We moved to Golden Courtyard

“Hmm…” Lilia nodded, pursing her lips.

"Speaking of which, it's about time."

"Is it time?"

Lilia looked at Xu Qi with a puzzled expression, though she couldn't quite make out what it was either. After all, just like Bronya, this little girl had very few expressions.

Before Xu Qi could explain, the door opened, but it wasn't Mei or Aponia who entered; instead, it was... Fu Hua, dressed in a Taoist robe?

No, it's Fu Xian'er.

She took out a pill from her sleeve.

"This is……"

"Blood-Activating Pill".

"Hmm...it's really not a fairy..."

"Don't worry, there's no mercury added."

Seeing Fu Xian'er's serious explanation, Xu Qi felt embarrassed and scratched his head, laughing, "I was just kidding... just kidding."

After saying that, he took the pill and put it directly into his mouth.

Seeing Xu Qi's furrowed brows, Lilia couldn't help but ask, "Is it very bitter?"

"It's bitter. Even if it's coated with sugar, it's still bitter."

Seeing that Xu Qi's features were almost squeezed together, Lilia couldn't help but laugh out loud, even though she knew it was inappropriate.

"Ugh! Hmm!..." Xu Qi forced himself to swallow and explained, "It's bitter, but I relied on this last night to have so much energy this morning..."

Sister Xian'er, thank you so much.

"It's nothing. Healing the sick and saving lives is also my duty. Last night, I first got medicine for Lilia, and when I heard that you had your blood drawn, I also made a few blood-activating pills."

Lilia's expression changed! Her cold and indifferent expression underwent a noticeable transformation at that moment.

"Is it bitter...?"

Fu Xian'er tilted her head.

"I put some longan in it."

Lilia breathed a sigh of relief.

"But that medicine is bitter to begin with, so adding more won't help, just like the pill Xu Qi just ate. Fu Hua is brewing it now, and will bring it to you when it's ready."

"..."

"Pfft! Hahahaha!" It has to be said that Fu Xian'er's head-tilting explanation was actually quite cute, and Xu Qi burst out laughing with glee.

"You...aren't you acting like a complete child?"

At this moment, Rosalia finally regained consciousness.

She glanced at Xu Qi groggily, then staggered to his bedside, tugged at his blankets, and said, "Uncle, tell me a story..."

Xu Qi was both amused and exasperated.

He reached out and pressed Rosalia's little head down, making her look behind her.

"Huh? What... Ah!" Rosalia, who had been dazed just moments before, exclaimed in surprise, "Lilia!"

Just as he was about to pounce, Fu Xian'er grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him up.

What kind of monsters and musclemen are the Taixu Sect members?

“Lilia just had surgery last night. Although Sue is very good at needlework, she can’t withstand you pouncing on her like that…”

Upon hearing Xu Qi's explanation, Rosalia awkwardly stopped what she was doing.

Fu Xian'er put the girl down, and Rosalia excitedly ran towards Lilia, but this time she was obviously more careful.

"Lilia! Lilia! You're awake!"

"Rosalia is so noisy."

"Oh!? How could you do this? I stayed with you all night last night! How about it? Aren't you touched by what your older sister did?"

"climb."

"Waaaaah!"

Xu Qi looked at the scene before him with a smile on his face. Delta, don't you... have a very good family?

669. Fu Xian'er didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.

With Fu Xian'er's help, Xu Qi quietly got off the bed and sat in a wheelchair.

Both of them were in agreement and left the sisters plenty of space.

They wheeled Xu Qi out of the temporary ward and then took a small elevator to the first floor. Last night, everyone was anxiously waiting for the surgery to be completed, and most of them didn't sleep well.

The surgery ended at 8 o'clock, but that doesn't mean there's nothing more to do afterward.

So apart from Qianjie, who was preparing breakfast, no one else was seen in the lobby on the first floor.

"Good morning, Brother Jie."

In the kitchen, Qianjie, a cigarette dangling from beneath his mask, stared blankly at Xu Qi.

"This wheelchair..."

"Oh, Vivi rushed to make this for me later, isn't it pretty good?"

Qianjie shook his head, clearly unable to accept the absurdity of Xu Qi being in a wheelchair, and could only say to him in the end, "Whatever makes you happy."

So Fu Xian'er pushed the wheelchair out the door.

In April, the area around Golden Courtyard began to smell of birdsong and bloom with the fragrance of flowers.

"The cherry blossoms should be in bloom by now, right? It's a pity... I'm in such a state that I probably won't be able to enjoy the cherry blossoms with everyone."

Fu Xian'er didn't mind pushing Xu Qi's wheelchair for walks, even though she was the head of Taixu Mountain and, by her status, should be Xu Qi's mother-in-law.

"Flowers bloom and fade, eventually returning to dust... If you live to my age, you might understand that many things don't need to be rushed."

A voice imbued with Taoist charm echoed in my ears.

Xu Qi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister Xian'er is right."

"And who says it's impossible? You're just in a wheelchair."

It seems... that makes sense.

"Your girls would probably be happy to go out with you right now, wouldn't they? After all, you look so delicate."

"weak?"

"It's a contrast, really. After all, you've hardly ever been sick, and now that you're in a wheelchair, everyone's eager to take care of you."

"Really?"

"Those who do not heed the advice of their elders will suffer the consequences."

So you've already accepted that you're an old person?

"Sister Xian'er, you look so young, why do you always say you're old?"

"I'm just telling the truth."

"then you……"

"Well-maintained."

Okay, we dare not ask any more questions.

Actually, everyone likes you.

"I know."

"No, you probably don't know, the kind of liking I'm talking about is the kind of liking that my apprentice likes you."

Xu Qi's mouth was half open; he really hadn't expected to hear such words from Fu Xian'er.

"I'm not criticizing you. After all, my apprentice hasn't said anything, so I naturally let her have her way. It's just that occasionally... you should also be mindful of the impact, you know?"

"Influence?"

“Yes.” As she said this, a blush inexplicably appeared on Fu Xian’er’s cheeks, as if she had thought of something.

Perhaps... she was thinking about something she saw one night a few days ago?

"Well... given the number of people, I think we still need to be a little more restrained."

"what……"

Xu Qi never imagined that one day it would be the head of Taixu Mountain, his mother-in-law, who would tell him about this.

Fu Xian'er seemed to have calmed down. After thinking for a moment, she realized that for the sake of her disciple, she should indeed give this son-in-law some pointers.

"From now on, you'd better take some time each week to come to my place. I'll help you... um... strengthen your foundation. Otherwise, with so many girlfriends and such unrestrained behavior, how can you guarantee your life after 35?"

"Ah..." Xu Qi scratched his head—had he already started thinking about turning 40?

"You are currently twenty-six or twenty-seven, which is the peak period for a new human. This peak period will last until you are 35 years old. After that, no matter if you are a superhuman or anything else, your physical functions will eventually show a downward trend."

"Is...is that so?" Xu Qi really hadn't thought about this kind of thing.

"Besides, Mei and Fu Hua are both younger than you. When you're 35 or 40, they'll probably be around, well... at their most primal age."

As Fu Xian'er spoke from behind, Xu Qi, pale-faced, clutched his lower back.

"So, Xu Qi, you don't want to be unable to handle so many young wives, do you?"

"No...no more, Sister Xian'er." Xu Qi quickly said, "I'll come to see you every day from now on. Please help me take care of my health, please!"

"Um……"

Actually, at this stage, Xu Qi doesn't need to consider such things, but... he should take a longer-term view.

Thinking of the scene she witnessed that night, Fu Xian'er still couldn't help but blush.

This guy... he's like a pile driver, that thing that shocked her keeps lashing at Mei, and the expression on Mei's face at that moment is something Fu Xian'er will never forget...

The expression on her face, as if she were in a fairyland, almost made Fu Xian'er wonder if she had already been to the fairyland in heaven.

Otherwise, why would he have such an indescribable expression, as if he had reached the summit?

Fu Xian'er didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked.

Let's enjoy the cherry blossoms.

"Hmm?" Fu Xian'er asked with slight confusion.

"Since Sister Xian'er says it's no problem, then it's no problem. Let's go back and ask Mebius again. If she agrees, then there's even less of a problem."

······

Inside the laboratory, when he saw Fu Xian'er pushing Xu Qi's small wheelchair in, Möbius almost couldn't help but laugh.

"Professor, wasn't this all your doing?"

“I am merely the executor.” Mebius stepped forward and said softly to Fu Xian’er, “I will handle this. You can go and rest, Miss Xian’er.”

Watching Fu Xian'er leave, Snake finally relaxed his expression, and behind Xu Qi's back, where at least he couldn't see, he revealed a hint of guilt.

"Feel sorry……"

"Didn't I tell you, Professor? You're not alone."

……

Last night's situation was actually quite dangerous; no one wanted to watch Lilia die on the operating table, especially Mebius.

“I misunderstood the DNA sequence in Lilia’s body, which led to a misjudgment of the onset of her ALS. If something really went wrong last night… all the responsibility actually lies with me.”

Xu Qi didn't offer any words of comfort; Snake didn't need them.

"How could this be?"

"Lilia's ALS is neither congenital nor acquired... it is caused by human factors."