Gu Yuluo, upon hearing this, finally believed that Gu Zhiqi wasn’t trying to trick her out of her three pieces of jade.
"Apart from the jade, do you need anything else?"
"Oh, money," Gu Zhiqi said, glancing sideways at Gu Yuluo, "Given your recent remarks about being poor, I won’t lift the seal until I see the money."
What if, after lifting the seal, she couldn’t afford to pay?
"How soon do you need the jade?" Gu Yuluo glanced sideways at Gu Zhiqi and asked.
"When do you want the seal to be lifted?" Gu Zhiqi countered.
Gu Yuluo understood upon hearing this, "Got it, understood."
But in her heart, she began wondering where to get three pieces of jade, as she was not usually one to collect such things; she didn’t own a single jade item.
For the time being, she really could not produce three pieces of jade.
That evening, Gu Zhiqi knocked on Tang Yun’s room door.
Seeing Gu Zhiqi standing outside, Tang Yun was a bit startled, "Xiao Qi, it’s you. What’s the matter?"
"Aunt Tang," Gu Zhiqi first called out politely and sweetly to Tang Yun.
"Aunt Tang, do you want to fully heal the inner injury you have?" Gu Zhiqi didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly.
Tang Yun was slightly taken aback by the question.
"Xiao Qi, you... what are you saying?"
To Gu Zhiqi’s question, Tang Yun felt somewhat overwhelmed.
Although she could understand every word that Gu Zhiqi said, when strung together, they somehow didn’t make sense to her.
"Even with the Ever Winning Army’s deterrence, it’s only temporary. The person behind the scenes will still need to be dealt with by you," Gu Zhiqi said lazily as she stood at the door.
She wasn’t sure, however, if Tang Yun would agree to the treatment.
On Aquamarine Star, she had come across countless patients, and there were those who didn’t want to be treated as well.
But she never forced anyone.
Now, the same applied to Tang Yun.
She wasn’t worried that if Tang Yun refused treatment, she wouldn’t be able to complete her task.
Because if the task subject didn’t cooperate, the task could be voided, and then she would wait for the next opportunity to trigger a different task.
"You... you mean, you can heal the internal injuries I have?" Tang Yun took quite some time to process the meaning behind Gu Zhiqi’s words, her tone tinged with a mix of apprehension and hope as she asked.
Under Tang Yun’s gaze, Gu Zhiqi nodded lightly.
Seeing the look on Tang Yun’s face, Gu Zhiqi knew she was willing to accept the treatment.
"Xiao Qi, you... you really can fully heal my internal injuries?" Tang Yun, seeing Gu Zhiqi nod, became visibly excited, her voice trembling with emotion.
Five years, a full five years.
She had been dragging this internal injury around for five years.
If it wasn’t for the injury, she would not have lost to Yun Jhin, nor would she have had to watch helplessly as her father died in front of her eyes.
She was fed up with feeling helpless day after day.
Had it not been for her desire for revenge, had it not been for her need to protect her son, she would have joined her father long ago.
"May I take your pulse?" asked Gu Zhiqi.
Tang Yun, pulled from her memories by Gu Zhiqi’s voice, said, "Okay, come in."
Tang Yun stepped aside as she spoke.
Gu Zhiqi, after a moment of silence and contemplating the need to check her hands, stepped into the room.
After checking Tang Yun’s pulse, Gu Zhiqi pulled out a crumpled tissue from her pocket and handed it to Tang Yun, "This is medicine."
Isn’t this just a ball of tissue?
Full of confusion, she nevertheless reached out immediately to take it.
Only after taking it did she realize, the tissue seemed to be wrapping something.