The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 348 - 352: Becoming a Demon (14)

Chapter 348: Chapter 352: Becoming a Demon (14)

The storm within the Mu Family had not subsided.

In the Jinxiu Pavilion where the Old Madam resided, the sound of her cane hitting the ground was strikingly clear.

"Kneel down...."

Mrs. Mu’s legs rigidly knelt on the hard ground.

Being punished by the Old Madam in front of the aunts and bastards, as well as the servants from various courtyards, Mrs. Mu felt as though she had lost all face.

The Old Madam was not prepared to give Mrs. Mu any leeway.

With such an action, her authority in the Mu Residence greatly diminished. How could she command respect?

The aunts were covering their mouths, snickering and taking pleasure in her misfortune.

The only male present, Mu Xiu’er’s bastard brother, also slightly curled his lips.

Mrs. Mu was filled with resentment, but with the Old Madam’s imposing pressure, she could only contain her rage.

"How audacious, who allowed you to take it upon yourself to break off the marriage with the Chu Family?"

Indignant, Mrs. Mu retorted, "Mother, you know the reason for Xiu’er’s frailty; it’s because Chu Xiao has been involved with a demon. Do you really have the heart to watch Xiu’er walk into the jaws of a tiger?"

"Nonsense, by doing this, have you never considered Mu Chao’s future?"

"The marriage contract with the Chu Family was decided when Old Master was still alive. Now that it is annulled, those who don’t know the truth will only say that our Mu Family looks down upon the weakened Chu Family... How will Mu Chao face the outside world in the future?"

Mrs. Mu defiantly looked up at the Old Madam, "What do I have to do with Mu Chao’s future? Xiu’er is my only child...."

"You, you, you...." The Old Madam was so angered by her daughter-in-law’s words that she couldn’t stand it, raising her cane to strike at Mrs. Mu’s head.

Mu Chao’s eyes also revealed a look of resentment.

"Grandmother, you mustn’t..." Just as the cane was about to hit Mrs. Mu, a frail figure stepped directly in front of her.

"Xiu’er..." Mrs. Mu cried out in despair.

The response was Mu Xiu’er coughing up mouthfuls of fresh blood.

Everyone present was stunned, not expecting such an outcome.

The Old Madam’s lips trembled as she stuttered, "I, I.... Xiu’er, you...."

"Summon the doctor, call the doctor quickly..." Mrs. Mu, holding her daughter in extreme distress, glared at the Old Madam with eyes sharp as knives, "Mother, you better pray that Xiu’er is alright, otherwise... none of us shall live."

As Old Master Mu hurried to the scene, he was startled by his wife’s eyeing him menacingly. He steadied his nerves and called softly, "Madam... Mother surely didn’t do it on purpose...."

Under the menacing gaze of his wife, Old Master Mu struggled to say, "What matters most now is whether Xiu’er is all right... I have already sent someone to fetch Doctor Lang from the city."

Mu Xiu’er didn’t even glance at her concerned father. Her gradually dimming gaze was fixed on her mother.

"Mother, I don’t want to stay here anymore. I want to go back to Grandfather’s house... with you...."

Old Master Mu never expected to hear such words from his daughter. His eyes widened with anger, wanted to reprimand Mu Xiu’er. But after seeing her pathetic state, the words died in his throat. He could only beseech his wife with his eyes.

Mrs. Mu ignored the signals from Old Master Mu completely. At this moment, only her daughter mattered to her.

"Blame me, it’s all my fault... If only I had made a decision sooner...."

Then, in the gaze of Old Master Mu, torn with agony, she said, "Alright, we mother and daughter will return to our own home."

Then she turned her head to Old Master Mu and said, "We will divorce."

"I do not agree...."

"How dare you...."

Old Master Mu and Old Madam shouted simultaneously.

Mrs. Mu’s face was grim as she said, "If you don’t want rumors spreading tomorrow that the Old Lady of Mu Residence is unkind, having injured her own granddaughter grievously, you had better give me the divorce papers now."

"Moreover, haven’t you always valued Mu Chao’s future the most? Our mother and daughter leaving will just free up a position for him..."

Old Master Mu shook his head in agony, "Madam, are you truly so heartless?"

"Give it to her," Old Madam’s face was ashen, her cane striking the ground heavily, "If you still acknowledge me as your mother, then give it to her...I want to see how they will live without the support of the Mu Family."

Seeing that her son still seemed hesitant, Old Madam panted heavily and said, "Are you trying to anger me to death..."

Mu Chao also weakly interjected, "Father, the doctor said not to let grandmother get agitated."

Mrs. Mu, holding the divorce papers, seemed like she was crying and laughing at the same time.

"Qing’er, if you ever regret this, come back to me anytime; the position of Madam of the Mu Family is always yours."

Old Master Mu’s words made all the aunts present red with jealousy.

Mrs. Mu sneered and tugged at the corner of her mouth, "I’m afraid that as soon as I walk out, my cousin will take over the position of Madam."

With that, she stopped entangling herself with this family and quickly left with Mu Xiu’er.

Once they had passed through the gates of the Mu Residence, Mrs. Mu, with her daughter, hurried to the city’s most famous clinic, but at the crossroads, she took a turn.

Inside the carriage, the look of anxiety on Mrs. Mu’s face was replaced by indifference.

"What exactly is going on?"

As it turned out, while still at the Mu Family home, Mrs. Mu had realized that her daughter’s injuries were not as severe as they had appeared.

But she played along with her daughter’s intentions.

Without this act, she would never have been able to decide to cut ties with the Mu Family completely.

Mu Xiu’er turned over and sat up, her eyes sparkling, "We’ll understand once we meet my master."

Mrs. Mu was so angry that she was oblivious until she suddenly realized that her daughter, seated before her, had a rosy complexion and a clear voice, showing no sign of frailty.

She excitedly covered her mouth and whispered softly, "You, you...your health, is it restored?"

Mu Xiu’er’s eyes shone brilliantly, clear as after a rain, the gloom of previous days gone, as she nodded heavily, "My master healed me."

The carriage left the city and sped all the way to the foot of Lian Mountain.

The few who had followed from the Mu Family found a mist rising before their eyes before they could reach Lian Mountain, and when they opened their eyes, the carriage in front had vanished without a trace.

At the foot of Lian Mountain, there sat a beautifully repaired small cottage.

Su Li was sitting leisurely outside at a small wooden table, brewing tea.

When Mu Xiu’er arrived with her mother, they saw a beautiful woman waving at them.

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Five days later, a rumor suddenly spread among the citizens of the city.

It was said that an immortal roamed Lian Mountain, with disciples healing the sick at the foot of the mountain to accumulate merit for their master.

Many citizens were skeptical, with the curious seeking them out to see for themselves.

Those who returned afterwards wrote extensively about it, saying: many patients deemed incurable by various clinics in the city were miraculously saved by the immortal’s disciple.

Furthermore, the true identity of that immortal’s disciple was none other than the daughter of the Mu Family.

As the matter escalated and the number of healed increased, the tale even reached the ears of the Holy Emperor.

The Taoists of Ziwei Temple also received the news.