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"Master!" Ah Lin cried out in a panic.

As Chu Xunzhen's silver needle trembled slightly, a small black insect crawled out from the wound on Old Master Chu's chest.

Old Master Chu suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood, which splattered all over the floor, filling the room with a foul stench.

"Uncle Lin, the Gu worms have been forced out; this is just poisonous blood. Don't be nervous," Chu Xunzhen explained.

"Really?" Alin asked incredulously.

The young lady cured the master's poison so quickly?

Seeing that Old Master Chu was frowning, he quickly whispered to Chu Tianxiong, "Master, what's wrong?"

"Uncle Lin, I applied a sleeping acupoint to Grandpa earlier, and he will wake up soon," Chu Xunzhen said methodically as he put away the silver needles.

Uncle Lin's eyes turned red as he looked at the wriggling worms inside the porcelain bottle.

He looked at Chu Xunzhen and stammered, "Thank you, thank you, young lady. I questioned you before, it was my fault. Please forgive me, young lady."

As he spoke, Ah Lin actually knelt down.

Chu Xunzhen immediately helped him up.

"Over the years, if it weren't for Uncle Lin taking care of Grandpa, he would have collapsed long ago. Your previous doubts and objections were simply because you were worried about Grandpa, so why should you apologize?"

Chu Xunzhen was right when he said that.

She had just taken her grandfather's pulse and examined his body in detail, discovering that he was almost completely exhausted.

He had already been struggling to stay afloat when he went out to seek justice for her.

No wonder my grandfather would only say a few words before rushing back to rest whenever he appeared in front of others. It was because his body was constantly being drained of nutrients by the Gu worms, leaving him extremely weak.

When her grandfather gave her the box, he must have sensed his physical condition and felt that his days were numbered.

"This is my duty. I have served the master for over forty years. I have offended you today, young lady. Fortunately, you insisted on treating the master. Otherwise, if anything had happened to him, I would have been guilty even if I had died a thousand deaths."

Seeing that it was getting late, Chu Xunzhen said, "Uncle Lin, I will write down the prescription now. You can get the medicine according to the prescription. On the surface, you can continue to take your usual tonics."

"This old servant understands." Uncle Lin wiped away the tears that were streaming down his face from his excitement.

Suddenly, a cough drew everyone's attention.

Has Old Master Chu woken up?

"Grandfather, how are you feeling?"

"This is better than ever before." Chu Tianxiong looked at Chu Xunzhen in shock and said, "My dear granddaughter, you can actually cure Gu poison?"

Chu Xunzhen nodded and said, "When I lived in the countryside, I learned some things from a female master."

Ah Lin was overjoyed and looked at Chu Xunzhen, saying, "Good, good. This is wonderful. Young lady, I was blind before and didn't know you were capable. From today onwards, as long as you need me, I am willing to go through fire and water for you."

"Thank you, Uncle Lin."

Chu Xun was truly surprised. He hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise.

Uncle Lin was once my grandfather's personal guard, and he was highly skilled in martial arts.

With such a person supporting her, she felt more confident in the Marquis's mansion.

After saying a few words, Old Master Chu went to sleep.

Before leaving, Chu Xunzhen told Alin that she would come back tomorrow to have her grandfather's body checked again, and that he must rest well during this time.

Back at Juyuan Garden, Chu Xunzhen sent Chunxi away to rest, and Granny Hua brought Chu Xunzhen ginger tea.

"Young lady, have some ginger tea. You're already prone to feeling cold. If you don't take good care of yourself, it might affect your health."

Chu Xunzhen accepted the ginger tea, somewhat excited.

Having lived two lives, she finally got to drink the ginger tea brewed by her nanny again.

"Don't worry, Granny. I know what I'm doing."

"Miss, that Chu Wanrou is so vicious, framing you time and time again. How can a mere rash be enough? Please allow this old servant to cast a curse on her." Granny Hua's voice was filled with murderous intent.

How dare you bully a young lady? You don't know how formidable Granny Hua is!

Chunxi just said that Chu Wanrou developed a rash. How could that be enough? That's a symptom of poisoning caused by her touching the girl.

The young lady didn't hold it against her, but Granny Hua couldn't.

"No need for you to worry, Granny. I have already taken my revenge," Chu Xunzhen said, shaking her head.

How many times has that counterfeit product taken advantage of the girl in the past three years?

A few days ago, she actually pushed the girl into the lotus pond? If it weren't for the Ninth Prince saving her, the girl would probably be dead.

These days, they've been constantly badmouthing the girl in front of the elders.

If it weren't for the Gu Sect's rule against wantonly harming ordinary people, she would have destroyed those counterfeit goods a thousand times over.

"Last night, I gave Chu Wanrou a very generous gift." Chu Xunzhen toyed with the spoon in the soup bowl.

In her past life, Chu Wanrou was as beautiful as a celestial fairy, while Chu Xunzhen devoted all her energy to the Chongding Marquis's mansion. She became extremely haggard, ugly, and unattractive.

After she died, she became a spirit and only then did she realize that she had become like that because Chu Wanrou had drugged her.

After drinking that medicine, one's constitution will become weaker and weaker, and one will become increasingly haggard.

She heard Chu Wanrou flirt with the man she called her senior brother, thanking him for the medicine.

At that time, as a spirit, she could do nothing but writhe in powerless rage.

Now, we can return this great gift to her.

When Granny Hua heard this, she chuckled, her eyes showing pity and a hint of regret.

The young lady is the Holy Maiden of the Gu Sect. If the Gu she casts is too powerful, the fake will be destroyed, which would be a huge waste.

No matter what, it's still a pretty good piece of material.

Thinking of this, Granny Hua asked curiously, "Miss, what is the effect of the poison you used on her?"

Chu Xunzhen smiled deeply: "Granny will find out soon."

That night.

Chu Xunzhen was sleeping soundly.

On the contrary, Chu Wanrou's face was itchy and painful, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.

Chu Mingyuan was another person who couldn't fall asleep.

He was slapped in public during the day and lost face, so he was already too ashamed to face anyone. But by evening, those red spots were spreading on his hands and eventually extended to his cheeks.

If it were just ordinary red spots, Chu Mingyuan wouldn't be so scared. But seeing those red spots oozing yellowish-white pus in less than a quarter of an hour, he almost vomited up his dinner from the night before.

His mouth was swollen, and his face was covered with pustules, which were itchy and painful.

He had wanted to ask Rou'er to come and keep him company, but when he saw his own face, he gave up the idea.

However, less than fifteen minutes later, news came from the Peony Garden.

Rou'er's face also broke out in a rash.

"Damn it, it must be Chu Xunzhen! It must have been her! Who else could it be?"

Chu Mingyuan roared angrily, then couldn't help but scratch himself.

The next moment, he saw something wriggling in the pus from the wound on his face.

"What is this?" Chu Mingyuan was so startled that he fainted immediately.

When Chu Xunzhen woke up the next day, he heard this good news.

The maids in the courtyard vividly described how the young master was frightened by his own face.

I heard that Tinglan Courtyard was in turmoil all night, with three doctors from the prefecture taking turns to treat the patient.

Just then, Granny Li arrived.

"Young lady, the madam requests your presence."

As she spoke, ten servants and old women behind her appeared menacing, clearly intending to tie her up if she refused.

Chu Xunzhen chuckled and followed behind Granny Li.

Her mother was just flogged yesterday, how come she has time to look for her today?

In my past life, at this time, she was still ill. I don't know why they came to see her this time.

Chu Xunzhen had just arrived at Li Yi's room when Li Yi suddenly shouted coldly, "Kneel down!"