Chapter 110: The Falling Moon Poison Cured

"There are many brothers and sisters in my family."

Chi Shao yuan nodded in understanding upon hearing this, the light in his eyes dimming slightly as he continued to lower his head and eat his noodles.

Chi Nan Yi did not notice that in the instant he lowered his head, a trace of disappointment flashed through the eyes of the man across from him.

It seemed he was overthinking things again.

His aunt had already passed away many years ago; by the time his grandfather and father rushed to the Situ Family, not a single living soul remained in the vast general's residence, and the bodies of his aunt and her newborn child had already gone cold. He truly was being foolishly delusional.

He sighed, looked at the remaining half bowl of noodles, and suddenly lost his appetite. He took out some silver from his robe, placed it on the table, and prepared to leave.

"Wait."

Chi Shao yuan heard the voice from across and could not help but stop in his tracks. "Little brother, what is it?"

"Um... have you been feeling a dull ache in your chest lately?"

Chi Shao yuan had not expected her to ask this question. He was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Indeed. How did you know?"

"Unable to sleep at night, and even when you do sleep, you wake up soon after. Your shoulders ache, and you occasionally experience chest tightness and shortness of breath."

"Indeed."

Every sentence matched, without a single word of nonsense.

Chi Shao yuan sat back down. "Are you a physician?"

"Something like that."

"To tell you the truth, I have had a heart condition since childhood. I have seen many renowned physicians, but none could provide relief. Yet you can detect it without even taking my pulse. That is truly impressive."

"I wouldn't call it impressive. A physician relies on observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking. For such obvious symptoms, a single glance is enough to understand the general picture. If you do not mind, young master, may I take your pulse?"

Chi Shao yuan extended his hand. Chi Nan Yi placed her fingertips on his wrist, sensed the abnormality in his pulse, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "Aside from the heart condition, there is another problem."

"Another problem?"

Seeing how serious she looked, Chi Shao yuan said softly, "Could you tell me a thing or two?"

The spot where they sat was at a corner with few people around, and no one had noticed them.

After glancing around, Chi Nan Yi lowered her voice and said, "Poison. There is poison in your body, young master."

"What?"

Poison?

Chi Shao yuan's heart jolted.

How could there be poison?

"Little brother, are you certain about this pulse reading?"

"Certain. It could not be more certain."

A trace of something unusual flashed through Chi Shao yuan's eyes.

If these words had come from anyone else's mouth, Chi Shao yuan would not have believed a single word. After all, his body had been like this since childhood, and the many Divine Doctors he had consulted all only spoke of a heart condition, with no other illness. But the person before him was someone even Xie Yuwei highly acknowledged; she was definitely not the kind of petty scoundrel who coveted wealth.

So... could there truly be something else inside his body?

"Then I ask you, little brother, to enlighten me."

"Falling Moon Poison." Chi Nan Yi ate the last mouthful of noodles and said calmly, "This kind of poison is uncommon. Even if one is poisoned by it, it rarely manifests within the body. Moreover, this poison entered your body before you were even born, which means your mother was poisoned with it during her pregnancy. If a pregnant woman is poisoned with Falling Moon Poison, the toxins will all enter the fetus's body. If an ordinary person is poisoned with it, the poison will accumulate in the body and slowly consume it, draining all of one's life force. When I took your pulse just now, I found that the poison in your body was brought out from the womb."

"Falling Moon Poison..." Chi Shao yuan looked up at her. "Little brother, why do you know so much about this poison?"

"I, Nan, am but humble. Aside from medicine, I also dabble somewhat in the art of poisons. Though Falling Moon Poison is subtle, it is not undetectable. However, as for the details, forgive me for not disclosing them. They may be considered a secret not to be passed on."

Chi Shao yuan nodded. "Understood. But since you, little brother, can diagnose this poison, I presume you can also cure it?"

Chi Nan Yi looked at him, a hint of a smile in her eyes. "Are you not afraid that I am a fraud?"

"Heh. An ordinary fraud could not be as masterful as you."

Yun Chen saw the two of them going back and forth in conversation and could not help feeling anxious.

Miss Chi's romantic prospects were truly a bit too abundant.

Chi Nan Yi took out a pill. "After taking this, your symptoms will ease, but it cannot cure the root cause for now. After all, the toxins have been accumulating in your body for many years. Completely eliminating them will take a very long time."

Chi Shao yuan looked at the pill and, without a second thought, swallowed it directly.

The moment the pill entered his stomach, waves of stabbing pain erupted from his abdomen.

"This... this is..." The pain was extremely intense, as if a steel blade were constantly churning inside his body. His face turned deathly pale in an instant, and a trace of black blood appeared at the corner of his lips.

Just then, a figure swiftly appeared beside Chi Shao yuan.

"Second Young Master." The man was dressed in a fitted martial outfit with a long sword at his waist and refined features. Were it not for the intense fury and killing intent in his eyes, his appearance would have carried the air of an elegant scholar.

"What did you do to our young master!" Liuxing's hand gripped the sword hilt, as if the blade would leave its sheath the next instant to end both their lives.

Just then, a hand gripped Liuxing's arm. "Liuxing, stand down."

"Second Young Master."

"I am fine." Chi Shao yuan wiped away the blood from the corner of his lips, slowly rose, and bowed with cupped hands toward Chi Nan Yi. "Many thanks for saving me, little brother. Shao yuan is endlessly grateful."

"Second Young Master."

Chi Shao yuan stood up straight. A flush of color actually appeared on his face, no longer as pale as paper as before.

"Young master... your body..."

"From childhood to now, I have never felt as light and at ease as I do this moment."

Chi Nan Yi smiled and said, "This is only just the beginning. If you can expel all the remaining poison from your body, then you will truly be light and at ease."

In truth, Chi Nan Yi's nature was to avoid meddling in others' affairs, but for some unknown reason, she did not find the person before her bothersome at all. Even the thought of him being tormented to death by the Falling Moon Poison later on stirred a hint of sorrow in her heart.

Could it be the space at work?

It wanted to upgrade, and so it had produced a slight influence on her emotions.

Just as she was pondering these things, her mouth had already spoken her inner thoughts before her brain could catch up.

Just then, she felt that the space seemed to truly be expanding little by little, and the area of the medicine fields and farmland had grown larger.

Chi Shao yuan felt the wondrous effects of this pill. After pondering for a moment, he said softly, "Little brother, apart from this kind of pill, do you have any other pills?"

"What other pills do you mean?"

"To tell you the truth, my grandfather is gravely ill and hard to cure, and it looks like he will not hold on much longer. This time I had originally intended to go to Jingcheng to invite Divine Doctor Xiao to treat my grandfather, but Divine Doctor Xiao was not in the capital — it is said he went to Mobei. Having no choice, I had to turn back. Little brother, since you are skilled in both medicine and poison arts, you may well be far more formidable than Divine Doctor Xiao. I wonder if you could come back with me to treat my grandfather?"

"Where is your grandfather, sir?"

"Nanpu."

Nanpu... was that not exactly the place where the Yuqin Guo envoy had stopped?

Was that not a coincidence?

"Little brother, as long as my grandfather can be cured, no matter how much silver, our Chi Family can produce it."