Chapter 38: A Price Must Be Paid

In the Zhongcaotang on Miao Street, Lin Yu and Wang Suya met again, this time with a hint of surprise.

In the concept of Profound Medicine, "withered" refers to a person's life coming to an end.

Although Wang Suya looked healthy and beautiful on the surface, her vitality had gradually faded, leaving only one step away from the end of life.

For this situation, ordinary traditional Chinese medicine is helpless, and even those proficient in Profound Medicine can only do their best; success or failure depends on heaven's will.

"Please sit," Lin Yu invited Wang Suya to sit down softly and took her pulse.

Wang Suya looked around at this ancient shop and asked casually: "This shop has been open for many years, right?"

"Yes, this is a place passed down through generations in my family, more than a hundred years old," Lin Yu replied. His brows were slightly furrowed, clearly having guessed the purpose of Wang Suya's visit and feeling helpless about it.

Seeing this, Wang Suya thought Lin Yu would say the condition was serious and the treatment cost was high, but Lin Yu's next words stunned her. "Ms. Wang, your illness can no longer be cured."

"No need to treat it? Did I misunderstand something? Didn't you say before that I only had three days of life?" Wang Suya said half-jokingly, while carefully observing Lin Yu's expression.

"I'm sorry, your condition has not improved but worsened. You should start preparing for your funeral," Lin Yu said, making a gesture to see her out, while Wang Suya was shocked by these words and unable to speak.

Intuition told her that Lin Yu's words might be true. As a lawyer, Wang Suya's career was built on sharp intuition, so although she was angry, she chose to stay and continue the conversation.

"Mr. Lin, please fulfill your duty as a doctor and don't let personal grudges affect the diagnosis," Wang Suya tried to remain calm and said.

"I am not a doctor, and the fact is that your situation is indeed hopeless," Lin Yu responded expressionlessly.

Suddenly, Wang Suya slapped the table and was about to get angry, but was interrupted by Lin Yu. "Getting angry is not good for you; it will make you leave this world faster. I am telling the truth."

Afterward, Lin Yu asked an unexpected question: "When was your last menstrual period?"

Wang Suya replied reluctantly: "I haven't had a period for a year, ever since I got amenorrhea."

"Normally, amenorrhea usually occurs in women over thirty-five. It is very unusual for you to have this situation at such a young age," Lin Yu pointed out coldly.

"You're lying! This is not true," Wang Suya retorted, but she felt uneasy deep in her heart.

Wang Suya widened her eyes, looking at Lin Yu in disbelief.

"I didn't lie to you. The body's warnings cannot be ignored; the cessation of the period is a signal."

As Lin Yu spoke, he lightly walked behind her, his fingers gently touching the center of her spine, lifting it slightly.

Suddenly, an unprecedented drowsiness struck Wang Suya, as if all her strength had been drained. She subconsciously muttered: "So sleepy..."

When Lin Yu's hand loosened, that drowsiness disappeared as if it had never existed.

Wang Suya looked at him in terror, confused in her heart. "What did you do to me?"

"I just verified my guess. Now I can be sure that your situation is very critical," Lin Yu said seriously.

Although she didn't want to believe it, a voice deep in Wang Suya's heart told her this might be true. "I am so young, how could it be..." Her thoughts were interrupted by a call from outside.

"Wu Shuping from the Maoshan Yiqing Temple requests an audience." A gentle voice came, and then an old Taoist nun in a purple robe stepped into the shop. She looked kind and wise, with crane hair and a youthful face, appearing exceptionally spirited.

Lin Yu bowed respectfully. "Profound Medicine Lin Yu greets Daoist friend Wu."

Wu Shuping glanced at Lin Yu and said with a smile: "Don't be so distant, just call me Third Aunt."

"Third Aunt, where is Third Uncle?" Lin Yu asked a bit embarrassedly.

"He went abroad to find your father. I came to see you first," Wu Shuping replied, then noticed Wang Suya standing on the side and immediately frowned. "Is this your patient? This situation doesn't look like an illness that can be cured. Prepare for the funeral."

Wang Suya's heart sank, turning to Wu Shuping and saying uneasily: "Master, is there really no way at all?"

Wu Shuping fiddled with her hands, seemingly considering how to speak. "If you hadn't met me, this kid alone really couldn't save you. But since you met me..."

She paused deliberately, implying that a price needed to be paid.

Wang Suya was about to agree when she suddenly became alert and gave a cold sneer: "Almost tricked by you! This is clearly a scam! I'm calling the police now."

Facing Wang Suya's threat, Wu Shuping and Lin Yu appeared very calm.

Wu Shuping even urged: "Go ahead and call the police. I also want to see my son. He hasn't called me in two years. Now he is the Chief of the Public Security Bureau."

"This time I must make a scene so he comes to see me in person."

Lin Yu explained with a smile: "Third Aunt, Cousin is indeed very busy with work recently..."

Wu Shuping stomped her feet in anger, saying indignantly: "What do you know? If he hadn't been so official back then, your father wouldn't have been sentenced to life imprisonment."

Lin Yu could only apologize and appease her: "Don't be angry, calm down."

Wang Suya listened to their conversation and felt it was a bit ridiculous. She muttered in her heart: This can't be true, right? The Chief of the Public Security Bureau of Huacheng, that is a high-ranking official equivalent to a City Lord, how could he be the son of a female Taoist nun?

However, at this moment, Wang Suya suddenly felt difficulty breathing, followed by a loss of consciousness.

Wu Shuping glanced at Wang Suya, who had fallen to the ground, and said with a light smile: "Hurry and carry her to the room, I'll treat her illness."

Lin Yu quickly picked her up and walked toward the backyard, joking: "Are you so sure she won't renege on the debt after she's cured?"

Wu Shuping grinned and responded: "What are you afraid of? I know her family. This girl is a famous lawyer in Huacheng, she can't run away."

In the bedroom in the backyard, Wu Shuping asked Lin Yu to put Wang Suya on the bed, then took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom.

Opening the cap, a fragrance filled the entire room.

Wu Shuping carefully poured out a black pill and fed it to Wang Suya.

"Let her sleep, this life can be considered saved, but..." Wu Shuping looked at Wang Suya, then at Lin Yu, and said with a hint of cunning smile.

Lin Yu felt very uncomfortable being looked at and asked: "Third Aunt, why are you looking at me like that? It's very uncomfortable."

Wu Shuping took Lin Yu's hand, brought him to the bedside, and whispered: "The Longevity Pill can only add ten years to her life. To last long, she must rely on a man's help."

"As long as she gets pregnant and gives birth, she can live ten more years for every child she has, up to a hundred years. In Profound Medicine, this is called borrowing Yang life, which is borrowing the child's vitality. And this method only applies to women." ===== CHAPTER 39 =====