Li Ting and Xu Ningyou entered the house, and Li Ting paid his respects to Nie Wuyou.
Nie Wuyou coughed on the bed and said intermittently, "It's so good, our family is finally reunited. It's a pity that Shu'er is gone."
Upon hearing Nie Wuyou's voice, Xiao Sheng felt an urge to cry for some reason.
Remembering what Li Xingran had said earlier, Li Ting inquired about Nie Wuyou's condition and then took his leave, saying he would be right back.
Xu Ningyou knew that he had gone to invite Fan Zuan to treat his mother.
[My maternal grandmother was overwhelmed with worry. Firstly, she was concerned that my mother had married far away to the capital and wouldn't be able to return to Mingzhou for many years; secondly, my mother's challenge to the title of the number one martial arts master had worsened my grandmother's illness; and thirdly, Zhao Yunshu's death had dealt her a great blow.]
Xiao Sheng listened and felt that the Xu family was truly sincere towards his mother, and he would treat them even better in the future.
Xu Ningyou felt a pang of pain in her heart as she listened to her daughter's heartfelt words.
Even though she has become a mother of six, she will always be a mother's concern.
Xu Ningyou sat down on the edge of the bed and held Nie Wuyou's hand tightly.
"Mother, your daughter is unfilial, having been unable to stay by your side for so many years. Now that I've returned, I'll never leave again, okay?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Although I don't concern myself with court affairs, the Crown Prince is being raised by you and your wife. How can you not return to the capital?" Nie Wuyou raised her pale hand and stroked Xu Ningyou's hand.
"Don't worry, go about your business. I'm fine. I know you're all safe and sound, and I'll get better soon."
"Mother-in-law, your son-in-law will definitely protect Ningyou, the children, and my junior sister's child." Li Ting brought Fan Zuan in at this moment, and after hearing Xu Wuyou's words, he quickly made a promise.
"Mother, this is my sworn brother-in-law with my husband, Fan Zu'an. He was the second one to pass the challenge at the mountain gate just now," Xu Ningyou introduced Fan Zu'an to Xu Wuyou.
"Oh? To have won your favor, you must be no ordinary people." Xu Wuyou praised them directly, and also complimented his daughter and son-in-law.
"Junior Fan Zu'an greets Auntie."
"I'm not feeling well and can't get up. Please forgive me." Xu Wuyou coughed a few more times.
Fan Zu'an stopped being polite and stepped forward to take Xu Wuyou's pulse.
This pulse...
"Second sister, did Aunt ever go to the border of Cangxuan Continent when she was young?" Fan Zuan thought the pulse sounded like it was caused by the miasma unique to an ancient village on the border of Cangxuan Continent.
Fan Zu'an came from there, and luckily he was very capable.
Fortunately, it was from there that Fan Zuan woke up, which gave him a body that was immune to all poisons.
"I did go there. Back then, I wasn't married yet. My father and I were chasing a traitor from my sect. We went to an ancient village you mentioned. The village was sparsely populated and strangely shrouded in mist all year round. We stumbled in by accident. Not long after we returned, my father died inexplicably. Could it be because of that village?"
"Exactly. That thin mist, once inhaled, remains in the body. If you don't leave the village, it won't threaten your life. But once you leave, the farther you go, the more likely you are to die."
"Third brother, how did you know?" Li Ting was surprised that Fan Zu'an even knew about such a thing.
"Because I was born there. To be precise, I woke up there, and then I felt something was wrong. After staying there for half a year, I cured the poison of the miasma. After the poison was cured, I left the village, but I didn't go far. I observed for a long time before I understood the secret of the miasma. It was to keep people in the village. But even in the village, life is short; you will die at a certain age."
Fan Zuan then let out a long sigh: "Human corpses nourish that miasma."
“I don’t know what kind of method that is. I’ve encountered several similar patients over the years. Fortunately, they all met me and I saved them.”
"As for why my aunt didn't suffer any accidents even though she left the village far away, I suppose she must have taken some kind of elixir or practiced some kind of martial art to protect her heart meridian. But over the years, her body would gradually be unable to withstand it and she would perish."
Wow, is this really that fantastical? I feel like I can't even comprehend it with my current understanding. It feels like a combination of a martial arts novel and a fantasy novel.
"Third brother, does my mother still have a chance?"
"It can definitely be cured, Mother, don't worry."
"It can be cured. With proper care, he can live another fifteen or twenty years without any problem. However, he will no longer be able to use his skills."
Xiao Sheng stood quietly to the side, listening to Li Xingran's thoughts and Fan Zu'an's stories of extraordinary people.
"Dr. Fan, just tell me what medicinal herbs you need. On Tianji Mountain, we can grow everything except snow lotus," Xu Yushan said hurriedly.
"Uncle Xu, I have all the medicinal herbs. However, you will all need to wait outside while I treat you. Are you sure you can rest assured?"
Xu Yushan hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, but Xu Ningyou immediately agreed: "Third brother, you can proceed with the treatment. I'll do whatever you say."
"Okay, let's begin now!"
I'm really looking forward to seeing Uncle Fan's medical skills, to show the ancients how amazing modern people are.
This miasma must have seeped into her bloodstream and circulated throughout her body. Uncle Fan will probably have to do a blood transfusion for Grandma! That's a huge undertaking.
"Second sister, you stay and help out. Everyone else can leave the house." Fan Zu'an handed a medicine bottle to Xu Ningyou. "Second sister, please use the medicine in this bottle to wash Auntie's entire body. Then change her into clean clothes."
Xu Ningyou did as instructed.
Fan Zuan, however, took a bottle and sprayed it around the room.
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