Li Xiang the Immortal
59 - Bai Nuan

"So, how? Is my guess right? By making your daughter's spouse the Patriarch, then there will be no chance for those elders to make excuses. Because after all, your daughter's partner has a bond with you.

If you choose your disciple without any ties, just because he is your disciple, then the elders will definitely be able to reason. Meanwhile, if he became Nuan's partner, then they would not be able to say any reason to refuse. Plus your student has enough power." Li Xiang.

Bai Wei fell silent in surprise, "W-how could a child like you guess everything exactly? You know better when I get poison." He said unconsciously.

"Hey? Don't think I'm a child. So sucks. I'm a big one." Li Xiang puffed his cheeks, "Originally you know. Besides being a cultivator, I am also an alchemist. You look a little pale. Others may not realize it. Plus I can also feel your abnormal pulse when you gave me the room key earlier. I checked your pulse when I touched your wrist. Then I found out you were poisoned by a skull valley snake.

Poison that is very difficult to cure. This poison takes up little by little one's life energy. The person exposed to the poison will die within 1 year after being exposed to the poison if he does not immediately drink the antidote. A person who has just been exposed to the poison will faint for 1-3 days. Since when have you been exposed to this poison?"

Bai Wei was silent. He could not believe that Li Xiang was an alchemist. But Li Xiang's explanation led him to believe that the teenager had little knowledge of the poison. "10 months ago."

"That means you only have a chance to live another 2 months. You'll die if you don't get the antidote soon–"

"Why didn't you ever tell me this?!"

Bai Wei was shocked when he heard the voice of someone who had just walked inside. He looked to his right. There stood Bai Nuan who had originally wanted to visit Xiao Xing Fu. But when he heard that Bai Wei was talking to someone, he undoes his intentions. However he unintentionally heard the conversation Li Xiang said about the poison that was inside Bai Wei's body.

Bai Wei did not expect that his daughter would enter arriving like this. He does not know if someone is listening to what he is talking about. Because since being exposed to poison, he has indeed become insensitive to the circumstances around. He was hard to notice the presence of a person, even though he was a strong cultivator.

As for Li Xiang, he had indeed found out when someone heard the conversation. But he let it go because he doesn't care.

Bai Wei stood up from his seat and faced Bai Nuan, "N-Nuan'er, s-since when did you come?"

Bai Nuan's eyes were glazed. He now knew the reason why his father had arrived and wanted him to get married. He also now knew what Bai Wei was going through. He thinks his father is selfish. Thinking that her father wanted to marry her to Lin Hao because his father loved his personal disciples so much. But it turns out the assumption was wrong. "Why didn't you ever tell me this?! Why did you hide it from me?!"

Bai Wei gave a sad expression, "Nuan'er.." He walked over to Bai Nuan. However, the girl instead retreated a few steps back with eyes that let out water.

"Don't approach me!" Bai Nuan immediately went running, coming out from inside the living room. He was upset with himself for not realizing everything from the beginning.

"Mrsn!"

"Just leave him. Let him calm himself." Said Li Xiang casually. He picked up the tea made by Bai Wei earlier and watched it with sparkling eyes, "You know I love chrysanthemum tea." He immediately sipped it while feeling the sensation of the light fragrance of the flowers in the tea.

Chrysanthemum tea has a golden color with chrysanthemum flowers on it. This tea has a mild floral taste. Besides being able to calm the mind because of its fragrant aroma, this tea can also treat various diseases.

Bai Wei glanced at Li Xiang. His gaze looked worried, "I have to catch up with him."

Li Xiang stopped sipping tea. He glanced at Bai Wei, "Then after that, what are you going to do? You're gonna apologize to him and explain everything at a time like this?

You don't have to rush. You have to understand his feelings and let him calm down. After all, he's not mad at you. He was only annoyed with himself when viewed from his reaction."

Bai Wei sighed and looked towards the exit. He finally chose to remain silent because what Li Xiang said was true.

"Oh! You're coming!" Li Xiang glanced to the side where someone had just reached the living room.

"Why? Come sit. Wei has made tea for you too." Li Xiang smiled with the teeth he showed. He patted the seat beside him, as if to have Xiao Xing Fu sit there.

"No, thank you." Xiao Xing Fu turned her attention by looking down. After a while, he raised his head again. Yet he looked at Bai Wei, "Did something happen, Patriarch? I just heard Nuan's voice being here."

Bai Wei looked at Xiao Xing Fu with a still worried expression, "He heard everything I talked to your teacher about and he seemed to be angry at me for hearing what I was talking about with your teacher. Then he just left. I'm worried about him."

Xiao Xing Fu frowned. He did not understand the problem at all. But when he saw the old man who was worried about his son, he made him want to help Bai Wei. "Then I'll catch up with him." He walked to the door.

"No need to chase him. Let him reflect on what happened to himself." Li Xiang said.

Xiao Xing Fu did not say anything and still left.

"Haish, that brat." Li Xiang shook his head and took another sip of the tea he had in his hand. "You want to get your daughter married soon because you won't be able to live any longer. Then what if your poison grows up and you're cured? Are you still going to marry her at her current age?"

Bai Wei sat back in his place. "No, if I can cure the poison that's in my body."

Li Xiang pulled a smile, "I can do it. It's just that I don't have one rare ingredient to make the antidote. If there's that material, then I can make it on condition."

***

"Where is he?" Xiao Xing Fu muttered while watching the surroundings. He had already run since then to find Bai Nuan. However since he did not know a place and did not know where Bai Nuan had gone, then he was currently lost. Moreover, no one passed by nearby. So he can't ask anyone.

"Well.." Just as Xiao Xing Fu was about to leave from there, he accidentally saw the clothes of someone who was behind the bamboo tree grove in front of him. He immediately walked closer to the place even though the sky was already dark. He knew who the owner of the cloth was.

Xiao Xing Fu peered behind the bamboo tree grove and saw a girl who was currently hugging her knees with a sobbing sound that she heard. He immediately approached the girl and stopped in front of her. "What are you doing here?"

The girl stopped when she heard the voice of someone she knew. He looked up and saw Xiao Xing Fu's face. His eyes look so big at the moment. His cheeks were wet with tears.

"I just saw her cry like this for the first time. I thought she was grumpy and couldn't possibly cry." Inner Xiao Xing Fu.

"Go away.." Said the girl in front of Xiao Xing Fu in a slightly hoarse voice as if she was crying. He was none other than Bai Nuan.

Instead of leaving, Xiao Xing Fu instead knelt before Bai Nuan, "What happened? Why are you crying?"

"What do you care? It's none of your business. Go and leave me!"

Xiao Xing Fu sighed, "You're still grumpy despite crying like this." He was about to touch Bai Nuan's face. But the girl brushed her hand.

"Don't touch me! Just go! Don't mind me!" Bai Nuan again drowned his face between the knees.

"Your father is worried about you. I can't ignore the Patriarch. Because he was worried about his son. That's why I'm following you."

Bai Nuan raised his face and looked at Xiao Xing Fu back when he heard what the young man had said.