Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Young sir, my young miss... oh no... my master, how is he?" Seeing Chen Tian's strange behavior, the old man's heart leaped to his throat, and he almost misspoke. Fortunately, he reacted in time and corrected himself.

However, Chen Tian was in no mood to pay attention to his slip of the tongue. With a gloomy expression, he asked, "Let me ask you, when did your master contract this strange illness?"

"To be honest, young sir, it happened about three months ago." Hearing Chen Tian's question, the old man didn't dare to neglect him and quickly replied.

"Oh? Then tell me the story in detail. Especially what happened before the onset of the illness, describe everything meticulously."

Chen Tian's expression remained gloomy as he spoke.

Seeing Chen Tian's serious demeanor, the old man didn't dare to slack off and immediately described the whole story to Chen Tian in detail.

However, he still referred to the woman as 'master,' probably to deliberately conceal her identity and avoid attracting attention.

But since Chen Tian already knew the truth, he naturally replaced the word 'master' with 'miss' in the old man's account.

It all started with an outing three months ago.

The family's surname was Li, and they were a well-known merchant family in the vicinity, with countless shops and money houses under their control, truly wealthy enough to rival a nation.

Three months ago, it was the Qingming Festival, a day for people to go on outings and pay respects to their ancestors.

The Li family, of course, also led their family, young and old, to the ancestral坟墓 in a grand manner to worship their ancestors on this day.

When all the sacrificial activities were over, the atmosphere no longer seemed so solemn. The weather was fine, and the air was fresh, so everyone went on an outing in the suburbs to enjoy themselves.

The Li family had strict rules, and the young miss of the Li family was usually confined to her boudoir and not allowed to go out. Therefore, facing such a great opportunity, she certainly couldn't miss it. So, she took two or three maids with her, chasing bees and catching butterflies, picking flowers and playing in the water, having a great time.

In high spirits, the young miss of the Li family left her maids behind and entered a more secluded forest.

When the young miss of the Li family realized it, she could no longer tell where she was. Moreover, it was already dark, and the originally quiet forest suddenly became gloomy and terrifying.

The young miss of the Li family was naturally timid, so she was scared to death and kept exclaiming.

But what frightened her even more was that there were only the howls of wild animals and the increasingly gloomy sky around her. There were no living people anywhere.

During the season from Qingming to early summer, the weather gradually became hot, and the young miss of the Li family was frightened, so she felt parched and feverish.

However, in that gloomy and terrifying forest, the young miss of the Li family searched for a long time but couldn't find any water source.

Exhausted and thirsty, the young miss of the Li family finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed on the ground, muttering 'It's so hot'.

At this moment, an old man in white robes suddenly appeared and came to her side, kindly asking her if she was really hot.

At that time, the young miss of the Li family was in a semi-conscious state. Facing the strange old man's question, she could only nod her head in a daze.

Then, the old man in white robes said that he had a heat-relieving elixir and asked if the young miss of the Li family would like to take it.

The young miss of the Li family was suffering from heatstroke, and her heart felt like it was on fire. When she heard the words of the old man in white robes, she nodded without thinking.

Seeing this, the old man in white robes took out a blue elixir and fed it into the young miss of the Li family's mouth.

As soon as the elixir entered her mouth, a stream of cool chill instantly emanated, instantly eliminating the heat in her body.

At the same time, the young miss of the Li family woke up from her coma. Overjoyed, she wanted to thank the old man who had given her the elixir, but she didn't expect that at this moment, the old man in white robes suddenly disappeared strangely.

The young miss of the Li family searched for a long time but couldn't find him. Although she felt puzzled, she didn't take it to heart after all.

After some searching, the young miss of the Li family finally found her way back and returned to her father safely.

Originally, she thought that the matter would end peacefully, but unexpectedly, a nightmare suddenly descended.

On that night, the young miss of the Li family, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly felt a chilling coldness gushing out from her body, making her feel extremely cold.

The young miss of the Li family didn't care at first, thinking that she had caught a cold in the forest.

However, after that, the chill surged more and more, as if the young miss of the Li family had been thrown into a cold pool, freezing her to the point of agony.

At the young miss of the Li family's shout, her father and a group of servants were awakened and hurriedly found the already put-away quilts, covering the young miss of the Li family layer by layer.

But what was surprising was that no matter how many quilts were covered, no matter how many pots of charcoal fire were placed in the room, the young miss of the Li family not only didn't feel warmer, but felt colder and colder.

Alarmed, the young miss of the Li family's father immediately brought in all the famous doctors in the world, promising a great reward to ask them to treat this strange disease.

Among them was the Hechun Miaoshou.

However, under the collective consultation of the famous doctors in the world, they were helpless to treat the young miss of the Li family's disease.

So, at the suggestion of the Hechun Miaoshou, the young miss of the Li family's father agreed to let him take the young miss of the Li family on a long journey to find famous doctors in other big cities to treat her.

But after a round of touring, no shortage of famous doctors was found, and no shortage of medicine was drunk. However, the young miss of the Li family's condition had not been alleviated in any way. Instead, it became more and more serious. Even the carriage on the road had to be covered with thick quilts to feel warmer.

Seeing this scene, the young miss of the Li family had a temporary idea and planned to let Chen Tian treat her, so she secretly asked the maid to ask the old man to invite Chen Tian over.

"Alas, that's the way things are. My master has searched for famous doctors everywhere, but to no avail. If young sir can find a way to cure this strange disease, then he will be the Li family's great benefactor." After telling Chen Tian, the old man said so.

Chen Tian nodded after listening. He finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

But at the same time, an even bigger mystery suddenly emerged in his heart!