After a while, I followed him up and down the alley, and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden house.

To say it is dilapidated is not an exaggeration at all.

Not only was there air leakage from all sides of the house, it was also dark and damp. It stood there tremblingly, as if it would collapse at any time.

If you live in this kind of place for a long time, you will get sick even if you don't have any disease.

At this time, with a breeze blowing, a strong medicinal smell floated from the wooden house.

If you look carefully, you will find that the medicinal smell is mixed with an unpleasant fishy smell.

Zuo Qiuxuan frowned when she smelled the smell, took a cursory look at the surrounding environment, and asked, "You guys live here?"

"Um."

The young man responded perfunctorily, obviously not wanting to say more.

He hesitated for a moment while looking at the wooden house, then pursed his lips and confirmed again: "What you said before were not lies to me, were they?"

"Do you have anything worth lying to me? If you really want to say it, this is the only face that can catch my eye!" Zuo Qiuxuan looked him up and down, and finally fixed her eyes on his face.

The young man's expression froze and he stopped talking.

I don't know whether it was from embarrassment or anger, but everything from my neck to my cheeks to the tips of my ears turned red in an instant.

Seeing this, Zuo Qiuxuan curled her lips happily and decided not to tease him anymore.

"Okay, I've come here with you, what else is there to be suspicious of? Did I lie to you? Didn't I know it right away?"

Hearing this, the young man's expression softened a bit.

He stepped forward and pushed open the old wooden door, turned to look at her, and said, "My grandpa doesn't like me bringing strangers to the door. Please wait here for a while."

After saying that, he walked inside.

Outside the door, Zuo Qiuxuan looked in through the ajar door, bored.

Under the dim light, a dilapidated wooden bed stood abruptly across the room, with a skinny old man lying on it.

Silver hair, wrinkled face.

The bones under the dark skin made it look like a mummy, exuding the aura of death.

If it weren't for the faint rise and fall in his chest, I might have thought that this person was dead.

Even though Zuo Qiuxuan had been mentally prepared before, she couldn't help but frown.

It seems that the situation is more serious than she imagined. This body has reached the edge of collapse, and I am afraid it will not be able to hold on for much longer.

When the young man came out, he immediately called him aside.

After thinking about it, he said: "I will conduct a detailed examination on your grandfather later, but there is something you still need to be mentally prepared for in advance."

"What's up?"

The young man's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly turned pale as paper.

Zuo Qiuxuan couldn't bear to see him like this, but she still said: "With your grandfather's current physical condition, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive for long even if he is cured. You should be aware of it when you stay with him every day.

My body has long been exhausted. The only way I can hold on until now is with one breath."

"You...what do you mean by that?"

"It means that I can help him heal, but the process is very labor-intensive. For example, if he has five days to live now, he may only have two days left after he is cured."

The young man opened his eyes wide in shock, and his eyelids immediately turned red.

He never imagined that after finally gaining hope, he would have to face such a cruel reality.

Because he was afraid of losing, his whole body was shaking slightly. He couldn't control it even if he wanted to. His hands that were clenched into fists were pale white and shaking violently.

The amber eyes lost all their luster in an instant, and were filled with despair.

As if he had been abandoned by the whole world, his eyes looking at her were full of fear and confusion.

But even so, I still cling to the hope in my heart.

It seemed that if she said anything to save her, he would be so crazy that he would risk his life for her.

Zuo Qiuxuan finally understood at this moment why Wang Qing was so sure, because the young man cared too much about this relative who accompanied him.

Not to mention there is still hope, even if he knew he was being cheated, he would definitely try it.

He sighed and comforted: "I can understand your mood now. After all, no one wants to watch their loved ones leave them."

"Cough cough cough..."

Suddenly, there was a heartbreaking cough, and the young man immediately turned around and ran into the house.

When he came to the bed and stroked the old man's chest, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Instead, the old man next to him grabbed his hand and comforted him: "Yu'er, don't be sad, life and death are determined by fate, and some things cannot be forced. Instead of continuing like this, it is better to give it a try.

Buy some time, and grandpa can do more for you."

"grandfather..."

The young man choked and wiped the tears that came from his eyes, shaking his head.

The old man patted his hand and comforted him silently.

After a while, Zuo Qiuxuan followed the young man into the room.

After some examination, she found that the reason why the old man became like this was because he was poisoned by a very rare poison.

And judging from his physical condition, it has been a long time.

She felt a little incredible when she thought that this old man had endured the pain for so long.

It seems that his cultivation level must have been very deep in the past, otherwise he would never have been able to persist for such a long time.

Seeing her thoughtful look, the old man said, "Little girl, don't worry, just do it your way."

"I would like to ask, when did you become poisoned?"

"I can't tell you exactly when I was poisoned. I only know that the first time I was poisoned was three years ago."

three years ago?

This poison has a long incubation period, that is to say, the poisoning was at least six years ago?

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "I understand, now I will take some of your blood and I will go back to prepare the antidote. It will take as little as three days and as long as seven days, and I will send the antidote over."

"Okay, I'll trouble you then. Little girl, I don't know what to call you?"

The old man nodded slightly, with some expectations in his heart.

Zuo Qiu Xuan thought for a while and replied: "My surname is Zuo Qiu, and my single name is Xuan."

"Okay, I remember. Yu'er, grandpa has a rest for a while, and you can see this girl off for grandpa."

After the old man said a few words, he was so tired that he couldn't open his eyes. He almost fell asleep as soon as the words came out of his mouth.

The young man stretched out his hand to tuck the old man's feet, stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you out."

"No, you stay here and take care of your grandpa." Zuo Qiuxuan packed up her things, turned and walked towards the door.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then chased after him and said, "Wait a minute, at least let me send you out of here. You saw it before, this place is very messy."

Seeing that he was still chasing me, Zuo Qiuxuan didn't refuse. "Then just send me out of this alley. I'll be fine outside. By the way, you haven't said your name yet. I'll help your grandpa then."
Chapter completed!