Seeing this, Zhao Qing could not help but worry, "Tongtong, what's wrong with Uncle Zhao? He looks like he's in a lot of pain?"
Zhao Dewang also looked worried but said nothing.
Tongtong immediately replied, "The silver needles have entered Uncle Zhao's body through the surface of his skin, causing his blood to reverse. The love bug is a very tenacious yet very fragile creature.
It can parasitize a host for a lifetime, but once its supply of heart's blood is cut off, it becomes restless. I've used silver needles to block all of the love bug's escape routes, so it's now scurrying all over the host's body, trying to get out. Therefore, Uncle Zhao will feel some discomfort."
After hearing Tongtong's explanation, Zhao Qing continued to ask, "Will the love bug cause any harm to Uncle Zhao? After all, they are still inside him."
"Don't worry, Director Mom. The love bug's energy will weaken over time until it finally dies.
Therefore, Uncle Zhao's discomfort will also gradually subside."
Upon hearing Tongtong's words, Zhao Qing was finally relieved, "It's good that he's okay. But Tongtong, you are truly amazing. At such a young age, you know so many things that ordinary people don't. Even I, your Director Mom, am ashamed of my inadequacy!"
"It's not just you; even I, a seventy-year-old man, can't compare to Tongtong. This child is truly remarkable." Zhao Dewang was genuinely impressed with Tongtong.
Although Tongtong had acquired this skill from Master Youli, any ordinary child, even if personally taught by Master Youli, would likely be so frustrated that they would spit blood. This was because not everyone possessed Tongtong's level of comprehension.
Otherwise, the saying "the master leads you in, but cultivation is up to you" wouldn't exist.
Liu Yifeng watched the two praise his son with genuine happiness.
"Tongtong, are you tired from the needling? Do you want Daddy to rub your little hands?" he asked with concern.
Tongtong shook her head, "Daddy, I'm not tired. Now we just need to wait for half an hour, and then the love bug inside Uncle Zhao will die on its own."
Since it would take another half an hour to kill the love bug, they went to the living room to wait.
Having too many people around would make the air stagnant and could affect the patient.
They only needed to go in around 1:25.
However, Zhao Qing, while talking in the living room, remained worried about her brother being alone in the room, fearing any sudden emergencies if they weren't there.
So, she went into the room every few minutes. Zhao Dewang did not stop her; it was better to check than not to.
Only ten minutes had passed when she saw that the sweat on her brother's body had soaked the bedsheet, and his face was unusually pale, but he remained in a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Zhao Shubo's girlfriend from Country R, Cai Zi, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, giving her a sense of foreboding.
She immediately went to her secret room and opened the lid of a porcelain jar.
She saw two plump black love bugs inside. Unlike their usual lethargic state of sleeping at the bottom or slowly wriggling their bodies, they were now restlessly crawling around, moving much faster than before.
She knew that someone had discovered she had placed a love charm on Zhao Shubo and was now attempting to remove it.
Zhao Shubo had been with her all day. In the morning, he had received a call from his father saying he agreed to their marriage and wanted him to come home to discuss the wedding details. Zhao Shubo had happily returned alone.
At the time, she hadn't thought much of it, believing the old man might have come around, especially since his son was almost forty and still unmarried.
If he found someone he loved and wanted to marry, and then he interfered again, his son might remain single for life.
Now, it seemed agreeing to their marriage was a pretext to lure Shubo back.
His goal was to remove the love charm from Shubo so that he would no longer be under her control.
But she had finally mustered the courage to place the love charm on Zhao Shubo, intending to marry him and live a life of comfort and security forever.
Therefore, she would not allow anyone to ruin her plans.
Enduring the discomfort in her body, she picked up the jar containing the love bugs, carried them out of the room, and then drove the luxury car Zhao Shubo had given her to his home at high speed.
Fortunately, she had asked him for his home's exact location; otherwise, she wouldn't have known where to find him.
At this moment, her body was becoming increasingly uncomfortable, as if countless ants were gnawing at her heart.
Yet, she endured the discomfort and sped towards Zhao Shubo's house.
Along the way, she didn't know how many red lights she had run. All she knew was that time was running out.
Once the other party killed the love bug inside Zhao Shubo, the love charm in her hand would also die.
Because they were linked in life and death, and she, as the one who cast the spell, had fed them with her own heart's blood for forty-nine days. If they died, her own fate wouldn't be good either.
At best, she would go mad; at worst, she would die suddenly.
This was why, even though many people knew how to cast love charms, they dared not try easily, because the consequences were far beyond their ability to handle.
Therefore, when she cast the spell, she was fully aware of the consequences she would face if the other party removed the love charm, and that was why she couldn't let them succeed.
The drive that normally took twenty minutes, she cut in half, as if she were racing against death itself. The situation she was currently facing was precisely a race against death.
Upon arriving at Zhao Shubo's house, she found the outer gate locked. However, she had previously asked him for his home's password.
She quickly got out of the car, stood by the gate, opened the password lock, and entered the correct code. The gate then automatically opened.
Without wasting a second, she saw the gate open, picked up the jar in her hands, and ran inside.
Since the housekeeper didn't expect anyone to break in, she hadn't locked the living room door after welcoming Liu Yifeng and his son.
Everyone who was talking in the living room was startled by Cai Zi's uninvited arrival.
Cai Zi, with a pained expression, looked at the people in the living room. Seeing that Zhao Shubo was not in his room, she unhesitatingly headed towards the room.
It was only then that Zhao Dewang reacted, "Who let you into my house? Get out!"
Despite Zhao Dewang's loud scolding, Cai Zi remained unfazed and continued towards the room.
Liu Yifeng also realized that the visitor had hostile intentions and guessed that she was the woman from Country R that Old Master Zhao had mentioned.
Tongtong had just finished helping Zhao Shubo remove the charm, and this woman arrived immediately. Even a fool would know that this woman was here to stop them.
If it were anyone else, he might not be able to intervene. But Zhao Shubo was now Tongtong's patient, and if his treatment failed because of her arrival, Tongtong would surely be upset.
As a father, he certainly couldn't let such a thing happen, so without thinking, he blocked Cai Zi's path.
However, Cai Zi was not one to be trifled with. She had studied martial arts and could fight two opponents at once.
Seeing Liu Yifeng dare to block her, she immediately struck towards Liu Yifeng's temple without a word.
This punch could knock Liu Yifeng unconscious.
However, after taking the compound potion developed by Tongtong, Liu Yifeng's physical strength and agility had significantly improved.
Therefore, even though Cai Zi attacked him suddenly, her movements seemed to slow down several times in his eyes.
With a slight tilt of his head, Cai Zi's attack missed.