The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 511 - 521: How to Get the Pearl

Chapter 511: Chapter 521: How to Get the Pearl

"Does your master know about the Zhuzhao Pearl inside you?" Gu Youyou remembered that he had said he didn’t know when it had gotten into his body, so how did he know it was his mother who put it there? And Jin Zijin had been adopted by his master since he was young.

Jin Zijin paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and sighed lightly, "After I was poisoned, I asked him about the Zhuzhao Pearl, and he knew. I wasn’t actually picked up by my master, but rather, my mother entrusted me to him, and he also knew the secret of the Zhuzhao Pearl. However, now he’s... become senile."

"Hmm...?" What does senile mean in this context?

Jin Zijin gave a wry smile, "I’m not joking, he really has gone senile. When I went back to the mountain to see him the year before last, I noticed he would be lucid one moment and confused the next, and during his confused times, he didn’t even know who I was."

Gu Youyou: "..."

"So the current situation is really bad." He gently stroked Gu Youyou’s hair and said, "I understand what you mean, but his identity is sensitive. It’s best not to get involved with him. Ah... I need some time to properly consider what to do. Plans never keep up with changes. Youyou, do you think I am useless?"

"How could that be?" Gu Youyou snorted with laughter, "There’s a solution to every problem, and if the sky falls, there will be tall people to support it. Why worry all the time? If you can’t figure it out today, think about it tomorrow. If one day isn’t enough, take ten days; if ten days aren’t enough, take a month. There will be a way around the mountain when you get to it, and a boat will find its way when it reaches the bridge. Haven’t you said it yourself? Planning can’t keep up with changes. Success is partially in our hands and partially in fate’s. Just do your best and don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

These words, these phrases, were what Gu Youyou frequently used to encourage herself in her previous life, and she knew them inside out. To be born was to suffer; without experiencing various hardships, how could one enjoy peaceful times?

Jin Zijin quietly watched Gu Youyou for a moment and suddenly chuckled lightly, "Yeah, you really do have a clear mind. Listening to you, indeed, makes me feel much better."

After chatting for a bit, Gu Youyou steered the conversation back to the snow lotus.

That’s right, Jin Ziyuan had said that the snow lotus was very important, related to the poison in both him and herself.

If it could be used to find the Zhuzhao Pearl, then it was definitely related to the cold poison in their bodies, wasn’t it?

But without this single snow lotus, could there possibly be another way?

As she thought about these things, she began to laugh again, "You two really are something. What he’s looking for, the Zhuzhao Pearl, is with you, and what you’re looking for, the Youying Pearl, is with him. Can’t you both just be generous and lend them to each other to use for a while? By the way, what methods do you guys have for taking out the pearls?"

Jin Zijin narrowed his eyes and heaved a long sigh, "Xuanzong has a type of insect that, once swallowed, will carry the pearl out."

Gu Youyou paused for an instant, feeling a chill. Not to mention whether the insect would be obedient, the mere act of swallowing a live thing and then letting it crawl out was disgusting enough—far too disgusting.

"The method of Tianzong involves placing a person in a cauldron and using a secret ritual to simmer for seven days. After seven days, the pearl that cannot melt will be removed."

Ugh...

Gu Youyou felt like she wanted to lean over the bed and vomit, realizing that without comparison, there’s no harm done. Boiling for seven days would dissolve the flesh off the bones, naturally leaving behind the indestructible pearl. And what secret ritual? It’s like adding firewood with the same effect.

"Youyou, what’s the matter?" Jin Zijin saw that she was genuinely startled.

"It’s nothing, I just think... the Xuanzong’s insect is quite nice." Practically adorable.

"Yeah, I think so too."

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