Murong Han was concerned about Jiang Xue’s progress over the past half a month: "Xiao Xue, have you discovered anything during this half month?"

Upon mentioning the key point, Jiang Xue’s face immediately turned serious: "Brother, it’s really strange. I couldn’t extract any toxins from Mother’s blood. I was quite surprised, since it was Grandparents who said Mother was poisoned. But my examination results definitely suggest otherwise."

Upon hearing this, Murong Han was taken aback: "Then I’ll go call Grandparents, Uncle and Aunt over right away."

Shui Yixuan pulled him back, "There’s no rush that can’t wait one or two days, right? Look at Xiao Xue, she has dark circles under her eyes from exhaustion. She probably hasn’t been eating or sleeping well these days, has she? Now that she’s finally out, at least let her take a bath and get a good night’s sleep, won’t you? Your Grandparents and Uncle and Aunt haven’t come over yet, why are you so anxious?"

Murong Han looked embarrassed, realizing how he had failed as an older brother, only caring about their Mother and forgetting about his little sister’s wellbeing. He repeatedly apologized. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Jiang Xue was unbothered: "Brother, there’s no need for formalities between family. But I am indeed exhausted. I’ll rest for a day, and tomorrow I’ll actively report my findings from this half month to everyone."

After Shui Yixuan and Murong Han left, Jiang Xue also dismissed the maidservants attending to her, and treated herself to a luxurious bath in three tubs of medicinal water to relieve her fatigue. After half a month without bathing, she thoroughly cleaned herself, and then lay down on the warm bed and dreamed of Zhou Gong. Who would have thought, this sleep lasted three whole days.

Three days later, Jiang Xue dressed refreshingly and came to Xuri Hall on Xiran Island.

Xuri Hall is the family gathering place on Xiran Island, particularly solemn and serious. This dinner was Jiang Xue’s official participation in a meal since she arrived on Xiran Island, making her somewhat nervous.

The Aunt whom she hadn’t met last time was there this time, a gentle and kind woman, especially friendly to the siblings.

Everyone gathered and talked about how the two brothers were trained over the past half month, while the reprimanded wore bitter expressions, the trainers entertained everyone with their embarrassing stories.

After dinner, the family sat around the table, and no one had any light banter; their expressions turned serious at once, as everyone knew they were about to discuss Xi Yue’s condition.

Ranran and Xi Yu had long been eager to know Jiang Xue’s capabilities, while Shui Yixuan and Murong Han had been surprisingly patient, refraining from mentioning it over the past few days. Thanks to this, Jiang Xue managed to sleep securely for three days.

In fact, whether it was Shui Yixuan, Murong Han, or the others on Xiran Island, Jiang Xue’s true abilities remained very unclear to them all.

Jiang Xue was in no hurry, calmly looking towards Mu Xiaoqiong.

"Aunt, I want to know if you’ve discovered anything in the time you’ve been studying Mother’s poisonous blood?"

Mu Xiaoqiong smiled slightly, "Is Xue’er testing me?"

Jiang Xue quickly shook her head, "I wouldn’t dare, that’s not what I meant, I just, "

"Oh, look at how frightened you are, Aunt was just teasing you!"

Then, her expression changed, and a faint hint of melancholy appeared on her calm face.

"In fact, I’ve been studying the black blood that Yue’er vomited for more than two months now. To this day, I haven’t found any toxins. Although the blood she vomited is black, there is no sign of poisoning. So, I can now conclude that Yue’er is indeed not poisoned."

After Mu Xiaoqiong finished speaking, everyone fell into silence. Perhaps others had long suspected this, so no one was surprised.

But Murong Han and the other three, hearing this for the first time, showed expressions of disbelief.

After a while, Grandpa broke the silence: "Qiong’er’s research results also felt unbelievable to me initially, but after repeated examinations, Yue’er’s blood indeed contains no toxins. Such a peculiar illness is something I’ve never seen in my decades of experience; truly, I am at a loss for what it could be!"

Grandma, red-eyed and worried, asked, "If it’s not poison, then what could it be?"

Xi Yang’s slender fingers tapped rhythmically on the table: "Since it’s not poison, we must consider other possibilities! For something to remain unnoticed for nine years before resurfacing in Yue’er, we can rule out inherent health issues. The only possibility might be..."

"Poisonous insect!" Jiang Xue rubbed her chin, calmly finishing the word that Xi Yang was about to say!