Peace returned to the room once more. Only the sound of heavy breathing from three people remained.
Wang Cheng collapsed onto the chair beside the bed, truly exhausted. Extracting Yang energy nearly ten times in a single day... even with the aid of pills, it had taken a heavy toll on his 50-year-old body.
As for Liu Yuexin, although she was equally fatigued, she quickly gathered her resolve to follow "Uncle's" orders diligently. she brought a basin of warm water and began to gently wipe down Li Sumei's magnificent body.
As her hands glided over the pristine white skin, now marred by stains and red marks from Wang Cheng's actions, complex emotions arose in her heart... She felt awe at her Uncle's incredible abilities, pride in being a crucial part of this "treatment," and at the same time... a hint of jealousy she couldn't suppress upon seeing the perfect, goddess-like figure of another woman who had been so intimate with the man she worshipped.
After cleaning her up and changing the bedsheets completely, Li Sumei returned to the appearance of a noble young lady sleeping peacefully once again.
"Uncle... will she really recover?" Liu Yuexin whispered, standing beside Wang Cheng.
Wang Cheng nodded slowly. "The roots of the illness have been pulled out. All that remains is to wait for her to recover..." He glanced at Li Sumei's body with thoughtful eyes. "...But what is more interesting is... how much she will change after receiving such a massive amount of Pure Yang energy."
As if to answer his question... Li Sumei's closed eyelids began to flutter slightly.
Her slender fingers twitched before her eyelids slowly peeled open, revealing beautiful eyes that still held a look of confusion and haziness.
The first thing she saw was the face of an "Uncle" sitting by the bed. He looked at her with a warm and benevolent smile. Behind him stood a cute young woman, waiting quietly.
Her first sensation was... warmth.
The scorching heat that had burned her body like an inferno was gone. The freezing cold that had solidified her meridians had also vanished. Now, her body felt light, comfortable, and filled with a warm current of energy circulating throughout—a sensation she had never felt before.
"Y... You are...?" she asked with a hoarse voice.
Before she could recall the heated and strange dreams that still lingered in her mind, Wang Cheng spoke with the softest and most trustworthy voice imaginable.
"You are awake, Young Miss. I am the country doctor your father invited to see to your condition... You were gravely ill from a Yin Fire backlash. My assistant and I (he gestured to Liu Yuexin) had to spend nearly the entire day transferring Pure Yang energy to save your life... It was a very difficult treatment, but fortunately, you have made it through."
His explanation was seamless and perfect! He mentioned the "transfer of Yang energy" but omitted the "method" entirely, making the whole story sound like a noble and self-sacrificing medical procedure.
Bang!
The door was thrown open violently! Li Hong, unable to wait outside any longer, rushed into the room frantically.
"Sumei! My daughter!"
When he saw his daughter sitting up against the headboard by herself, with a rosy flush on her face for the first time in weeks, tears flowed uncontrollably from the eyes of this great man!
He rushed over to grasp his daughter's hand before turning back to Wang Cheng with eyes full of the utmost gratitude and reverence! He was about to kneel down to give thanks!
"Hold on!" Wang Cheng hurriedly rushed to support him. "Patriarch Li, do not rejoice just yet."
His words made everyone's heart in the room drop.
Wang Cheng put on a solemn expression again. "I have merely stabilized her condition and eliminated the Yin Fire that erupted... But the root of the problem... her 'Frost Jade Physique' remains unstable."
"What does that mean!?" Li Hong asked anxiously.
"It means... if left unchecked, the Yin Fire will form again before long. And the next time, it will be more severe than before... perhaps beyond even my help," he said calmly, but every word carried the weight of a sledgehammer.
"Then... Then what should we do!?"
Wang Cheng stared deep into Li Hong's eyes before delivering the critical sentence he had already prepared in his mind.
"If you wish for a complete cure... the Young Miss requires regular 'Pure Yang Energy Transfers' from me... to gradually balance her body until the Yin and Yang within her Frost Jade Physique merge completely."
He had successfully turned a one-time emergency treatment... into a long-term appointment that could not be refused!