The madwoman's skin bulged with a small lump, which darted around like a nimble mouse.
Seeing this, Lin Fan immediately grabbed her arm with one hand and slammed his other hand towards the lump.
*Thwack, thwack, thwack!*
A series of blows echoed.
Li Jian, waiting outside the door, shivered with each strike.
"Director Zhou, is she really going to be okay?"
Li Jian was filled with doubt.
Was this healing or beating?
"Ahhhhh!"
Piercing screams erupted from the room.
Zhou Yi's expression was complicated as she whispered, "She should be okay... right?"
She couldn't be sure anymore.
Would she really not injure the person?
A moment later.
The screams inside the room ceased.
The madwoman lay limp on the floor, her face pale and covered in sweat.
Lin Fan held her ankle, staring at the gray light on the sole of her right foot, trapped and with no escape.
The gray light, as if sensing its doom, desperately tried to shrink inward, attempting to burrow into her flesh.
"Just a little thing like you, and you've tormented her for over a decade."
Lin Fan produced a silver needle.
Wrapped in purple energy, the needle glowed with a faint violet light, appearing incredibly mystical.
"Perish!"
Lin Fan's gaze was sharp, piercing through layers of skin and flesh, and precisely inserting the needle.
"Hiss~"
A faint groan sounded as the gray light, struck by the needle, thrashed in a desperate struggle.
Lin Fan suddenly channeled his purple energy, unleashing a surge of immense power that swept towards the gray light along the needle, like an autumn wind scattering fallen leaves.
Under the onslaught of the purple energy, the gray light exploded!
Droplets of foul blood dripped onto the floor along the silver needle.
A stench filled the room.
Lin Fan quickly opened the window.
A cool night breeze blew in. Lin Fan took a few breaths of the fresh air outside and felt his stomach settle.
The madwoman's complexion had also returned to normal.
"She should be fine now."
Seeing the peace and serenity on her face, Lin Fan's heart finally relaxed.
*Creak~*
The door opened.
Li Jian and Zhou Yi, who had been pressed against the door, lost their balance and stumbled to the ground.
Lin Fan reacted swiftly, steadying them both.
"Dr. Lin, how is my wife?"
Li Jian asked, helping his wife onto the bed.
"We'll see once she wakes up. She should be out of danger."
Lin Fan replied.
"Really?"
Li Jian was skeptical.
His wife had been insane for over a decade, and they had visited countless hospitals, tried innumerable medicines without success.
It was hard for him to believe that after such a short time, she had actually recovered.
"Dr. Lin, what exactly was wrong with my wife?"
Li Jian inquired.
"If I told you she was possessed, would you believe me?"
Lin Fan's calm voice sent a tidal wave through Li Jian's heart.
"Possessed? How could that be..."
Li Jian was dumbfounded.
"When she wakes up, you can ask her yourself. I'm curious to know as well."
Lin Fan looked at Zhou Yi and instructed, "Sister Zhou, could you trouble someone to go and get some Scarlet Ganoderma from Sister Yu Rou? Half an ounce will be enough, no need for more."
"I, I'll go right away... No, I'll go myself."
Zhou Yi thought that Scarlet Ganoderma was incredibly valuable, and a cup of the wine brewed from it cost tens of thousands. If she sent someone else, Su Yu Rou might not be willing to part with it.
"Wuwuwu..."
A sound of crying drifted over.
Lin Fan turned and saw Li Jian's son standing at the doorway, weeping.
It seemed the child had also been eavesdropping outside.
Just then, with a *thump*.
Li Jian suddenly knelt before Lin Fan.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Fan turned around and was so startled he almost jumped.
He quickly reached out to help him up, but Li Jian refused to rise.
"Divine Doctor Lin."
Tears welled up in Li Jian's eyes as he vowed, "If you cure my wife, you will be the greatest benefactor to our entire family. My entire life, I could never repay your immense kindness, even by serving you like a beast of burden!"
"Please, don't say that. Get up first."
Lin Fan channeled his purple energy from his dantian, lifting Li Jian with a surge of power.
"A doctor's heart is like a parent's. Healing the sick and saving lives is what I should do."
Lin Fan said modestly.
Li Jian wiped away his tears. "You have no idea how much I've gone through these past years trying to cure her, I, I..."
He trailed off, unable to continue.
However, Lin Fan understood he wanted to vent his hardships.
*I once lay on my bed like a corpse. If not for my sister-in-law's tireless care, I might have died already.*
*It was unimaginable how much suffering my sister-in-law endured back then.*
*Yet, after I woke up, she never once mentioned her own hardship.*
*This showed that compared to my sister-in-law, Li Jian still had some way to go.*
Lin Fan secretly vowed that he would never let his sister-in-law suffer again in this lifetime.
*No matter who it was, not even the heavens could force her to suffer!*
Lin Fan patted Li Jian's shoulder, offering comfort. "I understand the suffering you've been through."
After Li Jian's emotions had stabilized, he accompanied Lin Fan to the living room.
"Director Li..."
"Just call me Old Li. There's no need for formalities between us."
Li Jian said solemnly.
Lin Fan nodded, not dwelling on the matter of address.
After all, he didn't seek anything from Li Jian and had no need to care about status differences.
"Old Li, do you remember if your wife exhibited any unusual behavior or signs before her illness struck?"
Lin Fan suspected that some unexplainable force was at play.
But Li Jian was a simple, honest man. If not for the troubles of Li Si and his own obscure position, he would have been an unremarkable figure.
Who would go to such lengths to harm him?
And with such cruel methods, making life worse than death.
"No, I don't."
Li Jian frowned. "To be honest, Divine Doctor Lin, over the years I've repeatedly recalled whether I might have offended anyone. But back then, I was just a small section chief in the town, handling trivial matters..."
"The town?"
Lin Fan's expression shifted slightly.
From the beginning, he felt a sense of familiarity with Li Jian's wife.
"The town you mentioned..."
*Knock, knock, knock!*
"Little Fan, I'm back."
Zhou Yi's breathless voice came from outside the door.
Lin Fan paused the conversation. "We'll talk about it later."
Li Jian opened the security door, and Zhou Yi bustled in, carrying a small package.
"I got the Ganoderma. That sly fox Su Yu Rou, I had to coax and plead with her to get this little bit."
Zhou Yi shook the light plastic bag in her hand, and a faint aroma of wine wafted out.
"Sister Zhou, it's one less to use, so don't worry!"
Lin Fan said in Su Yu Rou's defense.
Li Jian's brow furrowed.
Judging from their reactions, he knew that the so-called Scarlet Ganoderma was extremely valuable.
Logically, he shouldn't accept such a precious item, but with the hope of his wife's recovery within reach, he couldn't refuse.
Lin Fan noticed his hesitation and comforted him, "Don't worry, consider it a gift from me."
Li Jian was speechless.
He already owed her more than enough, so what was this little bit more?