They aren't my siblings...

"First sit in this circle and then consume the 'Spirit Cleaning Pill'. The process will be a bit painful so bear with it."

Rong Yuan ordered Huan what should he do. Yuan was planning to heal Huan here.

"Thanks, Master!"

Huan bowed and did as he was told and sat down at the center of the circle.

"Thanks, Elder for everything. I am grateful for what did you to my brother and for accepting him as your disciple!"

Xu Luli also bowed to Rong Yuan and thanked him with her whole heart. She was happy seeing hope in Huan's eyes and his condition.

"You're welcome. And now he is my disciple it is my duty to take care of his health after all."

Rong Yuan replied to her with a calm demeanor.

"Arghhh!"

"Arhghh!"

A painful voice attracted his focus and he looked at Huan who was struggling after eating the pill.

"It started its effects already, huh? "Spirit Cleaning Pill" will clean all the impurities and of course poison from his spirit channels, and body. It will be hard for the poison to get out so he is having a hard time. Don't worry he will be fine! It will even benefit him as it is a grade higher than the required one."

Rong Yuan explained the pill's effects to Xu Luli who seemed worried about Huan.

"You know about alchemy too, Elder Yuan!"

Xu Luli asked with her cold yet beautiful voice.

"A little, maybe..."

Rong Yuan didn't know much about alchemy, a little maybe as he said. The reason why he was able to know it was because the pill came as a reward so he could read about the pill's effects in its description.

And now he planned to check the second part of the chain quest.

{System, show me the second part of the chain quest.}

[Ding!]

[Chain Quest #0]

[Chain Quest #0 - Part 2]

[Quest Name: Clear the mystery]

[Time: 2 days]

[Description: After investigation, you found out the culprit. Your disciple was poisoned by his own 'sister'. Did his sister do it intentionally or is there some conspiracy? Clear the mystery and found a clue about the true culprit.]

[Reward: Opening of the third part of the quest, 4th level perfect grade "Truth Sensing Pill"]

[Penalty: As this is a chain quest, if you fail the first part you will be unable to continue further.]

{Hmmm, this is as I expected... There is someone behind the scenes who did this... Any thoughts?}

[I have no comment on this matter.]

[You should use your own intelligence host.]

{Hm, ok. Never mind. Pretend that I didn't ask anything.}

"So tell me about what happened clearly, and did the poison pill have any effects on you?"

Rong Yuan faced Xu Luli who was watching Huan with worry in her eyes. Rong Yuan knew Huan was useless to ask for information since he was unconscious when it all happened.

The only witness was Xu Luli, so he could only ask her. That was also the reason why he didn't stop her from following him.

"Ah?"

Xu Luli was confused by Yuan's sudden question.

"Oh, yes. After Huan's first fight, we took him to the infirmary. We were searching for a healing pill. But my brother came and helped us then he gave us the pill. But I know my brother wouldn't poison Huan. So I think someone gave the poison pill to my brother or arranged it like that."

"So your brother gave you the poison pill. And you fed him to Huan..."

"Yes, but I believe in my brother he would never do this kind of despicable thing!"

"Ok, nothing is clear yet, we don't know where your brother got the pill from, and even maybe he would have been tricked by buying it. Until everything is clear we can't blame anyone."

"Thank you, Elder, for trusting us!"

Xu Luli bowed with gratitude.

She was amazed by Rong Yuan's way of thinking. He didn't jump to conclusions after hearing little from her and made logical assumptions with that only little detail.

"Yes, I also think, that ... thug.. no that scarface man wouldn't do it. I believe in my sister's belief master."

Woken up Huan also supported Xu Luli with his barely audible voice.

"Huan!"

"Are you ok?"

Xu Luli jumped before Huan and checked him worriedly.

"I'm ok, sister. I can control my spirit power now!"

"Good, good! Don't forget to thank your master."

Huan nodded his head at Xu Luli and stood up before Rong Yuan cupped his hand and bowed with respect.

"Thank you master for giving me a chance to be able to cultivate again. I will always remember and one day repay the favor you have given me."

"No need to worry. It's my duty as your master. And I didn't do much of a work."

Rong Yuan shake his head denying, it was true, he just accepted him as a disciple and gave him a little reward that came from the quest.

"But no matter what, I need to meet with that brother of yours. What is his name anyway? And how come you call him 'thug' and 'scarface man'? Isn't he your brother too?"

Rong Yuan was puzzled by Huan's little knowledge about their 'brother' and called him 'scarface man' or 'thug'. He was confused about it so he asked about it at the end.

"Ughh.."

"In fact, they are not my sister and brother..."

Huan answered while fidgeting bashfully after looking at Xu Luli who nodded her head as if she understood what he wanted to say.

"What did you say? They are not your siblings?"

Rong Yuan was stupefied internally by this sudden revelation and couldn't believe what just Huan said. Of course, he didn't show it on his face.

"....Yes?"

"Hmm.."

Huan replied with Xu Luli approving his statement.

"Explain it to me clearly so that I can understand the situation more clearly..."

Rong Yuan ordered them to tell everything from the start. He was really confused.

"Ok, Master. I will start first..."

"......."

Huan told how he mistook them as thugs and ended up running away from them, then how he ended up in a cave of an Underground Blue Pyhton and his fight with it.

How he was rescued by 'the Angel Sister' and her brothers. And the story continued until the poisoning. He even didn't forget to mention how the 'scarface man' made him run to the exam.

"Hmmm, ok. It is enough disciple."

Finally, it was Rong Yuan who decided to stop Huan from his continuous 'fairy tale'.

But he did receive important information from Huan's story.

"Now it is time to hear your story. Only talk the truth, if you try to lie I can immediately know about it and blame you as the culprit. Understood?"

Rong Yuan faced Xu Luli and warned her not to speak lies.

{Can you tell whether she is telling the truth, system?}

[I can do it if it is only important.]

{Good, let's hear her first.}

"Hmhm" Xu Luli nodded her head at Rong Yuan's words and started to speak. She seemed nervous.

"Actually, they are... They are..."

"What they are?"

"They are not my blood-related brothers..."

""Whaaat?""

Both Rong Yuan and Huan were stupefied after hearing this sudden remark.

{Did she tell the truth?}

[...]

{Really...}

[...Yes]