Chapter 139

"You want me to take her back to Jinling?" Xue Guangbai asked, doubting he had heard correctly. "It is 'go,' not 'back,'" Huo Yanxing said, narrowing his eyes. He seemed to dislike the word choice. "Although she has taken the antidote, she will likely need seven or eight days to wake up fully, and several months of recuperation afterward. The climate in Jinling is temperate; it will be better for her health." "I know the Xue family is wealthy and influential and would never mistreat her when it comes to food or living conditions, but I will still send money and medicinal supplies every two weeks. You need not tell her," he said. He then pulled a stack of envelopes from his robe. "When she wakes, give this letter to her."