BXBX NOVEL Chapter 48: Old Ancestor Longyan’s Injury i
However, Elder Longyan, having been alive for over a hundred years and having experienced many ups and downs, was not a person easily shaken.
In just a few moments, she calmed down and her gaze cooled, “Shouzhe, I admit that you are admirable; able to profit greatly even in perilous situations. But this small amount of money is simply a drop in the ocean when it comes to healing my injuries.”
Upon hearing this, not only was Wang Shouzhe undeterred, he felt elated. “From your words, Elder, it seems your injury can still be treated?”
“It’s difficult, as hard as ascending to the heavens.” Elder Longyan said calmly, “Even if my Wang family exhausted all its resources, it would be far from enough. Therefore, Shouzhe, stop entertaining wild thoughts. It would be most prudent to use that money to hasten your pursuit of the peak of the Vital Energy Refining Realm.”
Naturally there were difficulties, otherwise the Wang family wouldn’t have just stood by and let the Elder be left untreated. The cost was certainly something the Wang family couldn’t afford, even if they sold all their property and land.
Wang Shouzhe’s expression turned serious, “Then Elder, could you please elaborate on these difficulties, so that I can put these ideas to rest?”
“Very well, if I don’t explain clearly, I’m afraid you won’t let go.” Elder Longyan’s expression softened considerably. She could see that Shouzhe truly cared for her. She continued, “The individual who conspired with the Zhao Clan and Liu Clan to attack me was no ordinary practitioner of the Spirit Platform Realm. He possessed the pure energy of Yin Sha, and I suspect he had ties with the Yinsha Sect from the Extreme Western Land. I guess he committed some crime, evaded pursuit, and infiltrated the Zhao Clan and Liu Clan as an Independent Cultivator.”
“Yinsha Sect?” Wang Shouzhe, despite his knowledge, had never heard of this name before.
“It’s a nefarious sect, with overall strength not inferior to the Purple Abode Academic Palace.” Elder Longyan explained, her eyes flickering with a touch of gravity. “Everyone knew about the ambitions of the Zhao Clan and Liu Clan, but when I crossed blows with them, I realized that this individual was likely the puppeteer behind the scenes. Hence, despite the peril, I exploited my superior cultivation base and the two spiritual treasures I possessed to slay him on the spot. However, disciples of the Yinsha Sect truly were formidable. His retaliation before his death cost me greatly.”
Even though this life-and-death battle took place fifty years ago, the memories were still fresh in Elder Longyan’s mind.
Wang Shouzhe was also secretly terrified. This Mysterious Magical World was considerably larger and more complex than he had imagined. Indeed, he had every reason to believe that what Elder Longyan had uncovered was merely the tip of the iceberg.
“At that time, I had already broken the Turtle Scale Shield, and I was hit directly by his Yin Sha Palm with all his strength.” Elder Longyan’s eyes turned frigid as she spoke, “This palm was extremely sinister, it not only gave me severe internal injuries, but the Yin Sha energy even eroded my organs. No matter how hard I tried to dispel it, it clung to me like a maggot in the bone, making my injuries extremely difficult to heal.”
Wang Shouzhe was profoundly affected. He had previously looked down on this Mysterious Magical World a bit, but in actuality, this world was extremely dangerous. Battle was not like in the fantasy novels he had read before, where the protagonist had infinite lives to squander, would wage life-or-death battles over trivial disagreements, treating them as part of daily life.
This was utterly ridiculous.
Any battle had the potential for accidents. Fifty years ago, that life-and-death battle, for the mysterious Yinsha Sect, the accident meant paying the price of life.
As for Elder Longyan, it meant enduring half a century of unspeakable torment and torture.
Simultaneously, it left a profound psychological impact on the ancestors of both the Liu and Zhao clans towards Elder Longyan. Even to this day, they did not dare to force the Ping’an Wang Family excessively, fearing that in a fit of rage, the Elder might take them down with her!
Every combat-related decision must be made carefully, considering the likelihood of unexpected occurrences, and whether one could bear the consequences of those accidents!
Elder Longyan had no choice but to fight at that time, otherwise the Wang family would have been wiped out.
“Elder,” Wang Shouzhe took a deep breath, “Let’s discuss howto treat you.” After hearing about the battle from the past, Wang Shouzhe was even more determined to help Elder Longyan, regardless of the cost.
“There are two major obstacles in treating my injuries.” Elder Longyan stated, “Firstly, the Yin Sha poison that has been eroding and growing within me for fifty years is becoming increasingly tenacious. Under its persistent weakening, I’m slowly losing my ability to suppress it. Secondly, my organs have been severely damaged and due to the entanglement of the Yin Sha poison, they’ve never completely healed. Over time, the damage has become critical.”
She paused for a moment before continuing, “To dissolve such a severe Yin Sha poison, one must rely on a Level Three Dan medicine called Fire Yang Pill, which will suppress and eradicate the Yin Sha poison.”
“If it’s a Level Three Dan medicine, unless it’s a rather rare one, although expensive, it should still be possible to obtain, right?” Wang Shouzhe furrowed his brow, feeling that it couldn’t be that simple.
Usually, the price of a Level One Dan medicine is around ten to twenty Qian Gold, a Level Two den medicine is around several tens to over a hundred Qian Gold, and a Level Three Dan medicine ranges from several hundreds to thousands of Qian Gold.
“Fire Yang Pill is a standard Level Three Dan medicine, produced by many alchemy masters, it is not hard to find. One can even buy a pill for about three hundred Qian Gold.” A look of helplessness flashed in Old Ancestor Longyan’s eyes. “However, you need to take a pill every month and slowly suppress and grind down the Yin Sha poison. Also, you need to take this medicine for a long period of time. If you’re lucky, you will be able to completely eradicate the Yin Sha poison in ten years.”
Once a month? Doesn’t that mean 3600 Qian Gold a year?
Even Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but gasp. In reality, before Wang Shouzhe transmigrated, the total profits from all the family’s businesses did not reach this figure!
And this amount of profit could just barely cover the entire family’s expenses, with no surplus at all.
In fact, any family’s income on record isn’t small, but the expenses are massive. Even for a relatively prosperous clan like the Gongsun Clan of Shanyang, after subtracting the large expenditures of the family, the surplus Qian Gold rarely exceeds 1000.
“That’s not all, to resist the power of the Yin Sha, I need to maintain good health, need ample supply of Spirit Rice and Spirit Food every month, and long-term use of Cultivation Pills to strengthen myself,” Old Ancestor Longyan said, “This cost alone is at least 600 Qian Gold per year.”
“Moreover, starting from the second year, I would need a Level Three healing holy medicine known as the Creation Pill to treat the damage of my internal organs. The Creation Pill is much harder to obtain than the Fire Yang Pill, and more expensive, costing 1000 Qian Gold per piece. That’s 12,000 Qian Gold a year.” Old Ancestor Longyan said calmly, “If I am lucky, my injury will be mostly healed in about ten or eleven years. If the estimate is wrong, it might extend for another two or three years.”
Having said all of this, there was a sense of relief in Old Ancestor Longyan’s eyes. She knew the affection her clansmen had for her. At the beginning, didn’t the younger generation want to help cure her?
But they simply couldn’t afford the treatment. If they insisted on it, they would surely pull the Wang Family down without curing her. Forget about the Wang Family, even the Gongsun Clan of Shanyang and the Liu Family of Shanyin couldn’t afford such a treatment.
Perhaps the Xu Family of Changning could barely afford it, but the entire treatment process would certainly greatly weaken the Xu Family.
At that time, she saw despair, helplessness, and pain in the eyes of her family. If it hadn’t been for Shouzhe’s insistence, she really didn’t want him to go through this too.
“So, Ancestor, your injury does not need a mass investment of resources at once, but can be treated gradually.” Wang Shouzhe’s eyes lit up as he quickly calculated, “The total cost for the first year is about 4100 Qian Gold, but from the second year, there will be an additional 12,000 Qian Gold of expenses! The total cost of the treatment would come to around several tens of thousands of Qian Gold. Good, good, good!”
“Good, good, good!?” Old Ancestor Longyan looked somewhat puzzled. The situation was bad to the point of hopelessness and yet Shouzhe was saying it was good?
“Ancestor, you must not misunderstand.” Wang Shouzhe calmed down and said, “I said it was good because the actual situation is simpler than I estimated.”
But he also felt a touch of emotion. No matter which world, falling ill is always burdening. On Earth, many families with decent financial conditions have been devastated because of a major illness in the family.
Turns out, it’s the same in a mystical and magical world!
“Simpler?” Old Ancestor Longyan’s delicate body slightly trembled, shouldn’t he be feeling desperate?