Chapter 500: 500, people can go, leave the lives behind (second update)

"I’m sure that as long as Mu Xianxian speaks up, Doctor Zhang will definitely not stand by and do nothing."

Therefore, in that moment, Zhou Xunian placed all his hopes on Mu Xianxian.

Mu Xianxian gave Chu Jin a glance, a hint of triumph flashing in her eyes. She snorted coldly and said, "Back then, I was so badly injured, and I was in a comatose state, how would I know who saved me?"

Having said that, Mu Xianxian paused for a moment before continuing.

"Besides, with this Chu surnamed woman, what ability does she have to save me? Xunian, stop spouting nonsense with your eyes wide open! If she really had the ability, she should save herself, why come begging my uncle? Also, I want to emphasize again, you recognizing her as Nine Ye’s wife is your business; please don’t drag me into this. Such a woman, she’s not worthy to be my Nine Ye’s wife!"

In fact, Chu Jin knew that Mu Xianxian was aware when she saved her. She was also very clear that if it weren’t for Chu Jin, she might’ve lost her life.

But she just didn’t want to tell the truth.

She didn’t like Chu Jin, not one bit!

She wished Chu Jin would die immediately, the quicker the better, and if Chu Jin did die, she’d just burn some more paper money for her.

When Zheng Chuyi and Mo Zhixuan were together in the past, she had truly blessed them, as Zheng Chuyi was known to be the most beautiful woman in the Superpower World with a noble lineage. The two of them being together was well-matched.

In the past, she couldn’t compare to Zheng Chuyi, and coupled with the curse that plagued Mo Zhixuan, she would never long for things that were impossible.

Now that Zheng Chuyi was dead, and the curse on Mo Zhixuan was lifted, with her status in the Superpower World, she’d be more than a match for Mo Zhixuan...

But now, where did this Chu Jin come from all of a sudden? And she was just a mere mortal from the secular world.

How could Mo Zhixuan, a man who was practically a mythological being, be sullied by a lump of mud?

Therefore, with selfish motives, Mu Xianxian desperately hoped for Chu Jin’s death.

Even though Chu Jin had once risked her life to save her.

In the end, Mu Xianxian added, "Anyway, my uncle will never save such a woman! Xunian, just give it up!"

Zhou Xunian’s expression turned colder by the moment. He never expected that Mu Xianxian would say such things. Was this still the well-behaved and sensible little girl he had watched grow up from childhood?

"Mu Xianxian! Do you realize what you’re saying? Are those even human words? If it weren’t for Ninth Sister-in-law, you would have been dead by now. Do you not have a conscience at all? She is your life-saving benefactor!"

Mu Xianxian scoffed disdainfully, "Just because you say she is, she is? Why should I believe you?"

"She is, she truly is," Zhou Xunian pleaded, "Xianxian, believe me, it really was Ninth Sister-in-law who saved you. Plus, Little Butterfly can attest to that. If you don’t believe me, I can call Little Butterfly over..."

"No need," Mu Xianxian’s tone was indifferent, her arms crossed over her chest, "Who in the Superpower World doesn’t know Little Butterfly is interested in you? It’s useless to say more. Anyway, my uncle will not save this woman, and you don’t seem to realize the status difference between my uncle and her. To expect my uncle to save her is laughable. Such a vain woman is better off dead sooner."

"You!" Zhou Xunian trembled with anger, pointing at Mu Xianxian as he yelled, "Mu Xianxian, how can you say such things! I’m so mistaken about you; never would I have thought you’d be such an ungrateful villain!"

Mu Xianxian chuckled softly, her tone softening a bit, "Xunian, there’s no need for us to be on bad terms over such a woman. This kind of commoner, there’s a plethora of them in the secular world. If she dies, so be it..."

There was a loud "smack!", a crisp slap sound.

Mu Xianxian’s unfinished words got stuck in her throat as a vivid palm print quickly appeared on her face, which also rapidly swelled. Zhou Xunian had put all his strength into that slap.

"Zhou Xunian! You actually hit me!" Mu Xianxian covered her face, disbelief plastered all over her features. Zhou Xunian had actually hit her for the sake of a mere mortal with features of vital importance!

Zhou Xunian clenched his fist.

Before Doctor Zhang and Mu Xianxian could properly react, he abruptly raised his hand and slapped her left cheek with another palm.

"I really regret that Nine Sister-in-law saved you, you ingrate!" Zhou Xunian’s lips quivered as if there was a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Mu Xianxian, reeling from the slap, saw stars flashing before her eyes, and heard a buzzing in her head; in an instant, the world spun around her.

Doctor Zhang came to his senses, his face full of fury, "Zhou Xunian! You dare to hit Xianxian, I will not let you off today!" He said, swinging his fist to strike at Zhou Xunian. Mu Xianxian was the apple of his eye; how could he allow someone to bully her with impunity.

But Doctor Zhang was, after all, just a medic, and Zhou Xunian grabbed his hand easily, eyes bloodshot as he declared, "Today, you have to save this person, whether you want to or not!"

As a Divine Doctor and a member of the Superpower World, Doctor Zhang had never been threatened like this. He scoffed coldly, "Zhou Xunian, I just won’t save her today, what can you do to me?"

"You!" Zhou Xunian increased the strength in his grip, his features severely distorted.

And Doctor Zhang just stood there, holding his ground, an air of indifference on his face.

A mere Zhou Xunian, could he really ascend to the heavens?

Thus, Doctor Zhang did not take him seriously.

On the other side, Mo Zhixuan’s expression subtly changed as if sensing something, and immediately he stopped playing the jade flute. With a wave of his hand, he hurled a halo of light. The black-clothed woman standing there instantly turned into fragments. With a gust of wind, she just dissipated into the air, and then with a wave of his hand, the messy hall instantly returned to its original state.

After completing these actions, he took long strides toward the back courtyard.

Even though he had no prior knowledge of the room Zhou Xunian had taken Chu Jin to, he managed to find the correct room with unerring accuracy.

The three people inside the room were still in a standoff.

"Nine Ye." Seeing Mo Zhixuan approaching, Doctor Zhang respectfully stepped aside. Doctor Zhang was a man who could read a situation; he knew who he could offend and who he couldn’t.

For example, the master before him, he couldn’t afford to provoke. In front of this master, he was nothing but a nodding and bowing grandchild.

And Zhou Xunian stood to one side, seething with anger.

"Nine Brother, you must stand up for me, Zhou Xunian... he... he hit me." Mu Xianxian covered her face, running to Mo Zhixuan and sobbing in complaint. Perhaps knowing his rules, she intentionally kept a certain distance from him.

Some things must progress step by step; haste does not bring success.

Mo Zhixuan didn’t even spare her a glance as he walked frostily to the bedside and sat down. His deep eyes were an unfathomable black. He reached out to smooth the furrowed brow of the person in bed, then took out a bottle brimming with Spiritual Energy from his pocket. He poured out a blue pill and inserted it into Chu Jin’s mouth.

Perhaps fearing she would choke, he took out another transparent bottle from his pocket. Inside was a liquid similar to clear water. He calmly unscrewed the cap and, with careful and delicate movements, brought the bottle’s opening to her lips.

If it hadn’t been seen with their own eyes, no one would believe that this person could be Mo Zhixuan.

The same man who slaughtered like hemp, the Butcher of the city!

That was—

Spiritual Gathering Water!

Doctor Zhang watched as that blue pill was swallowed by Chu Jin, feeling a pang of distress! That was the Spiritual Gathering Water, made from the Purple Spirit Grass that bore fruit only once a millennium—never mind that such a Purple Spirit Grass was hard to find even once in a thousand years, the process of making the medicine itself cost a tremendous price.

To refine a single drop of Spiritual Gathering Water, it required the Potion Maker to expend a hundred years of Spiritual Power. Therefore, some Potion Makers could not produce even one bottle of Spiritual Gathering Water in their entire lifetimes.

And yet Mo Zhixuan didn’t even bat an eyelid as he offered the Spiritual Gathering Water to Chu Jin to drink like it was mere tap water.

Drinking half a bottle of Spiritual Gathering Water could increase one’s cultivation by a hundred years and also extend one’s lifespan. Although the Spiritual Gathering Water was divine, it didn’t have much effect on Chu Jin’s injuries. It could only alleviate the pain in her body, temporarily removing any threat to her life but not allowing her to fully recover.

According to Doctor Zhang’s recent observation, the pill Mo Zhixuan had just fed Chu Jin was no ordinary medicine.

How important was Chu Jin to Mo Zhixuan? Doctor Zhang was somewhat puzzled. Marrying someone who defied the natural order, was he not afraid of being punished by the Heavenly Dao?

Mu Xianxian, seeing that Mo Zhixuan was ignoring her and treating Chu Jin so tenderly, had a moment of unnatural expression, along with a hint of jealousy.

But she quickly got over it. Considering her own merits, apart from her face, she was many times better than Chu Jin in every other aspect. She couldn’t believe she wouldn’t be able to compete with a mere mortal!

Men always feel a protective urge towards frail women, she thought, crying even harder, "Nine Ye, you must stand up for me. Xunian actually hit me..."

Mo Zhixuan’s ears were filled with Mu Xianxian’s incessant noise, and he frowned impatiently. "What exactly happened, Xunian, you tell me," he said in a cold voice with a slightly husky magnetic quality that was very pleasant to listen to.

Hearing this, Mu Xianxian momentarily forgot the pain on her face as a very strange feeling ignited in her heart. She couldn’t help thinking how it would feel if such a sweet-sounding voice tenderly called out her name, it would probably be blissful.

With these thoughts, she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at the man sitting there. After many years, he was still as noble and aloof as ever. From Mu Xianxian’s angle, she could perfectly view the man’s sharp and chiseled facial contours.

An overwhelming and commanding presence that was unstoppable. If you looked at him for just one second longer, you would be deeply enchanted by him.

Perhaps you wouldn’t find a second person with such looks in the entire Three Realms.

Mu Xianxian’s heart rate sped up a few more beats, almost uncontrollably.

The young boys who usually like to follow her around were nothing compared to the mature, dignified man before her.

Once you’ve had a fine dining experience, you can’t go back to eating at those dirty, broken-down street stalls.

Just like with clothes, once you’ve worn those internationally famous brands, the cheap bargains no longer catch your eye.

It is the same with men.

This man, she was determined to have. A hint of resolve flashed in Mu Xianxian’s eyes, which had slightly lowered.

Upon seeing Mo Zhixuan arrive, Zhou Xunian felt like he found his backbone and immediately began to explain the whole situation to Mo Zhixuan in an organized manner.

As Mo Zhixuan listened, his expression grew increasingly grim, and the chill emanating from his body intensified.

Both Doctor Zhang and Mu Xianxian felt a tremor of fear, yet they didn’t dare to interrupt Zhou Xunian. Even though Mo Zhixuan had not returned to the Superpower World for many years, he still had an authoritative aura that made people subconsciously submit.

"... So that’s what happened. Now tell me, doesn’t Mu Xianxian deserve to be hit?" Once he finished, Zhou Xunian raised his eyes to look at Mu Xianxian, with a heavy scrutinizing gaze.

Because of those two slaps, Mu Xianxian’s face was now swollen like a pig’s head, with blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, looking extremely disheveled.

Mu Xianxian was well aware of her guilt and subconsciously avoided Zhou Xunian’s gaze, she looked up towards Mo Zhixuan and burst into tears, deliberately downplaying the severity of the situation.

"Nine Ye, it’s not what you think, don’t listen to Brother Nian talking nonsense. I was unconscious at that time and had no idea who saved me, but Brother Nian insisted it was that woman who saved me. He even threatened my uncle, demanding he save that woman. But her injuries were too severe, and my uncle was powerless to help. Despite this, Brother Nian wouldn’t let it go. I got angry and argued back a few times, and unexpectedly, he hit me!"

Doctor Zhang also chimed in, "Nine Ye, Xianxian is right. Zhou Xunian went too far today, you must punish him properly. Xianxian merely talked back a little, and he hit her. After all, Xianxian is a girl, and in our Superpower World, men have never hit women before. I never expected that today, Zhou Xunian would break that rule!"

The rule in the Superpower World that men must not hit women was also established by Mo Zhixuan. At this moment, Zhou Xunian actually hit Mu Xianxian at the Mo family home. Wasn’t this a direct slap in Mo Zhixuan’s face, a provocation against him?

It seemed that Zhou Xunian wouldn’t be able to get away with it this time.

"Things are not like that, Nine Ye, don’t..." Zhou Xunian’s face turned red as he urgently tried to explain, but Mo Zhixuan raised his hand to stop him from saying any more.

Mo Zhixuan lifted his eyes to Mu Xianxian, and his gaze was like a block of deep ice that wouldn’t melt, "What’s your name?"

My goodness, was Mo Zhixuan asking for her name? Although Mu Xianxian addressed Mo Zhixuan as Nine Ye, she had never been close to him before. In the past, she hadn’t even exchanged a word with Mo Zhixuan. The only reason she was able to address him as Nine Ye and come to the Mo family was by riding on the coattails of Zhou Xunian.

"Ni... Nine Ye..." Mu Xianxian’s face flushed with shyness, "I, I, I am Mu Xianxian, Doctor Zhang is my uncle."

Mo Zhixuan looked at her coldly, his voice was equally frigid, "Just keep calling me as Doctor Zhang calls me then."

With one sentence, he dashed Mu Xianxian’s hopes. She couldn’t help but tremble, "Yes, Ni... Nine Ye."

Mo Zhixuan’s expression remained as impassive as ever, each word he uttered carried a layer of frost, "Since your Ninth Aunt saved your life, why are you so ungrateful? Moreover, why are you insulting her? Do you know the consequences of such actions?"

The address of Ninth Aunt instantly clarified Chu Jin’s position in his heart.

Startled, Mu Xianxian immediately knelt down, "Nine Ye, it’s not like that, it’s all Brother Nian’s fabrication. Even if she did save me, what of it? She’s just a commoner; that she could save me was her good fortune! Besides, I never asked her to save me. My life is my own, it has nothing to do with her. She saved me of her own accord!"

Mu Xianxian, being young, underestimated Chu Jin’s importance in Mo Zhixuan’s heart.

Even if there were millions of ordinary people in the secular world, there was only one Chu Jin.

"Nine Ye, Xianxian is young, please don’t take her words to heart! Regarding Miss Chu’s injuries, I truly was powerless, please do not ask the impossible of me!" Doctor Zhang also knelt down.

What a joke; how could he possibly dare risk saving someone who defied the heavens!

Mo Zhixuan twirled the ring on his finger, the corner of his mouth slowly lifting into an arc, "Good, very good." He hadn’t returned to the Superpower World for many years, it seemed that the morals there had long since deteriorated.

The sunlight shone through the window, casting a cold and hard gleam onto the ring.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely oppressive.

It made it hard for people to breathe.

Sweat beaded on Doctor Zhang’s and Mu Xianxian’s foreheads, both uncertain what Mo Zhixuan meant by his "good, very good."

"Nine Ye, it is simply beyond my limited capabilities. Should there be nothing else, I will take Xianxian and leave first." Having said that, Doctor Zhang looked up at Mo Zhixuan.

Swallowing nervously, he then carefully pulled Mu Xianxian up, preparing to leave the room.

"You may go, but leave your lives behind!" The chilling voice instantly spread through the air, each word as if frosted with ice, sending shivers down one’s spine.

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