CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 287

"How is it?" After Lan Tian finished checking, Ji Feng came over to ask.

"There’s no one," Lan Tian shook her head.

Mr. Ji couldn’t understand what the two were talking about. His eyes moved around the room. His bedroom was simply furnished—a bed, a wardrobe, a few sofas in front of the bedhead, and no other furniture. It was plain at a glance that there was no place to hide anyone.

Yet the young girl checked around several times.

"That’s good," Ji Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "I’ll go outside and keep watch. Rest assured, no one will come to cause trouble." With that, he started to head outside.

"There’s no need to keep watch outside." A cool voice came from behind. Lan Tian’s eyes implied a hint of a smile. Ji Feng turned his head back, questioning why with his eyes.

In her previous life, whenever Lan Tian engaged in cultivation or other tasks, he had to keep away because she insisted on a completely clean environment—as his presence would disturb her.

"The gu on the elder’s body is no ordinary one. Once it leaves the body, its master will definitely notice. They might come to investigate. It’s not safe for you outside, better to stay here. Just in case something happens." Lan Tian wasn’t worried about the cultivator who might come; once the mother poison left the body and sensed danger, it would immediately seek a new host nearby. Ji Feng’s body had once harbored the child poison and would be the best choice for the mother poison.

Ji Feng pondered for a while and agreed.

"I’m going to set up the array now, you go stay with the elder." Turning over her hand, she revealed a few peach wood blocks the size of her fingers inscribed with complicated array formations. With a flick of her wrist, the peach wood blocks turned into streaks of light that flew towards the corners and disappeared, and the room’s ambience changed.

Having reached Mr. Ji’s age, he had seen all sorts of tempests and had knowledge of many strange and wondrous things. Seeing Lan Tian’s skill, a gleam of understanding flashed through his eyes. He glanced at the foolish young man but ultimately refrained from asking, casting a glance toward Lan Tian and closing his eyes to rest on the bed.

What a pity, such a fine girl is not a daughter-in-law of the Ji family. If she were, perhaps they could stand a chance against that person. After all, their destiny is too shallow as it is.

Mr. Ji hadn’t ruled out the idea of forcefully keeping the skilled person with the Ji family. Having someone with extraordinary abilities in the Ji family would have given more peace of mind. But now he no longer harbored that thought. Some people couldn’t be retained by simply wanting them to stay; such actions might lead to catastrophic consequences.

If the two had mutual love and were together, or if... the girl fell for the foolish young man and insisted on being together, then others would have no say in the matter.

After observing them for a day, he realized that the young girl was quite indulgent towards the foolish young man. Perhaps there was a chance for them, Mr. Ji thought.

Maybe it’s unfair to that big-headed soldier, but let it be. The affairs of the young should be handled by the young themselves. This old man won’t interfere anymore.

The girl was... Well, no wonder she could detect the ailments of him and his grandson at a glance and even removed the gu from the young man’s body. Mr. Ji’s hand clenched tight then relaxed. His chances of winning seemed much higher.

Nobody in this world wants to die, and Mr. Ji was no exception. If there was even the slightest chance, he would grasp it firmly and not let go. The Ji Family couldn’t be without him; until Ji Feng grew up, he couldn’t die.

Lan Tian was unaware of the numerous thoughts Mr. Ji was having at the moment. Her fingers moved rapidly as she completed setting up three arrays, and only then did she feel relieved. She sat down to meditate to restore her spiritual energy, activated the arrays, and walked over to the bed.

"We can begin now. Take this," Lan Tian handed a peach wood block to Ji Feng. The block was inscribed with complex runes. "With this, you can move freely inside the house."

Ji Feng took the peach wood block, turning it in his hands, his face showing complex emotions, which finally turned into a sigh, "It’s about to start, huh!"

How long he had been hoping, from his previous life to now, to have the elder enjoy a healthy body like an ordinary person, free from pain and suffering, no longer tormented to sleepless nights.

Now that it was time, Ji Feng was surprisingly not as nervous. He would do his humanly best and leave the rest to fate. He wouldn’t insist on more than that. It would be best if the problem could be resolved, but if not, he had already tried his best. At least now there was a chance before him, his gaze on Lan Tian was fervent and intertwined, all thanks to Xiao Lan, his heart racing uncontrollably with a slow smile spreading on his lips, clear as the washed blue sky after a summer rain.

"Let’s start!" He turned and went over to the sofa, all he could do now was to wait in silence.

Lan Tian curled the corner of her lips, fished out a bottle from her bag, and took out a pill. Turning back, she handed it to Mr. Ji, "Elder, taking the gu out will be a bit painful. To ensure nothing goes wrong, take this pill. It will put you to sleep for a while."

Mr. Ji took the pill and looked at Lan Tian for a few seconds before swallowing it, "Thank you for your trouble."

The pill dissolved immediately after ingestion. Mr. Ji hadn’t even had time to give instructions to his foolish grandson when he started to black out, the last thing he saw was Lan Tian’s blurred face as his consciousness sank into darkness. The thought that crossed his mind was whether the effect of the pill was a bit too quick.

Lan Tian helped Mr. Ji lie flat on the bed, then walked to the bedside. Turning her hand, she revealed a spirit stone full of spiritual energy—a top-grade spiritual stone. She looked pained for a few seconds, then flipped her hand, and the spirit stone in her palm swapped for a top-grade spiritual stone. This time, it was not just pain Lan Tian felt, but heartache.

The longer she looked, the more it hurt. There were only three top-grade spirit stones in her Sleeve Universe; using one meant one less. Lan Tian closed her eyes—out of sight, out of mind. No matter how precious the top-grade spirit stone was, it couldn’t compare to life. She embedded the spirit stone into the Array Core, infused the array with spells, and the room’s three arrays were activated. The fluctuation of the spiritual energy in the room settled down.

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Mei Lan followed Mr. Jiao as they left the old residence of the Ji Family, her mind absent. Mr. Jiao mulled over the astounding acupuncture skills of the girl from the Old Mo Family, growing more alarmed the more he thought about it. Just as he wanted to exchange insights with his apprentice, he realized Mei Lan’s expression seemed troubled, understanding that her pride had taken a hit. He sighed silently and closed his eyes to rest. It wasn’t just his apprentice who was struck; even he felt upset seeing the needlework of the girl from the Old Mo Family.

Decades of experience couldn’t outmatch a young girl; it was extremely frustrating.

Returning to their residence, Mei Lan excused herself as tired and went back to her room, while Mr. Jiao nodded without saying a word. He retired to his study and ordered not to be disturbed. He sat there for an indeterminate time before suddenly getting up, pulling out a notebook from the drawer, and recording the day’s experiences.

Back in her room, Mei Lan sat for a while, her heart restless. She felt as if something bad was about to happen, linked to her in some way, but she didn’t know what exactly, as her cultivation was weak. She had a vague sense of it flashing by in her mind, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t grasp it.