Queen Ma fell asleep after getting through her inner energy, and never woke up again.
In the evening, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer keep his composure and summoned Li Qing to the palace urgently.
"Our girl has been sleeping all day. Come and see what's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang was so panicked.
Li Qing's heart sank, and he quickly put his hand on Queen Ma's wrist, and felt the pulse beating attentively. After a while, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was as serious as ever.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, she has already..."
"Rescue us." Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted forcefully, "If you can't be saved, I want you to look good."
Li Qing was silent for a moment, "Wei Chen will think of a solution when we go back and give an answer to the Emperor tomorrow."
"Can our girl survive until tomorrow?"
"I can handle it." Li Qing nodded, and then said bitterly, "Your Majesty, you have to give me some time, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth for a few steps, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, if you can't think of a way tomorrow, don't blame me for falling out."
"I understand."
Li Qing had long been immune to Lao Zhu's threats and was calm.
He knew that Lao Zhu's behavior was neither to kill him nor to reward him, but to let him treat Queen Ma better.
In fact, the reason why Queen Ma was so sleepy was not that she couldn't wake up, but that she didn't want to wake up.
She did this so that Li Qing would not be implicated. It was far better for a dying person to be resuscitated for one day than to live for only one more day when it was obvious that he could still survive for a few days.
The psychological gap is large enough. After she is rescued, Li Qing's contribution will become greater and the possibility of being implicated will be smaller.
Li Qing understood Queen Ma's good intentions and became more determined to help her.
…
After dinner, Li Qing took five pills in one go. The pills he had robbed from Zhang Tianshi made his energy and spirit rise to an unprecedented state.
Tonight, he prepared to receive as much of Master's energy as possible.
After being together for so long, he also developed feelings for this kind empress. This was the last time, and Li Qing wanted to go all out to let her live as long as possible.
Even half an hour more, a quarter of an hour more would be good.
At midnight, Zhang Slutty arrived as promised.
Seeing Li Qing's state, the old man frowned, "You bastard, you eat the elixirs that I worked so hard for for you as jelly beans?
Do you understand the long flowing water?!"
"Master, Queen Ma is dying." Li Qing said, "This is the last time to pass on Qi. I don't want her to have any regrets."
Zhang Sloppy said angrily, "I can't control her, but I must control you. How can you take pills like this?"
"Just this once." Li Qing promised.
"Besides, I have a special constitution and can recover quickly from penetrating injuries. What does it matter if I take a few more pills?"
"... Just do it." Zhang Slutty sighed, "You want her to return to normal for one day, right?"
"Yes." Li Qing nodded, "Master, is there any way you can extend her time?"
Zhang Sultan thought for a while, "Is she already dead or does she still have a few days left?"
"If you endure it hard, you can still endure it for a few days."
"In this case... you can give her a pill at that time." Zhang said sloppily, "Ideally, it can keep her alive for six hours."
Li Qing nodded, "Then let's get started!"
"Sit cross-legged and return to one's arms." Zhang Ruosu said in a deep voice, "Don't try to show off your strength."
"Disciple understands."
Li Qing sat down, holding his breath and concentrating, "Master, let this disciple see your full strength!"
"Hey~" Zhang Sloppy curled his lips, put his hands on his back, and his true energy exploded.
In just a quarter of an hour, he reached the previous level of infuriating energy.
"Master, continue!"
The palm of his back continued to exert force, and the powerful Qi continued to be input. Li Qing felt that his limbs were filled with unparalleled power, and he felt as if he was punching into pieces and breaking stones.
After another quarter of an hour, Li Qing's meridians became saturated, and he gradually felt a sense of pain.
"Master, how ready is it?"
"Almost 45%."
The master's true energy was far stronger than he expected, and he could hardly hold on until it was even halfway through.
Li Qing gritted his teeth and said, "If we come again, my disciple can still persist."
Zhang Sloppy was not polite, and the strong Qi continued to flow into Li Qing's body, but the speed was much softer.
…
"How much do you become a master?"
"Fifty and a half percent."
"Come again."
"It's almost done."
"Sixty percent."
"Come again."
"I'm not coming." Zhang Sloppy took his hand back and said, "If you come again, your meridians will burst."
Li Qing slowly opened his eyes, took a few big breaths, and said with a wry smile: "Master, you are so angry!"
"How can you imagine a hundred years of skill?" Zhang Slutty snorted, "Okay, I'm leaving."
After a pause, "If you don't go to the guillotine in two days, I will leave."
"Can you do it without walking?" Li Qing said reluctantly, "I will support you!"
"My master has hands and feet, and a strong body and bones. I don't need you to support him." Zhang said sloppily, "I will come back to see you when I get tired of playing outside."
Li Qing complained, "I can't live a good life, but I have to wander around. I wonder what you think?"
"You don't understand this. Wandering is also a kind of spiritual practice."
Zhang Sloppy smiled heartily, picked up the leg of lamb and left.
…
Fourth watch.
Li Qing finally calmed down the turbulent energy in his body, got up and went to the small courtyard to enjoy the night view.
It is now the end of autumn, the temperature is gradually dropping, the wind blows on the body, bringing a slight coolness, and people feel a lot more energetic.
After lighting the incense, the young eunuch carried the dragon chariot over, and Li Qing got up and got on the sedan chair.
Qianqing Palace.
There were so many people here today. In addition to the princes and grandsons, many concubines also came, so that there was not even a place to set foot in the huge palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang stayed up all night and kept guarding Queen Ma, as if he was getting older.
"Your Majesty, Li Qing is here." Xiao Guizi whispered softly.
Zhu Yuanzhang's dim eyes regained some brightness, "Xuan!"
After a while, Li Qing pushed through the crowd and came to Queen Ma's bed.
"Li Qing, have you thought of a solution?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him, fearing that he would say something negative.
"Yes." Li Qing nodded, "But this is my last move."
He had to tell the ugly story first, "Your Majesty, your Majesty's life is hanging on a thread. Only in the day and night, I can only rejuvenate your Majesty's last vitality. In other words...
Your Majesty, you only have today."
"Only today." Zhu Yuanzhang murmured and repeated, and suddenly became furious, "Is this what you want?"
Li Qing lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"Speak!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.
The sound echoed in the hall, and he even went crazy.
The princes, grandsons, princesses and concubines all knelt on the ground, not even daring to breathe.
What else could Li Qing say? This was really his last resort. If he pretended to be fat at this time, he would be seeking death.
Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down a little after hearing this, but he still looked unwilling, "Li Qing, is there really no other way?"
"Your Majesty, if we delay any longer, I will have nothing to do."
Li Qing lowered Lao Zhu's psychological expectations again, "Besides, I am not completely sure that I can save the empress."
Zhu Yuanzhang trembled. Looking at his sister, he could indeed die at any time. At that moment, he no longer dared to hesitate at all.
"You just said that you can let our girl live another day. If you can't do it, it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor."
"I understand." Li Qing was too lazy to argue with him, "Time is tight, and I need an absolutely quiet environment."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him expectantly and felt that what he had just said was a bit harsh and might scare him and affect his performance, so he changed his words:
"Don't be nervous, save the queen, and we will reward you heavily."
Stop talking nonsense. When have you ever fulfilled your promise... Li Qing was already annoyed with him, "Your Majesty, we can't delay any longer."
"Okay, let's go out right now." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Everyone, go out."
After a while, the palace became quiet.
Li Qing took out the needle box, and what came up was the Nine Needles of Reverse Life.
After nine needles, he applied acupuncture to other vital points one after another, and he used all his skills.
The scruples before were just for the long flow of water, but for the last time, there was no need to scruple.
After all, after today, there is no future.
Two quarters of an hour later, Queen Ma woke up leisurely and saw him, with a smile on her face and said, "Thank you."
"Your Majesty, don't talk yet." Li Qing said, "It's time to get rid of your anger."
As he said that, he took out a pill and said, "My dear, hold it in your mouth first, and then swallow it when you can't bear it anymore."