My gorgeous wife
Chapter 187 - 165: Are You Sure This Thing Isn’t an Aphrodisiac?

Chapter 187: Chapter 165: Are You Sure This Thing Isn’t an Aphrodisiac?

However, Li Chen ultimately decided not to take Wang Qianqian down today. After dinner, he sent Wang Qianqian back to her company, and then Li Chen returned to the villa alone.

Yet, as soon as he stepped through the villa’s grand entrance, Li Chen’s figure suddenly stiffened, his pupils dilated abruptly, and he was completely unable to move.

In an instant, cold sweat dripped down his forehead!

It was the injury in his body, previously suppressed, that was once again wreaking havoc without any warning!

This eruption of injury came without any signs, and in the blink of an eye, swept through Li Chen’s entire body, leaving him no time to mobilize his True Qi.

His back was already drenched in sweat. Li Chen gasped for air, trying to sit cross-legged to control the True Qi within his body, but a sharp pain sent him crashing to the floor.

His hands tightly clutched himself, his fingernails digging into his flesh, but the intense pain inside felt as if several organs were being twisted alive, as if they were about to be crushed.

Li Chen breathed heavily, his entire body soaked as if he had been soaked in a pool, and after three minutes, the excruciating pain finally began to subside.

Like the tide coming in and going out, the agony arrived swiftly and dissipated just as quickly. Li Chen lifted his head and exhaled deeply.

If this sensation occurred a few more times, it would truly be worse than death.

Moreover, this time was different from the previous occasions; this injury was very strange, with absolutely no warning signs.

He furrowed his brows, took out his phone, and Li Chen called Third Grandpa.

"You little brat, what’s wrong now?" Third Grandpa’s voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Third Grandpa, you’re not in the middle of alchemy, are you?" Li Chen asked first.

"The pills are done, speak quickly if you have something to say, or I’m hanging up. I still need to research new medicine."

"Don’t hang up, I have something." Li Chen rapidly explained his recent flare-up of injury, and Third Grandpa’s brow furrowed on the other end of the phone:

"Still couldn’t suppress it, huh?"

Li Chen didn’t respond; this type of matter could only be handled by Third Grandpa, considering the injury in his body was too strange and domineering.

"Cheen, you come back here. I have a new pill that I’ve refined for you," Third Grandpa said and then hung up directly.

Hearing the "beep beep beep" from the phone, Li Chen couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly. Third Grandpa really was something else.

After a moment of thought, Li Chen called Lin Yi.

"Hey, beautiful wife, I have to go out for a bit. How long will I be gone? Probably a few days. Don’t worry, miss me a lot, okay? I’ll be back soon, and then we can continue our unfinished game."

Having spoken to Lin Yi, Li Chen set out on his journey, moving quickly and immediately boarding a bus headed for Jingyang County.

Nowadays, one benefit was the advanced transportation. Getting anywhere would at most take a few days to arrive, or even within a day by fast transport like airplanes and high-speed trains, unlike before, when a journey to a place was measured in months.

...

Upon returning to Panlong Village, the familiar scenery and people were still there.

"Fourth Grandpa!"

Li Chen saw Fourth Grandfather, who was lying in the sun. He was leisurely reclining in a bamboo chair, swaying gently while sipping tea, seemingly enjoying himself immensely.

"I predicted yesterday that you, Cheen, would come back today," Fourth Grandfather said, opening his eyes and smiling faintly.

Inwardly, Li Chen curled his lip. Didn’t I call yesterday?

"Cheen, come here."

At that moment, Third Grandpa walked out of the room and gestured for Li Chen to come over.

Li Chen excused himself from Fourth Grandfather and quickly went to Third Grandpa.

"First, go take a medicinal bath."

Third Grandfather handed Li Chen a bucket of medicinal herbs, "Pour all of these in and soak for three times of day."

Three times of day?

Li Chen was stunned; that was six hours!

"Don’t dawdle, get moving. If your injury flares up, I won’t be able to save you!" Third Grandpa glowered, and Li Chen immediately complied, scampering off to take his bath.

He poured all the herbs from the bucket in, then added hot water, and lay down inside it.

The moment he submerged, Li Chen closed his eyes, savoring the sensation.

During this process, Third Grandpa entered several times to assist Li Chen with acupuncture.

After three times of day passed, Li Chen emerged from the medicinal tub, and Third Grandpa brought out a bowl of medicine soup.

"Drink this."

Li Chen took the medicine soup and drank it down in one go.

"You’ll stay here for a week," Third Grandpa declared.

"For that long?" Li Chen asked, curious.

Third Grandpa said gruffly, "You know refining medicine takes a long time."

Li Chen chuckled sheepishly, then suddenly asked, "By the way, where are Great Grandfather and Second Grandfather?"

"The elder is still in closed-door cultivation," Third Grandpa replied, "and the second has gone out."

As for Great Grandfather’s closed-door cultivation, Li Chen was thoroughly impressed. He had heard from Fourth Grandfather that the longest Great Grandfather had ever cultivated in seclusion was seven years, six months, and twenty-four days. Although Li Chen was curious about how Great Grandfather could go without eating, his formidable ability to remain in seclusion was astonishing.

Li Chen also expected Second Grandfather’s departure. He must have gone to Yanjing; otherwise, he wouldn’t have coincidentally run into him yesterday.

Over the following week, Li Chen was under Third Grandpa’s care, sunbathing with Fourth Grandfather. Life was stable and comfortable.

During this week, Third Grandpa continually provided healing treatments to Li Chen. At the same time, new pills were being refined in the Pill Furnace.

On this day, the seventh, Li Chen stood inside the thatched cottage, with Third Grandpa and the Pill Furnace in front of him.

Third Grandpa was very busy, constantly adding materials to the Pill Furnace while controlling its temperature.

"Go open the small window on the left side of the Pill Furnace."

Third Grandpa gave instructions non-stop, and Li Chen followed his lead, opening the little window. Immediately, black residue flowed out, mixed with some red liquid.

"Close it."

Li Chen closed it.

Third Grandpa was intently focused when suddenly the entire Pill Furnace started to tremble as if there were fireworks inside, ready to explode at any moment.

"It’s not going to blow up, is it?" Li Chen asked, worried.

Third Grandpa glared at him, "When have I ever had a pill refining explosion?"

But suddenly, there was a muffled sound inside the Pill Furnace, then the trembling stopped, and red smoke billowed out.

Li Chen’s mouth twisted skeptically. Do you think I haven’t seen your refining blow up before? Including this incident, that makes 271 times.

However, Third Grandpa’s face lit up with joy, "It’s a success!"

A success?

Li Chen was taken aback, but Third Grandpa opened the Pill Furnace and began bottling the pills inside with a Jade Vase.

Afterwards, Third Grandpa handed the Jade Vase to Li Chen, "Take care of it, Cheen."

Li Chen opened the Jade Vase, only to see over a dozen shiny red pills lying quietly inside, emitting a faint fragrance that was quite pleasant to the nose.

"What is this?" Li Chen lifted a pill to take a closer look.

"It is for suppressing the injuries inside your body. Though calling it medicine might not be entirely accurate, it’s more like a catalyst," said Third Grandpa.

"A catalyst?" Li Chen asked, puzzled.

Third Grandpa nodded, "The injury inside you is too domineering; mere yang medicinal properties won’t suppress it. So this time, I decided to use a different method, harnessing the balance of yin and yang to suppress your injuries."

"Yin and yang balance?" The more Li Chen heard, the more baffled he felt.

"You should take this red pill once every fifteen days. After taking it, increase contact with females to absorb their yin soft energy, and it will help suppress the injury inside you."

Contact? How exactly, up close and personal or just casually?

Li Chen was increasingly confused.

Third Grandpa then said, "But there’s a side effect of the pill. After taking it, you’ll feel an excitement inside and your heart will heat up, making it somewhat difficult to control yourself."

Listening to Third Grandpa, Li Chen took out another red pill and seriously inquired, "Third Grandpa, are you sure you’re not refining an aphrodisiac?"

"You little rascal, are you trying to turn the sky upside down? Do I look like someone who makes aphrodisiacs?" Third Grandpa fumed with a mix of bluster and bug-eyed indignance.

"Don’t get worked up, Third Grandpa, it’s just that the description of this pill resembles an aphrodisiac," Li Chen said with a cheeky grin, "And as for absorbing feminine yin soft energy, I’m not exactly sure how to go about that."

Third Grandpa scoffed, "This thing does resemble an aphrodisiac a bit, but its effects are incomparable to that of an aphrodisiac. Besides, I’m not teaching you how to cultivate yang by depleting yin, it won’t harm a woman’s body. As for the specifics of contact, do I really need to teach you? The deeper, the better, of course."

Li Chen was stunned, ’The deeper, the better’, well, Third Grandpa sure put that subtly.

Yet Li Chen understood it, and the image of Lin Yi came unbidden into his mind, making him chuckle silently.

"Alright, you’ve got your medicine, now get lost. Come back to me when you run out," Third Grandpa said.

...

By the time he returned from Panlong Village, it was already evening. Li Chen headed straight for his villa. As he pushed open the door, he saw Lin Yi sitting on the couch.

Li Chen couldn’t help but chuckle to himself; this was the perfect opportunity to test the effects of Third Grandpa’s pill.

He swallowed a pill and tiptoed toward the couch. Then, with both hands, he covered Lin Yi’s eyes.

"Guess who?" Li Chen asked playfully, his voice taking on a peculiar tone.

A smile appeared on Lin Yi’s lips as she lowered his hands, "Who else could it be but you?"

Her tone was affectionately reproachful.

"Smart wife, there’s a reward for you from your hubby," Li Chen said, grinning widely.

Li Chen grinned, but at that moment, Lin Yi’s face blushed, "Stop it, Xiaoxiao will be back soon."