"Miss Cousin, you'll know once you go in," the butler said, reluctant to say more. But from his demeanor, Feng Yuqin knew that her grandfather and the others must not be in good condition.
Although Feng Yuqin was mentally prepared, she was still shocked when she saw the state of her grandfather and uncles.
The butler took her straight to the courtyard of her younger uncle and then withdrew. Lin Xuan thought for a while and sensibly didn't go in to disturb them.
Her grandfather, grandmother, and elder uncle were waiting inside.
Hearing that she had come, they all wanted to see her. And since her younger uncle was paralyzed and it was inconvenient for him to move around, her grandfather, grandmother, and elder uncle came to his courtyard.
Old Master Yan, Yan Xingbang, was the Duke of Dingguo. He had two sons and a daughter.
They were his eldest son, Yan Huaijin, his youngest son, Yan Huaishen, and Feng Yuqin's mother, Yan Aoyun.
Yan Huaijin and Yan Huaishen each had a child, named Yan Xiao and Yan Geng respectively.
"Aqin..." an old voice sounded.
Hearing the voice of the old duke, Feng Yuqin immediately stepped forward. "Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle, Young Uncle..."
She greeted them one by one, but felt a pang in her heart.
Since she started alchemy, she found that her medical skills had improved even more than when she was in modern times.
She already had modern medical knowledge. Now that she had learned alchemy and her spiritual power had become stronger during cultivation, her medical skills were enhanced with additional capabilities.
Now, with just a sweep of her divine sense, she understood the conditions of her grandfather and the others.
"Master, the situation of your grandfather's family is really tragic," Xiao Ying said, a tinge of sympathy rising in her heart as she saw the state of these people.
"Don't worry. There are pills in the space," Xiao Jin said. "It's just that the paralyzed younger uncle is a bit of a problem. The others are not an issue."
Xiao Ying thought so too and fell silent.
Hearing Feng Yuqin's greetings, everyone present showed excited expressions on their faces.
Young Uncle Yan Huaishen tried several times to get up but failed. He secretly resented his inability to sit up, and annoyance and self - loathing flashed in his eyes.
Feng Yuqin immediately stepped forward and held his hand. "Young Uncle, don't get up. I'll come to you."
Over the years, Feng Yuqin had never visited the Yan family. The Yan family members thought that she didn't recognize them as relatives.
Seeing her attitude today, the stone that had been hanging in their hearts finally dropped.
"Sorry, Aqin. We must look a sight to you," Yan Huaishen said.
Yan Huaijin also spoke up. "Aqin, in principle, we shouldn't have come to see you in this state. But we haven't seen you and your mother for so long, so we just couldn't control ourselves..."
Feng Yuqin's arrival was so sudden.
They also felt that the Yan family in this state couldn't hold on for much longer.
Since Feng Yuqin came today, maybe this was the last time they would see each other in this lifetime, so they didn't care about anything and all came.
Now seeing Feng Yuqin, they felt that it was a bit impulsive to show up in front of her in their sickly state, and they couldn't help but feel a bit regretful.
"Uncle, don't say that. It was my fault for being so ignorant and never thinking of coming to see you. Now that I'm here, I promise you that I will fulfill your wish to see my mother," Feng Yuqin said.
Seeing that their will to live wasn't very strong, a trace of worry flashed through Feng Yuqin's heart. "So you must take good care of yourselves. Mother is currently not convenient to leave the mansion to see you, but I believe that as long as you are all well, there will surely be a day when you meet."
"Really? Can I still see my Yun'er in my lifetime?" Old Lady Yan asked, her voice trembling.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "Of course it's true. Grandmother will surely see Mother and enjoy family happiness."
She took out several pills and distributed them to the people present.
Of course, she wouldn't just take out pills randomly.
Her grandfather was poisoned. Her elder uncle was injured, and his meridians were severely damaged. As long as he didn't use his soul power, he was fine, but once he did, he would suffer excruciating pain all over his body. Her grandmother was seriously internally injured due to excessive grief, so the pills she gave were for conditioning the body. As for her younger uncle... his nerves were damaged, resulting in paralysis. She also took out pills to condition his body, aiming to get his body into the best state possible and waiting for her to gather all the medicinal materials for treatment.
In fact, overall, their conditions were milder than her mother's.
The toxins in her mother's body were not easy to treat as the required medicinal materials were hard to find.
"Is this a Grade - Seven Wound - Healing Pill?" Yan Huaijin took the pill and asked in shock.
For his injury, not to mention a Grade - Seven pill, even a Grade - Five one could cure it.
But there was no alchemist in the Western Song State who was powerful enough to refine such powerful pills.
Grade - Seven alchemists only existed in the Central Region.
But that was a place they didn't even dare to dream of going to in their lifetime.
"I also got a Grade - Seven one..." the Duke of Dingguo said, his voice trembling.
Young Uncle Yan Huaishen and Old Lady Yan also looked down at the pills in their hands and found that theirs were also Grade - Seven.
Taking out four Grade - Seven pills at once, the Yan family members felt as if they were dreaming.
The old lady even murmured to the Duke of Dingguo. "Old man, am I dreaming again because I miss Yun'er and her daughter?"
A hesitant look also appeared on the Duke of Dingguo's face. He was worried that he was dreaming.
Seeing them like this, a twinge of pain welled up in Feng Yuqin's heart.
She didn't know how the Yan family members had lived these days. Being poisoned and injured had made them like frightened birds.
So she reached out and tightly held Old Lady Yan's hand. "Grandmother, feel carefully. Is it warm?"
Old Lady Yan indeed followed Feng Yuqin's words and carefully rubbed her hand. Everyone else stared intently at their clasped hands.
It wasn't until the old lady spoke. "It's warm. It's warm... I'm not dreaming." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
The Duke of Dingguo came to his senses and immediately stuffed the pill in his hand into Feng Yuqin's palm, saying urgently. "Aqin, these pills are too precious. You should keep them for yourself."
Yan Huaijin also handed his pill to Feng Yuqin. "Father is right, Aqin. You should keep these pills for yourself. You're still young, and you'll surely need pills in the future."
Seeing that they clearly needed these pills but still wanted to return them to her, Feng Yuqin finally felt what it was like to have a family. She had never experienced this in her previous life. After time - traveling, she felt her mother's love from Yan Aoyun. Now, with the addition of the Yan family, a strange feeling flashed through her heart.
"Grandfather, Uncle, since I've taken them out, I won't take them back," Feng Yuqin thought for a while and then dropped another bombshell. "I'm an alchemist myself. I can refine pills whenever I need them in the future."
"What?" Everyone present was shocked.
"Aqin, did you say you're an alchemist?" Yan Huaijin asked in disbelief.
Feng Yuqin nodded and stretched out her hand. A string of flames appeared at her fingertips. That was the flame that only alchemists could condense. Being able to condense the flame meant one could become an alchemist.
"You're really an alchemist," Yan Huaijin said excitedly, grabbing Feng Yuqin's arm. "Can you treat A'shen? He's been paralyzed for many years. The doctors said that if he continues like this, he won't have a chance to stand up in the future."
The Duke of Dingguo and Old Lady Yan also looked at Feng Yuqin expectantly.