Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1036 - 694: Mi Zheng’s Gift

Chapter 1036: Chapter 694: Mi Zheng’s Gift

"Mr. Jing." Seeing Jing Chen, Chi Xie smiled cheerfully, "Long time no see." It really had been a source of nostalgia!

Jing Chen didn’t speak, his eyes cold and detached as he simply watched him; the other party chuckled, not taking it to heart.

Even though moments before it was a matter of life and death, a scenario where either you lived or I died, it had suddenly become a nonchalant face-to-face chat, which was indeed quite an interesting turn of events.

Chi Xie’s gaze shifted onto Mu Lin, who was slowly approaching Jing Chen’s side, expression slightly intrigued, "Just now, was it you who killed my men?" His gaze was sharp, sizing up Mu Lin thoroughly.

In person, she was more beautiful than in the photos, interesting, but really, it seemed like she wasn’t anything special.

Mu Lin smirked, "Actually, the person I’d rather kill is you." She didn’t try to hide her intent to kill.

"Hahaha... Indeed, you’re an interesting little wildcat." Is this, her way of seeking vengeance for her husband?

But as soon as those words left his mouth, a thin silver needle whooshed past the side of his cheek, leaving a fine line across his stern face.

Chi Xie instinctively touched his own cheek, "Blood." His lips curved in an almost smile, seemingly nonplussed, "The claws are indeed sharp enough, no wonder that someone has been so fixated on you after all these years."

Such a woman was indeed interesting! Even he, a poisoning expert, couldn’t help but take an interest in her—albeit a minor one.

He certainly wasn’t as foolish as some, to let himself get deeply involved; moreover, he felt envious of the seemingly unbreakable bond between the couple in front of him.

"The person who sent you is Mi Zheng," said Jing Chen indifferently; in this world, the only one who dared to covet his wife so blatantly was the one he’d encountered.

The fearless one.

Although for the past three years he seemed to have vanished into thin air, Jing Chen’s investigation and vigilance had never ceased; of course, he had also uncovered some secrets.

To think, he had finally resurfaced; This Time, he wouldn’t think of hiding again.

"It seems he will be very pleased." Pleased that someone still remembers him, for now. Chi Xie’s gaze still rested on Mu Lin.

"Where is he?" Mu Lin asked blandly, expressionless, "This Time, it was he who sent you to ambush us." That was a statement.

However, Chi Xie shook his head slowly, "No, you are mistaken." He paused before continuing, "I came specifically to deliver a gift."

"Is that so." Mu Lin’s lips lifted into a smirk, "Your ’gift’ is certainly unique." Memorable, indeed!

"Then that’s excellent." Pleased by Mu Lin’s words, his satisfaction showed openly, "It seems I have already completed half the task someone entrusted to me."

Jing Chen pursed his lips, not liking the idea of his wife being coveted by someone else at all.

He asked coldly, "And the other half is what?" He was curious to see what kind of gift that man wanted to present to his wife!

Chi Xie reached behind him, and Ying Sun’s men tensed immediately, but the Next moment, what he pulled from behind turned out to be a small bottle; seeing the dark-colored little porcelain bottle, however, Mu Lin’s complexion changed on the spot.

Jing Tian, who watched attentively from the vehicle, found the unfolding scene quite intriguing; he sensed there was a fascinating story to be unearthed here.

"Where did you get that from?" His voice was chilling to the bone, almost gritting his teeth, Jing Chen had never seen Mu Lin like this.

"What is it?" he asked with slight concern.

"That bottle, it once belonged to my Master." Or more precisely, it was something Mu Jue and Mu Lin had requested for casual moments to help with researching the antidote, but they certainly didn’t expect it to end up in someone else’s hands.

The contents of the dark porcelain bottle were none other than Hades—the toxin that even Mu Lin had been unable to formulate an antidote for.

Her suspicions were confirmed; Hades was indeed in his possession!

"What exactly do you want to do?" Or perhaps I should be asking, what does that person really want to do! Did he come here today just to threaten her? That’s rather boring.

However, the next moment, the other party tossed the bottle in his hand towards Mu Lin. Mu Lin, surprised, stretched out her hand to catch it, only to hear the other party continue, "This is the ultimate reason I appeared here today. Chi Xie looked at Mu Lin, "Although I don’t know what grievances or grudges you have with that person, as someone who once owed him a favor, I had no choice in this mission; coincidentally, I also wanted to come and see..." His gaze shifted towards Jing Chen, then down towards his unscathed leg, and with a smirk, "But it seems like you’re doing much better than me."

At least when he looked at Jing Chen’s leg just now, there were no lasting effects, "It really does make one feel somewhat unwilling to accept it!" This was his inner thought, but! "Jing Chen, let’s end things here this time. I believe you don’t want your brothers to suffer any more casualties either." They didn’t have any feud between them, and it had been fair previously; to tell the truth, Chi Xie did not wish to face off against Jing Chen, especially since he didn’t want to spend close to another year lying in bed.

Six years had passed, and the man before him had become more dangerous.

After a slight pause and seeing no reaction from Jing Chen, he continued, "Although your forces outnumber mine several times over, I believe you are aware of my methods and abilities. In the worst case, it will be a fight to the death." After all, his life had been picked up once before; although it would be a pity to throw it away, if it really came to that, he would make sure to take several others down with him.

Jing Chen did not speak, as if in contemplation. However, the next moment, Mu Lin suddenly laughed, looking at the other person, "I am wondering, did that person you mentioned before you came here tell you about my identity; or to put it another way, have you investigated it?"

"What do you mean?" Chi Xie frowned, a sense of unease overtaking him.

"It means that if you did investigate, you really shouldn’t be standing so close to me; because..." Her beautiful red lips curled into a mocking smile, "it can be deadly."

No sooner had Mu Lin finished speaking than the other person stumbled instantaneously, causing those hiding in the shadows to grow uneasy. Chi Xie quickly gestured for his companion not to move, "What have you done?" he asked, surprised, looking towards Mu Lin.

"Poisoned you." Mu Lin looked at him with an expression that seemed to say ’Are you an idiot?’ "If you had read my file, then you definitely would know that I just happened to have a little nickname—Poison Doctor, although it’s been a long time since I last used it; however, I think everyone should know my forte in this world is poisoning!" After all, the reputation of the Poison Doctor was not unearned.

Looking at the not-so-good complexion of the person in front of her, Mu Lin smiled brilliantly, "How does it feel?"

Supporting himself, Chi Xie admitted, "It’s really not too bad; I think I can understand now why that person—fell in love with you."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than gunshots rang out at his feet, and Chi Xie looked up into a pair of utterly emotionless eyes.

However, upon hearing his words, Mu Lin laughed out loud, "Should I say that I am honored?" Notably, "He specifically had you bring me an empty bottle this time, which is quite interesting."

Nevertheless, Mu Lin thought she understood that man’s intention; Mi Zheng, a man whose mere presence made her prepare her defenses involuntarily.

Was he intending to get serious with her this time? Hehehe... She had been impatiently awaiting this.

Hades was in Mi Zheng’s possession, but Mu Lin did not know for whom he intended to use it—whether for her or someone close to her.

It looked like she would have to be careful; even though she had the antidote for Hades.

That man’s overt action of sending the bottle back to her surely meant his goals were not that simple.

As for falling in love with her, as mentioned by Chi Xie! Mu Lin laughed it off, not taking it seriously, and could even say she didn’t take it to heart; in this world, that man probably only loved himself, and his interest in her, from the beginning, Mu Lin knew it was just mere curiosity; love—was a word he probably understood even less than she did.

But while Mu Lin thought this way, Jing Chen did not; men have their own intuition! He reached out and drew Mu Lin to his side, his gaze chilly as he addressed the person before him, "Go back and tell that person we have received his gift, and as for those long-standing inappropriate thoughts of his, it would be better for him to get rid of them sooner rather than later; otherwise, I wouldn’t mind dealing with it personally!"

Hearing Jing Chen’s words, Chi Xie subconsciously let out a sigh of relief; it seemed they were going to let them go this time.

He had been careless, focusing solely on Jing Chen’s abilities, but had forgotten Mu Lin’s identity—if they really had decided to harm them, then their group would likely lose their lives.

In today’s China, it truly was a forbidden area for mercenaries; this time, he really experienced it for himself.

It looked like the desires of that certain person would probably never be fulfilled in this lifetime.

In the end, after taking one last look at Mu Lin, he had thought about asking her for the antidote, but given her demeanor, it seemed unlikely.

He decided to leave for now and go look for that person; if it really came down to it, he could return to this ’kitten’ later.

Tsk tsk tsk... But this time, he really had lost both his wife and his soldiers!