Chapter 191: Dust Settles
Two sounds of bones cracking rang out.
Yu Hanhong’s skull shattered. He stood stiffly in place for a while before slowly falling backward, crashing heavily to the ground. Dugu Yuan’an had the will to die together with Yu Hanhong. Xue Mu pounced over, protecting her heart at the cost of a right arm. Both fell to the ground. Xue Mu fainted from the pain. Dugu Yuan’an touched her limp right arm, knowing her bones were shattered. Her eyes were so red they almost dripped blood. She hurriedly fed her the Snow Wind Blue Flower Pill and some secret medicines from Jin Mountain.
When Xue Mu woke up slowly, groaning in pain, Dugu Yuan’an kissed her lips. Xue Mu subconsciously looked at where Yu Hanhong was. Seeing him lying on the ground with closed eyes, motionless, not knowing if he was still breathing, she murmured, “…Is he dead?”
After saying this, she thought of Mu Ruo again and hurriedly looked to the other side of the high stage. She saw Mu Ruo lowering her head, staring at Xue Wuluo lying on her lap. Her hair covered her face, so no expression could be seen. Han Yan also knelt beside Xue Wuluo. Duke Wutu and Old Madam Yan cautiously stepped forward to check if Yu Hanhong was dead. Diwu Miaofu and Sect Leader Qing Lan were beside Ge Kan. Supported by Lan Qian, Sect Leader Qi Qing staggered up and walked towards the high stage.
Xue Wuluo was hit by Mu Ruo’s full-force palm and Dugu Yuan’an’s sword carrying Soul Cold internal energy. Even though Mu Ruo dissolved the cold air for her, her Dantian was destroyed, and the meridians in her chest and abdomen were broken inch by inch. She was already dying, but still persisted in saying to Mu Ruo, “…I understand you… the pain of these years…”
Mu Ruo stared dazedly at the tears in her eyes, her voice very soft: “Why did you do so much for me?”
Although the scars on the burned half of Xue Wuluo’s face were hideous, they revealed a bit of gentleness at this moment. “My face was burned… because… because of revenge… a fire burned everything clean… Young Mistress accepted me… You, I am very happy… very happy to be with you…”
Han Yan choked with sobs, “Sister, Duke Wutu and Old Madam Yan can cure you.”
Mu Ruo slowly leaned down, pressing her forehead against Xue Wuluo’s, and said, “I have wandered all my life, who should I blame? I only know that you are the only person willing to give your whole heart to me. I treated you badly, don’t blame me.”
Xue Wuluo’s lips moved, seeming to sigh weakly. She lifted her chin forward to touch Mu Ruo’s cold lips, her voice full of pity: “I… it was I who took a fancy to you… everything… I volunteered…”
The corner of Mu Ruo’s mouth twitched, seeming to want to smile, but failed. “You took a fancy to me? What a big tone. I’m not a Music Star you can see by spending silver anymore.”
Xue Wuluo’s warm tears rubbed against her black eyelashes. For some reason, she didn’t feel like crying at all in her heart. But as the hot tears touched her eyelashes, even hotter tears rolled out of her eyes uncontrollably.
“What’s good about being a loyal servant? You should be my Madam Mu.” Mu Ruo murmured in a low voice, her tears flowing down Xue Wuluo’s nose bridge. “I only thought about making you my Madam Mu. I never thought about anyone else.”
Xue Wuluo said weakly, “You… I know you wanted to be Madam Xue…”
Mu Ruo covered her burned cheek with her palm and laughed abruptly.
“Which ‘Xue’ do you think it is? I only know it’s yours.”
Before Xue Wuluo could answer, a shout rang out beside them: “Xue Wuluo, if you dare to die, pay back all the wages you earned before to this Young Mistress! Raised you for nothing!” Supported by Dugu Yuan’an, Xue Mu hopped over on one leg. Her face was green and white, her eyes full of anger. ” served this Young Mistress for a few years and want to slip away? Get up quickly! Yuan’er, cure her injury, drag her back to the Xue Manor and beat her again!”
Without thinking, Han Yan snatched Xue Wuluo from Mu Ruo’s hands and said to Dugu Yuan’an, “Please save my sister, Villa Master Yu!”
Xue Mu suddenly pinched Dugu Yuan’an’s soft waist. This was the first time in her life she dared to do this to Dugu Yuan’an. “Go quickly, go quickly. I just broke my arm and leg. I can recover by myself, don’t need you watching!”
Dugu Yuan’an glanced at Mu Ruo, then took Xue Wuluo under the high stage with Han Yan to help check her injuries.
Mu Ruo sat there in a daze. Xue Mu sat down slowly, ignoring the noisy crowd below the high stage, and said to her, “Yuan’er and I are now your enemies who killed your father. Do you want to take revenge on the spot?”
Mu Ruo rolled her eyes slowly. Seeing many people surrounding Yu Hanhong lying on the ground, she was silent for a long time before slowly getting up and walking over there. Touching her cracked leg bone, Xue Mu used the “Reverse Flow Origin Returning Technique” to circulate internal energy backward in her meridians. Zi’ang, Li’er, Xue Xue, Yan Changdu, and others rushed up to surround Xue Mu, blocking other Jianghu chivalrous warriors who wanted to go on the high stage for her. Many people threw their precious pills and ointments onto the stage, asking Xue Mu to take them as soon as possible.
When Mu Ruo arrived beside Yu Hanhong, the heavily injured Ge Kan was sitting aside, looking down at Yu Hanhong’s gray face. There was still a little light in Yu Hanhong’s eyes. Seeing Mu Ruo, his eyes brightened a bit. His breath was almost only going out and not coming in. He said, “Back then… your Gu worm indeed made me… go into Qi Deviation… I didn’t lie…”
Ge Kan said, “I indeed only used a poisonous Gu that would die in seven days on you back then. I didn’t lie to you either.”
Yu Hanhong said, “Really?” He rolled his eyes to look at his only daughter, his gaze obviously becoming obsessive.
“Sister Mu… Ruo’er…” He called the pet name of his beloved wife, and recognized the daughter who looked almost exactly like his beloved wife. “I’m going to see your mother… She will probably blame me… for not taking good care of you…”
Mu Ruo whispered, “Maybe she will only blame you for not learning the best martial arts in the world to show off to her.”
Yu Hanhong smiled.
After he smiled, he exhaled his last breath. His pupils gradually dilated, and he died completely.
Ge Kan stared at his corpse, frowning slightly. Sect Leader Qi Qing breathed a sigh of relief under the high stage, then felt lost. Looking up at the sky, she thought: Senior Sister, did you see?
After waking up, the Dugu couple went onto the high stage. Seeing Yu Hanhong dead, Dugu Huansheng was silent for a long time. Suddenly, she grabbed Mu Ruo’s back heart, pulled her backward, and shouted, “Ruo’er, do you know your mistake now?!” She still meant to protect Mu Ruo. Xue Mu shouted from afar on the other side, “It hurts to death, hurts to death! If you don’t listen, I’ll catch you back, lock you up, and pierce your lute bones!”
Mu Ruo closed her eyes briefly. Grabbed by Dugu Huansheng by the back heart, she couldn’t use internal energy, so she said faintly, “I owe Xue Mu, so naturally I’ll repay with this life.” With that, she pushed out the poison hidden between her teeth with the tip of her tongue. Dugu Wenxing suddenly took action, dislocating her jaw, taking out the hidden poison, and quickly resetting her jaw. Under the severe pain, Mu Ruo broke out in cold sweat, powerless to do anything like committing suicide anymore.
Xue Mu’s exasperated voice sounded on the other side: “If you dare to commit suicide, I’ll shave Xue Wuluo’s head and send her to be a nun!”
This sentence wasn’t lethal enough. Mu Ruo only glanced at her side. Seeing Xue Mu’s features twisted together, not knowing if she was setting her own bones, her pupils trembled slightly. Finally, she became obedient in Dugu Huansheng’s hands.