"Yes, yes, yes, it's a blessing she's accumulated over eight lifetimes to be favored by you, young master. She's being shameless and doesn't know what's good for her."
"Not bad, he's just a minor Golden Core cultivator. Once I'm tired of playing with him, I'll give him to you to play with as you please."
"Thank you so much, young master."
"All you need to know is that those who obey me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish, and that's enough."
"Yes, yes, we will never forget."
As soon as Ling Yue entered the Ling residence, she saw the old steward with a worried expression. A sense of foreboding flashed through her mind. Could something have happened at home?
"Uncle Ling, has something happened at home?"
"The master's condition has worsened again. He has fainted and his vital signs are weakening." In short, his condition is very bad.
"How could this happen? I was fine when I left. What happened?"
"Han Lei, the second young master of the Han family, came to our house and said he wanted to marry Miss. He advised Master that he had better be sensible, otherwise he would have to wait for the Ling family to be wiped out. Master was naturally furious and had Han Lei driven away. He was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood."
"This is outrageous! The Han family has gone too far!" Ling Yue's face was icy cold as she gripped her longsword tightly, wishing she could tear Han Lei to pieces.
The old steward's face was also quite grim. With the master of the house falling ill, the madam was at a loss. They invited many alchemists over, but none of them could figure out what illness the master had. The madam's health had also deteriorated, and everyone in the Ling family was in a state of panic.
"I'm going to see my father and mother."
Ye Xiruo rubbed her fingers, realizing her luck still wasn't good enough. She had thought that once she arrived in Maple Forest City, she would only need to stay for a day or two before heading to the Royal City and the branch of the Pill King's Palace. But what happened? The Ling family had to be in trouble now of all times. Should she intervene or not?
The power dynamics in Maple Forest City seem rather complicated. The Ling family doesn't seem to be in a good situation right now. Anyone with eyes can see that she's in cahoots with the Ling family. Will that Han family come after her? Ye Xiruo stroked her chin, somewhat hesitant.
"Aunt Ling, take Xiaoxue downstairs to rest."
"Sister, I'm not going. I want to go find Father and Mother."
"Good boy/girl, your father and mother are tired and are resting now. You should go back and rest well, dress up, and then come to see your father and mother."
Ling Xue didn't hear what Ling Yue and the housekeeper were saying, so the little girl didn't think anything of it and obediently let Aunt Ling take her back to rest.
"Let's go." Ling Yue's mood was also somewhat heavy. If something happened to her father, the entire Ling family would be finished. The Han family would definitely not let the Ling family off the hook.
"Take me to see him. As luck would have it, I have some medical knowledge."
"You?" The butler's gaze clearly said, "Are you sure you're not joking?" He looked a few years younger than the young lady. At that age, even a noble alchemist would be at most a second or third-grade alchemist, and would not be of any help to the master's condition.
Ye Xiruo glanced at the steward and knew exactly what he was thinking. She took out a yellow badge from her spatial ring, engraved with the emblem of the Pill King Palace. Exactly six golden horizontal lines represented Ye Xiruo's status as a sixth-grade alchemist. This was a uniformly issued alchemist rank badge from the Pill King Palace, imbued with each alchemist's unique spiritual power, making it absolutely impossible to forge.
Therefore, if Ye Xi is indeed a genuine sixth-grade alchemist, he would be quite young.
Old Butler: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Lingyue: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Where did such a prodigy come from? The butler blinked. He wasn't mistaken. Good heavens, it was actually true! A sixth-grade alchemist! In the entire Maple Forest City, only Master Wen was a sixth-grade alchemist. Master Wen was already a hundred years old, and he was said to have quite good aptitude. Compared to Ye Xiruo... no, this was simply incomparable to Ye Xiruo.
Ling Yue became even more certain of her inner guess: the person Xiao Lingxue had unintentionally saved was actually the young master of the Pill King Palace, the only Divine Master in the entire Taiyan Continent.
Only Ye Xiruo could have achieved such success in such a short time. It is truly a blessing from heaven that the Ling family was able to encounter such a benefactor as Ye Xiruo.
Ling Yue bowed deeply: "I beg Senior Ye to save my father. The Ling family will repay you handsomely."
"You flatter me, young lady. I am just a lowly sixth-grade alchemist. Whether I can be of any help is another matter. However, I will do my best. With the life-saving grace and this assistance, I can say that I have repaid my debt."
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Ye."
"Thank you, Senior Ye." The butler also bowed. The young lady was indeed a lucky star. He didn't expect that she would not only return safely, but also bring back such a monstrous alchemist. The master's illness could finally be cured.
"Take me to see it."
"Yes, please come in, senior."
Ye Xiruo followed the steward, turning several corners until she finally arrived at a clean and tidy courtyard. Before even entering, she could smell the aroma of medicinal herbs.
Ye Xiruo and Ling Yue quickly entered. The person on the bed appeared to be in his forties, with a handsome face. Even in his unconscious state, he exuded an air of authority, suggesting he must have been a handsome man in his youth. However, his condition did not look good. His entire face was shrouded in a black mist, his lips were bluish-purple, and his fingernails had an abnormal purple tinge. He had been poisoned.
Moreover, the poison must have been present for a long time; it won't be long before it reaches the heart, at which point even a miracle will be impossible to save.
When did his illness begin?
"Two months ago, the master was not feeling well and his face was rather pale. We just thought he was too tired, but in the end, the situation became more and more serious. A month ago, the master could no longer gather his internal energy, and now he has simply fallen into a coma."
Ye Xiruo stretched out her right hand, and green true energy flowed continuously from her fingertips, turning into a dense green net that enveloped Ling Feng's entire body. She needed to know clearly what was happening inside Ling Feng's body and just how troublesome this poison was.
Tsk tsk, Ye Xiruo's brows furrowed deeply. Ling Feng's internal organs were already being corroded by the deadly poison, and the meager true energy within his body was still circulating, protecting his heart meridian. But this wasn't the most troublesome part. The most troublesome thing was that Ling Feng seemed to be afflicted with the Five Poison Gu. The Five Poison Gu, as the name suggests, refers to five highly venomous creatures: snakes, scorpions, centipedes, lizards, and toads. Each creature is cultivated into a Gu King, and then refined using secret methods to create a poison. Its toxicity is overwhelming; those poisoned experience a living hell, a fate worse than death. These five venomous insects are just the basic ingredients; using other, even more potent poisons would make it even more deadly.
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