43: Chapter 43 A Prescription to Cure Fire Poison

"Ice Toad?"

Yun Song murmured in a low voice, a clear memory suddenly flashing through his mind.

It was from the "chronicles of miraculous healing" that he had memorized by heart over the past half year; the book clearly recorded that the Ice Toad, with its extremely cold and yin nature, was a peerless wonder for neutralizing Fire Poison in the world, specifically treating various stubborn chronic Fire Poison illnesses, and it even listed several rare Spirit Medicines with similar effects that could replace the Ice Toad.

With this thought in mind, he immediately raised his eyes and looked at the Ye siblings before him with raised brows, his gaze carrying a hint of inquiry: "The Ice Toad specifically counters Fire Poison. Judging by what you two have said, is a relative in your household suffering from a stubborn Fire Poison illness?"

Upon hearing this, a deep gloom instantly flashed across the handsome man's eyes, and he nodded bitterly: "Young Master speaks truly. My father is indeed plagued by a strange Fire Poison, suffering daily and unable to be cured despite long-term treatment."

Ye Rong, standing to the side, hurriedly nodded as well, her dim eyes suddenly lighting up, filled with eagerness and anticipation, and she blurted out: "Young Master, could it be that you are well-versed in medicine?"

A gentle smile played on the corners of Yun Song's lips as he waved his hand lightly, his posture modest: "Young lady, there is no need to flatter me; I only understand a little bit of the surface of medical principles."

Hearing this, the light in the siblings' eyes instantly dimmed, and a flash of undisguised disappointment appeared on their faces involuntarily.

Yun Song saw this and hurriedly spoke to comfort them: "You two must not be anxious. I once read an ancient medical text that recorded a complete and effective prescription for clearing Fire Poison; it does not require the Ice Toad and might be able to resolve your father's urgent crisis."

"Is that true?!"

Ye Hua's pupils brightened suddenly, and he stepped forward, grabbing Yun Song's shoulders, his usually steady voice now carrying uncontrollable trembling and eagerness.

Ye Rong's eyes also reddened, and she hurried forward, anxiously asking: "What is the method? What Spirit Medicine is needed? My brother and I will go find it immediately, no matter how dangerous the place may be!"

"Please calm down, both of you."

Yun Song raised his hand to gently signal them to calm down, his gaze open and his tone sincere: "Just now, I was reckless in my haste and disturbed the Ice Toad that was about to emerge from its cave, delaying your half-month of hard waiting, for which I feel ashamed. I will tell you both this detoxification method in full, just to make amends."

He paused slightly and clearly stated the prescription: "To neutralize this Fire Poison, there is no need for an Ice Toad; you only need to collect five Spirit Medicines: Five-Leaf Black Ice Herb, Purple Danshen, Ink-Leaf Lotus, Fire Lotus Fruit, and Life-Qi Fruit."

"Wash the Spirit Medicines, put them all into a stone mortar and grind them into pure juice, take one dose on an empty stomach every morning, and after five consecutive days, the Fire Poison in the body will be completely eradicated."

Ye Hua and Ye Rong trembled slightly, the anxiety and despair that had accumulated for many days dissipated completely, replaced by extreme joy and excitement.

Ye Hua deeply suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, solemnly released his hands, and bowed to Yun Song with clasped hands, his tone full of sincere gratitude: "Thank you, Brother, for your generous help; this great kindness is beyond words! I am Ye Hua, and this is my younger sister, Ye Rong. May I ask your name, Brother? We will definitely visit to repay this favor in the future!"

"My humble surname is Yun, and my name is Song." Yun Song slightly cupped his hands in return and said calmly, "You two just need to find the Spirit Medicines as soon as possible and have your father take the medicine on time. I still have trivial matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

"Brother Yun is truly righteous!" Ye Hua solemnly kept it in mind and said earnestly, "In the future, if you have the chance to set foot in Nanyue City, you must visit the Nanyue Escort Agency in the city; my sister and I will definitely sweep the bed to welcome you and treat you with generous gifts!"

"Take care, Young Master Yun, may we meet again if fate allows!"

Yun Song nodded slightly, said no more, turned around, and stepped into the vast wind and snow.

The cold wind swirled with fragmented snow, little by little covering the deep and shallow footprints he had left on the snowy ground, and soon there were no traces left.

He traveled alone into the depths of the dense forest; the surrounding wind and snow gradually quieted, and between heaven and earth, only the low moaning of the wind blowing through withered branches remained.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Just at this moment, a harsh sound of metal clashing suddenly tore through the silence of the mountain forest, carrying with it an aura of slaughter as it suddenly arrived!

Yun Song's heart jolted, and he immediately raised his hand to push aside the heavy branches bent by the accumulated snow; his gaze pierced through the layers of trees, and the instant he saw the scene in the forest, his pupils suddenly contracted fiercely.

He saw that in the gloomy forest, more than twenty fierce bandits dressed in black with vicious expressions were tightly encircling them in a crescent formation with sharp blades in hand; in the center of the encirclement were none other than the Ye Hua and Ye Rong siblings, who had just bid him farewell and left full of hope!

At this moment, Ye Hua had already protected his younger sister tightly behind him, his upright figure blocking all danger.

With a resonant clang, a long sword was drawn from its sheath, the clear sword hum resounding through the forest, breaking through the sky full of wind and snow.

His expression was cold and stern, his whole body tense, and he shouted in a deep voice: "I am Ye Hua of the Nanyue Escort Agency! My sister and I have no grievances with you all; why are you encircling us for no reason?"

The leading burly man in black had a face full of flabby flesh that trembled slightly with his movements; his crude face was filled with viciousness, and he grinned with a hoarse, rasping voice like a broken gong: "No grievances? Someone has paid a heavy price to buy your siblings' lives! Your Nanyue Escort Agency has long been on someone's blacklist!"

Before the words had even faded, Ye Hua's figure suddenly darted out, his feet executing the exquisite Cold Plum Treading Snow steps; his figure was light yet extremely sharp, leaving several afterimages on the thick snow, and the snow under his feet exploded into specks of ice flowers.

"Dragon Playing with Phoenix!"

With a low shout, the long sword swirled in the air, creating brilliant sword flowers, and the biting Sword Qi, like a Dragon emerging from Yun Xiu, lunged straight at the two black-clad bandits in front of him.

The two underlings were greatly alarmed and hurriedly waved their blades to block; the moment the cold lights collided, Ye Hua's sword moves suddenly changed!

"White Crane Spreads Its Wings!"

The fierce sword momentum stirred up the snow covering the ground, and the sky full of snow mist churned and swept, obscuring the vision of several people, his offensive being tricky and fierce.

At the same time, Ye Rong, who was behind him, also immediately struck; the cold light of the twin daggers in her hands flickered like specks of cold stars dancing and flying, her figure as agile as a butterfly, and taking advantage of her brother's offensive, her daggers flew, each strike aiming straight for the enemies' vital points.

But the bandits were numerous and powerful, and each one fought fiercely for their lives; after only a few breaths of entanglement, the disadvantage had already become apparent.

In the gaps between the flying sharp blades, a chilling blade light suddenly slashed over; Ye Hua hurriedly blocked, but his shoulder was still struck by the blade edge, his dark-colored robe was instantly slashed open, and a streak of blinding dark red blood quickly soaked through the fabric, spreading in the wind and snow.

Severely wounded in the shoulder, his sword moves immediately became sluggish and heavy, and his movements were no longer as agile as before.

On the other side, Ye Rong's physical strength was also rapidly depleting; the silver ornaments worn at her temples scattered all over the ground during the entanglement, her steps became increasingly staggering, and she was nearly tripped by the snow under her feet several times, finding herself in constant danger.

On the vast white snow, specks of scarlet bloodstains spread wantonly, the plain white and crimson interwoven, so striking as to be shocking.

Outside the encirclement, the leading burly man watched the siblings gradually exhausting their strength and retreating step by step, a hideous and triumphant grin blooming on his face.

He excitedly waved the long blade in his hand, shouting loudly with his hoarse voice: "Hahahaha! Brothers, keep at it! These two tough nuts can't hold on anymore!"

His pair of turbid triangular eyes were locked tightly onto the delicate figure of Ye Rong, his eyes surging with undisguised greed and lewdness, his tone lecherous and vicious.

"This girl is pretty; keep her alive for me! After taking her down, reward her to the brothers to have some real fun! As for this annoying man, no need to hold back, just kill him on the spot!"

The vicious words resounded through the forest, the bone-chilling cold even worse than the wind and snow filling the sky.