Betrayed, But Not Defeated novel Chapter 71

At that moment, Luciana felt disoriented, but she still followed Daniel back to the pharmacy.

Though he reassured her that everything was fine, she couldn't conceal the worry in her gaze as she watched her grandfather lying unconscious on the bed.

Floyd shot Luciana a quick glance before turning to Daniel. "Is Mr. Taylor going to be okay, sir?"

Daniel smiled and shook his head. "He's fine. Once I remove these needles, he'll wake up." With that, he gently removed the silver needles from Zephyr's acupoints.

Zephyr Taylor, whose eyes were still tightly shut, suddenly coughed. His eyes snapped open, and he momentarily regained consciousness.

Daniel narrowed his eyes upon seeing that. It seemed his hunch was right—Zephyr hadn't just collapsed for no reason.

Zephyr coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the energy around his body began to churn violently.

"Don't rush to calm it!" Daniel cautioned. Then, he placed his palm on Zephyr's back, and it shook violently.

Zephyr's eyes snapped wide open as he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?!" Luciana was at a loss and overwhelmed with anxiety

Zephyr waved dismissively. "I'm fine. Young man, thank you."

Daniel waved it off. "I just happened to pass by. Call it fate."

Zephyr studied him carefully before slowly raising his hand. "Lucy, make some tea. Don't worry. I'm fine."

After reassuring her, he turned to Floyd. "Thank you for your help today."

"Glad you're okay, Mr. Taylor. Oh! I forgot to deliver the goods. I'll check on you again this evening." Floyd scratched his head and hurried out the door.

Luciana returned with the tea. "I'm sorry about earlier because I've never heard of the herbs you wrote. But don't worry, my grandpa knows a lot. Maybe he's familiar with them."

"It was my mistake earlier. The herbal formula should be this." Daniel handed her the revised formula.

She took it and briefly scanned it. Then, she sighed in relief. "Oh, so it's something similar to cordyceps. We have that, and we guarantee the quality."

"Please prepare it for me. If it works, I'll place a large order in the future," Daniel said with a smile.

Despite the setbacks, he had finally obtained the herbs, and his luck was surprisingly good. He had been wondering where to find a specific spiritual herb in the formula, but then he encountered Zephyr.

The herb Daniel was referring to was a spiritual herb, but he wasn't sure if Zephyr would be willing to talk about it.

"Let me see it," Zephyr took the herbal formula from Luciana's hands. After a quick glance, he raised his head. His expression was one of shock. "This… This is… an ancient pill formula?"