Chapter 36: Husband, I'm Sorry, I'm Doing This for the Family Too!

"Come here!"

Ning Mu beckoned.

Ning Xiaoxiu was stunned for a moment.

However, the fawning expression on her face had not yet had the chance to bloom.

Suddenly.

Without any warning, her limbs went limp, and she clutched her belly, hissing and wailing.

"Hiss... it hurts... it hurts so much... Master, my old illness has flared up again... ah!"

Both Ning Mu and Chunzhi thought she was faking it, so they ignored her, merely watching her act.

But gradually, Chunzhi sensed something was wrong.

Beads of sweat the size of beans had already broken out on Ning Xiaoxiu's forehead, sliding down her cheeks one by one and merging into streams of water; her complexion was deathly pale.

The ground even began to grow damp.

It was too dark down here, and Ning Mu was too far away to see clearly.

But Chunzhi was right in front of Ning Xiaoxiu.

She hurriedly turned her head, looked at Ning Mu, and said, "Young Master, it doesn't seem like she's faking it; she's sweating so much!"

Ning Mu frowned, walked over, reached out to touch Ning Xiaoxiu's forehead, and asked, "Xiaoxiu, what old illness do you have?"

"I... ah... my stomach hurts, every once in a while it will... hiss... it will hurt!"

Ning Xiaoxiu gritted her teeth and insisted.

At this moment, she was already bloodless, her whole body drenched in sweat, soaking her clothes through.

"Is there any medicine?" Ning Mu asked hurriedly.

"No..."

Ning Xiaoxiu rolled around with difficulty, and before she could finish speaking, her head tilted to the side, and she passed out completely.

Chunzhi hurriedly extended her fingers to check her breath.

"She's still alive, she just fainted!"

Then, she straightened Ning Xiaoxiu's body, reached out to touch her belly, and began to massage and knead it.

What was eye-catching was this.

On Ning Xiaoxiu's belly, there was a bewitching Blood Lotus, which seemed to flicker with a chilling blood-red light, giving off a heart-palpitating aura in this dim room.

However, this did not attract the attention of Chunzhi or Ning Mu.

After all, it was perfectly normal for these people of the Demonic Path to have some strange patterns tattooed on their bodies.

Perhaps this Blood Lotus was just some kind of totem mark of her Blood Lotus Sect.

"This servant once learned some massage techniques; let me see if they can be of any use."

While massaging, Chunzhi explained to Ning Mu.

"Young Master..."

At this moment.

The voice of Xia Chan rang out in the passageway.

"Young Master, the Mistress sent Sister Xiaoya over to call for you, saying you must go to the Mountain Dwelling Sword Tower immediately."

Xia Chan came in a hurry, her footsteps very rushed.

"Understood."

Ning Mu replied, then looked at Chunzhi and instructed, "Take good care of her; if it really doesn't work, go hire a doctor to take a look."

"Very well, Young Master, rest assured." Chunzhi nodded in agreement while continuing to knead.

Ning Mu left.

When passing by Xia Chan, he even pinched her chubby cheeks.

After a burst of coquettish scolding, Ning Mu walked out of the dungeon, feeling satisfied.

Mountain Dwelling Sword Tower.

"Husband... I'm sorry!"

"I am doing this for you, for this family, and for Cangjian Villa!"

"With an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon causing trouble, I have no choice but to comply, and since your injuries are growing worse by the day, I must resort to this desperate measure to find a way to save your life! If you have any perception in the afterlife, please, I beg you, do not blame me..." Looking at Ye Bufan, Liu Qingmei felt a thousand emotions, her heart filled with apology.

Ye Bufan was only unconscious from severe injuries, but that did not mean he lacked perception; after all, before he was injured, he was already a Grandmaster in the Sitting Reflection Realm.

Liu Qingmei's expression was distraught, her beautiful peach-blossom eyes flickering with timidity and helplessness.

She worried that her husband would mind.

But for some reason, a surge of impulse she could not control welled up deep within her heart.

There were less than two days left for Task Four.

The key was that she had to go out today, and if things went smoothly, she would only be able to return after a day.

If there was the slightest delay on the way, her husband would be in danger.

Therefore.

She could not drag this out any longer.

She had to complete this task before setting out.

She had already ordered the servants that, except for Ning Mu, no one was allowed to enter the Mountain Dwelling Sword Tower.

She even had her most trusted Liu Xiaoya stand guard at the entrance downstairs herself, not allowing anyone to approach within a hundred feet! Under such strict security, let alone a person, not even a bird could fly in! Upon hearing the footsteps coming from downstairs, Liu Qingmei's face immediately turned panicked, a flash of fluster crossing her eyes.

He is here! "Hoo..."

Liu Qingmei closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

A moment later.

She opened her eyes and looked back.

"Master, why did you summon me?"

At this moment.

Ning Mu had already arrived before Ye Bufan's couch.

At first glance, Liu Qingmei seemed exceptionally charming today.

She was wearing a silk off-the-shoulder long dress that was slightly translucent; her plump, rounded long legs were still encased in those Heavenly Silkworm Black Ice Silk Stockings, and on her feet were a pair of wooden sandals, her cute toes wrapped in the Heavenly Silkworm Black Ice Silk Stockings.

Her thick, lush hair was pulled up and coiled at the back of her head with a peach wood hairpin, setting off her bright face and making her appear even more intellectual and mature.

Her full forehead was also exposed, smooth and fair, with a high bridge of the nose and vermilion lips.

Ning Mu's heart couldn't help but stir slightly; he generally understood the reason why Liu Qingmei had asked him to come alone.

"Little Mu, come here!"

Liu Qingmei gathered her courage and beckoned to Ning Mu.

Now that the moment had arrived, the panic in her heart had actually lessened quite a bit; she smiled sweetly, and her warm, moving peach-blossom eyes flickered with unusual feelings.

"Master."

Ning Mu approached as instructed.

"There are no outsiders here; as master and disciple, we need not be overly formal."

Liu Qingmei smiled and calmly took his arm.

These words were also an indirect reminder to him.

To preemptively create an atmosphere of the two of them being alone.

Smelling the masculine scent so close by, Liu Qingmei's pretty face flushed imperceptibly, and a touch of shyness welled up in her heart.

But when she led Ning Mu to the couch and looked at her husband Ye Bufan lying peacefully on it, her heart suddenly tightened, and a trace of panic flashed through her peach-blossom eyes.

"Little Mu, I haven't introduced him to you before; this is your grandmaster, the Villa Master of Cangjian Villa, Ye Bufan."

Liu Qingmei forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart, though her tone still involuntarily contained a hint of a tremor.

"Grandmaster... what happened to Grandmaster?"

Ning Mu feigned ignorance, turned his head to look at Liu Qingmei, who was a head shorter than him, and asked with concern.

A flash of hatred crossed the depths of Liu Qingmei's eyes, and she explained with a melancholy voice: "Sigh... a month ago, the Demonic Path enchantress Yin Hongling entered our Jiangnan territory and forcibly abducted young boys and girls. She was discovered by our villa's disciples, and your grandmaster... fought a great battle against the enchantress Yin Hongling. Unexpectedly... his strength was insufficient, and he was defeated by the enchantress using the Sucking Yang Demonic Art. Now... now he can only rely on medicine to sustain his life..."

Her tone was sorrowful, and her voice was filled with exhaustion.

Liu Qingmei's sorrow made Ning Mu's heart ache.

Even without the system's bond, at this moment he felt immense pity for the graceful and soft, charming woman before him.

He took the opportunity to raise his hand to wrap around Liu Qingmei's waist, pulling her into his embrace, and Ning Mu lowered his head slightly, leaning in to whisper comfortingly in her ear: "Master... Grandmaster will get better!"

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