Chapter 640 The Only Bloodline (First Update)
"Didn't anyone report it to the authorities?" Gu Jiao asked.
The driver was taken aback: "Miss, that's someone from the Nangong family. It's no use complaining."
"Is that so?" Gu Jiao murmured softly, gazing in the direction of the long street.
The coachman couldn't help but turn around and glance at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao wore a veil, concealing her face, revealing only a pair of calm, expressionless eyes.
It may be offensive to say this, but the coachman had never seen such a beautiful yet cold pair of eyes.
She looked at the Nangong family members without a trace of fear in her eyes.
The coachman had a vague feeling that the girl he was carrying might suddenly draw her knife and slash at the Nangong family members.
The driver was startled by his own conjecture!
Impossible! The Nangong family may not be among the top ten families in Shengdu, but that only means they lack sufficient foundation. It does not mean they lack strength.
How could an ordinary citizen possibly have the ability to fight against them?
"The Duke's mansion has arrived!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.
The incident of Young Master Nangong beating the stable boy ended with the arrival of Second Master Jing from the Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion was nearby, and Second Master Jing must have been returning from an outing when he happened to witness this incident.
After some negotiation, Young Master Nangong left.
The coachman said, "Master Jing is a notorious playboy in Shengdu. Only he can stop the Nangong family. No one else would dare to do that."
Since things ended so early, Gu Jiao decided to go and meet the young master of the Nangong family.
Gu Jiao left the fare in the carriage and quietly got off. Then she found a clothing shop and changed into a set of men's clothes that would be more suitable for travel.
She followed the young master of the Southern Palace.
As things didn't go as planned, just as she was about to find a suitable ambush location, she was suddenly stopped by a carriage.
The carriage was stopped at the alley entrance. Gu Jiao was about to walk around it when the person in the carriage lifted the curtain and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?"
Gu Jiao glanced at her indifferently and recognized her as Mu Ruxin, whom she had met once at the Duke's mansion.
Gu Jiao ignored Mu Ruxin and turned to walk around the back of the carriage, but a maid jumped down from the carriage and blocked Gu Jiao's way, saying, "Stop! My young lady is talking to you! Didn't you hear her!"
Gu Jiao shot her a cold glare, and the maid trembled in fright, taking a few steps back to steady the carriage.
Just then, another carriage slowly drove over and stopped next to Mu Ruxin's carriage.
The person inside the car pushed open the window and asked softly, "Dr. Mu, what happened?"
Mu Ruxin looked at Gu Jiao and said to her, "I ran into the doctor that Young Master Mu invited from Zhao Kingdom."
"The doctor my fourth brother invited?"
The girl leaned halfway out of the car window in astonishment and looked at Gu Jiao beside her.
Beside her, another head popped out: "What doctor? Let me see! Oh? Xiao Liulang!"
Gu Jiao sighed, wondering why Su Xue had come too.
The girl looked at Su Xue: "You know him?"
Su Xue exclaimed excitedly, "Second Sister! He's the classmate of Fourth Brother that I mentioned to you! He's Fourth Brother's friend!"
Mu Ruxin looked at Gu Jiao: "So you are a friend of Young Master Qingchen. I was really offended last time."
Gu Jiao slapped her across the face. She may have been saying polite things, but that's not necessarily what she really thought.
However, Gu Jiao didn't care.
The second young lady of the Su family asked Mu Ruxin, "Have you met Doctor Mu before?"
Mu Ruxin smiled and said, "We met once at the Duke's mansion. Young Master Qingchen brought this Young Master Xiao to treat the Duke... Young Master Qingchen meant well, but I didn't expect him to be used by someone with ulterior motives."
Is someone using this to their advantage? Is this implying that the young man in front of us is using Fourth Brother to curry favor with or harm the Duke's mansion?
The second young lady of the Su family's expression instantly turned sour.
Su Xue retorted angrily, "Watch your mouth! Who took advantage of my fourth brother! Is my fourth brother the kind of person who would be taken advantage of?"
Mu Ruxin choked.
The second young lady of the Su family said, "Third sister, don't be rude!"
Mu Ruxin is a disciple of the renowned physician Chen Guoluo, and now she is treated as an honored guest by the Duke's mansion. Her status is incomparable to that of ordinary people from lower kingdoms. Moreover, they want to invite her to treat the cough of Master Meng's eldest disciple.
"Hmph! What's so great about that!" Su Xue ignored her second sister, lifted her skirt, and ran down from the carriage. She stopped in front of Gu Jiao and asked with a smile, "You also know medicine? How come I've never heard you mention it?"
Seeing that Su Xue was indifferent to her but very polite to a half-baked quack doctor with a disfigured face, a cold glint flashed in Mu Ruxin's eyes.
The grudge between Chen and Zhao had been brewing for a long time. Mu Ruxin hated all the people of Zhao, not to mention that this person from Zhao had even slapped her in the face.
Mu Ruxin narrowed her eyes and asked, "Young Master Xiao, since you are Young Master Qingchen's classmate, you must also be studying at Tianqiong Academy. May I ask what brings you to the inner city? Do you have an entry token?"
Su Xue's eyes flashed, and she suddenly remembered that Xiao Liulang did not have an inner city token. She turned her head and glared fiercely at Mu Ruxin: "What's it to you! Mind your own business! You should quit being a doctor! Go catch mice!"
As the saying goes, "A dog catching a mouse is meddling in other people's business." Is this an insult to her, calling her a dog?
Mu Ruxin was so angry she nearly fell over!
Miss Su had previously ignored her, but she had never been so rude. It was all because of this Xiao Liulang who was constantly going against her and embarrassing her in front of everyone!
Mu Ruxin looked coldly at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao didn't take Mu Ruxin seriously at all, and she didn't care about Mu Ruxin's hostility. She said to Su Xue, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You should go back too."
Su Xue hesitated, then looked back. Her sister was on one side and Mu Ruxin was on the other; it wasn't the place to talk.
Su Xue coughed lightly and said, "I'll go to the academy to see Fourth Brother when he comes back."
I'll go find you too.
"Get in the car," Gu Jiao said.
Su Xue smiled and waved to Gu Jiao, then turned to leave.
Mu Ruxin, however, moved her fingertips without making a sound, picked up a broad bean from the table, and flicked it, sending the bean flying towards Su Xue's knee.
If that shot hit, Su Xue would definitely pounce straight into Gu Jiao's body.
If Gu Jiao saves Su Xue, it will be considered disrespectful; if she doesn't, it will be considered refusing to help someone in distress.
Su Xue will be heartbroken, and the second young lady of the Su family will be angry.
Whether Gu Jiao saves her or not, it's a dead end.
Mu Ruxin waited to see Gu Jiao's fate, but she didn't expect that while she was fast, Gu Jiao was even faster. Just as the broad bean was shot out, the silver needle at Gu Jiao's fingertip also moved.
The silver needle struck the broad bean and then ricocheted off towards Mu Ruxin!
Mu Ruxin felt a sudden pain in her right shoulder and fell heavily onto the carriage floor.
The second young lady of the Su family was not a martial artist, so she naturally didn't see the hidden undercurrents. She only saw Mu Ruxin suddenly clutch her shoulder and fall down, and hurriedly asked with concern, "Dr. Mu! What's wrong?"
"Miss!"
Mu Ruxin's maidservant boarded the carriage and helped Mu Ruxin up from the floor.
Mu Ruxin clutched her aching shoulder, cold sweat pouring down her face, and looked at Gu Jiao: "Young Master Xiao, you resort to underhanded tactics against me without a word? Is this the etiquette of the people of Zhao Kingdom?!"
"You plotted against Doctor Mu?"
"No! Second Sister! Xiao Liulang wouldn't plot against her!"
Gu Jiao picked up the broad bean that had hit Mu Ruxin and then fallen to the ground. A silver needle was stuck in the center of the broad bean.
Gu Jiao held a silver needle: "Mu Ruxin, remember to wash your hands before you try to plot against someone next time."
Su Xue wrapped the silver needles and broad beans in a handkerchief. There were several kinds of pastries on Mu Ruxin's carriage. Gu Jiao had never touched the pastries in Mu Ruxin's carriage, but this broad bean was obviously covered with powder from pineapple cake and chestnut cake.
Even the maids got off the carriage at that time.
Only Mu Ruxin herself could touch this broad bean.
Su Xue suddenly realized and looked at Mu Ruxin, saying, "I understand! You were the one who ambushed Xiao Liulang first!"
Su Xue had no idea that Mu Ruxin was actually targeting her.
However, she wasn't wrong. Mu Ruxin's real target was Xiao Liulang, and Su Xue was just a tool she was using.
Gu Jiao approached Mu Ruxin's carriage and looked at her calmly: "Just now, I was merely giving her a taste of her own medicine."
Mu Ruxin instinctively felt a sense of foreboding. She tried to dodge, but it was too late. With a snap, Gu Jiao dislocated her arm.
"This is the real ambush."
Gu Jiao withdrew her hand indifferently, turned around and left the spot.
...
Mu Ruxin was originally invited by the second young lady of the Su family to treat the cough of Master Meng's eldest disciple, but after this incident, she no longer wanted to treat anyone.
"I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave now! Green Medicine, let's go!"
"Yes, Miss!"
Mu Ruxin's carriage sped away.
Su Xue sat back down next to her older sister and snorted, "Serves you right!"
The second young lady of the Su family frowned slightly.
...
Since the Duke of Anguo's condition improved, Mu Ruxin's treatment in the Duke's mansion has been upgraded by more than one level. She not only wears the most fashionable and expensive silks and eats the most delicious and abundant delicacies, but also lives in the most spacious and bright courtyard.
Even the daughters of the Duke's mansion didn't receive the same treatment as her.
Thinking about what had happened during the day, she was furious.
She had long considered herself a citizen of a superior nation, so how could she tolerate being repeatedly humiliated by a person from an inferior nation?
Green Medicine entered the room and whispered, "Miss, the Second Madam sent someone to ask when the Duke's medicine will be ready."
Mu Ruxin sat coldly in the chair, looked at her arm that had been painfully reattached, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Go tell the Second Madam that I'm injured and probably won't be able to treat the Duke for the next few days!"
Green Medicine reported the truth to the Second Madam, who immediately put aside her work and brought a thousand-year-old ginseng to visit Mu Ruxin.
Mu Ruxin sat on the bed with her arm bandaged and said in a pretentious tone, "Second Madam is very kind, but as you can see, my arm will probably need to rest for a while. I won't be able to get acupuncture or brew medicine."
Your left arm is injured, not your right arm, so why can't you get acupuncture or medicine?
The second wife patiently and gently said, "Here's what we'll do: give me the recipe, and I'll have someone prepare it."
Mu Ruxin said, "That's my master's secret recipe. How can it be easily passed on to outsiders?"
The second madam isn't stupid. Mu Ruxin is clearly capable of treating the Duke. Her act of being coy is probably because she wants to negotiate some conditions with them.
The second wife smiled and said, "Dr. Mu, let's not beat around the bush. What do you want in order to continue treating the Duke?"
...
"What did she say? Move to Tingyin Pavilion?"
"Yes, she said Tingyin Pavilion is a good place to recuperate."
In the study, Second Master Jing slammed his pen on the table. "Tingyin Pavilion is Yinyin's courtyard! Although Yinyin is gone, all her belongings are still here. Forget about moving them in, she can't even go in for a quick look!"
The second wife sighed, "I knew you wouldn't agree, so I refused."
Yinyin was the eldest brother's only child, and her belongings were his life.
Master Jing frowned: "What did she say?"
The second wife said, "She said it's fine if we don't move to Tingyin Pavilion, but she can't let herself be bullied for nothing. She told us to go and catch the boy who hurt her, and let her do whatever she wants with him."
Master Jing asked, "Which kid?"
The second madam said, "Mu Qingchen's classmate is from Zhao State. He came to the Duke's Mansion last time to treat my elder brother's illness, but it seems... he's just a quack doctor with no real skills."
Master Jing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll go and bring the man here."
As long as he can cure his elder brother, he'll capture anyone, even someone from a superior country, let alone someone from a lower one!
To show how much he valued Mu Ruxin, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Master Jing was swift and decisive, and appeared at the Sky Dome Academy an hour later.
With the power of the Duke's mansion, it was not difficult to find out a student's address. Soon, Second Master Jing arrived outside the residence where Gu Jiao was temporarily staying.
(End of this chapter)
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