Uncle Wang turned around and came out, leading Lan Yu and Su Ruyi into the courtyard.

In the middle of the courtyard, a very fat woman was sitting on a huge chair.

These days, it's rare to see fat people.

The woman was very beautiful and plump in a just-right way, without appearing greasy.

This was exactly the kind of person that Uncle Wang had described—someone who seemed to be blessed with good fortune.

But there wasn't a trace of a smile on the woman's face.

Su Ruyi noticed that the pastries and canned goods she had brought were already opened. The woman was scooping up canned goods with a spoon in one hand and holding a half-eaten pastry in the other. She glanced at Su Ruyi and said, "Is this all you bring when you ask for a favor?!"

Su Ruyi turned and glanced at Lan Yu, who gently shook her head at her.

Su Ruyi feigned a pitiful look: "I'm so sorry, Aunt Wang. How about I make it up to you next time I come back? I'll bring you two pounds of nougat!"

"Pfft!" The plump woman chuckled. "You're quite an interesting little girl. What do you do for a living?"

Su Ruyi answered truthfully, "I am a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

"Oh, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor? Do you have a family tradition? So you can do massage too?" The fat woman shifted her back.

Su Ruyi nodded: "I know a little."

"Come here and massage my shoulders and back! I sit in the yard all day long, my back and waist ache!" the fat woman ordered without any politeness.

Su Ruyi was dumbfounded on the spot—what was going on?

Lan Yu gently nudged her: "Ruyi, you can help my aunt and see what's wrong with her."

"Aunt, are you feeling unwell?" Su Ruyi asked cautiously.

She understood. If she didn't explain herself clearly, Uncle Wang wouldn't help her look at the ring!

The fat woman stopped smiling: "If you're a doctor, and you can't even tell where I'm uncomfortable? Then you're a really bad doctor!"

Su Ruyi was already a little angry, but considering that the purpose of this trip was to find out the secret of the ring, she could not give up halfway!

And then I thought that the more eccentric and difficult a person's temper is, the more capable they might be!

What I see before me might all be a test from that Uncle Wang!

She then composed herself and said with a smile, "Then I'll take a look for you!"

As she spoke, she grabbed the fat woman's wrist and simultaneously released her divine sense, scanning her entire body.

Upon taking a look, Su Ruyi couldn't help but gasp – this woman was covered in scars!

Clearly, the messy scars on the parts not covered by clothing indicated that this woman was not simple.

Women have experienced not only knife wounds, but also gunshot wounds and even explosions.

But in reality, the ailment that made this fat woman sit lazily in her chair all day long was goiter.

This is a disease diagnosed as "hypothyroidism" in modern Western medicine. Its specific manifestations include becoming increasingly overweight, increasingly lazy, increasingly unwilling to move, and also becoming increasingly unattractive.

And this fat woman is still very beautiful now, so she must have been an absolute beauty before she got sick!

No wonder he has such a bad temper!

Western medicine treats goiter by administering an external supplement for life.

Traditional Chinese medicine often resorts to tonifying and warming methods for this condition, often to no avail.

Su Ruyi studied so many books on human and divine medicine, but still couldn't find a solution.

Fortunately, she still had the Marrow Cleansing Soup in her space.

She said directly, "Neither traditional Chinese medicine nor Western medicine has a particularly good treatment for your illness. Fortunately, I have a miraculous medicine. However, no one else can be present when you take this miraculous medicine."

"Old Wang, get out! And you, you little brat," the fat woman pointed at Lan Yu, "get out too!"

The fat woman spoke up, and Old Wang quickly pulled Lan Yu and the other woman backward and jogged out, closing the courtyard gate behind them.

The fat woman looked at Su Ruyi and said, "Alright, take out your miracle drug!"

Su Ruyi pointed to the eaves: "Is that a swallow's nest?"

The moment the fat woman turned around, a golden needle appeared in Su Ruyi's palm and pierced the back of her head.

Unexpectedly, the fat woman turned around again!

She frowned and looked at Su Ruyi.

He then scratched the back of his head: "You little brat, why did you ambush me?"

Su Ruyi was immediately terrified, almost breaking out in a cold sweat—her technique of using the golden needle to fix the Naohu acupoint had been flawless since she started using it, without ever making a mistake.

At the same time, Su Ruyi instantly understood—the expert was the fat woman in front of her, not Uncle Wang!

Uncle Wang is just a smokescreen.

Seeing Su Ruyi's wide, terrified eyes, the fat woman whispered, "What kind of treatment is this? You have to knock me unconscious, otherwise you can't cure me?"

Su Ruyi could only sigh: "If you trust me, I can cure you; if you don't trust me, I can't."

"Okay! I know that miraculous medicines are naturally strange. How about this... I'll blindfold myself so I can't see, and you can just feed the medicine into my mouth, okay?"

Su Ruyi considered it for a moment and said, "Okay then."

As she spoke, she took out some strips of curtain fabric from her bag and blindfolded the fat woman several times, tying them securely behind her head.

Then, she pulled the woman into the space, fed her the entire bowl of marrow-cleansing soup, and then pulled her out.

The fat woman sat in the chair, trembling for a long time.

A layer of dark brown, ointment-like liquid was seen seeping from her neck.

The fat woman was very surprised and took out a handkerchief to wipe her neck clean: "I've really met someone with real skills?"

After saying that, her expression instantly became solemn. She stood up from her chair and bowed to Su Ruyi: "Dr. Su, thank you!"

Su Ruyi was startled again—she had never told this fat woman her surname.

However, despite her immense shock, Su Ruyi maintained a calm expression. Furthermore, she didn't stand on ceremony with the fat woman: "Now, can you take a look at my thumb ring?"

The plump woman smiled slyly: "Looks like you're quite clever, Dr. Su. You know that what I have is just a smokescreen. Not simple, not simple at all."

As she spoke, the fat woman's gaze drifted to the pocket of Su Ruyi's clothes where the thumb ring was placed. "Your thumb ring is a magical artifact, and also a... special container."

"Yes, I already know. A living soul can be placed inside the ring." Su Ruyi nodded.

"No! Its uses go far beyond that! Let me guess... Dr. Su, you must have quite a background, right?" The fat woman suddenly winked, which was a little creepy.

“Hmm,” Su Ruyi nodded, “But, in your words, I don’t remember where I came from very clearly. As for everything about this ring, I can hardly remember anything at all.”