Baishuang and Zhuang Yanyan in Danger

Three days earlier.

Baishuang had received the gold coins and food that Youquan had sent through someone, but she had never used them, only resorting to those provisions when she truly could not find anything else to eat.

But while they were gathering herbs on the Back Mountain, they were accidentally attacked by a startled Soul Beast. Fortunately, Baishuang was experienced and deftly avoided it. However, Zhuang Yanyan was badly frightened and began running a persistent high fever that night.

Deeply worried, Baishuang hurriedly took the gold coins Youquan had sent and brought Zhuang Yanyan to a nearby town for treatment. But the town's only physician was away, so Baishuang gritted her teeth, hired a carriage, and took Zhuang Yanyan to the nearest Oakland City.

After arriving in Oakland City, Baishuang finally found a clinic to treat Zhuang Yanyan.

"Did this young lady previously suffer from a high fever after being frightened or traumatized?" the physician asked after carefully examining Zhuang Yanyan.

"Yes." Baishuang nodded and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is my younger sister?"

"She'll be fine, but she may gradually remember the things she deliberately forgot before. If they are things that make her sad, remember to comfort her and soothe her emotions. She is too young, and excessive emotional fluctuations will not be good for her."

"Because of what happened last time, my sister's mind has remained at the level of a three- or four-year-old. Is there anything you can do?" Baishuang quickly asked.

"If she recalls what happened before and can accept it peacefully, she may gradually improve. But she may still be more childlike than ordinary people."

"Thank you, Doctor." Baishuang immediately dropped to her knees in gratitude, her face already streaked with tears.

"There is no need for this." The physician hurriedly helped Baishuang up. "You sisters should rest here for now and return home after she recovers." Seeing how pitiful the sisters were and knowing it would be dangerous for them to stay outside, the physician said this to Baishuang.

"Thank you, Doctor. This is the consultation fee." Baishuang took a small cloth pouch from her robe, filled with the gold coins Youquan had sent.

"Just settle the bill at the counter. If you have money left over, it would be best to buy some supplements to nourish yourselves. You two are far too thin, and malnutrition makes it easy to fall ill," the physician advised as he looked at their slight frames.

After hearing the physician's words, Baishuang hurriedly bought Zhuang Yanyan some moderately priced supplements. As for herself, she filled her stomach with one steamed bun a day. In the end, even the clinic owner could not bear to watch any longer and began preparing a portion for Baishuang at every meal.

On the second day after the Baishuang sisters settled in, most of the clinic staff were summoned away. Zhuang Yanyan suddenly developed another high fever, muttering something incoherently under her breath.

Since the clinic physicians had been called away, Youquan could only follow the medicine boy's instructions, soaking a towel in cold water and using it to wipe Zhuang Yanyan down.

As Baishuang wiped her, the Butterfly Pattern on Zhuang Yanyan's body gradually emerged.

Just as Baishuang was cooling Zhuang Yanyan down, the outer room suddenly became noisy.

"Do you know who my young master is? Get the physician out here at once, or if you delay my young master's treatment, you'll regret it!" A shrill, vicious male voice rang out.

"My apologies, all our physicians have been called away," the medicine boy answered nervously when he saw that the visitor was dressed extravagantly.

"Move!" The lackey, throwing his weight around, kicked the medicine boy aside and headed toward the inner room.

The lackey pushed open the door and happened to see Zhuang Yanyan lying on the bed and Baishuang wiping her body to lower her fever. At the sight of the Butterfly Markings on Zhuang Yanyan's body and the sisters' beautiful faces, his eyes went wide.

"What are you doing?!" Baishuang immediately covered Zhuang Yanyan and shouted at the attendant who had barged in.

"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." The lackey smiled, his eyes roaming over the sisters with ill intent. Seeing Baishuang's cold, hard expression, he backed out.

After settling Zhuang Yanyan, Baishuang stepped forward and carefully peered through the crack in the door.

She saw the lackey grinning lewdly as he walked up to his richly dressed young master and whispered something in his ear. Baishuang then saw the young master cast an ill-intentioned glance in her direction.

Baishuang immediately sensed trouble. She quickly packed their things, and once the physician returned, she briefly explained the situation before hurriedly taking the medicine he had prescribed and bringing Youquan back to the village.

She had thought everything would be fine once they returned home. Zhuang Yanyan gradually recovered, but two days later, a group of men came to the village looking for the two sisters.

The newcomers were numerous and imposing, tall and burly, with Spirit Masters leading them. When one village elder merely asked what they wanted with the sisters, he was beaten to death by the leader.

"That Butterfly Witch offended my young master. My young master ordered us to seize those demon sisters and bring them back," the leader said with a cold smile.

A kind auntie ran over to warn the Baishuang sisters, hoping they could hide on the Back Mountain for a while.

But the people following her discovered them. The auntie who had come to warn them was killed, and the Baishuang sisters were knocked unconscious and taken away.

To prevent word from spreading that their young master had forcibly abducted innocent women, they gathered all the villagers in one place and prepared to burn them alive.

The Village Chief told Youquan everything he knew about Baishuang.

"Lord Soul Master, if you are able, please save those two pitiful sisters," the Village Chief said, tears streaming down his aged face.

After hearing the Village Chief's account, Youquan was consumed by rage. The urgent matter was to rescue the Baishuang sisters as quickly as possible. If too much time passed, no one knew what they might suffer.

Youquan took a pouch of gold coins from her Soul Tool and handed it to the Village Chief. "Thank you for taking care of the Baishuang sisters during this time. Please accept these gold coins and use them to rebuild your village. Most of the people here resent Baishuang and the others for bringing this undeserved calamity upon the village. If possible, aside from paying respects to those who died unjustly, they will not return here again. Consider this repayment for the care you have shown the Baishuang sisters over the years."

Without waiting for the Village Chief to refuse, Youquan turned and left. Finding the Baishuang sisters was the urgent priority.

Feeling the heavy pouch of gold coins in his hands, the Village Chief did not know what to say. He was also glad that the Baishuang sisters had saved a kind person who knew how to repay kindness, and that they would be able to live good lives in the future.

He only did not know whether a little girl of merely six years old could save the Baishuang sisters.

Youquan rushed to Oakland City. After arriving, she found it far larger than she had imagined. When she tried to ask around for information, no one was willing to pay attention to a six-year-old girl.

Left with no other choice, Youquan looked at the Papal Edict Qian Renxue had given her.

"Big Sister, I can only use the Papal Edict you gave me and rely on Spirit Hall's power. I hope it won't bring you trouble," Youquan murmured as she looked at the Papal Edict in her hand.