Returning to the courtyard, Leng Ruoli quickly hid in her space to prepare medicine for Xia Wan'er. She now had the Jade Butterfly, Golden Spirit Grass, Hai Su Grass, and even the saliva of the Thousand-Year Snow Cicada, all the required ingredients.
She could now concoct the antidote for the Jade Face Gu poison, which would soon free Xia Wan'er from its effects.
However, one aspect felt particularly strange. Her ability to easily obtain the Jade Butterfly, Golden Spirit Grass, and the Thousand-Year Snow Cicada's saliva, the very herbs needed to cure Xia Wan'er, made her feel as though some unseen hand was guiding these items to her. She wondered if her intuition was correct.
Regardless of who was orchestrating her effortless acquisition of these ingredients, Leng Ruoli would offer her heartfelt gratitude.
With the necessary herbs gathered, she could swiftly create the antidote for Xia Wan'er.
Subsequently, Leng Ruoli busied herself in her personal space for nearly an hour. Finally, she successfully brewed three pills that emitted a fragrant aroma and dissolved upon contact with the tongue, serving as antidotes for the Jade Face Gu poison.
In reality, Xia Wan'er only needed one of the antidotes Leng Ruoli had prepared; the other two were for backup.
Once Leng Ruoli had finished preparing the antidote, she immediately left her space and entered Xia Wan'er's room.
Everyone had gathered in Xia Wan'er's room, awaiting Leng Ruoli's successful preparation of the antidote. As they saw Leng Ruoli enter, all eyes turned towards her, their hearts brimming with anticipation to learn if she had managed to create the antidote for Xia Wan'er.
"Lier, did you succeed in making the antidote for your mother?" Leng Jinyu asked anxiously.
"Father, please rest assured, I have already formulated the antidote for Mother," Leng Ruoli replied earnestly.
"Then let's quickly administer the antidote to your mother," Leng Jinyu urged.
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruoli nodded.
She then continued, "Father, I need to perform acupuncture on Mother first to unblock her acupoints before she can take the antidote. Please have everyone else leave, leaving only Granny Hua to assist me in this room."
"Of course, of course. As long as it helps your mother get rid of the Jade Face Gu poison and alleviate her suffering, I am willing to wait anywhere you deem fit," Leng Jinyu said indifferently.
At that moment, his only priority was to free his wife from the Gu poison; nothing else mattered.
With that, he gestured for everyone to follow him out of the room.
Watching everyone depart, Leng Ruoli quickly instructed Granny Hua to close the room door.
She then said, "Granny Hua, I need your help. Use silver needles to awaken the Gu worms within my mother, causing the Gu poison to flare up. Only then will I administer the antidote to my mother."
Granny Hua, standing beside her, looked utterly bewildered by Leng Ruoli's words.
"Eldest Miss, why do we need to awaken the Master's Gu worms? Can't we just directly give her the antidote?"
Granny Hua found Leng Ruoli's method highly perplexing.
"No, if I directly give her the antidote, there's a high chance that some of the dormant Gu worms within my mother's body might escape detection."
"However, if I awaken all the Gu worms within her, they will stir within her body. As long as the Gu poison is active in her system, it will be easily detected by the body's immune system. Then, when I have her take the antidote, it will boost the body's immune response to kill the Gu worms. This will swiftly eliminate the worms and thus neutralize the Gu poison," Leng Ruoli explained concisely to Granny Hua.
"Oh, oh, I see! I've been practicing medicine for decades, and yet I never thought of this. I've truly learned my medical skills in vain. It seems Granny will have to learn from Eldest Miss from now on," Granny Hua exclaimed, her eyes lighting up with realization.
With that, she followed Leng Ruoli's instructions and retrieved a packet of slender silver needles from her usual medical kit.
Next, Leng Ruoli and Granny Hua together helped to prop Xia Wan'er up to sit on the bed. Granny Hua immediately began needling Xia Wan'er.
Although Leng Ruoli could also unblock Xia Wan'er's acupoints, Granny Hua had always been the one to perform acupuncture on Xia Wan'er's head, and she was more familiar with it. Thus, it was decided that Granny Hua would handle the unblocking of Xia Wan'er's cranial acupoints.
In the next moment, silver needles were systematically inserted by Granny Hua into Xia Wan'er's acupoints. She continued until all the acupoints on Xia Wan'er's head were filled with needles, then she stopped.
Half an hour later, Granny Hua began to withdraw the silver needles from Xia Wan'er's head, one by one. Moments later, Xia Wan'er's fingers twitched slightly. Then, her eyes suddenly snapped open, revealing a pair of fierce, blood-red irises. The icy facade on her face instantly vanished, gradually revealing a snow-white, large butterfly. Following this, Xia Wan'er, as if losing control of her own actions, swiftly rose from the bed and immediately attacked those beside her.
Leng Ruoli reacted quickly, pushing Granny Hua aside. With a few swift moves, she managed to control Xia Wan'er and promptly administered the antidote she had prepared.
After taking the antidote, Xia Wan'er fell into a deep slumber after a while, and the white butterfly that had appeared on her face gradually disappeared. Leng Ruoli then summoned Granny Hua again, removed Xia Wan'er's outer garments, and from her sleeve pouch, produced a set of golden needles. She immediately proceeded to perform acupuncture on Xia Wan'er's body, her primary goal being to completely expel the Gu poison and then gradually tend to her health.
As time ticked by, Xia Wan'er's toxic blood slowly flowed out along the golden needles. Before long, a pungent, bloody odor filled half the room.
It took half an hour to completely expel the accumulated toxic blood that had built up in Xia Wan'er's body over the years.
Thus, the Jade Face Gu poison that had afflicted Xia Wan'er was finally eradicated by Leng Ruoli. The remaining task was to gradually restore Xia Wan'er's health.
By the time Leng Ruoli had finished, she was utterly exhausted, her clothes soaked with sweat.
Seeing Leng Ruoli's weary state, Granny Hua said with concern, "Eldest Miss, please go out and rest for a while. I will take care of washing the Master's body."
"Alright, thank you, Granny Hua."
Leng Ruoli did not stand on ceremony. She glanced at Xia Wan'er on the bed, turned, walked to the doorway, and opened it to step outside.
The waiting crowd outside the room saw Leng Ruoli emerge, her face pale and her body weak with exhaustion. Leng Jinyu, his son, and Jun Mohan, among others, hurried forward to ask her with concern.
"Lier, why has your body become so weak? Are you alright?"
"Everyone, please don't worry, I am fine! Father, Eldest Brother, Mother's Jade Face Gu poison has been completely resolved by me. As long as she receives good care and recuperates, she will soon regain her healthy body."
Upon hearing Leng Ruoli's words, smiles bloomed on everyone's faces, especially Leng Jinyu and his son, who were overjoyed.