Upon hearing Princess Ata’s question, Eunuch Ling couldn’t help but glance towards Xiaosuisui, feeling an inexplicable sympathy for the princess.
However, this sympathy was only momentary, because he too had once experienced that same sense of shock, hadn’t he?
The Eldest Princess, a little girl barely five years old, actually possessed such incredible abilities! Not only could she use her Qi to forcefully expel the scissors from Princess Ata’s chest, but she also managed to remove the Gu Insect that all the Imperial Physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau had failed to deal with.
At that time, he too had been utterly stunned.
"Why is Eunuch Ling looking at me like that?" Princess Ata was very confused.
Eunuch Ling’s face was wreathed in smiles. He pointed at the Eldest Princess in Lord God Hunter’s arms and asked Princess Ata, "Does Your Highness not have any impression of her?"
Princess Ata blinked, reasoning to herself. Rumor had it that the First Divine Hunter of Great Han and the young Emperor shared a bond like brothers since childhood, and his records showed he wasn’t married and had no children. So, this child he had taken the trouble to bring into the Palace could only be one person...
Princess Ata looked Xiaosuisui, whom Ji Youzhi held, up and down. Her gaze lingered for a few extra moments on the scar on Xiaosuisui’s face. "No wonder she was wearing a veil at the post station yesterday! It turns out it’s because she has such a scar on her face!" A wave of understanding washed over Princess Ata.
Ji Youzhi regarded Princess Ata with an impassive expression. He didn’t answer her but asked directly, "I heard you insisted on seeing me and my Suisui. What for?"
He wasn’t courteous in the slightest, his face impassive, as if Princess Ata owed him millions.
It’s true I wanted to see you, but I never said I wanted to see your Eldest Princess, Princess Ata thought, but outwardly she said, "Lord God Hunter, please wait a little longer. After I meet the senior expert who removed the Gu Insect from my body and ask him a few questions, I will tell you everything you want to know!"
Ji Youzhi nodded. "Go ahead and ask."
Princess Ata blinked, not comprehending for a moment. "Lord God Hunter, I need to ask the senior expert. He hasn’t arrived yet!"
Ji Youzhi, his face still impassive, said coolly, "He is here. Ask whatever you wish."
"AH! He’s here? Where is this senior expert?"
Princess Ata looked left and right, scanning the room, but saw no sign of the Gu expert she imagined. Seeing her confusion, Ji Youzhi couldn’t help but gently rub Xiaosuisui’s small head.
"Right here!"
"AH?"
Princess Ata stared at Ji Youzhi in astonishment, asking uncertainly, "Lord God Hunter, the Gu Insect in my body... surely it wasn’t you who removed it?"
Princess Ata suddenly clutched the blanket, her face instantly flushing crimson, her expression tense and flustered.
Seeing her reaction, Ji Youzhi suddenly recalled Xiaosuisui tearing Princess Ata’s clothes before removing the Gu Insect, and a realization dawned on him.
"Rest assured, I wasn’t the one who tore your clothes!"
Ji Youzhi had barely begun to speak when Princess Ata exclaimed, "AH!", cutting him off.
"I never expected Lord God Hunter to be a Gu master! I always thought all the world’s foremost Gu experts were in our Nanjiang. I didn’t imagine Great Han would have such a figure. Great Han truly is full of hidden talents!"
As Princess Ata spoke, her face flushed an even deeper red, and her large eyes appraised Ji Youzhi from head to toe.
Ji Youzhi instantly knew she had misunderstood and quickly clarified, "Princess Ata, you’ve misunderstood. I wasn’t the one who removed your Gu Insect; it was my Suisui who helped you. And I wasn’t the one who tore your clothes either. So please, rest assured, your innocence is intact!"
Princess Ata: "..."