[Noble Physician's Canon activated.] [Target: Jiang Mingwei. Identity: Sima of the Residence of Princess Taiping Who Guards the Nation, director of the Personal Guard Office, Subordinate Fourth Rank Commanding Envoy of the Plum Blossom Guards. Overall value: two and a half stars.] [Condition: tidal meridian erosion (active phase).] [Reward for success: Flame Charm Art.] [Penalty for failure: none.]
Inside the Quiet Chamber of the Spirit Pivot Institute.
Lu Changfeng sighed.
Flame Charm Art...
-An ancient secret art of the imperial court. The eyes were the windows to the heart. Those who mastered this art could not only bewilder people's minds through their gaze and induce hallucinations, but also look straight into their hearts and glimpse fragments of their memories. Mysterious and unpredictable, it was all but impossible to guard against.
This art's effects were undoubtedly superior to those of the Soul-Shifting Great Method.
But the way it was used...
Unlike soul-shifting, Flame Charm incorporated seductive techniques, so most of its practitioners were women...
Lu Changfeng was rather speechless. Am I supposed to make bedroom eyes at people? Is that appropriate?!
"Sir?"
Jiang Mingwei, the Sima of the Princess's Residence, sat opposite him. Seeing him sigh and look so grave, Jiang Mingwei felt his heart sink.
"Are you... powerless to help as well, sir?"
Jiang Mingwei gave a bitter smile, filled with profound exhaustion and resignation. "Of course. This stubborn illness has plagued me for over twenty years. Every renowned physician I've sought out has been helpless. Perhaps this is simply my fate..."
His words brought Lu Changfeng back to himself. He waved a hand and smiled. "You've misunderstood, Sima Jiang. This condition can be treated."
"What?"
Jiang Mingwei abruptly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Lu Changfeng picked up a brush to write a prescription and