Chapter 57: Ye Lingxuan’s Visit
In the dead of night.
Gongsun Family.
Gongsun Xiong slowly opened his eyes, feeling the pain from his internal organs. Clutching his chest, he turned his head with difficulty and said, “What’s the situation outside now?”
Currently heavily injured and unable to get out of bed, he could only rely on his trusted subordinates to gather intelligence from the outside world.
If possible, Gongsun Xiong wished he could add a concealment effect to himself, making everyone temporarily forget about his existence.
Outside, the Mu Family and Bai Family were eyeing him like tigers. There was also the Morning Glory Chamber of Commerce who wanted to take advantage of the situation. Inside, there were clan members coveting the position of the patriarch.
At present, Gongsun Xiong could be said to be at the cusp of the storm.
“Reporting to the patriarch, after the patriarch of the Bai Family returned to the Bai Manor, everything has been managed in an orderly manner. In the past two days, the Bai Manor has been secretly reclaiming their territory.”
Gongsun Xiong nodded slightly.
Although he felt a bit reluctant, with his current injuries not yet healed, he could only turn a blind eye to these matters.
“In a few more days, it will be the sect assessment. How are the preparations on Cheng’er’s side?” Gongsun Xiong asked.
The subordinate hesitated for a moment and carefully looked at Gongsun Xiong, saying, “The fourth young master got into a fight with someone on the martial arts stage today and is now seriously injured…”
Gongsun Xiong’s eyes suddenly turned sharp as he stared at the subordinate and said, “Who in Tianxuan City doesn’t know our Gongsun Family? Which Spirit Refinement realm cultivator dared to attack Cheng’er?”
Gongsun Cheng’s strength was among the top of the younger generation, so Gongsun Xiong’s habitual thinking made him believe that it must have been some Spirit Refinement realm cultivator who made a move against his child.
However, what the subordinate said next made Gongsun Xiong slightly dazed.
“It was… it was the young lady of the Bai Manor, Miss Bai Ruoxi…” the subordinate stammered.
He didn’t dare to say that Gongsun Cheng was not only defeated by Bai Ruoxi but also collapsed with a single sword strike.
“Bai Ruoxi?” Gongsun Xiong slowly exhaled and said in a deep voice, “The Bai Family has just recovered a bit of vitality, and they dare to be so arrogant?”
“Today, the young master of the Mu Family seemed to be very close to Miss Bai Ruoxi… People near the martial arts stage at that time said that the two of them were even acting intimately together.”
Gongsun Xiong was slightly stunned.
Then, as if realizing something, he muttered, “This is bad…”
The subordinate hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask what the patriarch meant by “bad.” At this moment, he saw the man clenching his fist and slamming it heavily on the bed.
“That good-for-nothing who only knows how to mess things up!”
If it were an ordinary situation, it would be fine for Bai Ruoxi and Gongsun Cheng to fight, but it just had to happen at this juncture.
Now, not only did the other party want to hit the Gongsun Family’s people, they probably also wanted to stand by and make money off the Gongsun Family.
Mu Zhi’an was telling the Gongsun Family that the relationship between the Bai Family and the Mu Family was extraordinary now, so they should think carefully before making a move.
Perhaps, tomorrow they would even come to demand “medical expenses.”
And these medical expenses… were probably not as simple as a few thousand or tens of thousands of spirit stones.
…
The next morning.
Mu Zhi’an meditated in Bai Ruoxi’s room for the entire night and opened his eyes feeling refreshed.
The spiritual energy in the cauldron had already soared a great deal. Although it couldn’t compare to Bai Ruoxi’s exaggerated level, it already made him quite satisfied.
He slightly turned his head and looked at the girl sitting cross-legged in front of the bed, her eyes slightly closed.
Bai Ruoxi was wearing a slightly loose white robe, her fair face looking exceptionally beautiful in the faint light.
Just by looking like this, it might make people think that she was a normally developed girl… but Mu Zhi’an was well aware of how great a heart was hidden under Bai Ruoxi’s loose robe.
He had personally witnessed it several times before… and of course, he had also personally felt the warmth of her heart last night.
Although he still felt a bit unsatisfied.
In fact, Mu Zhi’an didn’t think he was much of an LSP (lust seeker protagonist). He just wanted to feel the greatness of her heart up close rather than observe from a distance.
On the clothes rack beside, a moon-white dress was hanging, with a pair of white ankle socks placed on the side. A white belt on the rack swayed slightly in the morning breeze, looking particularly eye-catching.
Seeing that Bai Ruoxi was still meditating, Mu Zhi’an didn’t disturb her and quietly left the room.
He could clearly feel that the aura emanating from Bai Ruoxi was probably just a little short of reaching the peak of Qi Refinement.
However, he himself… was still at the third level of Qi Refinement.
This natural furnace gave buffs and experience to others, but in the end, he himself didn’t reap any benefits. It was simply a great loss… There probably wasn’t a person in this world as willing to help others as him.
Mu Zhi’an secretly shook his head and sighed.
In order to help Bai Ruoxi enter the Spirit Refinement realm as soon as possible, he had put in a lot of effort.
But it didn’t matter. Who let him be a person who enjoyed helping others?
After leaving the room, Mu Zhi’an saw Wei Mengrou in a yellow dress in the courtyard.
She was standing alone in the courtyard, her back curves graceful, seemingly pondering something.
Mu Zhi’an was already used to this.
In the past, he often woke up to find Wei Mengrou spacing out alone in the courtyard. This maid had always been like this – quiet, not liking to talk, only silently completing her tasks.
Noticing Wei Mengrou turning her head to look over, Mu Zhi’an raised his hand in greeting and said with a smile, “Sister Mengrou, spar with me for a bit. Just to loosen up the muscles and bones.”
Wei Mengrou silently nodded.
Just as she raised her sword, she suddenly thought of something and said, “By the way.”
When Mu Zhi’an raised his head and looked over in puzzlement, Wei Mengrou said indifferently, “Next time, remember to control your voice a little… The room next door can hear it.”
As she said this, her cheeks unconsciously flushed with a faint blush, as if she had lost her usual cold demeanor.
Mu Zhi’an was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes slowly widened.
Fuck, he almost forgot. Wherever he was, Sister Mengrou would basically be nearby… So she should have been in the room next door yesterday?
Mu Zhi’an maintained a smile and tried to act calm, saying tactfully, “Ruoxi and I were just ordinarily cultivating last night. Sister Mengrou, did you have some unnecessary misunderstandings?”
“Hmph.”
Wei Mengrou glanced at him, giving him a disdainful look that seemed to say, “Do you not have any idea what you were doing?”
It was just that for some reason, this disdainful look that seemed to see him as an insect inexplicably made one excited…
After sparring with the maid for a while in the courtyard, a servant’s voice suddenly came from outside, “Young Master, a member of the Ye Family is seeking an audience outside. Should we let her in?”
It seemed that Ye Qian was indeed very concerned about the matter of the Qi Refinement Pill after returning yesterday, so she came early today to pay the money…
Mu Zhi’an was not surprised by this. Rather, judging from Ye Qian’s pure and innocent appearance and personality, it could be roughly determined that she would be very concerned about this matter.
After returning the sword to its sheath, Mu Zhi’an nodded slightly and said, “Take her to the main hall for tea first. I’ll go see her in a moment.”
