Chapter 274 – Reasonable
“Have you guys heard
of an herb called the Scarlet Apex Herb? When that herb is mixed with
Serpent Fruit, it produces a colorless and tasteless poison. After
consuming it, the veins will gradually clog up, halting the progress of
cultivation. However, the poison itself is undetectable.” Said Nie Li.
At
Nie Li’s words, Gu Lan’s heart trembled and she exchanged glances with
Gu Bei. The symptoms that Nie Li had just described were exactly as
she’d felt them.
Gu Bei instantly grabbed Nie Li’s shoulders and asked, “then is this kind of poison curable?”
“You
don’t have to be so anxious. Your sister has been poisoned for much
longer than just one or two days. You don’t have to be so anxious right
this moment. Before I came here, I thought she suffered from an ordinary
illness that I could easily handle. But now that I’ve seen her
situation, I’m certain that she’s been badly poisoned,” Nie Li muttered.
“Nie
Li,” Gu Bei’s heart was ignited with hope as he looked at Nie Li and
said, “As long as you can heal my sister, no matter what you ask of me,
I’ll agree to it all!”
Gu Lan and Gu Bei’s parents had died early.
Although the children themselves were direct descendents with
extraordinary talent, Gu Lan had lost the qualifications to become the
Patriarch’s successor because of her paralysis. Unless Gu Bei’s
cultivation suddenly soared, he also won’t qualify as the successor. But
in the eyes of others, Gu Bei had always been a good for nothing
loafer. However, in reality, Gu Bei had always worked very hard towards
his cultivation and his talent wasn’t inferior to his sister’s.
“I’m
only here because of the mission and the reward should still be a
thousand spiritual stones.” Nie Li lightly smiled as he glanced at Gu
Bei and continued, “What I’m trying to say is that, is this place safe?
If someone is aware of the fact that I can heal your sister, wouldn’t
they find another method to plot against her?”
“Sir, you don’t
have to be worried.” Gu Lan naturally understood Nie Li as she
continued, “After this experience, I’m already well aware that even
within our family, there are people who are after our lives. If sir can
cure me of my poison, we will conceal everything concerning the matter.
As far as the outside world is concerned, I’ll still be a handicapped
person.”
Although Nie Li was just a young man, even younger than
Gu Bei, as a physician, it wasn’t inappropriate for her to address him
as ‘sir’.
Upon hearing Gu Lan’s words, Nie Li nodded his head. Gu Lan really was a naturally smart person.
“The
poison within your body has been there for at least three years. If I
were to give you heavy medications, I’m afraid your veins won’t be able
to handle them. I’ll write another prescription first. Once the poison
inside your body has been lessened, then we’ll conduct the thorough
treatment,” said Nie Li. He retrieved a piece of paper and a pen from
his interspatial ring, wrote down a prescription, and handed it to Gu
Bei.
Gu Bei took one look at the prescription and instantly held it as if it was a priceless treasure. “I’ll go get these herbs!”
Since
Gu Lan had been ill for so long, of course there would be a pharmacy in
their homes having all kinds of herbs. Gu Bei immediately fetched them.
Lu Piao asked Nie Li in a soft voice, “Nie Li, how confident are you about this?”
“Since
I already know the cause of her illness, of course I am one hundred
percent confident,” said Nie Li as he raised his head and smiled at Gu
Lan. Gu Lan looked roughly eighteen or nineteen years old. If she hadn’t
been sick for so many years and her face wasn’t ashen white, she
would’ve definitely been a beauty. However, Nie Li only saw her with
eyes of admiration, devoid of any other intentions.
“Thank you,
sir, for saving me.” When Gu Lan spoke, her speech was neither fast or
slow, making listeners feel as though a cool breeze had blown by. She
was a quiet girl.
“You’re being too polite, miss Gu. It’s only
natural for one to be honest when entrusted by someone,” Nie Li said as
he lightly smiled.
Gu Lan nodded as she sat in a quiet mood.
Gu Lan pondered for a brief moment before she found a topic to talk about. “I wonder where sir came from?”
“The Tiny World,” said Nie Li.
“Oh?
So you’re from the Tiny World.” Gu Lan’s voice paused as she continued
on, “When I was young, I had a teacher who was also from the Tiny
World.”
Nie Li’s heart slightly trembled as he asked, “I wonder, what’s the name of that teacher of yours?”
“My
teacher never revealed his real name and appeared and disappeared as he
wished. I also have no idea where he is now. He could reappear
anytime.” Gu Lan bitterly smiled as she shook her head, “That teacher of
mine hasn’t shown himself for five years now. Otherwise, I wouldn’t
have landed myself in this situation. I only know that my teacher had a
very high cultivation, such that even a 5-stage Martial Ancestor Realm
expert couldn’t match him as an opponent.”
Nie Li wondered who Gu
Lan’s teacher could’ve been. He was someone who’d originated from the
Tiny World and possessed astonishing strength; thus Nie Li was filled
with curiosity towards him. However, since even Gu Lan didn’t know his
name, then there was nothing Nie Li could do about it.
As Nie Li and Gu Lan were chatting, Gu Bei quickly ran over with a bowl of brewed herbs.
“This is the medicine that I boiled. Sister, give it a try.” Gu Bei passed the bowl of brew to Gu Lan.
Gu
Lan nodded as she received the bowl from Gu Bei, lowered her head, and
started drinking. She had such a calm countenance that her expression
remained as placid as ever, even as she drank the medicine.
After
consuming the medicine, Gu Lan slightly frowned her brows for a brief
moment and shut her eyes as she searched for changes in her soul realm.
Gu Bei looked at Gu Lan anxiously. Even Lu Piao had his eyes fixed on her. Only Nie Li appeared to be extremely confident.
After
a brief moment, Gu Lan opened her eyes, looked at Nie Li and said,
“This medicine can indeed relieve the poison in my body. I can already
sense traces of changes in my veins! Thank you so much for helping!”
She
couldn’t help the emotionally moved expression on her face. She never
imagined that this medicine would take effect so quickly.
“It’s
good that it can help miss Gu Lan with your illness.” Nie Li lightly
smiled as he nodded, “miss Gu Lan should follow this prescription for a
month. After that, I’ll change it to another prescription. I can
guarantee that miss Gu Lan will be rid of her illness!”
Gu Bei was
extremely excited. He never imagined that Nie Li’s medicine would
actually work. But as long as it could cure his sister’s illness, he’d
be willing to sacrifice anything.
“Nie Li, this is the reward for
curing my sister. If you need any help in the future, don’t hesitate to
say the word. As long as I’m capable of accomplishing it, I will!” Gu
Bei patted himself on the chest as he spoke and passed an interspatial
ring filled with spiritual stones over to Nie Li.
Nie Li gave the
ring’s contents a quick check. There were roughly one thousand five
hundred spiritual stones inside. Gu Bei was indeed rich.
Gu Bei
and his sister were direct descendents of the Gu Clan. Even if they’re
weren’t in the line of succession, the number of spiritual stones that
they obtained from the family was also unimaginable for ordinary people.
However,
this thousand and five hundred spiritual stones should’ve been
everything Gu Bei had. After all, spiritual stones were still extremely
rare, not to mention the fact that Gu Bei also required a large amount
for his own cultivation.
Nie Li took out five hundred spiritual
stones from the interspatial ring and returned the ring and its
remaining contents to Gu Bei. “On your job posting, you said that the
reward was only one thousand spiritual stones. I still haven’t
completely cured your sister’s illness either, so I’ll just start by
taking five hundred. Let’s wait until I’ve cured your sister’s illness,
then you guys can give me the rest!”
Gu Bei received the
interspatial ring and looked at Nie Li with grateful eyes. There was no
way he could ever repay Nie Li’s favor!
“Nie Li, Lu Piao, from now on, you’re my brothers!” Gu Bei looked at Nie Li and Lu Piao as he said in a serious tone.
“Damn,
so that means that up until now, you never saw us as brothers!” Lu Piao
couldn’t help sounding out in indignation as he stood to the side.
“I didn’t mean it that way!” Gu Bei immediately waved his hand as he explained.
As
she watched the three straightforward youths, Gu Lan couldn’t help
showing a trace of a smile on her face. It’d been a long time since
she’d been this happy. She’d always thought that her illness was
incurable, so she’d gradually sealed away her heart. That is, until
today. At last, she could see a trace of light in her life.
“Gu
Bei, take care of your sister. We’ll go ahead and take our leave. In the
future, be aware of your meals.” Nie Li said with an undertone to his
words.
A chill suddenly ran through Gu Bei’s heart as he nodded, “I understand!”
Someone
had been able to poison Gu Lan’s food without being caught; there was a
high chance that the culprit was someone close to them.
Nie Li and Lu Piao bid their farewells to Gu Bei and Gu Lan before walking out.
Gu Lan watched Nie Li and Lu Piao leave, then looked at Gu Bei and asked, “Little brother, how did you meet the two of them?”
“They’re
my classmates, both geniuses with Heaven Spiritual Roots. Especially
that Nie Li, he has an 8-grade Heaven Spiritual Root.” Gu Bei continued,
“We’ve also just recently gotten to know each other, but I never
imagined that Nie Li would be so capable and accomplished in medicine.
Those physicians before couldn’t even diagnose Sister’s illness, but he
only took a look and knew the cause. He’s indeed formidable.”
“An
8-grade Heaven Spiritual Root?” Gu Lan’s eyes flashed with a peculiar
light. She never thought that Nie Li’s talent would be at such a
frightening height. To have such comprehension in medical knowledge and
such astonishing talent, just how high would he reach in the future?
As
they walked, Lu Piao asked out of curiosity, “Nie Li, they offered you
so many spiritual stones, so why didn’t you accept them?”
“A
gentleman loves wealth, but he must be reasonable. Gu Bei has such a
deep relationship with his sister that those spiritual stones are
probably his entire fortune. Five hundred spiritual stones are already
sufficient for us for now, so there’s no need to take all of his
spiritual stones.” Nie Li lightly smiled. Earlier, he had taken five
spiritual stones from Xiao Yu, because he didn’t want Xiao Yu to spend
all his time feeling indebted. This time, Nie Li didn’t take all of Gu
Bei’s spiritual stones because he wanted to build a good relationship
with him. Gu Bei and his sister would definitely be powerful experts in
the future; therefore, building a good relationship now was definitely
worth more than the spiritual stones.
“Oh.” Lu Piao vaguely
understood. He could sense that Gu Bei and Gu Lan were honest and
sincere people. If they’d actually taken all of their spiritual stones,
it would’ve been a little too much.
Things like spiritual stones
are extremely rare to the point that a Heaven Spiritual Root student
could only collect five spiritual stones a month. However, all Nie Li
did was take a look at someone’s illness and he ended up earning five
hundred spiritual stones. Those five hundred spiritual stones would be
sufficient to last them a long time during their cultivation.
