Preparing things in the small world wasn't troublesome, and everything that needed to be familiarized with over these ten-odd days had been. Thus, in less than half an hour, everything was ready.
Seeing the Ling family members' joy, Ling Luoyi also felt happy. However, after the happiness came a deep emptiness. This happiness and joy belonged to the Ling family, what the original owner wanted, but what she wanted, she could no longer obtain.
Ling Luoran was playfully interacting with her other sisters. Seeing Ling Luoyi standing alone, she said, "Eldest Sister, come play with us!"
"Yes, Eldest Sister."
"Eldest Miss, come play with us."
...
The others also urged her, and Ling Luoyi, not wanting to dampen their spirits, went over to join them.
The Ling family celebrated joyfully, while the Wei family was shrouded in silence.
In Wei Chuhong's room.
"Doctor, how is it?" Seeing the doctor emerge, Madam Yin, the matriarch of the Wei family, clutched the doctor's hand and asked.
"Madam, Young Master San's right arm is broken. I have done all I could, but I could not reattach it. If a Grade Three Regenerative Pill can be found within three days, Young Master San's right arm might still regrow."
The doctor looked at Madam Yin, his eyes devoid of their usual respect. Given the Wei family's current situation, no alchemist dared to come. He had only come because his sister was married to a collateral branch member of the Wei family.
"A Grade Three Regenerative Pill?!" Madam Yin, thinking of the Wei family's current finances, asked, "The Alchemist Guild also has regenerative pills, but they are only Grade Two. Will they be effective?"
It wasn't that she didn't want to use a better one, but the Wei family couldn't afford it.
"Madam, Grade Two should also be effective, just not as potent as Grade Three," the doctor said before bowing and adding, "Madam, I will go check on Eldest Young Master and Eldest Young Miss first."
"Go ahead."
Madam Yin waved her hand, and the doctor left.
Madam Yin sat down, her heart filled with worry and distress as she thought of her three children currently injured and not yet healed. Thinking of the culprit, a hint of ferocity flashed in Madam Yin's eyes.
The Ling family!
Ling Luochen!
I will make you pay!
With that thought, Madam Yin went to find Wei Wensong.
In Wei Wensong's study, Wei Wensong sat alone, his hands propping up his forehead, his eyes tightly shut, his brows furrowed deeply.
He had to think carefully about the future of the Wei family.
Madam Yin rushed over in a panic but was blocked by two guards.
The guards respectfully said, "Madam, the Family Head said he is not seeing anyone. Please do not make things difficult for us."
"Get out of the way! You useless servants!" Madam Yin's spiritual energy formed a whip, lashing out at the two.
Before she was married, Madam Yin was considered a proud daughter of heaven. However, after marrying, her focus shifted away from cultivation, and she remained a Sixth-tier Spirit Apprentice.
The guards were one tier higher than Madam Yin, but out of respect for her status, they dared not retaliate. Madam Yin thus barged in.
Madam Yin pushed open the study door and shouted at Wei Wensong, "Wei Wensong, Hong'er is still lying in bed, and you haven't even gone to see him?!"
Wei Wensong, recognizing her, chided her unhappily, "Is that how you speak to your husband? You are the matriarch of the Wei family, have you forgotten all the rules?!"
Hearing Wei Wensong's words, Madam Yin found it unbelievable, as if she had never known him. She said, "Wei Wensong, do you understand what is important and what is not? Your son, your heir, is now severely injured, and you haven't even seen him! Yet you're accusing me of not understanding rules!"
Wei Wensong took a deep breath and asked, "How is Hong'er now?"
"The doctor said Hong'er's right arm was severed at the shoulder. If a Grade Three Regenerative Pill isn't found within three days, Hong'er will be crippled."
"A Grade Three Regenerative Pill?" Wei Wensong pondered for a moment and said, "In the Tianwu Kingdom, probably only the Alchemist Guild and Flowing Cloud Pavilion have Grade Three pills."
"But Master, we can't afford Grade Three pills."
"Madam, you must understand that Tian'er's meridians are injured, and it will be as difficult as climbing to the heavens for him to improve in the future. Hong'er is my designated heir. Although his contracted beasts were all killed, the Grand Elder can help him contract new ones. However, the Wei family cannot have a cripple as the Family Head."
"Master, I understand what you're saying, but what about the money? Without money, nothing else matters."
"Madam, go back to the Yin family and ask if they can lend some. Hong'er is also a grand-nephew of the Yin family. Your father will surely lend it. I will also try to see other families to see if I can borrow some."
"Master, are you asking me to go beg them? You know how they treat me!" Madam Yin did not want to borrow money because she knew they would only mock her.
"Madam, you don't have to go. After all, you are not the only one who has borne children for me." Wei Wensong knew that the Yin family patriarch disliked her, so he offered no comfort, but instead threatened her.
"Master, do you mean you want to divorce me!" Madam Yin was shocked.
"Madam, I will not divorce you, but the heir to the Wei family must be from the main wife. If your children cannot inherit the position of Family Head, you will have to abdicate."
"You want to demote me to a concubine!"
"Madam, the matters of Tian'er and Hong'er cannot be hidden for long. By then, even if I don't want to, I will have to do so. I cannot pass the position of Family Head to the second branch. You decide for yourself."
Madam Yin felt her strength drain away, and she collapsed onto the ground. After a long while, she stood up and walked out numbly.
Wei Wensong watched her go, knowing what she would choose. He let out a long sigh. His words were not just to scare her. Although Hong'er had disappointed him, he did not want to change heirs. It was just that the Wei family could not afford the Grade Three pill, so they had to seek help from the Yin family. If Hong'er did not recover, then he would truly have to find a new matriarch.
Madam Yin returned to the Yin family and waited in the front hall for the Yin family patriarch.
Half an hour later, the Yin family patriarch finally appeared.
The Yin family patriarch was Madam Yin's elder brother. They were not born of the same mother, so their relationship was not good.
When Madam Yin was in the Yin family, she was the most favored concubine daughter by the previous Yin family patriarch. The current Yin family patriarch was the legitimate son, and he had a legitimate sister who was accidentally killed by Madam Yin. Therefore, the current Yin family patriarch particularly detested this concubine daughter.
From the moment he appeared until he sat down, the Yin family patriarch did not even glance at Madam Yin.
Madam Yin knew he disliked her, so she cut to the chase and stated her purpose for coming.
The Yin family patriarch was not surprised and said unceremoniously, "Madam Wei, the Wei family patriarch previously spent a fortune for a single pill. Did you not think about the Wei family's future then?"
"That was because..."
Madam Yin wanted to explain, but the Yin family patriarch gave her no chance, saying, "Madam Wei, the Yin family only recently became one of the five great families, and our foundation is not as strong as the Wei family's. Therefore, Madam Wei, the Yin family has no money to lend you."
Madam Yin grew anxious, took a few steps forward, and pleaded, "But Tian'er, Hong'er, and Yingying, they are also grand-nephew and grand-nieces of the Yin family. I know Big Brother dislikes me, but you can't..."
Unexpectedly, Madam Yin was kicked flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and looked at the Yin family patriarch in terror.
The Yin family patriarch looked down at her, his eyes filled with disgust, and said fiercely, "I told you not to call me Big Brother. You are not worthy!"
"But, but..."
"Wei Chutian, Wei Chuhong, Wei Chuying, although I acknowledge them as grand-nephews and grand-nieces of the Yin family, they are still young masters and ladies of the Wei family. If the Wei family itself is unwilling to spend money to save them, why should the Yin family save them?!"
The Yin family patriarch paused, then added, "I remember when you got married, Father prepared a considerable dowry for you. What? You are reluctant to use it to save your sons and daughters."
"I... I..."
Madam Yin stammered "I..." for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.