Chapter 38 (Sister)
Duan Yu collapsed onto Duan Zhengchun's corpse, and in disbelief, touched Duan Zhengchun's pulse, only to find with a heavy heart that his father had indeed lost all life.
"Your Highness!"
Zhu Danchen knelt before Duan Zhengchun: "It was my fault for failing to protect you! I will atone with my life to accompany Your Highness."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, preparing to commit suicide.
"Uncle Zhu!"
Duan Yu grabbed his wrist, his eyes red-rimmed, and asked, "Why did it have to come to this?"
Duan Yu's eyes lit up as he glanced at Xiu Chuqi, who was bending down to help Kang Min up. He quickly spoke up.
"Uncle Zhu, don't worry, there's still hope for Father!"
“The Immortal Healer is right here. I have personally witnessed her abilities. She can definitely save my father.”
Zhu Danchen, who was originally prepared to die for his master, suddenly remembered the story of how he had miraculously resurrected the baby killed by Ye Erniang at the Shaolin Heroes' Gathering, and his eyes lit up.
He was too impatient and almost ruined the prince's last chance of survival.
Thinking of this, Zhu Danchen quickly turned around to look at Xiu Chuqiyu and knelt down in front of her with a thud.
"Please, Immortal Physician, save my Prince!"
Having witnessed the Xingzilin incident, Duan Yu opportunely pulled out a stack of gold notes and stuffed them into the hand of the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter.
"Here is a thousand taels of gold. Please, Immortal Physician, save my father and Lady Ruan."
He glanced at Duan Yu with satisfaction, then decisively began chanting his resurrection skill, showcasing his extraordinary encounter.
Having already exited combat mode, they didn't need to wait for the extremely long cooldown of Heartbeat. A short while later, Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu reopened their eyes.
On the other side, You Tanzhi was showing concern and care for Kang Min.
"Min'er, what are you doing here?"
He then pointed anxiously at Duan Yanqing's corpse on the ground and asked.
"Did this villain capture you? Are you injured?"
Kang Min touched her swollen face, ignored You Tanzhi's words, and directly took out a gold ingot from his body and threw it to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"I need some treatment."
"Okay!"
Friendship is friendship, business is business. Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he happily accepted the gold coin and used it to treat Kang Min with a set of healing items.
Kang Min's face visibly returned to normal, and even Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu, who were still bleeding heavily, looked much better.
Kang Min frowned in displeasure.
"Why were they treated as well?"
"There's nothing I can do," Xiu Chuqiyu said. "My skills are all group heals, so I can't heal one person at a time."
"Make them pay!"
Kang Min said coldly, "And you also paid Duan Zhengchun for a treatment before."
"You can do that?" Xiu Chuqi's eyes widened suddenly, sparkling as she looked at Duan Zhengchun and the others.
Having overheard the entire conversation, Duan Zhengchun gave a wry smile and took out a gold note from his pocket, handing it to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"I don't know the Immortal Physician's fees. I have a gold note with one hundred taels of gold here. I wonder if that's enough to pay for the treatment."
Satisfied, he accepted the gold ticket, showed off his extraordinary adventure, and nodded.
"That's enough, there's even plenty left over."
"But I won't give you change. Consider the extra amount as compensation for the trouble you caused us."
"Besides, I also used a high-grade Eternal Regret Powder. That stuff isn't cheap; it costs about 150 gold in the trading house. Come to think of it, I actually lost quite a bit."
Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun wisely handed over two more gold notes.
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, her gaze immediately softened considerably.
His image in the eyes of the show immediately changed from 'a scumbag who deceives young girls but is willing to die for them' to 'a scumbag who is actually quite generous'.
"Min'er, you still haven't told me why this lecherous thief is here with you?"
You Tanzhi's voice rang out again.
It can only be said that Duan Zhengchun's reputation was so great that even someone as love-struck as You Tanzhi couldn't help but have doubts when facing him.
Kang Min sighed deeply.
Although Duan Zhengchun's act of shielding her from a hidden weapon was somewhat unexpected, she was never the kind of woman who could be easily moved.
"I found something out." Kang Min deliberately pretended to be hesitant to speak.
"What is it?" You Tanzhi was indeed fooled.
“I found out that the poison my uncle was poisoned with was a unique poison from Mantuo Manor. I also learned by chance that Madam Wang of Mantuo Manor was this Prince Duan’s old lover. So I went to find this Prince Duan to ask him about it.”
Kang Min's words were vague, but You Tanzhi was furious.
"So, it was you who poisoned my father before!"
"That's right. The Murong clan wants to seize the opportunity to restore their country by stirring up conflict between Liao and Song. Your Dali Duan clan may also have the intention to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains martial arts world to invade the borders of the Song Dynasty."
"You're the one who caused my father's death!"
Duan Zhengchun never expected that just meeting his old lover for a short while would lead to him being accused of such a serious crime.
It wouldn't be a big deal if he were simply falsely accused of poisoning, as his reputation in the Central Plains martial arts world wasn't very good to begin with. But we can't let the Duan family of Dali be implicated.
Just as Duan Zhengchun was about to speak, a clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out.
"Our Mantuo Manor's poisons have never been leaked out."
A woman of stunning beauty entered, escorted by her maids. She glanced at Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu beside him, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly. But she continued speaking.
"If your lord is certain that he has been poisoned by the Mantuo Manor, you might as well investigate the Murong Clan of Gusu."
"Are you saying the poison was administered by the Murong family of Gusu?" You Tanzhi asked suspiciously, "And who are you? How can you prove that what you're saying is true?"
"How dare you!" a maid stepped forward and rebuked. "Our lady is Madam Wang, the person in charge of Mantuo Manor. How could her words be false?"
Lady Wang glanced at the maid who had spoken, but did not reprimand her. Instead, she used the maid's words as an opportunity to continue speaking.
“Our Mantuo Manor has kinship with the Murong family of Gusu. We were unaware of their rebellious intentions before, so we never restricted them. We also don’t know how much poison they stole from the manor.”
"I only went out to investigate after hearing about the Heroes' Gathering and discovering that the poison inventory at Mantuo Manor was incorrect."
It's hardest to tell a half-truth from a half-lie. Knowing that Mantuo Manor and the Murong family were indeed related, You Tanzhi was convinced, and his gaze toward Duan Zhengchun immediately became much more friendly.
"I misunderstood you before. Min'er was just worried and confused. She wanted to help find the murderer who poisoned my father, which is why she wronged Prince Duan. Please forgive me, Prince Duan."
Duan Zhengchun glanced at Kang Min with a complicated expression, sighed, and finally shook his head.
"Never mind, since it's a misunderstanding, it'll be fine once it's cleared up."
"Now that your matter has been clarified, I have another question for Prince Duan. I wonder if Prince Duan would do me the honor of a gathering?"
You Tanzhi wasn't completely incompetent. Hearing this, he wisely spoke up.
"We misunderstood Prince Duan before. Since Prince Duan has something to discuss with this lady, Min'er and I will take our leave now."
Seeing that things were hopeless, Kang Min didn't persist, knowing there would be plenty of opportunities later.
Smiling, he took a key and a land deed from the room and handed them to Zhu Danchen.
"It seems I have indeed misunderstood. Here are the keys and land deed for this place. Consider this our Juxian Manor's apology to Prince Duan. Please accept them, Prince Duan."
"Need not……"
Before Duan Zhengchun could finish speaking, Kang Min interrupted him with a smile.
"If Your Highness refuses to accept it, wouldn't that make me uneasy, thinking that you haven't forgiven me yet?"
Duan Zhengchun choked, then sighed, and finally nodded to Zhu Danchen to accept the land deed.
After watching Kang Min leave, Madam Wang spoke in a cold voice.
"You all go out first, I have something to discuss with Prince Duan."
The maid behind her obediently retreated to the door. Duan Yu hesitated for a moment, but eventually left with Zhu Danchen at Duan Zhengchun's prompting.
Only Ruan Xingzhu refused to show weakness to her rival and remained in the room.
Oh, and there's another person who's thoroughly enjoying the gossip and showing off their amazing adventures, refusing to leave.
Upon seeing this, Madam Wang's expression turned cold, and she sent a silver needle flying towards Ruan Xingzhu.
Ruan Xingzhu turned around to dodge Madam Wang's attack, snorted coldly and prepared to retaliate, but Duan Zhengchun grabbed her wrist.
"Xing'er, you can go out now."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xingzhu's eyes reddened. She didn't say anything, but turned and left with a stomp of her foot. The two people in the room simultaneously looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
"Don't mind me, you guys chat, just pretend I don't exist."
Having specifically inquired about the situation beforehand, Madam Wang was impatient, but ultimately dared not show the Immortal Doctor any displeasure. She only glared at Duan Zhengchun.
Duan Zhengchun felt a shiver run down his spine from her glare, and took out a stack of gold notes from his pocket and handed them to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"I do have important matters to discuss with Madam Wang, and I would be grateful if the Immortal Physician could grant me this favor."
Show off your amazing encounter and receive the gold tickets; you'll find there are thirteen of them.
"Alright."
She immediately turned around and left the room swiftly.
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Step outside, sit on the steps, and show off your amazing adventure by opening the current channel.
"I can still watch the show even when I'm not inside!"
Duan Zhengchun: "Qingluo, you've finally decided to come see me?"
Madam Wang: It's not that I don't want to come see you, it's that you, my nemesis, don't want to come see me.
"Ugh," Showing off her amazing encounter shuddered, "How cheesy!"
Although he said that, his eyes were honestly fixed on the chat box.
Madam Wang: "I have deep feelings for you. For your sake, I have even tried to pin the blame on the Murong family. Yet you have not come to see my daughter and me for so many years. You are truly heartless."
"Ah, so what she said earlier was a lie." Showing off her amazing encounter, she decided to share the news with Kang Min later and maybe even improve her favorability towards her.
Duan Zhengchun: "What daughter?"
Madam Wang: "That's Yu Yan. You should have seen her before. She looks exactly like me when I was young. She's our daughter."
Duan Zhengchun: "What?"
Duan Zhengchun: "Are you saying that the girl Yu'er is pursuing is our daughter?"
Madam Wang: "How could you let your son pursue Yu Yan? They're siblings!"
Duan Zhengchun: "Don't be in such a hurry. Yu'er didn't inherit any of my skills in pursuing girls. Our daughter still doesn't even smile at him."
Madam Wang: "You seem quite proud of yourself."
Duan Zhengchun: "Of course, if it weren't for..."
Duan Yu: "Father, what are you saying? Miss Wang is my sister?"
Duan Zhengchun: "Yu'er..."
Duan Yu: "Wanmei is my sister, Zhongling is my sister, Miss Azhu is my sister, and now even Miss Wang is my sister!"
Duan Yu: "Father, how many sisters do I have?"
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