Luo Xiu felt it was a classic case of searching high and low for something, only to have it fall right into his lap. Or perhaps it was proof that there's always a path forward when you reach a dead end.

"Uh... that is, Elder Su, I feel that our Hua Country's treasures absolutely cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of foreigners."

Hearing this, Su Guobang's eyes instantly lit up. Catching the implication in Doctor Luo's words—could it be...?

Luo Xiu touched his nose, then said in a serious tone, "So, to prevent our Hua Country's treasures from falling into foreign hands, I can give it a try."

BANG!

Su Guobang suddenly slammed his palm down on the table. The thick pearwood table nearly shattered under the force of the blow!

The sudden noise made Luo Xiu jump. Beside him, Su Shanyue was so startled that the food she'd just picked up with her chopsticks fell.

"Excellent! Absolutely excellent!" Su Guobang stood up excitedly. "Doctor Luo, you have a profound sense of justice. I deeply admire you for it!" He raised his glass. "I toast to you!"

Does he really need to get this worked up? Luo Xiu thought, feeling utterly speechless. He's more hot-blooded than any of us youngsters.

After downing a glass of strong liquor, Luo Xiu asked, "But Elder Su, are you really sure that the grand prize for the Grand Martial Ritual is the Scorching Sun Profound Purity Fruit?"

Su Guobang nodded with complete certainty. "I'm very sure. I have access to certain private channels of information."

"I see."

"Then thank you, Doctor Luo, for joining our Sea City Martial Association!" Su Guobang suddenly extended his hand to Luo Xiu.

Smiling, Luo Xiu reached out and shook it.

"From now on, Doctor Luo, you are the vice president of our Sea City Martial Association!"

Pfft!

Hearing this, Su Shanyue, who was sitting nearby, spat out a mouthful of rice.

Luo Xiu also gave him an odd look. Becoming the vice president the moment I join the Martial Association? Isn't that a bit much?

"Elder Su, there's really no need for that. I'll just be an ordinary member. As long as I'm qualified to participate in the Grand Martial Ritual, that's all that matters."

"Alright, we'll do as you wish, Doctor Luo! Hehe, having you join us is a stroke of great fortune for our Sea City Martial Association!"

Luo Xiu shook his head with a smile, then changed the subject. "So, when does the Grand Martial Ritual start?"

Su Guobang replied, "The General Association hasn't set an exact date yet, but it should be within the next month or two. In any case, I will notify you in advance when the time comes."

"..."

「Meanwhile.」

In a quiet courtyard on the outskirts of Sea City, Xiang Laoer and Tao Laosi were lying in bed and chatting while several medical staff bustled about.

Although Luo Xiu had shown them mercy the previous night, the two Dragon Heads were still seriously injured. After all, they were two sets of old bones that couldn't withstand such a beating.

Tao Laosi suddenly asked, "Are we just going to let this go?"

Xiang Laoer's eyes flashed with a cold light as he squeezed the words out through clenched teeth, "That kid killed Yao Long, humiliated us like that, and stole our things... Do you think we can just let it go?"

Tao Laosi sighed silently. "To be honest, he's very strong."

Xiang Laoer sighed as well. "It seems our only option now is to ask that person in the provincial capital for help."

Hearing this, Tao Laosi's brow furrowed, and he hastily waved for the medical staff to leave the room.

A moment later, Tao Laosi asked, "Do we really need to disturb that person from the provincial capital over something like this? Isn't that blowing things out of proportion?"

Xiang Laoer spoke slowly, "The two of us have been at his beck and call for a lifetime, willing to be his pawns, toiling like beasts of burden. Even if we haven't earned any great merits, we've certainly put in the hard work." He glanced at Tao Laosi and continued, "Now that this has happened to us, if we ask him for a favor, he shouldn't refuse."

Tao Laosi was silent for a long time before finally saying, "If that person is really willing to help, then Luo Xiu's days are numbered."

...

Time flowed by like water. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

That day, right after lunch, Luo Xiu had just returned to his room upstairs when Lin Xiyue followed him in and locked the door.

Luo Xiu looked at her with a bitter expression and said weakly, "For crying out loud, it's the middle of the day, and we just finished eating... Can't you take a break?"

Only Luo Xiu himself knew what a hellish life he had been living for the past two weeks. Before, Lin Xiyue had known restraint, only initiating intimacy with him on Mondays. But now that he knew her life was short and that she desperately wanted a child, things had changed. With no more secrets between them, she had become completely uninhibited.

Lin Xiyue's cheeks flushed slightly, but she maintained a deadpan expression. "In your dreams. You think anyone is actually eager to do that with you?"

Luo Xiu was rendered speechless by her comment. "..."

Lin Xiyue pursed her lips. "I came to find you about something else."

"Then say it."

"Come with me to the hospital."

"Huh?" Luo Xiu looked puzzled. "To the hospital? What for?"

Lin Xiyue took a deep breath and said seriously, "We've been doing this for a while now, but I've gone for several check-ups, and I'm still not pregnant."

Luo Xiu touched his nose and looked away. "So?"

Lin Xiyue stared at him intently. "So, I think there might be a problem with your little swimmers."

"Nonsense!" Luo Xiu was immediately defensive. "Just because you can't get pregnant, you assume the problem is with my little swimmers? Then why don't you consider that the problem might be with your eggs?"

Lin Xiyue said coolly, "I've had several check-ups. I'm perfectly healthy. There isn't a single problem, and I take very good care of myself. Therefore, the problem must be on your end."

Luo Xiu retorted, "I'm a doctor myself, so I can tell you with absolute certainty that I'm perfectly healthy too!"

Lin Xiyue replied, "I know your medical skills are brilliant, but no matter how brilliant they are, they can't replace scientific instruments."

"Why not?"

"Can you analyze sperm? Can your eyes compete with a microscope?"

"Er... no."

"That settles it, then." Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes, then suddenly broke into a smile. "So be good and let's go have a proper check-up at the hospital."

Luo Xiu's face was a picture of misery, his stubbornness on full display. "I'm not going! Not even if you kill me! It's too embarrassing!"

Lin Xiyue quickly stepped forward and grabbed his hand, afraid he might try to jump out the window to escape. After all, it wouldn't be the first time; Luo Xiu had set a precedent by jumping out the window to flee one night a few days ago.

Then, she began to coax him as if he were a child. "What's there to be embarrassed about? If there's a problem, you go to the hospital to see a doctor. That's perfectly normal. What's truly embarrassing is having a problem and refusing to deal with it."

She continued, "Think about it. If we don't find the root of the problem, your little swimmers will never find their mother. So just be good and come to the hospital with me, okay?"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"..."

In the end, Luo Xiu was forcibly dragged to the hospital by Lin Xiyue.

The entire way there, Luo Xiu was a nervous wreck, his mouth never stopping.

"Hey, Lin Xiyue, you better not try to trick me into getting circumcised."

"You absolutely do not need that!"

"Then will they... I mean... use some kind of thin tube to, you know... probe inside for an examination or something?"

Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes, fighting back a laugh. "I haven't said a word about being poked by your thick tube, so what are you afraid of a thin one for?"

"How about we come back another day? I just remembered I have something to do later."

"Why are you being so fussy? Are you a man or not? Relax, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm doing this for your own good!"

"..."

In the doctor's office, Luo Xiu sat on a wooden stool in the corner like a chastised schoolboy, his heart pounding with anxiety.

As a Divine Doctor with unparalleled medical skills, I have to see a urologist... I'll never be able to show my face in public again.

On the other side of the room, Lin Xiyue was talking with the doctor.

The doctor was a woman around Lin Xiyue's age. She wasn't strikingly beautiful, but she was pleasant-looking, carried herself with an elegant air, and had a great figure. She's probably married... And from the looks of it, she and Lin Xiyue went way back and were very familiar with each other.

After a moment, the female doctor handed something that looked like a plastic cup to Lin Xiyue.

Then, Lin Xiyue walked over to Luo Xiu, holding the cup. "Come with me to the small room next door."

"What for?"

"You'll find out when you get there."

"..."

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