It was a last resort! A single All-Heal Elixir was worth a few tens of thousands of gold. Her ungrateful father would never give her that much gold, therefore, she had to rob! She might not be strong enough, but she couldn’t watch her mother die.
“No, Aunt Tian will be fine. Ran Ke, no matter what happens, I will do my best to help you.” Xiao Qianhan said with a gentle tone.
Ran Ke’s tears flowed out immediately, but she quickly wiped it off, “Qianhan, thank… thank you.”
“Thank me? I should be the one to thank you.” Xiao Qianhan was surprised by Ran Ke’s thankful words. According to the memories, after Ran Ke and Xiao Qianhan became friends, it was always Ran Ke who helped the previous Xiao Qianhan. The old Xiao Qianhan had a weak nature and had always been protected.
Ran Ke dried up her tears and laughed, “Because you are my best friend, because you said you will do your best to help me. No one has ever said this to me.”
This statement wasn’t just words of consolation to her, it was a kind of faith. A conviction to never give up!
Xiao Qianhan was in a daze before she smiled and said, “Let’s go.”
“That’s right, I heard that Liu Yiyi actually relieved herself during the National Test and there was a pause because of it?”
“Yes, it was especially smelly. It was fortunate that you weren’t around, otherwise, you wouldn’t have an appetite to eat for days.”
“Hahaha… who asked her and Xiao Yuluo to bully you in the past. The heavens are really punishing her. I heard that Xiao Yuluo also farted and it was loud and stinky. Many of the audience experienced it firsthand.”
“If she doesn’t eat properly in the future, it will still be the same.”
“Is that so? I hate myself for not being there. If I was there, I would have been able to see Xiao Yuluo getting despised by others.”
…
When Ran Ke and her mother moved out from the Ran Clan, they had been living in the slums. It was a very small house with a small yard.
The yard was filled with the spirit herbs that Ran Ke had just harvested.
The neighbor aunt was looking after Aunt Tian and when Ran Ke returned, she left.
Aunt Tian was still sleeping and from the looks of it, she was even more haggard than Xiao Qianhan’s memories.
Xiao Qianhan walked near and silently placed her hand on Aunt Tian’s wrist under the blanket.
The moment Xiao Qianhan touched the wrist, her face suddenly turned dark. Poison, it is actually poison! There is no need to guess who poisoned her. A mistress actually dares to poison the first madam! Moreover, it is an extremely vicious poison.
Butterfly Severance Poison!
It was the same as severing a butterfly’s wings and didn’t allow it to fly anymore. As the victim grew older, the moisture in the skin would gradually dry up. The hair would slowly turn white too. The most terrifying part was the disturbance of nightmares every single night. At the end, parts of the body would start to rot and the victim would turn into a puddle of stinky water, leaving no corpse behind. Not even the Appearance Flourishing Elixir would have any effects as the poison wasn’t neutralized yet.
No wonder an ordinary physician couldn’t diagnose it!
If it wasn’t for the absolute medicine books left inside the Thousands Cauldron Mark, Xiao Qianhan wouldn’t be able to identify the poison in Aunt Tian!
Butterfly Severance Poison could only be neutralized by the All-Heal Elixir and nothing else!
Ran Ke took a careful look at her mother before her eyes turned red again. She lifted her head and forced out a smile to Xiao Qianhan, before pointing out, gesturing for them to talk outside.
Xiao Qianhan nodded while she conversed mentally with Qianzi. “Qianzi, do you have any All-Heal Elixir in the stocks? Find it quickly.”
Qianzi was still snoring in her little bed and drooling as she was in an especially comfortable sleep. When she heard her mistress calling for her, she immediately sat up and opened her eyes wide, “Mistress, did you call me? I… I was sleeping earlier and didn’t hear you clearly.”
“Find out if there is any All-Heal Elixir among the elixirs. I need it urgently.” Xiao Qianhan said again.
Qianzi nodded, “Alright! I will search for it right now!”
After speaking, Qianzi immediately jumped off her bed and started to search through the bottles underneath her bed. There might not be a lot, but there were dozens of bottles that didn’t have any labels. She had no choice but to open each of them to smell inside.
Therefore, this was going to take a bit of time.
The All-Heal Elixir was definitely something she would keep stock. It could neutralize all poisons and it was worth tens of thousands of gold. She definitely would have some and she had to quickly find it so that she would be praised by her mistress!
Inside the small yard…
Xiao Qianhan was helping Ran Ke to pack up the spirit herbs.
“It seems like my mother’s condition is getting worse.” Ran Ke’s voice was a little low and she was trying her best to hold back her emotions that were nearly going to collapse.
“Don’t be anxious, there will be a way.” Xiao Qianhan was certain if there were any All-Heal Elixirs, therefore she couldn’t tell Ran Ke about the poison in Aunt Tian’s body. If she said it, Ran Ke would only risk her life to rob for gold. She would rather confirm if she had any All-Heal Elixir first. Even if she didn’t have any, the Thousands Cauldron Mark had plenty of ‘scraps’. Along with all the Strengthen Elixirs she had refined during the past two days during her free time, and all those inferior Appearance Flourishing Elixirs, she definitely had enough to trade for the All-Heal Elixir. It wouldn’t be too late to tell her after buying the All-Heal Elixir.
Ran Ke nodded with force, as though she was encouraging herself. “Yes, there must be a way!”
She suddenly touched a spirit herb and handed it to Xiao Qianhan, “Uncle Xiao once suffered severe injuries. These Heavenly Fungus Herbs will definitely be useful. There are ten stalks here. Qianhan, take them and let Uncle Xiao consume them.”
Xiao Qianhan looked at the ten stalks of Heavenly Fungus Herbs. Even when Ran Ke was facing a predicament, she still wanted to help others. Xiao Qianhan was rather moved as she reached out and said, “Ran Ke, thank you.”
“Our relationship is superior to sisters. There is no need to say thanks.” Ran Ke smiled.
All of a sudden, there was a response from Qianzi, “I found it! Mistress, I found the All-Heal Elixirs! And there are three! Mistress, aren’t I the best? I must have had some kind of foresight 1000 years ago. I have done well to keep these elixirs!”
Xiao Qianhan felt as though she could see Qianzi jumping around and using her cute face to beg for praise. She couldn’t help smiling as she replied, “Well done!”
Just as Xiao Qianhan wanted to say something as Ran Ke was still tidying up the spirit herbs, someone knocked on the door.
Those knocks sounded like they were done with the feet. It was loud and sounded very arrogant.
Immediately after, someone spoke arrogantly, “Ran Ke, open the door! You are finally back uh! I thought you would never return. You are a wretch who is always trying to steal from my clan!”
Ran Ke’s body suddenly tightened and she was biting her pale lips. She lifted her head and didn’t hesitate to open the door.
As soon as she opened the doors, a group barged in.
There was a married woman wearing splendid clothes, a 15 or 16 year old young lady, and a few clan servants.
According to the old Xiao Qianhan’s memories, the married woman was Ran Ke’s father’s mistress, Feng Rong. The young lady was Feng Rong’s daughter, Ran Meng
“Our clan lost an Appearance Flourishing Elixir a month ago. Did you steal it? Do you think if you feed it to your mother, she can seduce my father again?” Ran Meng looked at Ran Ke with anger and was pointing at her with a face of arrogance and disdain.
