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"It won't be long."

These four words, when they reached Qian Xinya's ears, almost turned her mind upside down.

How long is "not too long"?

one day?

three days?

A week?

Master Jiang said that his father could only hold on for a month at most.

Every day and every breath you take this month could be your last.

The person in front of me wouldn't even give me a specific date.

She wanted to say, "At least give me a deadline," and "Do you know my father can't wait that long?" She wanted to say, "I've traveled all over the country and spent so much money. You're my last hope."

But these words, once they were on the tip of his tongue, were all swallowed back down.

Qian Xinya had never asked anyone for help like this before, nor had she ever been manipulated like this before.

But in front of Chu Nan, she could no longer continue to be the young lady who recklessly squandered the Qian family's reputation.

After all, only Chu Nan could cure her father's illness, and she had no leverage at all.

Having lived for over twenty years, Qian Xinya realized for the first time that she had no winning hand at all.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Qian Xinya took out her phone, tapped the screen quickly a few times, and exchanged contact information with Chu Nan.

Wenbo stood by the bed, watching his young mistress utter those three words, a very subtle light flashing in his wrinkled eyes.

He has followed Qian Xinya for so many years, watching her grow from a babbling little girl into the arrogant and domineering young lady she is today.

She would never say "okay" or "I'll wait for you," but she said it now.

This change in the man, more than the billion-dollar consultation fee, the offer of marriage, or the use of the Qian family's connections to promote products, made Uncle Wen feel that his young lady had finally begun to change.

Chu Nan saved the number and turned to walk towards the door.

Xu Yi followed behind him, and looked back when they reached the door.

Qian Xinya sat on the bed, her face pale and her lips tightly pressed together.

She wasn't a likable person, but at this moment, she was just a daughter afraid of losing her father.

The corridor was quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps.

After leaving the guesthouse, Xu Yi suddenly spoke up, his tone filled with emotion, "That girl, she really surprised me."

He paused, as if organizing his thoughts, "When she didn't even glance at us at the entrance of the medicine shop, I thought she was just a spoiled brat who was arrogant because of the Qian family's reputation."

"But just now, she actually managed to hold back even though you didn't give her a specific time, which was clearly unacceptable to her."

Xu Yi turned to look at the guesthouse, and remained silent for a while. "She gave up all her pride to save her father. In this respect, there is no difference between me and Xiao Ran."

As he spoke of these things, his thumb gently rubbed the lid of the box. "Let's head back tonight."

"Now that I have the medicine, I don't want to wait a minute longer. The sooner Xiaoran is safe, the sooner I can feel at ease."

His voice was a little hoarse when he said this, and the two days of travel had made his eye sockets slightly sunken, but his eyes were very bright.

That was Liang, who was exhausted to the extreme but was forced to stay awake by excitement. "That girl Xiao Ran has never suffered since she was a child. That curse has tormented her for so many days. Now that we have this dragon whisker root, the sooner we use it, the less she will suffer."

Chu Nan was not surprised at all by Xu Yi's reaction.

From the mainland to Qishan, from the pharmacy to the cave, this businessman, over fifty years old, spent two whole days running around for his daughter's illness, almost losing his life several times.

Now that he has the dragon's beard root, he doesn't even have the patience to sleep in the hotel before leaving.

So, without saying a word, he agreed to Xu Yi's request.

As the car drove out of Hainei County, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

But the streetlights were still on, and beams of light swept across the car window, falling on Xu Yi's face. Amidst the alternation of light and shadow, he kept holding the sandalwood box.

He seemed somewhat dazed, yet there was also a hint of excitement in his expression.

"I've slept for less than three hours since yesterday morning."

He suddenly spoke, his voice slightly unsteady, as if he hadn't organized his thoughts before speaking, "I ran hundreds of miles, watching people die right before my eyes, and several times I thought I was going to die on the mountain too."

"Right now, I even have this feeling that what's happened these past two days is like a dream..."

His words were somewhat incoherent, unlike the usually shrewd and capable CEO he was. He kept repeating Xiao Ran's name, saying that she would get better after taking the medicine, and that he would never let her stay at home alone again.

Then his voice gradually faded, and Chu Nan looked in the rearview mirror and found that he had fallen asleep leaning against the wall.

He stopped muttering and instead smiled slightly, his tired face filled with satisfaction...

Chu Nan slowed down the car a bit.

The night was thick outside the car window, with the sounds of frogs and insects mingling in the fields, and the occasional bark of a dog coming from afar.

As dawn broke, the car entered the boundary of Beihai city.

The first rays of morning light streamed through the car window and fell directly on Xu Yi's face.

The next second, I woke up immediately.

The short rest restored his energy somewhat, but as soon as that brief rest ended, his worry for his daughter and his excitement about returning home surged up at the same time, pulling him back to reality.

Xu Yi sat up straight, his voice a little hoarse, "Have we arrived?"

"Almost there, about ten more minutes."

Xu Yi looked down at the sandalwood box in his arms, confirming that it was still intact.

He let out a long breath; the fatigue hadn't completely subsided, but his back had straightened again.

He was planning in his mind that he would first have Chu Nan give Xiao Ran the medicine, then let Xiao Ran stay in his room for a few days to observe her recovery, and once her body was completely stable, he would take her to the beach.

My daughter has never seen the sea since she was a child, because she can't go out, can't have contact with outsiders, and because that damned disease has confined her to the yard for more than ten years.

But now, everything is fine.

As long as Chu Nan refines the elixir and Xiao Ran takes it, everything will be different.

Without the torment of serious illness or the disturbance of curses, everything will be alright.

Given the strength Chu Nan demonstrated during his trip, Xu Yi believed that he truly had a way to turn Xiao Ran back into a normal person!

As the car rounded the last bend, the Xu family mansion complex came into view.

However, the police cars parked at the entrance were particularly jarring.

Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat almost instinctively. He pushed open the car door and stumbled a little when his feet touched the ground.

Before he could even stand up straight, a man stumbled out of the gate—the old butler.

The other person was only wearing one slipper; the other one was nowhere to be found. Their gray hair was a mess, like a clump of withered grass.

He was running so fast that one of his slippers tripped on the threshold, and he stumbled several steps forward before Xu Yi caught him.

"Master, you're finally back!"

The old butler's voice was hoarse and urgent, "Miss...Miss is missing!"