Ji Youzhi’s actions made the Nanjiang guard hesitate and grow anxious.
Although the guard held his own bargaining chip, his own Princess had a weapon on her person more lethal than the knife in his hand!
"If I were you, I’d be wise enough to let her go first, so that our Great Han Imperial Physician can attend to your Princess’s injuries. Besides, our Suisui has an amazing Elixir. If you can make her happy and beg her sincerely, she might help. Perhaps after the Imperial Physicians remove the scissors from your Princess, Suisui might extend her grace and grant your Princess an Elixir to save her life!"
These words from Ji Youzhi were a display of both carrot and stick, laced with a trace of disdain!
The Nanjiang guard, annoyed yet hopeful, asked, "Does she truly possess an Elixir that can save my Princess?"
His voice trembled as his gaze fixed instantly on Xiaosuisui. He saw Xiaosuisui, wide-eyed, looking at the curved blade pressed against her neck.
"Take out your Elixir!" the Nanjiang guard said coldly.
Xiaosuisui’s hand twitched. Then, with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, she snatched the curved blade from the Nanjiang guard’s hand.
"I have many Elixirs. Which one do you want?"
The Nanjiang guard’s eyes widened suddenly, his face a mask of disbelief. The person before him is clearly just a toddler! How could she so effortlessly snatch his saber away?
Ji Youzhi, Xie Pan’Er, and all the Imperial Physicians present were also astounded!
"Princess!" Xie Pan’Er reacted swiftly, pulling Xiaosuisui into her arms.
"Are you okay?"
Xiaosuisui shook her head. "I’m okay!"
As she spoke, she took out a small pouch she carried. Her little hand rummaged inside and pulled out a heap of small medicine bottles.
"All my Elixirs are here, and they can all save lives. Do you want them?" Xiaosuisui pointed at her pile of medicine bottles and asked the Nanjiang guard.
The Nanjiang guard’s face burned with shame and anger; his saber had just been snatched away by a child who looked to be only four or five years old.
"Do you want them? If not, I’m putting them away."
Xiaosuisui waited for a moment. When the guard still didn’t speak, she pressed him again, already making a move to gather up the medicine bottles.
"Yes! What kind of Elixirs do you have? Is there any that can save my Princess?"
Xiaosuisui tilted her head, thought for a moment, then picked up a green medicine bottle.
"This one can, but..." She trailed off, looking a bit conflicted.
Her hesitation immediately made the Nanjiang guard anxious. "But what?" he pressed urgently.
If it had been anyone else, the Nanjiang guard would have snatched the Elixirs by now. But after witnessing Xiaosuisui disarm him so easily earlier, he couldn’t help but feel a sliver of apprehension towards this so-called Great Han Eldest Princess.
Xiaosuisui tilted her head, looked at the curved blade she had snatched, and asked, "Do you have another blade like this one?"
The Nanjiang guard asked in surprise, "How do you know?"
Xiaosuisui blinked. "My Fourth Uncle’s weapons are also curved blades, and he has two of them! This blade of yours is the same shape as my Fourth Uncle’s, so I thought you must have another one!"
The Nanjiang guard nodded. "Yes, this curved blade is called the Crescent Moon. It’s one of the treasures listed in our Nanjiang arsenal."
"Where is the other one?"
Hearing this, the Nanjiang guard suddenly had a bad feeling...