24
Curing the Night Spider Poison
Bai Xue and Meng Lan were so engrossed in their conversation that they forgot about everyone else, prompting Zhou Feng to clear his throat slightly to draw Bai Xue’s attention back.
“I didn’t expect you to be an acquaintance of Young Master Meng Lan,” Zhou Feng said, surprising those who initially didn’t know who Meng Lan was.
The name struck them – Meng Lan, the young genius of inscriptions, the Young Master of the Black Tiger Auction House.
Why was he here?
“This is my sister. Do any of you have business with her?” Meng Lan’s words immediately caused a stir among the onlookers as Bai Xue’s true status was revealed.
At this moment, everyone looked disdainfully at Zhou Xin Ru.
How dare she pick a fight with the sister of Young Master Meng Lan?
Though the Zhou family was a power in its own right, they had only risen to prominence two years ago.
Their foundation was not as solid and strong.
Compared to the Meng family, Zhou Xin Ru was indeed a troublemaker.
Hearing the full story, Zhou Xin Ru was so shocked she could barely stand.
She had not expected that the girl she had issues with would be the sister of the man she admired.
Indeed, Zhou Xin Ru had a crush on Meng Lan, having met him at an auction at the Black Tiger Auction House the previous year.
She had fallen for him at first sight and had followed her father to every auction just to see him.
Zhou Xin Ru couldn’t believe she would encounter Meng Lan under these circumstances.
What should she do now?
She was worried that Bai Xue would slander her to Meng Lan.
“I…”
“I apologize,” before anyone else could speak, Zhou Xin Ru hastily apologized to Bai Xue.
She squeezed out a few tears to appear pitiable, which left Bai Xue rather confused.
Why did this woman change so quickly?
“Is there something wrong, Xue Er?”
As Zhou Xin Ru suddenly apologized, Meng Lan turned to ask before closely examining Bai Xue.
Seeing Meng Lan’s concern, it wasn’t hard for everyone to guess the importance of this young lady.
Some even regretted not stepping forward to protect Bai Xue earlier, as it would have been an opportunity to gain favor with the Meng family.
Ye Nuo was also startled, feeling incredibly fortunate to be taking care of Bai Xue, the sister of a genius like Young Master Meng Lan.
“It’s nothing, Cousin. Just a misunderstanding,” Bai Xue said with a slight smile, softening the hearts of many men around.
Despite being bullied, she remained kind-hearted.
People had different thoughts, but little did they know Bai Xue was more focused on other matters and didn’t want to waste more time here. New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Now that Young Lady Zhou has apologized, I won’t pursue the matter further as I said. With that, I’ll take my leave,” Bai Xue said politely, pulling Meng Lan to follow her immediately.
The rest was left to the dark market’s staff to handle.
As for Young Lady Zhou, she was lucky to have other important matters, hoping she wouldn’t encounter such unpleasant characters again.
It wasn’t that Bai Xue was afraid, but she found the shrill voice of that woman, especially when crying and whining, to be incredibly annoying.
“Xue Er, where are you taking me?” Meng Lan asked after being dragged away unexpectedly by Bai Xue.
“Where have you been today?” Bai Xue didn’t answer until they reached a secluded spot, then turned to ask Meng Lan seriously, grabbing his hand to check his pulse.
“Xue Er, can’t you act more like a lady!” Meng Lan protested as his hand was suddenly seized by the smaller hand of his sister, who was diligently checking his pulse.
“I am a doctor,” Bai Xue replied succinctly, ignoring Meng Lan’s complaints.
“But you are also a woman.”
“There’s no need for excessive talking. Just answer my question. Where have you been in the Life-Swallowing Forest?” Bai Xue asked with urgency, before noticing Meng Lan’s companion who followed behind.
Was this who Cousin chooses to associate with, based on appearance or what!
“We were just exploring a cave,” Yong Kang Le responded on behalf of Meng Lan.
He was a man of noble appearance and playful demeanor, also possessing sacred-level martial prowess, similar to Meng Lan.
Yong Kang Le, a fire element user, usually appeared in red attire.
The Yong family was among the top five most powerful factions in this region, and Yong Kang Le’s father was the lord of Arun City, not far from Weha City and Wari City.
Yong Kang Le and Meng Lan met and became good companions after training in the forest and surviving life-threatening situations with spirit beasts at the saint level.
“Why are you asking me this, Xue Er?”
“Did you enter the spider cave?” Bai Xue continued her questioning, ignoring Meng Lan’s query.
“How did you know?” Meng Lan and Yong Kang Le were both surprised.
They hadn’t told anyone about the cave, realizing it was a spider cave only after entering.
So, how did Bai Xue know?
“You’ve been poisoned by the night spider and haven’t realized it,” Bai Xue grumbled before quickly producing a medicinal pill and tossing it into Meng Lan’s mouth before he could react.
“Look at you…”
“Now, your hands are ice-cold, your feet are starting to numb, your tongue is stiffening, and you’re feeling pain throughout your body.”
Bai Xue said while examining Meng Lan for the source of the poison, eventually finding a bite mark on his neck.
“There it is… Bend down, please.” Bai Xue commanded.
No longer the little girl she appeared to be, Meng Lan, seeing her seriousness, bent down to her level as instructed.
Once he did, Bai Xue summoned a saint-level dagger and swiftly cut the spider bite, showing no hesitation.
Meng Lan didn’t even have time to scream before seeing a black clump fall to the ground, moving as if alive, only to be crushed under Bai Xue’s foot.
“You possess sacred-level power but were unaware of being poisoned,” Bai Xue remarked, her fierce gaze contrasting with her doll-like appearance.
“I…” Meng Lan had no excuse after hearing Bai Xue’s words and would have remained unaware of the poison if not for her.
“Did you see the black clump just now?”
“I saw it.”
Meng Lan admitted, feeling like a child being scolded by an adult, though it was the adult getting reprimanded by the child, with their roles reversed.
“In just one hour, it would have spread throughout your body and then started to transfer to others who came into contact with you. Just by touch, they would be poisoned along with you. Do you understand, Cousin? If you hadn’t met me within this hour, if you had returned to the Meng family within this hour, do you think what would have happened?” Bai Xue asked with a very serious tone.
If Meng Lan had not met her before returning to the Meng family, the Meng family would certainly have been doomed.
The only way to cure this poison was to surgically remove it from the body.
But if it had spread throughout the body, it was needless to say what terrible things could happen.
“…”
Meng Lan truly had no argument.
He almost endangered his family and could only bow his head in guilt.
“You are Young Master of the Meng family, with so many enemies, you should never be careless. What if today the poison you encountered was of another type, what then, Cousin?”
Bai Xue continued to scold Meng Lan while Yong Kang Le could only watch the little girl with astonishment.
Her way of thinking, speaking, and teaching left them no room to argue.
She pinpointed their mistakes with precision and possessed profound medical knowledge.
She must be a medicine user.
But at what level?…
Because Bai Xue hid her power so well, they couldn’t perceive her true power level.
But one thing was clear: this child was very strong.
At this moment, Yong Kang Le found himself increasingly interested in Meng Lan’s sister.
“Do you understand what I’m saying, Cousin?”
“I understand now. Thank you very much, Xue Er. It was indeed my carelessness.”
Hearing his sister’s question, Meng Lan readily admitted his fault.
If this had been the work of an enemy, it wouldn’t have ended so simply.
“Next time, you should practice inscribing protective runes on yourself.”
“I know, I know… Actually, we didn’t intend to explore that cave from the beginning. It was just a coincidence.” Meng Lan began to explain, seeing that the little sister had softened her fierce gaze a bit.
“Coincidence, was it?”
“Yes, it was because of him who gave us the wrong directions,” seizing the opportunity, Meng Lan quickly turned to rebuke his companion, as if wanting to share his blame with Yong Kang Le.
“I didn’t know the way any better than you. Besides, shouldn’t you introduce your sister to me first? I’ve been your friend for ten years. I never knew you had a sister.”
“…”
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