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Chapter 367 Secret Medicine

Yan Xun remained silent for a long time after hearing this. Gao Ruiyun thought that her words had frightened Yan Xun, so she hurriedly explained.

"Don't worry, it's not some strange disease..." He seemed to realize that this was not quite right, so he changed his words, "You don't need to worry about this disease."

He looked at Yan Xun and said, "This disease only affects the Gao family."

Hereditary disease? The three words popped into Yan Xun's mind, but he felt that given the historical context and his own status, he probably couldn't say such a word. He could only tentatively ask, "Are other members of the Gao family like this too?"

"Does everyone have the same disease?"

Gao Ruiyun coughed a few more times. "They are different, but without exception, everyone's health is very poor."

“My health is very poor. My father’s health is better than mine, and his father’s health is even better than his.” Gao Ruiyun said this without looking at Yan Xun, seemingly lost in thought. “Perhaps a hundred years ago, the Gao family members were also in good health.”

Yan Xun remembered that Gao Ruiyun's parents died from a robbery by mountain bandits, but according to the other party, his father's health seemed to be very poor as well. The two things were not related, but it still made him a little concerned.

Seemingly sensing Yan Xun's troubled mind, Gao Ruiyun took a breath and said, "You can ask whatever you want."

"I will tell you what I can tell you."

According to the dungeon rules, one player can go to Master Gao's room each day to talk to him and ask him three questions.

Yan Xun thought about it and decided to use one of the opportunities here.

“I heard that… there was a bandit robbery five years ago.” Yan Xun looked at the NPC in front of him. “Your parents…”

"Yes," Gao Ruiyun nodded, then looked at Yan Xun. "Who told you that?"

"This doesn't seem to be a secret," Yan Xun said vaguely.

Logically speaking, everyone in this city should know about this.

Gao Ruiyun did not pursue the matter further. He looked at Yan Xun and said, "You can just say what you want to ask."

"You said your father's health is very poor because of this strange illness. What I want to know is, what was his health like five years ago?" Yan Xun asked. "Was it any better, or... was he nearing the end?"

Yan Xun didn't specify the following words, but that's the gist of it.

Gao Ruiyun didn't care about Yan Xun's words. "I told you before that every 30 years, that person will come to the Gao family to attend a banquet."

Yan Xun certainly remembered this, and he also remembered that the official did not come 30 years ago.

“Thirty years ago, when my father was still young, that gentleman did indeed attend a banquet at the Gao family’s house,” Gao Ruiyun said, squinting as if recalling everything he had heard from others.

“Everyone who attended that banquet recounted what happened,” Gao Ruiyun said. “The banquet lasted for three days and three nights. The lord was very pleased and bestowed many treasures upon the Gao family.”

“Among them was the secret medicine for my father,” Gao Ruiyun said. “My father, who was originally barely breathing, gradually recovered after taking the secret medicine given to him by that esteemed person…”

"But as thirty years have passed, the efficacy of this medicine has become weaker and weaker."

“That esteemed person didn’t attend the banquet last time,” Gao Ruiyun said. “Without the secret medicine bestowed by that esteemed person, my father’s health has gradually returned to its old state.”

Gao Ruiyun looked at Yan Xun and said, "So he cares a lot about this banquet and is determined to have that person visit the Gao family again."

"But I never expected that while searching for offerings needed for the banquet with my mother, we would unfortunately encounter bandits..."

As Gao Ruiyun finished speaking, she covered her face, looking extremely sad.

"But wasn't that five years ago...?" Yan Xun asked, "You've been preparing for this banquet for so long?"

Gao Ruiyun immediately raised her face, and sure enough, there were no tear stains or traces of sadness on her face. Everything just now was just an act. "Ever since that gentleman was absent from the banquet thirty years ago, Father has been preparing for this banquet."

He said this with a touch of sadness, "It's just a pity they'll never be able to attend this banquet again."