Xie Lanzhi didn't expect that Yanhusuo was so capable that he could detect the disease just by feeling the pulse.

He calmly withdrew his hand: "You saw it."

Seeing Xie Lanzhi's nonchalant look, Yanhusuo said hastily, "Mr. Xie, you have lost at least 20 years of your life. This is no joke!"

Xie Lanzhi was at an age when he was in good health. With Qin Shu's help in taking care of his body, it would be no problem for him to live to at least eighty or ninety years old.

But his pulse is now very weak. If this continues, his body will become weaker and weaker, so weak that he may not even live to be fifty.

"What did you just say?"

Mrs. Xie's eyes pierced at Corydalis yanhusuo like a knife, and she asked anxiously.

What does it mean to lose twenty years of life?

How come she doesn't understand!

Yanhusuo said with a look of heartache: "I have never seen such a situation in my life. It's like something has taken away twenty years of Mr. Xie's life in an instant."

This strange phenomenon seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Why is this happening?"

Mrs. Xie's face turned pale and she took two steps back in disbelief.

She stared at Xie Lanzhi with red eyes: "Zhizhi, what on earth did you do?"

Xie Lanzhi's well-defined face was tense, and his dark eyes concealed a hint of guilt: "Mom, I'm sorry."

Mrs. Xie threw herself on him, beat him hard, and asked in tears: "I don't want your apology! Tell me what you did? Why is this happening?! Speak up!!"

Xie Lanzhi remained silent, allowing Madam Xie's weak fist to hit him lightly.

Sister Ahua, who was not far away, saw this scene and went forward to hug Mrs. Xie.

"It was the young master who gave the young lady an acupuncture injection, which saved the fetus."

Based on her understanding of the eldest lady's temperament.

Even if he knew the truth, he would not blame Qin Shu at all.

Mrs. Xie didn't realize what it meant, but Yanhusuo realized something.

He stared at Xie Lanzhi and asked in a tense voice, "What kind of acupuncture technique did you use?"

Xie Lanzhi said succinctly: "Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles."

Sister Hua revealed the truth, so there was no need for him to hide it any longer.

"It's over!" Yanhusuo's beard trembled slightly, and he slapped his thigh and said, "The Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles is a forbidden technique. In ancient times, it was even classified as a sorcery. If someone without a medical foundation performs acupuncture, at best it will shorten one's life span, and at worst it will cause one to lose his or her offspring. This is a cursed ancient secret technique!"

Xie Lanzhi raised his lips slightly, his voice cold and reserved: "I know that only the Thirteen Ghost Needles could save Ah Shu at that time."

Yanhusuo looked at Xie Lanzhi, who was as calm and composed as ever, and said with great sorrow:

"How dare you, a person without any medical skills, give me acupuncture? You are digging your own grave!"

Xie Lanzhi: "Ah Shu told me in advance that most people can't withstand the backlash of the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles and their life span will be shortened. I insisted on doing this. I couldn't just watch her and the baby in her belly die."

Yanhusuo: "...then you shouldn't do it yourself."

After Mrs. Xie learned the truth, she pulled away the hand that Ah Hua had wrapped around her waist.

She walked to stand beside Xie Lanzhi, looking at Yanhusuo with tearful eyes: "If there was no Ah Shu, there would be no Lanzhi today. My son is willing to save Ah Shu and the child with his life, which shows that he values ​​friendship and loyalty, and he is responsible as a husband. I, as a mother, didn't say anything, why are you talking so much!"

"..." Yanhusuo was speechless.

Xie Lanzhi spoke slowly: "My wife and children are in danger of death. I will not let anyone control their life and death, so I have to do it myself."

He couldn't afford the slightest risk, nor did he dare to gamble on the one in ten thousand possibility of human nature.

Yanhusuo looked at Xie Lanzhi with a heavy gaze: "Mr. Xie, is it worth it?"

The Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles is a secret technique of the Medical Mystery School. It is also the only acupuncture technique that has been proven to have the most obvious backlash.

Xie Lanzhi's thin lips twitched: "As long as Ah Shu and the child are safe, it's worth it for me."

He deliberately emphasized the last two words.

No one noticed that Qin Shu, who was lying on the bed unconscious, had her fingers trembling slightly.

*

Three days later.

Qin Shu, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes.

The familiar yet unfamiliar environment she saw made her feel as if she were in another world and it didn't seem real.

Sister Hua, who had been by Qin Shu's side for the past three days, was wiping the ornaments on the bookshelf with her back to the bed and was the first to feel the change in Qin Shu's breath.

She turned around and looked at the person who had opened his eyes, with an expression of surprise and joy on her face.

"Madam, you're awake!"

"Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?"

When Qin Shu saw the familiar person, her pale lips curled up into a smile and she said in a hoarse voice:

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a cow right now!"

Her exaggerated tone, coupled with her charming and rosy face, makes her look cute and soft.

Auntie Hua cried with joy and nodded: "Okay! I'll cook for you and make all the dishes you like."

She carefully helped Qin Shu up from the bed and picked up a cushion and placed it on the head of the bed.

"You just woke up, don't move for the time being, lie down for a while, and then get up after you finish your meal."

Sister Ahua picked up the warm water from the bedside table and brought it to the particularly obedient Qin Shu.

"Would you like some water? It's still warm."

"good--"

Qin Shu took the cup and drank the whole glass of water.

Her head was still a little dazed after she woke up. After drinking the water, the thrilling memories before she fell into a coma quickly flooded into her mind.

The smile in Qin Shu's eyes disappeared instantly, and the scene of Xie Lanzhi's head covered with frost and snow before she fainted kept flashing in her mind.

So was it just a dream or an illusion caused by her blurred vision?

Qin Shu looked at Ah Hua's departing back and asked abruptly, "Has Xie Lanzhi's gray hair recovered?"

Sister Ah Hua paused where she stood, her body stiffening slightly.

Qin Shu gritted her teeth and continued to ask, "Where is Xie Lanzhi?"

Auntie Ah Hua turned around and replied respectfully, "The eldest young master is in the study."

Qin Shu's hands tightly grasped the quilt on her body, stared directly into Sister Hua's red eyes, and said in a cold voice that did not allow for rejection:

"I want to see him! Tell him to come here right away. If I can't see him in three minutes, I'll go find him myself!"

"yes--"

Two minutes later.

The tightly closed door was slowly pushed open from the outside.

Qin Shu stared at the door without blinking.

Xie Lanzhi, who was tall and long-legged, with noble and dignified manners, slowly appeared in Qin Shu's eyes.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

Even though Xie Lanzhi's inherent nobility was enough to overwhelm some, his hair color and appearance had changed.

Qin Shu stared at Xie Lanzhi's half-white hair. Her beautiful eyes quickly turned red, and sadness surged in her eyes.

Xie Lanzhi's snow-white hair and fine lines around his eyes turned into the sharpest dagger, stabbing Qin Shu's heart fiercely.

Her heart skipped a beat, as if it was being gripped by a large hand, and she felt a dull pain.

Qin Shu opened her mouth and cried, "Xie Lanzhi, why are you so old?"