Return of the Celestial King

Old Li frowned, trying hard to remember. He muttered to himself,

”We didn’t eat anything unusual. And I ate everything my wife ate, so how come this didn’t happen to me?”

Hearing this, Ouyang Tianqi, who was standing to the side, grew anxious.

”Old Li, think harder. This is very important.”

But no matter how hard Old Li thought, he still couldn’t remember anything.

He grew so anxious he wrung his hands, completely at a loss.

Qin Tuo said patiently,

”Think carefully, especially about the day you came back from visiting the graves.”

At this, Old Li’s eyes suddenly shot up as if he’d remembered something.

But he hesitated, a troubled look in his eyes. He then stammered,

”We... we didn’t eat anything...”

The moment Qin Tuo saw his reaction, he knew the man was lying, deliberately trying to hide something.

So, Qin Tuo began to withdraw the Silver Needles, saying,

”Forget it. If you’re not willing to cooperate and don’t want your wife to recover, then there’s nothing I can do. I can’t cure this illness.”

Seeing Qin Tuo wash his hands of the matter, Old Li immediately panicked.

Beside them, Ouyang Tianqi also roared at Old Li with a stern expression,

”Old Li, have you lost your mind? Mr. Qin took time out of his busy schedule to treat your wife, and you can’t even tell him the truth about her condition? Are you just going to stand by and watch your wife die?”

Chen Man Ni was also stomping her foot anxiously at the side, her lips pouted.

”Come on, just be honest and say it! Your wife is already in this state, what could you possibly have to hide?”

Old Li struggled with his thoughts for a moment, then finally sighed and told the truth.

”Alright, Mr. Qin, I lied to you. The truth is, when we were visiting the graves, we did see something in the cemetery. And my wife... she picked it and brought it home.”

Qin Tuo’s eyes instantly lit up. ’This must be the source of the problem.’

He quickly asked,

”What was it?”

Old Li said slowly,

”It was a huge Ganoderma. My wife said it must be very valuable and that we might be able to sell it for a lot of money, so we brought it home.”

Hearing this, Ouyang Tianqi sighed inwardly.

He knew Old Li’s family was very poor, which was why his wife would want to bring something like that home, hoping to improve their lives a little.

Qin Tuo said seriously,

”Old Li, bring that Ganoderma out and let me see it.”

At this point, Old Li didn’t dare hide anything else and began rummaging through his belongings to find it.

A short while later, he took out a plastic bag. After opening it, they saw something inside that did indeed look like a Ganoderma.

But when Qin Tuo and the others took a closer look, they realized it didn’t look like a plant at all. It looked more like a pile of rotten meat.

Chen Man Ni immediately felt her stomach turn, nearly vomiting on the spot.

”Whoa, what is this thing? It’s so disgusting! It doesn’t look like a plant at all.”

Chen Man Ni couldn’t help but cover her nose, her face a mask of disgust.

But Old Li insisted,

”Miss, it is a plant. It was growing in the ground. We had to put in a lot of effort to dig it up!”

Seeing Ouyang Tianqi and Qin Tuo carefully examining the lump of Ganoderma, Old Li felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

”To be honest with you, I was actually planning to use it to make wine!”

Qin Tuo remained silent, his expression turning serious.

Suddenly, he felt the Celestial King Order Ring begin to vibrate wildly, obviously because of this strange plant.

Ouyang Tianqi stared at it for a long time but couldn’t make heads or tails of what it was. He couldn’t help but ask,

”Mr. Qin, I can’t figure it out. Do you recognize this strange thing?”

Qin Tuo smiled and explained,

”This thing is called a Flesh Ganoderma. It feeds on rotting flesh and is highly toxic.”

What! Highly toxic?

Hearing this, everyone stumbled backward in fear, afraid of coming into contact with the potent toxins from the Flesh Ganoderma.

But Old Li had a puzzled look on his face.

”That can’t be right, Mr. Qin. If it’s highly toxic, why was only my wife poisoned? I’m fine.”

He recalled that he had also touched the Flesh Ganoderma back then.

Qin Tuo explained,

”This thing’s toxicity comes from the extremely dense yin energy inside it. So, just touching the surface with your hands usually won’t cause any harm.”

Speaking of which, he himself was a little confused.

’If that’s the case, then why was Old Li’s wife poisoned?’

So, he slowly turned the Flesh Ganoderma over, examining it carefully.

After turning it all the way around, he quickly discovered the real reason.

It turned out there was a bite mark on the root of the Flesh Ganoderma.

Qin Tuo had a sudden realization.

’So that’s why!’

”Mr. Qin, what is it?”

Ouyang Tianqi and Old Li quickly squatted down to get a closer look.

Qin Tuo showed them the bite mark and said in a grave voice,

”Your wife must have bitten it. That’s why she was so severely poisoned.”

Old Li’s face turned ashen, and he said with deep regret,

”Sigh... I had no idea. If I had known, I never would have let her touch this thing!”

Ouyang Tianqi quickly asked with concern,

”Mr. Qin, can she still be saved?”

The three of them stared nervously at Qin Tuo’s expression, waiting for his answer.

Qin Tuo slowly nodded.

At once, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief!

Old Li, in particular, was so moved that tears streamed from his eyes.

Qin Tuo said quickly,

”Alright, I have to hurry. Old Li, first, bring me a small knife.”

Not daring to delay, Old Li quickly found a small, nearly rusted knife.

Qin Tuo used the knife to cut off a small piece of the Flesh Ganoderma. Then, with a subtle movement, he used his ring to absorb the yin energy from within the small piece.

”Huh? What’s happening?”

Chen Man Ni cried out in surprise.

It turned out that once the yin energy was completely absorbed from the Flesh Ganoderma, it had turned a translucent, emerald green.

”How miraculous!”

Ouyang Tianqi was also watching, marveling at the sight.

He considered himself worldly and knowledgeable, but he knew very little about this Flesh Ganoderma.

Without saying a word, Qin Tuo took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote out a prescription.

After finishing the prescription, Qin Tuo handed it to Old Li and instructed,

”Old Li, go to a larger pharmacy and get these medicinal herbs. Then, brew them together with this piece of green Ganoderma and have your wife drink it.”

Old Li nodded repeatedly.

At that moment, Ouyang Tianqi couldn’t help but ask,

”Mr. Qin, about how long will it take for her to get better?”

Qin Tuo smiled and answered confidently,

”If you follow my prescription, she should be back to normal in just a few days!”

Hearing this, Old Li was even more overcome, weeping with joy and thanking him profusely!