The surrounding lightning gradually dissipated, and Ji Jiuying slowly landed on the ground. She moved gracefully and finally stopped in front of the Thunder Tiger. The Thunder Tiger's blood-red eyes stared intently at Ji Jiuying, wishing it could devour her alive. If it weren't for her appearance, its cub would never have been taken away by these humans.

Ji Jiuying ignored its angry eyes. In this dog-eat-dog world, it's either you die or I die, the winner is king and the loser is a bandit. Even if you feel that God is unfair, what can you do?

Her red dress fluttered in the wind, making her appear both demonic and unrestrained, her lips parting slightly: "Little one, it's your turn. Go."

The blood lotus surrounding her instantly wrapped around Thunder Tiger's body. Thunder Tiger struggled incessantly, but soon it deflated, and its two-story-tall body visibly turned into a shriveled corpse.

Blood Lotus let out a burp, and incidentally dug out the Thunder War Tiger's beastly aura, returning to Ji Jiuying's side and instantly disappearing into her brow.

The spiritual cultivators watching from all around suddenly covered their mouths, feeling a chill run down their spines and their hair stand on end. It turned out that what the old woman said was true; this blood lotus was too terrifying. Luckily, they hadn't acted impulsively.

The old woman and Lan Yu stepped forward. "Girl, are you alright?"

Ji Jiuying looked the old woman over and, seeing that she had recovered, smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm fine."

Then he took out the beast's talisman and placed it in the old woman's hand, saying, "Grandma, this beast's talisman is for you."

The old woman was so shocked her mouth could have fit an egg. When she came to her senses, she quickly returned the beast in her hand, refusing, "Girl, you have already done me a great favor by saving my life. How can I accept your beast?"

Ji Jiuying smiled but didn't take it. Her eyes were cold as she glanced at the onlookers, who immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

Who exactly is this little girl? A single glance from her sent shivers down their spines. Before they could ponder further, Ji Jiuying spoke, her cold voice unlike that of the old woman.

"What? You also want to experience my Blood Lotus?"

If anyone still didn't understand what she meant after hearing this, then they were simply fools. In the blink of an eye, only three people remained around.

Ji Jiuying then turned to look at the old woman, the coldness in her eyes gone: "Grandma, has someone in your family been poisoned by the Bloodlust?"

Bloodlust causes the blood of the poisoned person to clot, leading to a coma, blackening of the skin, and difficulty breathing. The longer the poisoning lasts, the faster the blood clots. Initially, the clotted blood needs to be purified with elixirs once a day, then twice, three times, five times a day, and so on.

If the coagulated blood is not purified in time, the poisoned person will eventually die from blood clots.

Upon hearing this, the old woman and Lan Yu exchanged a glance, and Lan Yu's eyes became even more wary. No one except their own family knew about this, so how did she know?

Noticing Lan Yu's expression, Ji Jiuying's lips curled into a smile, "I believe you've seen my pills, haven't you..."

Lan Yu's eyes remained wary: "I have indeed seen it, but I can't just believe you based on that alone."

Lan Yu had always been somewhat suspicious of her, suspicious of her appearance, suspicious of whether the pills she made were really made by her. Now that she even knew about Bloodlust, it was hard for him not to suspect her motives.

Ji Jiuying didn't pay much attention to his wariness, after all, she was just a stranger to them, but since she was from her maternal grandmother's family, she might as well help him out.

"The blood or ferocity of a Saint-level Thunder War Tiger can be used to refine the Heavenly Thunder Blood Coagulation Pill. Only those who have been poisoned by Bloodlust can use this pill. I guessed it because you were willing to sacrifice so many people to take away the Thunder War Tiger cubs."

"And most importantly, those who have been poisoned by the Bloodlust must take the Blood Purification Flower every day before they receive the antidote. The Blood Purification Flower has an extremely strong smell, and I was certain of it when I got close to you."

The old woman and Lan Yu gasped upon hearing this. This little girl's insight was truly extraordinary; she could guess things just from these clues. If they were to become her enemies, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The old woman sighed softly: "Girl, you guessed right. The person poisoned is my own brother. We discovered this Thunder Tiger half a month ago. This pregnant Thunder Tiger is much stronger than usual. We know that getting its blood and beast essence is harder than climbing to heaven, so we had no choice but to target the cubs."

"After waiting for half a month, the time for it to give birth has finally arrived. I'm sure you can guess what happened next, girl."

"However, we've already taken the cub, so we can't take the beast anymore."

Ji Jiuying looked at Lan Yu: "You are an alchemist, and I believe you know that the effects of cub blood are far inferior to those of adult Thunder Tiger Beast Ferocity. Since I have already decided to send the Beast Ferocity away, there is no reason for it to be taken back."

Lan Yu's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing her words. How did she know he was an alchemist? Did she also rely on her sense of smell?

Lan Yu didn't rush to answer, but looked at Ji Jiuying and asked, "Why are you helping us? Or what is your purpose?"

"As I mentioned before... my mother-in-law looks a lot like my maternal grandmother, which makes me feel very close to her." As Ji Jiuying spoke, she looked at the old woman and saw that the old woman's eyes were slightly red.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll accept this beast. Girl, if you don’t mind, I’ll adopt you as my granddaughter, okay?” The old woman thought for a moment and asked, looking at Ji Jiuying’s face, which was eight parts similar to Feng Lan’s.

Just as Lan Yu was about to say something, she saw her aunt looking like this and sighed inwardly. Perhaps this was not necessarily a bad thing for her aunt.

Ji Jiuying raised the corners of her eyes, revealing her white teeth.

"Okay, Grandma."

"Oh! Good, good, good granddaughter." The old woman was so happy that tears were about to flow. Remembering that she had just called herself Jiu'er, she asked, "Your name is Jiu'er, right?"

Ji Jiuying nodded: "Grandma, my name is Ji Jiuying."

“Good Jiu’er, why don’t you go back to Sifang City with your grandmother now? Once you’re back in the Lan family, you’ll be the only cousin.”

Ji Jiuying shook her head. "Grandma, Jiu'er has some very important things to deal with right now. After I finish these things, I will go to the Lan family in Sifang City to find you, Grandma."

A hint of disappointment flashed across the old woman's eyes, but she did not insist: "Jiu'er, if you encounter any difficulties and need help, you can ask the Lan family for assistance."

"Grandma, it's my mother, she's gone missing."

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