Liu Xi had slept until he woke naturally, and now he felt refreshed. Even the abundant Dou Qi within him seemed a little lighter.
After breakfast, Liu Xi said to Hai Bodong and Lü Man, "Today, I'm going to visit the Nalan Family. Do you want to come?"
Hai Bodong asked in confusion, "What are you going to the Nalan Family for? Could it be that he gathered the ingredients for the Dou Ling Pill so quickly and invited you to refine it?"
Liu Xi replied casually, "Not that. He invited me to dispel poison."
Hai Bodong said in surprise, "He's poisoned? He looked quite spirited to me! Hmm. I won't go. I plan to visit the Mittel Family. Teng Shan was right; I'm the family's Grand Elder, so I should see whether any of my relatives are still in the family!"
As Hai Bodong spoke, a trace of nostalgia appeared on his face.
Lü Man had no interest in poison removal either. Smiling, she said, "I'm not going either. I want to stroll around the city and see if there are any pretty clothes or jewelry. Hehe!"
Seeing that both had their own plans, Liu Xi said nothing further and told Xuan Hao, "Teacher, then I'll be off!"
Afterward, Liu Xi took Qing Lin to the Nalan Family. They still rode in Xuan Hao's luxurious carriage, and the coachman was a Holy City local who knew the roads well. With just one instruction and no further questions, he drove the carriage toward the Nalan Family.
About twenty minutes later, the carriage arrived at the Nalan Family estate and stopped before a heavily guarded, imposing residence.
As Liu Xi and Qing Lin stepped down from the carriage, they saw an elderly man dressed like a steward hurrying over with a