bookbashuk Chapter 135 If Guhe can't do it, so can I.
Chapter 135 If Guhe can't do it, so can I.
Chapter 135 If Guhe can't do it, so can I.
"Father—I'm back."
Looking at the Nalan family home, which felt both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, Nalan Yanran spoke lightly to Nalan Su in the hall.
Upon seeing Nalan Yanran return, a smile finally appeared on Nalan Su's anxious face.
"You're back, it's good to see you back!"
Normally, she wouldn't worry about where her daughter went, but now that her condition is getting worse, Nalan Su is afraid that one day, her precious daughter won't even recognize her.
"Who is this?"
Looking at the young man who accompanied Nalan Yanran back, Nalan Su felt a sense of disbelief. He couldn't detect even the slightest trace of the other person's aura, and figured he must be wearing some kind of item to conceal his cultivation level.
He certainly couldn't believe that a boy of similar age to his daughter could have a cultivation level exceeding his own, a five-star Dou Ling.
"My nephew Xiao Yan of the Xiao family greets Uncle Nalan." Xiao Yan bowed respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.
The moment the name was uttered, Nalan Su's pupils dilated in shock. Xiao Yan of the Xiao family—wasn't this the young genius who was betrothed to his daughter? He had only seen Xiao Yan as a child, and now, so many years had passed in the blink of an eye. Indeed, he had grown into a handsome and talented young man.
At least based on Xiao Yan's demeanor, his first impression of him was very good.
"Junior Sister Nalan has finally returned. It just so happens that I came today to deliver medicine to Elder Nalan Jie to suppress the poison, and at the same time, I also came to inform you that Sect Master Yunyun returned to Yunlan Sect some time ago."
She instructed me to bring you back to the Yunlan Sect as soon as I saw you.
Just then, Liu Ling suddenly spoke up, smiling at Nalan Yanran, but when he looked at Xiao Yan, a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.
Nalan Yanran stared at Liu Ling not far away, her face expressionless, before finally uttering four words: "Who are you?"
Although he was aware of Nalan Yanran's condition, even Liu Ling felt somewhat embarrassed to be asked who she was in front of so many people.
"Junior Sister Nalan, don't you remember me? I am your senior brother Liu Ling. My teacher Gu He and your teacher, Sect Master Yun Yun, are close friends."
As Liu Ling introduced herself, she also mentioned her teacher, Gu He.
The name of Dan Wang Guhe is known throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire. Even in the Northwest Continent, a sixth-grade alchemist is a guest of honor for all major powers.
Liu Ling himself is also exceptionally talented. He is only in his early twenties and has already completed the assessment for a third-grade alchemist last month. He has three silver badges with wavy lines on his chest, which shimmer with silver light on his upright chest.
"Liu Ling—I don't remember."
Nalan Yanran's reaction to Liu Ling was very indifferent. Although she was telling the truth, it made Liu Ling even more embarrassed.
His face flushed slightly, but since this was the Nalan family home, he had to maintain his composure no matter how embarrassed or angry he was.
"With so many distinguished guests visiting this time, if it weren't for the old man's serious illness, I would definitely have thrown a grand banquet to entertain my two nephews today. It's just a pity that I'm not in the mood for it right now."
A trace of sorrow flashed in Nalan Su's eyes; his Nalan family had also suffered many misfortunes.
First, Master Nalan Jie was poisoned, and then his daughter contracted some strange illness. Is it really heaven punishing the Nalan family?
"Uncle Nalan, there's no need to worry. I've come here to try and treat Old Master Nalan's strange poison."
Xiao Yan took the initiative to speak, and his words immediately made Nalan Su's eyes light up. You know, in order to cure the old man's strange poison, the Nalan family has invited countless alchemists.
There are at least ten alchemists who came today, including Liu Ling in front of us.
Even though he was a disciple of Guhe, he couldn't completely cure Nalan Jie; he could only use medicine to delay the time it took for the poison to take effect.
"Is Nephew Xiao also an alchemist?"
Nalan Su's eyes gleamed with delight, his face beaming with surprise.
"I was fortunate enough to become an apprentice of an alchemist and learned some basics. I heard that the old man's strange poison required burning with flames, and I happened to have a powerful flame on hand, so I came to give it a try."
However, I must tell Uncle Nalan in advance that I cannot guarantee success; I can only say that I will do my best.
After all, it was a poison he had never even seen before, so even Xiao Yan couldn't say for sure that he could cure it.
If you have a Nether Crystal Pill, that would be fine. The Nether Crystal Pill requires a Jade Fruit and a seventh-order poison-type magical beast crystal core to refine. Once refined and consumed, it can make you immune to poisons from magical beasts below the seventh order. Even if it is a seventh-order poison, you can be immune to most of it for the first few hours after consuming it.
However, this thing is something I'm preparing for Little Fairy Doctor's transition to a different kind of fire in the future, and I can't get a crystal core from a seventh-tier poison-type magical beast right now.
"It's alright, it's alright. Even if we don't succeed, it's not my fault, Nephew Xiao. I wonder if you're available now, and when we can begin?"
Nalan Su seemed somewhat anxious. Regardless of whether Xiao Yan had real skills or not, he decided to believe in him. After all, even with Gu He's medicine, the old man only had a month or two left to live at most.
Since that's the case, we might as well try anything, even if it means dying, it's better than being tortured every day.
If a Dou Wang expert were to fall, the Nalan family's status would inevitably be affected.
"Using fire techniques is indeed feasible, but it requires extremely high control over one's soul power. May I ask what rank alchemist this Brother Xiao Yan is?"
Liu Ling, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up. He felt a strange hostility towards Xiao Yan, who regarded him as a savior.
Of course, this hostility stemmed more from the close relationship between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan.
"First-class."
First-grade? Even Liu Ling was surprised. Seeing how confident the other party was, she thought he must be at least a second-grade alchemist, but it turned out to be a first-grade alchemist.
This further deepened Liu Ling's disdain for Xiao Yan: Brother Xiao Yan, there have been no fewer than twenty alchemists who came to the Nalan family to cure Old Master Nalan Jie.
They are all of rank three or above. You, a rank one alchemist, should not get involved. I'm afraid that instead of healing the old man, you might injure him with your flames.
Xiao Yan could feel Liu Ling's gaze the moment he entered the room; it was an undisguised jealousy.
However, most of the other people present simply didn't bother to pay attention to his gaze.
"Master Guhe is a sixth-grade alchemist, so did he cure Old Master Nalan? Grade doesn't mean everything. What he can't do, I might be able to do."
Xiao Yan's tone revealed confidence, even arrogance, which made Liu Ling furious.
A mere first-grade alchemist, let alone his teacher Gu He, he is far inferior to even himself, yet he dares to be so arrogant?
"Brother Xiao Yan, anyone can talk big, but if you claim that a first-grade alchemist like yourself is stronger than us third-grade alchemists, what makes you so special?"
In terms of cultivation, he admitted that he was not as good as Xiao Yan, the genius of Wutan City, but when it came to alchemy, he really did not believe that a country bumpkin from a remote village could compare to him.
"Is this flame in my hand enough?"
Xiao Yan opened his palm, and a ball of blood-red flame burned continuously from his hand. The moment it appeared, the temperature in the entire Nalan family increased by several degrees.
If Xiao Yan hadn't restrained its power, it could have set the entire Nalan family mansion ablaze in an instant.
Looking at the blood-red flame in Xiao Yan's hand, Liu Ling stared wide-eyed in disbelief, almost blurting out its name: "This is—a strange fire!"
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