The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 465 - 0467: Disabled Legs

Chapter 465: Chapter 0467: Disabled Legs

Mu Qing glared at him with a touch of annoyance, "Stretch out your hand."

Chu Ge stepped forward and sat down next to her, maintaining the distance of a seat’s width, and extended his wrist towards her.

He had not noticed before, but now upon closer inspection at proximity, it became clear that trace signs of aging had indeed left their mark on Mu Qing’s face.

Crow’s feet had begun to appear at the corners of her eyes. However, for her age, these wrinkles were faint and compared to others of her age, she looked well maintained.

A cool sensation came from the wrist, and Mu Qing placed three fingers on her pulse, teasingly saying, "I’ve heard you can also take pulses and perform acupuncture; how come you haven’t diagnosed yourself?"

Chu Ge was at a loss for words. Although he could diagnose himself with pulse reading and acupuncture, it only worked when he had his martial arts, and the effects were especially significant when paired with the True Qi within his body. Besides, even if he could perform acupuncture on himself, the needles had to be placed on his back, which he couldn’t do alone.

Chu Ge gave her a somewhat speechless glance, remaining silent.

Mu Qing, fully focused, continued to take Chu Ge’s pulse, but the more she did, the stranger his internal condition seemed.

After a while, Mu Qing switched to his other hand to take the pulse, and the result was identical to the last.

Seeing her expression, Chu Ge understood clearly that even she could not diagnose the exact nature of the poison.

Chu Ge had also attempted to diagnose himself and had a measure of confidence in his Medical Skill. However, since he could not figure it out himself, he really shouldn’t have held out hope.

Mu Qing, seeing the look of disappointment on Chu Ge’s face, retracted her hand somewhat awkwardly and sighed gently, "Alas, it all comes down to my Medical Skill not being exquisite enough; I simply can’t diagnose what kind of poison this is."

Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "You can’t be blamed for this. I know this poison is somewhat special; even I haven’t figured out what it is yet."

Mu Qing heaved a sigh, sitting there, seemingly lost in thought.

The atmosphere fell into a brief awkwardness. Chu Ge cleared his throat, stood up, moved to sit opposite her, and pointed at her feet, asking, "What happened to your feet?"

Mu Qing glanced down at her feet, which were wrapped up like zongzi, and her lips curled into a self-mocking smile, "It turns out I have something in common with Mr. Chu. You’ve been poisoned, while I’ve been cursed with a Gu."

Chu Ge was momentarily startled. Cursed with a Gu?

"Your feet are affected by this Gu?" he asked.

Mu Qing nodded affirmatively, "Yes, the Gu consumes human essence, drinks human Essence Blood, starting from the feet, it gradually causes ulceration moving upwards. When the ulceration spreads all over the body rendering it unrecognizable, that’s when the Gu is fully grown."

A Sect came to mind for Chu Ge, a Sect known specifically for using humans to nurture Gu.

"You’re not referring to the Black Witch Sect, are you?" Chu Ge inquired.

Mu Qing looked up at him in surprise.

From her eyes, Chu Ge already knew it was indeed the work of the Black Witch Sect.

"In order to obtain this secret manual, they resorted to poisoning me."

Mu Qing’s lips curled with a hint of bitterness, "Because of this secret manual, my once harmonious family has become utterly tumultuous, which is why I’ve decided to sell this manual through an auction."

Chu Ge still didn’t understand, "The Black Witch Sect has tried every means to get this secret manual, why are you giving them a clear path?"

If she insisted on not handing over the manual, the Black Witch Sect would have no way to compel her, but as soon as it was publicly put up for grabs, granting the Black Witch Sect an openly legitimate opportunity to snatch it, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

Mu Qing laughed, she knew all too well that this was a last resort, which is why she used a special method to judge. She had assessed the strengths of the various Sects; although there hadn’t been much news about the Black Witch Sect in the world of martial arts in recent years, their financial power remained formidable. Currently among the Sects competing in the auction, only Tang Sect and Huayue Sect could be considered on par with them.

As for her familiarity with Chu Ge, it was also strictly limited to that one battle between Chu Ge and Elder Gui; as for his financial resources, she really couldn’t find out.

"I also know this isn’t a wise choice, but I have my own considerations. Among those eight rooms, there is one room with my own person inside, tasked with the goal of stepping forward in case the Black Witch Sect ends up being the choice."

Chu Ge’s eyes narrowed slightly as he quickly grasped the meaning of her words, "Are you suggesting cheating?"

Mu Qing smiled and then shook her head, "It’s not really that straightforward; what I’m doing is aimed solely at the Black Witch Sect. If the bid is won by your side, the secret manual will naturally fall into your hands."

Chu Ge’s lips curled up with a faint smile, yet the smile did not reach his eyes.

"So, how did the auction turn out?" Chu Ge became serious. To tell the truth, he really looked down on this kind of so-called fair competition.

But now in this dog-eat-dog country, if you don’t play some tricks, you’ll be eaten alive.

Mu Qing cast a faint glance at him, then picked up a delicate box from aside and placed it on the coffee table in front.

She gently tapped the box with her hand, smiling, "The secret manual is here, but I have one condition."

"What condition?"

Mu Qing lifted her hand to brush back a lock of hair, looking down at her legs, "The rule I set for myself was that no matter how much the buyer pays for this manual, they must unconditionally agree to cure my legs."

Mu Qing looked up at Chu Ge with a trace of contemplation in her eyes, "However, there has been a complication now, I didn’t anticipate that the person who would win the auction would be an ordinary person."

"..."

"I know what you want to say, you want to tell me you’re just an ordinary person for now, but once you recover your martial arts, you’ll still be an Ancient Martial Artist. I also believe that you will successfully detoxify because martial arts are something very precious to an Ancient Martial Artist."

Mu Qing sighed softly, "Although I don’t know what poison is in Mr. Chu’s body, I want to try, to use the Mu Family’s ancestral secret formula on Mr. Chu, if Mr. Chu would dare to agree?"

Chu Ge raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You mean we treat each other?"

"Correct! I’ll first use the ancestral secret formula to help you regain your martial arts, then after you’ve recovered, you help me cure my legs."

Mu Qing paused, then added, "I have heard that in Su City, Mr. Tang’s legs were cured by you."

Chu Ge knew that Mu Qing would have done her research before auctioning off the manual, but he didn’t expect her to investigate so thoroughly, or perhaps it was because her own legs were also disabled, which is why she deliberately looked into it.

Chu Ge didn’t ponder too deeply on this matter and nodded at Mu Qing.

"That’s a given."