Chapter 74: Nalan Jie

Imperial Capital, Nalan Family.

After Nalan Yanran left the Alchemist Guild, she hurried back to the family with Gu He. Nalan Jie was in critical condition at this time and could die at any moment, so she had to let Nalan Jie take the Longevity Pill as soon as possible.

As soon as she entered the family, Nalan Yanran saw some people in the family panicking, some looking worried, and some crying.

"Could it be!" Seeing this scene, Nalan Yanran felt her body go soft and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, she was supported by Gu He behind her.

"Master Gu He!" Seeing Gu He, the people of the Nalan Family couldn't care about their sadness and hurriedly saluted Gu He.

"What happened to you all? Could it be that Old Master Nalan has had an accident?" Gu He asked in a deep voice.

"The Lao Poison in the old clan head's body erupted again today. If we can't think of a way, he might... today..."

"Okay!" Nalan Yanran walked to the bedside and quickly helped Nalan Jie up.

Seeing Nalan Jie helped up, Gu He sat cross-legged on the bed, placed his hands tightly against Nalan Jie's back, and began to help Nalan Jie comb his meridians.

"Sigh!" Nalan Su sighed deeply. Now he was also anxious and overwhelmed.

As time passed, the black color on Nalan Jie's body gradually began to fade, and the gray-black color on his face also gradually faded.

Hearing this, Nalan Yanran couldn't care about anything else and ran quickly toward Nalan Jie's room.

"Hmm, I'll go see the condition of Old Master Nalan first." Gu He nodded slightly and, ignoring everything else, sat down directly by the bedside. Then he grabbed Nalan Jie's hand and probed with his Soul Perception. But with this probe, Gu He's brows furrowed even deeper because he discovered that the Lao Poison had already entered Nalan Jie's heart, and even gods would find it difficult to save him.

"Grandfather!" Nalan Yanran could no longer control her emotions, knelt directly on the ground, and tears fell from her eyes like broken beads.

Under the anxious gazes of everyone, the skin on Nalan Jie's body finally returned to its normal color, revealing healthy skin.

"Your grandfather is about to die because of your affairs, yet you still have the face to come back?" An elder beside the bedside said angrily. One couldn't blame him for being angry, because he felt that Nalan Jie was beyond saving. As long as Nalan Jie died today, the Nalan Family would immediately fall into crisis and would soon be eliminated from the ranks of the three great families of the Imperial Capital.

"Quiet! Don't disturb Master Gu He!" Nalan Su said in a deep voice. At this time, if there was a single negligence, letting the old master fall into crisis again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"As long as the old master uses Dou Qi to suppress it at all times, I think supporting it for a year and a half is still possible." Gu He said faintly.

"Many thanks for Master Gu He's guidance, but how long can this medicinal pill support?" Nalan Su asked.

Hearing Nalan Su's words, those who wanted to speak instantly closed their mouths.

"Help your grandfather up; I will comb the blocked meridians for your grandfather, otherwise the medicinal effect cannot be absorbed at all." Gu He said to Nalan Yanran.

"Hehe, I didn't help much; I just helped you comb your meridians. The one who saved you was the medicinal pill your granddaughter begged for you." Gu He said with a smile.

Seeing that Gu He was also there, Nalan Jie hurriedly put away the anger in his heart and bowed respectfully: "Master Gu He, I was able to escape danger this time, all thanks to Master Gu He's help. Many thanks!"

Some women kneeling by the bedside were even more vicious, cursing whatever sounded ugly.

Nalan Jie's fingers, which had been silent for several months, finally moved. He slowly opened his eyes, looked around at everyone in the room, and when his gaze fell on Nalan Yanran by the bedside, he felt his anger surge again.

Everyone in the room stared at the two people on the bed without blinking, because this could be said to be the last hope. If this didn't work, they would really have to prepare for the old master's funeral.

"It works! It works!" Seeing Nalan Jie's condition start to improve, the people of the Nalan Family were so excited that they were in tears.

However, Nalan Yanran couldn't care about these insults at this time. Looking at the old man lying on the bed, the old man was like charcoal at this time, covered in black blood clots, his face filled with large patches of gray-black color, and his whole body emitting the aura of death. He was indeed about to die.

Everyone in the room stared at the two people on the bed without blinking, because this could be said to be the last hope. If this didn't work, they would really have to prepare for the old master's funeral.

"Hahaha! I was a person who was going to die; being able to live for another year and a half is already a gift from heaven." Nalan Jie laughed loudly.

Looking at the small jade bottle Nalan Yanran took out and hearing that the medicinal pill was actually refined by an unknown person, the people in the Nalan Family were stunned for a moment.

"However, this medicinal pill only temporarily suppresses the Lao Poison in your body. You still need to use your Dou Qi to suppress it, so that you can support it for a longer time. And don't get angry; once you get angry, causing the Lao Poison to erupt again, it will be difficult to handle." Gu He instructed again.

"You, take out that medicinal pill you got from Little Brother Nie Feng!" Seeing Nalan Yanran only crying, Gu He knew she was sad at this moment, so he reminded her.

Gu He breathed a sigh of relief, gently withdrew his hands from Nalan Jie's back, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and then walked off the bed.

"Ah! Oh! It's... it's here!" Reminded by Gu He, Nalan Yanran wanted to slap herself directly. She was so sad and sad that she forgot about the medicinal pill, so she quickly took out a small jade bottle from her storage ring and handed it to Gu He.

At this time, Gu He and Liu Ling also walked in. As soon as they entered the room, Gu He's brows furrowed. Because no matter who it was, entering the room of someone about to die always felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Master Gu He!" Nalan Su and the elders couldn't care about their sadness. Seeing Gu He coming, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Ah? A year and a half!" The hearts of the people in the Nalan Family in the room sank again.

As soon as Nalan Yanran entered Nalan Jie's room, she found that the elders of the family and her father Nalan Su were all there, and some women and children of the family were kneeling by Nalan Jie's bedside crying, looking like Nalan Jie was about to die.

"Yes! You were able to wake up, all thanks to the medicinal pill Nalan Yanran begged for you from that little brother named Nie Feng!" Gu He also said from the side.

They didn't know how many medicinal pills they had given Nalan Jie these days, and these medicinal pills were at least from the hands of Third-Grade Alchemists. Hearing that this was a youth Alchemist, could the medicinal pills refined be useful? Wasn't this nonsense?

However, they had no other way at this time; they could only treat a dead horse as a living horse!

Under everyone's gaze, Gu He took the jade bottle, pulled out the stopper, poured out the medicinal pill inside, and gave it to Nalan Jie.

"Father, please calm down. This time, thanks to Yanran, you were able to wake up." Seeing the old master about to get angry again, Nalan Su was scared to death. If he got angry again, where would they find medicinal pills to treat him?

"Hehe, you don't need to be so sad. This medicinal pill can be taken twice in total. Yanran begged for two, so it can support for three years in total. In these three years, if you carefully look for someone who possesses an Exotic Fire, I think it is still possible to find one, and then you can be completely cured." Gu He said with a smile.

"Many thanks, Master Gu He!" The people in the room felt their hearts settle down slightly after hearing Gu He's words.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 75 =====