"Grandma, Grandma! Come and see what wonderful things I brought back!"
Li Xi rushed into Hong Ying's room.
At this very moment, Hongying was enjoying a delicious chicken leg, eating with great relish!
Wan Yue sat quietly to the side, gently and carefully adjusting Hong Ying's sleeves, afraid that she would get her clothes dirty.
Upon hearing Li Xi's call, Hong Ying looked up, her face lighting up with delight: "Oh my, Xiao Xi, you're finally back!"
Wan Yue looked helplessly at his carefree granddaughter, "Xiao Xi, why are you so late?"
"Grandpa, you're here too? What, are you worried that Grandma won't eat well?" she teased.
Wan Yue's face flushed slightly: "You child, you always make fun of your maternal grandfather."
Although Hongying had the golden eagle escort her back to Tingfeng Courtyard every day, he came along to save her the trouble of traveling and to take care of the grandmother and granddaughter.
Li Xi sat down next to the two of them, mysteriously opened her backpack, and a little squirrel jumped out.
Its fluffy body and bright, expressive eyes make it look incredibly cute.
"Wow, so cute!" Hongying exclaimed.
Li Xi smiled smugly: "I caught this in that dense forest. I brought it back especially for you to see. Maybe you can talk to it. It's a great contributor."
As she spoke, Li Xi took out several exquisite pieces of jewelry from her backpack.
These pieces of jewelry are exquisitely crafted and dazzling.
Hongying's eyes lit up immediately. She put down the chicken leg in her hand and reached for the hairpin.
She examined it closely, muttering to herself, "Wow, this texture is truly exceptional! Xiaoxi, where did you get such a beautiful thing?"
So Li Xi told them everything that had happened in the dense forest.
After listening, the room fell silent.
Hongying lowered her head in deep thought, her brows furrowed. As if she had thought of something, she said, "Xiaoxi, take out your jade pendant and let me see it."
Upon hearing this, Li Xi took out the jade pendant from her bag and handed it to Hong Ying.
Hongying took the jade pendant and examined it carefully. The jade pendant was crystal clear, with exquisite patterns carved on it, and emitted a faint light.
“This jade pendant…” Hongying murmured to herself, “is extremely similar in texture to this jade hairpin, and so is your jade pendant…”
Suddenly she noticed something and hurriedly took out the map of Yuncheng.
When the jade pendant was placed on the map, the pattern on it was strikingly similar to that of the secluded forest.
Hongying exclaimed in delight, "Xiaoxi, come and see!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xi leaned closer and saw that the shape of the secluded forest on the map was roughly the same as the pattern on the jade pendant.
“This was given to me by my adoptive father…” Li Xi was stunned. It should have been left to her by her parents as well.
The jade pendant was taken away by Zhao Kuang, but Qin Xiaolin secretly retrieved it later when he was working as a spy for the Red Lotus Sect.
What is the connection between these things? Does the Li family know the secret of this jade pendant?
She seemed to be lost in deep thought. "Grandfather, did my mother mention this to you back then?"
Although she didn't want to bring these things up, the numerous coincidences she was experiencing left her confused, as if she were being pushed forward by fate.
He looked up at Li Xi and slowly began, "Xiao Xi, your father and mother never mentioned any of this to me before their accident. Back then, I thought you were also..."
A normal person would think the same way: the entire Li family was slaughtered overnight, who would have thought that Li Xi was rescued?
The Red Lotus Sect has never given up searching for the treasure over the years, so they must know that the jade pendant was taken away.
After taking the jade pendant from her, they have probably been searching for this legendary treasure ever since.
Now it seems that they have probably already hidden in the vicinity of the dense forest.
The reason for capturing Lan'er was to make her concoct an antidote for the miasma's poison. In this way, once she had concocted the antidote, she would likely be silenced.
She is incredibly intelligent; she must have thought of this as well.
Time was of the essence, so Li Xi decided to tell the Emperor Emeritus about it.
She couldn't fight those people on her own. Although she couldn't keep the wealth, it was still better than it falling into the hands of bad people.
She quickly packed her things, gave some instructions, and then rode the golden eagle to the Emperor Emeritus's villa in the Western Hills.
At this moment, deep in a secluded mountain in a hidden forest, there are several simple thatched huts.
In one of the rooms, Meng Zhelan was quietly holding a pestle in her hand, intently grinding something.
He muttered to himself, "One grinding dispels illness, two grindings refresh the spirit, three grindings bring lasting fortune..."
This was to suppress the anger in my heart.
She had been captured here for several days. Those people took her deep into the forest, where the miasma made it difficult for her to breathe and caused her tears to stream down her face.
These bastards actually let her concoct an antidote to this miasma poison. She's just a doctor, not a medicine immortal.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
Anger and panic at this moment will not solve the problem; only calmness and rationality can help her find a way out.
Meng Zhelan pondered silently, knowing that the miasma poison was no ordinary poison, and that ordinary medicine would probably be ineffective.
These people went to great lengths to kidnap me here, so there must be some secret here.
Even if she could concoct the antidote, they probably wouldn't let her go. She especially didn't want these people to get what they wanted.
What should I do?
Just as she was deep in thought, a slight noise came from outside.
Immediately afterwards, someone gently pushed open the door and came in.
"Dr. Meng, a lot of medicinal herbs have arrived from outside. See if there are any suitable ones." The speaker was a young man with a deep voice.
Although the man was seriously injured at the time, he has now fully recovered.
At this moment, he had a smile on his face, and his eyes seemed to hold a hint of indescribable emotion.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Meng Zhelan threw down the pestle and walked straight out.
Struggling is useless; you can only feign compliance with them.
Outside, there were piles of various medicinal herbs, some dry and some fresh, each emitting a different aroma.
Meng Zhelan squatted down and carefully selected the items.
She knew that although these medicinal herbs were all used to make antidotes, there must be other purposes hidden within them.
She had to be careful not to put herself in deeper danger.
"Dr. Meng, are these medicinal herbs enough?" The man stood to the side, watching her quietly.
Meng Zhelan raised her head, a sly glint in her eyes.
"Hmm, that's enough. However, I need some special medicinal herbs. Can you help me find them?" She deliberately feigned difficulty, wanting to test the other party's reaction.
The man paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Alright, tell me, what medicinal herbs do you need?"
Meng Zhelan smiled and whispered the names of several medicinal herbs.
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