How was he supposed to kill him? By now, he had probably entered the Goddess of the Luo River Palace, while Pei Ye could not even enter the outer Mirage Realm.
Besides, last time he had found the Twelve Hanging Currents by following the Merfolk's movements. Even if he were allowed into the Mirage Realm now, would he know where to go?
Not to mention that he had no confidence of defeating Yu Sicheng at all. He had not carved out the "Great Edict Usurpation," his wounds had not fully healed, and nothing was ready.
Violent flames burned in his chest. Pei Ye watched silently ahead, then shifted his gaze and met a pair of pitch-black eyes at the head of the gathering.
Yong Ji looked at him, and he looked at Yong Ji. Both were expressionless, yet Pei Ye seemed to read something in his face.
A sound came from the entrance to Qiongju Garden. A gray-clad girl swept inside, carrying a medicine chest, and landed before Li Cannan.
Only then did the first words seem to sound across the gathering, in Li Huang's faint, slightly hoarse voice. "Summon the imperial physicians... Who is this?"
A palace maid replied, "Your Majesty, this is Her Excellency the Little Medicine Lord of the Mount Tai Medicine Lodge, Divine Physician Qu Xin."
Li Huang nodded and said nothing more. After a moment, she said faintly, "Please do everything you can to save her, Divine Physician Qu. There is no need to worry about any expenses or supplies."
Pei Ye rose and went over to Qu Xin. In that short time, the girl had already placed more than a dozen Chi Flame needles in Li Cannan's neck and was feeding her a pill.
Green lines of blood had already spread over nearly half