Xiao Man lowered her gaze, realizing they were deeply in love. Yet, her words felt like a jab at her father. Her dad had loved her mother to the bone and never stopped searching for her, while her mother had long forgotten them, falling for someone else and having children. Xiao Man's quest to find her mother now seemed like a cruel joke.
"Ah Ran, there's a person whose mother abandoned her and her father, had children with another man. Should this person bless this mother?" Xiao Man asked Yue Ran softly.
"Such a heartless woman doesn't deserve blessings!" Yue Ran answered without hesitation. "She could abandon her husband and child, so she's not a good mother. Such a woman deserves to be struck by lightning!"
"What if that man forcibly took her away, erased her memories, wove her a beautiful dream of love, and she, unaware, had children with this man, forgetting the deep-seated hatred for the destruction of her family and the murder of her husband? Should she be forgiven then?" Su Dan Novel Network.
"This… I don't know if she should be forgiven." Yue Ran paused for a moment and said in a low voice, "If this is true, second brother, don't you think this woman is too pitiful?"
Xiao Man suddenly realized. Yes, Madam Yue was too pitiful. She knew nothing. She didn't know Yue Tianxia was the true culprit behind the Qin family's destruction, nor that Yue Tianxia was plotting all this behind the scenes, killing her father!
Madam Yue had unknowingly married her enemy and even had children with him. How would she face the truth if she ever learned it?
Xiao Man closed her eyes, hiding the panic in her eyes. It's fine. She had already given Madam Yue the medicine. As long as Madam Yue took it on time, she would remain the happy Madam Yue, living in the beautiful dream woven by Yue Tianxia. She would never know she once had a husband and a daughter, nor that Yue Tianxia was her irreconcilable enemy!
"Second brother, are you alright?" Yue Ran worriedly held Xiao Man's hand, only to find it ice-cold, devoid of any warmth. "Your hands are so cold. Come inside quickly, I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup."
Yue Ran pushed Xiao Man into the house and busied himself with making the ginger soup.
Xiao Man also felt her mind in a daze, extremely drowsy, so she went to bed. She slept in a muddled state, dreaming of when she was injured as a child. The imperial physicians had said such a severe injury was likely fatal, but her father didn't believe it. He stayed by her bedside day and night, taking care of her, which saved her life.
"You good-for-nothings, useless trash! What use are you if you can't even bring down a fever!" Yue Ran furiously kicked the pharmacist to the ground. Xiao Man suddenly developed a high fever, becoming delirious and unconscious.
"Young Sect Master, we've tried every medicine, but the fever won't subside. Your subordinate is helpless!"
"If you can't treat her, then all of you…"
"Young Sect Master, we can't treat her, but someone can. Isn't the Young Sect Master of the Heavenly Spirit Sect here? As a second-grade alchemist, he can surely treat her!"
Yue Ran finally remembered Mu Qi. He immediately swept out like the wind, barged into the guest quarters, grabbed Mu Qi, and fled, causing the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Sect to chase after him.
"Esteemed elders, please calm yourselves. Our Young Sect Master is merely asking Young Sect Master Mu to save someone. He will return the person shortly," Yang Wei quickly explained, fearing the elders might tear him apart in their rage!
"Yue Ran, you scoundrel, you're at it again!"
"Second sister is ill, and the sect's pharmacists are helpless. Go and see her."
"Xiao Qin is ill?" Mu Qi sounded incredulous. "She can punch a mountain-splitting bear to death, how can she be ill?"
"Are you speaking human language?" Yue Ran retorted angrily. "She's powerful, does that conflict with her getting sick?"
"She's also an alchemist, and she gets sick?"
"A healer cannot heal themselves. You don't even know this, are you a fake second-grade alchemist?" Yue Ran, in his typical argumentative style, unleashed his true nature.
"Yue Ran, you can bully me, but you can't insult me. I earned my rank as a second-grade alchemist through my own merit!"
"Cure my second sister, and I'll admit you're capable!"
"Really?" Mu Qi's eyes gleamed. "If I cure her, how will you thank me?"
"As long as you cure her, I'll never bully you again!"
"And you have to do one thing for me!"
"Within my capabilities and without violating my principles, I'll do one thing for you!"
"Deal!"
Mu Qi looked at Xiao Man lying on the bed, her face flushed with fever, and frowned. He took her pulse, only to find it incredibly chaotic, as if several forces were battling within her body. Xiao Man couldn't withstand such chaotic power, which was why she had become this way.
"How is it?"
Mu Qi gave Xiao Man a pill and then took out his silver needles. "Her condition is strange. Her pulse is very chaotic, yet it doesn't seem like an injury. Let's bring down the fever first, and then we'll see about the rest. If the fever continues, her brain might be damaged."
"Alright, bring down the fever first."
Mu Qi used medicine and acupuncture, finally managing to bring down Xiao Man's fever. However, she remained unconscious. Yue Ran was pacing like an ant on a hot pan, making Mu Qi irritable.
"Can you stop pacing?" Mu Qi said impatiently. "The fever is gone, she should wake up soon."
"She's been unconscious for two days and still hasn't woken up. When will she wake up?"
Mu Qi pursed his lips. "I can't say for sure. Has she been under any stress lately?"
"Stress?" Yue Ran froze for a moment, then thought of Huo Tong'er. Xiao Man had developed a high fever after meeting Huo Tong'er. Could it be related to Huo Tong'er? "I'll go ask!"
Mu Qi watched Yue Ran storm out and quickly called out to Liu Han to follow him. "Quickly follow your Young Sect Master, don't let him cause trouble!"
Liu Han glanced at Xiao Man in the room, unmoved.
"I told you to follow him, why are you standing there?"
"I must guard her and not let anyone disturb her."
Mu Qi looked at the person lying in the room and suddenly realized. He was just a guest. If there was no one else in the courtyard, he might not be able to handle any intruders.
Yue Ran burst into Purple Jade Pavilion, heading straight for Huo Tong'er's room. Huo Tong'er was still lost in sorrow. Yue Ran's sudden forceful entry startled her. For a moment, she felt a flicker of joy, thinking Yue Ran had finally noticed her and wanted to reconcile. To her surprise, Yue Ran grabbed her by the neck, intending to kill her!
"What did you do to her?" Yue Ran asked, his eyes red. "I'm asking you, what did you do to her?"
"Yue Ran, what are you doing?" Madam Yue rushed over just as she saw Yue Ran choking Huo Tong'er, lifting her up as if to kill her. She quickly went forward and rescued Huo Tong'er. "Yue Ran, what madness is this?"