The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

(Some readers left messages saying that this chapter doesn't connect with the previous ones. I'm sorry, but I had something else to do yesterday and finished writing a part and couldn't post it in time, so I can only post it after Chapter 125 this morning. You can go back and read the previous chapters.)

The woman stared at her for a long moment, as if trying to discern the truth from her words. After a long pause, she said confidently, "I'm sorry I can't tell you exactly what it's used for, but you can rest assured about one thing: I won't use this herb to harm anyone. On the contrary, it'll save them."

"I believe what you say, young lady." To reinforce her point, she nodded heavily. "If it's about saving someone, then someone has been poisoned by a more bizarre poison. Young lady, are you sure you can save them with the Ruby Grass?"

"This..." The woman was stunned by the question, as if Ru Yue had pinched her soft spot.

She didn't know whether she should believe this girl whom she had only met for a moment, but when she thought about the fact that she could say all this, she must be someone who knew nothing about pharmacology. However, the miracle doctor she found only said that "Red Jade Grass" might be able to save her family. It was only a moment's talk, but the girl was thinking about it in a thousand ways.

She seemed to have made a great decision, and her face grew gloomy. "To be honest, young lady, my dearest has indeed been poisoned and seems to be in a dream. We've seen many doctors, but to no avail. A few days ago, an old doctor came in and said that it might be a strange poison and that we need to find the 'Red Jade Grass' to save him. He wasn't very clear about the specific details, though, he had only seen it in a fragment."

She chuckled coldly, the sound more heartbreaking than crying. "The old doctor asked us to do everything we could to find the Ruby Grass. He also did his best to look up methods to detoxify it. As for the results, well... I don't know either."

Seeing her eyes reddened, Ru Yue knew what she said was true. "My lady, please accept my condolences. Things haven't gotten out of hand yet. At least someone knows the origin of the poison. Didn't I also send you news about the 'Red Jade Grass'?"

Seeing that the girl was in sorrow, Ru Yue hurriedly tried to comfort her. This gave her a chance to look around the hall. There were only a few tables and chairs in it, and the marks left by the old furniture after it was moved out had not been cleaned up. It seemed that her previous guess was correct.

The girl suddenly raised her head and stared at Ru Yue as if she wanted to see into her eyes, "Miss, you understand all this, right?" She stepped forward and grabbed Ru Yue's hand, very tightly, making Ru Yue feel pain, like a drowning person suddenly grabbing a straw, and a bright light burst out of her eyes.

She threw out this unclear sentence, but she seemed to be sure that Ru Yue could understand it and was unwilling to let her go.

"I have some knowledge of medicine, but I can't say I understand it all before I see the patient. If it's as you guessed, I think I do understand it." Ru Yue's words were ambiguous, like a tongue twister, but she knew the girl would understand.

The girl tore off the veil covering her face, tears welling up in her eyes with excitement, but she couldn't utter a word.

Only then did Ru Yue see the girl's appearance clearly. Her skin color was not the popular jade-white color nowadays, but a slight pink hue. Her nose was straight and her narrow eyebrows matched her crescent-shaped eyes, which perfectly balanced her cheerfulness and made her look not too heroic, but rather generous and straightforward, making people want to get close to her.

"My name is Huo Tingwan. The seriously ill person in my family is my younger brother. If you can save him and make him wake up, I am willing to pay any price." She spoke sincerely, and Ru Yue knew that she was speaking from the bottom of her heart.

It seems that the prefect of Jiaqing Prefecture is surnamed Huo. It seems that my previous guesses were correct.

"Miss Huo, you don't have to be so polite. I'm not sure I can save your brother, but I will try my best." Ru Yue knew that even if she couldn't be Miss Huo's benefactor, it would be worth it to just be her friend.

"Miss, if it's convenient for you, please come with me to see my brother. He has been in a coma for seven days. I am really worried about him." She looked at Ru Yue eagerly, expecting a positive answer.

Ru Yue smiled and nodded. Since she had decided to help her, she would naturally not take advantage of Qiao.

"Uncle Bing, prepare the car, let's go back home." The girl ordered loudly, probably calling the old man who was guarding the gate.

"What's your name, young lady? You sound younger than me." Huo Tingwan asked tentatively.

Ruyue then remembered that she was still wearing a veil, and quickly took it off, saying with a smile, "My name is Meng Ruyue."

"Are you Meng Ruyue? The owner of 'Mingyue Xiaolou'?" She exclaimed as if she had discovered some extraordinary miracle.

Ru Yue smiled and nodded.

"Oh my god! What luck have I had? Not only did I find the miracle doctor who saved my brother, but I also got to know the owner of the now famous 'Ming Yue Xiao Lou' in Jiaqing Prefecture." She was pleasantly surprised, but suddenly realized something was wrong. "You run a business, how come you're also a doctor?"

"It's a long story. My parents died early, and I have to live alone with my younger siblings. Fortunately, when I was young, I often went up the mountain with my father and learned a lot of medicinal herbs. Later, by chance, I became a disciple of a hermit doctor, and only then did I learn the ability to treat illnesses and heal people. But I still have younger siblings to support, so I have to continue my business." Ru Yue explained in a few words why she could heal illnesses. It cleared the way for her. As long as she was careful when she returned to the village, there would be no big problems.

"Ah! Sorry, I didn't know your parents... Really..." She was straightforward, and when she realized she had asked the wrong question, she quickly changed the subject, but it wasn't very natural. "You don't seem to have reached the age of marriage yet? I'll be sixteen after the New Year, and you look even younger than me. If you don't mind, we can call each other by our first names, okay?"

"It's the fifteenth day of the lunar year after the Lunar New Year. Sister Huo, just call me Ru Yue."

The two girls of similar age got along very well. They chatted for a while, but before they could get enough, they heard the old man say, "Miss, we're here."

The two of them stopped talking and got out of the car.

Ru Yue found herself standing in the courtyard of a large house, "Ru Yue, come with me."

She said no more and her expression darkened, as if she had become a different person. She had a sense of authority as the head of the family, and people dared not touch her casually.

Soon, the two came to an elegant courtyard, but there were many guards standing around, as if they were guarding not a simple residential courtyard, but rather rare treasures.

"Girl, you are back. Have you found the medicine?" A white-haired old woman came out of the house, and her words came before she arrived.

"Nurse, is Ah Heng okay?" Huo Tingwan asked instead of answering, her tone showing trust and closeness to the old woman.

"Young Master is still the same. Second Madam came this morning. I heard from you that no one is allowed to visit without your permission. She wanted to force her way in and punish me, but thankfully, Master sent someone to inquire about the situation and stopped her. Otherwise..."

"It seems she can't wait any longer. I'll go see Ah Heng and ask father to come over as well." As he said that, he took Ru Yue's hand and walked through the flower hall into the inner room.