Ning Zhishui suddenly remembered that in her previous life, when the dignitaries in the city were scrambling to buy the Immortal Bamboo Wine until it was sold out, something happened to her eldest brother.
The eldest brother was poisoned by a scorpion during his training and was sent back to the Ning family by his companions. At that time, the Ning family was discussing the matter of the fairy bamboo wine at home. Suddenly, the door was knocked loudly, which scared everyone.
After the eldest brother came back, his whole body was blue and black, and even his breathing was very weak. His companions were so scared that they couldn't speak. They were afraid that the Ning family would blame them, and they all huddled together like quails.
The eldest brother's sweetheart, Bai Lianxin, was so fragile that she seemed like she would break at the slightest touch, and she couldn't stop crying.
Ning Zhishui would certainly not forget the fact that her elder brother was poisoned, but she could not remember the exact time when it happened. If she had not been reminded of the time point by the Xianzhu wine, she probably would not have remembered that it happened recently.
The reason I remember this is because the poison my brother was infected with almost ruined his life.
Because the poison had penetrated deeply and the incident happened suddenly, the Ning family did not have a suitable antidote, so they spent a lot of money to hire an alchemist to make the medicine, but it took a whole day for the alchemy to be completed!
Finally, the poison was removed, but the aftereffect of removing the poison too late was that the eldest brother's brain seemed to become less sharp.
Originally, the eldest brother was the smartest one in the family. He was a brave and resourceful man. However, after being poisoned, his IQ dropped by more than half. The only person he was thinking about was his sweetheart Bai Lianxin, and it seemed that he didn't recognize anyone else except her.
Originally, Bai Lianxin had some feelings for the eldest brother, and if things had developed normally, the two of them would most likely have become a couple.
But after his brain obviously deteriorated, Bai Lianxin changed her mind. Not only did she turn her attention to others, she also played her eldest brother in the palm of her hand and took advantage of him all the time.
If you are short of money, let your eldest brother earn it. If you are short of something, let your eldest brother buy it.
As long as she said a word, the eldest brother would do it without hesitation, like a puppet without any thoughts.
In the end, the eldest brother saw with his own eyes that Bai Lianxin fell into the arms of another man, and the two of them laughed at him in person, calling him a fool, so the eldest brother went completely crazy.
The devil grew in his heart and he began to kill innocent people indiscriminately, hacking at anyone he saw.
The most outrageous thing is that when his mind had problems, his cultivation started to improve by leaps and bounds, and ordinary people were no match for him at all!
In the end, the eldest brother became a big devil who was cursed by everyone. It was natural that he did not have a good end.
If he had not been poisoned, or if he had been detoxified in time after being poisoned, things would not have been so bad.
Ning Zhishui's face turned serious when she recalled the past. She asked the passers-by -
"Excuse me, uncle, when did the Immortal Bamboo Wine go on sale?"
The uncle glanced at her and said amiably, "Today is only the first day, but judging by the looks of things, it probably won't be selling for many more days."
First day, there’s still time!
Ning Zhishui calculated the time in her mind. She remembered that the purchase of Xianzhu wine was limited, and only a portion was sold every day. It was not sold out until the third day.
It was also on the third day that my eldest brother was sent back home.
And the time when he was poisoned... was tomorrow night or the early morning of the third day.
Ning Zhishui, who was originally preparing to go home, turned around and went directly to Wandanxuan, a shop with the most complete range of elixirs.
"Is there any Xuan-level Jieling Pill?" she asked.
"The Jie Ling Dan is sold out, and the next batch will arrive at the earliest in three days. We have Xuan-level and Di-level Bai Jie Dan in the store, do you need any?" asked the waiter.
Ning Zhishui frowned, "Sold out?"
That kind of scorpion venom must be cured by a magic pill, and it must be of the Xuan level.
Although Baijiedan can cure hundreds of poisons, unfortunately, it cannot cure scorpion venom.
"We just sold out yesterday. A group of cultivators were heading to Nanze Lake, where there are a lot of poisonous steel ants this season, so we needed to stock up on some Jieling Pills. They bought up all the ones in the store," the clerk explained. "And not just ours, they might be sold out in other stores too. As you know, Jieling Pills, especially Xuan-grade Jieling Pills, are not very popular, so most stores don't have many in stock."
Yes, it was precisely because it was less popular and such an unfortunate thing happened that they rushed to buy the detoxification pill when the eldest brother came back the day after tomorrow, but they couldn't buy it, so they could only ask the alchemist to make it.
However, the alchemists all had work to do, and most of them were orders from wealthy people. Even though the Ning family added money, they still didn't get the antidote until a day later.
Ning Zhishui had thought that if he had come two days earlier, he might have been able to buy the Jie Ling Pill, but now it seems he is still a step too late.
She didn't believe it and went to several more stores to ask, and sure enough, the answers she got were the same.
The Jie Ling Dan was bought up!
Moreover, Ning Zhishui received even worse news from a shopkeeper—
"It's not just our Huying City. Many other cities may have sold out of Jieling Pills because it's said that a treasure has appeared in Nanze Lake. Too many cultivators have gone there to train and search for treasures these days, so Jieling Pills are in short supply!"
Nanze Lake? Baby?
Ning Zhishui wanted to sneer.
There is no treasure at all. The surge of spiritual energy over there is just because a high-level monster has suddenly advanced. Those cultivators who heard the news and ran to Nanze Lake will suffer heavy casualties!
But this way, his idea of going to another city to buy the Jieling Pill was also shattered.
"Fellow Daoist, is there anything else you need? We have a new batch of talismans here. Would you like to take a look? They are very powerful." After the shopkeeper explained to her, he asked with a smile.
"In that case, I need some medicine, vine root, ash juice..." Ning Zhishui listed a bunch of medicinal herbs in succession.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "Okay, I'll get it for you right away."
Ning Zhishui went to two stores, gathered all the materials, and then rushed home as quickly as possible.
"Second brother! Where are my parents and aunt?"
After returning home, Ning Zhishui saw that only his second brother was there, so he asked.
"Hey, you're back? Why are you in such a hurry?" Ning Chengfeng looked Ning Zhishui over, and after confirming that she was fine and not injured, he frowned. "You're really capable. You dared to leave without saying goodbye? Do you know how scared you made us!"
This is the first time my younger sister has left home on her own, and she’s been away for three or four days!
This is outrageous!
"I have an urgent matter, a matter concerning my eldest brother's life." Ning Zhishui didn't have time to say anything else to him, "Hurry up and inform my parents and aunt, and ask them to come home quickly!"
Ning Chengfeng's expression changed. "What's going on? You... forget it. Talk to me later. I'll contact them first."
"Go call someone, the sooner the better. I'll go back to my room to deal with the herbs first."
Ning Zhishui went into the room after he finished speaking.
My aunt didn’t come back because she had the alchemy furnace. Now I can’t make the elixir without the alchemy furnace.
But this time cannot be wasted. It is a good opportunity to pre-process the purchased materials so that we can start the alchemy furnace immediately after my aunt comes back.
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