Why……

I wonder who's going to be unlucky this time.

Bloodworms are not easy to let go once they start sucking blood, but Qian Youxue can understand a mother doing this for her own flesh and blood.

With a sigh, she went back to bed, thinking that nothing unusual should happen tonight.

Cough cough...

Just as she was about to fall asleep, she was startled awake by Qian Bowen's violent coughing. The coughing continued incessantly, as if his lungs were about to burst, sending chills down her spine.

She was so upset about her brother's cough; she really wanted to go see him. But she knew she couldn't, at least not now, to let her mother know that she was completely fine.

Waaah...

Then came a series of pitiful cries, which were clearly the mother's voice.

In the next room, watching her son cough and gasp for breath, Mrs. Su cried uncontrollably. She wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth again and again, her heart aching terribly.

"Master, please stop crying. It won't be good if you disturb the young lady next door." Granny Wu comforted her mistress while relaying the news that the young lady had moved into the courtyard to Qian Bowen.

Upon hearing that his older sister lived in the next room, Qian Bowen happily reached out his hand to Granny Wu, but he couldn't say anything.

“That’s right, your eldest sister is next door. If you want to see her, get some rest and take your medicine properly. I’ll have her come see you tomorrow morning,” Su Shi comforted Qian Bowen, echoing what Granny Wu had said.

She couldn't understand why two people who had no connection would care so much about each other. Was it really because of some so-called blood ties?

"Yes, Bowen will definitely rest well. Granny Wu, give me my medicine, I need to take my medicine." Qian Bowen gasped for breath and tried to straighten his back.

"Oh, good!" Granny Wu turned around and ran out happily after hearing this. Not long after, she brought back a bowl of dark, murky medicine and handed it to Qian Bowen.

Unlike usual, Qian Bowen didn't dawdle and drank the medicine in one go.

Seeing this, Madam Su frowned even more deeply, instructed Ryukyu to take good care of her, and led Granny Wu out of the room.

As she walked outside, Madam Su couldn't help but turn back for another look.

Granny Wu comforted him in a low voice, "Master, just bear with it for a few more days. Once things are settled, the young master won't be in so much pain anymore."

"Do you really think that Sai Miaoshou can completely cure Bowen?" Su Shi had always had doubts in her heart, but since she had no one else to trust, she could only place all her hopes on Sai Miaoshou.

Granny Wu remained silent for a moment, then forced a smile and comforted him, "Don't worry, Master. Young Master is a lucky man. He's been doing well all these years thanks to Master Sai's medicine, hasn't he?"

Indeed, if Bowen hadn't met Sai Miaoshou back then, he would have been dead long ago. Su Shi couldn't deny that. In just a few days, that life of constant anxiety would be over; he could grit his teeth and get through it.

Looking up, Su's gaze fell on the room where Qian Youxue lived. A complicated light flashed in her eyes, and she tightened her grip on the silk handkerchief, her heart aching.

"It's getting late, Master, why don't you go back and rest early?" Granny Wu said, helping the lady walk towards the back courtyard.

Qian Youxue, who was inside the room, overheard the entire conversation. The more she listened, the more mysterious Qian Bowen's illness seemed, and the stronger her unease became.

Besides that, I'm very curious about the prescription that Sai Miaoshou gave to Qian Bowen. What kind of prescription could extend the life of someone whose body has been almost completely drained?