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Chapter 1176 - 1178: The Daughter of the Ghost Doctor_1

Chapter 1176: Chapter 1178: The Daughter of the Ghost Doctor_1

Xiu Cuicui didn’t have the chance to answer before Weng An became anxious, "How can all martial arts be lost? Can you actually cure the poison or not?"

Bai Ruozhu wasn’t angry and just shrugged her shoulders, "What’s more important, martial arts or life? If a person is dead, what good is having great martial arts anyway?"

Both of them were stunned. Yes, if life couldn’t be preserved, what good was formidable martial arts? But without martial arts, Weng An felt it was worse than death.

In the end, Xiu Cuicui bit her lip and said, "Without it, it’s gone. I still remember the techniques, just need to train from scratch. Weng An, I’ll accompany you."

Weng An said with emotion, "Thank you, Cuicui."

Bai Ruozhu clapped her hands a few times, "What a lovesick couple you are. Make your decision quickly, or else even an immortal would struggle to save you."

In the end, both nodded, but Weng An’s face was filled with reluctance and regret.

Bai Ruozhu instructed them to go with her to the inn and found a spacious and quiet guest room to start detoxifying Weng An. Lurui and the others were also summoned to wait outside the room.

After several hours had passed, Weng An’s poison was finally cured. Bai Ruozhu wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Okay, tomorrow I’ll give you a formula to go and get the medicinal materials. Drink it consecutively for three days to clear the residual poison, and you should be fine."

Weng An opened his eyes groggily and soon a look of surprise crossed his face, "My inner strength is still there!"

Xiu Cuicui quickly reached out to test his inner strength and a look of surprise also appeared on her face.

"But only half is left. You are lucky. The worst case would be a complete loss of inner strength," Bai Ruozhu said.

Xiu Cuicui knelt down with a thump and gave Bai Ruozhu three kowtows in rapid succession, "Thank you, young master, for saving my life. If there’s anything you need from us in the future, just order us."

Bai Ruozhu smiled, "There’s nothing I need. Just, as mentioned before, tell me what you know, that’s all."

Weng An nodded toward Xiu Cuicui, signaling that she could speak.

Weng An’s body was weak, and he fell asleep again quickly. Bai Ruozhu took Xiu Cuicui outside to talk, and Xiu Cuicui began to tell their experiences.

"We were from the same sect, but one of my junior sisters was infatuated with Weng An. After he rejected her, unwilling to give up, she somehow found a poison to administer to him. We searched many places in an attempt to find the Ghost Doctor, who has medical skills that are miraculous. He could definitely cure Weng An’s poison. To think we would run into you, young master; it truly must be the heavens watching over us," said Xiu Cuicui, smiling gratefully at Bai Ruozhu.

"Are you two married? I heard you calling him by his name directly, are you his senior sister?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

Xiu Cuicui’s pretty face turned slightly red, "I am one year older than him; I am his senior sister. We are not yet husband and wife. Previously, we were both unaware of each other’s feelings. It was this incident that brought us together. Weng An said if the poison was cured, once we return to our sect, he will report to our master and ask for his consent for our marriage."

For some reason, Bai Ruozhu felt uncomfortable after hearing this. Why did it take Weng An getting poisoned for them to understand each other’s feelings? It sounded a bit odd. But it was their personal affair, and after a thought, she let it go and decided not to inquire further.

"Now, tell me about the Ghost Doctor. You know I want to meet him for a challenge," Bai Ruozhu said, feigning a competitive demeanor.

"Young master, please don’t take offense at what I’m about to say, but you might not be a match for the Ghost Doctor. He has been famous for more than a decade now, and in the world of Jianghu, he’s very well-known. Not only are his medical skills excellent, but his martial arts are also extremely high. If it weren’t for the constant stream of people seeking his help, which he finds bothersome, he wouldn’t have chosen to live in seclusion. Additionally, he’s quite eccentric; everyone he saves must agree to a request from him, and what that request is nobody knows. It’s completely based on his mood, but no matter how difficult or unreasonable the request, the person saved must fulfill it."

Xiu Cuicui shrank her neck, "Otherwise..."

"Were you not afraid his demands would be terrifying when you sought him out for the antidote?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"We had no choice but to hope that as long as Weng An could stay alive, I was willing to do anything," Xiu Cuicui’s eyes sparkled with determination.

Bai Ruozhu admired Xiu Cuicui’s devotion and sacrifice for love, but at the same time felt helpless at her foolishness.

"We also learned that the Ghost Doctor’s residence may be protected by an array, which makes it difficult to find. However, they can’t possibly live completely cut off from the world, so every once in a while, the father and daughter come out to purchase supplies. Most of the time, it’s the Ghost Doctor’s daughter who comes to Ping’an Town to shop," Xiu Cuicui explained.

This was good information; Bai Ruozhu hadn’t considered this before and looked at Xiu Cuicui with satisfaction, "Not bad. Do you know how old the Ghost Doctor’s daughter is and what she looks like?"

Xiu Cuicui shook her head, "I don’t know, only that she is said to be quite naive about the ways of the world, having lived in seclusion all her life."

Having asked enough, Bai Ruozhu said she wanted to go have dinner, but Xiu Cuicui, concerned about Weng An, said she wanted to go back to her room to accompany him and asked the waiter to bring some dishes there.

After hearing this, Bai Ruozhu called Jianqi and the others downstairs for dinner and quietly shared with them the information from Xiu Cuicui, instructing Lü and Jianqi to have their people keep an eye out for young girls coming into town.

Two days later, Lü suddenly sent news that they may have found the peculiar daughter, and Bai Ruozhu hurriedly led people over.

The girl was picking out clothes in the Ready-made Clothes Shop, and Bai Ruozhu and her group, pretending to browse the market outside, carefully observed the girl.

The girl had a pair of lively large eyes and her animated conversation with the shopkeeper showed she was lively in nature. However, her slightly tanned skin revealed she often ventured outside, unlike those who spent their days solely in women’s quarters.

"Miss, you have a good eye, this outfit is made of the finest fabric, is it for your father?" the shopkeeper said while giving her a thumbs-up.

Yet the girl shook her head and said with a giggly smile, "No, it’s a gift for my husband, he is very handsome!"

The shopkeeper was taken aback and looked carefully at the girl’s hairstyle, feeling something odd. If she had a husband, why didn’t she wear the hairstyle of a married woman?

Bai Ruozhu’s heart pounded as she listened outside; she felt certain that the girl was the Ghost Doctor’s daughter!

Indeed, the girl buying the clothes was none other than the Ghost Doctor’s daughter, Nianrong.

Nianrong didn’t haggle and bought the not-so-cheap outfit readily, paying the silver just as promptly, her face beaming with joy as she wrapped up the clothes as if she were a bride-to-be.

Bai Ruozhu felt a pang of sourness in her heart as she was convinced that somehow, this had to do with Jiang Yichun, knowing full well how her man was as tempting as trouble.

When Nianrong left the Ready-made Clothes Shop, Bai Ruozhu gestured and discreetly followed her. Nianrong bought some spices and medicinal materials, then quickly left the town, heading towards the mountains.

The group once again confirmed Nianrong was the Ghost Doctor’s daughter and followed even more cautiously. But Nianrong seemed completely guileless, humming a tune happily along the way without any sense of caution. Yet as they walked, she suddenly disappeared...