Faced with Old Master Wei's order, no one in the room dared to disobey, and everyone left the room.

I accompanied Liu Ding outside and asked very seriously, "Mr. Liu, I know you are a rare and exceptional doctor, and I know that the Wei family's attitude just now made you very uncomfortable! But this is a matter of life and death, and I want to hear the truth from you: is her illness incurable, or do you simply not want to save her?"

"What do you take me for? I'm a doctor. Since I promised to save someone, I naturally wouldn't act impulsively! After all, coming all this way and failing to save the person would have a greater impact on me."

Liu Ding paused for a moment: "I've never heard of that girl's illness before, and I don't even know what it is. What can I do? Rather than letting a bunch of quack doctors here waste their time, it would be better to let her family quietly accompany her through her final days."

Is there really no chance for this to change?

After hearing Liu Ding's words, I felt as if a huge stone was pressing on my heart: "She's so young, is she really going to die here? Mr. Liu, the Wei family is very powerful and wealthy in this area. As long as you can save her, no amount of money is a problem!"

"Throughout history, there have been the world's richest people, but none of them have lived to this day! Money may make people live longer, but when it comes to death, God is fair."

Liu Ding, a renowned doctor, takes a detached view of death: "Compared to those children who die in the womb or shortly after birth, she is considered lucky."

After listening to Liu Ding's words, I suddenly felt a sense of oppression.

Although both of us have always had

There was competition, but Wei Shengnan always avoided friction and never did anything to harm me.

In my heart, I have never regarded her as an enemy, but as a friend who goes against the grain.

Even though there were so many unpleasant things that happened between us later on, we never thought of taking anyone's life.

Liu Ding's death sentence for Wei Shengnan evoked a sense of shared sorrow in me, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.

She contracted this strange disease ultimately in order to capture Duan Jinyan.

She was the unfortunate one this time, so it's very likely I'll be the next one.

It could also be Song Laosan, Monkey, or anyone around me.

As long as Duan Jinyan is not eliminated, we will forever be struggling on the brink of life and death.

With this matter on my mind, I had no time to deal with anything else. I entrusted the Wei family to take Liu Ding to the airport, and then took a taxi back to Wangyunzhai by myself.

Ever since Duan Jinyan destroyed the last glimmer of hope in my heart, I have become a truly lonely person in this world.

At this point, I no longer yearned for family affection; I only wanted to return to a familiar place and lick my wounds on my own.

After getting out of the taxi, I felt a strange sense of loss.

Just a year ago, Monkey and I left here and embarked on a completely different path.

In just one year, I have everything I need. I no longer have to worry about money, and I have met many important people and developed completely different social relationships.

But at the same time, it felt like I hadn't gained anything, but instead lost even more.

As I stood alone on the street, staring blankly at the sign of Wangyunzhai, a timid female voice suddenly came from behind me: "Duan Shenxing, is that you?"

I turned around and looked at the girl in sportswear and a baseball cap. I stared at her for a while before recognizing her: "Miao Xiaoxian? What are you doing in Shenyang?"

“With the fall of Ping’an Village, we have all gained our freedom. Before, when the village was still there, I always felt that it was a kind of constraint, but now that the village is gone, I find that I don’t even know how to live. We have been out of touch with the world for too long.”

Miao Xiaoxian paused for a moment: "After leaving the mountains, I found that the outside world was not the same as I imagined! Humans are social animals. No matter if it is family or friends, you always need to have familiar people around you. Apart from the people of Ping'an Village, you are the only one I know, so I came to Shenyang."

"Have you been waiting for me here for a long time?"

Hearing Miao Xiaoxian say that, I quickly took out the key from my pocket: "Don't stand outside, come in quickly."

After seeing me, Miao Xiaoxian relaxed: "We were drugged and almost couldn't get out. Later, the people from Ping'an Village caught up with us. I chose to stay and told them that you were reinforcements invited by our village, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to leave alive."

"I've heard about these things from others, Little Fairy. I haven't properly thanked you for saving my life back in the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace!"

Seeing Miao Xiaoxian appear eased my distress somewhat, and I then asked her, "By the way, besides being able to remove curses, can you also treat illnesses?"

"see a doctor?"

Miao Xiaoxian shook her head: "I've only ever studied how to cast and remove curses since I was little, I've never studied medicine! Why are you asking me this question?"

"Wei Shengnan is in trouble. She was injured by those monsters when she was in the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. After returning home, she became dizzy and confused. Her arms were also swollen and thick, as rough as tree bark."

I sighed: "In order to treat Wei Shengnan's illness, the Wei family visited many famous doctors, but none of them achieved any results. I also used my personal connections to invite a very skilled doctor, and his conclusion was that the Wei family should prepare for the worst."

After listening to my words, Miao Xiaoxian's eyes flashed with a strange look: "After hearing your story, I feel like she's not sick, but rather bewitched."

I grasped at a straw and pressed Miao Xiaoxian for an answer: "You mean, Wei Shengnan's illness is very likely not caused by radiation, right?"

“Ping An Village has a special technique called the Wooden Man Gu. This Gu can cause abnormal changes in a person's skin, making their death appearance grotesque, like an old tree. That's why the Gu is named!”

Miao Xiaoxian paused for a moment: "I think her symptoms are very similar to those of this kind of Gu poison, but I've never heard of the Wooden Man Gu causing people to lose their minds! Also, I only attended a private school in the village for a few days, so I don't know what radiation you're talking about is."

"It's alright, the fact that you can say those words already brings great hope."

I grabbed Miao Xiaoxian's hand and, without even locking the shop door, quickly ran to the roadside and flagged down a taxi: "I'll take you to the Wei family right now to check on Wei Shengnan's condition and see if she's been afflicted by the kind of curse you mentioned!"