Chapter 910: Trying Every Possible Way to Prevent a Meeting

"Alright."

Shi Youxuan wiped away her tears and stated her purpose: "Where is Meiyin? I'll take one look at the child and then leave."

"Meiyin is not in the clan; she was taken on a journey by Mother."

"She is a child of only a year old; can you rest easy with her being taken away by your aunt?"

Nianyin: "Why wouldn't I rest easy? Meiyin is Mother's hope, Mother's pride. Mother treats her like a pearl or a treasure; she is much safer by Mother's side than by mine."

Nianyin's reply was watertight.

There was no progress on the others' side either.

Everyone said the child was not in the clan, and they simply could not see her.

Without seeing the child, there was no way to perform a paternity test, which meant that the few of them had come all this way for nothing.

Nianci went to the Dungeon to let Lao Qi out, but he refused!

"I want to see my daughter; if you don't let me see my daughter, I won't leave."

Nianci: "Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. The Clan Leader is away, and Elder Nianyin is only letting you out out of consideration for old times. If the Clan Leader returns, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Lao Qi: "Stop your nonsense. I won't leave unless I see my daughter. You tell Nianyin that if she doesn't let me see my daughter, I will go to court to sue her and demand a change in custody."

Nianci: "Hmph! Then you can stay in this Dungeon for the rest of your life and never think about getting out."

Since Lao Qi could not get out, the others naturally stayed behind and did not leave.

They remained in the Ji Family to wait for an opportunity.

Sheng Hanyu had a habit of morning jogging, and even in the Ji Family, he did not change it.

In the past, no one followed him when he jogged, his route was random, and he could run wherever he wanted.

But that was no longer possible; every morning when he went for his run, five or six guards followed behind him.

"Don't follow me; I don't like being followed when I'm jogging."

Guard: "I'm sorry, Son-in-law Xuan, this is Elder Nianyin's order, and we are just following instructions."

After running for two days, Sheng Hanyu discovered a pattern: there was a house to the right of the Clan Leader's palace, and whenever he passed by it, the guards would appear very nervous.

He kept a straight face and went back to tell his wife.

There were even more people monitoring Shi Youxuan than there were monitoring Sheng Hanyu.

Relatively speaking, things were much easier around Wan'er.

There were only two people around Wan'er, and they were monitoring the couple.

If the two of them separated, Wan'er was almost in a vacuum state.

Shi Youxuan whispered a few words in Wan'er's ear.

She seized the opportunity and went out for a walk after lunch that day.

With no one around, Wan'er walked quickly toward the vicinity of that house, and a little girl with pigtails ran out from inside.

The little girl was over a year old, pink and tender, and very cute.

She was wearing a pink dress and ran toward her with her two short legs!

The little girl giggled as she ran back: "Benben, you've been tricked, Benben."

She was bored to death.

Originally, she could run and play wherever she wanted, but during this time, she had been restricted to staying in the room and was not allowed to go out.

Outside, the sun was bright, the breeze was gentle, and there were flowers and butterflies, but she was stuck in the room and naturally unhappy.

However, Mother had given those people strict orders not to let her go out.

Today at lunch, she pretended to be asleep, and then took advantage of the servants' laxity to sneak out.

Wan'er waved at her: "Little girl, what is your name?"

"Miss, Miss, please come back."

The servant chased after her and, before the little girl could answer, picked her up and went back.

The little girl resisted, kicking and struggling: "Put me down, Benben, you bad person, Meiyin wants to run run..."

After Wan'er returned, the number of guards around her immediately increased.

And as if facing a great enemy, her freedom was also restricted, and she could not go out at will.

The four of them sat together to discuss.

According to Wan'er's description, the group unanimously agreed that the little girl was indeed Meiyin.

It could already be concluded that Nianyin was lying; Meiyin had not gone out with Ji Yingjie, but had been hidden away so they could not make contact.

There must be something fishy here; now the group could be one hundred percent certain that Meiyin was Shi Yuke's daughter and the child who had been swapped back then.

But guessing was useless.

They had to have evidence to have any chance of getting the child back, but now it was as hard as ascending to heaven just to see the child once; how could evidence be so easy to obtain?

"I have a way."

Jian Yining smiled very cunningly!

The next day.

The Ji Family was in chaos.

The Medical Room was crowded with people, all women holding children. Overnight, it seemed as if all the children in the Ji Family had fallen ill, crying incessantly, but examinations showed nothing wrong.

Meiyin was among the sick children.

This made Nianyin extremely anxious.

She flew into a rage at the doctor: "Useless, good-for-nothing, don't you pride yourself on being a medical doctor? You can't even find the cause of the children's illness; what kind of doctor are you?"

The doctor trembled and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Elder, it is my incompetence. I have indeed never seen such a case. Could it be that they have provoked something unclean?"

Nianyin gave the order: "Someone, summon the shaman to perform the ritual."

The shaman set up an altar in the Square to perform the ritual, and after tossing about for a full day and night, there was still not the slightest effect.

Jian Yining smirked: "It's my turn to step in."

He told the guards: "Go report to your Elder and say that I have seen such a case before and am willing to try."

The guards did not dare to delay and went to report immediately.

"No."

Nianyin rejected it flatly.

Before her mother left, she had given her a strict order: if Shi Youxuan came while she was away, she must not be allowed to see Meiyin under any circumstances.

If she dared to disobey the order, it would be regarded as the most serious betrayal!

Jian Yining was full of confidence, but the result was that he was rejected.

Shi Youxuan asked: "Do you have any other methods?"

Jian Yining shook his head: "No, I didn't expect her to be so heartless; she isn't even anxious when her daughter is sick."

He used a newly developed drug intended for special purposes, which could not be mass-produced at all, so doctors outside had never seen it.

When this drug is sprayed into the air, it causes a reaction in children under ten years old; the children cry incessantly and are emotionally unstable, appearing sick while nothing can be detected during examinations.

But the drug's effect disappears automatically after three days, and it will not have any side effects on the children's bodies.

Jian Yining had specifically brought this medicine when he left, just in case, and it turned out he really did use it.

But he had not expected Nianyin to be so heartless as to watch all the children of the tribe get sick and ignore them!

Just at this moment, Nianyin sent someone to invite Jian Yining.

She invited him to treat the children.

He triumphantly raised his eyebrows at the three of them and went to the Medical Office.

There were many children coming to see the doctor, but Meiyin's figure was not among the crowd.

It seemed he had miscalculated, but these children were implicated in the first place, so he could not leave them untreated.

One antidote for each person, and the illness was cured upon taking the medicine.

Jian Yining was revered as a "divine doctor," yet Nianyin still refused to let Meiyin receive treatment.

Nianci, Elder Lian, and others all tried to persuade her.

"Great Elder, please let Miss Meiyin receive treatment; Son-in-law Wan'er is indeed very capable."