When the people who had gone to the Ye family’s medical clinic heard Jiu’er speaking, they didn’t back down at all. Instead, they spoke with righteous conviction.
“Miss Ye has even managed to make wound medicine. You can see she truly has real skill. The way you’re talking, I suspect there’s been an injustice in Imperial Physician Ye’s case—I’m afraid he was framed by someone!”
Some of those whose lives had been saved by the wound medicine even said, after hearing Jiu’er’s words, that they wanted to go beat the drums and appeal for Imperial Physician Ye.
Now Jiu’er was stunned. She truly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.
Just then, someone else spoke up, saying that the pregnant woman Liu Mingxin had previously cut open to perform a cesarean section had died a few days ago. When she died, her belly had oozed pus and her body had stunk—it was truly a miserable sight.
“This is divine retribution!” The old man looked at Jiu’er and accused her fiercely. “Our bodies and skin come from our parents—how can anyone allow others to harm them!”
For a time, Huichun Hall and the Ye family’s medical clinic were bustling with noise and excitement.
Seeing that things were going badly, Jiu’er immediately went to find Liu Mingxin.
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At the same time, Sikong Mingxuan was anxiously waiting on the top floor of a restaurant.
He had arranged to meet the sect master of the Wunian Sect to discuss some matters regarding cooperation with the prince’s estate.
The Wunian Sect was a second-rate martial arts sect. It had only risen to prominence in recent years. Although it couldn’t compare to transcendent forces like the Xiaoyao Pavilion, the people of the Wunian Sect were extremely formidable.
In the past, Sikong Mingxuan naturally wouldn’t have been able to meet the Wunian Sect’s master, but for some reason, this time he had been able to meet him easily.
As he was thinking, there was a knock at the door.
“Sect Master…” Sikong Mingxuan stood up.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He wanted to speak, but then realized the other party was just a child who didn’t even reach his waist.
That wasn’t the most shocking thing.
What shocked him most was—
The other party actually looked so much like him!
“You… you…” Sikong Mingxuan couldn’t recover for a long time. When he saw the snow jade pendant hanging around the child’s neck, his gaze sharpened even more.
He had lost this snow jade six years ago…
He never expected to see it here.
“Prince Duan.” Liu Lin looked at Sikong Mingxuan with forced calm, though in truth he was also conflicted inside, wondering whether this cheap father of his would like him.
But his mother had said he was the smartest child she had ever seen, so this cheap father should like him, right?
Of course Sikong Mingxuan liked him. Liu Lin had inherited all the best traits of both him and Liu Mingxin, so he naturally looked very cute.
Most importantly, the child’s aptitude was outstanding. Sikong Mingxuan could even sense the thick inner energy within him.
Add to that the snow jade, and Sikong Mingxuan was already one hundred percent certain that this was his son.
“You’re actually the master of the Wunian Sect too?” After learning this explosive piece of news, Sikong Mingxuan was even more shocked beyond measure.
Although the Wunian Sect was only a second-rate sect, across the martial world, the first-rate sects and transcendent sects combined numbered no more than ten. Being able to rank as second-rate was already considered a fairly impressive force. At least, Sikong Mingxuan felt he himself couldn’t have built such an organization.
But who would have thought this force actually belonged to his son? This made Sikong Mingxuan even more delighted.
He hadn’t expected his son to be so outstanding.
“Where’s your mother?” When he mentioned this, Sikong Mingxuan paused slightly. He still hadn’t met his son’s mother, and he didn’t know what kind of person she would be.
But if she had raised his son to be like this, she probably wasn’t bad, right?
Liu Lin thought about how Liu Mingxin had been spacing out these past few days and naturally knew she also missed his biological father.
If he brought Sikong Mingxuan to see her now, Mother should be happy, right?
With that thought, Liu Lin immediately brought Sikong Mingxuan back to Huichun Hall.
The more Sikong Mingxuan walked, the more familiar the route became.
Only when the three words “Huichun Hall” appeared in front of him did he feel as if he had been jolted awake by thunder.
Could it be… her?!
He remembered that woman he had seen at the prince’s estate that day.
“Where’s my mother?” Liu Lin hadn’t found Liu Mingxin.
The people at Huichun Hall immediately answered, “Young Master, you’re finally back! Divine Doctor Liu is across the street—those people have all come to bully her!”
When Liu Lin heard that, he immediately gathered his inner energy and ran over. He was so fast that Sikong Mingxuan inevitably fell a step behind.
Liu Mingxin was now surrounded by commoners. Those people were pointing at her and criticizing her. “She actually cut people open and said she was treating them, but several of the people she cut open died. This woman wouldn’t happen to be some evil spirit, would she?”
These commoners believed in ghosts and gods, and the more they talked, the more worked up they became.
Some even went to report her to the authorities.
Although Liu Mingxin’s son was formidable, she herself was truly a modern person from head to toe. She didn’t understand meridians at all, nor did she understand inner energy.
But she stared fiercely at Ye Shaohua, who was leaning not far away.
In her heart, she naturally believed Ye Shaohua had framed her.
Liu Lin had come to find his mother, but he hadn’t expected to see her being surrounded and attacked by a group of people. A coldness rose in his dark eyes.
His mother was his reverse scale. No one was allowed to touch her.
A packet of poison powder appeared in his hand, and he quickly poisoned the commoners around Liu Mingxin.
Because his inner energy was so thick, these commoners didn’t even have time to react.
In an instant, a large group of people collapsed. Those who fell had purplish-blue faces and couldn’t breathe.
“This is that woman of unknown origin’s son! Who knows what kind of evil arts he used—quick, go to the authorities!” Most of the ordinary people wanted to leave.
“What do you mean, unknown origin?” Sikong Mingxuan actually thought these adults being reduced to this state by a child was utterly useless. He slowly walked over and said calmly, “This is my son! I’d like to see who dares to touch him!”
“My son is back. You’re dead for sure!” At this moment, Liu Mingxin finally smiled at Ye Shaohua.
Liu Lin sneered, flicked his fingers, and an entire packet of poison powder was silently sent flying toward Ye Shaohua.
Although she was an ordinary person, her son was not. Her son was a famous figure in the martial world.
She hadn’t expected that even if she didn’t go after Ye Shaohua, the other party would come knocking on her door looking for death. Then she couldn’t be blamed.
You’re all so lovely, so today I’m still doing two bonus chapters. Are you enjoying it~
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