Feeling that the other elder was being a little too straightforward, Mu Chen came up to soften his words. “Please don’t misunderstand, nephew Bai. It’s not as though we don’t wish to save her life, but that the girl’s body is simply far too weak to endure any regular treatment. The best way to treat her is the most difficult way and requires a great deal of ingredients. Our reserves are incomplete and are lacking a few resources, so we’d have the enter the Black Cloud Forest to find the rest, but our chances of finding any are slim. In other words, we are powerless to help….”

The other elder gave Mu Chen a disapproving glare as if his explanation was unnecessary. Or maybe the elder truly didn’t think it was necessary to even bother extolling such a price to save a commoner.

Pained, Bai Yunfei took a moment to think of what to say. He clasped his hands,...

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