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Elder Li patted Qingfeng on the shoulder, his usually calm and shrewd eyes now filled with anxiety and longing.

It was like a drowning person grabbing onto the last piece of driftwood.

Xiao Yi was taken aback, his gaze fixed on Qingfeng's face.

Qingfeng glanced at the sky outside; the night was still as dark as ink, and there were still at least two hours until dawn.

He looked troubled and said softly, "Elder Li, please don't worry."

It's still dark, so it's really inappropriate to disturb them at this time.

"It's not convenient for me to take you to see him."

Elder Li was so anxious that he stamped his feet and paced around twice, muttering to himself, "How can I not be anxious?"

How could I not be anxious!

You have no idea about the Pavilion Master's cold poison...

Qingfeng stepped forward and took his arm, gently advising, "Elder Li, I know you're anxious, but it's really impolite to go see her in the middle of the night, especially since she's a young woman..."

Please sit down and have a cup of tea to rest for a while.

Tomorrow morning, as soon as it's light, I'll take you to see her.

"We've already waited so long, two more hours won't make a difference."

Elder Li opened his mouth, about to say something, but seeing Qingfeng's firm gaze, and considering that the other party was a young girl, it was indeed inconvenient.

He could only sigh heavily and wait.

Qingfeng quickly poured him a cup of hot tea and handed it to him.

Elder Li took the teacup but did not drink it. He simply held the teacup with both hands, rubbing the inside of the cup with his fingertips, as if this could slightly alleviate the anxiety in his heart.

Xiao Yi stood silently to the side, watching everything unfold.

Although he didn't ask any further questions, he already understood that Elder Li had come for the two medicinal herbs: the thousand-year-old ginseng and the Tianshan snow lotus.

In other words, they came for the cold toxins in their bodies.

Both of these medicinal herbs are rare and precious treasures, with prices but no market.

But how could Qingfeng know someone who possessed these two medicinal herbs, especially a young woman? The more Xiao Yi thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.

Xiao Yi's expression gradually darkened. He turned around, his gaze as sharp as a knife as he looked at Qingfeng. His voice, though not loud, carried an undeniable authority: "Qingfeng."

Qingfeng shuddered and quickly turned around, standing with his hands at his sides: "Master."

Xiao Yi's tone was indifferent, but every word seemed to be covered with ice shards: "Qingfeng, how could you talk nonsense to Elder Li?"

Where can I find thousand-year-old ginseng and Tian Shan snow lotus?

When did you meet such a reclusive master?

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng not only did not panic, but instead raised his head and met Xiao Yi's gaze calmly, saying word by word, "Master, I am not lying, what I said is true."

"Miss Tao told me herself that she had these two medicinal herbs."

At this point, we can no longer keep it from our master.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi frowned even more deeply.

"Tao'er?" He was taken aback, as if to confirm that he hadn't misheard, then shook his head, his tone full of disdain, "Qingfeng, you must be joking!"

Tao'er was just an ordinary little girl who wandered around with her young master.

How could she possibly possess things like thousand-year-old ginseng and Tian Shan snow lotus?

Qingfeng opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but for a moment he didn't know where to begin.

He had never actually seen those two medicinal herbs; he just believed it after hearing Tao'er say so.

Now, being questioned by Xiao Yi like this, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

but……

He recalled the expression on Tao'er's face when she said those words.

That's not bragging, nor is it just empty talk.

This girl... doesn't seem like the type to play tricks on people.

Qingfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Young master, you know best what kind of person Miss Tao'er is. She would never lie to her subordinate."

Since she said it exists, I think... it must really exist.

Xiao Yi didn't speak, but stood with his hands behind his back by the window, gazing at the deep night outside, lost in thought.

His fingers tapped unconsciously on the windowpane, making a very soft "tap-tap" sound that was particularly clear in the quiet night.

This girl couldn't possibly be playing tricks on Qingfeng; she has no reason to do so.

But how could an ordinary little girl like her possibly have such precious medicinal herbs?

Why did she say that?

Xiao Yi's brow furrowed more and more tightly.

Just who is this girl?

Elder Li interrupted them, "Stop talking, just invite this Tao'er girl you're talking about over here and ask her."

I'm so anxious!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The three of them were taken aback, wondering who would be knocking on the door so late at night?

Xiao Yi waved his hand, and Qingfeng quickly got up to open the door.

Qingfeng walked over and unlatched the door.

The door creaked open, and a cool night breeze rushed in.

There was a person standing outside the door.

The girl was not tall, dressed in a plain-colored coarse cloth dress, with a small bamboo basket slung across her back. Her black hair was tied back, revealing a clean and pretty face.

Who else could it be but Tao'er?

"Miss Peach?"

"Why are you here?" Qingfeng was both surprised and delighted, and her voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

Tao'er turned slightly to the side, her gaze sweeping over Qingfeng's shoulder and into the room, where she saw an elderly man with a white beard, who looked to be over fifty.

He thought to himself that this person must be Elder Li, the legendary medical master that Qingfeng had mentioned.

However, she felt that the old man looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.

"I heard a noise, so I came to check it out."

"Is this Elder Li in the room the one you mentioned who treated Brother Shi's cold poison?"

Her voice was soft, with the gentle sweetness unique to a young girl, yet it also revealed a composure beyond her years.

Qingfeng nodded quickly and stepped aside to make way, his voice trembling slightly: "Miss Tao'er is so clever! He is Elder Li! Please come in, please come in!"

Tao'er stepped over the threshold and went inside.

Qingfeng turned around and walked quickly to Elder Li, his face filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Miss Tao must have come to deliver the medicine.

Qingfeng pointed to the small figure behind him, his voice slightly shrill with excitement: "Elder Li, it's her!"

This is Miss Peach!

The two medicinal herbs I told you about are in her possession!

Elder Li, who had been leaning back in his chair, suddenly sat up straight, his sharp, bright old eyes fixed on the young girl who had walked in.

He was stunned.

I was completely stunned.

Throughout his long life, he had met countless wise and reclusive people, most of whom were elderly men with white hair and beards, or Taoist practitioners with extraordinary demeanor.

He never imagined that the "reclusive master" Qingfeng spoke of, who possessed a thousand-year-old ginseng and a snow lotus from Tianshan, was actually such a young girl.

She looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, and although she was pretty and charming, her eyes were full of intelligence.

But she's no different from any other girl...

How could someone like that possess such rare and precious materials?

Elder Li opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. He just stared blankly at Tao'er, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Before Elder Li could even react, Xiao Yi had already spoken.

He had been standing by the window with his hands behind his back, but now he had turned around, and his face, which was usually expressionless, was now filled with urgency.

He took a step forward, his gaze fixed intently on Tao'er, his voice low yet carrying an barely suppressed sense of urgency: "Tao'er, Qingfeng said you..."

Do you really possess Tian Shan snow lotus and thousand-year-old ginseng?

That was a blunt question, even somewhat impolite.

But Xiao Yi couldn't care less.

The cold poison in his body flared up more and more frequently, and each time it felt like he was walking through the gates of hell.

Although he hoped that his cold poison could be cured, did Tao'er really have such a miraculous medicine?

Tao'er raised her head and calmly met Xiao Yi's gaze.

Those eyes were clear and bright, like a mountain spring, without any evasion or guilt.

She nodded slightly.

"Yes, what Qingfeng said is true."