Chapter 193

“Your Highnesses, I have something to report.”

Upon hearing the voice, Xuanyuan Mo opened his eyes and lowered his head to take a look at the woman whose eyes were somewhat red and swollen. With a glint of pity flashing across his eyes, he planted a kiss on her forehead. She cried for half a night yesterday and didn’t fall asleep until almost dawn.

He got off the bed gently, put on his clothes and walked out. Upon seeing Long Yue, he winked at Long Yue.

Long Yue immediately took the hint and walked to Xuanyuan Mo. He was about to speak when he heard Duanmu Xi’s voice.

“Is it Long Yue? Has he got any information about Third Master?” Her cold voice was mixed with anxiety.

Upon hearing that, Long Yue took a glance at Xuanyuan Mo only to see that the latter knitted his eyebrows subtly.

“Let’s go inside first,” Xuanyuan Mo said. Then, he entered the room, followed by Long Yue.

“Why are you up?” Seeing that Duanmu Xi had gotten off the bed, Xuanyuan Mo frowned even more deeply.

Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo, “I want to know the information about Third Master.”

She was really worried about Third Master. Now, as soon as she closed her eyes, she could think of that terrible nightmare she had last night. That nightmare was so real that her heart was almost broken. She was so afraid that the nightmare would be true. She must find Third Master as soon as possible.

Seeing the worry in Duanmu Xi’s eyes, Xuanyuan Mo heaved a sigh and turned to look at Long Yue, “You sneaked into the Yonghe Palace last night. Any clues?”

Long Yue immediately bowed and reported, “Last night, we searched the whole Yonghe Palace and found nothing.”

Duanmu Xi was utterly disappointed. Consort Hui was clearly suspectable. Even if they couldn’t find that the disappearance of Third Master had something to do with her, they should find some clues about her being associated with the Wilderness Holy Region. Why did they find nothing?

Xuanyuan Mo was expressionless. He had anticipated the result.

Seeing Duanmu Xi’s disappointed facial expression, Xuanyuan Mo felt pitiful for her, “Xi, no worries. I will go there on my own tonight.”

Duanmu Xi felt delighted and wanted to say that she would like to go with him. However, at the thought of her being unable to protect herself for now, she knew that she could only be a drag on him so she had to give up then. She looked at Xuanyuan Mo and said seriously, “Thank you, Snow.”

Xuanyuan Mo slightly curled his lips and held Duanmu Xi into his arms, saying tenderly, “It’s my responsibility to share your worries. No need to thank me.”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi slightly curled her lips too and put her arms around Xuanyuan Mo’s waist tightly. No matter what happened, she would feel reassured with Snow around.

Long Yue saw their interaction and then got out secretly to arrange the action for the night.

Xuanyuan Mo carried Duanmu Xi in his arms and took her to the bed. He kissed her forehead and said, “Sleep a bit more while. You slept too late last night.”

Duanmu Xi nodded and cuddled Xuanyuan Mo. Shortly, she fell asleep.

In the secret chamber of the Shengyu Palace, the moment Xuanyuan Hao caught sight of Mei Luo, his eyelids twitched.

Did his mother kill her directly? If Mei Luo really died and Duanmu Xi knew about it, she would never forget him. This was the last thing he wanted to see.

Thinking of that, Xuanyuan Hao scurried to Mei Luo. He crouched down to feel the vein in Mei Luo’s neck and found in relief that it was still throbbing.

Seeing Mei Luo’s utterly injured face, Xuanyuan Hao slightly frowned. His mother was so ruthless. Mei Luo’s face was so severely ruined. If Duanmu Xi saw this, she would be so sad.

He shifted his gaze to Mei Luo’s ankle and his eyelids twitched. It was fine that his mother cut off her hamstrings. Why did his mother also crush her two ankles? Probably, she would never be able to walk anymore. Maybe out of affection for Duanmu Xi, for the first time, he felt that his mother was too harsh on Mei Luo.

Xuanyuan Hao took out an elixir from his arms and stuffed it into Mei Luo’s mouth.

A while later, Mei Luo woke up and opened her eyes with effort. Upon seeing Xuanyuan Hao, she was still expressionless and then closed her eyes again.

Xuanyuan Hao saw that Mei Luo even had difficulty opening her eyes. His eyes twitched a bit, “You don’t need to stay here anymore. I’ll have you sent back to the Wilderness Holy Region.”

Hearing that, Mei Luo gave no response and still stayed still on the ground.

“She’s very smart. She has guessed that you’re in the imperial palace so I have to transfer you to another place.” Mei Luo didn’t respond at all. Xuanyuan Hao seemed to be muttering to himself.

When Mei Luo heard him mention Duanmu Xi, her eyelids twitched a bit but she still didn’t open her eyes.

Seeing Mei Luo’s reaction, Xuanyuan Hao thought of something and then added, “I know you miss Duanmu Xi. Rest assured. I’ll take her to the Wilderness Holy Region to keep you company as soon as possible.”

Mei Luo’s heart thumped abruptly. She slowly opened her eyes and then stared at Xuanyuan Hao coldly, “What… do… you… want?”

Mei Luo spoke word by word in a hoarse voice like an eighty-year-old woman.

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Hao sneered, “What do I want? Of course to let you reunite with your disciple.”

Mei Luo got anxious and wanted to sit up with her arms against the ground laboriously but she just failed. Hence, she could only slightly support herself up and stared at Xuanyuan Hao, “Don’t you hurt her… She has nothing to do with… the Wilderness Holy Region…”

Xuanyuan Hao slightly curled his lips, “She will be my wife. How can she have nothing to do with the Wilderness Holy Region?”

Speaking of Duanmu Xi’s being his wife, Xuanyuan Hao looked expectant and smiled happily.

Hearing that, Mei Luo sneered, “It’s just your wishful thinking… Xi won’t like you… Neither will she be your wife… She’s Xuanyuan Mo’s princess consort… She’ll be his wife forever.”

Mei Luo’s words just threw cold water on his expectation and longing.

Xuanyuan Hao stood up abruptly and snarled at Mei Luo, “She’ll be mine. Even if she isn’t now, she will be in the future. What’s good about Xuanyuan Mo? He is a half-demon. How can he be good enough to let her carry the baby for him? I will never let her give birth to the baby.”

Mei Luo got flustered and then said to Xuanyuan Hao with worry, “What do you want to do… Don’t hurt her…”

Xuanyuan Hao crouched down again to gaze at Mei Luo, saying sinisterly, “Why would I hurt her? How can I bear to hurt her? She’s my love. No worries. I won’t hurt her. My drug has no side effects. It will work on the baby only.”

Looking at the nearly perverse man, Mei Luo pointed at him and snapped angrily, “You… are totally out of your mind…”

Faced with Mei Luo’s furious look, Xuanyuan Hao grinned and took the white jade hairpin off her head.

“The hairpin looks nice. She will like it for sure.”

Mei Luo was astonished to hear that, “What do you want to do… Give the hairpin back to me…”

Xuanyuan Hao stared at Mei Luo and then tilted the corner of his lip, “What I want to do is not your concern. You’d better save some strength for the trip later.”

Then, he stuffed another elixir into Mei Luo’s mouth.

Mei Luo wanted to spit it out but she found that the elixir had melted in her mouth and been swallowed.

Mei Luo glared at Xuanyuan Hao and parted her lips. Yet, she found that she couldn’t make any sound. Then, she realized that the elixir was simply to keep her from speaking.

Seeing that Mei Luo couldn’t speak anymore, Xuanyuan Hao left the secret chamber with satisfaction.

Shortly after Xuanyuan Hao left, several men of sacrifice in black came inside and took away Mei Luo.

In Xuelan House, Duanmu Xi didn’t wake up until nearly noon.

Duanmu Xi opened her eyes and touched the cold bed. With a frown, she slowly sat up.

“Phoenix Five.”

Phoenix Five heard Duanmu Xi’s voice and immediately walked inside, “Your Highness, you’re awake. Let me fetch some water for you to wash up.”

Then, Phoenix Five turned around and got out of the room.

Duanmu Xi rubbed her forehead. Perhaps because she cried for too long and slept too late, she faintly felt a headache. It seemed that she must go to her chief master for some medicine. Since she was pregnant, she had stopped refining medicine. Therefore, when she didn’t feel well, she would go to her chief master for medical advice.

After washing up, Duanmu Xi grabbed a bite and then went to Ximo House with Phoenix Five.

No sooner had Duanmu Xi entered Ximo House than she saw Si Kong talking to Chen incessantly and Chen giving no response. Lian Zhengyu was leaning against the tree, staring at Situ Kong and Chen.

Upon seeing Lian Zhengyu, Duanmu Xi slightly frowned. She hadn’t seen him for several days. It seemed that he had stopped following her since Chen came to the Southern Courtyard. Instead, he stayed in the Southern Courtyard every day. Supposedly, he must like Chen, too.

The moment Chen caught sight of Duanmu Xi, he directly ran to Duanmu Xi with Gale Steps.

Lian Zhengyu saw Chen had run away and then also looked in that direction only to find Duanmu Xi was staring at him too. He blushed immediately and slightly drooped his eyes.

Situ Kong turned around and felt happy to see Duanmu Xi. He waved at her and said, “You came here in good time. I have something to tell you.”

Duanmu Xi held Chen’s hand and walked to Situ Kong, “What do you want to say?”

Situ Kong was a bit surprised to see Duanmu Xi holding Chen’s hand. This boy seemed to like Xi very much. He was willing to let her hold his hand. These days, he wouldn’t even let Situ Kong touch the corner of his clothes, let alone his hand. However, Xi was more lovable than Situ Kong indeed.

“Xi, I want to acknowledge Chen as my disciple.”

Duanmu Xi arched her eyebrow and looked at Chen, saying with a smile, “Chen, it seems that you are quite talented. Even Chief Master wants to acknowledge you as his disciple!”

Situ Kong nodded, “He is talented indeed. And he learns very fast.” Although Chen couldn’t compare with Xi, he was still a lot more talented than ordinary refining pharmacists. The best point was that he was still so young. If he started learning medicine refining at such a young age, he would achieve more than Situ Kong in the future.

Duanmu Xi was also very happy to hear Situ Kong praise Chen. Somehow, she felt that Chen was like her younger brother. Now her brother had been praised, of course she felt happy.

“Well, Chen, acknowledge Chief Master as your master then.” In this way, Chen would become her fellow disciple. He would be like her brother.

Chen looked at Duanmu Xi and replied, “No, I don’t want to.”