"Am I right?" Li Yifei squinted his eyes and asked with a smile.
Hu Yu’er pouted and said, "Even if you’re right! But how did you know? You don’t actually know dicine, do you?"
"So you thought I was just pretending earlier?" Li Yifei replied with a question.
Hu Yu’er couldn’t help but feel wronged and said, "It’s not that I doubt you, but you... you just seed like you were pretending. You said two n had kidney deficiencies. Isn’t there any other illness besides kidney deficiency?"
"Other illnesses... not really!" Li Yifei said.
Hu Yu’er shook her head and said, "Then tell , what other illness do I have!"
"Stomach problems and the like are minor for you, but don’t you occasionally sleep too late, and if you wake up early, feel a dull pain in your lower abdon? But upon examination, nothing’s wrong, and there’s no sign of illness!"
"I have... had such symptoms!" Hu Yu’er started to believe Li Yifei. She did have such issues and had consulted experts several tis, but the results were always inconclusive. Doctors concluded it might be occasional intestinal spasms, but only a few people knew about it. Things like her nstrual pain were impossible for outsiders to know.
She took quite a bit of dicine but saw no improvent.
Li Yifei smiled faintly and said, "So, do you still think I’m a fraud?"
Hu Yu’er instinctively shook her head twice and said, "I believe you, but... why don’t you tell how to treat these ailnts, or how they are caused?"
"I don’t know the causes of the illnesses because there are many possibilities, but I do know so treatnts!" Li Yifei said.
Hu Yu’er widened her eyes and pressed, "Then tell , how to treat them."
"I can’t say now. You have to wait three days!" Li Yifei gave a mysterious smile, deliberately being coy.
"Three more days?" Hu Yu’er couldn’t help but ask.
"Naturally!"
"But why? If there’s a prescription or sothing, can’t you tell now?" Hu Yu’er pressed.
"You’ll know when the ti cos. I’m not lying to you about this," Li Yifei said.
"Hmph!" Hu Yu’er held back for a while, seeing that Li Yifei still wouldn’t say, she had to nod and say, "Alright, I’ll wait three days."
"By then, you’ll want to thank . Even though your condition isn’t severe, over the years, it could affect fertility, and you might never conceive normally in your lifeti!" Li Yifei said.
Upon hearing this, Hu Yu’er imdiately sat up straight and looked at Li Yifei, saying, "Is it that serious?"
"It is serious, but for , it’s not too big a problem. If you trust , then wait three days, and I’ll solve it for you," Li Yifei said.
Hu Yu’er nodded repeatedly. Of course, she trusted Li Yifei. Earlier when she was questioning his dical skills, it wasn’t real doubt—just half-joking. Now, hearing Li Yifei not only diagnosed her ailnts but also described them so gravely, Hu Yu’er naturally had to take it seriously. Luckily, Li Yifei said he had a way to treat it.
Glancing at Chen Junxiao beside her, the little girl was looking at photos with tearful eyes, so she dismissed the idea of having Li Yifei consult the little girl. She got up, went upstairs, found a photo album, and helped the little girl place the photos inside.
As for Li Yifei, he carried the box back to his room. The antiques in the box were strange, and seed to carry that peculiar aura as well. More importantly, those who ca in contact with it would have this aura invade their bodies.
Watching Brother Wang and Hu Yu’er’s subordinate, Li Yifei felt sothing was wrong. This aura, once in the body, could cause disturbances and, more importantly, affect one’s health.
"It can actually be parasitic?" Li Yifei mused and chuckled at the thought. If his guess was right, it should be a type of True Qi, yet different from the True Qi he cultivated, and different from the Innate Vital Energy he acquired. In any case, this Qi was sinister... but could True Qi also be parasitic?
Hold on, Li Yifei paused, suddenly freezing; his hair stood on end. Why couldn’t True Qi be parasitic? His Innate Vital Energy was also a form of True Qi, originating from Mount Kunlun and the True Qi on the Island of All Beings. These were absorbed into his body. Besides, the Worm... isn’t it a kind of Qi too? If so, it resides in his heart area, although it limits his freedom in so areas, it’s provided imnse help in critical monts.
So, this kind of parasitism, for Li Yifei, was a beneficial symbiosis.
A little puzzled, yet intrigued, Li Yifei opened the box, closed his eyes, and carefully felt it.
His instincts told him these unique antiques were both dangerous and alluring, but he also knew he hadn’t yet returned to his peak state in cultivation. So he’d better hold back, avoiding contact to prevent any unsolvable trouble.
This was also why he told Hu Yu’er to wait three days for her treatnt. In three days, he’d be back to his peak state, so better to endure for now. Li Yifei closed the box and set it beside his bed.
He took out his phone to chat with his family. After more than an hour, there was a knock on the door. Hu Yu’er pushed the door open and ca in, looked at Li Yifei, smiled, and said, "I have nothing to do, just wanted to co and sit for a while."
"Of course, you are welco, and after all, this is your ho." Li Yifei said.
"It’s a pity you don’t want it. Otherwise, everything I have could be yours!" Hu Yu’er boldly said.
"Haha, then if I get all these things and turn around and don’t want you, won’t you have nowhere to cry!" Li Yifei replied.
Hu Yu’er stared intently at Li Yifei and asked, "Would you do that?"
"The human heart is the most unpredictable, so never test humanity."
"It’s better if you don’t say it, because when you do, I actually want to test it. I don’t really believe it, maybe others would, thousands, countless people would, but not you. I have that kind of faith!" Hu Yu’er said.
Li Yifei imdiately conceded shaking his head, "Forget it, I don’t have confidence in myself. Such wealth, you can’t spend it in several lifetis, how could one not be tempted!"
"Haha, I knew you would say that, all heart, no guts!" Hu Yu’er said.
"No, it’s knowing what to do and what not to do!" Li Yifei said seriously.
"That’s why you’re a real man and a true gentleman!" Hu Yu’er gave a thumbs up.
Li Yifei looked up and laughed, leaning his body against the edge of the bed, and said, "Actually, your personality isn’t bad either. It’s sowhat like a northerner’s character rather than a southerner’s."
"That’s because you are seeing the in front of you, not the one in front of others!" Hu Yu’er replied.
Li Yifei nodded, "You’re right, there is indeed a difference!"
"Let’s not test each other’s wits and probes anymore. Although now, as long as you nod, I’ll throw myself into your arms, after these few days of interaction, I know more that the Li Yifei in front of is one with boundaries and discretion."
"No!" Li Yifei shook his head. Hu Yu’er imdiately widened her eyes, seeming puzzled, then heard Li Yifei seriously say, "In fact, I’m lying down!"
A big eye-roll at Li Yifei, Hu Yu’er rolled her eyes and then laughed herself, "Still humorous, but sadly ’when you were born, I was not yet, when I was born, you were already old!’
"Don’t, I feel there’s not much age difference between us. This line of poetry isn’t used well, I think you can say, ’Fate is not right, so we missed it.’"
"That’s even more pretentious!" Hu Yu’er said.
Li Yifei looked at her state, feeling relieved. He understood his own character weaknesses, if... Just hypothetically, if Hu Yu’er was really determined to cling to him, even summoning the courage at midnight to throw herself at him, if once didn’t work, throwing herself several tis, Li Yifei might really give in. After all, he is a romantic at heart, although he has monts of determination, it’s rare against won.
Fortunately, Hu Yu’er just spoke boldly and tested him, but didn’t do too much, which made Li Yifei breathe a sigh of relief.
"Don’t laugh when I say this, it’s my first ti like this with a man!" After a mont of silence, Hu Yu’er suddenly spoke up.
Li Yifei nodded seriously and said, "I believe you, and I won’t laugh."
"That’s good!" Hu Yu’er also nodded, her eyes gazing out the window, with enough view to see far away.
The room quieted down, Li Yifei went into a slight daze, getting lost in thought. From the stone house returning to such a luxurious place, Li Yifei was a bit uncomfortable. Firstly, the bed was too soft, and secondly... the fragrance on the woman beside him was too strong. Though he didn’t dislike it, it was still strong, and as Li Yifei sniffed it, his thoughts beca muddled.
When he woke up, it was already dark. There was no one else in the room. Li Yifei got up, turned on the light, washed his face, followed the sound downstairs, and saw Hu Yu’er and Chen Junxiao at the table. One was holding a book, the other was writing with a pen. Seeing Li Yifei co down, they stopped, Hu Yu’er said excitedly, "Junxiao is amazing, she recognizes so many words, so even I don’t know!"
Seeing the woman holding the Xinhua Dictionary and testing Chen Junxiao with it, Li Yifei couldn’t help but laugh, saying, "Junxiao is indeed amazing!"
"Yes, yes, I thought she’d be delayed for a few years, probably having to start over from first or second grade, but it seems there’s no need. In the next few days, I’ll invite so teachers to teach her elentary knowledge as a recap, and I think she can start junior high this sumr!"
"Are you confident?" Li Yifei asked, looking at Chen Junxiao.
The little girl, holding the pen, pursed her lips with a shy expression. After thinking for a mont, she looked up and said, "I am confident!"
"Good, let’s do it this way. You’ll work a bit harder during this ti, read more books, try to keep up with the pace of others. Your age is just right for junior high, let’s aim for not falling behind for a year and going straight to junior high like them!" Li Yifei decided.
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