Chapter 117: The Same Poison

Chi Nan Yi looked at the man who had rushed before him, his gaze flickering slightly.

"Nan Yi."

"Nan Yi." Chi Xian Shi repeated his name: "Does the little brother's surname happen to be Nan?"

Chi Nan Yi nodded.

"Do you still have family at home?"

"My parents and brothers are all well."

Chi Xing Zhi heard his father asking things of no use and could not help feeling anxious.

"Father, right now we should hurry and let him examine Grandfather!"

"Yes, Father." Chi Shao yuan walked to Chi Xian Shi's side: "The child my aunt bore back then was a girl."

Chi Xian Shi nodded and sighed: "Yes, it was your father's foolish delusion." He turned to look at Chi Nan Yi: "Southern First Young Master, I trouble you to examine my father."

Chi Shao yuan led her to a room in the rear courtyard. By now, the entire courtyard was permeated with a thick medicinal scent. As Chi Nan Yi entered the room and her gaze fell upon the face on the bed, already bearing an air of decline, she understood in her heart—the Chi Family's old master had reached the point of his dying days. Had she come a day or two later, the old master would likely have already departed to the beyond.

A pulse as faint as a gossamer thread also confirmed Chi Nan Yi's diagnosis.

She took out Spirit Spring Water and poured it into his mouth, then took out a pill for him to hold under his tongue. The Chi Family old master's body was already utterly ruined; he absolutely could not be given medicine with too potent a nature. The pill could only be held in the mouth, slowly entering the body along with saliva.

As the Spirit Spring Water and pill entered his body, the old master's pulse grew somewhat stronger than before, but it was still far from enough for him to awaken.

Taking his pulse again, Chi Nan Yi suddenly discovered that the toxin in the Chi Family old master's body was exactly the same as Chi Shao yuan's.

Falling Moon Poison.

He actually also had Falling Moon Poison in his body! And the poisoning was quite deep.

The Falling Moon Poison in Chi Shao yuan's body could be cured with pills alone, but the toxin in the Chi Family old master's body—even using Spirit Spring Water and pills as the primary treatment and Silver Needles as a supplement—would require several sessions to eradicate completely.

The Chi Family had been loyal and virtuous for generations. Who exactly hated the Chi Family this much?

Meng Hui was scum, but even he, upon mentioning the Chi Family, only said: "What a pity."

For someone like Meng Hui, that petty villain, to be unable to utter a single word of slander, it was clear the Chi Family was truly decent.

Yet even so, someone still wanted to harm him, to harm the Chi Family.

Chi Nan Yi's expression was grave; even Chi Shao yuan, standing behind her, could feel the waves of coldness emanating from her.

Who exactly had provoked her?

"Brother Nan Yi." Chi Shao yuan said softly: "My grandfather… how is he?"

Chi Nan Yi's tone sank slightly: "It is not that he cannot be treated, but curing him will certainly take some effort."

Hearing her say this, Chi Shao yuan's eyes lit up.

"So my grandfather can still be saved?"

"Yes." Chi Nan Yi looked at the gaunt old man lying on the bed, a trace of sorrow welling up in her heart. This was clearly their first meeting—why did she feel this way?

"My grandfather—what exactly is his illness?"

"It is not an illness. The old master, like the Second Young Master, has been poisoned with Falling Moon Poison."

"What?"

Chi Nan Yi's voice was not loud; only Chi Shao yuan heard it clearly. The others of the Chi Family, seeing him startle so, could not help asking: "Shao yuan, what is it?"

Chi Shao yuan was quick-witted and only said with a smile: "Nothing. Brother Nan Yi said Grandfather's illness is not incurable. I got so excited I cried out."

"Truly?" Chi Xian Shi stepped forward quickly: "My father's illness can truly be cured?"

"I shall do my utmost."

"Divine Doctor Nan Yi, rest assured. As long as my father can be cured, no matter how much silver, my Chi Family is willing to offer." Chi Xian Shi's face was full of excitement.

"However, curing him will take some time, with daily acupuncture and medication." She took out a few pills: "Two pills daily, held in the mouth. When it is time to apply needles, I will come again."

"Why go to such trouble?" Chi Shao yuan said with a smile: "Our Chi Family has many empty guest rooms. If Brother Nan Yi does not mind, you are welcome to stay here."

"No, I have other matters to attend to." Staying outside was still more convenient; she still had to figure out a way to take away A er na's younger sister.

If she stayed at the Chi Family, her movements would be quite inconvenient.

Hearing her say this, Chi Shao yuan did not insist further.

Nanpu was not large, but it was very prosperous. Many merchant caravans wishing to do business in Daqi had to pass through Nanpu, so here one could see merchants from all corners of the land.

Chi Nan Yi brought Lanxi to find an inn to stay at. Lanxi said with a smile: "Perhaps because they are kin, I think you, miss, look somewhat similar to the Chi Family members we met today."

Hearing this, Chi Nan Yi narrowed her eyes slightly. Even she could tell?

As Lanxi said, she did indeed share similarities with the Chi Family. On the other hand, she did not resemble her father, mother, or three older brothers.

Had she not met Chi Shao yuan, she might not have thought much of it. But ever since seeing him in Qingjun County and learning that his surname was also Chi, the questions in her heart had grown more and more numerous. It was precisely because of this that she had wanted to come here to investigate.

Seeing the utterly shocked look on Chi Xian Shi's face when he saw her face, Chi Nan Yi became even more certain that she must have some connection to the Nanpu Chi Family.

"Has your Millennium Pavilion ever received any news about the Yuqin Guo diplomatic mission?"

Lanxi thought for a moment, then said softly: "I remember now. The Yuqin Guo mission's caravan stopped within Nanpu's borders. It is said that the Princess who was to come for the marriage alliance suddenly fell gravely ill, so they could only send another Princess to come for the alliance."

Right now they should still be in Nanpu.

"Then do you know their exact location?"

"They should be in the capital."

That would be quite convenient for making a move.

"What about the Nanpu Chi Family? Do you know anything about them?"

"If you are asking about the Nanpu Chi Family, miss, you have asked the right person." Lanxi said with a smile: "The Nanpu Chi Family was formerly a noble house of Daqi. A daughter of the Chi Family married Situ General. After their marriage, the two were deeply devoted to each other—a talented man and a beautiful woman, the envy of everyone in Jingcheng. A few years later, Situ General went to the frontier due to war. Before he departed, the general's wife was diagnosed with child." At this point, the light in Lanxi's eyes dimmed considerably: "Situ General fell in battle in that war. Not long after, the Situ Family, far away in Jingcheng, was massacred. Lady Situ and the newborn infant both perished. The entire Situ Family—no one survived. With the Situ Family's downfall, the Chi Family also moved away from Jingcheng, left Daqi, and came to Nanpu to put down roots."

Massacred?

Short of a blood feud, no one would be so thorough in exterminating an entire family.

"Ah, miss, you would not know. Back then, the affairs of Situ General's estate were written into many storybooks. The contents of those storybooks were invariably laments over the moving love between the general and his wife. Our Millennium Pavilion alone had over a dozen versions. As for the Chi Family, it is also a great pity—they were already a most illustrious noble house in Daqi, yet could only leave their homeland."