Chapter 502: Chapter 503: Suspicion

Just a single night had passed when news came from the villagers.

They said that on her wedding night, Liao Ruyan had resisted to the death, but in the end, Feng Ba beat her savagely, breaking her legs and arms.

Ultimately, he still had his way with her.

What was more humiliating was that Feng Ba went around boasting the very next morning, claiming Liao Ruyan had not been a virgin long before, cursing himself for being blind enough to marry a “damaged shoe.”

The servants who went to listen said Liao Ruyan wasn’t beaten lightly and was lying in bed unable to get up.

Yet even so, if Feng Ba wanted to torment her, he would continue.

Qi Yue had just finished treating Song Gensheng and was out soaking up the sun on the veranda when she heard the news.

Honestly, she hadn’t expected such an outcome.

It was far too tragic.

However, she was powerless to intervene.

If others didn’t provoke her, she wouldn’t provoke them.

If Liao Ruyan insisted on provoking her time and again, then she couldn’t blame Qi Yue for being merciless.

What she hadn’t expected was how swiftly Shen Yu had acted.

The dire consequences that befell Liao Ruyan were also beyond her expectations.

But this was none of her concern!

She had simply mentioned to Shen Yu that the shock from the snake made her heart palpitate, and the child within her restless.

She had not anticipated the situation escalating to this point.

Tsk, this mother-in-law was really not bad, worthy of her wholehearted affection.

After the news was delivered, Qingyu was still fretting incessantly.

“Young Mistress, I was too foolish last time, not realizing they intended to harm you!”

Qi Yue just smiled faintly.

“Had you realized it, perhaps the outcome wouldn’t have been so favorable.”

Before long, Shen Yu also came over, accompanied by a dejected Shen Zhen Niang.

Kowtowing and apologizing repeatedly.

Indeed, without Liao Ruyan, Shen Zhen Niang seemed to have changed a lot.

Apart from being equally foolish, at least she wasn’t as malicious anymore.

Whatever Shen Yu said, she would follow.

Since the instigator had received her punishment, there was no real reason not to forgive Shen Zhen Niang, the foolish sidekick.

After all, there was her relationship with Shen Yu to consider.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xiyan in Gemidu City was venting his temper at Yunzhu.

“Don’t you know she is pregnant? Why didn’t you deal with that woman cleanly?”

Yunzhu was at his wit’s end, his right hand held in a constant gesture of Buddhist homage.

“My lord, the mistress has her methods of dealing with things, why should I, a mere monk, interfere?”

“How can that be the same? I’m her man, you’re my man; you should be eliminating any hazards for her!”

Yunzhu was silent for a moment, then pushed the latest message in front of Zhao Xiyan.

“My Marquis, why not look at how to handle the current situation first?”

Zhao Xiyan glared at him irritably. He unfolded the message and his exquisite phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed.

“How could this be? Sheng Lang is actually Huangfu Nan’s man?!”

“That old fox has his hands in everything, he probably knows most of what we’re doing already! What do we do now?!”

“Don’t panic, let me think, there must be a way.”

Zhao Xiyan lowered his gaze slightly, pondering deeply over the message in his hands.

Qi Yue, staying in Youyun Mountain, knew nothing of these developments.

She was busy with the follow-up treatments for Song Gensheng.

As his condition was quite serious, after the first application of needles, Song Gensheng had only slightly regained some vitality.

To wake him up sooner, he needed continuous treatment for six days, twice a day.

Since the Ghost Gate Needle could extend life and revitalize, it was naturally extraordinarily potent.

Not only did it test the acupuncturist’s abilities, but it also drained the practitioner’s energy, spirit, and soul.

If it were at any other time it would have been fine, but now Qi Yue was pregnant.

After two sessions in a day, she looked somewhat groggy.

Shen Yu watched, feeling heartbroken, but he didn’t know how to persuade her, after all, a life was at stake.

Huang Zai’an was out of ideas, too.

He knew the acupuncture technique, but it was only good enough to deal with common patients.

But Song Gensheng’s condition was serious, and it required Qi Yue to harness something called “Qi” during the needle insertion to be effective.

This Qi had been something Qi Yue had been cultivating since she was three years old, over two lifetimes now.

True virgin boy’s strength.

How could the average person learn it so easily?!

Several days later, the treatment finally came to its last day.

After a session of acupuncture, Song Gensheng was finally able to open his eyes.

However, he still couldn’t speak or move.

But as long as he could open his eyes, it meant he had been saved!

Then, with the right medication and care, after a year and a half, he would be just like a normal person.

Just a little weaker physically.

But at least he would be alive!

“My disciple, you really went through a lot this time,” Huang Zai’an tutted in amazement as he stood by, “It’s truly a miracle; only you could have saved this kid. Had it been anyone else, they couldn’t have done it!”

Qi Yue was putting away her silver needles when she heard this and responded.

“That’s not what you were saying when you brought out that prescription, was it?!”

Upon hearing this, Huang Zai’an’s mustache suddenly trembled, “Is that so, what did I say?”

“You said only you knew how to save Gensheng and asked me to trade a hundred bottles of Carefree Pills for it!”

“Really? Did that happen? That can’t be right?!”

Huang Zai’an’s expression went through several changes, looking very unnatural, instantly raising Qi Yue’s previous suspicions.

She always felt that there was something suspect about Huang Zai’an’s prescription.

If she remembered correctly, when she first wrote to Huang Zai’an, his initial response was that there was no solution.

But just one day later, an urgent letter arrived, claiming he had found a way!!

The more Qi Yue thought about it, the more she felt there was an issue, and she pulled Huang Zai’an aside.

“Old Huang, come clean, this won’t cause any long-term damage to Gensheng, right?!”

“What problems could there be, at most he’ll be a bit weaker than the average person, but with proper care, he’ll live well!”

Seeing Huang Zai’an speaking so confidently, without any apparent evasion, Qi Yue immediately felt much more at ease.

After thinking for a moment, she said again, “Old Huang, tell the truth, where did this prescription come from? You didn’t steal it, did you?!”

Upon hearing this, Huang Zai’an’s beard started to quiver, and his eyes rounded in shock.

“What are you saying? Don’t you have respect for your master? These things come running to me when I want them!”

With that, he puffed up his mustache, a picture of arrogance as he “hmf”ed.

Hearing “running to me”, Qi Yue became even more suspicious.

“Well, go on, who gave it to you? If you can’t say, it means you stole it!”

“That, that is really a secret… It’s better you don’t know, disciple.”

Huang Zai’an stammered, struggling to speak.

Qi Yue’s eyes flashed; she quickly flashed a smile.

“I just think the person who came up with the prescription must be incredibly talented, being able to think of such a method. Definitely a much more capable physician than you, Master… If I had taken such a person as my master from the start, maybe not only could I bring people back from the dead, but also…”

Before she could finish speaking, Huang Zai’an rudely cut her off.

“Stop, stop, stop, stop daydreaming, girl. That person isn’t even a doctor; he is only…”

As he spoke, Huang Zai’an suddenly caught himself and scrutinized her warily.

“You’re so full of energy; aren’t you tired? You should go and rest!”

Then he hastened Qi Yue out.