People in Yaoyun Village were shocked; these individuals turned out to be members of the Mo Clan, and Ah Ban and the others had actually provoked the Mo Clan.
After Mo Sheng and his group left, several elders of Yaoyun Village discussed and decided to lock up Ah Ban and Yi Pu. Then, they called a village meeting and instructed everyone not to provoke the people of Jiannan Village again.
As they watched Mo Sheng leave, the people of Jiannan Village surrounded Qin Qin with heartfelt thanks, with Aier and Madam Ah Man endlessly expressing their gratitude.
"Madam Mo, your husband is truly remarkable! We owe you a lot this time."
"Yes, yes, thank you so much."
"Sister Qin, are you and your husband leaving?" Xiao Li moved closer, looking at Qin Qin with sadness. Since Sister Qin’s husband had come here along with so many people, was Sister Qin going to be taken away by them?
Qin Qin looked at Xiao Li and was about to speak when Mo Yunchen said softly beside her, "Sister Qin won’t leave just yet. We’ll go back when she is ready to."
Qin Qin looked at Mo Yunchen beside her. His brows were soft and his voice deep, appearing much more amiable than before.
Xiao Li and the other children clapped their hands joyfully; they all liked Sister Qin very much and would miss her if she left. Now hearing that Sister Qin was not leaving yet, they happily jumped around on the spot.
The adults of Jiannan Village watched the children’s antics and simultaneously laughed out loud.
The Miao Clan Elder glanced at Mo Yunchen and Qin Qin, and seeing that they seemed to be leaving, he spoke softly, "Madam Mo, Mr. Mo, please wait."
Mo Yunchen, with Qin Qin in his arms, looked towards the Miao Clan Elder, who leaned on his walking stick and slowly approached, standing in front of the two. He glanced at Qin Qin and said, "Come with me."
With that, he led the way into the village, and Mo Yunchen and Qin Qin exchanged a glance before following.
The house of the Miao Clan Elder was at the very back of the village—a very ordinary-looking wooden house with nothing particularly special about it. The Miao Clan Elder entered the house, and Qin Qin and Mo Yunchen followed.
"Please have a seat!"
The Miao Clan Elder gestured for Qin Qin and Mo Yunchen to sit at a wooden table, then walked to the center of the cabin where the ancestral spirits were worshiped. In front of the spirits, there were incense, candles, and fruit offerings.
The Miao Clan Elder bowed slightly and leaned forward, rotating the rank display of the spirits, revealing a square recess behind it. He reached in and retrieved an old, yellowed leather clan genealogy, then sat down in front of Qin Qin.
"Miao Clan Elder, what is this?" Qin Qin sat opposite the Miao Clan Elder, looking curiously at the rolled-up, worn and old leather he had placed in the center of the table.
"Madam Mo, this is what you need."
He had gone through the clan genealogy left by his ancestors when he returned home yesterday, searching for information about the Scorching Heart Gu. He found nothing of note and was deeply disappointed. Just as he was about to give up, he noticed that the page about the Scorching Heart Gu was thicker than the others. After observing for a while, he realized it was double-layered, with an interlayer. Tearing open this interlayer, he found a message about the whereabouts of the antidote for the Scorching Heart Gu.
It also clearly contained the words left by his ancestors.
Many years ago, an ancestor had invented the Scorching Heart Gu, which caused great harm, so the ancestor destroyed it. However, the method of concocting the Scorching Heart Gu had been lost at some point, and he feared that it might reappear. Concerned that someone with ill intentions might destroy the antidote, he hid the method for the antidote within the clan genealogy, waiting for the clan members to discover it.
Upon finding the message, he opened the ancestral spirits’ altar that every clan leader since was meant to worship, and there it was—the method for the antidote to the Scorching Heart Gu. However, the method for this antidote...
Listening to the Miao Clan Elder’s words, Qin Qin felt a surge of joy, grasping Mo Yunchen’s hand a bit nervously, "Miao Clan Elder, do you have the antidote for the Scorching Heart Gu?"
Mo Yunchen looked at the venerable Miao Clan Elder, and even his calm heart began to beat faster.
The Miao Clan Elder nodded and then shook his head, causing Qin Qin’s heart to tighten, but Mo Yunchen held her hand in reassurance.
"Take a look!" The Miao Clan Elder pushed the leather clan genealogy towards Qin Qin, who nervously took it, unfolding it to look carefully at the contents regarding the Scorching Heart Gu.
The more she read, the darker her expression became.
It turned out that the antidote for the Scorching Heart Gu was neither difficult nor simple to make.
The antidote required a named Heavenly Heart Grass, and the person afflicted by the Gu, or their most beloved or closest family member, needed to ingest the Heavenly Heart Grass. Then, the person who consumed the Heavenly Heart Grass would need to draw three drops of Heart Blood to resolve the Scorching Heart Gu and restore normality.
She considered herself knowledgeable about countless herbs, but had never heard of Heavenly Heart Grass. What exactly was this Heavenly Heart Grass?