Chapter 250: Extra Chapter: The Pill of the Great Wife's Might (Begging for Monthly Passes)

Extra Chapter: The Pill of the Great Wife's Might (Begging for Monthly Passes)

Extra Chapter: The Pill of the Great Wife's Might (Begging for Monthly Passes)

The Lin Family Mansion.

The night deepened, and silence fell within Lin Fu.

Inside the back chambers' boudoir, it was pitch black. Lin Wanyi lay in bed with her arms wrapped around her chest, biting her lower lip, constantly recalling the moment of intimacy just passed:

His skin is so thick; he must have made up an excuse on purpose to kiss me...

How could he stick out his tongue...

Ee~ I'm so embarrassed...

After tossing and turning like this for an unknown duration, faint footsteps came from outside the room, followed by:

Creak~

Lin Wanyi tensed her whole body. Fearing Xie Jinhuan would hold and kiss her again, she pretended to be asleep to see how Xie Jinhuan would react.

Will he secretly kiss me?

Or will he shake me awake...

Or will he show mercy and, seeing I'm asleep, leave silently...

The third option seems more heartwarming; if he really is that good, I'll call him back...

But unfortunately, the door closed quickly, followed by faint footsteps approaching from afar:

Tap tap~

?

Lin Wanyi frowned inwardly, thinking Xie Jinhuan must prioritize practicing his arts and was preparing to wake her, but she never expected the bed to sink slightly very soon, followed by:

Smack—

A heavy, forceful slap, bringing a crisp sound!

?!

Lin Wanyi shivered all over, her apricot eyes widening, her gaze filled with shock and humiliation!

And a strange trembling of the heart and liver born from that humiliation...

In her anger and shame, Lin Wanyi flipped over directly, grabbing a hand:

"You lecher! I'll fight you... fight..."

Her words cut off abruptly.

There was no light in the room; Lin Wanyi couldn't see the situation on the bed, but she could feel the wrist was slender, smooth as congealed fat, and very familiar...

And immediately, a sweet voice sounded just inches away:

"Auntie, why do you call me a lecher? I am a young lady..."

(⊙﹏⊙)?!

Lin Wanyi was struck as if by lightning; her ashamed and angry expression instantly turned to terrified helplessness...

Hush~

Faint Qi circulated, and a little light illuminated every corner of the bed.

Lin Zisu raised her right hand; a bracelet hung on her wrist, from which red jade emitted a soft glow, illuminating her delicate, jade-carved face and the big red peony right in front of her!

"Eh? Auntie, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"

"I... uh..."

Seeing the mischievous girl pop up, Lin Wanyi was completely dazed and quickly sat up:

"Zisu, why have you returned?"

Lin Zisu looked at her suspiciously: "Didn't Auntie write a letter asking me to come home and take a look?"

"I just wrote a letter..."

"I was afraid Auntie would get impatient waiting, so I ran with a fast horse as soon as I got the letter. I didn't even say hello to Old Man Li. Just now entering the city, I saw trouble over in the East City..."

While speaking, Lin Zisu took off her embroidered shoes and moved onto the bed:

"Auntie, why don't you take off your clothes when you sleep?"

Lin Wanyi was waiting for Xie Jinhuan; how could she dare take off her clothes? Her expression was quite awkward:

"I was just practicing my arts and leaning here to rest. It's so late; why don't you go back to your room to sleep..."

Lin Zisu's eyes were filled with disbelief:

"Auntie, with one word from you, I traveled over a hundred li by carriage and boat. I just arrived, and you want me to go out?"

"That's not what I meant... it's just..."

Lin Zisu was not stupid. Noticing her aunt stammering and seeing her dressed so charmingly and moistly late at night, she pondered briefly, and her eyes widened a bit:

"Auntie, are you perhaps waiting for someone? Waiting for whom? Young Master Xie?"

"Zisu!"

Lin Wanyi's eyes darkened, putting on a dignified and intellectual appearance:

"What nonsense are you talking? How could I possibly be waiting for someone in my boudoir late at night. If you can't sleep, I'll chat with you, and after chatting, you can go back to your room early."

Lin Zisu was half-skeptical, squeezed up to her aunt, pulled up the quilt, and asked with great interest:

"Auntie, how have things been between you and Young Master Xie these past few days? Have you hugged?"

Far more than a hug...

As for me, your aunt, I'm almost...

Lin Wanyi couldn't say it outright; she lay straight and proper on the pillow, her demeanor like that of a dignified and conservative mother:

"How old are you, and why do you talk nonsense all day? Xie Jinhuan came to Jingcheng to investigate a case, and I only came home to visit; we haven't met much."

Lin Zisu was no longer young; she turned her aunt's cheek toward her:

"Auntie, you really are incapable of climbing a wall, aren't you?"

"Tch~ If you keep this up, I'll beat you!"

Lin Zisu sighed inwardly, feeling that her aunt's current state required a higher intensity; thinking for a moment, she reached into her robes, pulled out a small red pill:

"I knew Auntie you lacked the courage. These past few days I specially researched a 'Pill of the Great Wife's Might' for you; try it!"

"G-Great... Great what?!"

"The Great Wife's Might!"

Lin Wanyi, utterly baffled, took the bizarre pill and examined it:

"What use is this?"

Lin Zisu introduced it with great enthusiasm:

"Swallow this, and it will 'strengthen the cowardly aunt's courage with medicine.' Not only does it have the effect of replenishing Qi and boosting blood, but it also lets you 'speak your mind directly.' Say it boldly if you like, and scold freely if you don't. The only cost is that once the medicine wears off, you might feel quite embarrassed."

Lin Wanyi had been dosed by Zisu many times before, and not a single effect had matched the description; she frowned and said:

"Are you sure this thing won't turn into a 'Immediate Cuddling Pill'?"

Seeing her aunt doubt her skill, Lin Zisu said no more, took the pill, and swallowed it herself.

"Eh?"

Seeing this, Lin Wanyi felt a bit worried; after all, with Zisu's medicine, no god could predict the consequences!

However, after waiting a moment, she discovered that Zisu, lying nearby, had not been poisoned into madness; instead, she rolled over and sat up, chest out and chin high, projecting an aura of disrespect, her sparkling eyes glancing at her with nothing but disdain.

"?"

Lin Wanyi, utterly baffled, asked: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Whoosh~

Lin Zisu threw back the quilt, revealing her lush figure with its prominent curves; her eyes grew slightly cold:

"Who said I was looking at you? I'm looking at the useless waste of resources in this house!

"We've raised you for over twenty years, expecting you to carry on the family line, yet with such a huge piece of meat right in front of your mouth, you still let outsiders dig out your wall. Tell me, what else can you do?"

"Hey?!"

Lin Wanyi was stunned, feeling that Zisu hadn't taken medicine but was merely using this as an excuse to vent; she rolled over, sat up, and rolled up her sleeves:

"You brat, your wings have hardened, have they? I..."

"Come on, come on, keep being fierce."

Lin Zisu stood with hands on hips, fearless and unafraid:

"You just use your status as Auntie to bully me, don't you? I'll tell you the truth; you won't be able to act tough for long!

"Once you're married, returning to your natal home will depend on my mood as a young lady; if you suffer bullying in your husband's family, you'll have to come back to me, the family head, and cry your eyes out.

"If you offend me to death now, just wait for your husband's family to show no affection and your natal family to show no love.

"Come on, come on, keep being fierce! Why aren't you speaking?"

"..."

Facing the mischievous girl radiating fierce momentum, Lin Wanyi instantly turned red with heat, her chest about to explode from anger.

But what Zisu said was indeed the truth.

Zisu was already sixteen; she would marry sooner or later. In the future, the legacy of the Lin family's medical lineage would surely be inherited by the exceptionally talented Zisu.

For a daughter who marries out, the support behind her is her natal family.

If she offends the future head of the Lin family now, won't she suffer the resentment of a concubine sister in her husband's house, and upon returning, be beaten by her own natal family?

The Moonless Shanzhuang is a hundred thousand eight thousand li away; it can't take care of her...

Lin Wanyi took a deep breath and said softly:

"Disrespectful. Auntie won't hold it against you. Where is the antidote? You must take it quickly..."

"What antidote should I take?"

Lin Zisu slapped her hand away; on her porcelain-like face was the full domineering aura of a family head:

"Just now, Grandmother secretly asked me to persuade you. I didn't beat you only because of the mother-daughter bond between us!

"Now that the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, if you don't seize the opportunity to pursue Young Master Xie, and wait until Princess Changning and Linghu Qingmo enter the household, will you become a concubine?

"Is your brain filled with gruel?!"

"Zisu!"

Scolded until her scalp went numb, yet unable to get angry with a child, Lin Wanyi could only speak kindly:

"Alright, alright, I know. Where is the antidote? Take it first, or we can't talk."

Lin Zisu gave a slight huff and extended her hand:

"Give me one hundred taels of silver first!"

"Hey?"

Lin Wanyi's long eyelashes trembled; she secretly thought—You really want to fly to the sky!

You act this way before becoming family head; what will you be like once you are?

"I've already given you your monthly allowance..."

"Is ten taels of silver monthly allowance enough for anything? Don't you really know how many pills I've helped the clinic refine for free? If Auntie is like this, then I won't say anything; good and evil will eventually be rewarded; above your head, three feet up, stands the Medicine King..."

"Alright, alright..."

Lin Wanyi gritted her teeth, took out a silver note, and handed it to Zisu:

"Take the antidote quickly."

Only then was Lin Zisu satisfied; she put away the silver note, then took out a pill and swallowed it.

Then, in those bright, spirited big eyes, a hint of embarrassment slowly surfaced. He leaned back onto the bed, shifted silently a bit farther away, pulled the quilt up to cover half his face, leaving only a pair of big eyes exposed:

"Uh... I just took medicine and said some things I shouldn't have. Auntie, please don't take it to heart."

Eyes full of obedience~

Lin Wanyi, relieved, straightened her chest, her gaze slightly fierce:

"I knew you were talking nonsense, so I didn't beat you. Don't let it happen again!"

I wasn't talking nonsense; I was just stating my true feelings...

Lin Zisu "hehe~" laughed, turned over, and got up:

"Got it, got it. I'm a bit sleepy, going back to sleep. Hungry, mmmmm~~"

"Wait!"

Lin Zisu's expression froze, her foot suspended in mid-air, quietly covering the silver notes in her pocket.

Lin Wanyi really wanted to get the silver back, but Zi Su's words just now had indeed struck a chord in her heart. Thinking it over, she asked:

"If a man takes this 'Pill of the Great Wife's Authority', will he also speak his mind directly?"

Lin Zisu, relieved, turned around and sat by her side:

"If a man takes it, it becomes the 'Pill of Overwhelming Dominance Leaking Sideways'; the effect is much the same. However, I advise Auntie not to try this recklessly. What if Young Master Xie takes it and says, 'Such a big auntie, with no skills at all. If it weren't for your pretty face, would this Young Master have fallen for you? If you keep being coy, I'll make Seeing Mo Mo the boss and you the youngest...' "

!!

Lin Wanyi stared with wide eyes; just hearing Zi Su repeat it made her face turn red with heat!

If Xie Jinhuan really thought that, then she wouldn't want this stinky man either!

"Who said I was going to give it to him? I was just asking. Go to sleep."

"Oh~"

Lin Zisu smiled, then walked toward the door.

But unexpectedly, just as she opened the door, a black shadow flashed across the roof and headed straight for the doorway!

Perhaps his vision was exceptionally keen, and seeing the delicate Young Lady inside the room, the newcomer let out a sound:

"Whoa..."

The figure in mid-air tried to fly back.

But having not yet entered Super Rank, and having just been overexerted, this move was clearly a bit difficult, so it resulted in:

Thump~

A stumble upon landing, kneeling directly before the door.

Lin Zisu was clearly stunned for a moment. After clearly seeing the cold, handsome Young Master in black robes outside the door, she was startled into a "Thump~" as she dropped to her knees on both legs, raising her hands to help him up:

"Impossible, impossible! Young Master Xie, what are you doing~? This humble girl cannot accept such a great honor..."

"Uh..."

Under the faint moonlight, a handsome man and a young girl bowed to each other like husband and wife at the bedroom door.

Xie Jinhuan, having finished serving the Big Ice Tuozi by the Fengyi River, rushed back at full gallop, truly not expecting Wan Yi to be so unprofessional, stealing a man while bringing her niece along!

Having performed a great bow unexpectedly, Xie Jinhuan naturally felt embarrassed in his heart, but luckily he reacted quickly, left hand holding the doorframe, right hand covering his chest:

"Cough... cough..."

"Eh?"

Lin Wanyi saw that Xie Jinhuan had arrived at an inopportune time; originally full of fear, but hearing the muffled cough, her expression changed slightly, and she turned over to get up:

"Xie Jinhuan? What's wrong with you?"

Xie Jinhuan explained: "Just now, during the clash, the commotion was quite loud. I came to find Physician Lin for a check-up. I didn't expect Miss Zi Su to be here as well; truly disturbing you."

Seeing Xie Jinhuan looked quite weak, Lin Zisu quickly composed her expression, took Xie Jinhuan's wrist to take his pulse, then frowned her small eyebrows:

"The Qi Sea is almost exhausted, limbs over-exerted. No wonder you fell. Fortunately, I brought the 'Pill of Overwhelming Dominance Leaking Sideways'!"

Saying this, she reached into the small pouch at her waist and pulled out a small pill:

"Open your mouth, ah~~~"

"?"

If facing Wan Yi, Xie Jinhuan would definitely have opened his mouth and taken it.

But the 'Poisonous Hand Medicine Maiden' had a remarkable track record; her deterrent power truly made him have to fear her a third degree:

"Uh... Miss Zi Su, what is the price for this?"

Lin Wanyi's expression was strange; thinking for a moment, she said softly:

"It's just something to replenish Qi and boost blood. There's no harm. You should eat it."

Lin Zisu also nodded: "The effect of replenishing Qi is excellent. I guarantee that once you eat it, you'll be full of energy and especially motivated."

"Really?!"

Hearing such a good effect, Xie Jinhuan certainly couldn't bear to eat it. He put away the pill and took out a jade pendant:

"Fortunately, I also brought the 'Kirin Holding the Letter Pendant'! This item can cause the speed of Qi cultivation to skyrocket. At most within two hours, I can recover! Such a good medicine, I'll keep it as a reserve."

"Wow~"

Seeing the slightly glowing green-blue jade pendant, Lin Zisu's eyes went straight, taking it to examine:

"I've never seen this thing before. Young Master Xie is truly amazing!"

Xie Jinhuan was quite generous: "Miss Zi Su can take it to play with; just return it to me tomorrow."

"Then what about your Qi cultivation?"

"Cultivating slowly is fine too; no rush."

Lin Zisu was not stupid; she felt Xie Jinhuan was trying to get her to leave. Immediately, she returned the jade pendant:

"No matter. I can see it tomorrow just the same. I'm a bit sleepy today; I'll sleep first. Hungry, mmmmm~~"

With that, she vanished like the wind from the boudoir doorway! —

The silver moon hung like a hook; the courtyard fell silent.

Xie Jinhuan stood at the door watching her go. He had wanted to ask about the Immortal-Burning Gu, but since Miss Zisu was so sensible, he naturally had to wait until tomorrow.

Lin Wanyi was already nervous; discovering that the mischievous girl had actually run off and left her, her expression naturally panicked:

"Hurry back, Miss Zisu has already discovered it... Eh?"

Before she could finish speaking, she noticed the man at the doorway stumble, propping himself up against the doorframe with one hand:

"Let me rest for a moment..."

Lin Wanyi's heart jumped; she hurried forward to support him. After briefly checking his pulse, she realized Miss Zisu had not been lying.

Xie Jinhuan's qi and blood were faint as a spider's thread and quite chaotic. This was clearly severe physical exhaustion caused by exhausting his Qi Sea under high load, consuming potent medicine to replenish, then exhausting it again. The fact that he could stand there chatting cheerfully was a testament to his extraordinary willpower.

"You... who did you just fight? Why was the consumption so great? Come inside quickly..."

Supported into the room, Xie Jinhuan's heart was truly hard to describe:

"I just encountered a demon bandit from the Mingshen Sect. After a bitter battle lasting a long time, I shattered him into pieces. The consumption was indeed a bit high."

"You are neither an Immortal Official nor a Constable. Why not protect the Princess properly, but instead risk your life outside every day?"

Lin Wanyi's eyes were full of heartache. Supporting Xie Jinhuan to lie down beside the embroidered bed, she untied the black robe—she didn't know whose it was—and checked his injuries.

She found Xie Jinhuan's robes completely shattered, his trousers full of holes, and lingering red marks that had not yet faded on his upper arm...

Lin Wanyi blinked her eyes, asking in confusion:

"Do demon bandits also use Thunder Arts?"

Xie Jinhuan leaned against the headboard, blinking his eyes:

"Not many do; otherwise, I wouldn't have been scratched like a cat. I'm fine; just a short rest will do."

"These demons are truly ruthless..."

When Xie Jinhuan left, he was a lively, healthy man; returning, he was so weak he looked as if he had been ravaged by a wicked woman. How could Lin Wanyi not be heart-wrenched? Carefully, she removed the black robe, then rose and walked to the wardrobe:

"Your trousers are torn. You probably can't wear mine. How about you make do with this?"

Saying this, she pulled out a pair of pantyhose with excellent elasticity...

Huh?!

Xie Jinhuan looked down at his long legs, hesitated for a long time, then replied:

"I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for me to wear. How about you put them on and show me?"

"Tsk~ You wish!"

Lin Wanyi also felt it was inappropriate. She put the black silk pantyhose back and closed the wardrobe:

"My mother made a new set of clothes for my father. I'll go sneak them over. You rest for a while first."

Saying this, she ran to the door, glanced outside, then quietly slipped out.

Click~

Seeing Wanyi stealing her father-in-law's clothes for him to wear, Xie Jinhuan was truly deeply touched.

Noticing Xie Jinhuan staring blankly at the door with a silly smile, Ye Hongshang also appeared, sitting sideways on the bed's edge to watch with him:

"Wanyi is still so virtuous, right? Unlike that Big Ice Block, who only beats you up."

Xie Jinhuan withdrew his gaze, turned his head to attempt a sneak attack on his ghost wife, but as expected, he clipped through the model. He then sheepishly closed his mouth:

"It can't be said that way. At least the Hundred-Year Lotus has some leads. Li Gongpu donated funds, and the Crescent Moon Villa obtained the medicinal herbs. Next, once the pill is formed, if I take another Pill of Sudden Cultivation Surge, I estimate I can seal the Demon-Suppressing Tomb. The progress is faster than imagined."

Ye Hongshang blinked her soul-stealing, charm-snatching eyes, pondered slightly, then leaned her head against Xie Jinhuan's shoulder:

"Oh ho~ Then our parting isn't far off either. Sister will return to the grave to sleep. I don't know if, when I come out next time, you will still be alive, or if you'll have become an old man, no longer as handsome as now..."

Xie Jinhuan frowned, and the smile on his face vanished completely.

Indeed, once the Demon-Suppressing Tomb is truly sealed, it will be a permanent separation from his ghost wife...

But from what he has investigated so far, the danger coefficient for his ghost wife is a little bit high...

Ye Hongshang raised her eyes, raised a hand, and scratched her nose:

"What? Can't bear to part with Sister?"

Xie Jinhuan pondered slightly, then smiled:

"I am not an ungrateful person. Rest assured, even if I discover your identity has issues, I will resolve it quickly, then dig you out again. You know my efficiency."

"What if it can't be resolved?"

"If it can't be resolved..."

Xie Jinhuan took a light breath, paused in silence for a moment, and looked at the great succubus beside him:

"Then you have truly harmed Your Majesty!"

"Heh~"

Ye Hongshang quite liked these words. Looking at the face so close, she lightly bit her lower lip, revealing a very seductive gaze:

"You do have some conscience. Do you want Sister to reward you?"

?

Xie Jinhuan sat up a bit, half believing and half doubting:

"How will you reward me?"

Ye Hongshang glanced slightly at his well-defined physique, then raised her right hand, and a crystal ball materialized.

The content of the crystal ball was the living room by the Fengyi River, where the tall beauty as cold as Bingshan flipped into a bath tub...

The image froze, then zoomed in...

?

Xie Jinhuan was stunned into silence; he hurriedly raised his hand:

"No, no, I'm used to bullying people face-to-face, not behind their backs. If this thing gets discovered, I'll lose the Sixty-Year Lotus and get beaten to death. Delete it quickly..."

Ye Hongshang saw Xie Jinhuan was displeased and frowned slightly:

"How about I change it to something you can watch?"

Xie Jinhuan thought it was a 3D model or something, and turned his gaze back to the crystal ball.

But what met his eyes was Grand Steward Hou...

Xie Jinhuan was stunned and immediately waved his hands:

"Change it back, change it back..."

Ye Hongshang gave a light snort: "Sister is not a woman who comes at a call and leaves at a wave. You said you wanted to change it yourself. Watch a few moments first, then I'll let you see something else good."

Huh?

Does this come with forced ad inserts?

Xie Jinhuan raised his hand to tap the close button, but there was none on the crystal ball, so he could only turn his head and look away...

Tap, tap, tap...

The courtyard corridor was silent as a grave.

Lin Wanyi held clothes under her arm and carried a basin of hot water and a Mao Jin in her hand. She crept through the covered walkway, arrived outside the boudoir, confirmed no one was watching, and then used her shoulder to push the door open:

"Xie...?"

A small lamp burned in the room.

The handsome Young Master, wearing a sleeveless tight-fitting shirt, leaned against the head of the bed, eyes closed, waving his claws and shaking his head...

"Xie Jinhuan?!"

Lin Wanyi shuddered all over, immediately placed the basin on the table, and almost threw herself to the bedside. She pinned Xie Jinhuan down and slapped his cheeks hard:

"What's wrong with you?"

Slap, slap, slap...

Xie Jinhuan suddenly woke up. Seeing the peerlessly beautiful Wanyi before him, his expression stiffened:

"Uh... I just had a sore neck, stretching it out..."

"Is that so?!"

Lin Wanyi examined his eyes carefully, then pinched his philtrum hard. Xie Jinhuan gasped in pain before she finally relaxed:

"You scared me to death. I thought there was a dirty spirit in the room and you were possessed..."

Xie Jinhuan felt the Ghost Wife was setting him up, but he couldn't say it outright. He sat up, looking slightly awkward:

"Just bored being alone. Don't misunderstand."

Lin Wanyi stood up, carried the basin to the bedside, set it down, wrung out the Mao Jin, and wiped away some of the dirt on Xie Jinhuan's body:

"Lie still. Don't move around."

Xie Jinhuan felt very warm inside and wanted to wipe himself, but Wanyi wouldn't let him. He could only lie still and rest, letting Wanyi wipe his arms and face.

Perhaps having been busy all night, his consumption was indeed excessive. The bed, carrying the scent of two kinds of women, was also very comfortable. Lying there for a moment, his eyelids slowly began to fight, and he fell asleep.

Holding the Mao Jin, Lin Wanyi sat beside him and wiped him carefully. Seeing Xie Jinhuan's exhausted appearance, her heart truly ached. After finishing the cleaning, she thought for a moment and quietly peeked out:

Pop~

Confirming Xie Jinhuan hadn't woken, she secretly sighed in relief, leaned over the bed, and carefully examined his profile until sleepiness struck...

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Daily life unrelated to the plot affects the pacing too much. I've already deleted three or four thousand words, but it's still dragging. I might as well release it as a free extra chapter. Everyone take a look, please give a monthly ticket or two!

Tomorrow's update might be a bit late or two!

(End of this chapter)