Ma Xiaoling heard the chaotic noises from downstairs and felt uneasy. She opened her room door and walked to the stairwell to look down.
She saw that the entire first floor was filled with strange smoke.
"Is that... Ju Xian Xiang?"
Normally, Ju Xian Xiang would dissipate quickly into the air, but the dose of smoke today was too heavy, and it lingered for a while.
Even more horrifying, the people downstairs were all collapsed on the ground.
The nanny, security guards, and bodyguards lay scattered about.
Not a single one was spared.
Ma Xiaoling panicked a little and shouted, "Dad, are you downstairs? What happened?"
At that moment.
An aged figure crawled out from the smoke. It was the old butler!
He used his last breath to say, "Miss, please do not come downstairs. There is something wrong with that Ju Xian Xiang. We have all been affected. Quickly, quickly call 110 and 120 for help!"
After saying his last words, the old butler couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
Watching the smoke slowly drift upwards, Ma Xiaoling was truly terrified. She quickly took out her phone, dialed the emergency number, then ran back to her room and locked the door.
"No, if I stay in the room, the smoke will eventually seep in."
"I can't just wait to die."
Ma Xiaoling ran to the balcony, tied the spare rope to the railing, and then slid down. She escaped through the back door of the courtyard.
About 10 minutes later.
Police cars and ambulances arrived. Ma Xiaoling cooperated and helped send everyone from the house to the hospital.
Among them was her father, Ma Tengyun, the richest man in Modu.
The hospital had been notified early and knew Ma Tengyun was being brought in. They did not dare to be negligent and had prepared well in advance.
They conducted a thorough examination of Ma Tengyun, using all the most expensive and advanced equipment in the hospital. An elite team was also assembled, composed of Modu's top doctors.
Both traditional Chinese and Western medicine practitioners were included.
They discussed how to treat Ma Tengyun, but after much deliberation, they could not reach a conclusion.
What puzzled the doctors most was that they could not find the cause of Ma Tengyun's illness!
Although Ma Tengyun suffered from a severe headache, the reason for his fainting was clearly not the headache, as others who did not have headaches also fainted.
The doctors could only rely on their experience for treatment.
The security guards and bodyguards, who were in good physical condition, gradually woke up. However, they only woke up; their physical condition remained very poor.
The doctors were confused.
These people seemed as if their bodies had been hollowed out all at once, as if drained by a vampire, leaving only a tiny bit of life function to sustain them.
The worst off was Ma Tengyun.
Ma Tengyun was now on the brink of death, his body in complete collapse, at risk of dying at any moment.
Ma Xiaoling paced back and forth nervously.
At this time, the old butler, who had woken up, struggled to get out of bed and rushed towards Ma Xiaoling, saying, "Miss, Miss!"
Ma Xiaoling walked over, "Uncle Liu, what do you want to say?"
The old butler panted and said, "To save Master's life, you must find Lu Ming."
Lu Ming?
What for?
Ma Xiaoling did not understand. "He's not a doctor, what use is finding him?"
The old butler shook his head. "Listen to me, go find him!"
Earlier, Lu Ming had warned the old butler that Ju Xian Xiang was not safe and that long-term use would definitely be life-threatening. Unfortunately, no one believed him, and Ma Tengyun had even ridiculed Lu Ming.
Now, it seemed that everything Lu Ming had said back then was true!
Since Lu Ming knew the problem with Ju Xian Xiang, perhaps he also knew how to detoxify it.
So finding him was the right thing to do.
However, the old butler was too weak to say much. He could only pat Ma Xiaoling's shoulder heavily and grit his teeth as he said, "Go find... Lu Ming!!!"
Ma Xiaoling hesitated for a moment, but then decided to go.
A desperate attempt for a desperate situation.
At this time, the doctors clearly had no good solutions. She couldn't just watch Ma Tengyun die.
Since the old butler said Lu Ming had a way, whether it was true or not, it was worth a try.
Although Ma Xiaoling really didn't want to see Lu Ming again, she was very disappointed by his actions that day, thinking him to be a deceitful person who said one thing and meant another, with hidden depths.
But today, she had no choice but to find Lu Ming.
...
At the same time, at the Xiao family's residence.
Dragon King had taken Lu Ming back and then drove away.
Lu Ming returned to the Xiao family with the snake-imprisoning gall and a large pile of medicinal herbs. As soon as he entered, he started fiddling with things without a word.
Jiang Mengxin watched, furious.
She cursed him without regard for right or wrong, "Lu Ming, have you had enough of your act? Your little trick has already been exposed, how can you still pretend? Talking about Ju Xian Xiang having problems, about the Ma family being in danger, and then running to the herbal market to buy a bunch of miscellaneous herbs, who are you performing for?"
Jiang Mengxin trembled with anger.
She really couldn't stand being with such a man anymore. If this went on, Jiang Mengxin feared she would become foolish herself.
However...
Xiao Zhan had a different idea.
He said with a smile, "President Jiang, I think Lu Ming might have his own ideas. Since what he's doing doesn't harm anyone, let him be. If the Ma family really gets sick, and they come to us for help, wouldn't we have an opportunity to ease our relationship with the Ma family?"
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes.
She said speechlessly, "Young Master Xiao, when did you start wearing the same pants as Lu Ming? He's foolish, and you're following him in foolishness? What is the Ma family's status? Even if they get sick, they will receive the best treatment in Modu. Why would they need the help of that grave-keeping good-for-nothing Lu Ming? By the time he acts, the Ma family would have been dead several times over!"
At this moment, Lu Ming interjected unexpectedly, "The Ma family, only I can save them. No one else can, not even the most outstanding medical team in all of Modu."
This statement was rather arrogant.
Even Xiao Zhan found it hard to listen to and shook his head slightly.
Jiang Mengxin almost laughed out loud, "Young Master Xiao, did you hear that? A madman, a complete madman! I really can't understand why Grandpa married me off to such a lunatic before he died! I'm about to be driven to death by him!"
Before she finished speaking, Secretary Xiao Yao hurried in and said, "President Jiang, Young Master Xiao, the Ma family's eldest daughter, Ma Xiaoling, is here and specifically requested to see Lu Ming!"
What?
Both of them were stunned.
Didn't Ma Xiaoling hate Lu Ming to the bone and refuse to see him again? How come now...
Had her anger subsided?
Was she planning to rekindle their relationship?
Jiang Mengxin asked in confusion, "Did Ma Xiaoling say why she's looking for Lu Ming?"
Xiao Yao replied, "It seems that Mr. Ma is sick, and Ma Xiaoling has come to invite Lu Ming to treat Mr. Ma."