159: Chapter 159 Acquisition of the Heavenly Snow Lotus

After arriving at Tianshan, Xiao Yuchen fully released his Divine Sense and kept changing positions, searching for the whereabouts of the tianshan snow lotus.

Finally, at a cliff, Xiao Yuchen discovered a tianshan snow lotus that was about to bloom. What surprised him, however, was that there was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl at the top of the cliff.

The girl had a rope tied around her waist, with one end secured to a small tree at the top of the cliff, and she was struggling to climb down. It seemed her target was indeed that tianshan snow lotus.

Xiao Yuchen did not intervene to snatch it. For the girl to take such risks to pick the tianshan snow lotus, one possibility was that she needed it to save a life, and the second possibility was that she wanted to sell it for money.

But regardless of the reason, he could obtain the tianshan snow lotus from the girl, so there was no need for him to snatch it.

However, just as the girl was about to reach the tianshan snow lotus, the knot tied to the small tree came undone.

"Ah!"

The girl screamed in terror as her body fell straight down the cliff. Xiao Yuchen, who was not far from the girl, used the teleportation technique from the Linghuan Step to catch the falling girl in his arms.

Feeling herself being held, the girl quickly opened her eyes and met Xiao Yuchen's gaze, a handsome face appearing before her.

Sensing the masculine aura from Xiao Yuchen's body, the girl's cheeks turned slightly red. She did not resist and even forgot to be afraid, just staying in Xiao Yuchen's arms until they landed at the bottom of the cliff.

The two landed safely, but the girl kept staring at Xiao Yuchen unblinkingly, as if she had seen the Prince Charming of her dreams.

"Are you alright?"

Xiao Yuchen was the first to break the awkward atmosphere.

"I... I'm fine. Big brother, you're so handsome. Are you an immortal?"

Being complimented so unabashedly by the girl, Xiao Yuchen felt a bit embarrassed and quickly replied, "No, I'm not an immortal. I just know some light body techniques. By the way, why is a young girl like you out here picking herbs alone?"

"Who's young? I'm not young at all. I'm already nineteen." As she spoke, the girl puffed out her full chest.

"Uh, indeed, not young. Ahem... Anyway, you still haven't answered my question." Xiao Yuchen scratched his head awkwardly.

"My mother has contracted a rare illness that the hospital can't even diagnose. I heard from others that the tianshan snow lotus might be able to cure it, so I came here.

I've been wandering around this mountain for over ten days and finally found this tianshan snow lotus. It's a pity it was growing on a cliff, so I had to take the risk. I didn't expect to fail, and if it weren't for you, big brother, I'm afraid I would have fallen to my death."

The girl felt a lingering fear. She and her mother depended on each other for survival, and with her mother bedridden, if she had died from the fall, her mother surely wouldn't have survived either.

"This tianshan snow lotus might not necessarily save your mother's life. How about this: you let me have the tianshan snow lotus, and I'll go save your mother, alright?

If I can't save your mother, I'll return the tianshan snow lotus to you. If I do cure her, you let me have the tianshan snow lotus. Does that work?"

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, the girl nodded happily, but after a moment, her face became dejected. "Big brother saved my life, so letting you have the tianshan snow lotus is naturally no problem, but the cliff is so high; how are you going to pick the tianshan snow lotus?"

"Rest assured, leave that to me."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuchen teleported next to the tianshan snow lotus. This tianshan snow lotus was very large and fully met the requirements for refining the muscle-regenerating and bone-melting pill.

Xiao Yuchen carefully plucked the tianshan snow lotus and landed back at the bottom of the cliff.

"See, I've got it, haven't I? It's a deal. This tianshan snow lotus belongs to me, and I'll go treat your mother. Is that okay?"

"Yes, big brother, you are amazing! You can actually float in the air. Are you really not an immortal?" The girl was quite excited.

"I'm really not. I'll put the tianshan snow lotus away for now. Do you want to fly in the sky?"

"Can I fly too?" The girl was even more excited. This was something she wouldn't even dare to dream of.

"Of course, I'll take you flying."

As soon as Xiao Yuchen finished speaking, the zhu xian sword appeared in his hand. Xiao Yuchen picked up the girl again, and the two stepped onto the zhu xian sword together before slowly rising into the air.

"Big brother, you are so amazing."

Xiao Yuchen took the girl for a test flight around the area. Once the girl wasn't so afraid anymore, Xiao Yuchen increased his speed and headed toward the girl's home.

The girl's home was only one hundred kilometers away from Tianshan. Xiao Yuchen took two minutes to reach the girl's home. Of course, this was because he wanted to consider the girl's feelings and was worried that she would be afraid if the speed was too fast.

After some conversation, Xiao Yuchen had a better understanding of the girl's family situation.

The girl's name was Wang Xinyi. Her father had an accident while working at a construction site and passed away, leaving only her and her mother to depend on each other.

Her mother worked as a nanny during the day and took part-time jobs distributing advertisements and delivering food at night. They managed to earn some money, and their life was considered passable.

However, last month, Wang Xinyi's mother, Liu Fengxia, suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. With no source of income, their life became even more difficult.

Hearing from a neighbor that the tianshan snow lotus had miraculous effects and could bring the dead back to life, Wang Xinyi went straight to Tianshan to try her luck. She left her mother in the care of the neighbor, promising to pay the neighbor one hundred yuan a day for the care.

She didn't expect that she would be gone for over ten days and nearly die out there.

Seeing that Wang Xinyi had returned, the neighbor immediately visited. Although the neighbor didn't mention money, how could Wang Xinyi not understand the other party's intention? Moreover, Wang Xinyi was very grateful to the neighbor for taking care of her mother; otherwise, her mother would definitely not have lasted until now.

In the end, Wang Xinyi scraped together over a thousand yuan to give to the neighbor. When Liu Fengxia learned that her daughter had actually climbed Tianshan to pick the tianshan snow lotus for her and had nearly fallen to her death, she felt both reproachful and guilty, holding her daughter and crying bitterly.

"Xiaoyi, in the future, you must never do such foolish things again. The reason Mom tries so hard to live is because I can't stop worrying about you. If you were to die, what meaning would there be for me to live?"

After the two held each other and cried for a while, Liu Fengxia kept thanking Xiao Yuchen. If her health allowed, she would probably have knelt down to Xiao Yuchen.

"Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. Being able to meet Xinyi is fate. This tianshan snow lotus indeed cannot cure your illness, but I can help you treat it."

When entering the house, Xiao Yuchen had already used his Divine Sense to examine Liu Fengxia's body.

The organs in her body already showed signs of failure, likely due to long-term inhalation of harmful gases. It wasn't too severe yet, but if discovered any later, it would truly be fatal.

"Really? Then what kind of illness do I have?" Liu Fengxia asked.

"Harmful gas poisoning. It should be organ failure caused by long-term inhalation of harmful gases. However, I have already checked your home, and there are no harmful gases present. It should be related to your workplace."

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, Liu Fengxia suddenly realized something and seemed to understand what it was.

"Yes, yes. Before, I worked as a nanny taking care of an elderly person. That family's house was very large and beautiful, and it was newly renovated. When I went in, I felt there was a strange smell, but the owner of the house said the house had undergone professional formaldehyde removal and there was no problem.

However, ever since I went there, my health started to decline. Yesterday, I received a call from the lady of the house, and she said the elderly person had passed away and I didn't need to go take care of them anymore. I guess that elderly person also passed away because of formaldehyde."