The Legend of Grandmaster Alchemist

Chapter #81: Ants

Chapter #81: Ants

Tian Fan, Ma Xue, Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Ma sat in one of the rooms. Tian Fan reexamined Ma Xue's pulse to reconfirm his earlier diagnosis. Afterward, he took a deep breath.

"Mrs. Ma, did Miss Xue experience this illness when she was under 5 years old?"

"Yes, that's correct. I remember the illness occurred when Xue was two years old."

"Did Miss Xue complain of any pain or fever at that time?"

"At that time, Xue's parents found her lying in the backyard of our residence. According to the doctor who examined her back then, Xue was suffering from acute fatigue and high fever, which led to her losing consciousness. We also found no visible injuries on her body," explained Mrs. Ma.

"That's indeed peculiar. This junior believes that might not be the cause. It seems like there's something Mrs. Ma and Miss Xue's parents overlooked earlier."

"Based on my examination, there's a possibility that Miss Xue was poisoned by a beast, more precisely, a type of ant, probably the bullet a