When I heard Song Laosan say on the phone that Wei Shengnan was in trouble, I also became nervous: "What are her symptoms? Is it cadaveric poisoning?"

"The situation is much more serious than we imagined. The Wei family's demon-slaying and righteous techniques are specifically designed to deal with these unorthodox methods. If it's corpse poison, it won't be a problem for them at all."

Old Man Song sighed: "After Wei Ya fell ill yesterday, the old man chartered three private planes to bring doctors from all over the country, and even a medical team from abroad came."

Is the situation not good?

After asking that question, I felt it was a bit unnecessary.

If Wei Shengnan's condition had improved, Song Laosan wouldn't have gone all the way to Jiangxi to try his luck buying medicine on the black market.

"This is fucking weird!"

Song Laosan swore: "I've never heard of Wei Yatou's situation before. Whether it's renowned Chinese medicine doctors in China or Western medical teams abroad, none of them could find anything wrong with her, saying that all her physical indicators were normal."

"Could it be witchcraft?"

I reminded them, "The defenses of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace were set up by Ping An Village. These people are experts at using Gu poison, and we've all fallen victim to it before."

"How could we not have thought of these things? It's just that after the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace was destroyed, the people of Ping'an Village seemed to have evaporated from the earth overnight! Old Master Wei hired many Gu masters in Xiangxi, Sichuan and Chongqing, but they couldn't figure out anything when they came over."

Song Laosan was also somewhat helpless: "We've tried every possible method, but none of them have worked! Since the right path is blocked, we have no choice but to take the unorthodox approach. Qu Ruilin and I are traveling all over the country looking for folk remedies to cure Wei Yatou's illness."

That's when I realized why Qu Ruilin's phone was off; he was probably on a flight.

Hearing that so many of them were at a loss about Wei Shengnan's situation, I couldn't help but ask, "What exactly has changed in Wei Shengnan?"

"...She's gone mad."

Old Song sighed: "At first, Wei said her palms were a little numb, and everyone thought it was because she was frozen by the underground river when she was in the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. But less than half an hour after she said that, her palms lost all feeling."

Then, her arm became severely swollen, and the skin cracked like tree bark! In addition, she also developed mental problems, forgetting who she was, becoming delirious, and refusing to eat or drink. At the rate at which the swelling in her arm was spreading, she probably wouldn't last much longer.

I've always had a suspicion that she was probably infected by the monster in the cave, and I wonder if she'll eventually turn into one of those things! I just didn't want to upset the old man even more, so I didn't voice this guess.

Upon hearing Song Laosan's words, I stood up with a solemn expression: "I will return to Shenyang as soon as possible to see if there is anything I can do to help."

Old Song asked me, "Little Duan, your family's Judge's Record is known as the number one book in the tomb raiding world. Doesn't it contain any related information?"

"The Miao Jiang Immortal Palace appeared even before our ancestors entered the field, so how could there be any records of such a thing?"

I countered Song Laosan's question with, "What did you gain in Jiangxi?"

"Bullshit! We've been busy for so long, and we don't even know what illness Wei Shengnan has. We're just desperately trying to slow down the spread of the virus in her body!"

Song Laosan said somewhat dejectedly, "To be honest, since I set off yesterday, I've been to five black markets in two provinces! Most of the people I've met are unreliable, obviously swindlers! I did meet two people who seemed somewhat trustworthy, and I bought medicine from them, but whether it works or not, nobody can say for sure."

When are you planning to go back to Shenyang?

"I've finished exploring this black market. I'm catching a flight in an hour, so I won't be home until tonight at the earliest."

I put my phone on speakerphone and browsed the flight information: "I'll take the next available flight back to Shenyang. If all goes well, I should be back in Shenyang within three hours. I'll go to the Wei family first. We can talk about it when we meet."

"Okay, that's settled then."

"..."

After learning about Wei Shengnan's situation from Song Laosan, I didn't even have time to say hello before stopping a member of the Jiang family and asking him to drive me to the airport. On the way, I called Jiang Tianyi to tell him the whole story and asked him to take good care of Monkey and the others.

After arriving at Binhai International Airport, I quickly checked in and, while waiting for my flight, dialed Wei Xiao's number: "Uncle Wei, this is Duan Shenxing. How is Shengnan?"

"It's not a very optimistic situation."

Wei Xiao already knew from Song Laosan about the matter I was going to help with, and he explained succinctly: "When Nan Nan fell ill yesterday, only his left hand was affected, but today it has spread to his entire arm!"

According to the advice of the German medical team, the last resort for treating male-to-male sexual activity is amputation, but given the current rate of spread, amputation may no longer be effective!

The biggest problem right now is that we all know Shengnan has toxins in her body, but these toxins are undetectable, let alone a treatment plan.

Hearing that Wei Shengnan's condition was so serious, I took a deep breath: "I'm boarding the plane in fifteen minutes. After I get back, I'd like to meet with Shengnan and see if I can help in any way."

Wei Xiao replied quickly, "It's kind of you to have this idea. On behalf of the Wei family, I thank you. After you get off the plane, there's a Wei family motorcade at the exit, specifically for receiving people from all over the country who come to help. I'll have my secretary register you as soon as possible. Just tell them your identity, and a car will take you here."

I was also somewhat taken aback when I heard what he said.

The fact that the Wei family arranged a convoy to pick up people at the airport indicates that many people came from all over the country.

Just as Song Laosan said, this is already a case of grasping at straws when one is sick.

Among the four families, all the children of our generation are only sons.

Comparatively speaking, the Wei family is the most complete and the strongest among the four families.

The eyes of the entire Wei family are on Wei Shengnan, the successor to the family.

The fact that she encountered a problem at this moment undoubtedly triggered a cataclysmic upheaval within the Wei family.

According to Song Laosan, Wei Shengnan's condition is critical, and the more people the Wei family contacts, the more it shows that everyone is helpless in dealing with Wei Shengnan's illness.

I can hardly imagine what kind of reaction the Wei family would have in their fury if something happened to Wei Shengnan.