Jinling.
Lin Family Villa.
After Lin Qingxue returned from the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of Miao Zombie, she rushed back home. Following the prescription Mu Jinyu gave and using the Spring of Life, she administered it to her grandfather.
She also applied the massage techniques taught by Mu Jinyu to help her grandfather's qi flow through his meridians every day.
At first, her family did not agree with Lin Qingxue's actions, but after those bodyguards assured and examined the prescription and Spring of Life and found nothing wrong, and since they were helpless regarding Elder Lin's illness, they let Lin Qingxue give it a try.
The result was astonishing; Elder Lin, who had been paralyzed in bed and close to knocking on heaven's door, could now walk on the ground.
"This is too miraculous, isn't it?"
Inside Elder Lin's room, at this moment, the people of the Lin Family, seeing the elder's rosy complexion and his ability to walk slowly, cannot help but exclaim from the bottom of their hearts.
They silently rejoiced that a few days ago, feeling they had no solution for Elder Lin's illness and could only watch the old man suffer, they let Lin Qingxue try it as a last resort, and unexpectedly, Lin Qingxue indeed cured the elder.
"Qingxue, tell us in detail about your experience in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains."
At this time, the people of the Lin Family could no longer ignore Lin Qingxue's experience in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and eagerly inquired about it.
"It went like this..."
"So and so... like this and that..."
Lin Qingxue quickly and vividly shared her experiences in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains with her uncles.
Of course, she skipped over the trivial matters of wandering around the mountains for the first half of the month, which were meaningless. She focused on the encounter with Mu Jinyu, his help, and finally that she now owed Mu Jinyu almost five hundred million...
After hearing Lin Qingxue's story, everyone was stunned.
"Qingxue... you just said, that prescription and Immortal Water, cost five hundred million?!"
"Did we hear that right? What kind of medicine sells for such a price?!"
"..."
After a moment of stunned silence, the people of the Lin Family finally couldn't hold back and started questioning Lin Qingxue.
They absolutely couldn't accept such an exorbitant cost of treatment; after all, the entire Lin family's assets amounted to only tens of billions and couldn't withstand such reckless spending.
Elder Lin's face also darkened as he said, "Qingxue, are you joking with us?"
Lin Qingxue shook her head, "No, I think it's worth it. With grandpa's strange illness, even if we took it to other hospitals and spent ten billion, there might still be no effect. And it would probably take another year and a half of suffering. Now to be able to walk so soon just for five hundred million, don't you think it's worth it?"
Lin Qingxue's eldest uncle couldn't help but speak up, "It's not a matter of whether it's worth it or not, it's that we simply do not have that kind of cash flow to pay someone. Why didn't you clear this with us from the start?"
Lin Qingxue replied helplessly, "If I had made it clear from the start, would you have let me save grandpa?"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, if Lin Qingxue had made it clear from the beginning, most of them probably would not have agreed.
Spending five hundred million to treat an old man with one foot in the grave simply makes no sense. Additionally, using such a large sum of funds to pay debts could cause the Lin family's business cash flow to be hindered, risking someone adding insult to injury.
Seeing everyone's silence, Elder Lin felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he also didn't want his illness to drag the entire Lin family into a crisis. Therefore, he understood their thoughts.
He sighed softly and said, "Qingxue, if you had made things clear earlier, I, with my old bones, would rather lie in bed paralyzed than be a burden to you all. Alas!"
"Grandpa, what are you talking about!" Lin Qingxue said helplessly, but also with a bit of panic.
Fearing that they would default on the debt and bring disaster to the Lin family.
She hurriedly said, "Grandpa, isn't regaining your health and living a few more years better than anything else? Moreover, if you are in good health, those companies we collaborate with won't trouble us too much out of respect for you. A mere five hundred million can be earned back over time—why hesitate to spend it?"
Indeed, the Lin family couldn't compare to the Xu family of River City. If Xu Tianzheng's health were restored, even if it cost ten billion, he wouldn't bat an eyelid because as long as he remained alive, he could earn back that insignificant ten billion in a few years, and even more beyond that.
But Elder Lin's situation was different from Xu Tianzheng's. Although the great Lin family had been established by Elder Lin in the earlier years, his health declined later, so he retired and handed over the business to his sons and grandsons.
Having long been out of the affairs, his continued life certainly was a great benefit for Lin Group. Those companies that cooperated with Lin Group out of respect for him wouldn't treat the Lin family too harshly, but he was still not quite like Xu Tianzheng.
Third Aunt Lin, who saw Elder Lin's troubled expression, had a thought and quickly asked, "Qingxue, did you write down a debt acknowledgment or anything like that?"
"No," Lin Qingxue shook her head and said.
"That's good!" Third Aunt Lin sighed in relief upon hearing this, and with a laugh of relief, she patted her chest and said, "Fortunate that although you are young, you're still quite vigilant and haven't been swindled too badly!"
"Swindled?!" Lin Qingxue picked up on this word from Third Aunt Lin, furrowed her brows, and quickly said, "Young Master Mu didn't swindle me. Isn't Grandpa up and about?"
"Oh my, I think you've been swindled! Dad got up by himself. What does it have to do with that swindler? And asking for five hundred million? He wishes!"
Third Aunt Lin said mockingly.
The people of the Lin family, upon hearing this, looked at each other for a while and then echoed,
"Indeed, Qingxue is young and has been deceived into counting money for others!"
"Otherwise, why would she speak up for an outsider and want to take our family's money to give to others after Grandpa recovered by himself? I think she's been bewitched!"
"Considering the effort you made running around for Grandpa, we will forgive you this one time."
"..."
Lin Qingxue, upon hearing everyone's words, felt a chill as if falling into an ice cellar, her heart extremely cold.
She truly hadn't expected her own family to renege on the debt owed to Mu Jinyu for such short-sighted gain!
When she recalled that scene where Mu Jinyu killed that terrifying great python with two swords, her heart was still uncontrollably filled with a sense of helplessness and admiration.
Yet after learning this information, her uncles and aunts thought she was just joking and dared to default on Mu Jinyu's debt, not fearing that they would invite a calamity upon the Lin family?!
Lin Qingxue pursed her lips, no longer paying attention to her uncles' lectures, and looked up at Elder Lin, ready to try to persuade her grandfather once again.
But she heard Elder Lin also speak up, "Qingxue, let's just leave this matter be. Don't mention it anymore!"
Lin Qingxue trembled and weakly said, "Grandpa, are you also not planning to recognize the debt?"