Unconscious and Unresponsive

Bang!

The teacup in Li Haotian's hand fell to the ground and shattered. He stood up abruptly, exclaiming in surprise and anger, "What happened?"

He raised his hand and grabbed the little eunuch who had just run over, bringing him to his side.

"I ask you, what exactly happened?"

The eunuch stammered in fear, "Your Majesty, I don't know either. I was just following from a distance when I heard His Highness suddenly scream and collapse to the ground unconscious."

"Useless!" Li Haotian tossed him aside, strode outside, and shouted, "Summon the Imperial Physician!"

He had just stepped outside when he saw the Minister of War approaching.

Minister of War Ge Pu immediately knelt down. "Your subject greets Your Majesty."

"My dear minister, please return to the palace. I will summon you when I have time."

Li Haotian then left in a hurry.

He disregarded imperial decorum and used his movement technique to arrive at Qingyun Garden in no time, then walked a few steps to the bedside.

"His Majesty!"

The palace maids and wet nurses all bowed in greeting.

Li Haotian's expression was gloomy. He reached out and touched Li Chengyi's forehead, only to find it icy cold. He probed with his True Qi and sensed something.

"Chengyi, Chengyi," Li Haotian called twice, but received no response. He then turned to his companion and said, "Master, come and take a look."

Xu Lianying was Grandmaster and naturally possessed some medical knowledge. He channeled a wisp of his True Essence along the acupoints of the body, and after a moment, he bowed with a wry smile, "This old servant is incompetent and cannot discern the young prince's condition. However, the young prince's breathing is stable, and his life is not in danger."

"Where is the Imperial Physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?" Li Haotian roared. "If anything happens to Chengyi, you will all be executed along with him."

The palace maids knelt on the ground, trembling all over, not daring to raise their heads.

After a short while, the chief Imperial Physician Wu Bingzhi entered the room. After taking Li Chengyi's pulse, his face turned pale, and he kowtowed to the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, this old minister is incompetent."

"A bunch of useless trash! What use are you? Drag you all out and chop them up!"

Imperial Guards entered from outside the door.

Terrified, Wu Bingzhi immediately kowtowed, "Your Majesty, spare my life! This old minister observes that the young prince is unharmed and has not been poisoned. His pulse is normal, and he does not seem to be unwell. Rather, he seems to be asleep."

"Asleep? Tell me, what exactly happened just now?"

An older palace maid said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, this morning after serving His Highness breakfast, I went to play in the Imperial Garden, but suddenly His Highness cried out and fainted."

Li Haotian's gaze was like a knife. "This is what you call 'asleep'? You, a royal Imperial Physician, paid by the Imperial Court, with the lives of the Imperial Family family entrusted to you, is this how you diagnose it?"

Wu Bingzhi, trembling, kowtowed to the ground. "This old minister's medical skills are lacking, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xu Lianying said, "Your Majesty, why don't I immediately send a message to invite the Third Master back? His cultivation is profound; he will surely be able to discern the young prince's specific situation."

"Hurry up and go!"

Xu Lianying bowed, took three steps back, turned around, and hurried away.

Li Haotian, "Issue my order to seal off the Imperial Palace, inside and out. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Within ten days, anyone who enters the Imperial Garden, regardless of their status, will be strictly investigated. Anyone with the right to enter the Imperial Palace will be questioned."

When Li Chengyi got into trouble, Li Haotian's first thought was the struggle for the Imperial Throne. He only had this one direct bloodline heir, and if something happened to Li Chengyi, then the Imperial Throne prince would have to be someone else.

Even with the Imperial Palace heavily guarded, many people would still risk everything for that position.

"Promise!"

The Imperial Guards bowed and obeyed the order.

Half a day later, Li Shi'an hurriedly returned to the Imperial Palace.

For the past half day, Li Haotian had stayed by Li Chengyi's side without leaving for a moment. Upon seeing Li Shi'an, he exclaimed with great joy, "Grand Uncle, you've finally returned!"

"How is Cheng Yi?" Li Shi'an asked with concern.

"He remains unconscious. I have had several Imperial Physician examine him, but none of them can find any cause."

Li Shi'an looked at the three-year-old child on the bed. Seeing that the child's face was rosy and did not seem to have suffered any calamity, he felt slightly relieved. He stepped forward, probed the child with his True Essence, and frowned slightly after a moment.

Li Haotian's heart sank. "Ancestor, have you figured out what's wrong with Cheng Yi?"

Li Shi'an hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Your Majesty, I think it would be better if I took this child to the mountains so that person could take a look at him."

"Even you, Ancestor, can't do anything about it?"

Li Shi'an shook his head and said, "He is physically unharmed, but I cannot sense any spiritual energy or fluctuations in his consciousness."

Li Haotian was silent for a moment, then said, "I will go along as well."

Li Shi'an stood up. "Very well, this is your family matter after all. Let's not delay, let's set off now."

The emperor's travels should have been a grand affair, but today was different. Li Haotian changed his clothes and traveled light with Li Shi'an, with Xu Lianying following behind.

With Li Shi'an carrying the child, the group rode on top-quality Flood Dragon Horse, galloping all the way, and arrived at the foot of North Spring Mountain in just over an hour.

After passing through the mountain gate Memorial Archway, the two revealed their identities and followed behind Li Shi'an, heading towards North Spring Mountain.

Before Li Haotian ascended the Imperial Throne, he had visited North Spring Mountain North Spring Mountain and was already aware of its changes, but seeing it today still deeply moved him.

He didn't say anything, remaining silent the entire way. The matter between Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan still troubled him, and this was not something that could be changed simply by a person's sudden rise in status.

The reason he had shown favor to Gu Yuanqing before was firstly because of Li Miaoxuan, and secondly because Gu Yuanqing was not only his father but also the emperor.

When they reached a point 500 zhang from the summit, Li Shi'an stopped.

"Young Master Gu, this Old Man and the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty have come to pay our respects. We humbly request that you appear before us."

Li Haotian's expression was not good. He was the emperor, the supreme ruler of the country, and the Li Miaoxuan’s father. He had to be informed in this way when he came to see Gu Yuanqing. If it weren't for this child, he would never have come to this mountain.

Gu Yuanqing was fishing on the back mountain and had already noticed the three people coming up the mountain. Although he came from the Prince's Manor, he had never actually had the chance to see Li Haotian. However, from Xu Lianying's expression, he could guess who this middle-aged man in fine clothes was.

After a brief silence, his figure vanished and reappeared in the Courtyard. With a thought, he teleported the several people on the mountainside directly into the courtyard.

Li Shi'an was already used to it, but this was the first time Li Haotian and Xu Lianying had experienced something like this, and even though they were prepared, they were still secretly shocked.

Their knowledge and experience were extraordinary; how could they not know such methods, which were akin to those of immortals or gods?

"Senior Li, Your Majesty, Eunuch Xu."

Gu Yuanqing cupped his hands in greeting, and bowed slightly when he reached Li Haotian. Even though his current cultivation level no longer put worldly emperors in his eyes, Li Haotian was still Li Miaoxuan’s father, and thinking of the past, he felt slightly embarrassed.

Li Haotian gave a light snort, his face expressionless.

Li Shi'an glanced at the emperor, then stepped forward with the child in his arms and said, "Young Master Gu, this child suddenly fainted in the Imperial Palace. I examined him and found nothing wrong with his body, but he just won't wake up, so I brought him to the Mountain for you to take a look."

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