After about twenty minutes, Liu Bian, who was lying on the sickbed, began to feel warm, sweat even appeared on his forehead, and his breathing stabilized.
His pale complexion even had a slight flush.
"How... how is this possible?"
Watching Liu Bian improve at a visible rate after taking the medicine.
Even Empress He, General He Jin, and Chun Ying, who knew nothing about medicine, clearly saw Liu Bian's condition improving.
The imperial physicians' eyes nearly fell out of their sockets, exclaiming that it was impossible.
They quickly stepped forward to take Prince Bian's pulse.
"The... Prince Bian's pulse, it's getting stronger! This... this is an improvement!"
An old imperial physician exclaimed in surprise.
Instantly, Empress He Lian cried tears of joy.
General He Jin also looked happy, patting Zhang Shihao's shoulder hard and laughing, "Good, your medical skills are good, much stronger than these old fogeys, haha!"
As He Jin's laughter rang out, the shocked imperial physicians instantly became awkward, but dared not say anything.
Zhang Shihao let out a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face.
Half an hour after taking the medicine, five-year-old Liu Bian slowly opened his eyes.
"Bian'er, how are you feeling?"
Seeing Liu Bian wake up, the Empress quickly stepped forward and asked.
"Mother, Bian'er feels warm all over, and my throat doesn't hurt as much, it's so comfortable!"
Liu Bian's childish voice slowly rang out, completely reassuring the Empress.
Sure enough, just one hour after Liu Bian took the medicine, almost all his symptoms of cold, fever, and cough disappeared.
Furthermore, with the natural curiosity of a child, Liu Bian felt better and couldn't lie still, getting out of bed to play, to the astonishment of everyone present.
This caused the imperial physicians to exclaim in shock repeatedly.
With Prince Bian's recovery, Empress He Lian was in high spirits. After playing with Prince Bian for a while, she took Zhang Shihao into the room.
Looking at Zhang Shihao's handsome, chiseled face and his tall, upright physique, Empress He's beautiful eyes gently and gratefully asked Zhang Shihao:
"Xiao Haozi, you saved Prince Bian. What reward do you wish for?"
As the melodious, heart-stirring soft voice, like a yellow oriole, rang out, Zhang Shihao's body instantly trembled.
It must be said that this Empress was indeed gentle and beautiful; in later generations, she would surely be a woman only readers could marry.
Thinking of the Empress's status and the presence of others nearby, Zhang Shihao dared not be presumptuous. He took a deep breath and smiled, saying:
"Xiao Haozi's parents are dead, with no ties or burdens. I seek no reward, only to follow Your Majesty and ask for your care."
As Zhang Shihao's words fell, Empress He's beautiful eyes sparkled even more, and her favorable impression of Zhang Shihao greatly increased. She said:
"I said before that as long as you could cure Prince Bian, I would grant you a life of wealth and honor, and further commend you to His Majesty. Since you seek no reward, I promise that as long as you commit no capital crime, if you follow me, you will share in whatever I have."
Hearing the Empress's promise, Zhang Shihao's body trembled slightly, a mix of surprise, joy, and helplessness.
Although he said he didn't want any rewards, that was just a polite formality.
Because these were the words leaders loved to hear, applicable in both ancient and modern times.
And now, the Empress had actually given him a promise.
Before the world descended into chaos, the Empress was definitely one of the most powerful people in the realm.
This was the gesture of cultivating him as a trusted confidant, and he was not just any confidant, because he had also saved Liu Bian's life.
There was absolutely no reward better than this promise.
It's just, not committing a capital crime? He had already committed one; two heads might not even be enough to chop off.
Zhang Shihao immediately bowed to the Empress, saying:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Xiao Haozi will certainly not disappoint you!"
"Mm!"
Looking at the handsome Zhang Shihao, Empress He smiled and nodded, her eyes shimmering, lost in thought.
Because she rarely had the chance to visit Liu Bian, after speaking with Zhang Shihao, Empress He went to find Liu Bian again.
Zhang Shihao was also eager and excitedly returned to the place arranged for him, because just now, the system had prompted him.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for gaining the favor of the Emperor and Empress, and for receiving the promise of protection from the mistress of the Imperial Harem. Survival has greatly increased, and a foothold in the Imperial Harem has been established. Mission complete. Do you wish to accept the reward?"
Returning to his dwelling, he closed the door, Zhang Shihao eagerly said, "Quick, accept the reward!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving the lifelong medical skills of the divine physician Bian Que!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the physical talent of Li Cunxiao, the fiercest general of the Five Dynasties, General Feihu!"
As the prompt sounds faded, instantly, a flood of rich medical knowledge and practical experience concerning human acupuncture points, medicinal properties of herbs, acupuncture, prescriptions, and medication filled Zhang Shihao's mind, giving him the illusion that he had practiced medicine for decades and could treat various ailments with ease.
Boom!
Following that, warm currents swept through his entire body, and surging power expanded within him, strengthening his eyes, arms, chest, abdomen, waist, and pelvis. His muscles rippled, giving Zhang Shihao an urge to shout out in comfort.
After an unknown period, the warm currents dissipated, and Zhang Shihao felt completely reborn.
The whole world became clearer, fresher.
His entire being felt a prolonged breath, as if his back no longer hurt, his legs were no longer weak, and he felt more powerful.
Even the surging power within him gave Zhang Shihao the illusion that even if there were a weeping willow in front of him at this moment, he could pull it out by its roots.
"Wow, this feeling is so great! Is this the physical talent of Li Cunxiao, the fiercest general of the Five Dynasties?" Zhang Shihao clearly felt the immense changes in his body and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Although it didn't include Li Cunxiao's martial arts, it was purely physical prowess.
Zhang Shihao quickly took off his clothes; his eight-pack abs were evenly distributed like fish scales, a sculpted waist, and his entire body, from top to bottom, exuded a sense of explosive beauty in its musculature. This was simply the perfect physique that anyone would desire; wasn't this the physique people pursued in gyms in later generations?
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring one of the most violent and powerful physical talents in history. From today onwards, the host will no longer be ordinary. Today is the day of the host's metamorphosis."
As the system prompt sounded, Zhang Shihao's face was full of smiles.
Li Cunxiao was a strong man who could contend with Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. Moreover, Li Cunxiao was renowned for his powerful physique. Now that he had acquired the other party's physical talent, wasn't this a complete metamorphosis?
Suddenly, Zhang Shihao, who was excited, his eyes lit up as he thought of something and asked the system:
"System, you said before that sign-in rewards on festivals and important days would be more generous. Does my day of metamorphosis count as an important day?"
"The day of the host's metamorphosis naturally counts as an important day. All days that hold significant meaning for the host are considered important days, and sign-in rewards will be more generous!"
The system immediately responded.
Hearing this, Zhang Shihao was overjoyed and quickly said:
"In that case, I want to sign in!"
"Ding! Host, you still have one sign-in opportunity today. Do you wish to proceed with the sign-in?"
Zhang Shihao was quite looking forward to one of the system's two major functions, the important day sign-in, and he said without hesitation:
"Sign in immediately!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving a critical hit on your important day sign-in!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the Eye of Investigation!"
"Eye of Investigation: Can investigate a person's four-dimensional attributes, loyalty, favorability, and so on..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring one Substitute Doll!"
"Substitute Doll: Can be used three times, a perfect and flawless substitute. After substitution, the host's body enters the substitute space, and the host can consciously control the Substitute Doll!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring one box of 999 Cold Medicine!"
"It has been stored in the host's warehouse and can be retrieved at any time!"
One prompt after another sounded, filling Zhang Shihao's face with a happy smile.
Undoubtedly, compared to the single sign-in's soap, the items obtained from this important day sign-in were incredibly generous.
The Eye of Investigation, which could see loyalty and favorability, was simply a bug, a cheat, and would definitely greatly increase his survival rate.
The Substitute Doll made Zhang Shihao excited and thrilled, and he decided that the first thing he would do later was to castrate this Substitute Doll.
The Substitute Doll could be used three times, which would definitely allow him to not fear being discovered in the palace, greatly increasing his chances of survival.
The 999 Cold Medicine was undoubtedly a good thing, perfectly suitable.
The critical hit reward from the sign-in made Zhang Shihao beam with joy. However, Zhang Shihao then felt that his eyes were slightly different.
Next to him, there was also a silent holographic panel.
Name: Zhang Shihao
Identity/Official Title: Yellow Gate Attendant
Age: 17 years old
Martial Prowess: 88 (Five-star potential. Even now, having only inherited Li Cunxiao's physique and brute strength, he cannot be taken down by a dozen strong men.)
Leadership: 52 (Three-star potential. Simple commanding is completely fine.)
Strategy: 73 (Three-star potential. Can continue to grow...)
Politics: 72 (Three-star potential. Can continue to grow...)
Height: 185 (Epiphyseal plates not closed, can continue to grow taller...)
Weight: 74kg
Current Appearance: 91 (Sword-like brows and starry eyes, handsome, dashing appearance, perfect physique, surging power, exuding masculinity. Not yet at peak, slowly climbing...)
Talents, Potentials, Characteristics:
Li Cunxiao's Unrivaled Physical Talent: Possesses a ridiculously powerful physical talent, strength no less than a thousand jin. Excellent martial arts talent, a peerless genius in the path of martial arts!
Bian Que's Lifelong Medical Skills: Having inherited Bian Que's medical skills, your medical skills are extraordinary and divine, capable of bringing the dying back to life. Even in the Late Han Dynasty, you could rank among the top three.
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Four-Dimensional Martial Prowess Classification:
Third-rate: 61-70 (One star)
Second-rate: 71-80 (Two stars)
First-rate: 81-90 (Three stars)
Super First-rate: 91-100 (Fierce generals of various dynasties, four stars)
Peerless General: 101-105 (Peak fierce general of an era, five stars)
"This..."
Looking at his rather detailed attribute panel, Zhang Shihao was momentarily stunned, then a joyful smile appeared on his face.
He also had a clear understanding of his own body.
Li Cunxiao's physical talent was strong, very strong. If fully developed, it could definitely suppress the generals of an era.
Even now, he did not know any martial arts.
However, simply relying on his physique, he could keep seventeen or eighteen ordinary strong men from getting close.
In this Late Han Dynasty, which was about to descend into chaos, Zhang Shihao's survival rate had definitely increased significantly.