The middle-aged commoner, hearing this, turned ashen and pleaded, “Master Alchemist, could you… could you treat both of them together? Heal the young master and my son at the same time. I… I only have this one son, I don’t want him to die…”
“No way!”
Olivia Wang immediately interrupted, “How can you focus on treating two patients at once? It’s better to treat them one by one!”
As she spoke, Olivia cast a disdainful glance at the poorly dressed commoner child, saying, “A commoner’s life is cheap anyway. So what if he dies? My brother’s life is precious. Stop wasting time and treat my brother first!”
The advanced apprentice alchemist looked troubled as he glanced at the commoner child. He wasn’t a formal alchemist and didn’t dare to offend the Wang Family, so he could only walk over to the Wang Family’s young master on the stretcher, crouch down, and begin the diagnosis.
Seeing this, the commoner man couldn’t help but show a look of despair in his eyes.
“Isn’t Miss Wang just bullying people with her power?”
“Yeah, both patients have the same condition and could be treated together. Forcing the alchemist to treat her brother first is just leaving that commoner child to die.”
The people in the hall began to discuss, looking sympathetically at the commoner father and son.
“This symptom seems like poisoning from the Nightshade Flower.” The advanced apprentice alchemist said, frowning after diagnosing the Wang Family’s young master.
Olivia Wang’s eyebrows shot up, “Nightshade Flower poisoning? Then cure it for me!”
The advanced apprentice alchemist shook his head, “The Nightshade Flower’s poison is severe and difficult to cure. I can’t do it.”
“If you can’t, doesn’t your Alchemy Guild have anyone who can?” Olivia Wang looked around the entire hall of the Alchemy Guild.
The advanced apprentice alchemist thought for a moment and said, “The poison of the Nightshade Flower might only be curable by Master Mo.”
Hearing Master Mo’s name, Olivia Wang’s arrogance subsided a bit, and she said, “Then go invite Master Mo.”
The advanced apprentice alchemist shook his head, “Master Mo rarely makes public appearances. It’s not that easy to invite him.”
Master Mo, hearing this, couldn’t help but step forward, “I happen to be free today. Let me diagnose them.”
“Master Mo!” The advanced apprentice alchemist was clearly surprised that Master Mo was present and quickly stepped back to salute.
Even Olivia Wang, as domineering as she was, showed some respect in front of Master Mo, smiling, “Then I’ll trouble Master Mo.”
Master Mo gave Olivia Wang a cold glance. He didn’t like this Wang Family’s young lady, and her earlier behavior of forcing the alchemist to treat her brother first had left a very bad impression on him.
However, alchemists are in the profession of saving lives, and Master Mo couldn’t just watch patients suffer without doing anything.
Master Mo’s gaze swept over the Wang Family’s young master and the commoner child. After observing for a moment, he said, “Both of them seem to have ingested a significant amount of the poisonous Nightshade Flower.”
Olivia Wang quickly asked, “Master Mo, can my brother be saved?”
Master Mo sighed and shook his head, “They both ingested too much Nightshade Flower, and they were brought here too late. The poison has already spread to their hearts and lungs. Even if we detoxify them now, the poison won’t be completely removed, and they’ll be left with significant aftereffects, likely paralyzed for the rest of their lives, confined to bed.”
“How can that be?” Olivia Wang’s voice rose sharply in disbelief, “My brother can’t be crippled for life. Master Mo, isn’t there any way to completely remove the poison?”
Master Mo shook his head, “Lifelong paralysis is the best outcome. With my abilities, this is the most I can do. I’m sorry.”
“How can this be?” Olivia Wang was stunned, her face showing a look of unwillingness. She looked around the hall of the Alchemy Guild, unwilling to accept it, “Is there really no one who can completely remove the poison?”
The hall fell silent. Everyone knew that what Olivia Wang was saying was just wishful thinking. If even Master Mo couldn’t completely remove the poison, who in the Clear River City Alchemy Guild could?
But at this moment, Master Mo suddenly remembered something. He turned and asked, “Young Master Su, do you have a way to deal with the Nightshade Flower poison?”
Terra Su had been standing quietly at the back of the crowd. Hearing this, he slowly walked forward, glanced at the Wang Family’s young master and the commoner child, and said, “The Nightshade Flower poison isn’t hard to remove.”
“You can?” Master Mo’s spirits lifted. Terra Su had given him too many surprises.
Terra Su smiled without saying a word. The Nightshade Flower was a common wild herb, but it contained a potent poison. Many people couldn’t distinguish between the Nightshade Flower and other wild herbs, often using it in food and causing poisoning.
Both of these individuals had ingested too much Nightshade Flower, and the poison had spread to their hearts and lungs. With the current level of elixir path in Clear River City, they were beyond saving.
But for Emperor Terra, even if these two had ingested ten pounds of Nightshade Flower, as long as Terra Su was willing, he could restore them to full health.
“It’s you?” Olivia Wang hadn’t noticed Terra Su before. Now, seeing him, she raised her eyebrows in disgust, “Who do you think you are, spouting nonsense here? This has nothing to do with you. Get lost.”
Master Mo advised, “Miss Wang, why not let Young Master Su take a look? Young Master Su’s alchemy skills are not low. If he says he can do it, he must be confident.”
In front of so many people, Master Mo couldn’t directly say that Terra Su’s alchemy skills surpassed his own. Firstly, because Terra Su wanted to keep a low profile, and secondly, because even if he said so, many people wouldn’t believe it.
So, Master Mo could only subtly imply that Terra Su’s alchemy skills were not low.
Normally, someone would consider Master Mo’s suggestion and let Terra Su diagnose.
However, Olivia Wang rolled her eyes dramatically and sneered, “Is the Alchemy Guild trying to fool us? If you look down on the Wang Family, just say so. As the guild leader, you refuse to detoxify my brother and instead bring out someone who isn’t even an alchemy apprentice. Are you trying to kill my brother?”
Master Mo frowned slightly, a bit displeased, “I’ve never deceived anyone in my life. Your brother’s condition is worsening. I’m giving you a sincere suggestion: quickly let Young Master Su treat him. You’ll regret it if you delay.”
Olivia Wang coldly replied, “Master Mo, the Alchemy Guild is going too far. I’ll make it clear today: either you personally detoxify my brother and guarantee he won’t be crippled for life, or I’ll go outside and tell everyone in Clear River City how the Alchemy Guild neglects human lives and refuses to save people.”
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