Chapter 61: It Seemed She Possessed a Child-Conceiving Pill

Ah?!
What?!
He’s asking her for a secret recipe to have children?!
No, a prescription?!
What kind of recipe for having children could she possibly have?! She was still an unmarried—no, an unmarried young woman who had never even given birth herself.
Suddenly receiving a phone call from Gu Fengji while at the old man’s house, Lu Jiaoyue was left entirely speechless after listening to what he had to say.
Had this man dialed the wrong number?!
However, she had no idea that Gu Mingzhi, her nominal sister-in-law, was actually unable to have children.
In this day and age, being unable to conceive or give birth was still a very serious issue, one that could profoundly impact marital relations and marriage itself.
Furthermore, even if a man claimed not to mind right now, who could guarantee that he wouldn't change his mind one day in the future?
She had heard of far too many such cases in her past-past life. Once a woman’s youth and beauty faded, she would ultimately be abandoned, while the man would turn around and marry a young woman to have children and inherit the family estate.
Wouldn’t that infuriate you?!
Would you be willing to accept that?!
What was most infuriating of all was when you were perfectly capable of conceiving, but the man claimed he didn't want children and only wanted a life for the two of you.
Then, because you loved him too much, you accommodated his wishes and truly remained childless. But by the time you lost your reproductive capabilities, the man declared that he still hoped to have a child of his own.
So, when he finally wanted children, you could no longer bear them—what a crushing blow that was to a woman!
"Xiao Lu, what did Xiao Ji say to you?! Was it about his eldest brother?"
While Lu Jiaoyue was taking the call, the old man was sitting on the sofa opposite her. Because of the distance, of course he couldn't hear the conversation.
"Grandfather, no. It’s about Gu Mingzhi. He asked me if I have any medicine to treat fertility issues."
She didn't even know what to call Gu Mingzhi anymore. If she called her sister-in-law, the other party didn't seem to acknowledge her anyway, so she might as well just use her name.
Old Master Gu understood what was going on as soon as he heard. He was well aware of his youngest granddaughter's situation; he had already found quite a few renowned physicians for her, but none of them had been of any use.
The old man understood all too well what a lack of children meant for a woman.
"Xiao Lu, do you have a way?! Can Grandfather beg you to help Mingzhi?"
Old Master Gu hesitated for a moment before finally lowering his old face to make the request. He felt truly embarrassed.
In the first place, matters concerning his eldest grandson had already been troubling Lu Jiaoyue continually, yet his eldest daughter-in-law was still unwilling to accept her and treated her poorly. And now, for the sake of Gu Mingzhi, he had to ask Lu Jiaoyue for a favor—he simply had no face left.
Yet, his youngest granddaughter's lifelong happiness was ultimately more important than his own pride. Let him be shameless this once!
No, make that the second time.
Old Master Gu’s pleading gaze and ashamed expression made Lu Jiaoyue feel deeply uncomfortable inside.
"Sister-in-law, my mother and Mingzhi were being unreasonable. I apologize to you on their behalf. If you aren't willing, we won't have any objections either. I just hope you won't carry any psychological burden."
Gu Fengrui, standing off to the side, also felt terrible, but what could he do?! Setting aside his younger sister, even his mother’s snobbish attitude made him feel somewhat ashamed.
Lu Jiaoyue fell silent. She truly wasn't a doctor, nor did she know how to treat illnesses; she honestly only knew a few ordinary and common medicinal formulas. As for a medical prescription specifically for having children, she had truly never seen one before.
Because the lifespans of cultivators in the cultivation world easily spanned several centuries, most of their time was spent on cultivation and trials. Strictly speaking, cultivators didn't actually give birth to very many children.
Moreover, cultivators in the cultivation world primarily originated from the mortal realm. Disciples were recruited every three to five years, with each batch ranging from a minimum of a hundred to several hundred recruits.
This was simply too difficult.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Old Master Gu and Gu Fengrui didn't press her any further, as they had no intention of forcing Lu Jiaoyue.
After finishing his call with Lu Jiaoyue, Gu Fengji thought for a moment and then placed another call to Madam Gu. He informed her that he had just asked Lu Jiaoyue to think of a way to help Gu Mingzhi, and hoped that the next time Madam Gu saw his wife, she would do her best not to pull a long face.
Madam Gu: ......
She simply didn't believe that country woman had any solutions! Even if she did, they were probably just folk remedies—no, they were definitely some kind of crooked, heretical paths.
If those crooked paths were really any use, she would have already used them on Mingzhi. If they worked, wouldn't her grandson have been born long ago?!
She didn't believe it, not for a second; she simply refused to believe it.
Lu Jiaoyue stayed at the old man’s house to finish dinner before heading back. Just like usual, she walked home alone on foot.
Unlike past times, however, as she walked this time, her mind kept dwelling on the matter of Gu Mingzhi. A medical prescription? There was no such thing, and Lu Jiaoyue was well aware of that.
As for medicinal pills, she had indeed collected and stored quite a variety, but none of them seemed to be related to this area. After all, who would be so bored as to refine pills to help other people have children?! You would have to be extraordinarily bored—no, you would have to be an exceedingly bizarre person to do such a thing.
Ah, wait—did one actually exist?!
Lu Jiaoyue suddenly recalled that she once seemed to have encountered a cultivator in a rogue cultivators' market. That cultivator happened to be a man, and he had been displaying and selling all sorts of bizarre medicinal pills, claiming they were concocted by himself.
Perhaps because his pills were so strange, she had curiously lingered at his stall for a little while and ended up pulling out five low-grade spirit stones to purchase ten bottles of pills.
Among them, it seemed... there was a bottle called... Prolific Pill?! Or was it... Child-Giving Pill?!