The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 74 Nalan Jie

The capital city, the Nalan family.

After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Nalan Yanran and Gu He hurried back to their clan. Nalan Jie was in critical condition and could die at any moment; she had to give him the Longevity Pill as soon as possible.

Upon entering the family compound, Nalan Yanran saw that some family members were panicked, some had sorrowful faces, and some were even crying.

"Could it be!" Upon seeing this scene, Nalan Yanran felt her body go limp and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Gu He behind her caught her.

"Master Guhe!" Upon seeing Guhe, the members of the Nalan family forgot their sadness and hurriedly bowed to him.

"What's wrong with you all? Has something happened to Master Nalan?" Gu He asked in a deep voice.

"The poison within the old patriarch's body has flared up again today. If we can't find a solution soon, he might die today..."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran disregarded everything else and quickly ran towards Nalan Jie's room.

As soon as Nalan Yanran entered Nalan Jie's room, she found the elders of the family and her father, Nalan Su, all there. Some women and children from the family were kneeling and weeping by Nalan Jie's bedside, as if Nalan Jie were about to die.

"Your grandfather is about to die because of you, how dare you come back?" an elder by the bedside roared. It's no wonder he was angry, because he felt that Nalan Jie was beyond saving. As soon as Nalan Jie died today, the Nalan family would immediately fall into crisis and be eliminated from the ranks of the three major families in the capital.

"Sigh!" Nalan Su sighed deeply, he was now extremely anxious and at his wits' end.

Some of the women kneeling by the bed were even more rude, hurling the most offensive insults at anyone they could.

However, Nalan Yanran couldn't care less about the insults at this moment. Looking at the old man lying on the bed, the old man's body was as black as charcoal, covered with black blood clots, and his face was covered with large patches of gray-black color. He was exuding an aura of death and was indeed about to die.

"Grandpa!" Nalan Yanran could no longer control her emotions and knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

At this moment, Gu He and Liu Ling also entered. As soon as they stepped inside, Gu He frowned. Because no matter who it was, entering the room of a person who was about to die always made one feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Master Guhe!" Nalan Su and the elders disregarded their sadness and immediately stepped forward to pay their respects upon seeing Guhe arrive.

"Hmm, I'll go check on Old Master Nalan's condition first." Gu He nodded lightly, ignoring everything else, and went straight to the bedside to sit down. Then he took Nalan Jie's hand and used his soul perception to examine him. But as soon as he examined him, Gu He frowned even more deeply, because he discovered that the branding poison had already entered Nalan Jie's heart, and there was no way to save him.

Seeing Gu He's furrowed brows, the Nalan family members felt their glimmer of hope vanish in an instant, and were immediately disheartened.

"Where's the pill you got from Brother Nie Feng?" Gu He saw that Nalan Yanran was only crying and knew that she was in a sad state, so he couldn't help but remind her.

"Ah! Oh! It's...it's here!" After Gu He's reminder, Nalan Yanran immediately wanted to slap herself. She had been so preoccupied with her sadness that she had completely forgotten about the pill. She quickly took out a small jade bottle from her storage ring and handed it to Gu He.

The people in the room were stunned when they saw the small jade bottle that Nalan Yanran had taken out and heard that the pills were actually made by an unknown person.

They themselves didn't even know how many pills they had given Nalan Jie these past few days, and these pills were all made by at least a third-grade alchemist. This alchemist sounded like a teenager; could the pills he made possibly be effective? Wasn't that just nonsense?

However, they had no other choice at the moment, so they decided to try anything as a last resort.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Gu He took the jade bottle, uncorked it, poured out the pills inside, and then fed them to Nalan Jie.

"Help your grandfather up. I'll clear his blocked meridians so the medicine can't be absorbed," Gu He said to Nalan Yanran.

"Okay!" Nalan Yanran walked to the bedside and quickly helped Nalan Jie up.

After Gu He helped Nalan Jie up, he sat cross-legged on the bed, placed his hands on Nalan Jie's back, and began to help Nalan Jie regulate his meridians.

Everyone in the room stared intently at the two people on the bed, because this was their last hope. If all else failed, they would really have to prepare for the old man's funeral.

As time went by, the black on Nalan Jie's body gradually faded, and the gray-black color on his face also gradually disappeared.

"It works! It works!" The Nalan family members were moved to tears when they saw Nalan Jie's condition begin to improve.

"Quiet! Do not disturb Master Guhe!" Nalan Su said in a deep voice. If he were to be careless at this moment and cause the old master Nalan to fall into danger again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Upon hearing Nalan Su's words, those who wanted to speak immediately shut their mouths.

Amidst the anxious gazes of the crowd, Nalan Jie's skin finally returned to its normal color, revealing healthy skin.

Gu He let out a soft breath, gently withdrew his hands from Nalan Jie's back, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and then got out of bed.

Nalan Jie's fingers, which had been silent for several months, finally moved. He slowly opened his eyes, looked around at everyone in the room, and when his gaze fell on Nalan Yanran by the bed, he felt his anger surge up again.

"Father, please calm down. It's all thanks to Yanran that you were able to wake up this time." Nalan Su was terrified when he saw that the old man was about to get angry again. If he collapsed from anger, there would be no medicine left to treat him!

"Yes! You were able to wake up thanks to the elixir that Nalan Yanran obtained for you from that young brother named Nie Feng!" Gu He added from the side.

"Master Guhe, I was able to escape danger entirely thanks to your help. Thank you!" Nalan Jie quickly suppressed his anger upon seeing Guhe, and respectfully cupped his hands in thanks.

"Hehe, I didn't help much, I just helped you regulate your meridians. It was your granddaughter who obtained the elixir for you that saved you," Gu He said with a smile.

"However, this pill only temporarily suppresses the branding poison in your body. You still need to use your battle qi to suppress it so that it can last longer. And you must not get angry. Once you get angry, it will cause the branding poison to relapse, which will be difficult to deal with," Gu He instructed again.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Guhe, but how long will this pill last?" Nalan Su asked.

"As long as Elder Nalan uses his battle qi to suppress it at all times, I think it can last for a year and a half," Gu He said calmly.

"Ah? A year and a half!" The Nalan family members inside the room felt their hearts sink once again.

"Haha! I was supposed to die, so being able to live for another year and a half is already a blessing from heaven," Nalan Jie laughed loudly.

"Hehe, you don't need to be so sad. There are two pills in total. Yanran asked for two, so it can last for three years. If you carefully search for someone with a different kind of fire during these three years, I think you still have a chance to find one, and then you can be completely cured," Gu He said with a smile.

"Thank you, Master Guhe!" The people in the room felt a little relieved after hearing Guhe's words.

(End of this chapter)