On the other side, in the Ink Study Hall.
Ling Luochen finally woke up from his cultivation. He checked his body and found that not only were his legs healed, but his slightly aching dantian had also recovered, and his lost spiritual energy had returned.
Before he could rejoice, he heard a knock on the door.
"Young Master, Fifth Master is here to see you. Are you available?"
Ling Luochen hurriedly got up and opened the door.
Ling Luochen's attendant, Mo Zhen, was about to knock again when the door suddenly opened.
"G-Great Young Master?" An Yi looked at the person before him, rubbed his eyes, and rubbed them again, finally confirming he wasn't mistaken.
The Great Young Master was standing!
The Great Young Master who was lying in bed yesterday was standing today!
The Great Young Master whose legs were broken a few days ago was standing!
Ling Luochen ignored An Yi and bowed to Ling Jin, "Chen'er greets his uncle."
Ling Jin finally snapped out of his shock and asked dazedly, "Chen'er, your legs?"
"Reporting to uncle, my legs are fine now. Uncle, please come in."
Ling Luochen ushered Ling Jin into the room and sat opposite him.
"Ask whatever you want to ask, uncle."
"How are your legs? Who healed them? Will it affect your future life?"
This was his elder brother's only son.
"Uncle, last night Luo'er and Ran'er came to see me and gave me a bone-mending pill. After taking it, I recovered completely without any discomfort. It should not affect my life."
Ling Luochen briefly explained everything that happened last night.
"That's good, that's good," Ling Jin repeated dazedly.
Ling Luochen looked at Ling Jin's legs and made a suggestion, "Uncle, why don't you let Luo'er take a look at your legs? Perhaps she can heal them."
Ling Jin gave a bitter smile and refused, "No, Chen'er. My legs have been crippled for ten years. This is how it will be for the rest of my life."
"Uncle..." Ling Luochen wanted to persuade him but didn't know how.
"It's alright, uncle just came to see you. It's good that you're fine. By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Lunch will be served soon, and we'll be just in time if we go now. Can you push me?"
"Okay." Ling Luochen stood up and pushed Ling Jin's wheelchair towards the flower hall.
Servants working along the way widened their eyes as they saw them, as if they had seen something incredible.
When the two arrived at the flower hall, they found they were a bit early, and everyone else hadn't arrived yet.
"Chen'er, we're a little early, it's not time yet. Eat something to tide you over."
The Ling family had fixed meal times: breakfast at the exact hour of Chen, lunch at the early hour of Wei, and dinner at the exact hour of You.
"Okay, thank you for your concern, uncle." Ling Luochen said respectfully.
The uncle and nephew waited for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and then people started arriving one after another. However, no matter who it was, they were all surprised to see Ling Luochen.
After all, the person who was lying miserably in bed yesterday was standing before them today, perfectly fine. Anyone would be shocked.
"Big Brother! Why are you here?"
"Big Brother! Are you alright?!"
"Big Brother! How did you recover so quickly?"
...
All Ling Luochen heard at this moment were these words. Almost everyone who walked in said the same few sentences.
Ling Luoyi walked over and heard it too, smiling sincerely.
The Ling family's environment was truly excellent. There was no scheming among brothers, only mutual respect and love.
Ling Luochen saw Ling Luoyi and called out, "Luo'er, come here."
Ling Luoyi walked over and took a look, asking, "You look much better, I'm relieved."
Ling Luochen smiled and patted her head.
Ling Luoyi thought to herself: Why do all the Ling family members like to pat heads?
Just as the younger generation was playfully interacting, Madam Bai Jingzhi, Madam Li Ziya, and Madam Yao Yuxin also arrived.
"Everyone's here! It seems we're late," the three joked.
The younger generation all stood up to pay their respects.
The Ling family patriarch, Ling Huayu, had five sons, forming the current five main branches, and two daughters. The eldest daughter married into the Song family, a first-class family, and the youngest daughter was not yet married.
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt." This was from Ling Luochen and Ling Luoyi, who were from the first branch.
"Mother (Mother), Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt." This was from the second branch, and the one who called out "Mother" was born to a concubine.
"Mother, Second Aunt, Fourth Aunt." This was from the third branch. Ling Xuan of the third branch had not taken any concubines, so he naturally had no children born to concubines.
"Mother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt." This was from the fourth branch.
"Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law." This was naturally Ling Jin.
Li Ziya suddenly saw Ling Luochen in the crowd and exclaimed in surprise, "Chen'er, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to rest?"
Yao Yuxin also saw him and asked with equal surprise, "Chen'er, you're standing up?! Your legs are healed?!"
Bai Jingzhi also looked at Ling Luochen with concern, waiting for his answer.
Ling Luochen replied respectfully, "Chen'er thanks the three aunts for their concern. Chen'er is already well."
"How did you get better?"
"It was Luo'er who gave me a third-grade bone-mending pill. After taking it, I recovered."
"A third-grade pill?!"
"What's that? Eldest Sister sells fourth-grade pills in the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. She sold over two thousand bottles, with ten pills per bottle, totaling over four hundred thousand pills," Ling Luoran said quietly.
"Fourth-grade pills?! Over two thousand bottles?! Over four hundred thousand pills?!" Yao Yuxin felt like she was about to collapse.
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
"Fourth Sister-in-law!"
"Fourth Sister!"
"Fourth Aunt!"
Seeing Yao Yuxin slowly collapsing, everyone rushed to support her.
"Alright, everyone sit down," Bai Jingzhi said helplessly, looking at the chaotic scene.
The Ling family still adhered to the rule of men and women not sitting together after the age of seven. Therefore, men and women were seated separately, but unlike other families, the Ling family did not use screens to separate them.
Ling Luoyi returned to her seat.
She knew that pills were very rare on the Ancient Spirit Continent, let alone in the Tianwu Kingdom, which was only a lower-tier country.
Because of the scarcity of pills on the Ancient Spirit Continent, alchemists held very high status.
However, it was also very difficult to become an alchemist, so alchemists were very few across the entire continent.
If there was one cultivator among a hundred people, then there would only be one alchemist among a thousand cultivators.
Furthermore, the advancement of alchemists was extremely difficult, so the highest-ranked alchemist on the entire continent was the president of the Alchemist Guild, who was already a ninth-grade alchemist.
In the Tianwu Kingdom, the highest-ranked alchemist was President Lin of the Alchemist Guild branch, who was a fourth-grade alchemist.
Even so, Ling Luoyi couldn't quite understand why Yao Yuxin's legs had gone weak.
Ling Luoyi waved her hand, ignoring the gazes directed at her, and said calmly, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It's time for the meal. Let's eat first. Aren't you all tired after a busy morning?"
"Eat, eat, everyone eat." Bai Jingzhi looked at Ling Luoyi and said, "Luo'er, don't talk for now. Let us recover."
Ling Luoyi softly said 'oh' and began to eat.
Everyone fell silent. This news was indeed the kind that could make someone faint.
Their youngest sister (eldest sister) had actually sold over four hundred thousand fourth-grade pills. This...
Suddenly, Ling Luochen said sternly, "This matter can be discussed among family members, but absolutely do not speak of it outside! Do you all understand?"
The others also reacted and responded one after another, "Understood, Big Brother, we won't mention this matter again."
If this matter got out, their sister would be in danger again.
Ling Luoyi also realized this. Looking at these people, a strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart. Was this what it felt like to be protected by family?
She was a little unaccustomed to it, but it seemed not bad.