Dongfang Huaizhu calmed herself down. She didn't want her father to notice anything amiss before stepping into the room and turning around to close the door.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?" the head of the Dongfang family asked, thinking that something big had occurred.
"Nothing, Father. I just suddenly felt worried about you, so I came to take a look," Dongfang Huaizhu said as she sat down beside the head of the Dongfang family. She had walked too fast just now, and her legs were still weak.
"Father is taking medicine?" Dongfang Huaizhu noticed a black bowl of medicine on the table and inquired.
The head of the Dongfang family nodded. "Yes. I've been feeling unwell recently, so I boiled some medicine to take."
The head of the Dongfang family stood up and walked towards the window, intending to stretch his body.
Taking advantage of her father's absence, Dongfang Huaizhu leaned her nose slightly towards the medicine bowl and smelled it carefully.
Something was wrong! There was something fishy about this medicine!
Dongfang Huaizhu keenly detected it, and alarm bells rang in her heart. She took out a small and delicate bamboo tube and carefully poured out a little of the medicine from the bowl into the tube for her future investigation of the medicine's ingredients.
This medicine must not be taken anymore!
Dongfang Huaizhu deliberately got up unsteadily and bumped into the medicine bowl on the table. The black medicine juice spilled all over the floor.
Hearing the sound, the head of the Dongfang family turned around.
"Father, the medicine has spilled. Don't take it anymore. Just take a day off for yourself today. Taking too much medicine will be hard on your body," Dongfang Huaizhu said.
"Alright. You've probably been too busy these days. Go back to your room and rest," the head of the Dongfang family said without thinking much, assuming that Dongfang Huaizhu was very tired these days.
"Yes, Father. Huaizhu takes her leave," Dongfang Huaizhu said goodbye, pushed open the door, and returned to her own courtyard.
After returning to the courtyard, Dongfang Huaizhu felt more and more uneasy. She went out to inquire at all the major medicine shops in the city, asking what the ingredients of this medicine were.
"Sorry, we can't figure it out either."
"I don't know."
"Can't figure it out."
Many well - known medicine shops and many senior doctors in the city all shook their heads, indicating that they couldn't figure out the ingredients of this medicine.
Dongfang Huaizhu couldn't help but feel disappointed. After returning to the mountain villa, she was afraid that Jin Renfeng would take action. She felt extremely anxious, knowing that she could only sit and wait for death in this mountain villa.
"Plot! Plot! Has Jin Renfeng taken any action yet?" Dongfang Huaizhu suddenly remembered the existence of the original plot. In desperation, she could only ask it about Jin Renfeng's actions.
[Don't struggle in vain! The original plot cannot be changed. The plot will definitely develop along its original track. Don't try to change it! No one can change it!]
The mechanical and warning voice of the plot rang in Dongfang Huaizhu's head. Without getting the answer she wanted, Dongfang Huaizhu ignored its warning.
So what if it can't be changed? This time, she would never let the people around her get hurt again! She would never let Jin Renfeng have another chance!
Dongfang Huaizhu thought to herself silently, with a determined expression on her face.
"Sister! There's a woman surnamed Mei outside asking to see you!" A young servant walked into the courtyard and reported to Dongfang Huaizhu from afar.
"To see me?" Dongfang Huaizhu was puzzled, but in an instant, she had the answer in her heart.
"Bring her in," Dongfang Huaizhu ordered as she sat upright on the chair.
"Sister, the person is here," the servant bowed and quietly retreated after completing his mission.
It had been a few days since they last met, and Mei Sanniang was still as flamboyant and bright as a few days ago. When she came to the Shenhuo Mountain Villa, she didn't bring anything, no weapons. She came alone, and behind her, only Qi Miao carried his long sword.
"Mei Sanniang, it's been a long time. How have you been recently?" As the host, Dongfang Huaizhu naturally took the lead to speak.
"Not bad. I've been free recently, so I thought I'd come and sit in the Dongfang Mountain Villa. As expected, seeing is believing," Mei Sanniang said politely.
"You're overpraising me."
"By the way, I have a very tricky problem. I'd like you to take a look," Dongfang Huaizhu said as she took out the medicine juice she had secretly saved before and handed it to Mei Sanniang.
Mei Sanniang took the small bamboo tube and carefully smelled the medicine juice in it. She didn't have much in - depth research on this, and moreover, the ingredients of this medicine were indeed complex.
Mei Sanniang shook her head, indicating that she was helpless. "Qi Miao, aren't you always very good at researching these things?"
Qi Miao was intelligent and self - taught in these aspects. He took it, smelled it, and frowned tightly, looking very embarrassed.
"The ingredients of this medicine are complex, and the preparation method is even more rare. It is made by boiling dozens of medicinal materials such as scutellaria baicalensis, cassia twig, paris polyphylla, schizonepeta, hawksbill turtle, sophora flavescens and so on through a special method. These medicinal materials are not a problem in themselves, but after being boiled together, the toxicity becomes greater. It's very rare," Qi Miao said silently, with a worried frown.
"Is there an antidote for this?" Dongfang Huaizhu finally asked the question that had been worrying her.
"The antidote is really hard to find in the world. Many medicinal materials grow in extremely harsh places. It's extremely difficult to obtain them," Qi Miao shook his head and told her the places where the required medicinal materials could be found one by one.
After hearing this, Dongfang Huaizhu saw the three of them off. Then she pulled Dongfang Qinlan and went to look for the medicinal materials. Although it was difficult, she would never give up.
Accompanying them were also several guards from the mansion. They were highly skilled in martial arts. As they walked along the route given by Qi Miao, the path became more and more remote until they reached an unknown area.
"It's so scary here, sister!" There were dying trees all around, and no grass or flowers grew.
"Don't be afraid," Dongfang Huaizhu tightened her grip on Dongfang Qinlan's hand and quickened her pace, exploring the way in front.
"Ah!" Dongfang Huaizhu didn't see the road clearly under her feet and suddenly fell into a pit. She struggled to get up but found that this was not an ordinary pit, but a pit that would pull people down.
"Sister!"
"Quickly save sister!" The guards tried to pull Dongfang Huaizhu out with ropes but found they couldn't. Then they found some branches to rescue her, but it was also ineffective.
Watching Dongfang Huaizhu sink little by little, everyone was anxious but helpless.
Dongfang Huaizhu felt her body sinking. A feeling of despair welled up in her heart. She didn't want to be swallowed up like this, but there was nothing she could do. It seemed that all her efforts were in vain.
I don't know how long it had passed. Dongfang Huaizhu sank completely into the pit. She moved her fingers and found that she could still open her eyes. Looking around, she found that there was actually a unique world below, not being buried in the soil as she had thought.
It was a large and empty space. Because of the humidity, it was covered with all kinds of moss. She patted her buttocks and stood up. "Let's take a walk around first to see if there's any danger," Dongfang Huaizhu told herself.
Dongfang Huaizhu walked around. "That's it!" She looked at the medicinal materials in front of her, which were exactly the same as what Qi Miao had described. She was extremely surprised. Fortunately, she had fallen into this deep pit.
She took two steps forward and was about to pick the medicinal materials when, just like last time, a huge beast suddenly emerged. It had sharp fangs, a ferocious appearance, and a huge body.
"It seems that I have to defeat this guy in front of me again," Dongfang Huaizhu knew that this kind of medicinal material was not easy to pick, otherwise Qi Miao wouldn't have frowned before.