The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 238: When is the next bloodletting?

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: When is the next bloodletting?

Gu Youyou: "..." What you just said was clearly about mutual use.

Alright, let’s not dwell on that issue.

"What do the people of Xuanzong want to do with me?"

Finally knowing some truth, Jin Zijin used her as a living medicine, but what about the people of Xuanzong? What use would they have for a medicine person they had been nurturing for decades?

Jin Zijin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I’m not quite sure of the specifics, but the people of Xuanzong insist that people like you, nurtured with Youying Grass, can connect with the heavens and the earth. They believe that if they gather seven pure Yin men and women, they will be able to activate an Ancient Array, which allows people to ascend in broad daylight!"

For an atheist like Gu Youyou, Jin Zijin’s words seemed like utter nonsense, and it took her a long time to come to grips with them.

She muttered under her breath, "Ascend in broad daylight? It sounds more like they’re having pipe dreams."

Jin Zijin laughed and said, "That’s what I think, too! Not just me, everyone from Tianzong thinks the same, which is why our Dao Family’s Tianzong doesn’t get along with Xuanzong."

Gu Youyou wasn’t interested in the disputes between the Dao Family’s Tianzong and Xuanzong; she was more concerned about her own body.

"So, what do they want to do with me?"

She guessed, but still asked with that incredible thought suppressed in her heart.

To her surprise, Jin Zijin didn’t want to continue on this topic and simply said, "You don’t have to worry, I won’t let them take you away."

Hah... Gu Youyou chuckled bitterly, but could you really be trusted?

Gu Youyou felt conflicted about Jin Zijin, and she presumed, maybe Jin Zijin felt the same way.

Their relationship was fraught with interests that couldn’t be ignored; they couldn’t be as reckless as an ordinary man and woman.

Gu Youyou gazed blankly at the wound on her wrist while Jin Zijin patiently spoon-fed her the porridge he had prepared.

What a beautiful picture, a husband caring for his seriously ill wife!

If only they didn’t have their own hidden agendas.

The porridge contained strips of greens and meat and had a light, salty flavor, cooked thin to suit the low appetite of a sick person, clearly made with care.

As she comfortably enjoyed his care, Gu Youyou felt a sense of desolation in her heart.

She suddenly remembered a well-fed pig, fattened up for slaughter.

And they were taking such careful care of her, just to bleed her.

Gu Youyou always had a sharp tongue, and she asked with a low voice dripping with sarcasm, "When’s the next bloodletting going to be?"

Jin Zijin’s hand froze, and inadvertently, the porridge dripped from the spoon, spilling onto the blanket, causing Gu Youyou to frown.

From beside her, Jin Zijin’s voice came through, resignated and hoarse, "Youyou, I never intended to let you bleed, and there will be no more in the future... Ajing... won’t either."

"Then you..." Gu Youyou asked with a hint of disbelief, "how can you guarantee that?"

Jin Zijin raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a long moment, and counter-asked, "Do you really distrust me that much?"

Hah... Why don’t you do something that’s actually trustworthy then!

Jin Zijin gave a pained smile, said nothing more, and stood up to put the bowl away. He then took a clean cloth and wiped the spilled porridge off the blanket.

...

Gu Youyou assessed her physical condition, fearing that she would need several days of rest. That damned Yue Rujing, she never realized he was one to strike so harshly.

After staying up all night and sleeping fitfully during the day, she was especially tired in the evening.

Jin Zijin busied himself preparing medicine for her, cooking food, and after dinner, Gu Youyou went to sleep.