This time, the old madam really had fallen ill, and it was no mild illness.
Her sudden fainting sent the maids into a frantic scramble, some pressing the groove above her upper lip while others shouted for help.
The entire side room dissolved into a pot of chaos, and Jian Ruonan seized the opportunity to slip out.
Hah, is that all the courage you've got?! And you dared take on this young lady!
I'll scare you to death, you old hag!
Only after the physician administered acupuncture did Old Madam Shi slowly regain consciousness.
The first thing she did upon waking was look around for someone. When she failed to spot Jian Ruonan, she let out a great sigh of relief. "Quick, go fetch the Daoist master!!"
That demon hadn't been fully exterminated yet!
Meanwhile, after finishing her business, Min realized Jian Ruonan was missing and hurriedly sent people to find her.
They finally found her in the Three Purities Hall. Min looked worried. "Nan Nan, where did you go? You had your mother searching everywhere."
Jian Ruonan wiped the pastry crumbs from the corners of her mouth and clutched her chest, looking ready to burst into tears. "Mother, Grandmother doesn't like me, boohoo. Grandmother had a Daoist splash dog's blood on me, boohoo. Grandmother said I was a monster, boohoo..."
The young Daoist covered in dog's blood: "..."
I'm clearly the one who got splashed. What are you crying for?
Min's heart ached, and she pulled her daughter tenderly into her arms. "Don't be afraid, Nannan. Mother will protect you. No one will dare touch you, not even your grandmother!"
Mother and daughter clung to each other, weeping bitterly.
Daoist Masters Xu, Zhang, and Li were all dumbstruck.
Was this delicate, helpless little girl, so frail that a