Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1056 - 708: Accident (Part 2)

Chapter 1056: Chapter 708: Accident (Part 2)

Night, deep and silent as the calm before a storm, brewed fear and unease.

While everyone was fast asleep, an urgent ring of the telephone—at that moment—pierced through the silence.

Startled awake!

In the Jing household, lights in the rooms of Old Master Jing and Mu Lin Jing Chen suddenly flared to life, and naturally, Song Qi’s as well.

"Something has happened." There was certainty in that statement.

Mu Lin looked at Jing Chen and asked, "What’s happened?" His brows furrowed tight; could those people have made their move so soon?

"This time, it’s the Old Master Xue who’s in trouble!" Jing Chen quickly got out of bed to dress. "Linlin, we must rush to the Xue family immediately, I believe they’ll be in dire need of you." Old Master Xue had been seriously injured.

Mu Lin nodded, and in no time, they were both dressed and hurrying downstairs; of course, Mu Lin’s dining companions were absolutely indispensable.

"Xiaochen, Linlin." At that moment, Old Master Jing also emerged from his room. Seeing Mu Lin and Jing Chen, he, supported by Song Qi, quickly approached, his steps unsteady with urgency.

"I just received a call from the Xue family... Did you receive it too?" The concern in his eyes was evident.

Jing Chen nodded. "The call just now was from the higher-ups." But they were referring to the same incident.

Old Master Jing: "Then I’ll come with you!" His eyes concealed a brewing storm.

He couldn’t rest easy about that old fellow.

Although Old Masters Jing and Xue often argued, the life-and-death bond between the two old comrades wasn’t something outsiders could intervene in! Now that Old Master Xue was in a life-or-death situation, how could he stay put and be at peace?

He wouldn’t be able to calm his mind without seeing for himself that the other was alright.

But! Song Qi was somewhat worried, "Old Master, it’s too dangerous." It was already past one in the morning, and going out at this time could draw the attention of assassins, especially since Old Master Xue had just been attacked. Who knew if Old Master Jing would be their next target?

"If they really intend to come after me, then it would be just as pointless for me to stay here," Old Master Jing was resolute, his gaze turning to Jing Chen.

Mu Lin looked at Jing Chen, and Jing Chen, after considering Old Master Jing, nodded. "Then let’s go together." It was only about a ten-minute walk between the Jing and Xue families. They would bring more people, and with him and Linlin there, if those people dared to make a move, they could take the opportunity to avenge Old Master Xue.

Afterward, Song Qi took several guards along with the hidden protectors, and the group swiftly set out for the Xue family.

A ten-minute walk, they covered in less than five minutes.

They couldn’t believe that the assailants had acted so soon after they had just discussed the matter during the day.

And the first target they chose was Old Master Xue!

But why Old Master Xue first? Mu Lin knew those people would target Old Master Xue but didn’t think it would be so soon!

When the group arrived at the Xue family, the place was already ablaze with lights, the interior in complete chaos; after all, Old Master Xue was their pillar! With the pillar fallen, chaos was inevitable.

Mu Lin’s group swiftly entered the Xue household.

Just as they stepped through the Main Gate, a man whom Mu Lin had no memory of saw her and rushed towards her as if she were his savior. He didn’t even have time to greet Old Master Jing. "Divine Doctor Mu, I beg you, come and see my father, please," he implored, fear and pleading in his eyes.

He was truly at his wit’s end.

He had just come down to see if Mu Lin and the others had arrived when, to his surprise, Mu Lin got there so swiftly!

Mu Lin nodded, "Lead the way, quickly." At this moment, nothing here concerned her, except, probably, saving a life.

The man immediately turned and ran towards the upstairs, and Mu Lin followed quickly. Old Master Jing was helped along by Song Qi, trailing behind, while Jing Chen stayed back to inquire, understand, and handle the situation on the ground.

Before he even entered the door, Mu Lin had already smelled a strong stench of blood, his delicate eyebrows tightly knit together; it seemed that the Xue family’s elder truly had sustained a serious injury, or one might even say, his life was hanging by a thread.

Stepping into the room and seeing the blood-covered, pale-faced old man on the bed, Mu Lin couldn’t imagine that this was the same elder who had joyfully and fiercely argued with his grandpa earlier that day.

Life is unpredictable, and in the blink of an eye, things had already taken a turn for the worse.

Without any hesitation, Mu Lin strode to the bedside; upon seeing Mu Lin and the person who came with him, those originally gathered around immediately stepped aside.

Standing at the bed at the time was probably a family doctor, wearing a white lab coat, his face showing nothing but defeat, with no other expression but shaking his head and looking helpless.

This family doctor was likely a live-in resident at the Xue family’s, otherwise he wouldn’t have arrived so quickly, and when he heard the words "Divine Doctor Mu Lin", he immediately turned his head to look at Mu Lin, who paid him no attention.

The doctor quickly said, "Divine Doctor Mu, the elder has a wound that has reached the main artery, please help him stop the bleeding." He had tried his best for a long time, but without sufficient equipment, he was unable to completely stop the bleeding; he could only roughly control it, and then wait.

When he heard that the Xue family had gone to ask for Mu Lin, he truly also breathed a sigh of relief.

Based on his own judgement, the probability of him saving the elder’s life was zero! But if it was Mu Lin, as long as he could hold the elder out for a while longer, perhaps there would still be a chance once Mu Lin arrived.

Mu Lin did not heed him and took two steps forward, opening the elder’s mouth and casually placing a blood-red pill inside. He gently propped up his chin, saw that it was swallowed, then turned to lay out the contents of his bag on the table.

Silver needles, alcohol, and a few other small items.

He sterilized the silver needles over a flame and then used them to stop the bleeding, a task that would be hectic in others’ hands. But in Mu Lin’s, it was nothing but a moment’s work, and at least, the bleeding had halted; seeing this, the people of the Xue family collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

He truly lived up to his reputation as the legendary Divine Doctor Mu! He was not someone that just any ordinary individual could compare to.

Whether it was psychological or not, they all felt that just with that action, some color seemed to return to the elder’s face, however faint. It seemed their elder could still be saved.

Of course, Mu Lin did not have the time to care what others thought at that moment, only reaching out to check the pulse, his delicate brows even more tightly furrowed.

"Divine Doctor Mu, how is my father?" The man who had brought Mu Lin up asked. Mu Lin turned to look at him, his gaze sweeping over the crowd that surrounded them, his stern eyebrows tightly knit, "Here, are you the one in charge?"

The man nodded, although he did not know why Mu Lin was asking this, but as the legitimate eldest son of the Xue family, with the elder unconscious, indeed all responsibilities had fallen upon his shoulders.

Seeing his nod, Mu Lin continued, "In that case, I’m going to trouble you to have all these people who are standing here blocking the way to go out." The buzzing was giving her an earache, affecting her treatment.

But really! There are fools everywhere, and it seems the Xue family, a grand household, is no exception.

"Father is in this state, what right do you have to tell us to leave?" A woman spoke, her gaze full of suspicion as she looked at Mu Lin; regardless, she would not leave. She wanted to be there next to her father, so the first thing he would see when he opened his eyes was how filial she was.

Upon hearing this, Mu Lin’s eyes coldly swept over the woman, "Simply because at this very moment, I am the doctor, and if you want the elder to live... The main gate is there. I’m giving you three seconds to get the hell out!"

Mu Lin’s words were not pleasant, but in such a small room surrounded by more than ten people, the air was already stuffy. Did they want to suffocate the elder? These people probably all had holes in their brains.

This was Mu Lin’s first impression of the people in front of him.

The woman wanted to speak again, but at the next moment, she was glared into silence by the Xue family’s eldest young master, and everyone thereafter slowly started to file out of the room.

Although they resented Mu Lin, there was no choice. At this time, there were very few who dared to contradict her words; Mu Lin was not to be offended.

With the people gone, Grandpa Jing finally arrived, the Xue family’s eldest young master followed him back into the room, looking at Mu Lin who had already started treatment, and asked, "Divine Doctor Mu, may I stay?" He was genuinely worried.

Mu Lin turned to glance at the now empty room behind her, nodded without a word, and the Xue family’s eldest young master involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.

The insolent words of that woman just now had truly frightened him a bit. After all, Mu Lin’s temper was now a well-known fact throughout the vast B City.

He knew that woman was brainless, but he hadn’t expected her to be without a brain even in this situation!

Fortunately, it seemed Mu Lin wasn’t angry.