"Congratulations, host, on successfully altering the fate of the female supporting character, Mu Qingcheng. Rewards include Mu Qingcheng's original destiny path, a copy of 'The Art of Gu Medicine,' and one fragment of an important character's destiny path."
"Due to the involvement of a special destiny, a special reward of 1 fragment of the spirit weapon sword 'Dragon Slayer' is given."
Xie Lan's voice echoed in Xie Wei's mind, but he had no intention of paying attention to her at the moment.
"Ugh! You jerk Xie Wei, you've forgotten your old love as soon as you have a new one. I was so worried about you last night, you scumbag! Tsk!" Xie Lan was furiously smashing a teddy bear in the system space, seemingly mistaking the teddy bear for someone.
As Mu Qingcheng and Xie Wei were pouring their hearts out to each other, there was a knock on the door, followed by the sound of the door being opened.
Looking at their posture, Mu Qingcheng sat sideways in Xie Wei's arms. Xie Wei hadn't had time to put his clothes back on properly because he had just comforted Mu Qingcheng, and both of their faces were slightly flushed from lack of oxygen.
"It seems I came at the wrong time." Seeing the two people inside, Lu Yao stopped at the door, looking at Xie Wei with curiosity, as if something strange had happened.
"Is there something you need?" Xie Wei's implication was that if there was nothing wrong, he shouldn't be in the way.
Lu Yao naturally understood Xie Wei's meaning, quickly walked up to the two of them, took out a medical examination form and handed it to Xie Wei, "The hospital needs this...sister-in-law to go through the procedures."
"If the test results are normal, you can be discharged from the hospital."
Xie Wei took the medical examination form, glanced at it, and saw that it consisted of mostly routine medical examination items. He handed it to Mu Qingcheng, kissed her forehead, and told her to go ahead and do it.
Mu Qingcheng didn't stand on ceremony. Knowing that Xie Wei might have something to say to Lu Yao, she closed the door behind her when she left.
“Mu Qingcheng, I remember those three words are the name of that person in the city, Third Brother,” Lu Yao said, looking at the closed door.
Lu Yao is three years older than Xie Wei, but he still calls Xie Wei "Third Brother". Besides the difference in their social status, another reason is that Xie Wei helped him when he was in a difficult situation, and Lu Yao is grateful and admires him.
"I heard from Lu Yan that you've started keeping a mistress in a gilded cage?"
"Not planning to go back to the Lu family?" Xie Wei stood up and started putting on his clothes.
"Tch, this kind of chatting is no fun." Lu Yao released his spiritual power, enveloping Xie Wei's entire body, and the scars on his body began to heal visibly.
Halfway through the treatment, Xie Wei interrupted it with his spiritual power, saying, "There's no need to continue. You used up a lot of energy treating her yesterday; it's a waste to use this method on my minor injury."
Upon hearing Xie Wei's words, Lu Yao smiled slightly, knowing Xie Wei's temperament, and stopped.
How long do you plan to stay this time?
"It might take a month or two, but it's still uncertain."
Where are we?
"We've covered most of the western area, let's head north next."
As soon as Lu Yao finished speaking, Xie Wei tossed him a book. Lu Yao took it and asked, "What's this?"
"Good stuff, it'll be useful to you." Xie Wei tossed the "Gu Medicine Technique" he had just obtained from the system to Lu Yao.
"The Art of Gu Medicine": A cultivation method that combines Gu techniques and medical skills, but is presented in the form of notes. Once mastered, one can be immune to all poisons, kill a person in the act, and also practice medicine to save lives.
The prerequisite is that one must have mastered both Gu techniques and medical skills to understand this manual. Xie Wei cannot meet this condition, as he only has some understanding of Gu techniques. However, Xie Wei believes that Lu Yao, who has already completed the journey through the Domain City, can succeed based on the path he has taken.
Lu Yao didn't say much. When he saw the words "cover", he couldn't wait to flip through it. Even a cursory glance made his pupils dilate, and he looked at Xie Wei with some surprise.
Lu Yao has been aloof since childhood, probably due to the upbringing he received from the Lu family. His emotions are generally not very volatile. The last time Xie Wei saw him like this, he talked to him about the spiritual healer.
"Thank you, Third Brother." Lu Yao put away the "Gu Medicine Technique," and his expression became more solemn.
Xie Wei smiled faintly and prepared to walk towards the door.
Your injury requires rest and recovery.
"I'm going to accompany my wife for her medical check-up, you single dog," Xie Wei said, and then disappeared without a trace.
Lu Yao shook his head and smiled wryly in the room before returning to his workstation.
Within the secluded Zhao family...
An elderly man with a shallow scar on his forehead that ran down to his ear, not exactly shocking but still somewhat frightening, and other scars of varying lengths on his face that were no longer visible.
The old man was wearing black training clothes, holding a pipe and smoking. His eyes looked listless, as if he no longer had any attachment to this world.
This person is none other than the current head of the Zhao family, Old Master Zhao.
Upon seeing Zhao Yujin, dressed in all black, the dim light in Old Master Zhao's eyes seemed to brighten slightly, and his originally sharp features softened.
"Patriarch" Zhao Yujin bowed slightly, his tone cold and distant, as if the person in front of him was not his grandfather, but a stranger.
"Xiao Jin" seemed to have smoked too much; Old Master Zhao's voice was quite hoarse.
Zhao Yujin took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Old Master Zhao, saying in the same tone as before, "Third Uncle has crossed the line from above and violated the family rules as well."
The documents contained evidence that Zhao Hongbo had conspired with small, powerful families at the bottom of society to seize the position of mayor of the capital city, as well as evidence of hiring someone to commit murder on the dark web and the testimonies of the four people from the Eagle Kingdom sent by Xie Wei.
The Zhao family is a tool for managing the underworld from above. They are not allowed to touch things like hiring killers on the dark web. Therefore, the Zhao family stipulates that all members of the Zhao family must not touch things like the dark web. They must resolve their own affairs through their own people and their own methods.
Zhao Hongbo not only violated the family rules, but also dealt with officials, which put him on another level.
"I'm leaving this matter to you. Try to clean things up before things escalate. Here's the token to mobilize the Zhao family's secret guards. You can handle it yourself." Old Master Zhao flipped through the documents in his hand, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and his face remained nonchalant.
"Zhao Yujin accepts the order." Zhao Yujin was taken aback at first, then immediately realized that she hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
Just as Zhao Yujin was about to leave, Old Master Zhao watched his granddaughter's retreating figure, put down his pipe, and made a sound as he smoked.
"Xiao Jin, can't you call me Grandpa one more time?"
Zhao Yujin paused in his steps as he was about to leave, probably because he hadn't expected the cold and ruthless Old Master Zhao to say such a thing. He then came to his senses and said coldly.
"Zhao Yujin died the year her parents left, in that year when she was all alone and helpless."
After saying this, Zhao Yujin stepped out of the Zhao family compound again.
The resolute words stung Old Master Zhao. Watching Zhao Yujin's departing figure, the light in his eyes seemed to dim slightly compared to before.
After a long silence, he finally stammered, "Fine, it seems fate is making me pay off my debt."
(Zhao Yujin's story will continue in the South City arc.)
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