Unrivaled Miracle Doctor: The God-Defying Demonic Consort novel Chapter 601

Chapter 601: Chapter 36: I Was Actually Flirted With by a Man!

As Mu Qingge emerged from the space, the temporary courtyard had already become lively.

You He and Hua Yue had returned, and Xie Ya was back as well. Mu Qingge’s gaze swept around the area, but she did not find any trace of Yuanyuan and Jing Hai, nor Silver Dust who had left with them.

"Young Lord, have you finished your cultivation?" As soon as Hua Yue saw Mu Qingge, a charming smile appeared on her face.

Mu Qingge nodded and asked, "Jing Hai hasn’t come back yet?"

Hua Yue nodded and replied, "I don’t know where he went; it’s almost time for dinner, and he hasn’t returned."

Mu Qingge’s eyes flashed, "I sent him out on an errand."

Hua Yue showed a face of understanding.

Mu Qingge suddenly thought of something and said to her, "Oh, let You He prepare an extra portion of food."

With that, she walked away.

Hua Yue blinked and muttered under her breath, "Prepare an extra portion of food? Is there a guest coming?"

Mu Qingge walked to the courtyard, watching the sunset burn the sky with fiery clouds, silently calculating the time since Yuanyuan and Jing Hai had gone out. ’Yuanyuan has a mischievous nature but is not one to cause trouble on purpose. Jing Hai is steady but cannot control Yuanyuan. However, with Silver Dust secretly following them, there should be no accidents.’

After pondering for a while, Mu Qingge set her mind at ease.

"Young Master." Xie Ya appeared behind Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge collected her thoughts, turned around, and saw the simply dressed, elegant young girl standing behind her. The girl’s brows were picturesque, with a hint of charm added in recent days.

With clear, translucent eyes falling on her, Xie Ya lowered her eyes, feeling guilty. "Young Master, I have already inquired about the matters of the three families in Lanwu City."

She was somewhat afraid to meet Mu Qingge’s gaze, not wanting the other to know that during Mu Qingge’s few days away, she had for the first time begun to miss someone.

This emotional change was unfamiliar and made her fearful, leaving her feeling a bit at a loss.

She couldn’t even predict whether such feelings were a blessing or a curse... However, Mu Qingge had once firmly stated that she would never take away her virginity. This statement used to make her grateful, but now, thinking about it again, it left her feeling a bit faintly disappointed.

"Have you already investigated? Then let’s hear about it." Mu Qingge didn’t notice Xie Ya’s shift in emotions; her focus was on the Mu Family issues.

"Boss—!"

"Instructor!"

Suddenly, two youthful voices full of energy came from afar, interrupting Xie Ya’s attempt to speak.

The two of them closed their slightly open mouths and, along with Mu Qingge, looked toward the source of the voice.

When she saw Yuanyuan, who had grown into a young teenager, a hint of surprise and fascination flashed in her eyes. She guessed Yuanyuan’s identity.

"Boss, we’re back." Yuanyuan bounced to Mu Qingge’s side in a few steps, a flattering and playful smile adorning his beautiful, exquisite face. The vermillion smudge on his forehead seemed radiant, like flowing firelight.

"Instructor, we’re back." Jing Hai, on the other hand, walked seriously to Mu Qingge’s side, speaking respectfully.

However, when he saw Yuanyuan’s playful demeanor, a hint of envy flashed deep in his eyes.

He also wished he could cling to his master like his little uncle, but his heart held fear, preventing him from acting so boldly.

Mu Qingge gently patted Yuanyuan on the top of his head and smiled at the two of them, "Didn’t cause any trouble, did you?"

Yuanyuan’s head immediately shook like a rattle, "Of course not!"

Then, he turned his head toward Jing Hai, baring his teeth at Mu Qingge behind her back. Jing Hai understood instantly, shaking his head and saying, "No," with a tension in his body.

Jing Hai’s blushing cheeks and tense body made Mu Qingge’s gaze carry a bit of amusement as she looked at Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan shivered inwardly, shifting his gaze to Xie Ya standing behind Mu Qingge, flashing a brilliant smile and greeted, "Xie Ya, long time no see!"

Xie Ya paused, surprised, "You know me?"

Yuanyuan’s beautiful, delicate face immediately fell, looking aggrieved, "Xie Ya actually forgot me?" At this moment, You He and Hua Yue came over upon hearing the commotion, and Yuanyuan’s expression shifted; he grinned again, "Hua Yue, You He!"

The beautifully charming young man suddenly shouted his name, which surprised the two women and made them wear the same expression as Xie Ya.

Seeing the three of them didn’t recognize him, Yuanyuan pouted and looked at Mu Qingge with grievance.

Mu Qingge found it amusing, knowing this kid was trying to change the subject, but still explained to the three women as he wished: "He is Yuanyuan, these days... well, he has grown up."

"He is Yuanyuan!" Hua Yue exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock.

You He also looked at the transformed Yuanyuan in disbelief, as if trying to find a trace of the little pink-carved jade-like child he once was.

Xie Ya was also shocked, glancing a few times, and then accepted this fact in her heart.

"What’s with your expressions? Isn’t the young master handsome after growing up?" Yuanyuan arrogantly raised his chin, with hands on his hips.

That expression was just like ’little Yuanyuan’, which gradually overlapped his current appearance with the image from his childhood in the minds of the three women.

"Pfft!" Hua Yue covered her mouth with a smile, "Handsome, so handsome!"

Hearing Hua Yue’s words, Yuanyuan’s expression became even more smug.

Mu Qingge glanced at him angrily yet humorously, and then swept her eyes towards Jing Hai, "Follow me, all of you."

Saying this, she turned with her hands behind her back and walked into the house.

You He and Hua Yue didn’t hesitate and followed up. Xie Ya also followed. Leaving Jing Hai and Yuanyuan walking last.

The two newly befriended teenagers exchanged glances secretly.

Jing Hai meant to confess openly, while Yuanyuan meant not to create trouble for himself.

Finally, as they crossed the threshold, Yuanyuan used a warning and threatening look to stop Jing Hai from confessing openly.

After entering the room, Mu Qingge was already sitting with her legs crossed in the main seat, leaning on the backrest, her elbow resting on the armrest, her fingertips playing with the exquisite finger ring on her right index finger.

"Tell me, what have you gained in these few days I was away? Has Bai Xi returned?" Mu Qingge asked lightly.

Jing Hai and Yuanyuan were temporarily left aside by her.

You He and Hua Yue exchanged a glance, and You He took a step forward to answer: "Bai Xi did return once, but there’s no news for now. She said she will come again tonight. These days, we stayed in the places where people gather in the city, collecting information about the Mu Family and Mu Yi. But this topic seems to be a taboo in Lanwu City. Whenever we mentioned the Mu Family’s affairs from the past, people would change their expressions, either changing the topic or avoiding it altogether. This shows that the Mu Family’s current influence in Lanwu City is significant."

Mu Qingge nodded gently.

Then, she raised her eyes to look at Xie Ya. Xie Ya organized his thoughts and said: "In the Mu Family’s internal strife in the past, the sideline slaughtered the direct lineage, and blood ran like rivers—it was a tragic scene. This has established a domineering, ferocious, terrifying, and cold-blooded image in the heart of Lanwu City. So, in the hearts of the people of Lanwu City over the past twenty years, among the three prominent families, the one they fear the most and dare not provoke is the Mu Family. The Cao Family and the Lv Family have not had any earth-shattering events in these twenty years, thus diminishing their presence. There’s a saying going around now: The Mu Family cannot be provoked. Even the Mu Family’s servants can bully people in the marketplace. The current Family Head of the Mu Family has gradually stopped managing the family affairs, handing everything over to the Young Master Mu Yu to manage. Mu Yu acts decisively and ruthlessly, and among his peers in Lanwu City, he has few rivals. The main economic sources of the three prominent families in Lanwu City come from the spirit stone mines outside the city. Originally, there were only two low-level spirit stone mines in Lanwu City, and all three families wanted to take them into their own possession. But recently, they discovered a mine pit that might be an intermediate spirit stone mine, drawing the attention of all three families to it. It can be said that the most critical issue among the three prominent families in Lanwu City right now is the ownership of this suspected intermediate spirit stone vein."

"Intermediate spirit stone mine?" Mu Qingge repeated these words, narrowing her eyes slightly.

Xie Ya nodded, "Yes, right now the person in charge of this in the Mu Family is Mu Yu. And in the Cao Family and Lv Family, those responsible are the Second Elder and the Family Head respectively."

There was a hint of calculation in Mu Qingge’s squinted eyes.

She also had some interest in the intermediate spirit stone mine, wondering if she could gain some benefits while rescuing Mu Yi?

Mu Qingge’s fingers tapped lightly on the armrest a few times, then suddenly stopped, raising her eyes to look at Xie Ya: "Next, keep a close eye on this intermediate spirit stone mine affair, and disregard other matters."

"Yes, Young Master." Xie Ya nodded, earnestly.

She stepped back a bit, feeling heavily relieved in her heart. It seemed that only while working for Mu Qingge could she reflect her value, rather than simply being just a map holder.

After making arrangements, Mu Qingge shifted her gaze to Yuanyuan and Jing Hai.

She playfully said, "Tell me, what happened during your trip out."

"Nothing! Nothing happened. We just strolled around casually, then bought clothes and came back." Yuanyuan preemptively answered before Jing Hai could speak.

However, Mu Qingge didn’t listen to him and instead let her clear gaze fall on Jing Hai, "Xiao Hai, you tell me."

Jing Hai shivered, instinctively glancing at Yuanyuan. But Yuanyuan had already shifted his eyes in panic, pretending to look casually at the furnishings in the room.

Jing Hai opened his mouth, sneaked a glance at Mu Qingge, then lowered his head, and softly said: "We... we hit someone."

"Little Hai, you you you you..." Upon hearing Jing Hai’s revelation, Yuanyuan was so angry that he jumped up, pointing at him without knowing what to scold.

Jing Hai’s cheeks reddened even more. He didn’t look at Yuanyuan’s exasperated expression, only quietly said, "Little Uncle, I can’t deceive the instructor."

Yuanyuan was so anxious that even the hot air he exhaled from his nostrils had a slight fiery taste.

"Alright, who did you hit? Why did you hit them?" Mu Qingge’s casual question extinguished the anger in Yuanyuan’s heart.

He drooped his head and muttered, "I don’t even know who he was. He dared to tease me and even wanted to drag me into the house. Of course, I couldn’t let him do as he wished!"

Uh...

You He was astonished.

Hua Yue was astonished.

Xie Ya also opened his bright eyes wide.

Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow, her voice revealing no anger or joy, "Someone wanted to drag you into the house?"

Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, squatting at Mu Qingge’s feet, shaking her raised leg with his hands, whining in grievance, "Yes, yes! I almost couldn’t see you again, Boss! Those bad guys, I just beat them up a bit, it was letting them off easy!"

Mu Qingge nodded almost imperceptibly, her gaze lightly shifting to Yuanyuan’s beautiful, delicate face, indistinctly saying, "Yes, it surely was letting them off easy. You should have followed them back and then burned down their house."

"Really?" Yuanyuan’s eyes lit up, eager to give it a try.

"What do you think?" Mu Qingge suddenly squinted at Yuanyuan, giving him a smile.

Yuanyuan pouted and said dejectedly, "I know, I won’t hit people anymore next time. Boss, don’t be angry."

Mu Qingge, however, slowly shook her head, put down her raised leg, leaned down, hooked Yuanyuan’s chin with her hand, and lifted his exquisite and beautiful face to meet her gaze.

In her clear eyes, there was a touch of chill, as she said word by word, "No, what I mean is, if you encounter such a situation again, feel free to hit them hard, I’ll handle the sky falling down."

Yuanyuan was stunned.

Jing Hai was also shocked. ’The instructor’s words are so domineering! Having someone to back you up feels great!’

"Boss, then I’ll go and burn his house now!" Yuanyuan’s eyes shone brightly as he suddenly stood up to rush out.

"Come back." Mu Qingge’s soft call stopped his steps.

Yuanyuan looked back at her, his eyes full of confusion.

Mu Qingge flicked her fingers idly and said to him, "Such matters should be settled immediately. Once it’s over, it’s over. Burning a house is a bit excessive, but when you hit her, you can go a bit heavier. For example, scratch her face, tear her dress..."

Yuanyuan and Jing Hai were left dumbfounded.

You He, Hua Yue, and Xie Ya were all also baffled.

"It wasn’t a woman who teased him." Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, interrupting Mu Qingge’s chatter.

Uh!

"..." Mu Qingge swallowed her remaining words.

A flash of silver light, and Yin Chen appeared at Mu Qingge’s side.

Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched as she looked at him and then at Yuanyuan, smiling a bit stiffly, "It was a man who teased you? You were teased by a man?"

Yuanyuan’s beautiful face blushed red, feeling utterly embarrassed, he let out a ’whimper’ and ran to squat in the corner and draw circles.

Pffft——!

"Hahahahaha——!" Mu Qingge laughed heartily without holding back.

Instantly, the room was filled with various sounds of restrained laughter.

Jing Hai stood among them, looking awkward, wanting to comfort Yuanyuan but not knowing what to say.

After a while of laughing, Mu Qingge even shed tears from the corners of her eyes.

Yuanyuan stood up angrily, turned, and said, "I’m going to burn his house, right now!"

"Do you know who he is or where his house is?" Mu Qingge stopped laughing, her expression composed, as she looked at Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan instantly deflated, but the murderous intent in his eyes grew even sharper.

"I know." Yin Chen suddenly said.

Mu Qingge, Yuanyuan, and everyone else all turned their eyes towards him.

Under everyone’s gaze, Yin Chen calmly replied, "Mu Family’s young master, Mu Hong."

"The Mu Family again!"

Mu Qingge’s gaze turned cold, her smile restraining.

"Great! Is it the Mu Family, huh?" The murderous intent in Yuanyuan’s eyes did not diminish as he gritted his teeth, about to turn around to seek revenge and wash away his disgrace.

"Stop." Mu Qingge spoke again, halting Yuanyuan’s impulsiveness.

Yuanyuan turned around, looking at Mu Qingge, hopping madly, "Boss! I won’t easily swallow this anger!" Being teased by a man was bad enough, but having the others laugh at him over it was a slight he couldn’t overlook without retaliation.

"Calm down," Mu Qingge raised her eyes to look at him, her clear gaze sweeping over, immediately subduing Yuanyuan’s agitation.

Mu Qingge looked towards Yin Chen, seemingly waiting for him to explain further.

Yin Chen pursed his lips slightly and said, "After Yuanyuan and Jing Hai left, that Mu Hong declared he’d dismantle the tailor shop and planned to capture Yuanyuan today. I followed him and used illusion to make him forget this incident. However, there were many people present at the time, so if someone really investigates, this matter won’t stay concealed for long."

At this time, Xie Ya frowned and spoke up, "Mu Hong, the youngest master of this generation of the Mu Family. Also, Mu Yu’s younger brother, and the most doted youngest son of the Mu Family’s head. He was born after the peripheral lineage of the Mu Family succeeded in seizing power and doesn’t know about the events of those days. He has always been pretentiously bossy in Lanwu City under the identity of Mu Family’s young master. It’s said..."

Xie Ya glanced at the unpleasant expression on Yuanyuan’s face before continuing, "He indeed fancies handsome men. But at the same time, he also likes pretty women. Every year, countless young men and women in Lanwu City fall prey to him."

"This sex-maniac glutton!" Yuanyuan said through gritted teeth.

He looked at Jing Hai and said, "Little Hai, we really went too soft on him earlier!"

After speaking, he looked at Mu Qingge and said, "Boss! This scourge must not be left to harm others."

Mu Qingge smiled faintly, easily seeing through his thoughts. "Alright, when we leave, I’ll give you the chance to take revenge." Since Mu Hong targeted Yuanyuan, she didn’t mind stopping a plague for the populace.

However, for now, since Mu Yi hasn’t been located yet and there’s no news about the Intermediate Spirit Stone Mine Vein, impulsiveness is not advisable.

With Mu Qingge’s assurance, the anger in Yuanyuan’s heart eased a little.

"Alright, let’s eat first." Mu Qingge stood up, a single statement announcing the end of the discussion.

After she left, Yuanyuan jumped in front of Yin Chen, grimacing, "Alright! You, Yin Chen, you dare follow me though I called you brother!"

Yin Chen gave him an indifferent glance, "It’s Qingge’s instruction to prevent you from causing trouble."

After saying this, he elegantly passed by Yuanyuan, leaving him hopping angrily on the spot.

"Little Uncle, it’s time for dinner," Jing Hai approached Yuanyuan and said.

Yuanyuan was panting heavily, fuming, turning to Jing Hai, "Little Hai, am I really that unreliable?"

Jing Hai glanced at him, blinked his eyes, gave a sheepish smile, and hurried away, saying, "Little Uncle, I’ll see if there’s anything that needs help."

"Hey! You come back here!" Yuanyuan shouted loudly.

...

After dinner, Bai Xi had still not appeared despite nightfall.

Mu Qingge stood under the eaves of the porch, wordlessly gazing at the night. Yin Chen approached her, speaking softly, "Maybe I should go take a look."

Mu Qingge shook her head, "With Bai Xi’s skills, nothing will happen. Her absence from the plan only means one thing, there’s news about the intelligence we’re seeking."

A glint flashed in Yin Chen’s blood-colored eyes, and he nodded slightly.

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