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Chapter 257 [Then don't wake up!] (6000)

Chapter 251 [Then don't wake up!] (6000)

Chen Yan stayed at the hospital, nominally to replace Lu Sisi as a temporary caregiver for her mother.

However, after waiting in the ward for a while, Chen Yan waited for the nurse to change Lu Xiuting's dressing. He pretended to ask the nurse a few questions and made sure that no more medications were needed today—meaning that if nothing else happened, the doctors and nurses probably wouldn't come over.

First, he used the Qi Observation Technique to carefully examine Lu Xiuting's destiny and fate on the bed.

"I'm going to die soon..."

Chen Yan sighed.

Logically speaking, judging from the aura-gazing technique, this woman's lifespan hadn't ended yet. But... her own vital energy had completely collapsed.

A person's various fortunes are not independent of each other, but rather complement and influence each other.

For example, a life of hard work may seem to only fall into the category of career and wealth, but it can often affect a person's lifespan.

It's not hard to understand why busy and overworked people suffer more physical damage and have shorter lifespans.

Those destined for wealth and privilege tend to live longer because they have the money to enjoy a good life, take good care of themselves, and afford the best medical treatments when they get sick—thus, their lifespan naturally increases.

Of course, extreme exceptions are excluded.

If you insist on saying that among wealthy people there are those who enjoy extreme sports or are involved in gambling, prostitution, or drugs... then I won't argue with you.

In Chen Yan's view, Lu Xiuting's lifespan had not actually ended—if it had, then Chen Yan would have nothing to say and would simply turn around and leave.

There's no good way to prolong lifespan, even for cultivators!
Otherwise, when the old village chief reached the end of his life, Chen Yan wouldn't have been forced to helplessly watch him pass away.

However, Lu Xiuting still has some life left to live.

Judging solely from lifespan, she shouldn't be dying now; she should still have at least another ten or eight years to live.

But... her other luck was as black as it gets!
Career prospects are ruined!

Family fortunes are doomed!

Fortune, prosperity, friendship, family, and wealth—all are basically doomed.

Even their luck in finding a partner is almost exhausted.

Lu Xiuting is now at the point where all her health indicators are almost depleted, and she only has a little bit of life left.

However, since various aspects of fortune often influence each other, Lu Xiuting's lifespan and fortune are also uncertain, as if they could dissipate at any moment.

Chen Yan watched for a while and then understood.

Lu Xiuting is in such a terrible state because she has suffered a mental breakdown.

A person who has lost everything, a person who has lost all hope.

They lost the will to live.

As a result, after the mental breakdown, the bad luck backfired, and the little lifespan that was left was about to collapse.

Chen Yan sighed, quickly took out a pill, pried open Lu Xiuting's mouth, and stuffed it in.

He then infused a wisp of vital energy, guiding the pill from his mouth into his esophagus and into his stomach.

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This is a "Qingming Pill".

Its function is simple: it can restore consciousness to a person on the verge of death, allowing them to speak, walk, and move like a normal person—but it does not increase lifespan.

I obtained this medicine from Lin Qingquan.

Before the old village chief in my hometown passed away, I gave the medicine to the old man. After the old man took the medicine, he woke up and the symptoms of his serious illness and coma disappeared.

They can walk like the wind and still drink alcohol and eat meat.

It's like... a elixir that allows one to enjoy a final moment of pleasure before death.

After giving Lu Xiuting the Qingming Pill, Chen Yan sat on the chair by the bedside and waited quietly.

A few minutes later, Lu Xiuting, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes!
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"I……"

Lu Xiuting's lips moved, but she was surprised to find that her voice was clear and strong.

With a little effort, her body actually struggled to sit up on the bed!

Then, she saw Chen Yan sitting on the chair by the bed, looking at her with a calm expression.

"you……"

"You're awake? I saved you," Chen Yan said calmly.

Lu Xiuting's eyes showed some fear: "What... what happened to me?"

“You’re dying.” Chen Yan shook his head: “The night you stayed at our house, you fell into a coma in your sleep. Sisi took you to the hospital for a checkup, and your organs started to fail. The doctor said you didn’t have much time left.”

"Unconscious... Time is running out..."

Lu Xiuting's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Chen Yan calmly opened the bedside table, took out a stack of examination reports and diagnoses, and handed them to Lu Xiuting.

Lu Xiuting held it in her hand and looked at it, her hands trembling more and more as she looked at it.

"I, I, I'm dying..."

Lu Xiuting spoke in a trembling voice.

Chen Yan sighed: "I gave you a pill, which has restored you to a normal state."

"!!!" Lu Xiuting's eyes lit up with joy, and she exclaimed in surprise, "You, you saved me?!"

"Don't be too happy yet—I haven't really saved you yet," Chen Yan said calmly. "I've only temporarily woken you up and brought you back to normal. The effects of the medicine will only last for a few hours."

Well, it's enough to leave a will or say goodbye to family.

Originally, you were supposed to spend most of the remaining time in a coma, waking up only occasionally. You'd just lie in bed for a while, and then die silently…

A flicker of fear flashed in Lu Xiuting's eyes. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly, "I...I don't want to die."

Chen Yan laughed, his tone strange, and said with a slight smile, "Aunt Lu, what are you saying? In this world, how many people actually want to die?"

Lu Xiuting pursed her lips and looked at Chen Yan. After a while, as if she had thought of something, a strange light flashed in her eyes: "You!! You can save me, right?! Chen Yan! Do you have a way to save me?!"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Then it depends on how far you can go to achieve the goal of 'survival'."

“I…” Lu Xiuting’s eyes changed: “I, I can give you all my money! I divorced Sisi’s father and can get four million yuan, plus a house! I can give you it all!”

How could a selfish person like Lu Xiuting be willing to die?

What broke her heart before was that she had lost her life of wealth and luxury.

But now that I'm facing the end of my life, all thoughts of wealth and luxury have been temporarily put aside! Now my heart is filled with fear of death.

"I don't lack money." Chen Yan shook his head, causing Lu Xiuting's face to stiffen.

However, Lu Xiuting then began to plead again.

"Chen Yan! Please help me, please help your aunt!" Lu Xiuting's eyes were full of pleading: "I am, after all, Sisi's mother! If I die, Sisi will be very sad!"

After a pause, Lu Xiuting, showing some shrewdness, said, "Chen Yan, tell me, what will it take for you to save me! Since you were willing to wake me up, you weren't planning to just sit idly by, right? Tell me, what do you want me to do for you to agree to save my life?!"

"I want Lu Sisi to have a happy and complete family," Chen Yan said with a faint smile.

"..."

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Lu Xiuting couldn't help but open her mouth, then said with a bitter smile, "Chen Yan, you probably don't know, but that's Sisi's father, he's determined to divorce me..."

“Then we won’t divorce.” Chen Yan smiled.

Lu Xiuting felt somewhat helpless.

Is this something I can just say I won't divorce? It's that man who's determined to...

Chen Yan said calmly, "If you're determined to drag this out, do you think he can just conjure up a divorce certificate on his own?"

Lu Xiuting was stunned.

She instantly understood what Chen Yan meant.

The marriage laws in China are actually... a bit of a mess.

If one party intentionally drags their feet and refuses to accept divorce, then getting a divorce is really not easy.

As long as the party stubbornly refuses to accept it, they haven't done anything wrong!
At the same time, they insisted that their feelings for the other person had not broken down and that they still had feelings for each other.

Then, something bizarre happened!
In this situation, even if the other party files a lawsuit in court, the court will reject the divorce petition in the first instance—with an 80% or 90% probability!
This one tactic alone can buy at least six months of time.

One might assume that filing a lawsuit, from submitting the complaint to the court, the court accepting the case, collecting evidence, and then scheduling a hearing—generally takes three to six months.

In other words, it takes about six months to complete the first trial.

In the first instance, there's an 80-90% chance the court will not grant a divorce.

Then, if the party seeking a divorce insists on appealing, they can wait another three to six months before the second instance trial can proceed.

If this continues, it could drag on for about a year until the second trial.

The probability of a second trial being dismissed is still very high—as long as Lu Xiuting is not at fault and insists that she still has feelings for him!
Under the spirit of China's marriage law and the principle of protecting women, there is a high probability that the divorce petition will be rejected.

Ideally, Yang Jiaming and Lu Xiuting would remain separated.

Only after two years of separation can the court have sufficient grounds to determine that the relationship has completely broken down, and only then will there be a very high probability of a divorce being granted.

All things considered, it can hold out for two or even three years!

but……

“Chen Yan… um, Xiao Chen. I understand what you mean. I can stall, but… will that even work?” Lu Xiuting sighed helplessly. “Yang Jiaming is determined, and he already has someone else outside. Even if I stubbornly refuse to divorce him, he… he won’t be a loving couple with me, and he won’t give Lu Sisi a happy and complete family. I…”

“I don’t expect him to be genuinely in love with you. Pretending is fine too.” Chen Yan pursed his lips. “I just want Lu Sisi to experience the love from her parents that she has never felt before, and the harmony and happiness of a complete family.”

Is it okay to fake it?

Can……

"Yang Jiaming will not agree."

“Then force him to agree,” Chen Yan said coldly. He had very little respect for Lu Sisi’s parents; in his opinion, neither of them were good people.

“Xiao Chen, I won’t lie to you… Yang Jiaming, he’s having an affair, and that woman is pregnant.” Lu Xiuting said through gritted teeth, “I’m too old now, and I miscarried my last pregnancy, so I can’t have children. And the Yang family has always been traditional, favoring the idea that more children bring more blessings. If the descendants have more children, when the patriarch of the family passes away, each additional person will inherit a larger share of the estate.”

So… that little bitch outside is pregnant, and Yang Jiaming is determined to marry her no matter what. I… I'm afraid I can't stop him.”

Chen Yan sneered: "If she's pregnant, she can have the baby. I didn't mean to force her to abort the child—after all, she's Lu Sisi's half-brother or half-sister. I don't want to do something that would diminish my virtue."

He then laughed and said, "I just want to find a way to force him not to divorce, drag it out for a few years, and make him cooperate, at least in front of Lu Sisi, to play the role of a good husband and father, and pretend to have a harmonious relationship with you."

"You don't need to act 24/7; just let Lu Sisi experience it when you meet her."

Lu Xiuting's eyes were filled with absurdity: "What, what are you trying to achieve by doing this?"

"Just think of it as me wanting to help Lu Sisi make up for some childhood regrets," Chen Yan said calmly.

A calamity, is it?
In the context of family, a so-called calamity naturally means the destruction of the family and the death of its members.

A broken family and the early death of loved ones—isn't that a calamity?

Experiencing these things is considered overcoming a tribulation.

I'm determined to ensure your family is harmonious and your loved ones are healthy!

Seeing that Lu Xiuting was still somewhat doubtful, Chen Yan said with a straight face, "You don't need to ask so many questions. Just tell me whether you are willing to cooperate or not."

If you're unwilling, I'll turn around and leave. After you die some time later, I'll pay for a grand funeral for you, since you're Sisi's birth mother. I'll even personally help you choose a burial site with excellent feng shui.

"No! No!" Lu Xiuting cried, her face contorted with grief. "I... I don't want to die. I'll cooperate!"

As she spoke, she said helplessly, "But I should..."

"Aunt Lu, when you came to my door to force me to break up with Lu Sisi, weren't you quite resourceful?"

"What? After being a rich housewife for so long, don't tell me you don't know how to fight off mistresses?!"

“If she were any other mistress, I would have torn her apart long ago! But… she’s pregnant with Yang Jiaming’s child now, I…”

Chen Yan smiled: "Don't worry, I will naturally help you."

Then, Chen Yan took out a mineral water bottle, which contained something he had prepared while Lu Xiuting was unconscious.

A mortal version of the sap of the divine tree!
Then, based on this, it was diluted more than ten times!

Lu Xiuting's physical condition and various functions were in such poor condition that Chen Yan dared not give her the divine tree juice directly, even the mortal version, for fear that she would not be able to withstand it.

"Take a sip of this."

Chen Yan handed it over.

Lu Xiuting took it and immediately smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

"Liquor? Or baijiu?"

Lu Xiuting was dumbfounded; all of her organs were failing!

You're asking me to drink?
"Drink up," Chen Yan waved his hand.

Lu Xiuting hesitated for a moment, but thinking of Chen Yan's many extraordinary qualities, and with the help of her survival instinct, she finally steeled herself and took a sip.

"Alright, one sip is enough for the first time." Chen Yan took back the bottle, screwed on the cap, and put it away.

This action made Lu Xiuting's eyes light up—she clearly saw the mineral water bottle in Chen Yan's hand shake and then disappear into thin air.

"Now, lie down and go to sleep," Chen Yan said calmly. "After drinking this, your body will feel hot, but you'll feel better soon."

Then you'll get sleepy and fall asleep, and... when you wake up, you'll be very different.

Lu Xiuting was about to say something, but Chen Yan's gaze sharpened, and she quickly shut her mouth.

She obediently lay back down, closed her eyes, and finally felt warmth flowing and spreading throughout her body. The comfort of being immersed in hot water made her breathing even calmer.

The heavy, cold feeling that had lingered in my body for days vanished completely at this moment.

She even felt as if a trace of vitality had been injected into her body, slowly repairing it. The warmth throughout her body was accompanied by a tingling, itchy sensation.

Before long, under this comfortable feeling, Lu Xiuting's consciousness gradually blurred and she fell asleep.

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then took out another Nourishing Spirit Pill and put it into Lu Xiuting's mouth, using his vital energy to help her swallow it down her esophagus.

The mortal version of the divine tree sap is used to enhance physical strength, while the Spirit Nourishing Pill can repair mental damage and hidden injuries.

With these two methods, one physical and one magical, working together, Lu Xiuting's condition should be greatly improved when he wakes up again!
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After Lu Xiuting fell asleep, Chen Yan sat quietly in his chair, pondering repeatedly in his mind.

He carefully reviewed everything that Lu Sisi had told him about the events that had happened in the past few days!
Especially the strange dream that Lu Sisi mentioned.

In her dream, Lu Sisi saw Lu Xiuting talking to an unseen voice!
transaction?

There's nothing left to trade...

Overcoming the tribulation?

what!
Chen Yan became increasingly certain of his previous guesses.

According to his guess, once the unknown powerful being hidden in Lu Sisi's body completes its tribulation, it should awaken!
After waking up... will Lu Sisi be devoured? Or disappear?
Then you should never wake up!

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If you want Yang Jiaming to give up on the divorce... it's not enough for Lu Xiuting to make a scene.

unless……

There are enough benefits to make him wary.

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then picked up his phone and dialed Chu Keqing's number.

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The next day, Lu Xiuting was still unconscious—the effects of the Qingming Pill had worn off, and she remained unconscious.

However, after examining her, the doctor discovered that Lu Xiuting's various health indicators were actually slowly recovering!

This result left the doctors at the hospital completely baffled.

Chen Yan didn't care about the doctor's surprise. Fortunately, it wasn't too outrageous; no one on the verge of death suddenly jumped up and did push-ups.

It's just a slight recovery.

It was the diluted mortal version of the divine tree sap that was taking effect, repairing Lu Xiuting's weak and broken body.

Fortunately, the mortal version was also diluted, otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to explain it to the hospital.

but……

After Chen Yan and Lu Sisi arrived at the hospital, they immediately asked Lu Sisi to complete the discharge procedures for his mother.

After returning home yesterday, Lu Sisi slept soundly for a night and felt much better. Although her eyes still held a hint of sorrow, her complexion had improved considerably.

After all, his physical condition had been improved by both the Bone Forging Pill and the Divine Tree Juice.

Lu Sisi didn't hesitate much when Chen Yan asked her to get Lu Xiuting discharged from the hospital.

Chen Yan's words dispelled Lu Sisi's doubts.

“I have a way to save your mother, but if I do it in the hospital, I'm afraid it will frighten the hospital staff.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Sisi's eyes lit up immediately, and she rushed out to complete the formalities without hesitation.

The discharge procedure was not difficult. After discussing with the doctor, Lu Sisi readily signed the liability waiver as a family member.

Chen Yan had Gui Geng get a wheelchair, pushed Lu Xiuting out of the hospital, put her in the car, and drove her home.

After arriving home, Lu Xiuting was arranged to stay in a guest room on the second floor. Lu Sisi even helped Lu Xiuting bathe and change her clothes.

Chen Yan was in the living room downstairs when he called Chu Keqing again. He hung up just as Lu Sisi came downstairs, and it's unclear what they discussed.

“Just now, my dad called. He…” Lu Sisi said with some worry, “He contacted the hospital today and found out that we had already discharged Mom. So he called to ask me about it.”

"What did you say?"

“I said…the doctor said this disease is incurable, and I don’t want my mother to suffer any more pain in the hospital. It would be better to take her home and take care of her. My dad heard this, but he didn’t say anything and just hung up.”

Chen Yan nodded.

Yang Jiaming is a very hard-hearted person.

He called the hospital today, probably not out of concern for Lu Xiuting—he just wanted to know how Lu Xiuting was doing, whether she was dead or alive.

What he cares about is when he can become "widowed" so that he can legally marry the woman outside.

This couple is just as selfish and self-serving as the rest of the family!

"Your mother should wake up in another two or three days." Chen Yan hugged Lu Sisi. "You just stay home and take care of her these next few days. Don't worry about anything else. I told you, I'll take care of everything!"

Chen Yan felt somewhat helpless.

Originally, I came back this time just to let Lu Sisi know I was safe and sound, and then go to the Realm as soon as possible.

It seems that given Lu Sisi's situation, I'll have to stay for a while longer.

After all, delaying Lu Xiuting's fate is delaying Lu Sisi's tribulation!

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In the afternoon, a plane landed at the port city airport.

Wearing a purple cheongsam, Chu Keqing gracefully stepped off the plane and walked out of the airport accompanied by her assistant, Xiao Cai.

Outside the airport, a Mercedes-Benz van was waiting, and two men in black suits respectfully helped her into the vehicle.

That afternoon, Chu Keqing checked into the Peninsula Hotel in the port city.

That evening, a message came from the dojo of Chu Keqing's former senior brother in Hong Kong.

The news spread throughout the mystical arts circles of Hong Kong, and soon, through discussions among well-informed individuals, it reached some wealthy families in Hong Kong—though currently, its reach is limited to families of average or lower status.

The big capitalist families at the top of the food chain in the real port city haven't paid attention to this kind of news yet.

The message is:
Master Zi, the head of the Yun Sect and a master from the Northern School of Xuanshu (mystical arts), has come to Hong Kong to visit friends at their invitation.

Zi Lao cast a divination for herself, which said that she was destined to be in Hong Kong and that she would be here to forge a good relationship.

However, only one store is allowed!
In the village of Chuandi, where some people were focused and had a specific goal, the news reached the Yang family, one of the smaller families in the port city, the very next day.

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(End of this chapter)