Xiao Yao returned to her residence by ten o'clock and began to prepare the Detoxification Pills in her space. Working tirelessly for twenty-four hours, the pills were finally completed. There were a total of two pills, both green in color. Xiao Yao prepared one for her mother, fearing that not all of the Crane Flower Face toxin had been transmitted to her and that some may still linger in her mother's body, although she was unsure of the specific circumstances behind her mother's disappearance.
After taking one of the pills, Xiao Yao sat down in the posture she had used for meditation and martial arts practice in Tianshan, waiting for the medicine to take effect. Half an hour later, a burning sensation began to rise within her body, starting at the heart and liver, then spreading to other organs and limbs, and finally to the brain, growing hotter and hotter. By the time her entire body was dry and hot, three hours had passed, and the heat only intensified.
