You're Messing Around!

Li Yao held his waist and took quite a while to recover.

He sat on the sofa and began contemplating life—Little Xiang Ju had become vigorous and lively after drinking the potion, bouncing around all day and even trying to rush out and beat him up. So why had he broken out in a cold sweat after drinking it? There was no way he had been weak to begin with. He wasn't like those two beasts in the dorm; he usually paid close attention to his health and would never stay up all night grinding away while watching porn.

Could the potion have side effects? Li Yao panicked even more.

He had still been too careless... He should have been more cautious and tested it again. Laozi was this handsome; he didn't want to die young!

Li Yao sat uneasily on the sofa, waiting for his body's next reaction. Gradually, the cold sweat disappeared, and a warm sensation spread through his limbs and bones, making him feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

So comfy~ Then he fell asleep...

By the time Li Yao woke up, it was already late. After taking a moment to remember what had happened, he immediately began checking his body. Everything was perfectly normal.

Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but he still wasn't reassured. The next day, he went to Southeast Affiliated Hospital and had his senior run a full physical examination. When he got the report that same day, the conclusion was: all bodily functions were normal, his health was excellent—almost excessively so.

Phew! Li Yao was finally completely at ease. It seemed that yesterday's cold sweat had just been a normal reaction.

It definitely wasn't because he was weak! Both potions had been successfully brewed, and Aunt Lin's illness finally had hope. Li Yao was delighted. He took out his phone and checked it. Lin Xiaowei was not online yet, but to put her at ease, he still sent her an offline message: "The Cleansing Potion and Vitality Potion have already been prepared. I tested them myself too. There's no problem."

After sending the message, Li Yao put away his phone and went home.

He had been busy brewing Alchemy Potions this whole time, and nearly a month had passed without him noticing. The Mid-Autumn Festival quietly arrived. Taking advantage of the three-day holiday, Li Yao returned to his hometown with Lin Xiaoxi.

Dad and Mom were both doing well. As for their son, who had been gone for less than a month, the two of them did not miss him at all.

There wasn't even anyone home when he came back, okay!

Dad and Mom had gone on a self-driving trip for the Mid-Autumn Festival! They had not even bothered informing their own son! If Li Yao had not had the house key and access card, he would not even have been able to get inside! It reminded him of an online post he had seen—someone went home only to discover that their house had been demolished and everyone had moved away, without telling him. Could anyone understand that shock of returning home to find both the house and people gone? The key was that everyone else was perfectly fine—they had simply forgotten about you!

Li Yao began pondering again. Am I really their biological son? Forget it, he should not try to get to the bottom of it. If something really did come out of it, even with Li Yao's tough nerves, he would not be able to handle it. He would just... just assume he had been a free gift with a phone recharge. After tidying up at home, Li Yao went to the supermarket to buy several boxes of mooncakes. He also packed up the sealed potions. Once everything was ready, he brought them to visit the Lin family the next day.

Uncle Lin answered the door this time. He was delighted to see Li Yao carrying mooncakes. "Oh, Da Yao, you came over, so why did you bring gifts too? Your parents went traveling, right? Stay for dinner today."

Uncle Lin warmly welcomed Li Yao inside. Aunt Lin was busy in the kitchen and called out a greeting to him as well.

The elderly couple were harmonious and loving, and the atmosphere was especially warm.

Li Yao set down the mooncake box and sat with Uncle Lin in the living room. "Where's Xiaoxi?"

Uncle Lin said, "She went shopping with her classmates. She'll be back later."

I see.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yao asked, "How is Auntie's health?"

There was not the slightest hint of abnormality in Uncle Lin's expression as he said lightly, "Same as always. ALS is chronic. We still have time. Living in the present is what matters most."

When things became irreversible, all they could do was accept them, live every remaining day well, and leave no regrets.

Li Yao fell silent.

Would today's happiness become unbearable pain in the future?

The beauty that was lost would also become a regret.

If there was no turning point, Uncle Lin would surely suffer greatly in the future.

Fortunately, Uncle Lin had a wonderful daughter, someone so incredible that she did not need to make choices in life.

So Li Yao said, "Uncle Lin, I've found a way to treat it. That's why I came today."

Uncle Lin clearly did not believe him. "Da Yao, we have to face reality."

Li Yao took eight test tubes from the box beside him. Two contained pale green liquid, while the other six contained pale red liquid. "Of these eight potions, the pale green ones should be taken once every two weeks. The pale red ones should be used once a week."

Uncle Lin examined the eight potions. "Where did you get these things?"

That was difficult to explain.

Li Yao was at a loss. Should he say that he had brewed them himself? That the formula and ingredients had been provided by Uncle Lin's deceased but transmigrated daughter? Fuck, if he really said that, Uncle Lin would definitely call... Uh, no, he would call Green Mountain Hospital.

It was no wonder Uncle Lin was so suspicious.

A terminal illness recognized by medical institutions around the world, and he casually brought out eight test tubes of potion claiming they could cure it if she drank them... Would anyone believe that?

"I believe Da Yao."

Just as Li Yao did not know how to explain himself, Aunt Lin had silently come into the living room. She looked at him with a smile. Still wearing an apron, with food simmering on the stove and a faint fragrance drifting through the room, she stood at the edge of the living room and said firmly yet gently, "I believe him."

Then she walked over, picked up one of the Cleansing Potions, and asked, "I just drink it like this?"

Uncle Lin panicked. "Yufen!"

Aunt Lin said gently, "Old Lin, would Da Yao harm me?"

Uncle Lin said, "But I'm afraid Da Yao might mean well and still make things worse!"

Aunt Lin patted her husband's shoulder. Her gaze was gentle, but also resolute. "It'll happen sooner or later. Let's give it a try." She turned to Li Yao. "Then I'll drink it?"

Li Yao nodded.

Aunt Lin pulled out the cork from the test tube. A slightly pungent minty smell spread through the air. Aunt Lin frowned slightly, then smiled. "The smell is a bit strong."

Uncle Lin's face immediately turned green.

You people! Why didn't you believe in science? How could you just drink anything? But after speaking, Aunt Lin tipped her head back and drank the potion in one go. When she finished, she pursed her lips and smiled with a frown. "It tastes even stronger."

Li Yao smiled.

Who knew what those mages had been thinking? The smell and taste could actually be adjusted, but those mages were too lazy to spend the effort researching it. They would rather endure that sensory irritation than waste time on sensory enjoyment. They preferred to spend their more precious time on other, more meaningful experiments.

Li Yao picked up the pale red Vitality Potion and smiled. "This one tastes even worse."

Aunt Lin said, "..."

Old Lin's face turned even greener.

Since it was her first time taking the medicine, Li Yao watched from the side. Fifteen minutes after taking the Cleansing Potion, Aunt Lin began to feel feverish all over and broke into a sweat. The symptoms resembled a high fever, making Uncle Lin extremely anxious, but Li Yao held him back and told him it was a normal reaction. Perhaps because her spinal motor neurons had suffered from heavy-metal toxins for too long, the Cleansing Potion took more than an hour to complete the initial detoxification.

Having expended too much energy, Aunt Lin looked listless, and her complexion was terrible.

But now was not the time to rest. Li Yao stopped the anxious Uncle Lin and told him to remain calm. Holding the Vitality Potion, he said to Aunt Lin, "Drink this one before you rest."

Aunt Lin smiled weakly. "All right."

Enduring the pungent smell and strange taste, Aunt Lin drank the Vitality Potion, then Uncle Lin helped her back to the bedroom to rest.

Once Aunt Lin had settled down, Uncle Lin carefully closed the door. Only then did he turn toward Li Yao with a stern, almost fierce expression and suppress his anger as he growled, "Where did you get these messy folk remedies? You're messing around!"

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