Fu Yanzhu's expression was cold and indifferent, showing neither joy nor sorrow.

Su Manman could sense a faint sadness emanating from him, which made her feel a little sorry for him. She stepped forward and hugged Fu Yanzhu.

A deep, pleasant voice drifted over, and Su Manman listened quietly.

"Xiao Yan's medical skills are very high, among the best in the country, but he has always been unlucky and has remained unknown in the industry!"

"After ten years of research on a difficult disease, he made a breakthrough, but his supervisor took the credit for the experimental results. He was kicked out of the research institute and went to work at his friend's hospital. Coincidentally, a medical accident occurred at the hospital, and his friend pushed him to take the blame!"

"His friend was afraid that his misdeeds would be exposed, so he tried to ruin his reputation everywhere, making him so infamous that he couldn't find a job. With no other choice, Xiao Yan went to the countryside to become a barefoot doctor!"

“Xiao Yan is a research-oriented talent, but he is not good at speaking. Some villagers, after seeing a doctor, couldn’t pay the consultation fee, so they falsely accused him of being a bad doctor and not knowing how to treat patients. They then beat him up to avoid paying the consultation fee, so he had a very hard life!”

"After his parents learned about his ordeal, they felt sorry for him and treated him like an honored guest, wanting to show him that there is warmth in the world! But they didn't expect that Xiao Yan's personality had already become twisted; he was paranoid, stubborn, and even crazy!"

Su Manman couldn't help but complain when she heard this.

"Any normal person would be driven crazy by what Xiao Yan went through!"

Fu Yanzhu's lips curled up, but her smile was somewhat bitter.

“You’re right, Xiao Yan is no longer a normal person. He hates the injustice of fate, hates his bad luck, and tries to defy destiny!”

“I found out about these things later. The only reason he was willing to be my teacher was to poison my mother! For three whole years, he was secretly poisoning her, and he always controlled the amount very well, so we didn’t find out.”

"A year later, my mother's health deteriorated, so Xiao Yan started to treat her. After each treatment, my mother would recover for a period of time, which is why we never suspected Xiao Yan. But from this point on, our business started to decline!"

Is business getting worse?

Su Manman sensed something was wrong and suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Why is business getting worse and worse? Has someone stolen our luck?!"

Their eyes met, and Fu Yanzhu's eyes were full of admiration.

"You guessed right, Xiao Yan stole my dad's luck!"

“The medicine he used for my mother was all picked from the mountain by himself. Every time, he would show it to my father to see if it was fresh, and then take the opportunity to ask questions such as how the quality of the herbs was and whether they were safe to use. He asked these questions just to get a positive answer and take away my father’s luck.”

"After seeing the herbs, Dad would nod in satisfaction and express his gratitude to Xiao Yan for his efforts. He wanted to buy the herbs back with money, but Xiao Yan always refused, saying that it was to thank our family for being so good to him, and that he wouldn't be human if he accepted money! Over time, Dad got used to this way of getting along!"

"My family runs a jade and jewelry business in the Noodle Kingdom. After generations of business, we have developed a huge commercial empire. Before I was eight years old, our family's influence spread throughout the entire Noodle Kingdom, and no one could compete with us! Starting from when my mother's health deteriorated, our family business started to run into trouble frequently, and other families gradually began to emerge!"

“When I was ten years old, Xiao Yan suddenly disappeared, and my mother’s poison could no longer be suppressed. Only then did we realize that we had been deceived!”

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't been playing around and got bitten by a poisonous snake, my parents wouldn't have known Xiao Yan!"

Su Manman hugged Fu Yanzhu tightly and comforted him softly.

"It's not your fault! Even without you, Xiao Yan would have come after your family!"

"Fu Yanzhu, don't take all the blame on yourself! This is all Xiao Yan's fault, it has nothing to do with you!"

Fu Yanzhu was stunned, not expecting Su Manman to say that.

Su Manman knew that Fu Yanzhu had fallen into a cognitive trap, and tenderly kissed his cheek.

"Xiao Yan only came to your family again a month later. His purpose was very clear: to steal your father's luck. If I'm not mistaken, poisoning your mother was just a side condition! During this month, someone must have made a deal with Xiao Yan to frame your family!"

"If Xiao Yan could have taken away other people's luck from the beginning, he wouldn't be in such a miserable state. Your family has been set up. Regardless of whether Xiao Yan saved you or not, he will come after your family!"

"The person who plotted against you had a very clear goal: to poison your mother!"

Fu Yanzhu's body stiffened, and her thoughts quickly began to wander.

He misunderstood. Even though he knew someone was secretly instructing Xiao Yan, he still thought it was because of him that Xiao Yan had the opportunity. He never thought that even if Xiao Yan hadn't saved him, he would still come looking for his family after making a deal with that person!

Since his father is the richest person in the noodle industry, if Xiao Yan wants to change his luck, choosing the richest man is naturally the best target!

Fu Yanzhu stood up, gently stroking Su Manman's stray hairs, his eyes tender and gentle.

"Manman is right! I've gone down a dead end!"

Seeing him like this, Su Manman knew he had figured things out, and she was very happy.

"What happened in the end? Was the person who made the deal with Xiao Yan caught? What about Xiao Yan? Has he been found?!"

Fu Yanzhu's eyes darkened, and he continued speaking.

"The person who made the deal showed up himself. He wanted to take my mother away, saying that only by going to the Valley Kingdom could they find the antidote!"

“We had no choice but to compromise. To protect Mom’s safety, Dad bought the most advanced tracking device available at the time, that red bead!”

Su Manman looked at the red beads in her hand and couldn't help but sigh.

[This tracker's design would be considered very advanced even today; it just looks like an inconspicuous little bead!]

"We followed the two of them until we were stopped near the East Coast, which delayed us for a while. After that, we found that the tracker stopped moving!"

Fu Yanzhu's voice lowered even further, clearly indicating that he had reached a place he least wanted to recall.

“When we arrived, Mom was already dead. Her body was floating in the sea, and Tracker No. 1 was in her hand!”

"Dad hired professionals to search the east coast. They found the trader's body on a rocky outcrop; he had been stabbed. We also found fragments of a white jade bracelet. The murderer might be a woman!"

“I’ve always suspected that my mother’s death was related to Gu Guo. The man who made the deal wanted to take my mother away to detoxify her and had no intention of killing her. The owner of this bracelet who suddenly appeared is very suspicious!”

"By tracing the man involved in the transaction, we learned that he was from the Valley Kingdom and knew the art of changing one's luck. The white jade found at the scene was also a unique type of ancient Qingyan jade from the Valley Kingdom. Unfortunately, apart from these, we found nothing else!"

"Xiao Yan fled to the Valley Kingdom. Our people discovered his whereabouts there, but he's becoming increasingly strange. We don't know what kind of witchcraft he's learned, and we haven't been able to catch him yet!"

"I went to the Valley Kingdom once later, but there was no progress on the clues. However, I did discover a plant with a very strong hallucinogenic effect that can confuse people with reality. I made it into a red potion, the one I injected into Su Yixin. We call it [X-Illusion Demon]!"

Upon hearing this, Su Manman couldn't help but want to help find clues. She opened the system and quickly checked Fu Yanzhu's information.