Chapter 1825 — Onto the Homeward Road
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That was why, after Gu Mengyao's departure, she had asked the Snow Valley to send someone to bring them over. And with Tang Zhi's present standing, no one would dare breathe a word against housing three idlers within the valley.
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The Palace of the Dark Night.
Though the Shadow Group had turned up no word of those out-of-town travelers, they did bring back one piece of news that set Palace Mistress Wan'er's heart on edge—Gu Pengzhan had been in a car accident. His fate was still unknown; he lay in the intensive care unit of a hospital, not yet out of danger.
When Elder Li broke the news to Wan'er, her face went white in an instant. "He... how could he have a car accident..."
"A failed investment, the company bankrupt, and by all accounts, suicide..." As he spoke, Elder Li laid out for the Palace Mistress everything their people had uncovered.
"A failed investment... but a failure wouldn't drive him to suicide. Pengzhan is not the sort who cannot bear to lose. How could he kill himself?" Palace Mistress Wan'er could hardly believe it. "Besides, there is still Yao Yao. He has not even seen me yet—how could he choose to die?"
"There were witnesses who say it was suicide, that he threw himself in front of the car..." Elder Li sighed.
"That person... was he not lying?" Palace Mistress Wan'er still could not quite believe that Gu Pengzhan would take his own life.
"It is not only the witness. The dashcam of the car that struck him recorded the whole thing—that is the crux of it. Our people have seen the footage. The son-in-law's eyes were dead, filled with despair... the look of a man who has resolved to die..." Elder Li smiled bitterly. "I do not believe the son-in-law would do such a foolish thing either, but the facts are the facts..."
"Why did his company go bankrupt? Was someone out to ruin him?" To this moment, Palace Mistress Wan'er refused to believe Gu Pengzhan had killed himself.
"That... whether someone was out to ruin him is still unclear. I can set people to investigate, but it must be kept from the Supreme Elder..." Elder Li said carefully. "But that is not the crux. What matters most now is how to bring the son-in-law safely through."
"The Great Return Pill and the Meridian-Opening Pill?" Palace Mistress Wan'er was slightly taken aback.
The Great Return Pill and the Meridian-Opening Pill were both elixirs for ** practitioners to consume: the first could prolong life when injuries were grave beyond measure, while the Meridian-Opening Pill repaired damaged meridians, bones, and organs within the body.
But they were not for ** practitioners alone; ordinary people could take them to good effect as well. In Gu Pengzhan's present condition, only the Great Return Pill first, followed by the Meridian-Opening Pill, could restore him to health. Yet both were priceless. The Meridian-Opening Pill was somewhat easier to come by, but as for the Great Return Pill, even the Mystic Elixir Sect had precious few in stock.
The Great Return Pill was not only difficult to refine; the materials it required were rare treasures of heaven and earth, and its value was beyond price.
So it was that after Palace Mistress Wan'er spoke, bitterness crept across her face. The relations between the Palace of the Dark Night and the Mystic Elixir Sect were exceedingly poor. Never mind the priceless Great Return Pill—at this moment she could not beg so much as half an ordinary elixir from the Mystic Elixir Sect.
The Palace of the Dark Night had its own alchemists, yes, but they were only of the Yellow Rank, first grade. The Meridian-Opening Pill they might just manage to refine, but the Great Return Pill was not to be thought of.
And yet, even for the Meridian-Opening Pill, Palace Mistress Wan'er thought, if she sought to beg it for Gu Pengzhan to take, the Supreme Elder would likely be the first to object. At that thought, darkness fell across Wan'er's eyes.