Chapter 234

Qilin saw Mu Yuanzhi silent, assuming she was kind-hearted and mindful of Pei Yunxi's unborn child, so he raised his arms and said, "Senior sister, just choose—this guy is surely done for, while Pei Yunxi still has a fighting chance."

"Pei Yunxi's death is none of my business." Mu Yuanzhi leaned close to Pei Shangling: "As for this guy, if he can be saved I will still save him."

A fickle person is certainly hateful, but not deserving of death, especially since it died right under her eyes; moreover, this is gambling with Pei Yunxi's life—what burden could she have?

Qilin smiled and nodded: "That's more like it, senior sister!"

He volunteered: "I'll go ask General Qi for people!"

Mu Yuanzhi nodded, she first used silver needles to seal the acupoints, keeping Pei Shangling's life hanging.

Pulling out these arrowheads is also a daunting task; a moment's carelessness and he will die.

We also need to summon Rong Jin.

When Qilin went to find General Qi Shihuai, General Qi Shihuai also happened to be going to find them, and he naturally had heard about Pei Shangling's situation.

After Qilin explained his purpose, he waited for General Qi Shihuai's reply; the general readily nodded: "I'll have Shi'an guide you."

"Good, thank you, General Qi!"

Upon hearing they wanted to use Pei Yunxi for a blood exchange, Qi Shian was extremely eager.

"Goodness, I thought we'd have to wait a month or two for this woman to give birth before dealing with her; I didn't expect such a good show so soon. Hey, you say, is her unborn child tender enough to hold?"

"I..." Qilin was about to speak when a monk who had arrived at some point interjected with an "Amitabha."

"What's with your 'Amitabha'? You bald donkey, don't suddenly spout 'Buddha's mercy' here—I'm not merciful; whether her child survives is up to heaven."

Monk: "I, the poor monk, am worried that you, benefactor Qilin, will unjustly bear a life."

"Ha, I'm saving lives—saving one life beats building a seven-story pagoda!"

Qi Shian nodded at the side.

The monk smiled without speaking, neither continuing nor stopping, instead following them behind with a full smile.

Qilin always felt something was off, as if the smelly monk's words had hidden meaning.

"Benefactor Qilin, should we go to the big prison or let Miss Mu go? You go back to tend to the patients."

"Why?"

"If you want to see the good show, don't ask." The monk gave a mysterious smile.

Qilin hesitated, but since senior sister's medical skills were clearly better than his, wouldn't it be better to let senior sister tend to Pei Shangling?

Forget it, I'll just listen to this bald donkey once!

So Qilin turned back to the guest room and swapped with Mu Yuanzhi; of course he didn't explain the reason, and she didn't ask.

Arriving at the great prison, seeing the disheveled Pei Yunxi curled in the corner, Mu Yuanzhi's mood was not bad: "Long time no see, Princess Yunxi! Ah, wrong—you're just a commoner now; no, wrong again—you're now a prisoner."

Pei Yunxi's gaunt face lifted, she glanced over them obliquely, and upon seeing Mu Yuanzhi she became especially excited: "Mu Yuanzhi!"

"I have something to ask you; it's time you were of use." Mu Yuanzhi said.

Qi Shian chimed in from the side: "Your younger brother is about to die; as his older sister, giving him some blood is quite reasonable, right?"

"What?!" Pei Yunxi jerked upright upon excitement, struggling to rise: "You vicious people! I'm a pregnant woman!"

"You didn't say it like that when you asked me to exchange blood," Mu Yuanzhi smiled.

"Is this even a blood exchange? Pei Shangling is about to die—where would he get blood?!" Pei Yunxi's eyes filled with hatred and fear.

"Seems like that, there's nothing to be done—just make do with it." Mu Yuanzhi shrugged.

Pei Yunxi shook her head wildly: "I want to see Xiao Yichen! Xiao Yichen wouldn't let you do this! I'm carrying his child!"

"Sorry, the Prime Minister Xiao has no time to see you!"

"Ling brother! Ling brother, say something!" Pei Yunxi panicked, shouting toward the direction where Pei Shangling was.

Pei Shangling naturally heard the commotion over there; he merely closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.

He no longer sympathizes with Pei Yunxi now; everything is her own doing.

"Ning brother deserves to live in this world more than you do." Pei Shangling said coldly.

Upon hearing that, Pei Yunxi froze, her inner hatred surging enormously!

This is her own brother! Her dear brother! Yet he remains unmoved even as she faces death!

Qi Shian directed the jailers to drag the person out.

Pei Yunxi seemed afraid that something might happen to the chip in her belly, desperately shielding it with her hands while wailing wildly.

Not far off, in the prison, A Zi silently watched this scene, her lips curling.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yichen arrived at some point, seeing Pei Yunxi desperately covering her belly, his expression pained.

There was a hint of reluctance in his gaze.

Mu Yuanzhi turned, raised her eyebrows, and looked over.

Upon hearing Xiao Yichen's voice, Pei Yunxi immediately burst into loud sobs: "My child! Don't move my child! You may kill or chop me as you wish, just let me give birth to the child!"

Mu Yuanzhi coldly watched Pei Yunxi begin her performance.

Truly, as always, no progress at all.

"How, feeling sorry, Prime Minister Xiao?" Mu Yuanzhi teased.

Qi Shian: "But didn't Prime Minister Xiao say this person's life or death has nothing to do with him? It must be fake—after all, it's a case of one night as husband and wife, a hundred nights of gratitude."

She spoke in a sarcastic, tone-deaf manner.

Xiao Yichen looked at Mu Yanzhi with a complex expression; when she avoided his gaze, he turned his eyes back to her and said, "She's pregnant, after all—this is inhumane."

"Humane? I heard your dear wife once tried to hurt someone but ended up hurting herself, and then she forced Miss Mu to give her a blood transfusion."

Qi Shian's words dispelled the faint complexity that had risen in Xiao Yichen's eyes; his gaze turned dark as he watched the dragged Pei Yunxi.

Pei Yunxi quickly cleared herself, saying, "That was Pei Shangling's idea!"

"What does it have to do with her? She just gave a behind-the-scenes nudge—it was Pei Shangling who spoke up on her own!!"

This undoubtedly rubbed salt into the wound of Pei Shangling not far away; every time he thought of this, he wished he could beat himself to death—how could he be such a beast?!

As for Pei Yunxi, they had even less pity, coldly watching all this.

At this moment, Pei Yunxi suddenly clutched her stomach in pain: "It hurts so much! Am I going to have a miscarriage?!"

Those dragging jailers suddenly let go, unsure what to do, looking at Mu Yuanzhi and the others.

Xiao Yichen's jaw line was tight, as if they had something to say.

Qi Shi'an looked anxious: "Pei Shangnian can't wait any longer—they could die at any moment; why are you just standing there? Hurry up and take them away!"

Mu Yuanzhi remained silent, quietly watching.

"Wait!" Xiao Yichen finally spoke up to stop them, "How are we supposed to give Pei Shangnian a blood transfusion like this?"

Mu Yuanzhi smiled faintly: "I naturally have a way."