The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 779 - 773: Searcy’s Version

Chapter 779: Chapter 773: Searcy’s Version

Was I just seeing things, or had this centenarian truly cultivated himself into a spirit?

In any case, this world is different; indeed, there are many things science cannot explain.

Searcy came in carrying a sealed basket and saw Gu Youyou staring blankly out the door.

"Youyou, what’s wrong?" she asked curiously.

Gu Youyou snapped back to reality, shook her head, and said, "No, nothing." She looked down at the basket in her hands and asked, "Did you bring the items?"

Searcy lifted the basket and said with a smile, "Every single one of these snakes was handpicked by me, the most venomous and deadly, enough for us to extract poison for a long time."

Gu Youyou smiled, cast aside her previous bafflement, and said, "Good, you’ve worked hard on this journey. Put them in the jar."

"Alright, oh, that prescription I asked you about last time—did you inquire about it?"

Gu Youyou thought of the pile of medicine dregs and said, "You should stop looking into that; I’ve already made inquiries."

"What happened?" Searcy pressed Gu Youyou eagerly.

Gu Youyou sighed and said, "The person who wrote that prescription died six or seven years ago."

"Six or seven years ago?" Searcy furrowed her brows and murmured to herself, "That can’t be possible. The Ghost Doctor clan was exterminated twenty-eight years ago, and from what my mother told me, everyone died except for her. So who could it be, who else survived?"

Who was it? It was merely someone who, for their own gain, concocted a scheme to wipe out the Ghost Doctor clan and then kept the most notorious Ghost Doctor confined, making him develop a poison infused with Youying Grass.

But to tell a young girl the truth about this clan’s extermination would accomplish nothing but add to her worries.

Gu Youyou considered it and ultimately decided not to speak of it.

At least, she should not tell her while Tian Jizi was overwhelmingly powerful.

"Perhaps there were some who slipped through the net. It’s said that person was nicknamed the Ghost Doctor; do you know who it might be?"

"The Ghost Doctor?" Searcy gave a snort of laughter and muttered, "It turns out to be him. My mother mentioned him, but I didn’t expect he’d also survived."

Gu Youyou said, "But now he’s dead, too. You’re the only surviving descendant of the Ghost Doctor clan. You’d better not ask about this anymore, and don’t talk about it. Wouldn’t want you to get silenced one day, because where would I find such a capable assistant then?"

Searcy rolled her eyes at Gu Youyou and ignored her.

Remembering Tian Jizi, Gu Youyou couldn’t focus on anything, often getting the dosage wrong while preparing medicines.

Searcy had to stop what she was doing and looked up at her, "If you make another mistake, stop for today. These herbs are precious, and no amount of silver can afford your waste."

Oh, to think she could say something like that, Gu Youyou saw Searcy in a new light.

Gu Youyou said, "I’ve been preoccupied with some thoughts."

"Let’s hear them," Searcy asked, quite casually.

"Have you ever heard the story of Sun Zhuzhao and Dark Moon Youying?" Gu Youyou asked, looking at her.

Searcy’s movements halted in surprise and she said, "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Gu Youyou said, "The things we’re researching seem to be related to it."

"Oh!" Searcy nodded in understanding, lightly.

Thinking for a moment, she then tilted her head and asked, "Which version do you want to hear? There’s one told among the people, and my mother told me another."

Gu Youyou’s eyebrows twitched; of course she wanted to hear the version her mother had told her. Could the folk tales even be reliable?

"Let’s hear your mother’s version."