A burning sensation coursed through Qi Yu's blood, originating from her heart.
"Hiss," Qi Yu let out a low gasp, standing by the door for a long time before she could finally suppress the burning feeling. Kuai Shu Ge.
Si Qing had already walked quite a distance. Noticing Qi Yu wasn't following, she realized something was wrong and walked back to her side. "Sister, does your chest hurt?"
"Mmm... when I take a breath, it feels like being pricked by needles," Qi Yu said, supporting herself on a chair as she walked over to sit down.
"What's going on? Has this happened before, or is it sudden?" Si Qing could see Qi Yu was having trouble breathing, so she spoke softly, helping to channel spiritual energy to her.
Qi Yu shook her head. "It just happened suddenly a moment ago. It feels like my spiritual energy went astray, but it's nothing serious."
Si Qing's expression grew serious.
Spiritual energy going astray was indeed a common occurrence among cultivators, but it was unusual for it to happen to them.
From birth, they possessed an automatic circulation of spiritual energy within their bodies.
Without a major crisis, it was difficult to disrupt this spiritual energy circulation and cause harm.
Qi Yu knew what Si Qing was thinking, so she waited until she felt a little better before confessing, "I didn't say anything earlier, so I'm not sure how this happened. Maybe it will be fine after some meditation."
Si Qing remained uneasy and quickly turned to call An Nuo and Shao Feng.
Feng Mingqi, who was about to rest, immediately became alert upon hearing that Qi Yu was unwell. He put on his outer robe and hurried to Qi Yu's room.
By the time he arrived, a crowd had already gathered, and a dragon palace physician was examining her.
At this point, Qi Yu's difficulty breathing had worsened.
The physician had never encountered such a situation before.
The group exchanged glances and shook their heads. Finally, they replied to Si Qing and Shao Feng, "This old dragon has practiced medicine for tens of thousands of years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a condition in the North Sea Dragon King."
"According to the diagnosis, the North Sea Dragon King has no serious external injuries, and her internal energy is also fine. If her internal energy is fine, it means her cultivation method is also fine, and her dragon pearl is intact. I truly cannot pinpoint the ailment."
Feng Yun Zui pondered, "If everything is fine, could it be that the magical artifacts she's carrying are causing some effect?"
The physician immediately examined Qi Yu's magical artifacts. However, a large portion of the artifacts Qi Yu carried were soul-bound. Artifacts that could be soul-bound could not malfunction.
Feng Yun Zui was also at a loss.
Feng Si Qian mused, "The magical artifacts are fine, and everything else is fine. Could it be that this room has been enchanted with some specialized蛊术 (gu术)?"
Although Yu Zhen had been apprehended and demoted to an infant spirit, the impact she caused had not yet dissipated and was still ongoing.
Feng Si Qian subconsciously thought of her in any situation. After thinking of her, she suddenly remembered that the person had already been caught.
The physician searched the entire room.
Finally, he shook his head again.
"Don't worry, no one would dare tamper with anything here. Qi Yu's room is probably the most heavily guarded place in the entire Dragon Palace," Yan Hua said as he stepped forward and felt Qi Yu's pulse. "Her pulse is a bit weak... but there are no internal injuries. Qi Yu, do you still feel pain anywhere?"
Qi Yu nodded, looking dejected. "My heart hurts terribly."