It was only past Shenshi (3-5 PM), Su Wenqian was already dozing off. He sat in his study, yawning one yawn after another, too weak to stand up.
If he hadn't had unfinished official duties, he would have loved to collapse into bed and go to sleep.
"Husband, Miss Jin has arrived." As soon as Madam Su entered the study, she saw Su Wenqian standing up in a daze, and she quickly went forward to support him.
Are you sleepy again?
"Hmm, it's a quarter of an hour earlier than yesterday," Su Wenqian said, his eyes still half-closed, as he was about to go and greet Jin Shanyao when Madam Su pressed him down into a chair.
She apologized, "Miss Jin, I'm sorry for being so rude. My husband suddenly became very sleepy a month and a half ago. At first, I thought it was because he was sleeping well, and I was happy for a while."
"Who knew..." Madam Su sighed and personally poured tea for Jin Shanyao and the two children.
"He's more alert during the day, but at night he can't be woken up no matter what I do, and he's getting sleepy earlier and earlier."
"We've searched all the doctors in the prefectural city, but they can't find the problem. It's fortunate that you came to the prefectural city; it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune," Madam Su said with a forced smile.
She looked at her husband's haggard face and felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.
When Jin Shanyao the room, she noticed that Su Wenqian's auspicious aura was entangled by a wisp of black energy!
In the past, Jin Shanyao wouldn't have bothered with such matters, but she's short of money now. How much would it cost to buy herb seeds from such a large mountain?
A tree's fate is not in its own hands; she too has tasted the bitterness of life!
" Madam Su, please don't worry, let me take a look first," she gestured for Meng Anzhi to take her pulse. Madam Su's heart leaped into her throat, and she wanted to step forward to stop her, but in the end she just tightly gripped the hem of her dress and remained silent.
Meng Anzhi placed her hand on Lord Su's pulse, her brows furrowing. "A weak pulse and slow rhythm are symptoms of drowsiness."
Upon hearing the results, Madam Su's expectant eyes dimmed slightly. All the doctors had reached the same conclusion; she had taken a lot of medicine but it had no effect.
The Zhang Banxian somehow got wind of the fact that her husband was possessed by an evil spirit and had swindled her out of a hundred or so taels of silver without any improvement.
Now she pinned all her hopes on Jin Shanyao, hoping she had some real skills.
Jin Shanyao up and came to Su Wenqian's side. She placed her fingers on his pulse and nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad, your diagnosis is correct. Write me a prescription based on his condition."
Meng Anzhi glanced at the table, Madam Su understood, "Please make yourself at home, Miss."
Meng Anzhi used Su Wenqian's pen and ink to write a prescription and handed it to Jin Shanyao. She was worried that the medicine might be the right one for her. Jin Shanyao didn't say anything, but simply put the prescription into her pocket.
Meng Anzhi thought to herself, "Oh no! They prescribed the wrong medicine!"
Madam Su stood anxiously to the side, wanting to know the result but not daring to disturb her, hesitating several times as if she wanted to speak.
"Miss Jin, my husband... what exactly is going on with him..."
Jin Shanyao handed the pulse pillow to Meng Anzhi, telling her to keep it safe. " Lord Su isn't ill; someone has stolen his ' Divine Soul '."
Madam Su's face turned deathly pale, and she said in fear, "What do you mean by that? What 'soul' has been stolen...?"
These words were overheard by the arriving Old Madam Su. With one foot inside and one foot outside, she was overcome with anger and fainted on the spot.
"Mother..." Su Wenqian struggled to get up, then collapsed onto the inkstone, his forehead and cheeks stained black.
Madam Su was too busy to attend to everything, leaving the maids and servants in complete disarray.
"Get out of the way!" Meng Anzhi took out her silver needles, pulled aside the nanny who was in the way, and quickly woke up Old Madam Su.
Old Madam Su slowly opened her eyes, struggled to get up, and grabbed Jin Shanyao's hand. "Miss Jin, I know you are capable. I beg you, please save my son."
He's a good official, he really is a good official. You didn't just save him, you saved the lives of the people of Qingzhou Prefecture."
Uh... that's a bit too much to ask for, Jin Shanyao properly!
She handed Old Madam Su to the nanny, and then turned around to see Madam Su wiping Lord Su's face. His face was patchy with black and white marks, which looked quite comical.
Jin Shanyao head and her lips twitched.
"A person's existence depends on their spirit and vitality. The ' Divine Soul ' is the commander-in-chief, governing the spirit. Lord Su is an official appointed by the court, and his ' Divine Soul ' is his official career, opportunities, and vitality."
If it's stolen, at best you'll lose your job, at worst you'll lose your life.
Madam Su and Old Madam Su felt dizzy upon hearing this, and their fear only increased.
Madam Su asked anxiously, "Miss Jin, do you have a solution?"
Jin Shanyao his head, saying mysteriously, "This matter is not difficult to resolve, it's just that there's some waste money involved."
Madam Su didn't react for a moment, but Old Man Su's muddled mind instantly cleared. "Here you go, young lady, just tell me how much!"
Although the Su Household was not extremely wealthy, they were still the residence of a fourth-rank official, and with the dowry from Old Madam Su, they were not short of Jin Shanyao few measly coins.
Seeing her mother-in-law agree so readily, Madam Su knew something was wrong. Sure enough, the next moment she heard the Jin Shanyao and say, "One thousand taels to find the Divine Soul, two thousand taels to save your life, three thousand taels to save your life and bring you official success, and from now on you will be free from evil spirits."
"I choose three thousand taels..."
Madam Su wanted to stop her, but it was too late! Seeing her mother-in-law's wealthy and arrogant demeanor, she felt a pang of heartache! Three thousand taels! This girl really dared to ask for such a high price.
Jin Shanyao felt bad too. If she had known that Old Madam Su would be so agreeable, she should have asked for more. Her eyes flickered, and a plan came to her mind.
Although Su Wenqian was confused, he wasn't stupid. He struggled to raise his hand and weakly said, "One thousand taels, I choose one thousand taels."
"What do you know? There's a reason why it's expensive," Old Madam Su glared. The master had already said that three thousand taels could save your life and bring you a smooth official career. How practical!
She nudged the old woman beside her, "Go and fetch three thousand taels from my dowry," then turned to Jin Shanyao, her eyes full of expectation, "Master, my son's fate rests entirely on your shoulders."
Jin Shanyao said calmly, "Of course, of course!"
She slowly stepped forward, reached out and touched Su Wenqian's forehead. With a gentle flick of her finger, she grabbed the wisp of black energy and pulled it away from Su Wenqian's body.
Su Wenqian felt a chill run down his spine, but then his dizziness and headache subsided, and his vision cleared. He tried to stand up and found that he had strength in his limbs.
He looked at the Jin Shanyao with a look of wonder, "All done..."
Jin Shanyao and said, "Not fully recovered."
Su Wenqian was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"I only pulled out the evil spirits from your body; the stolen Divine Soul hasn't been found yet."
Madam Su skipped a beat. Was the price going to go up? She subconsciously looked at her mother-in-law, and sure enough, there was a tendency for her to raise the price. She quickly interrupted.
"Miss Jin, what do you think we should do to resolve this?"
"Alright, you all go outside and wait for me. Oh, by the way, Lord Su needs to stay."
Old Madam Su was worried that her son didn't want to leave, while Madam Su was worried about money and didn't want her to stay. So they dragged and pulled her out of the house.
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci closed the door and stood in front of it like door gods, staring at the Su Household members.
Inside the room, Jin Shanyao swung the black energy around Su Wenqian's index finger, and Spiritual Power followed the black energy out of the study.
"Found it..." Jin Shanyao slightly, her Spiritual Power rushing towards the altar, enveloping Su Wenqian's Divine Soul, and instantly disappearing back into the study.
The Divine Spirit recognized its master and entered Su Wenqian's body the moment it came into contact with him.