CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 296

"...what did you feed her? No need for a confession, just answer whatever she’s asked. All of her senior sisters have been questioned and we got the answers, except we can’t get anything out of the person behind her. As soon as we ask, she goes mute and can’t speak." It’s truly regrettable. No matter what methods they used, every time they asked about the mastermind behind her, she just couldn’t speak. If only we could find out who the mastermind was.

"You don’t need to be discouraged. Having come this far is already a much better outcome than before. Mei Lan has been placed under a prohibition, it’s normal she can’t speak. At least we now understand what’s happening and we know there’s an enemy lurking in the shadows. We can take the appropriate precautions. Think back to your previous life when you died without knowing anything, not realizing someone had harmed you, how suffocating that death was!"

Ji Feng, "..." That stab went straight to his heart, it would have been better if you hadn’t tried to comfort me at all.

"The person behind this is too afraid to show their face, it could be someone Old Sir Ye knows, or maybe someone he is familiar with," Lan Tian said with narrowed eyes. Someone who can freely enter and exit Hidden Dragon Mountain, perhaps... it’s time for Ji Feng to ask Old Sir Ye, "Ji Feng, I suspect that not only does Old Sir Ye know this person, but the other family elders do as well. You know why I suspect this? It’s because I’ve discovered that someone has laid an array on the whole Hidden Dragon Mountain. This array is extremely malicious, extracting the Earth Spirit and Dragon Energy of Hidden Dragon Mountain, including the Dragon Energy of several family elders. The Dragon Energy of Hidden Dragon Mountain is related to the fate of Dragon Country, and the Earth Spirit to the trend of its earth veins. Those disasters that happened later were caused by him extracting these things, as you have also seen."

After listening to Lan Tian’s words, Ji Feng fell silent, taking a long while before saying, "In my past life, you came to Hidden Dragon Mountain." The underlying meaning was that she didn’t notice these things back then!

"In my past life, my Cultivation was too low. Naturally, I wouldn’t be able to detect the presence of an array here. It was decades later when I came to Hidden Dragon Mountain, and by then it had already lost its Spiritual Energy. It was just an ordinary mountain, although the scenery was slightly better than other places. Logically speaking, you used to live here. The difference between then and now is quite significant. Didn’t you notice the difference in air quality?"

With a hint from Lan Tian, Ji Feng really noticed a difference upon reflection. Back when he was his grandson, Ji Feng, and about seven or eight years old, he had visited an estate and had casually asked his nominal father why the air quality wasn’t as good as before. It was a casual question without caring for an answer. Returning to the old place, his concern was caught up in sentimental reminiscence.

"I’ll ask Grandpa Ji." Ji Feng hadn’t thought about this aspect before.

When they arrived at the reception hall, they saw Mr. Mo, Mr. Jiao, and others were present, as well as Mr. Yang, Old Sir Ye. The string of younger relatives who had come earlier wasn’t as many this time. Yang Lan, Mr. Yang’s grandson, sat beside him, and Ye Junying, Old Sir Ye’s grandson, sat beside him. Lan Tian’s gaze lingered a few seconds longer when it swept past Mr. Jiao, noticing his forced smile as he joined in the conversation with the others. He must have realized Mei Lan had suddenly gone missing.

Mr. Mo was the happiest, already having heard from Lan Tian that Old Ji’s illness had been cured. Hearing about it was one thing, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he was truly reassured. Mr. Yang and Old Sir Ye were not yet aware that Mr. Ji had fully recovered, but seeing Old Ji’s complexion was much better and that he could walk around for half an hour indicated that the acupuncture treatment was effective and his health was slowly returning.

"Girl, come over here to Grandpa," Mr. Mo called, cheery as he watched his granddaughter, growing happier the longer he looked at her. Now, the way Mr. Yang and Old Sir Ye looked at Lan Tian had also changed. An odd disease that even the National Doctor couldn’t cure was resolved by a young girl, indicating how extraordinary her own medical skills must be.

"Grandpa." Lan Tian went over and sat down, obediently listening to the several elders chat casually. Grandpa Ji’s complexion was great, and his laughter was hearty when he chuckled.

Ji Feng glanced over at Lan Tian and walked over to sit with Old Ji.

"Old Mo, the medical skills of the Mo Family are quite extraordinary, indeed a case of ’the pupil surpassing the master.’ Girl, tell us old folks, how is Grandpa Ji doing?" Old Sir Ye hadn’t spoken much before the topic shifted to Old Ji.

Lan Tian didn’t answer Old Sir Ye’s question and glanced over at Ji Feng instead. Last time, Ji Feng said not to reveal anything yet. Lan Tian wasn’t sure if it was okay to speak now. Ji Feng also glanced at Lan Tian, smiling and nodding at her.

This can be discussed now.

"Grandpa Ji’s health currently has no problems for the time being. He has suffered from his illness for over a decade, and his body is severely depleted. He will need a long period of recuperation. With proper care, he could live another ten or twenty years without issues." Lan Tian paused before adding, "Whether this is true, you can have other doctors check on Grandpa Ji."

The concerns in their hearts echoed by the young girl’s words, Mr. Yang and Old Sir Ye felt a bit embarrassed on the face. The health of Grandpa Ji was not a trivial matter; it concerned the very survival of the Ji Faction. Even after hearing Lan Tian say that Grandpa Ji was alright, both Old Sirs Ye and Yang still harbored doubts.

There were two National Doctors in the room, and since Lan Tian was currently the primary physician for Grandpa Ji, it was hard for the other two to intervene. Now that Lan Tian had said this, Old Sir Ye and Mr. Yang’s gazes swept over Old Mo and Mr. Jiao.

"Old Mo, Mr. Jiao, you two have a look at Old Ji," Old Sir Ye said.

"Alright, I’ll go first," Mr. Mo said without any courtesy, walking over to take Grandpa Ji’s pulse. After a while, he released his hand, with a solemn expression, he sat back down in his original spot.

"How is it?" Seeing Mr. Mo’s grave expression, the hearts of the few old gentlemen thumped violently. Mr. Yang got anxious and his tone turned sharp.

"Let’s wait until Mr. Jiao has finished examining."

Everyone in the room was anxious, except for Lan Tian, Ji Feng, and Grandpa Ji.

Mr. Jiao gave Lan Tian and Old Mo a glance before walking over and taking Grandpa Ji’s pulse. After some time, he looked towards Old Mo, frowning and squinting, then retook Grandpa Ji’s pulse. Aside from being a bit weak, the pulse was very normal, just like Old Mo’s granddaughter had described: Grandpa Ji’s body was significantly depleted and needed proper recuperation.

"Mr. Jiao, please give your assessment." As soon as Mr. Jiao finished taking the pulse, Mr. Yang immediately urged him.

"Based on the pulse, Grandpa Ji’s health has indeed improved. After being ill for so long, his body was worn down and needs substantial recuperation," Mr. Jiao stated truthfully, his eyes strangely fixed on Lan Tian. Just how did this girl treat him?

"Old Mo?" Mr. Yang looked towards Mr. Mo.

"Old Ji is fine," Mr. Mo said, somewhat distractedly.

Mr. Yang squinted his old eyes and huffed, "Old Ji is fine, so why the hell are you, an old coot, putting on such a long face?" He was scared to death, thinking that Grandpa Ji hadn’t recovered.

"Alright, let’s have a chat among us old brothers, and let these lads go play. You dim-witted boy, take them outside for a walk." Grandpa Ji said with a beaming smile, and Ji Feng led the three youths to stroll around the yard.