Seeing her mother Lin Qing's relieved smile, Gu Nianqing felt much more at ease.
He knew that for cultivators, not being able to cultivate was a regret, but for ordinary people, being able to live a peaceful and joyful life was also a kind of happiness.
"Alright, Mom, let's not talk about this anymore. It's still early, so I'm planning to deliver the antidote pills today instead of waiting until tomorrow. I bet that uncle is anxiously waiting at home right now!"
As Gu Nianqing spoke, she picked up the jade bottle containing the antidote pills and prepared to go out.
Lin Qing nodded, "I'll go with you! I also want to see what the reaction will be after taking the antidote."
Gu Nianqing and Lin Qing greeted Dong Xiulan and then rode their bicycles out.
Lin Qing rode his bicycle with Gu Nianqing on the back, and the two soon arrived at the Red Army's home.
As soon as Lin Qing knocked on the door of the Red Army's house, the door opened from the inside.
Just as Gu Nianqing had expected, Hongjun was anxiously waiting in the courtyard, his eyes constantly glancing at the gate, ready to open it at any moment.
As soon as the Red Army opened the gate, they saw Gu Nianqing and Lin Qing, and their faces immediately lit up with ecstatic joy.
"Comrade Lin, young man, it's great to see you here!"
The Red Army soldiers excitedly came forward to greet them.
Gu Nianqing nodded. "The antidote is ready. Take us to your wife!"
The middle-aged Red Army soldier became even more excited upon hearing this. He stammered, "It's done, it's done... good... good... yes... yes, this way please!"
The two followed the middle-aged man back to Xiaolan's bedroom door.
"Mom, just wait for me at the door!"
As soon as he reached the door, Gu Nianqing felt the temperature inside the room. It was even colder inside. He was worried that his mother would get frostbite, so he made a suggestion.
"Are you sure it's okay for you to go in like this?"
Lin Qing felt the temperature at the doorway and asked with a worried expression.
"What's the big deal? Mom knows me perfectly well. Don't worry, it'll be fine!"
Gu Nianqing smiled and shook his head. His mother was really worried and confused. As a cultivator, if he couldn't even stand this little temperature, what was the point of cultivating immortality?
"Wait a minute, take this!"
Seeing that Gu Nianqing was about to go in, Lin Qing suddenly handed him a jade pendant.
Gu Nianqing reached out and took the jade pendant. The pendant was slightly warm to the touch; it was a fine piece of warm jade.
"Okay, Mom, don't worry!"
Gu Nianqing smiled and accepted the jade pendant, hanging it around her neck before going inside.
Gu Nianqing walked to the bedside, poured out an antidote pill from the jade bottle, and then carefully pried open Xiaolan's mouth and put the antidote pill into her mouth.
The antidote melted instantly upon entering her mouth and quickly flowed down her throat into Xiaolan's stomach.
As the antidote was taken, the temperature in the room visibly began to rise.
"The temperature is rising! The temperature is rising! Xiaolan is saved!"
Feeling the warmth of the room, tears instantly streamed down the middle-aged Red Army man's face as he choked out a gasp.
Seeing this, Lin Qing walked into the bedroom without hesitation and came to the bedside.
The ice crystals on Xiaolan's face were visibly disappearing, and her skin began to regain its color.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man who had followed couldn't help but reach out and touch Xiaolan's cheek.
The temperature is no longer freezing cold, but rather warm, like a living person.
"It's hot, it's hot! Xiaolan's skin is hot!"
The middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone waited a while longer, but Xiaolan still didn't wake up.
"Young man, why hasn't my wife woken up yet!"
The middle-aged man asked in confusion, his initial surprise turning into worry as time went on.
Gu Nianqing said, "Wait a little longer!"
Everyone waited for another half hour, but Xiao Lan still did not wake up. Gu Nianqing reached out to take Xiao Lan's pulse.
The spiritual energy flowed from Xiaolan's hand to her limbs, then circulated within her body before returning to Gu Nianqing's body.
Gu Nianqing said, "It's a bit troublesome, but it's alright!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing asked in confusion, "Then why didn't he wake up?"
Seeing her mother's curiosity, Gu Nianqing explained to her mother earnestly, "Her poisoning is quite severe, and too much time has passed, so one antidote pill is not enough."
"If one isn't enough for you, then eat another one! Why did you say it's a bit of a hassle?"
After listening to Gu Nianqing's explanation, Lin Qing nodded in understanding, then asked in confusion.
"Two pills are too many. Her body can't absorb the extra energy. If left untreated, she'll be poisoned by another poison once this one is cured. I said it's okay because I'm here. I can help her expel the excess energy."
To put it simply, Xiaolan ingested energy that she couldn't absorb.
But the reason why Xiaolan survived for so long without dying was also because of the protection of this energy.
Gu Nianqing's antidote pills are meant to break down that energy, but if there's any excess, it becomes energy that Xiaolan can't absorb.
To put it bluntly, it's because Xiaolan is a mortal. But if she were a cultivator, the energy she ingested would not be poison, but a tonic.
Gu Nianqing had felt something was strange three days ago. It was said that there was no spiritual energy on Earth, but she didn't know why there were beings that transcended ordinary plants.
Lin Qing was unaware of Gu Nianqing's thoughts. If Lin Qing had known, she would have definitely told Gu Nianqing that there were legends of immortals on Earth, and that there might have been spiritual energy there in the past.
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