Zu An immediately looked worried: "This Duke's mansion is really full of useless people. That guy surnamed Chu even said that they were carefully selected."
Old Man Mi snorted: "What do you know? Just because they can't stop me doesn't mean they can't stop others. Those guards are quite strong. It won't be difficult for them to protect you in Bright Moon City. Even if Xue'er returns, she won't be able to hurt you under their protection—at least not before the others arrive."
Zuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time he had ever felt like he had found a powerful backer. This was more like it. As the son-in-law of the Duke's mansion, having to do things personally every day was just too much.
Just then, Old Man Mi said, "I didn't expect something to happen so soon after I left. You should be more careful in the future and not cause trouble everywhere."
Zu An felt a warmth in his heart, not expecting him to care so much about his safety: "Thank you for your concern, senior. I will be more careful in the future."
Old Man Mi then grunted in agreement, came to his bedside to examine him, and felt his pulse: "Although your injuries are severe, thanks to the treatment by the Chu couple, you are no longer in danger of losing your life. Moreover, your cultivation has also improved after this experience."
Zuan hadn't had a chance to check before, but upon hearing this, he entered his inner vision and discovered that his second magic array of the third grade was already full, and his third magic array had about a third more golden substance. By calculation, he had already reached the third grade and third level.
Keep in mind that he had eaten 58 Qi Fruits before, and it was only about two-thirds full of the second magic circle. The third magic circle would require even more Qi Fruits, a full 144, which would translate to at least 150,000 points of anger.
The most he had ever earned in a single instance was around 60,000 to 70,000 anger points, and that was after he had amassed a lot of anger points from onlookers. Such opportunities are rare and hard to come by, and he wasn't confident he could earn that much again.
The injuries he sustained in this fight with Xue'er, and the cultivation boost he received through the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, were roughly equivalent to seventy or eighty Yuan Qi Fruits, which was higher than any of the anger points he had earned before.
However, this is like walking a tightrope on a sheer cliff; it's incredibly risky. A slight misstep could mean certain death.
This isn't like a game where you can start over after dying, so relying on this to level up is too risky. It's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary. You should also find a way to spend the money so that if you encounter a similar situation again, you can have an extra life thanks to the Rich Woman's Happy Ball.
Old Man Mi gave several instructions, then left with a hunched back. Zu An didn't even see how he left.
Secretly marveling at the other party's unfathomable depths, Zu'an also began to ponder how to deal with this windfall he had acquired.
At this moment, in a courtyard several miles away from the Chu residence, a loud bang was heard as a teacup was thrown to the ground and shattered.
A petite figure was rolling around in bed, clutching the blankets tightly. Her beautiful hair was soaked with sweat, and her delicate face was contorted with pain: "Zu'an, I will definitely kill you!"
This person was naturally Xue'er. Because she had disturbed the Chu family and was in too much pain in her lower abdomen, she dared not go back and fled to this house that had been prepared in advance.
I thought that taking action myself today would guarantee success, but I never expected to be defeated by that bastard. I don't know what method he used to make me suffer such excruciating pain.
She even suspected that she had some hidden ailment, and she simply did not believe that Zu An had such ability.
Regardless of what happened, her failure was inevitable, and predictably, her undercover identity in the Chu family was exposed. Thinking about how much effort she had put into infiltrating the Chu family, only to have her mission fail because of a mere ant, she was filled with rage.
After a while, the unbearable pain suddenly disappeared; it wasn't a gradual improvement, but an instantaneous disappearance.
Xue'er was rolling around on the bed one second, but the next second she found that the pain had disappeared.
At first, she thought it was her imagination, but after a while, the pain stopped and she finally believed that she was really healed.
What exactly happened just now?
Xue'er got out of bed, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and felt extremely weak. Her clothes were soaked with sweat.
She quickly found a set of clothes to change into, thinking that she would go see a doctor when she had time, just in case she had some hidden illness.
However, she didn't have the energy to think about those things right now. After changing her clothes, she hurriedly left the house.
Upon hearing her explanation, Mei Chaofeng, the leader of the Plum Blossom Gang, was shocked: "What? You failed even when you personally took action?"
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