Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend
Chapter 178 - 48: I Ally With You

Chapter 178: Chapter 48: I Ally With You

After cultivating spiritual power, Xiahou Qi’s spiritual power grew day and night, but he also found it increasingly difficult to control.

One strange incident after another occurred around him, and the looks he received from the Empress, the Empress Dowager, and his father the Emperor Xia grew stranger, until one day, when bullied by one prince, his anger caused his spiritual power to spiral out of control.

When he regained consciousness, the prince’s body lay torn asunder, as if subjected to the cruel punishment of dismemberment by four horses. It was horrifying.

At that time, Xia Houhong and others standing nearby were petrified. They cried out, telling Emperor Xia and the Empress Dowager that Xiahou Qi had gone mad, that he had killed the prince.

From that day on, everyone in the Imperial Palace, including the Empress, believed that the Sixth Prince Xiahou Qi had gone mad.

The Empress had no choice but to confine Xiahou Qi in the side palace, preventing him from harming others.

These are the full truths behind Xiahou Qi’s "madness" and why, even after Ye Lingyue controlled the signs of his Deviation with Phoenix Tears, he still refused to leave the side palace and accept the Empress’s sincerity.

"If you had experienced all this since childhood, could you still sit there like you are now, drinking and chatting, talking and laughing with ease?" Xiahou Qi sneered, staring at Ye Lingyue.

When everyone thinks you’re a madman, even if you’re not, you must act the part.

Thinking of the ugly faces and court intrigues he’d have to face upon leaving the side palace, Xiahou Qi preferred to remain a madman forever.

"Nearly died? Sixth Prince, do you think your experiences equate to the mortal world’s Purgatory?" After hearing Xiahou Qi’s words, Ye Lingyue did not express any sympathy. Instead, she laughed softly.

"What do you mean by that?" As a prince, Xiahou Qi, had not been spoken to in such a tone before.

A mere palace maid dared to speak to him like this, which infuriated him.

"Have you ever tried being born only to be dropped on your head and become a fool, abandoned by your birth father?"

"Have you ever been beaten and scolded from childhood, your body covered in bruises and wounds?"

"Have you ever been forced to eat stale dog food?"

"Have you ever been beaten to death?"

Ye Lingyue stood up, retorting Xiahou Qi with sparse words.

With each question, Xiahou Qi’s expression changed.

These things... could they all have... Xiahou Qi looked incredulously at the young girl before him.

She was even younger than him by a few years, her lips curved into a smile, but her eyes were as cold as a dagger’s edge.

"Indeed, all these things happened to me, before I reached thirteen. So after hearing this, do you still think your experiences are like Purgatory?" Ye Lingyue spoke indifferently, as if addressing someone else’s life, never having harbored a trace of sorrow.

Xiahou Qi found himself speechless for a moment.

In his heart stirred an indescribable emotion, an unprecedented desire that began to grow.

"Where are those who bullied you? I’ll help you take revenge," blurted out Xiahou Qi.

Although he had just met Ye Lingyue for the first time, due to the connection with Little Square Crane, he had already regarded her as a friend.

He had been isolated from other princes and princesses since childhood; to him, Ye Lingyue was the first person to enter his heart.

This feeling was subtle, and even Xiahou Qi couldn’t understand why he had such thoughts.

Chuckle

Ye Lingyue laughed, her eyes curving, a hint of amusement flickering in her New Moon Eyes.

"Sixth Prince, in my opinion, you should first seek revenge for yourself. You’re a smart person, and after all these years, you should have realized that both you and the Empress have fallen into the schemes of the Fourth Prince and Noble Princess Consort Luo. Don’t you want revenge?" Ye Lingyue’s words left the Sixth Prince puzzled.

"If the Sixth Prince doesn’t mind, could you let me take a look at the book of spiritual power you’ve been cultivating?" Ye Lingyue had long felt there was something wrong with Xiahou Qi’s spiritual power.

Xiahou Qi didn’t refuse; he knew Ye Lingyue was an Alchemist.

After browsing through the spiritual power book, Ye Lingyue’s lips curved. As expected, it was as she had suspected.

"This is a book that at least a Sixth-rank Alchemist should cultivate, and it’s incomplete at that. You were but a child when you overextended yourself to cultivate it. No wonder you faced Deviation and lost control of your spiritual power. In a while, I think I need to take you to the Alchemist Tower to see my master, perhaps he can find some clues. However, the Fourth Prince who gave you the book was definitely harboring malicious intentions, so young and yet so vicious, truly a testament to Noble Princess Consort Luo’s upbringing," Ye Lingyue sarcastically remarked.

"My fourth brother..." Xiahou Qi’s eyes darkened.

He remembered that just after he was confined, Xia Houhong had visited him several times, at that time, he thought he cared about him, but since Xia Houhong was designated as the Crown Prince, he never came again.

Now it seemed that Xia Houhong was just checking to confirm whether he had really become a madman.

"Sixth Prince need not worry. It’s not too late for you to have an awakening now. At least, in this vast Imperial Palace, there are still two people who care about you. You only need to win back the support of the Empress Dowager, and it’s like winning half the battle," Ye Lingyue coaxed gently.

"You haven’t told me who you really are and why you want to help me?" Although Xiahou Qi had just recovered, he was still somewhat wary of Ye Lingyue.

If his own brothers could entrap him, how could he trust someone he had just met?

This girl was too young, yet she saw through too much, Xiahou Qi couldn’t shake the feeling that he couldn’t hide anything from her.

This feeling was unsettling.

"Sixth Prince, please be assured. You and I are friends, not foes. My name is Ye Lingyue, and my cover identity is the second young miss of the Lan Residence, but my true identity is that Grand Protector Hong Fang is my birth father," Ye Lingyue revealed, and the doubt in Xiahou Qi’s eyes disappeared.

He understood why Ye Lingyue chose to help him.

Although he didn’t grasp what grudge existed between Ye Lingyue and the Hong Residence, to overturn the Hong Residence, Ye Lingyue needed a powerful backer, and she had chosen him, Xiahou Qi.

"In that case, from today onwards, we are comrades-in-arms on the same boat," said Xiahou Qi, a clever man who didn’t hesitate to form an alliance with Ye Lingyue.

Their palms met in agreement; hands clasped together. Those who owed them, who had wronged them, would have to pay the debt of blood, blood for blood.