to a stop Gian G slowly opened her eyes
to behold the scene before her it was a
small courtyard adorned with a variety
of flowering plants and the air was
infused with a delicate floral fragrance
Alice dismounted from the cart and
addressed the villagers who had followed
closely you may all return now thank you
for your hard work the villagers
gradually dispersed leaving behind only
Alice dong Grandpa doong and giangi
along with the woman clutching the
sacred artifact Alice approached the
entrance of the cottage where two men
stood guard
upon seeing Alice they immediately bowed
and said welcome Village Chief yes
please open the door she replied the two
men promptly swung the door wide and the
group followed Alice inside sgang
stepped into the room she realized that
this was the ancestral Hall they had
spoken of it was not Apparent from the
outside as it was rare for an ancestral
Hall to be adorned with blooming flowers
Alice placed the sacred object upon the
Shelf directly in front of the ancestral
tablet clasped her hands in prayer and
closed her eyes uttering a heartfelt
thanks to their ancestors for their
protection and assistance in recovering
the artifact observing this dang and
Grandpa dang knelt down bowing their
heads in reverence to the ancestral
tablet as Alice's prayer concluded the
atmosphere in the ancestral Hall grew
more solemn Alice turned to giangi her
gaze betraying a hint of complex emotion
Gian thank you for aiding Us in
retrieving the sacred object now as per
agreement I shall release giu there was
a note of relief in Alice's voice Gian
nodded slightly replying no need for
thanks we are all here to protect our
friends Alice moved towards a corner of
the ancestral Hall where a small door
stood she pushed it open revealing a
modest room giul lay unconscious on a
wooden bed her complexion pale and
appearing frail Gian approached giul
scanning her condition and discovering
that she had been poisoned resulting in
nerve damage that kept her in a state of
Consciousness Gian G quickly retrieved
an antidote and administered it to giu
but it yielded no effect she had been in
this state for several days and no
method seemed capable of rousing her
Alice spoke calmly yet Gian G sens the
Tain of pollution within giu reminiscent
of what she had felt Beneath the Sea
Chang xingang stepped forward to assess
julk condition and whispered to giangi
the mission is not yet complete I still
wish to know how the sacred object was
lost so until giul awakens she cannot be
taken away upon hearing Alice's words
gian's heart tightened though she
understood the importance of maintaining
her composure taking a deep breath she
replied giu is poisoned and the antidote
cannot cure her Affliction Chun shingun
upon hearing this produced a small vial
from his space containing a light green
liquid this is a potion I acquired
during my Explorations it can neutralize
toxins you might want to give it a try.
gon accepted the vial and scanned it
confirm that it contained the sap of a
devil tree known for its ability to
counteract toxins albeit with the risk
of adverse effects if consumed
excessively she opened the cap and
administered two drops into gul's mouth
the pollution within her body diminished
somewhat but did not vanish entirely
seeing this Alice prepared to depart but
not before saying to Gian XI as a token
of gratitude for your assistance in
recovering the sacred object we will
host a banquet this evening and I hope
you will join us once Alice left t in
and you Shang retrieved useful medicines
from their backpacks on see if any of
these might be of use to you gon G
examined the contents noting they were
all ordinary and common remedies
offering little aid for gul's condition
reluctantly gon G produced a healing
potion for GLE to consume believing it