Chapter 11: Let You Off

I'll trust you just this once; if you can really cure my wife's illness, I can let you go.

Big Boss spoke, his voice rough and booming.

My wife has been ill for too long; if there's no medicine left, she probably won't live past half a year.

Don't think that because she's a wife he snatched, their relationship is actually very good; he truly dotes on this wife.

"Take him to see the wife's illness, and kill the other two."

Big Boss waved his hand, ending two lives.

"No, please, no…"

The two were dragged away, leaving a long echo.

Jiang Xiaomu watched helplessly, but could do nothing.

These two were subordinates of Ying Tuzi; though they had no grudge against him, they probably didn't mean him well either.

He can barely protect himself now, let alone save others.

"Follow me."

The tall, thin man walked ahead, waving at Jiang Xiaomu.

Jiang Xiaomu hurried to follow; the spot where he had just been kicked still throbbed faintly.

All along the way were dense woods, with a ring of houses of varying heights around; Jiang Xiaomu sighed, "This is the bandits' lair on Mount Zhengyang."

But the number of bandits here far exceeds his imagination.

No wonder the military has failed to suppress the bandits after so many years…

They walked all the way to the innermost part, finally arriving at the bandit chief's wife's quarters; outside the door were planted all kinds of bright flowers, forming a vivid contrast with the dense jungle elsewhere.

Clearly the bandit chief's wife is greatly favored; maintaining these flowers on this mountain must be extremely difficult.

"Madam, are you feeling better?"

The tall, thin man knocked on the door and spoke respectfully.

Because Big Boss dotes on this bandit chief's wife, none of the bandits dare to behave rudely in her presence.

"Same as always; what's up?"

The wooden door slowly opened, and a woman in her thirties, extraordinarily beautiful, stepped out.

Jiang Xiaomu widened his eyes, unable to believe that there could be a beauty in such a place.

The woman had a graceful figure, narrow almond eyes, fair skin that looked breakable at a touch; every glance and smile were utterly captivating—no wonder Big Boss dotes on this bandit chief's wife.

"She's truly a peerless beauty."

Jiang Xiaomu felt moved, yet quickly lowered his head; he must leave a good impression on this wife and also cure his illness.

"Madam, Big Boss sent someone to treat your illness."

The tall, thin man spoke softly, then shoved Jiang Xiaomu forward.

Jiang Xiaomu stumbled up to the wife and spoke sincerely.

"Your illness, I can cure."

"No need; I've had this illness for some time, it can't be cured."

The wife sighed, her gaze somewhat unfocused; since half a month ago she's felt dizzy, she's seen many doctors to no avail, so she simply gave up.

But these past days she's found her headache worsening, sometimes feeling as if her head would split, worse than death.

"Madam, this isn't illness; you've been poisoned."

Jiang Xiaomu raised his head, his eyes sharp.

As soon as he said that, everyone present froze; how could the wife possibly have been poisoned?

"Poisoned?"

Even the wife herself didn't believe it; after all, on this mountain, who would poison her?

"Can I take your pulse?"

Jiang Xiaomu spoke again, with an air of old-master confidence, making people instinctively trust him.

The wife finally agreed to let Jiang Xiaomu treat her.

As he took the wife's wrist, Jiang Xiaomu couldn't help but blush; this bandit chief's wife was simply too beautiful.

Moreover, he didn't actually know how to take a pulse; it was just a line to bluff people.

He imitated what he saw on TV, even closing his eyes to feign taking a pulse.

"How is it?"

The bandit chief's wife asked curiously; Jiang Xiaomu was the first to say she had been poisoned.

"It is poisoning, though the exact cause is unknown; I have a pill in my hand that will detoxify you if you take it."

Jiang Xiaomu produced a fingernail-sized pill and placed it before the bandit chief's wife.

At that moment the bandit chief's wife happened to start having a headache, first a mild pain, then rapidly intensifying.

The pain left her unable to think; she quickly grabbed the pill and stuffed it into her mouth.

Once the pill went down, she immediately felt her viscera much lighter; the previously aching head gradually stopped hurting.

"Is it really that effective?"

The bandit chief's wife widened her eyes, somewhat incredulous; she originally just wanted to give it a try, treating a dead horse as a living doctor.

After all, the youth before her was so frail and young, he hardly looked like a doctor.

She never expected the pill he produced to actually work.

"How do you feel, madam?"

Jiang Xiaomu was also quite nervous; in fact he wasn't sure whether the wife had really been poisoned.

But this pill is an antidote to all poisons, and according to the system's prompt, it can cure the bandit chief's wife's illness, which is why he decided to go all out.

"I feel, it's healed."

The Stronghold Madam's excited expression showed on her face; she grabbed Jiang Xiaomu's arm, her voice trembling slightly.

"I had a headache these past days and wanted to end it all; I never expected you to actually cure me, you are my lifesaver."

"Madam, it's serious."

Jiang Xiaomu felt the Madam's delicate, warm fingertips tightly gripping his wrist.

He couldn't help but blush again.

"How is Madam?"

The outside door was pushed open again; Big Boss strode in, seeing Madam holding Jiang Xiaomu's arm, he was visibly displeased.

Jiang Xiaomu quickly pulled out his arm, lowering his head in a humble posture.

"My headache is healed; it really is healed."

The Stronghold Madam was so happy she almost cried; she flung herself into Big Boss's embrace, like a blooming rose, beautiful and moving.

Big Boss naturally also felt somewhat overwhelmed by favor; since Madam fell ill, he hasn't given her a good look, each day either suffering a headache or washing his face with tears.

"I never expected her to now actively throw herself into his arms, and her headache is really healed?"

"Really not painful anymore?"

Big Boss still couldn't believe it.

"Really."

The Stronghold Madam nodded firmly, because he now felt his body very light, no longer having the previous heavy feeling.

"Congratulations, Madam, the medicine cured the illness."

Jiang Xiaomu spoke up in time; he also didn't expect the medicine to be this effective, the illness was cured on the spot.

The stuff in the system is awesome!

"If you said I was poisoned before, what poison exactly?"

The Stronghold Madam couldn't help but ask.

She started having headaches a dozen days ago, but in this stronghold, who would dare to poison her?

"I think it's probably these outside flowers that caused it."

Jiang Xiaomu slowly spoke up, remembering he had watched a video before, hearing that there is a flower called oleander, its flowers are poisonous.

And he just observed that outside there are all kinds of flowers, among which one looks just like the oleander in the video...