Annie's mother drank the last sip of the potion, and the bleeding finally stopped.

In just one short day, Anne's mother seemed to have aged ten years. Her body was completely covered in bloodstains and mud, and she smelled awful all over. But she didn't care about any of that; her mind was entirely occupied with Anne. "Is there still hope that Anne is alive?"

Annie's father was not much better off than Annie's mother. Although the wounds on his body had stopped bleeding, the cuts were still there. Having been soaked in unclean water for a long time, these cuts had even started to swell and change color.

"I don't know... it's been a day already..." Annie's father spoke in a barely audible voice, his body and mind both exhausted.

He deeply regretted it, regretted taking the child into the Misty Forest, regretted not keeping a close eye on Annie.

"No, I can't accept this result. I always feel that Annie hasn't had an accident. I will continue to search. If I can't find her in the water, then I'll look on land."

"I want to search underwater again." Annie's father was moved by his wife's determination, and he stood up as well. "We really can't give up; Annie must still be waiting for us."

"No." Anne's mother rejected her husband's idea, "You can't go back into the water, unless you want to die."

"And I don't think Annie could be underwater."

Underwater for a day, there was no saving Annie at all.

Not to mention that Annie doesn't have the ability to survive underwater, just looking at those underwater evil spirits and beasts, no one could stay down there for a whole day and live.

Annie's parents were quite powerful, both being level-eight mages. They had no trouble dealing with ordinary spirits and beasts, but when their enemies turned out to be these water-dwelling spirits and beasts, they couldn't withstand them.

Underwater was never a habitat for humans, and they happened to encounter the most dangerous pond in the Misty Forest. As a result, throughout the entire day, they only managed to dive to the bottom three times.

Both of them were already battered and bruised. If Annie's father went down one more time, he might never come back.

"Then where should we go to find Annie?"

"I want to go further inside," Annie's mother said, pointing into the misty forest. "I don't know which direction is right, but moving forward in any direction is better than staying by a stagnant pool."

Annie's father was in great pain, but he knew his wife's words were right. "Then let's go."

……

Su Yao was driving, Felix was in the passenger seat, and Annie was sitting alone in the back.

The car kept moving forward, guided by the real-time navigation. Felix was in charge of security, killing the evil spirits and beasts that rushed at them so quickly that Su Yao didn't even need to steer to avoid them.

However, even so, Su Yao was still quite worried about little Annie, who was riding in a car for the first time, and would frequently ask about her condition.

"No, I'm not uncomfortable, thank you, sister!" At this moment, Annie was only filled with the joy of soon seeing her parents, and she didn't notice any difference between the car and the carriage she usually rode in.

Su Yao had been driving for half an hour and finally caught up with Annie's parents.

When they saw Annie's parents, one of them had already fainted.

Annie's mother, while protecting her husband, attacked the evil spirits. Her arm wielding the weapon grew weaker and slower, and it was clear she was about to fall.

Su Yao directly cast a magical barrier around the off-road vehicle and drove forward. Felix hadn't discussed it with Su Yao beforehand, but he cooperated seamlessly, eliminating the remaining evil spirits that hadn't been driven away.

"Annie, get out of the car and go save your mom and dad!"

Actually, without Su Yao's reminder, Annie was already itching to rush down.

Seeing her parents so severely injured, Annie couldn't hold back her tears.

And Anne's mother also saw her daughter, and the weight in her heart instantly dropped.

"Annie! Annie!" She held little Annie and cried loudly, "Do you know how long your father and I have been looking for you? Thank goodness you're okay, otherwise your father and I wouldn't be able to go on living!"

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"Mom, I'm sorry..." Annie had long known her mistake. At her young age, she didn't understand death, but she knew that death meant a permanent separation, a separation she couldn't bear.

"Yes, yes, please save my husband, I beg you, kind person, save him!" After confirming her child was safe, Annie's mother looked at Su Yao again. "Thank you for saving my daughter, thank you so much. Please, help me save my husband too! I have money, I can pay you!"

As she spoke, Annie's mother directly knelt down, intending to kowtow to Su Yao.

"Don't do this! First, give this potion to your husband." Su Yao dodged a kowtow from Annie's mother, quickly shoved the potion into her hand, and let her administer it to Annie's father herself.

Annie's father fainted primarily due to excessive blood loss. During the recent battle, he shielded Annie's mother from an attack by an evil spirit, resulting in multiple puncture wounds to his abdomen and limbs, causing continuous bleeding.

Su Yao administered several bottles of third-level potions to him, and his condition quickly improved. However, since Su Yao had not yet produced any anti-inflammatory potions, many of the dirty, infected wounds on his body remained untreated.

"This will do, thank you for saving my husband and daughter! Thank you all!"

"Don't rush." Su Yao quickly reached out to stop Annie's mother from kneeling again and handed her a few bottles of medicine. "Drink these."

Annie's mother's injuries were slightly less severe than Annie's father's, but her condition was still not good, so Su Yao gave her a level-three potion as well.

Annie's mother didn't initially know that the potions were classified into three levels. Her husband was still in a coma and couldn't provide any feedback. It wasn't until she drank it herself that she realized the extraordinary nature of these potions.

Her hands trembled slightly as she cautiously asked, "The magical energy in here is so dense... Did you make it yourself?"

They, as a couple, knew many skilled alchemists in the North and had seen and bought numerous high-grade potions. But as far as she knew, apart from the few bottles given by Su Yao, such potent potions had yet to appear on the Longyin Continent.

"Benefactor, you don't need to answer me! It seems I spoke out of turn!" Anne's mother couldn't hold back and blurted out what was on her mind, but she quickly realized it was a private matter for the other party. "I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to offend."

Su Yao shook her head, "There's nothing you can't ask, but I won't tell you. First, help Annie's father into the car, and we'll talk in a safer place."

The beasts had a keen sense of smell; in just a short while, they had gathered, drawn by the scent of blood.

"Okay!"

Annie wiped away her own tears, got into the car with her parents, and said, "Sister, thank you. You saved me, and you saved Mom and Dad. Thank you."

Su Yao smiled as she fastened her seatbelt, then reached back to touch the little girl's face. "I'm very happy to have saved your family. You are very cute, and your parents are wonderful too."

Halfway through the journey, Annie's father woke up. His face was still very pale, and the pain made it difficult for him to relax his tightly furrowed brows.

However, the moment he opened his eyes and saw his wife safe and sound, and his lost daughter had returned to his side unharmed, his smile never faded for a single moment.

Annie's mother told her husband about the situation, and Annie also recounted her experiences of the day to them.

After hearing everything, Annie's father expressed his gratitude profusely to Su Yao and Felix, even wanting to give all his money to Su Yao on the spot. When they arrived at the inn, the two got out of the car and, seeing the seats and carriage dirtied by the mud on them, also promised to help clean up.

The two of them looked a bit like Gerard back then. Su Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Let's not rush, let's heal the wounds first."

Entering the inn, Annie finally returned to her former lively state, excitedly pulling her parents upstairs. "I'll show you how to take a bath. The room is so clean and beautiful! I'll take you up!"

"We'll give you the money first..." Annie's father hadn't expected there to be an inn in the Misty Forest, but he knew they had to pay first.

Annie's mother was also taking out her own storage bag, fumbling with it for a long time, wishing she could give everything to Su Yao without leaving a single cent.

Su Yao made a gesture to pause, "Give me ten thousand gold coins first. Your accommodation fees, potion fees, and so on, give me these first."

"Twenty thousand." The tone sounded like a negotiation, but the injured movement was very forceful, and two crystal diamonds were directly thrown onto the counter.

Fearing that Su Yao might return, the two of them quickly pulled Annie upstairs.

At that time, Annie was alone, so Su Yao had arranged a single room for her. Now that her parents had also arrived, the room was changed to a double bed room.

"It feels like we should build a family suite to make it convenient for families with children to visit."

Su Yao admitted that having such a thought was very "rebellious." Clearly, there were hardly any guests throughout the year, yet she still wanted the inn's various services to be comprehensive.

The system, upon hearing there was profit to be made, was the first to come out in support: [The host has a strong desire to build a family suite. Now, the service to expand the family suite is available. Originally, the family suite would only appear at level seven of the hotel, but now it can be built, and it doesn't require 998, nor 98, just 9.8, and you can bring the family suite home!]

"9.8 gold coins?"

[How dare you!]

[It's ten thousand! Ninety-eight thousand!]

Su Yao felt that her desire for expansion was not very strong anymore. She wanted to return this service to the system; it was too much of an eyesore.

[To unsubscribe, please pay 99 gold coins.]

Su Yao: .....

You can charge for this too?!

Unsubscribing is out of the question, and the 98,000 gold coins are also not available.

"You should stay in this double room for now. Although it's called a double room, the bed is actually quite large; it could fit another Annie."

Annie's parents had no objections, and neither did Annie.

Finally, after helping this family reunite, Su Yao was ready to begin her own treasure hunt.

"Are you going tomorrow?"

"Yes, pack everything up tonight, we'll set off tomorrow morning."

The location pointed to by the treasure-seeking pearl was quite far from the inn. If Su Yao wanted to arrive before nightfall, she had to set out early.

Ya nodded: "Leave the hotel to us, and take care of yourself."

Zhan Xing: "A bead that repels water is not as important as life. Sometimes, giving up is actually a good thing."

Little Snake: "Go, Master! I'll cheer you on too!" The little snake and the man-eating flower were pets and could be taken along.

Felix: "I asked them to come down and wash your car for you..."