"What?"
Su Baiwen shot to his feet, his eyes blazing with fury. "That vicious woman—how dare she treat you like this? I'm going to kill her right now."
Su Qiao shook her head slightly. "Brother, we can't kill her yet. The mother gu is with her."
"Th-then what do we do now? No matter how good I am at martial arts, I don't know anything about this stuff."
Su Baiwen was frantic and furious, completely at a loss.
He slapped his head hard, but no matter how much he racked his brains, he couldn't think of a solution.
In the end, he crouched on the ground, utterly dejected, his eyes red. "If only our mother were still here. She was the Saintess of Peach Blossom Valley. She would definitely know what to do."
"What? The Saintess?"
Were there still Saintesses in this day and age?
And what kind of place was Peach Blossom Valley?
Su Baiwen sniffed sadly, then sat down beside the table and explained weakly, "You were young, and Mother died early. She passed away before she had the chance to tell you."
"Our mother was nothing like the woman outsiders claimed she was, some woman of unknown origins. She was the Saintess of Peach Blossom Valley, and she had unmatched mastery of medicine and poison. If she hadn't happened to meet Father back then, she never would have secretly left Peach Blossom Valley and married him."
"Unfortunately, I've spent more than half a year searching all over, but I still haven't found Peach Blossom Valley. Otherwise, I could take you there to be treated. They'd definitely be able to cure you."
He had originally thought that no matter how capable he was, one man's strength could never match that of a crowd.
If he found Peach Blossom