After taking the sleeping pills, Su Fan fell asleep shortly.
Entering the game, Su Fan's first action was to use the Bagua Token to travel to Tianxin City and head to the pharmacy.
"Boss! Open up! Help!"
Since the game began to change, these shops had also become more realistic, closing their doors at night.
"Who is it? In the middle of the night?"
The pharmacy apprentice opened the door, rubbing his eyes and muttering.
"Apprentice, I need to buy medicine! To save someone!"
"Come in."
Even though the apprentice was reluctant, he couldn't delay someone's life-saving efforts. He turned and let Su Fan in.
"What medicine do you need? What are the symptoms?" the apprentice asked.
"A friend of mine took a poison that causes hallucinations, mental excitement, and even madness. Afterwards, it leads to addiction. When the addiction strikes, it's like a thousand ants gnawing at the body. Is there any medicine that can cure this poison?" Su Fan asked, describing the symptoms of the withdrawal.
"Opium?" The apprentice thought of this medicinal ingredient. Large-scale use of opium would cause such symptoms.
"Yes! It's similar! It's refined from this kind of thing," Su Fan immediately nodded.
"Tianwen Detoxification Pill. Take one when the symptoms occur. After taking it ten times, it can be completely cured." This ailment was not a difficult problem in the game. The apprentice directly brought Su Fan a pot of pills.
"Thank you!"
Su Fan paid the money, walked out of the pharmacy, and directly used the Bagua Token to return to his bedroom.
Lying on the bed, he chose to return to reality.
Su Fan woke up in reality, feeling a bit dizzy. The sleeping pills' effects hadn't worn off yet and were starting to take hold.
"Uncle Liu, give her one," Su Fan immediately went to Liu Qing's bedroom and handed the pill to Liu Jianjun.
Liu Qing was calmer now, but her condition was not good. Her face was pale, she was limp and weak, and her eyes were bloodshot.
Li Jianjun took the pill from Su Fan, put it into Liu Qing's mouth, and gave her some water to swallow it.
"Xiao Fan, what is this?" After feeding Liu Qing, Li Jianjun had a chance to ask Su Fan.
"An old Chinese doctor gave it to me. It's a pill for calming the spirit, detoxifying, and removing stasis. I hope it will help Liu Qing," Su Fan lied, making up a reason.
After Liu Qing took the Tianwen Detoxification Pill, her complexion indeed improved, and she soon regained her consciousness.
Seeing her father and Su Fan in her bedroom, Liu Qing lowered her head in shame, not daring to look at them.
"Qingqing, what's going on?" Liu Jianjun asked Liu Qing with a stern face. He couldn't believe his daughter was a drug addict. If Su Fan hadn't discovered it, he would have remained in the dark.
Liu Qing tearfully recounted her experience. It turned out that at a party, Liu Qing met a man who was her best friend's boyfriend. Liu Qing became familiar with him over time. After a gathering with her best friends, her friend suggested going to a KTV to sing. Liu Qing wanted to refuse, but her friend's enthusiastic persuasion made her agree. Her friend's boyfriend was also there. That day, she only drank beverages and didn't drink alcohol because the man was present. However, she felt more excited than if she had drunk alcohol.
The next morning, she realized something was wrong. She questioned her best friend, who then confessed everything. The beverage she drank that night contained drugs, and if she wanted more, she had to buy it from her boyfriend. That night, Liu Qing couldn't resist. Under the torment of withdrawal, her best friend brought her what she needed most. From then on, Liu Qing became addicted to drugs. She knew what she was doing was wrong, but she couldn't control herself. When all her savings were spent, Liu Qing used the last of her money to buy the final dose of the drug and returned to her hometown, intending to commit suicide after using it.
Her best friend's boyfriend was Yan Wenxuan, the person Liu Qing had previously asked Su Fan about. She wanted revenge before she died because she couldn't find Yan Wenxuan and her best friend recently.
"What are you going to do? Do you still want to use?" Su Fan asked Liu Qing expressionlessly.
Liu Qing shook her head. "Send me to a drug rehabilitation center." Liu Qing had made up her mind.
"Alright, I'll pick you up tomorrow and take you to the rehabilitation center. Keep this pill. If the withdrawal symptoms return before tomorrow, take it," Su Fan nodded and said to Liu Qing.
"Brother Xiao Fan, thank you." Liu Qing lowered her head, murmuring her thanks, but she didn't dare to look at Su Fan. She felt unworthy of looking him in the eye in her current state.
"Xiao Fan, you've been wronged today," Liu Jianjun sighed and patted Su Fan's shoulder. Su Fan had helped his daughter with her drug addiction, and he had even punched Su Fan. This made him feel guilty towards Su Fan.
"It's nothing, Uncle Liu. I'll be going back now," Su Fan said with a smile. Liu Jianjun's punch hadn't even tickled.
"Son, how was it?" Su Fan returned home, and Liu Jie asked him expectantly.
"It was alright. Uncle Liu is a nice person," Su Fan said, scratching his head.
"What do you mean Uncle Liu? Are you planning to marry your Uncle Liu? I'm asking about his daughter!" Liu Jie said impatiently.
"She's alright too." Su Fan didn't mention Liu Qing's situation. In the village, good news might go unnoticed, but if something bad happened to a family, it would spread throughout the village instantly. Su Fan didn't want Liu Qing to be gossiped about.
"That's good. I'll talk to Old Liu another day and arrange your engagement," Liu Jie said contentedly.
"Ah? No, Mom. Let's wait a bit longer. Liu Qing and I don't have much of a relationship yet. What if we're not compatible?" Su Fan immediately refused.
"That's why we should get engaged first. If you two have any conflicts, I can go to Old Liu's house to mediate," Liu Jie thought very thoroughly, even considering their arguments.
"Mom, it's really not necessary. Your son is quite charming and isn't afraid of not finding a wife," Su Fan was speechless towards his mother. Was he that pathetic? Why was she so eager to find him a wife?
"Whether you get married or not is none of my business! I'm just afraid I won't be able to hold my grandson! Stop the nonsense! Go eat!" Liu Jie said displeasedly, scolding Su Fan a few times and telling him to go eat.
Su Fan: ...
People say that a mother is happiest the week before her son returns and most displeased a week later. He had only been back for one day, and he already felt his mother was starting to dislike him.
Today, Su Fan didn't do anything else out of the ordinary. He focused on completing sect missions to accumulate contribution points. Sect missions involved things like helping the yamen apprehend fugitives, clearing out surrounding bandits, or dealing with monsters harming villagers in nearby villages. They weren't difficult, mainly requiring quantity.
After a busy day, Su Fan only earned a thousand contribution points. However, his level successfully increased by one. His experience was already close to leveling up, and he reached level eleven just by completing one mission.
Su Fan
Level: 11
HP: 930
Damage: 358
Strength: 164
Speed: 88
Constitution: 155
Intelligence: 17
Skill: Forceful Break Through All Armies (max)
These were Su Fan's current attributes. Damage was the base damage, not including percentage bonuses.