Xiaosuisui's gaze inexplicably sent a chill down Sister Ying'Er's spine, after which she quickly launched into her explanation.
"When my adoptive brother was on the brink of death, Mister Wu did a divination for me. He told me to keep a lookout at the city gate. I was to go there before dawn every day and keep a close watch on anyone carrying a medicine box marked with the Medicine King Residence logo. If I could somehow get hold of the medicine box, there might be a Life-Extending Pill inside. I spent a full five days at the city gate, but it was all for nought.
"On the day when my adoptive brother could no longer get out of bed, breathing more out than in, I actually saw a man bearing a medicine box with the Medicine King Residence logo. He was leading a horse by the reins, waiting for the Soldiers to check him at the city gate."
She spoke rapidly this time, uninterruptedly, and thus managed to get everything out in one breath.
