The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 541 - 551: Raising Snakes, Insects, Rats, and Ants

Chapter 541: Chapter 551: Raising Snakes, Insects, Rats, and Ants

"Three hours and more?" Yue Rujing was astonished and quickly looked towards the back hall before asking, "Haven’t they come out yet?"

"No, they haven’t." Lin Qianqing bit her lip, her face full of worry.

"Could something be wrong with my cousin? Should we go in and check?"

"No, we cannot go to see." Yue Rujing decisively refused.

He glanced outside, noting that it was getting late, and it was not proper for Lin Qianqing, a young lady, to remain there.

He said, "I’ll take you back first. Don’t worry about your cousin for now, she is weak and getting treatment is crucial. Just explain it to your family like this. It’s all right for her to stay here for the night!"

Lin Qianqing felt that this might not be appropriate, but Yue Rujing was right, saving a life was more urgent than any concerns of propriety.

She nodded and replied, "All right then, I’ll go back first."

It was necessary for one of them to return first to offer an explanation.

Outside Sanqing Temple, the butler had been waiting. Upon seeing Lin Qianqing come out, he hurriedly approached.

Seeing that one had emerged and another had not, the butler anxiously asked, "What about Miss Cousin?"

Yue Rujing hurried to provide an explanation on her behalf: "Your Miss Cousin suffered an attack of her illness. It’s quite strange, as if she was struck by witchery. My senior brother is performing a ritual to remove evil spirits."

Struck by witchery?

Lin Qianqing looked at Yue Rujing, who was calmly spouting nonsense without changing his expression.

Her grandmother might believe that her cousin had an old ailment flare-up, but witchery? That was something her grandmother never believed in, so she’d be surprised if that excuse was accepted.

She didn’t know if her grandmother would believe it or not, but it seemed the butler did, as he bowed and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Princely Heir Yue. We will leave our Miss Cousin in your care."

What a joke, as if Gu Youyou, who was brought there by the butler himself, had anything he didn’t know about?

Yue Rujing breathed a sigh of relief, thankful it was the butler who had come since he was a wise man who would likely be able to smooth things over.

...

It was not until daybreak that Gu Youyou slowly regained consciousness.

She moved slightly, and Jin Zijin sensed it.

"How are you feeling now?" he asked.

Gu Youyou rubbed her forehead and said, "Feels like I’ve regressed to before my ’liberation,’ completely weak."

This physical state was as if she had indeed regressed to the time before her ’liberation’; she hadn’t expected the poison to be so potent.

Fortunately, they had already drained the venom from the fangs of the snake, otherwise her life would have been in serious jeopardy.

Gu Youyou took out a small medicine bottle from her clothing pocket and consumed two medicine pills she found inside.

She had made these herself, after much effort.

With this remedy, she would recover quickly and not have to lie in bed all day like before her ’liberation.’

Seeing her gradually getting better, Jin Zijin finally let out a breath of relief.

"Ajing told me before that you’ve been keeping some snakes, insects, mice, and ants, but I didn’t pay much mind to it. I never imagined the snake you raised would be an Ice Snake."

Gu Youyou looked at Jin Zijin, realizing something was off with his seemingly casual demeanor; he was clearly angered by her dangerous actions, so she thought to smooth things over.

"Not at all," Gu Youyou said with a nonchalant smile, "I’ve kept a few snakes and quite a few mice, but I have not kept insects or ants. The weather is cold now, and these creatures are hard to raise. I’m planning to raise some centipedes and the like when it warms up a bit more."

"Are you raising these creatures to formulate antidotes?"

The weather had long since been not that cold, and the room, with its floor heating, was very warm.

Gu Youyou sat up and said to Jin Zijin seriously, "Yes, to work on antidotes. I’ve just begun to see some progress, and I won’t give up no matter what you say."

Since the conversation had reached this point, she treated it seriously.

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