"Taoist Master, how many days does my son have left to live?" Wei Minghui asked with a sorrowful expression.

“Three days!” Abbot Chen glanced at Wei Lin lying on the couch and shook his head.

If Wei Lin had always worn the talisman he had crafted, the peach blossom demon wouldn't have been able to get close to him in the first place, and he wouldn't have suffered this calamity.

That talisman may have been lost by Wei Lin, or it may have been deliberately stolen by someone. Whatever the reason, the loss of the talisman meant that Wei Lin was destined to suffer this calamity.

"Three days!" Upon hearing Abbot Chen's words, Wei Minghui suddenly took two steps back, his mind buzzing.

Xiyuan City is more than a thousand miles away from the capital. Even if he sends highly skilled guards to travel overnight and change horses at the post station along the way, it would still take three days to reach the capital.

Even if the Emperor were willing to ask someone from the Taiyi Sect to make a trip for him, there wouldn't be enough time.

He had heard that the Taiyi Sect's headquarters was located in a remote and sparsely populated area, far from the capital. Even if the Taiyi Sect's sorcerers could travel hundreds of miles a day, they still wouldn't be able to reach it in time.

Madam Wei grabbed Wei Minghui's arm: "Master, please find a way to save Lin'er. I only have two sons. I can't live without either of them."

Wei Minghui was also heartbroken, but what could he do now?

Master Chen was the foremost Taoist practitioner in their Tianhe Province, yet even he was helpless. The Taiyi Sect was too far away to offer immediate assistance, leaving his son with no way out.

"Your Excellency, I heard from the madam of Tianxiang Tower that the one who destroyed the peach blossom demon yesterday was a young girl disguised as a boy. That girl also purified Tianxiang Tower. When I rushed there early this morning, there was not a trace of demonic or evil energy in Tianxiang Tower. Instead, there was the residual power of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Master Chen said excitedly, "That young girl has such strength at such a young age. She was able to kill an old demon all by herself, and there are still remnants of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I suspect that this girl is a member of the Taiyi Sect."

"People from the Taiyi Sect!" Wei Minghui and his wife were overjoyed upon hearing this.

My son is saved!

“That’s right. In our ordinary Taoist temples, there are many Taoist priests but few Taoist nuns. Moreover, they need to cultivate until a certain age and slowly accumulate strength before they can improve. I have never heard of any young girls in our Taoist sect who are highly skilled.”

Master Chen stroked his snow-white beard and smiled with extreme kindness: "Only a place like the Taiyi Sect can cultivate such a peerless genius. As long as we can find that little girl, the Second Young Master can still be saved."

Wei Minghui was overjoyed and immediately sent people to search for him.

...

In the Yang residence, Yang Wu heard from her father that the Governor's Mansion was searching for the person who had killed the peach blossom demon the day before, and that anyone who could provide clues would be richly rewarded.

"Father, I do know the girl who killed the peach blossom demon. You said... if I invite her to the governor's mansion and save Wei Lin, that would be a favor to them. Then, if we propose to break off the engagement, wouldn't that... not affect your career?" Yang Wu said softly, tugging at the handkerchief in her hand.

Wei Lin is dying; I heard he won't live more than three days. Once Wei Lin dies, she won't have to marry him.

But the Governor's Mansion is now searching for Miss Ye in a big way. It won't be long before they find her. With Miss Ye's abilities, she might really be able to save Wei Lin. At that time, if they want to break off the engagement, they can definitely do so, but... the relationship between the two families will be strained.

As the former prefect of Yuancheng, my father was under the jurisdiction of Governor Wei, so it was all too easy for him to make things difficult for me.

Although her father said he would definitely help her break off the engagement, and that at worst she could find another official position, even if it would affect her career, Yang Wu was unwilling to let her family pay such a high price.

"How did you meet her?" Yang Bingchuan asked quickly.

Yang Wu didn't hide it from her parents and quickly told them the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Yang Bingchuan was overjoyed: "Then quickly take us to where Miss Ye has her stall. We'll spend money to invite her to the Governor's Mansion and try to save Wei Lin's life. Even if the engagement is called off, it won't be too messy. Let's set off now and make sure no one else gets there first."

Yang Wu nodded quickly and immediately led them there.

...

In the bustling market in the west of the city, Ye Xianya was still setting up her fortune-telling stall. She used to charge ten coins per person, but now she only charges five.

She's been setting up a stall here for the past few days, and her predictions are incredibly accurate. Today, there are a lot of people coming to her for fortune telling and medical treatment, and the queue is very long.

"Xianya, have some water and rest." Qi Chengshuo handed her a large bamboo tube.

Ye Xianya took a sip and realized it was sour plum drink, and it was even ice-cold. A smile appeared on her face.

She was indeed thirsty, and both thirsty and hot.

"When do you plan to close up shop?" Qi Chengshuo asked.

"Let's wait another half an hour," Ye Xianya said with a smile, glancing at the people queuing behind her.

She had Furong distribute more than a dozen number plates left, enough for half an hour.

Seeing that she was too busy, Qi Chengshuo didn't bother her anymore.

Logically speaking, this girl has already earned a lot of money, so there's no need for her to set up a stall here anymore.

But she still came.

Ye Xianya told Qi Chengshuo that before leaving Xiyuan City, she would come here to set up a stall and tell fortunes and treat illnesses for the local people.

Qi Chengshuo also asked about the reason.

It wasn't that Ye Xianya didn't know how to be tired, but rather that she had earned too much silver. Killing that peach blossom demon alone was not enough to offset the karma involved. She came here to set up a fortune-telling stall and only charged five coins, which was considered as accumulating good deeds and offsetting the karma.

The people at Tianxianglou didn't know Ye Xianya's identity. Even if the governor's mansion sent people to ask, they couldn't find anything. They could only send more people to search the entire Xiyuan City. Unlike Yang Wu, who knew Ye Xianya and knew where Ye Xianya's stall was, she soon found her with her father and mother.

“Miss Ye, Wei Lin has been drained dry by that vixen and is on the verge of death. Abbot Chen said he won’t live more than three days. Can you save him, Miss Ye?” Yang Wu asked anxiously.

This Miss Ye is indeed skilled at slaying demons and monsters, but I wonder if she can save people.

“If he dies, you won’t have to get married. But if I bring him back to life, you might have a hard time breaking off the engagement,” Ye Xianya said in a low voice.

The Great Yan Dynasty was a civilized society, and there was no custom that a woman had to remain chaste for life after her husband's death.

A widow could remarry after observing three years of chastity, and there was no need for engaged couples to do so.

Very few people, like her mother Ye Miaoyun, have stayed by her side for over a decade.

Unless you don't have family backing you up.

Ye Miaoyun originally wanted to take her back to the Ye family, but her maternal grandfather stopped her. Her maternal grandfather was even more heartbroken than if his son had died, and he insisted that his daughter remain chaste for Jiang Mingtao, which almost ruined Ye Miaoyun's life.