Chapter 169: My life can be taken as well

The water level had already risen past Mu Yuanzhi's mouth; she needed to constantly lift her head to avoid choking.

However, this was merely a drop in the bucket, utterly futile; soon she would be submerged by the water.

Hold on a little longer.

Hold on a little longer; maybe someone will come to rescue her.

Mu Yuanzhi did not give up; she believed someone would surely come to save her.

Pei Yunxi was somewhat irritable; clearly she could soon witness Mu Yuanzhi's death, a death she herself had brought about, yet she could not, as she wished, see Mu Yuanzhi's terrified, desperate struggle for life end in vain.

Why won't she beg for mercy, Mu Yuanzhi?!

"Sister, won't you beg me?"

Pei Yunxi walked over to look; she strained to control her expression, but still looked extremely twisted; she couldn't believe anyone would not fear death!

Seeking to survive before death is instinct!

Mu Yuanzhi's consciousness was already somewhat blurred; she could not hear Pei Yunxi's words clearly, only finding them annoying.

Moreover, Pei Yunxi's blurry figure swayed back and forth before her eyes.

"Mu Yuanzhi?!"

Pei Yunxi watched as Mu Yuanzhi sank into the water, yet still heard no plea for mercy and saw no fearful expression.

The pent-up energy in her chest had no outlet, so she ruthlessly opened the valve wider!

"Die, Mu Yuanzhi! Die, die!"

Pei Yunxi went mad, frantically smashing the valve.

Meanwhile, Mu Yuanzhi, submerged in the pool, felt herself surrounded by a cold draft, freezing her, which brought back many unpleasant memories—of being alone in Yong Lane on a snowy night, dying...

So cold...

Who will come to save me...

Brother Rongjin...

I'm so cold, Brother Rongjin...

Before losing consciousness completely, Mu Yuanzhi seemed to hear an explosion, chaotic footsteps, and repeated calls she could no longer make out.

Is this the last flicker of consciousness before death?

She seemed to have experienced it before.

She truly wished to see him once more.

"Little Yuanzhi!"

"Who?"

"Little Yuanzhi, wake up quickly! Don't scare me!"

"Brother Rongjin?"

"Brother Rongjin, you've come?"

Mu Yuanzhi very much wanted to reach out and touch, to open her eyes and look to confirm.

But no matter how she struggled, it was to no avail.

She couldn't do it.

Could it be that she's already dead?

Why can she still feel things?

Or is it that only her soul remains?

"Little Yuanzhi, wake up quickly! Don't leave me again!"

"Again?"

"What does 'again' mean? When have I ever abandoned you?"

Gu Rongjin also didn't know why he had blurted out the word 'again'; he had no time to think, merely shaking Mu Yuanzhi continuously, incessantly feeding her internal energy.

The Qilin stood nearby, anxiously watching; he didn't know what he could do, had taken her pulse, administered first aid, yet his senior sister still wouldn't wake!

What on earth is going on?

He looked toward the National Teacher, whose brows were tightly knit, saying nothing.

He recalled that the National Teacher had divined for this journey, and the result was great misfortune.

Pei Shangling bound the badly beaten Pei Yunxi, whom the Qilin had half-killed, then turned and walked away to check on Mu Yuanzhi.

Pei Yunxi, whose face and body had been kicked countless times, now had a face like a pig's head; she endured the piercing pain throughout her body and shouted loudly: "Pei Shangling, I am your own sister!"

Does he have no conscience, watching outsiders beat his sister without lifting a finger?

Even if Mu Yuanzhi is dead, she is still his sister, isn't she?

"How dare you claim to be my sister?" Pei Shangling turned back, her eyes full of killing intent, "You'd better pray that A Zhi is unharmed, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Pei Yunxi involuntarily shuddered; she knew Pei Shangling was serious, the killing intent in her eyes was unprecedentedly intense, a gaze reserved for enemies, devoid of any pity.

She had never seen Pei Shangling so furious.

He truly intended to kill her!

Realizing this, Pei Yunxi felt both angry and afraid.

She is his sister, his own flesh and blood—how could an outsider outweigh her?!

Pei Yunxi could not fathom how Pei Shangling's heart could be so ruthless!

Overcome with rage, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing her own blood, Pei Yunxi broke out in a cold sweat from fright, yet no one present paid her any heed; seeing her only brother preoccupied with Mu Yuanzhi, she felt dizzy and her wounds flared with renewed pain.

Wait! When she sees the Father Emperor, she'll make these people regret it!

Pei Yunxi wanted to slip away when no one was noticing her; she looked toward Thus line: Xiao Chuchu, who was likewise bound tightly, but Thus line: Xiao Chuchu did not look at her.

Because at this moment Thus line: Xiao Chuchu's mind is in turmoil, these people dare to beat even Pei Yunxi, let alone her!

What should we do? They seem not to care about the sister-in-law's life or death. Why are they so hateful?

Even if Mu Yuanzhi almost got killed by Yunxi, it's still her own fault!

Pei Shangling is Yunxi's older brother; how could he bring himself to strike her?

Could it be that she was wrong?

Did Yunxi deceive her from beginning to end?

Thus line: Xiao Chuchu thinks about this question for the first time.

"Chuchu..."

The anxious Pei Yunxi couldn't help but softly call Thus line: Xiao Chuchu's name.

Only then did Thus line: Xiao Chuchu notice Pei Yunxi anxiously looking at her; she didn't understand why.

"Chuchu, let's escape together!" Pei Yunxi said this with lip movements, fearing to alarm those people.

Thus line: Xiao Chuchu furrowed her brows and also used lip speech: "How to escape?"

After saying that, she still felt uneasy and glanced over there.

At this moment, the people surrounding Mu Yuanzhi had no leisure to attend to anything else; the Qilin, at a loss, actually turned its gaze toward the monk: "Hey, do you have a way?"

This demon monk could earlier use the Gu in his body to locate his senior sister; perhaps he has some method?

"Aren't you very capable? You can use the Symbiotic Gu to find the Gu's relatives; you must also have another way to save people, right?"

The Qilin's eyes were full of hope; the monk lowered his head to look at him, smiling meaningfully: "Yes."

"You really have a way!" The Qilin stood up and grabbed the monk: "Master, hurry up and speak!"

"Calling him master when there's business, demon monk when there's none—this guy."

The others, hearing this, also looked at the monk, waiting for him to continue speaking.

"I can do anything needed!" the Qilin urged.

Gu Rongjin: "As long as the master speaks, there's no problem, even if it's my life."

As long as we can save her.

Gu Rongjin now only has self-reproach; if it weren't for his carelessness, she would never have fallen into such dire straits!

She has several times walked through the gates of hell, all because he wasn't there.

If he had never left her side, such things wouldn't have happened.

Pei Shangling also nodded: "My life can be given too!"

Crazy! Truly crazy! Hearing this, Pei Yunxi became jealous to the point of madness.

Pei Shangling is his own older brother; how could he do this!

Moreover, Gu Rongjin, why can he also sacrifice his life for Mu Yuanzhi? If it were her, would brother Chen also give up his life for her? Pei Yunxi couldn't help but fantasize.

But she dared not fantasize about the answer.