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Chapter 421: Chapter 422: The Father is Poisoned?
Seeing Hai Qin remain silent for a long time, Priest Antuowan of the Mermaid Clan joked cheerfully.
"Actually, Peach Blossom Land isn’t bad at all. If that saintess can’t cure your poison, living here might give you some more time to enjoy the delicacies of the land, isn’t that nice?"
The expression on Hai Qin’s face became even darker.
He swore that if his poisoning could be cured, he would seize an opportunity to go to Ten Thousands Beast Country and behead that old fox!
No!
If it wasn’t possible, he would still go! Even if it killed him, he’d drag that old fox down with him!
"Father is poisoned? What do you mean saying that living here will prolong his life if the poison can’t be cured?"
Qiu Mo appeared shocked at the stair entrance. Staring incredulously at Hai Qin, the surprised news made her voice thin and sharp.
Antuowan nearly dropped the dried fruit in his hand and said with a sad expression, "Amo, lower your voice! Your grandfather can still hear, you know!"
Qiu Mo rushed to Antuowan, grabbed his beard, and anxiously asked, "How could Father be poisoned? You’re lying, aren’t you?"
Antuowan winced, struggling to rescue his sparse beard, "Ouch, Momo, you should have been gentler! This grandpa’s beard will be gone if you tug it any more!"
Xi looked at Qiu Mo nervously, "Amo, weren’t you upstairs? How did you come down?"
Qiu Mo, teary-eyed, turned to look at Xi.
Her voice filled with sorrow, "Brother! How could Father be poisoned? Father is so powerful, how could he be poisoned?"
As she spoke, Qiu Mo’s gaze turned to Hai Qin. Her face filled with confusion, disbelief, and overwhelming sadness.
Hai Qin frowned slightly, but his voice sounded somewhat unnatural, "Alright, stop your crying and wailing. You’ll be laughed at. What’s the big deal about being poisoned?"
Qiu Mo frowned, big tears filled her eyes, "Father..."
Antuowan coughed lightly. After freeing his beard, he started, "Alright, Little Amo, don’t be upset. Although your father is poisoned, my divination suggests that he still has life. Isn’t the saintess of Peach Blossom Land said to be a divine beast emissary from a different world? We are here precisely to ask her if she can help."
Qiu Mo was thoroughly flabbergasted, she sniffled, "Tangtang is a divine beast emissary? How come I didn’t know?"
Xi shook his head helplessly, "You know nothing but eating and playing all day."
Qiu Mo’s face flushed, her tears of sorrow gradually disappeared. She jumped up, "Then, I’ll go find Tangtang now and ask her to cure my father!"
She moved with such speed that everyone present was taken by surprise, so before they knew it, she had dashed out the door!
Hai Qin tried to stop her but failed to catch her. He urgently called out, "Qiu Mo, come back!"
Qiu Mo, as if not hearing him, rushed out the door and headed straight for Su Tang’s house.
Hai Qin’s brow furrowed tightly.
Qiu Mo’s impulsivity had completely disrupted his plans. If the tribal leader and saintess of Peach Blossom Land found out about his serious poisoning, he would be put in a very passive position.
Furthermore, if they held any malicious intent, they could exploit this situation, putting the Mermaid Clan in great danger.
There was also another possibility...
Unfortunately, he had been in a high position for too long, seen too many cynical schemes, and his kind heart had been eroded. Therefore, no matter what he planned, he always considered the worst first.
