Meanwhile, the Li family patriarch and eldest sister, who rushed over after hearing the news, turned deathly pale when they saw Li Xiao lying in a pool of blood.
Old Master Li clutched his chest, gasped for breath, and then rolled his eyes back and fainted.
Li Jiaojiao, the eldest sister of the Li family, stood beside Li Xiao. After seeing the state of Li Xiao's death, her whole body trembled violently, her face turned pale, and she even turned her head away and dry heaved.
Chaos erupted at the entrance of the Shangguan residence. The Li family was not a prominent family; if something like this happened, it would surely escalate to the imperial palace...
Shangguan Leiting's aged face was serious, and his tightly furrowed brows proved that this matter was very troublesome.
Shangguan Murou stood beside Shangguan Leiting and gently touched Shangguan Qi's hand. Shangguan Qi immediately reacted and walked up to Shangguan Leiting, saying, "Grandpa, please go inside and rest. Leave things here to us."
"Um."
Shangguan Leiting wearily raised his hand and rubbed his temples. Supported by Shangguan Qi, he turned and walked towards the Shangguan residence, while Ming Beiya carried Mo Shisheng towards the Bamboo Garden.
Watching Ming Beiya's retreating figure, Shangguan Xuan's eyes darkened, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.
The door to the room was tightly closed. Jiang Ge stood outside the door waiting anxiously. When she saw Ming Beiya carrying Mo Shisheng in, she immediately went over to him.
If it weren't for the fact that someone needed to be on guard around Jiang Yao's side, Jiang Ge would definitely have gone out to check on Mo Shisheng's condition. At this moment, Mo Shisheng was covered in blood, and Jiang Ge's eyes reddened, "Sister..."
"She's fine, go prepare some hot water."
Ming Beiya frowned slightly, and he rarely spoke, so he offered a brief explanation.
If you were to ask why Ming Beiya would explain, it would probably be because Jiang Ge and Jiang Yao are people Mo Shisheng wants to protect.
"Yes, Imperial Advisor."
Jiang Ge dared not delay any longer. She bowed to Ming Beiya and hurriedly turned to prepare hot water.
As he carried Mo Shisheng into the room, Zhuque had just finished bandaging Jiang Yao's wounds. Seeing Mo Shisheng lying in Ming Beiya's arms covered in blood, Zhuque frowned slightly. "Master, what happened to Sister Shangguan..."
"How is she?"
Ming Beiya didn't answer, but his gaze swept lightly over Jiang Yao lying on Mo Shisheng's bed and asked.
"Her injuries were quite severe, so I had no choice but to use the Soul-Restoring Pill that you gave me to treat her," Zhuque replied. "Please punish me, Master."
"It's alright. I was the one who asked you to treat her, so the Soul-Sustaining Pill is fine."
Ming Beiya said calmly, "Guard the door on the first floor. Her maid will bring hot water later. Take it directly to the second floor."
"Yes, sir."
Zhuque nodded, but was quite surprised, after all, the Soul-Sustaining Pill was an extremely rare medicine.
There are already few alchemists in this world, and it is even more difficult to gather all the ingredients needed to make the Soul-Sustaining Pill. Moreover, it takes many failures to make just one Soul-Sustaining Pill.
But it's too extravagant for the master to just casually give it to a maid to treat his injuries.
After waiting for about half an incense stick's time, hot water was brought up by Zhuque. "Master, Master Shangguan has come to the Bamboo Garden."
"Let him wait. No one is allowed to approach without permission." Ming Beiya's brows furrowed with impatience. Seeing the abnormal flush on Mo Shisheng's face, he dismissed Zhuque.
The water in the bathtub was at the perfect temperature, and Ming Beiya began to reach out to remove Mo Shisheng's clothes and belt...
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