Chapter 150: You Don’t Want Your Hands Anymore
Who is so wicked, shining the searchlight right into people’s eyes!
Xuan Xia was just about to speak when sounds began to stir around her one after another.
“Holy shit!”
It was Cui Chengjin’s voice.
“Damn it! Hiss—”
This was Cui Cheng Zhi.
“He’s back!” Another voice rang out in surprise, but this voice was unfamiliar.
“Quickly notify Young Master Jue!”
He was back.
Xuan Xia finally truly realized that they had really come out.
But the outside world was no longer daytime; it had become night.
As for those searchlights, they seemed to have been deliberately set up by the people outside, specifically to illuminate the entrance to this piece of Illusionary Scenery, as well as people like them who had entered the Illusionary Scenery.
“Young Master! Young Master Cheng Zhi!”
“Young Master Chengjin.”
“Ah, Young Master Li, Young Master Li, what’s wrong with you? Young Master Jin, Young Master Li…”
The voices grew chaotic, and a figure passed by Xuan Xia’s side; it was Ren Tongjin.
Ren Tongjin, who had been injured on the face inside the Illusionary Scenery, now had a red mark on the same spot on his face. As he passed by, he glanced at Xuan Xia.
Xuan Xia met his glance, her eyes full of complexity.
Could it be because inside the Illusionary Scenery, she had been using Ren Tongli as a shield all along?
Thinking of this, Xuan Xia followed by looking toward Ren Tongli.
The area where Ren Tongli was had Ren Family Members crowding around it. Ren Tongjin hurried over, and someone made space for him. Only then did Xuan Xia see that Ren Tongli was lying on the ground with his eyes tightly closed.
It was as if he hadn’t escaped the Illusionary Scenery?
Qu Xingxuan had already run to Xuan Xia’s side, his eyes brimming with tears. As soon as he opened his mouth, before he could say anything, the crying came out in strings.
Xuan Xia really didn’t know what to say.
But with Qu Xingxuan’s crying, Cui Cheng Zhi quickly found him. “Qu Xingxuan, you bastard!”
Cui Cheng Zhi, also covered in injuries, came over aggressively. The Cui Family Members present, upon seeing this, gathered around without asking the reason, backing up Cui Cheng Zhi.
“Damn it!” Cui Cheng Zhi was tall and burly, and as soon as he got behind Qu Xingxuan, he exuded a full sense of threat.
He reached out to grab Qu Xingxuan’s collar, but Xuan Xia pulled Qu Xingxuan behind her first, causing Cui Cheng Zhi to grab at empty air. His gaze then fell on Xuan Xia’s face.
Only then did he belatedly realize that this woman had been stirring things up inside all along.
Cui Cheng Zhi had no qualms about hitting women. Since she was blocking the way, he wouldn’t hold back.
With a bit of dirty intent added, Cui Cheng Zhi immediately raised his hand and reached toward Xuan Xia’s chest.
Just as it was about to reach her, Xuan Xia countered by blocking horizontally, pinning his arm.
“If you don’t want your hand anymore, go ahead and try.”
Cui Cheng Zhi was stunned. He was actually being threatened?
This was one of the rare times in his life that he had been threatened by someone.
He was immediately so angry that he laughed. “You try? I’ll fucking try too? Let’s see who can actually do it!” With that, he tried to force his way.
“What are you doing? Don’t be shameless!” Seeing this, Qu Xingxuan no longer just hid behind Xuan Xia. He hurriedly came out shouting, trying to block Cui Cheng Zhi for Xuan Xia.
The surrounding Cui Family Members naturally sided with Cui Cheng Zhi and came to pin down Qu Xingxuan haphazardly.
The scene was on the verge of chaos when a majestic voice rang out, halting the Cui Family Members’ actions.
“Outrageous! What are you doing!” The speaker was Cui Jue, the butler of the Cui Family.
Most Cui Family Members were afraid of him. Once he spoke, those trying to hold down Qu Xingxuan naturally didn’t dare to continue.
However, this “most” did not include Cui Cheng Zhi. He acted as if he hadn’t heard, and with his bloodstained hands, he tried to strangle Xuan Xia, but at the critical moment, he was blocked by Qu Xingxuan who had broken free.
After going through the Illusionary Scenery, Qu Xingxuan was no longer so afraid of Cui Cheng Zhi.
Qu Xingxuan thought to himself that even the Illusionary Scenery hadn’t killed him, so why fear Cui Cheng Zhi? If it came to settling scores, who would win was still uncertain.
“I’m gonna fight you!” Qu Xingxuan shouted, declaring his determination to protect Xuan Xia.
Cui Cheng Zhi was once again so angry he laughed.
He swung his hand, aiming at Qu Xingxuan’s side face.
Cui Jue knew Cui Cheng Zhi wouldn’t listen to him, but the current scene was truly unsightly.
He hurriedly shouted: “Don’t do this, Young Master Zhi…”
As soon as Cui Jue finished shouting, Cui Cheng Zhi suddenly let out an “Ah—” scream.
The scream was heart-wrenching, and Cui Cheng Zhi even rolled his eyes high up in pain.
Cui Jue and the Cui Family Members present all shuddered upon hearing it, but they didn’t know what had happened to Cui Cheng Zhi.
Qu Xingxuan didn’t know either, but being close, he saw that the hand Cui Cheng Zhi had swung at him had its middle finger bent backward in a weird posture.
Immediately after, Qu Xingxuan felt something wipe against his clothes.
Qu Xingxuan looked down and saw that his clothes had some dirt on them, like bloodstain had been smeared on.
“!!!”
Qu Xingxuan belatedly realized, shocked as he turned to look at Xuan Xia standing behind him. The breath he had just inhaled into his lungs hadn’t even been exhaled.
Xuan Xia calmly met Qu Xingxuan’s eyes, as if she hadn’t just broken Cui Cheng Zhi’s finger amid the chaos.
At this point, Cui Cheng Zhi no longer cared about troubling anyone. He cradled his broken-finger hand with one hand, the pain drilling into his heart, making him feel like he was about to die on the spot.
Only then did the Cui Family Members clearly see his condition, all greatly shocked.
Until Cui Jue shouted, the Cui Family Members reacted and hurriedly crowded around Cui Cheng Zhi in panic.
Among these arriving Cui Family Members, there were all sorts.
Some hurriedly tried to ease Cui Cheng Zhi’s pain, others hurriedly checked his finger’s condition.
As it was getting lively, a calm, deep voice sounded evenly: “How is it?”
Huh?
Xuan Xia whipped her head around, looking in surprise at the person who shouldn’t be here. “Daoist Master Qin?”
Daoist Master Qin looked back at her, but before he could speak, another voice cut in.
“Xingxuan, Xingxuan.” This time it was Yuan Zhongshu.
As soon as Qu Xingxuan heard Yuan Zhongshu’s voice, tears instantly flooded his eyes again.
“Master!” Crying, he rushed toward his master.
Master and disciple embraced, sobbing their hearts out.
“Master, I thought I’d never see you again.”
“You brat, you worried me to death!”
Xuan Xia watched the tearful master and disciple pair. Case solved—Qu Xingxuan’s crying habit was probably inherited.
She glanced at Cui Cheng Zhi, who was surrounded by Cui Family Members nearby, then walked toward Daoist Master Qin.
“Daoist Master Qin, why are you here?” She was very curious about this question.
As she approached, Daoist Master Qin slowly raised his head, seemingly scrutinizing her carefully, and didn’t answer her question right away.
Only after thoroughly looking her over and confirming she wasn’t injured did he relax and answer her question. “I’m not sure either, so I came to check.”
“I trusted you so much, but you didn’t trust yourself?”
Xuan Xia asked again: “Are you sure now?”
Daoist Master Qin didn’t speak, only slightly shifting his gaze toward Cui Jue.
Xuan Xia followed suit without a word.
Then she thought of a question. “Did you rush over after getting off work?”
This question sounded very boss-like…
So close, just a tiny bit short. Also, the opening chapters will undergo major revisions these next few days, almost done, and will be released all at once when finished. Originally planned for the first dozen chapters, but the more I revise, the more there are—might go up to over twenty chapters. Will let everyone know once fully revised.
