Chapter 743 - 448: The Loosening Seal on Su Yue

Chapter 743: Chapter 448: The Loosening Seal on Su Yue

"Haven’t you always been in good health? Why would such a serious problem suddenly appear?"

Lin Li’s question drew Su Yue’s attention. She frowned and said, "I don’t know either! I get a physical every year.

The reports always show that all my bodily functions are fine. I have no idea why such a serious issue would pop up out of nowhere."

Lin Li thought for a moment, then asked, "Didn’t you say you went to the hospital for a full check-up after work? What were the results?"

"What else could they be? Same as my usual physicals. The doctor said I’m in great shape! No problems at all.

I described the terrible feeling I got when the discomfort suddenly hit me.

She said it was probably because I work too hard, and that’s why this problem suddenly appeared. She told me to pay attention to my work hours and get more rest at night."

Su Yue recounted what the female doctor at the private hospital had told her after the check-up.

"..." Lin Li fell silent upon hearing this.

’At first, I thought Su Yue had fainted because some thug drugged her.’

’I never expected she fainted simply because she felt unwell.’

’And now, hearing Su Yue say that the hospital doctor examined her and found nothing wrong... but the fact is, she did faint from discomfort. This situation is too complicated. As a layman with no medical background, there’s nothing I can do.’

Seeing Lin Li looking at her silently, his eyes filled with worry, Su Yue’s lips couldn’t help but curve slightly upward into a captivating smile. She reassured him.

"You don’t need to worry so much. My mom knows a very skilled doctor. I’ll give my mom a call later and tell her about my situation.

She can ask for me what’s really going on with my condition."

Lin Li nodded, then said, still a little worried, "Is this doctor your mother knows really that skilled?"

"Yes, incredibly skilled. As long as a person is still breathing, she can save them," Su Yue said earnestly.

Lin Li thought for a moment. ’A doctor with such incredible medical skills can’t be an ordinary person,’ he guessed.

"’As long as a person is still breathing, she can save them’... This doctor you’re talking about must not be an ordinary person. She must be a Cultivator who has awakened a Healing Superpower."

Su Yue tucked a stray lock of hair behind her delicate ear, then nodded at Lin Li, her smile as bright as a flower. "That’s right! So you can relax. You don’t need to be too concerned about my health."

"Okay." Lin Li’s heart settled a little. Just then, it seemed they had run out of things to talk about, and the bedroom fell silent.

"Where’s my purse?" After more than a minute of silence, Su Yue asked.

"I left it on the sofa outside. I’ll go get it for you."

"Thanks."

Lin Li stood up and left the bedroom. A moment later, he returned with Su Yue’s purse and handed it to her.

She unlocked her phone and checked the time. It was already 9:30 at night.

"It’s getting late, you should go home and get some rest. Thank you for today. When I have some free time, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"Alright, I’ll head back then. If you feel unwell again, call me immediately."

"Okay."

Lin Li then left Su Yue’s apartment. After he was gone, Su Yue opened her contacts and called her mother.

...

「Yuwan Town.」

In a villa district within the small town, the largest mansion was brightly lit. The owners of the villa had been away on a long trip for the past few days and had just returned this afternoon.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, the lady of the house was leaning against the headboard, watching a show on a tablet she held in her hands.

Her long, smooth, raven-black hair was simply draped behind her, and she wore a simple white nightgown.

This beautiful woman, who had a daughter in her twenties, bore no trace of age on her face. She looked to be in her early thirties at most.

Suddenly, the phone beside her rang. Zheng Qiuyi lifted her right hand, tapped the screen to pause her show, and then picked up the phone from the nightstand.

’Hm? Why is this girl calling me so late?’

She answered the call.

"Hello, Xiaoyue. Why are you calling me so late?"

"Mom, were you about to sleep?"

"Not yet! What’s wrong?"

"I..." Su Yue told her mother about the problems she was having with her body. When she finished, there was silence on the other end of the line.

Zheng Qiuyi, listening to her daughter, was now clutching her phone tightly in her right hand. The rosy color drained from her face, leaving it deathly pale. Her steady heartbeat quickened as fear and anxiety intertwined within her.

"Mom?" Su Yue called out when her mother didn’t respond, confused as to why she had suddenly gone quiet.

"Hooo..." Zheng Qiuyi took a long, deep breath, struggling to calm herself. Then, in her usual tone, she said to her daughter, "Don’t you worry, it’s not a big problem. I’ll talk to your father about this in a bit.

You get some rest tonight. Tomorrow, take a day off from school. I’ll have Li Ke drive over and pick you up."

Hearing her mother say she would have the family driver, Mr. Li, come pick her up, Su Yue knew this meant she was to return home for a physical examination. She replied softly, "Okay, that’s the plan then. Goodnight, Mom."

After hanging up, Su Yue placed her phone on the nightstand beside her.

She threw back the covers, got out of bed, took off her professional suit, and went to the bathroom to shower, humming a tune as she grabbed her pajamas.

After her call with her daughter ended, Zheng Qiuyi’s fear and unease erupted. She tossed the tablet and phone aside, scrambled out of bed, and rushed out of the bedroom in her slippers.

In the villa’s courtyard, Su Chen, a man of refined temperament and distinguished looks, was sitting at a table drinking tea. He gazed up at the star-filled night sky, his heart filled with joy at the thought of his daughter coming home for the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from a distance. Just from the sound alone, one could tell the person approaching was extremely anxious.

TAP, TAP, TAP...

Zheng Qiuyi, still in her nightgown, burst out of the bedroom, hurried down to the first floor, and ran out of the house toward where her husband was.

"Don’t run so fast, you’ll fall!" Su Chen turned his head toward the sound of the frantic footsteps and quickly shouted to his anxious wife.

The words had barely left his mouth when Zheng Qiuyi, rushing toward her husband, stumbled and pitched forward.

"Ah—!"

The instant her cry of alarm sounded, Su Chen vanished from his chair.

As she fell, Zheng Qiuyi felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her slender waist, and she found herself falling into a familiar embrace.

"I told you not to run so fast. What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Su Chen asked, looking at his wife in his arms with great confusion.

His wife had always been composed and dignified. No matter how serious the situation, even if she were anxious, she would never show it so plainly on her face—unless it involved him or their daughter.

’Could it be...?’ A dreadful thought surfaced in Su Chen’s mind. Just as it appeared, the words his wife spoke from his arms struck him like a bolt of lightning.

"The seal on Xiaoyue is loosening."

"What?!" Su Chen grabbed his wife’s shoulders, pushed her back from his embrace, and asked in shock.

"Xiaoyue just called me. She said she felt some discomfort in her chest this morning on her way to work.

After work, she went to the hospital for a full check-up, but they didn’t find anything abnormal.

But on her way home, the discomfort returned, and then she fainted." Zheng Qiuyi recounted to her husband what their daughter had just told her.

After hearing his wife’s account, Su Chen’s expression became incredibly grave.

He removed his hands from his wife’s shoulders, lowered them, and clenched them into fists. A faint golden Spiritual Light flickered deep within his eyes as an immensely powerful Spiritual Energy Wave emanated from his body.

The free-roaming Spiritual Energy in the surrounding air was affected, becoming extremely turbulent.

A few minutes later, Su Chen retracted the Spiritual Energy Wave he was emitting. He looked at his worried wife and said reassuringly, "It’s alright. The seal has loosened, so we’ll just reinforce it again."

"But... logically speaking, shouldn’t the seal on Xiaoyue only start to loosen when she turns thirty? Why has it loosened so many years early?" Zheng Qiuyi asked, full of confusion.

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