Chapter 34 Part 2

The Eldest Young Madam had a decent relationship with her husband’s adopted sister, and since the Master had been personally invited by Old Master, she didn’t object.

But while she stayed silent, someone burst in from the doorway. “Stop! What are you feeding my dad?!”

She lunged to pry Chu Yi’s hand away, but luckily Yu Qingxian blocked her, preventing the Medicinal Pill in Chu Yi’s hand from hitting the floor. He pocketed the Medicinal Pill, naturally halting the attempt to administer it.

The woman then turned to the Eldest Young Madam and unleashed a torrent of accusations. “Big sis, why didn’t you stop him? Letting some unknown person feed Dad medicine like this—doctors don’t even dare use drugs recklessly. What if something happens?!”

It seemed she was Old Zheng’s Second Young Madam, and she wasn’t alone; behind her followed a woman about her age, dressed in long robes with long sleeves, exuding a gentle temperament completely different from the vibrant and outspoken second young madam.

“This… little sis, the Master was invited by Old Master…” The Eldest Young Madam didn’t know how to explain, as she had her own selfish motives. In this family, her own pair of children were the sickest.

If her father-in-law took the Master’s medicine and showed improvement, then her children might have hope too.

“What master?” The Second Young Madam shot Chu Yi a sidelong glance. “Old Master’s confused, and now you’re confused too? This guy’s clearly someone Zheng Danrui brought in. Don’t think I don’t know!”

Zheng Danrui sneered. “Is that so? Then how did you know, second sis-in-law? Someone must have tipped you off!”

The Second Young Madam’s eyes flickered with guilt. “Uncle Yongzhou and Uncle Yongqi were just thinking of Old Master.”

She looked expectantly at Zheng Yongming on the bed. “Dad, what do you say?”

Zheng Yongming glanced at her, then at his stern-faced, coldly expressive adopted daughter, and rasped, “I’ll take the medicine.”

“Dad—” The Second Young Madam couldn’t believe it.

But Zheng Danrui suddenly relaxed, her eyes reddening as she walked to her adoptive father’s side to help prop him up. “Dad, I’ll feed you the medicine.”

Chu Yi handed her the pill.

The Second Young Madam anxiously glanced back at the gentle woman, who shook her head. She tried to rush forward again to grab it, but this time the Eldest Young Madam didn’t just stand there dumbly. Together with Old Zheng’s assistant, they held her back.

“Big sis, how can you let him give Master random medicine?!” The Second Young Madam was so frantic she nearly scratched someone.

“Little sis, stop making a fuss…” The Eldest Young Madam suddenly noticed that her sister-in-law had stopped struggling. Looking up, she saw her frozen in shock, as if witnessing a miracle.

She turned back to look too, only to see her father-in-law—who’d just had trouble speaking from illness—now sitting up with strength. “Dad—!”

The Eldest Young Madam was both shocked and delighted. Seeing Chu Yi press two fingers lightly behind Zheng Yongming’s back and rub gently, she immediately fell silent, not daring to disturb.

After a moment, Chu Yi withdrew his fingers. Zheng Yongming’s complexion had visibly improved, rosy now, his skin regaining some luster. He no longer looked like a dying man.

“Master…” The Eldest Young Madam’s voice trembled with excitement. “Is… is he better now, Master?”

Her legs went weak; she wanted to kneel and beg the Master for more medicine to save her husband and children.

Chu Yi steadied her. “No need for formalities, Eldest Young Madam. This only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. To truly recover, the curse must be removed.”

“Yes, yes, I believe in you, Master!” The Eldest Young Madam nodded repeatedly. With Zheng Danrui’s help, she straightened up and eagerly asked how her father-in-law felt.

Zheng Yongming also found it miraculous. Moving his now much looser body, he sighed in amazement. “I feel great. Master’s medicine is simply too miraculous!”

He looked at Chu Yi again. “I felt a stream of warmth just now…”

Chu Yi replied, “Just a bit of True Force to help dissolve the medicine.”

At this point, Zheng Yongming had no doubts left about Chu Yi. This was a true master!

Zheng Yongming said, “Thank you for your hard work, Master! Master…”

He shared the same thought as his eldest daughter-in-law: now that he was better, he hadn’t forgotten his sons and grandsons. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted—

“What master? I think he fed Old Master Zheng some Tiger-Wolf Medicine. Looking better now is just a false recovery before death!”

Everyone turned to see it was the gentle woman, who hadn’t spoken until now.

“What, false recovery?” The Second Young Madam wavered again, her gaze shifting between the gentle woman and Chu Yi before settling on the former. Clearly, in terms of rapport, she trusted the other more.

“Dad, have someone call the police quick and arrest this harmful Demon Daoist! And a doctor—big sis, hurry and get a doctor to check on Dad. The company still needs him; he absolutely can’t have an accident!”

Zheng Yongming was speechless at his second daughter-in-law’s tendency to flip sides after a couple of words. Didn’t she have any judgment of her own? Even if she couldn’t tell, shouldn’t she at least ask him first?

He knew his own body best—whether it truly felt better or was just a false recovery, he wasn’t so ill that he couldn’t distinguish.

Zheng Yongming’s face turned cold. “Shut up!”

The Second Young Madam was startled by his sudden sternness, and the gentle woman looked shocked and uncertain. Could she have been wrong? Was this young kid’s pill really Spiritual Medicine?

Zheng Yongming turned back to Chu Yi with a smile. “Master, don’t take offense. She didn’t mean it; she’s just empty-headed and follows the crowd. I’ll have my second son discipline her later.”

Chu Yi waved it off, unconcerned, and asked about the gentle woman. “And she is…”

The Eldest Young Madam quickly said, “Her name is Kui Ya. She’s the family tutor we hired.”

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