

'Are you for real?' Xue Hua glanced at Ming Yuelin and shook her head helplessly.

The emperor's eyes darted around the room, searching for some way to deny the truth, but deep down, he knew.

Slowly, he nodded, his shoulders slumping under the weight of his admission. "Yes..."

"This girl's mother is a demon... right?"

The frown on Xue Hua's face deepened 'Can't believe that she is half-demon... that's why the demonic energy is very faint?'

'Humans can't impregnate demons normally... but there is a small rare chance that the demon may get impregnated and give birth to a half-demon.'

Looking at Zhang Yuan, Long Xian gave a heavy nod, admitting it "Yeah.. her mother is a demon."

Zhang Yuan gently took her wrist and sensing her slow heart rate, he muttered "Half demons are really rare..."

"Normally, humans and demons cannot bear offspring together. Their natures are too different, their energies too incompatible. But in very rare cases, a demon may conceive a half-demon child. However, that child's life is not an easy one."

He looked down at the princess, her body twitching faintly as the demonic energy inside her continued to wreak havoc. "This girl... her body is human, but her blood is tainted with demonic power. And now that blood is corrupting her from the inside."

Long Xian's eyes were wide with horror as he listened to Zhang Yuan's words. "But she's been fine for 22 years! There were no signs of this... disease, or whatever this is. She's always been healthy, but now..."

With a shake of his head, Zhang Yuan explained "No.. her demonic blood was dormant till now. But something has awakened her dormant bloodline."

"The demonic energy in her blood began to awaken, and her human body, weak in comparison, couldn't withstand it. The demonic blood is slowly corrupting her internal organs... her heart, her liver, her lungs. It's like a slow poison, eating away at her from the inside."

Hearing this, Xue Hua gave a faint nod and muttered in her mind 'Yeah.. demons have a strong physique compared to humans and the human body can't intake demon blood.'

'It is like a poison to them.'

And it is not like everyone can sense her demonic energy. Powerful people, if they didn't focus clearly, even they can't sense demonic energy from a half demon.

But since she is a demon, she could easily see through it.'

Long Xian's heart sank as none of these previous doctors could find that she is a half demon and that is the reason for her illness.

So, he thought that she is affected by some other disease...

Long Xian collapsed onto the chair beside his daughter's bed, his hands trembling as he reached for hers, his heart was breaking as he watched her suffering.

"Please, Master Yuan..." he begged, his voice hoarse with emotion. "Save her... do whatever it takes, but please... save my daughter."

"I-If you can easily find out about her disease.. then you know about this disease right? You should have information..."

"I-I can do anything, I just want my daughter to be healthy and alive."

Zhang Yuan's gaze squinted as he gave a thoughtful nod "First, we need to cleanize her internal organs and strengthen her body, so she can withstand the demonic energy."

*cough* *cough* Suddenly, a soft cough broke the tense silence in the room. Zhang Yuan and Xue Hua's heads turned toward the bed, and Long Xian gasped, his heart lurching in his chest.

His daughter, who had been lying motionless moments before, stirred weakly.

Her pale eyelids fluttered, and with great effort, she opened her eyes and they were clouded with pain, as her chest rose and fell unevenly as she struggled to breathe.

"Father..." she rasped, her voice barely audible, trembling with agony.

Tears welled up in her eyes as her lips quivered and her frail hand reached out toward her father, and Long Xian, who had been holding back his emotions for so long, broke down.

His knees gave way, and he fell beside her bed, clutching her outstretched hand with both of his trembling hands.

His face crumpled as tears streamed down his cheeks, no longer able to contain the grief that had been eating away at him for months.

"Yue'er..." he sobbed, his voice breaking as he pressed her hand to his forehead.

"I'm here, I'm here... my precious child... I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry..."

Tears rolled down the woman's face, mixing with the beads of sweat that clung to her pale skin and her whole body shook from the pain coursing through her veins, the demonic energy ravaging her organs.

"Father... it hurts..." she cried, her voice weak and broken. "It hurts so much... I can't... I can't bear it..."

Her frail voice tore through the room, and the sound of her suffering was unbearable.

Long Xian's sobs grew louder, his heart shattered into pieces as he watched his daughter, his only child, writhing in torment.

"I know, my dear... I know..." he whispered, his hands trembling as they stroked her hair gently.

"I'll make it stop, I promise... I'll make it stop, no matter what it takes."

But even as he said the words, his heart was heavy with helplessness. There was nothing he could do to take away her pain, nothing he could offer her in this moment but his presence and his tears.

Seeing the daughter and father, Zhang Yuan let out a soft sigh and glowing runic patterns appeared in the air as he placed his finger on her forehead.

She instantly fell asleep and Long Xiao raised his head looking at Zhang Yuan through his blurred vision "M-Master Yuan..."

Zhang Yuan replied "I have stopped her pain and put her to sleep... I will have to gather the herbs and materials that are needed to treat her."

Sure, if he needed he can treat her instantly, and he could time travel tomorrow, next month and even go to the end of this world.

He can do anything.

But that will break the flow of nature...

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