One day, the old couple received a dangerous mission and went out to carry it out.
During the mission, they were ambushed. Their son died on the spot, while their daughter-in-law—Dongfang Weixi's mother—escaped the jaws of death under her husband's protection.
However, she was also seriously injured and infected with an extremely deadly chronic poison.
Originally, Weixi's mother had lost all hope of living and intended to die so she could accompany her husband. But unexpectedly, she discovered that she was pregnant.
In order to give birth to the child, Weixi's mother could only endure the torment of the poison and her severely injured body, struggling on all the way.
She finally lasted seven months, but could endure no longer and had to give birth prematurely.
That was how Dongfang Weixi came into the world. She had been premature to begin with, and had also been affected by the poison while still in her mother's womb.
That was why she had been plagued by illness and frail from the moment she was born.
From childhood, Weixi had to stay away from people and live in solitude. She could not live like a normal person. She needed the cleanest environment, along with the old man's Internal Energy and various medicines, to keep her alive.
After hearing the old man's account, Jiang Siming sighed and paid his respects to the old man's son and daughter-in-law.
"Don't worry. I can cure your granddaughter's illness, and I guarantee I'll cure her completely."
Jiang Siming agreed without hesitation.
The old man and Ice Beauty both looked overjoyed.
But Jiang Siming continued, "Her illness is very troublesome, though. It won't be easy to cure. I'll need to use my true qi to slowly nourish her internal organs, so from now on, bring her to Shanghai once