The old man shook his head. "I didn't dare let my grandson eat it. Those people are all dead. How could I dare to let my child take such a risk? But we can't leave either. They really are threatening us."

So, I used a formation to threaten them. If they killed me, none of them would be able to leave; they would be trapped here for life. That's why my sons and I have been able to survive until today.

Jiang Qiao turned to look at Hou Diankui. "Master Hou, do you know them?"

Hou Diankui shook his head. "I've never met them, but I've heard that the Chu family has a pretty upright family tradition."

I just don't know what got into Chu Laosan that made him believe those bastards.

"Let's put aside his helping those bad guys for now. Just look at his intentions, girl, take a look at his grandson. If it's curable, we'll treat him. If not, at least let them give up on this idea sooner rather than later. What do you think?"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Alright, Grandpa, I don't know if I can cure him. I'll go over and take a look at your grandson. If it doesn't work, please don't blame me."

Chu Laosan was so excited that he wanted to bow to Jiang Qiao again, but he didn't even get to Jiang Qiao's attention. Hou Diankui stopped him directly.

"Please don't! You're shortening our child's lifespan. Whether it's feasible or not, you'll understand once you get there."

You're already quite old, yet you brought your child here to help out for some vague and unreliable health-enhancing medicine.

"How can your brain be so simple? I've heard the Chu family members are all quite intelligent, how come you're so single-minded?"

Chu Laosan wasn't annoyed. He scratched the back of his head and said, "I'm just worried about my grandson. He's my only grandson. Our third branch of the family is about to run out of descendants. Why should I think so much?"

"This was my only hope. Without my grandson, there's no point in me living."

Jiang Qiao didn't waste any more words with the old man. He went to see his grandson first. As for the Chu family's affairs, Song Shutian would handle that.

Jiang Qiao hadn't really looked closely at that young man before, and since she hadn't fought with him, she thought he was just afraid of her. Turns out there was more to the story.

Seeing that the young man was still tied up, Jiang Qiao quickly ordered someone to untie him, found a room, and took the young man's pulse, while Chu Laosan watched nervously from the side.

"So, can you see the problem? The child's parents both died young. I only have this one son. Both he and his wife are gone, and all that's left is this grandson—"

Jiang Qiao looked up at Chu Laosan and asked, "Old comrade, may I ask if you have offended anyone?"

The old man was taken aback. "Offended people? I've offended many people. I'm the kind of person who likes to stand up for the weak. But what does this have to do with my grandson's health?"

Jiang Qiao sighed, "Your grandson was drugged while he was still in his mother's womb. Do you think there's any connection?"

Chu Laosan's eyes widened. "What? Drugged? How is that possible?"

Jiang Qiao sighed, "It's possible or not. You can think about it yourself. After all, it's your own family matter. You should know better than me. I suspect that your son and daughter-in-law were also poisoned."

Moreover, this poison only weakens the body gradually, and there are usually no symptoms. Therefore, even some senior doctors, if they have never been exposed to such a poison, cannot explain the cause and only feel that the body is weak.

I'll give it a try with your grandson's illness. Although I can't guarantee 100% success, it shouldn't be a big problem. I'll go gather the herbs first, and then treat your grandson when I get back."

Upon hearing this, Hou Diankui and the others also offered to go and help. Chu Laosan was even more eager, saying, "I'll go too. I'll gather as much as I can. My grandson is counting on you."

Then he clasped his hands together at Jiang Qiao and said, "Girl, please, please, as long as my grandson can get better, I will do anything you ask. However, it cannot be illegal. I have to stay with my grandson and watch him get married and have great-grandsons."

Hou Diankui patted Chu Laosan on the shoulder with amusement, "Alright, stop dawdling. Our Jiang Qiao is a doctor. She definitely won't make things difficult for you if there are patients."

Chu Laosan suddenly remembered something and quickly took out all the money, tickets, and valuables he was carrying and stuffed them into Jiang Qiao's hands.

“Young lady, this is all the stuff I have with me. If it’s not enough, I’ll have my family send you some later.”

Believe it or not, the old man had quite a lot of stuff in his hands. There was a stack of cash plus some small bills, not to mention the receipts.

Jiang Qiao estimated for a moment, then took the stack of money and tickets, but pushed the rest back.

“You know your grandson’s illness better than I do. The medicinal herbs required are not simple things. They need to be a hundred-year-old ginseng and a hundred-year-old purple lingzhi. Fortunately, I have these things on hand. Consider this money as payment for the medicine. I won’t cheat you. As for the treatment, I will treat you for free.”

The old man was so happy that he almost jumped for joy when Jiang Qiao accepted the money and tickets. Jiang Qiao's previous words had made him uneasy, but now that the girl had accepted his money, his grandson's illness was most likely cured.

This time, the old man was so excited that he almost knelt down before Jiang Qiao, but Jiang Qiao grabbed him and said, "No, it's just treating an illness. If I can save someone, I will."

"Master Hou, where's my basket? Did they bring it?"

Hou Diankui nodded. "He's here, he's with those brats."

Jiang Qiao waved her hand. "Alright, let's go gather herbs—"

As for the descendants of the Chu family, Song Shutian and his group had already learned that they were just here for fun. If they hadn't been threatened by the other party, they would have left long ago.

The reason they fought with Chunming before was because they saw their third grandfather going up against Hou Diankui, and out of the idea that family should help family, they took action.

To be honest, all of this was Chu Laosan's fault, but fortunately no one was killed.

So after the interrogation, Song Shutian sent those people away to go with Chu Laosan and the others to gather medicinal herbs. Their people wouldn't be here until tomorrow, so they had to stay here for another night.

As Chu Laosan walked, he complained to Hou Diankui, "Tell me, how come I've never heard of Jiang Qiao before? If I had known this would happen, why would I have been tricked into coming here? That Cui Changfa is such a scoundrel—"

Hou Diankui smiled and said, "Maybe the other party doesn't know what kind of people those are. They might just think that a wealthy family needs to do something, and they're just doing a little work for them to earn some money."

Chu Laosan sighed again, "You could say we became friends after a fight. I'd heard of you before, but I didn't know you personally. I used to want to challenge you to a duel, but unfortunately, I never knew where you were."

Hou Diankui asked with a smile, "Are you satisfied now? If you ask me, what's the point of this thing? Why do you have to compare and decide which is better?"

Are you really that concerned about reputation? To me, what good is it? Being well-fed, clothed, and having a peaceful family is far more valuable than these empty, superficial things.