My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 237: Chapter 0237: Ice Gu_1

Next, the three of them entered Miaojiang’s holy land, Thunder Mountain.

Thunder Mountain stretches for hundreds of kilometers, dotted with many villages.

As they made their way up, Vermilion Bird stepped forward to inquire about the whereabouts of He Mengji and Thirteen. Finally, at a small eatery, someone claimed to have seen two people resembling their description.

“They said He Mengji and Thirteen had asked them who the most famous Doctor Miao in this area was. They said it’s the Immortal Aunt from Little Forest Village, so they might have gone there,” Vermilion Bird said.

“How far is Little Forest Village from here?” Ye Xiong asked.

“Not far, just a few kilometers away.”

The mountain road became increasingly difficult to travel, and the three hired several horses to go into the mountain.

Half an hour later, they arrived at Little Forest Village.

The village was small, with only a few dozen households. After asking for the Immortal Aunt’s residence, the three headed in that direction.

They knocked on the door and, after a while, a woman in her thirties wearing various head ornaments appeared. She looked at them and asked with curiosity, “Who are you looking for?”

“We have a friend who has been poisoned by the Blood-devouring Gu and are seeking medical help. We were wondering if they’re still here?” Ye Xiong asked.

“Oh, so you are friends with Miss He?”

“Yes, may I ask who you are?”

“Just call me Yang Tao, no need for titles like Immortal Aunt,” the woman said.

“Then may I ask about my friend…”

“The Blood-devouring Gu on her has mostly been cleared by me. She’ll be fully healed quite soon,” Yang Tao said.

“Really?” Ye Xiong was overjoyed.

“This Blood-devouring Gu was originally concocted by me, so it’s not difficult to deal with,” the Immortal Aunt explained.

“You concocted it?”

Ye Xiong was startled. If this poison was her creation, did that not mean Skeleton had been here before?

The three entered the house and quickly found He Mengji in one of the rooms.

When He Mengji saw the three of them, her face showed a look of surprise; she clearly had not expected them to turn up here.

“Sorry, there was an urgent matter that delayed me for a day. I didn’t expect you and Thirteen to have already set off. Your phone was unreachable, so I had no choice but to come look for you,” Ye Xiong stepped forward and explained.

“Your phone was also unreachable; we thought you had gone back on your word,” Thirteen said.

“I apologize.”

“The poison is almost cured, right?” Ye Xiong asked He Mengji.

“One more treatment today, and then it should be all good,” He Mengji replied.

Looking at her complexion, she seemed much better than two days ago, suggesting that the treatment was very effective.

Coincidentally, the Immortal Aunt was preparing to treat He Mengji, so the group left the room.

While waiting outside, Ye Xiong couldn’t help saying, “The Immortal Aunt told me that she concocted the poison. If so, how did it end up in Skeleton’s hands?”

“How else? It’s all about money. These Doctor Miao are ruthless,” Thirteen muttered under her breath.

“What do you mean?” Chen Xiao asked curiously.

“Guess how much our Miss spent on her treatment?”

“A hundred thousand?” Chen Xiao guessed.

“Add another zero.”

A million, everyone was shocked. That price was egregiously high! Nôv(el)B\\jnn

For someone wealthy like He Mengji, a million might not mean much, but what if it were an ordinary person?

Even if the medicine for treatment was expensive, did they need to charge that much?

“It is said that nowadays, many Doctor Miao who understand Gu, in their greed for money, research various poisons just to gain illicit income,” Vermilion Bird said.

“Skeleton knew there was a cure here, so why did he poison He Mengji? Isn’t that redundant?” Chen Xiao asked.

“Money means nothing to He Mengji,” Vermilion Bird equally puzzled.

“Unless Skeleton did it on purpose, he had some other motive for bringing the poisoned here…” Ye Xiong’s eyes lit up as he instantly thought of the password in that USB drive.

Unless he left the password here.

Ye Xiong’s gaze scoured the room and quickly found a string of numbers on the wall by the door.

The numbers were crooked, as if written by a child, yet they were one and a half meters above the ground, clearly not something a child could reach to write.

Could this be the password?

Ye Xiong took a picture of the numbers with his phone, eager to find a computer and try if it was the real password.

However, He Mengji was in the process of detoxing, so he momentarily suppressed the urge.

Just then, the phone rang, a call from an unfamiliar number.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.” On the other end came Ghost’s distinctive voice.

Ye Xiong’s pupils dilated in an instant.

“Ever heard of Ice Gu? I had Angel plant an Ice Gu in your wife’s body. What Ice Gu is, Doctor Miao can tell you about it. I’ve calculated the time, within five days, the Ice Gu poison will spread to her heart, and by then your beautiful wife will be gone,” Ghost said.

“What do you want?”

“The bloodline of the Thunder Mountain Divine Beast.”

“There’s no such thing as a Divine Beast in this world.”

“The world is vast, there’s much you do not know.”

“Why me, with so many skilled people at your disposal?” Ye Xiong roared angrily.

“Because I believe in your capabilities. Prepare well, someone will contact you,” Ghost said before hanging up abruptly.

Ye Xiong clenched his fists tightly. He finally understood why Yang Xinyi had acted so abnormally when he saw her; she had been poisoned.

Why didn’t she tell him the truth?

Was she afraid he would worry?

He took his phone to one side and called Yang Xinyi.

“Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” Ye Xiong tried to suppress his excitement.

“I didn’t want to distract you, unwilling to go save Meng Ji.”

“You’re always thinking of others. Have you ever thought about your own safety?” Ye Xiong said angrily.

“It’s just that my skin looks a bit like ice, not painful or itchy. I think it shouldn’t be too big of a problem,” Yang Xinyi said and then changed the topic, “How is Meng Ji’s poisoning going?”

“She’s fine now.”

“That’s great…”

After a brief chat, Ye Xiong hung up the phone.

At that moment, the door opened, and Immortal Aunt walked out from inside.

“Has Miss He’s poison been cured?” Thirteen rushed over urgently.

“It’s completely neutralized now,” Immortal Aunt said.

The group rejoiced.

“We finally came through without any mishaps, and we can head back early!” Chen Xiao patted his chest and said, “Before coming to Miaojiang, I cast a fortune and it showed great danger, but I didn’t expect things to go so smoothly. It seems my fortune-telling is getting less accurate.”

Vermilion Bird couldn’t help but retort, “You charlatan, not one in ten of your predictions come true, only good for deceiving old grandmas past seventy.”

“Let’s leave quickly, that’s for the best. Everywhere in Miaojiang there are Gu, and another day here leaves me feeling unwell,” Chen Xiao said.

“I still have things to do, you all go back first!” Ye Xiong suddenly said.