Chapter 80: Chapter 78: What Invaded the Lottery Wheel?

Brother Zhang’s heart was pounding. He’d faced criminals many times, but this was probably the most dangerous. A knife had been aimed right at his kidney, but thankfully, a stone had blocked it! 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

’Doctor Wen is a god!’

But right now, Brother Zhang couldn’t let himself look nervous in front of Zizi’s mother. He had to reassure the victim.

When Zizi’s mother heard Doctor Wen’s name, she looked up. "You... you know Doctor Wen, too?"

Now that they had something in common, Brother Zhang asked Zizi’s mother a few questions to make sure she was all right.

Seeing that the assailant had been caught, the fear Zizi’s mother felt began to slowly melt away. Brother Zhang took the mother and daughter back to the station with him.

Once they were in the car, a younger officer asked Zizi’s mother directly, "What happened?"

Zizi’s mother hesitated for a moment. She glanced at her daughter, then at Brother Zhang, before finally explaining why she was here.

"So you came all this way to have Doctor Wen treat your daughter? Such a pretty little girl—is she sick? Doctor Wen is a psychologist, right? You came from so far away; couldn’t you have found someone to see her where you live?"

Zizi’s mother just smiled, not answering the question.

’What if they decide Doctor Wen is just a superstitious fraud and raid her clinic? What then?’

Zizi’s mother remembered it now. Just as she and her daughter were falling, she had... reached for the object around her daughter’s neck. Sure enough, it was gone now, leaving behind only a trace of ash on her daughter’s clothes.

Zizi’s mother remained silent, unwilling to say anything more.

On their way to the station, they ran into Wen Ying walking down the street.

Brother Zhang called out to her, and Zizi’s mother looked at Wen Ying with gratitude. To her surprise, Wen Ying got in the car and accompanied them to the station.

An hour later, with everything settled, Wen Ying left the police station with Zizi and her mother.

"Doctor Wen, that... that talisman paper you gave Zizi, it was for what happened today, right? Then what about Zizi’s condition...?"

Zizi’s mother’s greatest concern was her daughter. She quickly connected the dots. If what happened today had been predicted, then what did that imply about the "medicine" for Zizi?

"Don’t worry, I’ll help with Zizi’s condition."

Wen Ying took them to a small, quiet restaurant. There were very few other customers. She ordered sautéed potato with green pepper and eggplant, fish-fragrant pork slivers, stir-fried pork with chili, braised fish, and a pork rib soup.

Zizi sat quietly, her eyes fixed on Wen Ying.

Back at the station, no matter what the male and female officers said, Zizi hadn’t opened her mouth or made a sound. After learning about her condition, everyone at the station had felt their hearts ache for her.

But with Wen Ying, Zizi’s attitude seemed completely different. She would stare at Wen Ying and respond to her with gestures.

This was the first time Zizi’s mother had ever seen anything like it.

Her heart swelled with anticipation, hoping her daughter could be cured and become a normal, healthy child who could enjoy her childhood.

Throughout the meal, Wen Ying put food onto Zizi’s plate, and Zizi ate every little piece Wen Ying gave her.

The sight made Zizi’s mother’s eyes well up again.

’If there was truly hope, she would willingly stay here for a whole year!’

After the meal, Wen Ying took Zizi by the hand for a stroll around the area. When the neighbors on the street saw Wen Ying leading such a beautiful little girl, they all greeted her. One person offered a snack, another a piece of fruit. Before long, Zizi’s mother’s arms were full of treats.

"System, can Zizi’s condition be cured?"

Zizi had a genetic disorder. Medically, the hope for a cure was incredibly slim. Wen Ying, however, had the system, which surpassed technology and medicine.

[Yes.]

"What’s the cost?"

[One million reputation value.]

Hearing the system’s reply, Wen Ying froze. Her current reputation value was just a little over one million. If she used it, she would have to start all over again.

"What if I paint a talisman? Is that possible?"

[Yes.]

Just as Wen Ying was about to ask the system what kind of talisman paper could cure a genetic disease, the system continued, [But the host currently lacks this ability. To paint a talisman paper that treats genetic diseases, the host must have a cultivation equivalent to the Golden Core Stage.]

Wen Ying’s heart skipped a beat. She hadn’t expected the system to actually know about cultivation levels. "Then what’s my level right now?"

[Roughly equivalent to the Peak of Qi Cultivation. You are far from meeting the requirement.]

Wen Ying fell silent. She understood what the system was telling her: it was time to grind, hard.

She had one million and eighty thousand reputation value. If she spent a million, she’d only have eighty thousand left.

’Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’

"Let’s do the lottery."

Wen Ying planned to do ten consecutive draws. Zizi seemed to sense something and looked up at her.

There was a public workout station on the street, and the three of them stopped there. Zizi’s mother took Zizi to play on the seesaw while Wen Ying sat to the side, her attention on the system’s big lottery wheel.

"Begin the draw." Wen Ying’s voice was audible only to herself and the system.

[Thank you for playing.][Better luck next time.][Peach Blossoms][Scratch-off Card][Bad Luck Talisman]

[Thank you for playing.][Better luck next time.][Justice Incarnation][A stack of Yellow Paper][???]

After the ten consecutive draws ended, Wen Ying felt like some strange things had been mixed into the prize wheel.

’Peach Blossoms?’

’A scratch-off card?’

’Justice Incarnation?’

’And what in the world was with the ???’

’What are three question marks supposed to represent?’

’Ten thousand reputation value, and this is all I got?’

Suddenly, Zizi hopped off the seesaw, tugged on her mother’s hand, then pointed at Wen Ying and made an unhappy face.

"Are you saying Doctor Wen is unhappy right now?"

Zizi nodded.

"Doctor Wen has her own things to think about. Mama will play with you here for a little while, and then we’ll check in with her, okay?"

Zizi nodded.

[Peach Blossoms: Don’t young people like romance? This is adored by thousands upon thousands of women~]

[Skill: Allows you to captivate others, regardless of gender. You’ll be the most charming person in the room!]

[To Use: Silently chant in your heart, "The system is the best~"]

[Duration: Three months from first activation.]

[Friendly Reminder: Comes with special effects~]

Wen Ying: "..."

’She was a grandmaster of metaphysics!’

’Oh, no, a psychologist!’

’Do I need romance?’

’She didn’t like or dislike men; she only saw them in one light: My patients!’

’Men on the internet: My fellow patients!’

’As for women... while it’s true most of them are adorable and sweet, my romantic luck had better not be pointed in the wrong direction.’

[Scratch-off Card: Has the host never played the lottery? A host this poor? You actually don’t know what a scratch-off is? How tragic!]

[Function: It’s just a scratch-off card. What special function were you hoping for? For it to make you fabulously wealthy? Stop dreaming, kid! The only true path in the Mortal World is to make something of yourself! Get to grinding! Grind, grind, grind!]

[To Use: Just scratch it. You might win a prize, you might not. What’s the prize? You think I’m going to tell you? Don’t even think about it. You’ll know when you scratch it.]

[Friendly Reminder: Nothing worth reminding you about.]

Wen Ying: "..."

"Don’t bother explaining the Bad Luck Talisman, I already know!"

[Bad Luck Talisman: Since the host already knows, well... we still have to follow procedure!]