"Sacred Heart Fruit?" Ding Huizhu asked subconsciously. She remembered that Madam Huo Er, Zhao Linxiang, had mentioned such a medicinal herb, which was a sacred object in the ancient martial arts world.

Xie Ziyuan smiled slightly, "Yes, the Sacred Heart Fruit has the effect of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the tendons. It is a sacred object in the ancient martial arts world. Yun Tang has been looking for this."

"I was lucky. Grandpa Shen wanted to repay me, so he specially gave me one. I originally wanted to use it to treat Grandpa's illness..."

She paused, then didn't continue.

Ding Huizhu, however, keenly noticed that Xie Ziyuan's expression was off and quickly pressed her for details. Xie Ziyuan still refused to say anything, but Aunt Wan, who had been listening outside the door, spilled everything out like beans from a bamboo tube.

Ding Huizhu pressed her temples: "This Pharmacist Chen! Has he forgotten that he's just a pharmacist employed by the Xie family?"

Does this mean they don't respect the eldest daughter of the Xie family? This is utterly outrageous!

However, she was still concerned about Grandpa Xie's health and asked Xie Ziyuan, "Have you finished making that Heart-Fluttering Soup?"

These past two days, Xie Ziyuan has been engrossed in the alchemy room at the traditional Chinese medicine base. Ding Huizhu is somewhat uneasy, fearing that Xie Ziyuan might not have succeeded in refining the medicine.

Xie Ziyuan: "Mom, I'm almost done refining it. Xie Zhendong has been keeping an eye on it for me at the alchemy room."

Ding Huizhu breathed a sigh of relief and instructed Xie Ziyuan, "Have someone send the medicine over later. Your grandfather must attend an occasion like today."

“I will contact my second uncle and several other elders in the clan to discuss other matters. Your grandfather is delirious, but they are not.”

"You deserve great credit for saving your grandfather this time, and the clan will support you."

Xie Ziyuan smiled, her eyes softening slightly: "Thank you, Mom."

——

At the same time, Xie Li finally left the alchemy room.

She looked visibly tired and casually tossed a porcelain bottle to Pharmacist Chen.

"Give Grandpa three pills first, and I will perform acupuncture again in 15 minutes."

When Pharmacist Chen opened the porcelain bottle, he saw twenty round, jade-like white pills inside. The aroma of the medicine was intoxicating, rich and full of spiritual energy, which invigorated the spirit.

Pharmacist Chen was stunned. The quality of this pill was clearly that of a high-grade and superior one!

Even the composed Pharmacist Chen couldn't help but glance at Xie Li several times.

He gained a completely new understanding of Xie Li's alchemy skills.

Xie Ziyuan claimed that she had a high-grade antidote pill, but in comparison, it's hard to say how much of her claim of high-grade was exaggerated.

—I'm afraid it's at most an upper-middle level.

However, this is also a good thing. If it really were a high-grade antidote, they would inevitably have to go through some more trouble.

"Would you like to rest for a bit?"

The Golden Needle Acupuncture Points technique is particularly taxing on mental energy and internal strength. Xie Li had already spent more than a day in the alchemy room refining medicine, which was obviously extremely taxing.

Pharmacist Chen was genuinely worried that Xie Li's body wouldn't be able to handle it.

Xie Li shook her head. These were nothing, she was used to them: "It's okay, I'll go wash my face, and we'll start in a bit."

Pharmacist Chen had no way to persuade him anymore—it was no use anyway, as Xie Li's skill in applying acupuncture points with golden needles still left him in shock.

He learned the most orthodox acupuncture point technique of the Xie family, but to be honest, neither he nor Old Master Xie knew the ins and outs of this technique.

After decades of study, I've only scratched the surface.

Where can one reach Xie Li's level of healing, capable of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones?

He didn't trust anyone but Xie Li to perform the acupuncture.