The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 494 - 504: Sudden Illness

Xiao Jinyan chuckled and lowered his voice as well, "Fate can be divided into many types, like the cursed fate between you two... As for the fate between you and me, I also feel quite fated."

Gu Youyou stopped smiling and replied coldly, "Even a cursed fate is still fate. Our business is none of your concern as an outsider. You’re meddling too much; I think you’d best look after your own fate."

Indeed, it seemed she needed to find out exactly who Xiao Jinyan was.

When it was her turn to offer incense, Jin Zijin stood by the Dragon Mother’s side and watched her.

Gu Youyou bowed deeply before the huge stone statue with respect, and once she stood up, Jin Zijin took the incense stick from her hand.

In the moment he touched her icy hand, he almost imperceptibly furrowed his brow.

Gu Youyou offered a slight smile with a twist of her lips and gave him a reassuring look.

She had taken her medicine that morning and could still hold on.

On the other side, a strange man in his thirties with dark, determined brows and strong features took the incense stick. Although he took the stick from Xiao Jinyan, his gaze remained fixed on Gu Youyou, making her very uncomfortable.

Not too far away stood an elderly man with white hair, none other than Yu Jizi. He, too, was watching Gu Youyou. Gu Youyou’s heart skipped a beat, as she realized the truth.

They all recognized her. Perhaps from the moment she had set foot in Beijing in the Lin Residence’s butler’s carriage, they had been watching her from somewhere.

Ah, indeed...

This might actually be for the best!

After offering the incense, Gu Youyou returned to her carriage.

Soon, Lin Qianqing also climbed aboard and, seeing Gu Youyou’s face turned blue from the cold, hurriedly ordered the maids to start a fire.

She helped Gu Youyou rub her hands and paced around anxiously. "Cousin, how can you be so sensitive to the cold? The weather isn’t that cold now. Oh right, I forgot—Qingshui Town is located to the southwest, where it’s not as cold as in the north. Sigh! And you’ve been frail since childhood; we’ve been so careless. We should have wrapped you in a fur coat."

Gu Youyou gave a bitter smile. With the poison of coldness inside her reacting with the coldness from the outside, even ten layers of fur would be useless.

"I’m fine. Once we get back, I’ll go straight to the pharmacy."

Gu Youyou’s pharmacy, which was kept warm with firepots all day, was the warmest place.

Seeing the maids busily moving firepots into Gu Youyou’s carriage, Madam Lin also came over to check on her.

"What’s wrong with Youyou?"

Gu Youyou’s face was purplish, and she shivered even while nestled in Lin Qianqing’s arms.

Madam Lin lifted the curtain and was startled at the sight.

Lin Qianqing said, "Mother, cousin might have a relapse of her old ailment; she’s really cold."

Upon hearing Lin Qianqing’s words, Madam Lin became terribly frightened and stretched out her hand to touch Gu Youyou’s forehead.

Upon contact, the bone-chilling cold seeped from the palm of her hand throughout her body, giving her a huge scare.

Gu Youyou had been brought out by her, and it would be terrible if something happened on the road.

Her demanding mother-in-law was not someone easy to provoke.

"Why is it so cold? Youyou, you’re a doctor yourself. Can you endure until we get back to the residence?"

Gu Youyou’s teeth chattered with cold, so extreme that she felt two sensations alternately within her body. One was the discomfort from the extreme cold, desperately seeking a warm place for relief.

The other sensation was not unfamiliar either—it was that of the despairing coldness spreading from the depths of her heart when she found herself to be bait for Jin Zijin in the deep mountains. She didn’t find it uncomfortable, rather, she found it very soothing.

She favored that sensation of her whole body being chill as if soaked in water and freezing cold, isolating herself in ice, allowing the cold to envelop her into a thick cocoon of ice, so comfortable that she almost wanted to cry out loud.