After the divorce, my identity as a miracle doctor was exposed.

Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, Villa No. 1.

As the most expensive affluent area in Jiangzhou, only those truly at the top of the pyramid are qualified to live here.

From the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can overlook the entire shimmering riverside and the tiny, ordinary residential area across the river, which looks like an ant.

Inside the bedroom, warm yellow light flowed ambiguously.

The air was filled with the precious scent of ambergris, mixed with the natural fragrance of a woman who had just bathed, enough to make any normal man's blood boil.

"Sir...are you really going to...take it all off?"

Liu Hongyan stood by the bed, her hands tightly gripping the collar of her silk nightgown.

At this moment, she had removed the ruthless queen-like makeup she wore during the day, revealing her bare face, which made her skin appear even more flawless. Her long, wet hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her usually cold and sharp phoenix eyes were now filled with shyness and nervousness.

In front of her, Lin Yu sat on a mahogany chair, slowly wiping the row of silver needles with an alcohol swab.

He didn't even raise his head, his voice as flat as still water:

"The Nine Yin Meridians are blocked by cold energy that stagnates in the Du Meridian and Bladder Meridian on the back. The sensation of needling will be reduced by 30% through clothing, and the energy cannot penetrate the body."

"Do you want to keep your clothes as a symbol of your chastity, or do you want to live? The choice is yours."

If someone else had said those words, it would have sounded like lewd harassment. But when Lin Yu said them, they carried only an undeniable professionalism and indifference.

Liu Hongyan bit her red lips.

She was truly terrified of the bone-chilling, piercing pain that went deep into her bones every night.

"I...I'll listen to you, sir."

With trembling hands, she untied the sash around her waist.

The silky robe slid down her smooth shoulders and piled up on the carpet.

A perfectly beautiful body, a masterpiece of creation, was laid bare before the air, with only a sliver of covering remaining. The lines of her back were graceful and flowing, her skin dazzlingly white, like a piece of fine white jade.

Only on the center of her back, along her spine, was a visible bluish-black line that exuded a chilling aura.

"Lie down," Lin Yu said, pointing to the large bed.

Liu Hongyan obediently lay on the soft brocade quilt, burying her face in the pillow, her heart pounding as if it would burst out of her chest.

Having lived this long, I've never even been seen by a man, let alone held his hand more than a few times.

Today, I've completely fallen for this man who's several years younger than me.

"Bear with it. The first injection will hurt a lot, even more than tearing."

Lin Yu's voice rang in my ears.

next second.

"Taiyi Divine Needle - Burning Mountain Fire!"

Lin Yu showed no mercy to Liu Hongyan. He pinched a long needle between his fingers, wrapped it with the scalding pure yang energy from his dantian, and thrust it into Liu Hongyan's "Zhiyang" acupoint on her back!

"ah--!!"

Liu Hongyan let out an uncontrollable scream, her hands gripping the bed sheet tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

In that instant, she felt as if a red-hot iron bar had been shoved into her spine!

"It hurts...it's so hot...I can't take it...please..."

Liu Hongyan was in so much pain that her whole body convulsed, and sweat instantly soaked her entire body.

"Shut up and don't move."

Lin Yu pressed one hand against her smooth back like an iron clamp, while using the other hand to perform acupuncture again.

"This cold poison has seeped into your bones for thirty years. How can it be pulled out without a fierce attack? If you don't want to die, you'd better endure it!"

Three more needles were inserted.

Liu Hongyan stopped screaming and began to let out suppressed groans. The pain gradually changed, from excruciating agony to an indescribable tingling, numbness, and...tingling sensation.

An unprecedented warmth erupted from the needle hole on her back, rushing like a warm tide over her perpetually cold limbs and bones.

"Well……"

Liu Hongyan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, her pretty face, buried in the pillow, flushed red, and a shameful moan escaped her lips involuntarily.

Comfortable.

so comfy.

It's like someone who's frozen stiff in the snow and ice is suddenly soaked in a hot spring.

Half an hour later.

Lin Yu, covered in sweat, put away the last silver needle.

This "using qi to transfer needles" technique is extremely taxing on his body right now, since he has only just awakened and his cultivation is still in its early stages.

"Alright. Seventy percent of the cold toxins in your body have been removed. The remaining thirty percent will need to be treated slowly with medication."

Lin Yu let out a long breath and looked at Liu Hongyan, who was lying on the bed like a limp lump of mud. "Put your clothes on, don't catch a cold."

At this moment, Liu Hongyan's skin had a healthy pinkish hue, a complexion she had never had in thirty years.

She struggled to sit up, feeling sore all over, but the heavy weight on her chest had completely disappeared.

Her gaze changed completely as she looked at Lin Yu wiping away his sweat.

If she had previously been forced to show awe due to the old commander's orders, now she felt genuine...admiration, even infatuation.

This man gave her a second life.

"gentlemen……"

Liu Hongyan didn't bother to put on clothes. Wrapped in the bed sheet and barefoot, she walked behind Lin Yu, knelt down again with a thud, hugged Lin Yu's legs, and pressed her cheek against his knee.

"Thank you... From now on, my life belongs to you. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

Her voice was soft and alluring, carrying a sense of dependence born from surviving a catastrophe.

Lin Yu glanced down at her, subtly withdrew his leg, and stood up.

"I saved you because you're useful. The acupuncture I just performed used up a lot of my energy, and I need a few century-old herbs to replenish it, plus some money. That shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

This businesslike attitude left Liu Hongyan feeling a pang of disappointment, but it quickly reignited her fighting spirit.

As long as he needs me, that's fine! Even if it's just mutual exploitation!

"Not difficult! Absolutely not difficult!"

Liu Hongyan immediately assured her, "I'll arrange it right away. Have someone send over the best medicinal herbs from Longteng Group's warehouse! And this card too..."

She frantically pulled a diamond-encrusted bank card from the bedside table.

"This is my supplementary card, with unlimited spending. Sir, feel free to use it; buy a car, a house, whatever you like!"

Lin Yu didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.

He is a spiritual practitioner, and in this degenerate age, he does indeed need the support of worldly tycoons; this is called "wealth, companions, Dharma, and land."

"I'm leaving."

Lin Yu glanced at the deep night outside the window. "I have to go to Huichuntang for a consultation tomorrow (as arranged by Li Changqing). I'm leaving now."

"It's so late, sir, won't you stay and rest? The guest room is all ready, or..." Liu Hongyan bit her lip, her eyes gleaming, "...my bed is very big..."

"No need."

Lin Yu had already reached the door, and waved to her with his back turned. "I'm not used to sleeping in unfamiliar places. Also, I don't like being bothered by people."

The door closed.

Liu Hongyan sat on the bed wrapped in a sheet, looking at the empty doorway. Instead of being angry, she revealed a smile full of strong desire to conquer.

"Don't like being bothered? Hmph, Lin Yu, no man I set my sights on can escape me. That idiot Su Qianxue doesn't know what's good for her; she's blind!"

……

Leaving the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.

Lin Yu did not call a car, but chose to walk down the mountain.

The night breeze at two in the morning was a little cool, but for Lin Yu, who had just gone through a "test" in the gentle embrace of love, it was just the right thing to blow away the heat on his body.

The mountain path wound its way through the silence. Only the streetlights cast his long shadow.

When they reached a secluded bend halfway up the mountain, Lin Yu suddenly stopped.

He raised an eyebrow and a cold, bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Since you're here, come out. Aren't you tired of hiding?"

"Slap, slap, slap."

Amidst applause, dozens of burly men in black, wielding steel pipes and machetes, slowly emerged from the dark woods ahead.

The leader was a burly man with a hideous scar across his face. He was toying with a butterfly knife in his hand, which gleamed coldly under the streetlight.

It was Scarface who had taken 500,000 yuan from Zhang Hao to buy his life.

"Hey, this is interesting."

Scarface spat and sized Lin Yu up. "I thought he was just a gigolo who only knew how to sleep around with women, but I didn't expect him to be so alert. Looks like Young Master Zhang was right, you're quite the professional gigolo."

Lin Yu remained calm, hands in his pockets: "Young Master Zhang? Zhang Hao sent you?"

"Since you know that, then I won't waste any more words."

Scarface pointed his knife at Lin Yu's knee. "Young Master Zhang spent 500,000 to buy one of your legs. Don't blame me for being ruthless; blame yourself for messing with the wrong person. Are you going to kneel down and let me smash it, or will my men help you?"

Lin Yu shook his head and sighed.

"Five hundred thousand? Zhang Hao is still so stingy."

He took out the unlimited credit card that Liu Hongyan had just given him and twirled it between his fingers.

"The money in here could buy all of your lives a hundred times over."

Lin Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his tone became chilling:

"I'm giving you a chance. Get out now, or... crawl back with your arms and legs broken. Choose one."

"Damn it! They're so ungrateful!"

Scarface was furious. "Still acting tough here? Brothers! Cripple him! Just leave him alive!"

"kill!"

Dozens of thugs in black roared and charged forward, their steel pipes whistling through the air as they slammed them down on Lin Yu's head.

In their eyes, this was just a lamb to the slaughter.

Little did they know, what they released was a dragon that had been sleeping for the past three years.

"act recklessly."

Lin Yu finally took his hand out of his pocket.

His figure flashed.

boom!

Before the thug at the front could even see what was happening, he was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing hard into a lamppost five meters away. He passed out before he could even scream.

The slaughter began.