Cause of Lan Suyin's Death

"Hm?" Upon returning to the household, Xiao Ni found that his door had actually been repaired. He froze for a moment before entering his room.

"You're finally back." The moment Xiao Ni opened the door, an aged voice entered his ears.

The speaker was a white-haired old man wearing a yellow Taoist robe. His gaze was kindly, and everything else about him seemed normal, save for his arms, which were so thin they appeared to be nothing but bone.

"Who are you, Senior? Why are you in my room? Don't tell me you repaired my door?" Xiao Ni frowned slightly and asked warily.

As the saying went, caution was the parent of safety. As the owner of a system, he had to be even more careful.

"My name is Chekenao, former patriarch of the Chek Lineage. I came today to tell you some things about Miss Lan. Also, I wasn't the one who repaired your door. It was the son and daughter of the Second Elder of the Xiao Household." The white-haired old man smiled benevolently.

"Uh... there really was someone named Chekenao." Xiao Ni was speechless. After collecting himself for quite a while, he tentatively asked, "Senior Nao, is the Miss Lan you mentioned Aunt Lan?"

"Indeed. Lan Suyin, Miss Lan." Chekenao nodded.

"Have you made a mistake? Shouldn't you be telling Xiao Yan or Uncle Xiao about Aunt Lan?" Xiao Ni asked in surprise.

He still did not know what Chekenao wanted, so he could not let down his guard yet.

"You could severely wound Ge Ye, but they could not. Therefore, leaving Miss Lan's resurrection to you is the safest choice." Chekenao's smile vanished, and his expression instantly turned solemn.

"Revive Aunt Lan?!" Xiao Ni's eyes grew noticeably brighter. He grabbed Chekenao's sleeve, his voice trembling with excitement. "Can Aunt Lan really be revived?"

Xiao Yan had lost his mother at two and his grandfather at three. It was truly pitiful. Besides, Xiao Yan's family had all treated him well. Now that he learned Lan Suyin might still be revived, he was naturally extremely excited. He believed that Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan would be just as excited if they learned the news.

"Although the chance of success is no higher than twenty percent, Miss Lan can indeed still be revived." Chekenao said awkwardly.

"Only twenty percent?" Xiao Ni's gaze immediately dimmed. "What exactly happened back then? Was there some hidden truth behind Aunt Lan's death?"

He had originally planned to follow the trail at Black Jade Pavilion and see whether he could uncover the cause of Lan Suyin's death. Yet Chekenao had come to him of his own accord, saving him quite a few detours.

As for how much of Chekenao's words was true and how much was false, there would always be a way to verify it.

"Miss Lan was actually nearly two hundred years old. Forty years ago, she pursued and hunted down two Soul Hall experts all the way to the Misty Cloud Sect, but after that, she could no longer find any trace of them. Later, Miss Lan returned to the Chek Lineage, where her soul had suffered severe damage. At most, she had seven days before her soul scattered completely. Only a Heavenly Soul-Recovery Pill could heal her, so we begged Gu He to refine one for her." Chekenao's expression grew increasingly grave. By the time he reached this point, he could not help clenching both fists tightly.

"Yet that damn Pill King Gu He stood by and refused to help, no matter what we said. So our Chek Lineage set our sights on his pill formula. You already know what happened afterward. The Chek Lineage was utterly destroyed by four Dou Wang experts Gu He had summoned, and we declined from then on. My cultivation also fell from a Two-Star Dou King to a Five-Star Dou Ling."

"Pill King Gu He truly deserves to die!" Xiao Ni slammed the table hard, then asked, "What happened afterward? How did Aunt Lan survive?"

"Later, Miss Lan first used a secret art to suppress her soul, which was on the verge of dissipating. Then, over two months, she researched the formula and refined a Heavenly Soul-Recovery Pill with her own abilities." A glimmer of admiration flashed through Chekenao's eyes, but his gaze soon dimmed again. "However, Miss Lan had already missed the best time for treatment. Even with the Heavenly Soul-Recovery Pill, it could only let her live another fifty years at most."

"We originally thought Miss Lan would live happily with Clan Chief Xiao for several decades. But one day, Miss Lan secretly refined a Heavenly Soul-Recovery Pill for a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect. After Gu He learned of it, he insisted that Miss Lan had stolen his pill formula, so he sent people to secretly kill her."

I never expected Gu He to be as much of a petty villain as Yun Shan. Fine. Since I have to go to the Misty Cloud Sect anyway, I'll find an opportunity to wipe out every one of those scum. Killing intent surged within Xiao Ni. He felt as though his hands were already stained with blood.

He had never expected Lan Suyin's alchemy talent to be no weaker than Gu He's, much less that Gu He would differ so greatly from the person in his memories. The Misty Cloud Sect truly had no shortage of villains.

"So Aunt Lan was poisoned to death by Gu He's men?" After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ni asked in a deep voice.

"The people Gu He sent were no match for Miss Lan. However, to protect the Xiao Household, Miss Lan could only choose to take poison and kill herself, disguising it as death by the poison of a Purple-Gold Toad. Clan Chief Xiao Lin also learned the truth behind Miss Lan's death, which was why he went to fight those Dou Wang experts to the death. He had just killed three when two Dou Emperor experts suddenly appeared. That was what led to him being hunted down and killed." Having explained the events of the past, Chekenao rose from his seat. "All right, I have said more or less everything about Miss Lan. As for how to revive her, you will naturally learn once you reach Black Jade Pavilion."

"Senior Nao!" Seeing Chekenao about to leave, Xiao Ni hurriedly called out to him and asked curiously, "May I ask what relationship the Chek Lineage has with Aunt Lan?"

"You can ask that after you reach Black Jade Pavilion as well." Chekenao revealed a mysterious smile, then leaped out through the window and nimbly headed into the distance.

Watching Chekenao's actions, Xiao Ni could not help feeling puzzled. Senior Nao had a front door right there, yet he insisted on jumping out the window. He really was quite the troublemaker.

So Grandpa Xiao Lin's death was also inextricably tied to Gu He. It seems I need to raise my strength as quickly as possible and kill every person who harmed Grandpa Xiao Lin and Aunt Lan back then! Xiao Ni narrowed his eyes, a chilling killing intent flashing within them.

His previous cultivation had been far too lax. Starting tomorrow, he would cultivate as diligently as Xiao Yan. Even if it provided only a minor increase to his strength, he absolutely could not continue living so lazily.

He could not always rely on the system. His own efforts and the powerful people around him were important too. He had to embark on a journey of arduous cultivation, turning more and more powerful people into his friends, perhaps even keeping them at his side. That was the true way for a transmigrator to survive.

Tomorrow, I'll first buy a cauldron and the materials needed to refine Foundation Elixir. Then I'll find a quiet place to refine it, and finally, I'll go cultivate with Xun'er. After silently planning out what he needed to do the next day, Xiao Ni lay down on his bed.

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