Chapter 7

"Mr. Lin, is this... is this... true?"

Zhang Haitian looked at Lin Fan in disbelief, swallowed hard, and asked.

As for Gu Meijuan, she was already in a daze, her mind filled only with those two words from Lin Fan.

"Of course."

These two simple words were like sunlight piercing through layers of dark clouds, bringing warmth to the earth and a sudden surge of joy to the hearts of Zhang Haitian and Gu Meijuan.

"Um." Lin Fan nodded and continued, "It's not difficult to cure this poison. The Ice Moon Purple Violet is of yin nature. We just need a few plants of fire nature to suppress its yin properties, and the poison can be cured."

"Please, Master Lin, enlighten us."

At this moment, the way Zhang Haitian addressed Lin Fan had quietly changed. He respectfully called Lin Fan "Master Lin."

Looking at the eager couple, Lin Fan opened his mouth and said calmly, "One hundred-year-old Fire Spirit芝, two leaves of a hundred-year-old Dragon Blood Tree, two Fire Pomegranates, one Phoenix Tree, and two petals of the Red Sun Flower. These are the herbs needed to cure the poison. You should prepare these materials first."

"Prepare... the herbs?" Zhang Haitian was initially stunned, then he grabbed Lin Fan's arm and asked in a trembling voice, "Master Lin, by asking me to prepare the herbs, do you mean... you can cure the poison?"

It's not that Zhang Haitian and Gu Meijuan didn't believe it. Over the past ten years since their marriage, they had sought help from countless people, but nothing had worked. They hadn't even been able to determine the cause of the problem. Now, this young man they had met by chance had not only pinpointed the issue but also claimed he could solve Gu Meijuan's infertility. How could they not be shocked?

Lin Fan glanced at the two of them, smiled lightly, and said, "Prepare the herbs as soon as possible. Once you have them, I can refine the elixir to cure the poison for your wife."

"Refine an elixir! Master Lin can refine elixirs?" Zhang Haitian exclaimed. Given his status, he had access to some of society's secrets, including some unbelievable things like martial arts experts and elixir refining.

Could it be that Master Lin...?

Thinking about these things, Zhang Haitian's opinion of Lin Fan rose even higher.

"Great! Great!" At this moment, Zhang Haitian lost all his usual composure and dignity, laughing like a madman, "Hahaha! Great! Heaven has shown mercy, I, Zhang Haitian, will finally be a father!"

Gu Meijuan cried, covering her mouth with her right hand, sobbing uncontrollably. The pressure and bitterness that had built up over the past ten years finally dissipated.

Zhang Haitian put his arm around his wife's shoulders, and the couple's heads touched, their hearts filled with a mix of emotions.

"Daddy, why are they crying?" Zhang Haitian and Gu Meijuan's voices caught Qi Qi's attention. She blinked her big eyes, looking at them curiously and asked, grabbing Lin Fan's arm.

"They are crying out of joy. Sometimes, when people are extremely happy, they cry. This is called 'joyful tears,'" Lin Fan gently patted Qi Qi's little head and explained patiently.

"Hmm... Okay, but Qi Qi doesn't cry when she's very happy. You grown-ups are so strange," Qi Qi pouted and said.

"Don't get too excited yet. The other herbs are fine, but the hundred-year-old Fire Spirit芝 is a rare item and not easy to find. Even if you can find it, it will cost a lot. You should go back and prepare the herbs as soon as possible. The sooner you cure the poison, the better," Lin Fan gently wiped Qi Qi's mouth and said, looking up.

"Right, right, we'll go get the herbs." Zhang Haitian nodded repeatedly.

"Master Lin, can you leave a contact number? We'll need your help to cure the poison once we have the herbs." Zhang Haitian asked respectfully.

"No problem, write down my phone number: 185****2781. Call me when you have the herbs," Lin Fan said.

"Thank you, Master Lin." Zhang Haitian nodded gratefully and took out his phone to write down Lin Fan's number.

"Please don't call me Master Lin. I'm not a master," Lin Fan smiled and shook his head.

"Ha ha, I'm a few years older than you, so I'll boldly call you Brother Lin, okay?" Zhang Haitian laughed and asked.

"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law." Lin Fan smiled and nodded.

"Ha ha, I never expected that this outing to relax would lead me to a benefactor. Brother Lin, I really don't know how to thank you." Zhang Haitian said with deep feeling.

"Brother Zhang, there's no need to be so formal. Our meeting was fate, and besides, Qi Qi really likes the gift you gave her," Lin Fan waved his hand and said calmly.

Gift... gift?

Zhang Haitian's mouth twitched. It turned out that the reason this man was willing to help was because he had given his daughter a small gift?

This... this is really...

"Qi Qi is so adorable, it's hard not to like her," Zhang Haitian said with feeling, then stood up and said, "Brother Lin, I must take my leave. I'm in a hurry to go back and collect the herbs..."

"Go ahead, please." Lin Fan raised his hand and said.

"Um." Zhang Haitian nodded, then helped his wife, who was still crying with joy, to her feet and left the restaurant.

As soon as they left the restaurant, Zhang Haitian couldn't wait to take out his phone and call a herbalist he knew.

"Old Wu, do you have Fire Spirit芝, Dragon Blood Tree leaves, Fire Pomegranates, Phoenix Tree, and Red Sun Flower petals?"

"I have them. You know the quality of my herbs, absolutely abundant. How old do you need them to be?" The other party, recognizing Zhang Haitian's call, replied without delay.

"The Fire Spirit芝 and Dragon Blood Tree leaves need to be over a hundred years old. The others don't have strict requirements, but the older, the better." Zhang Haitian's heart leaped with joy as he continued.

"Choke!"

As soon as Zhang Haitian finished speaking, he heard the other party choke on their saliva, followed by a scream:

"What? Over a hundred years old? Old Zhang, did you say that right?"

"I didn't say it wrong, and you didn't hear it wrong. I really need them to be over a hundred years old. As long as you can get them, the price is not a problem."

"Um, I do have a few hundred-year-old Dragon Blood Tree leaves, and the others are available too, ranging from thirty to sixty years old. A few are in an out-of-town warehouse, but they can be delivered within three days. The Fire Spirit芝 is more troublesome. Someone contacted me half a month ago, offering to sell a hundred-year-old Fire Spirit芝. You know, such things are rare and expensive. But if you need it urgently, I can contact the seller for you and buy it for fifteen million."

"Okay, Old Wu, I'll take all of them. Estimate the value, prepare the herbs, and I'll visit you in person tonight." Faced with the exorbitant price, Zhang Haitian didn't hesitate and made the decision immediately.

"..." Seeing Zhang Haitian's decisiveness, Old Wu was a bit surprised but quickly recovered, smiling, "Okay, I'll contact you tonight."

"Ha ha..."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Haitian was in high spirits, holding his wife's hand and walking out with big steps.

As the saying goes, when good things happen, one feels refreshed. They had only come out to relax, but they had unexpectedly met a benefactor.