"Hmm? What if... I asked your master to help?"
Jiang Xueyan frowned. "If Master takes action, there would naturally be a certain degree of confidence."
"However... Medicine King Island has its rules. Only those who have made a certain contribution or rendered assistance to Medicine King Island may use a Medicine King Island token to obtain the island's help."
"Otherwise... they will never lightly treat someone's injuries or give away medicinal pills."
"Brother Su was previously gifted a Medicine King Island token and could ask Master to take action. That already counts as using up that opportunity."
"If you seek her out again now, given Master's temperament, she certainly will not act!"
"In fact, even if Master were willing to help, the other elders on the island might not necessarily agree."
Su Shi'er was slightly startled, a thoughtful gleam flashing through his eyes.
Leaving aside the fact that Medicine King Island was a powerful force in its own right, Madam Mei was a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could she possibly act for others so easily?
And from Jiang Xueyan's simple words alone, he immediately realized something.
The situation within Medicine King Island was likely far less harmonious than it appeared on the surface.
As the island's master, Madam Mei's position on the island was likely not as secure as one might imagine.
Otherwise, back then, master and disciple would not have ended up stranded in Muyun Prefecture, with Jiang Xueyan needing to trade her notes on cultivating spirit plants for spiritual medicine to cure poison.
Yet seeing Leng Yan so gravely injured, Su Shi'er could not simply stand by and do nothing.
After pondering briefly, he immediately said, "What if... Su offers other treasures as payment?"
Jiang Xueyan gently shook her head. "Master has only a limited number of tokens,