Chapter 700 - 213: [Eased Atmosphere]
Absolutely impossible!
"If the root cause can’t be resolved, at least we can treat the symptoms," Gui Geng said slowly.
"Mr. Gui, what do you mean by treating the symptoms?" Lu Sisi asked politely.
"I can’t solve the issue of her destiny, but I can address her weak health to some extent." Gui Geng stroked his smooth chin, chuckled, and said, "As you know, our residence has an array set up by Master Chen Yan. Within this array, gathering Qi and returning to the origin, where Spiritual Qi and Primordial Qi converge, it has a slow nourishing effect on creatures here.
Even someone frail and often sickly might feel refreshed if they stay in this courtyard for a while. Although those who do not cultivate can’t directly use Primordial Qi to nurture themselves and achieve a Dao body, the abundance of Qi around them indeed brings some benefits to their physical body.
To say the least, feeling clear-headed, calming the mind, sleeping well, eating with a good appetite, gradually nourishing the body—over time, they become healthier, making up for some bodily deficiencies."
"So, you mean that having my mother stay at home for a few days would bring some improvement?"
"You could say that." Gui Geng smiled and said, "You are the lady of the house, so if the young master is not here, you naturally call the shots on matters like this."
Lu Sisi’s expression was a bit conflicted.
The title of ’lady of the house’ was something she never assumed—this was Chen Yan’s home, Chen Yan’s property. She was indeed Chen Yan’s girlfriend, but... to say she was the lady of the house, Lu Sisi never thought of it that way.
She wasn’t that kind of top-tier fairy.
But Chen Yan indeed expressed something similar before, that she was his woman, and she had the authority over everything at home.
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After Lu Xiuting lay on the bed for a while, the door was pushed open again, and Lu Sisi walked in with a bowl of soup.
"White radish and pork rib soup." Lu Sisi said as she placed the soup bowl on the bedside table, then reached out to help Lu Xiuting sit up from the bed.
Feeling the strength in her daughter’s arms, Lu Xiuting looked up at Lu Sisi.
"In the past six months, my constitution has improved a lot." Lu Sisi didn’t explain much, as she picked up the soup bowl and handed it to Lu Xiuting: "The white radish and pork ribs were bought today. I’ve only just learned to make soup a few times, so the taste might not be very good."
Holding the bowl of soup, Lu Xiuting suddenly felt a torrent of mixed feelings.
She took a small sip; the taste of the radish’s sweetness melded with the fragrance of the pork ribs.
Moreover, there was an unidentifiable scent that seemed faintly fishy, though not unpleasant. On the contrary, with a single sip, she felt her appetite beginning to stir.
Before she knew it, she had finished the bowl of soup and had eaten a few pieces of radish and ribs.
When she lay back down, she gradually felt a faint warmth spreading from her chest and abdomen to her limbs, flowing to every part of her body.
It was as if there was a tiny heater warming her from the inside in the cold winter.
This peculiar warmth began to dispel the cold hidden in her bones from her previously chilly body, little by little.
"This soup?" Lu Xiuting looked at Lu Sisi, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, it’s a recipe and formula made by Chen Yan. He added something he brought back, said to enrich Qi and blood, and improves frailty and cold constitution."
Lu Sisi said lightly.
Actually...
They just added a piece of beast meat.
When making the soup, they cut a fist-sized piece of beast meat into small pieces, wrapped it in gauze, and put it into the soup to cook.
After cooking, they fished out the gauze—the beast meat that had been cooked naturally ended up in Gui Geng’s stomach.
Beast meat from the Domain Realm, in the bitter cold of Evil Land Mountain, can dispel chills with just one piece. It is indeed an excellent source for replenishing Qi and blood!
Yet Chen Yan knew that for mortal people with no cultivation in this world, that stuff couldn’t be consumed directly. Their bodies couldn’t digest it, and they wouldn’t handle it well.
Therefore, of all the beast meat he brought back, they would cut only a small portion to use as seasoning in family meals, and remove it after cooking.
Despite this, even a bowl of soup made with a fist-sized piece of beast meat immediately warmed Lu Xiuting’s frail body upon drinking!
In less than an hour, though Lu Xiuting didn’t look in the mirror, Lu Sisi could see that her mother’s pale complexion gradually improved, with even a hint of color appearing on her lips.
Lu Sisi sat with Lu Xiuting for a while, hesitating for a long time before saying softly, "Today... it’s already late anyway. Why don’t you call Aunt Hu and say you’re staying here tonight, and I’ll send you back tomorrow."
Lu Xiuting’s eyes brightened, and there was an unusual emotion in her gaze toward Lu Sisi.
But Lu Sisi avoided that look, picked up the bowl, and slowly walked away.
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Lu Xiuting slept very well that night—since her pregnancy and hospitalization after the miscarriage, until today, this was the best night of sleep she had had.
In recent times, Lu Xiuting had often had a disturbed sleep, waking up after only two or three hours, feeling restless and unable to fall back asleep. Over time, this lack of restorative sleep weakened her body gradually.