Arc 3 – Chapter 177, Vicious Princess Wants to Reverse Fate (71)

The once glorious Shangguan family. If it wasn't for the backstabbing of some people, the Shangguan family's position in the world would not have been reduced to a floating weed pushed by the winds of change.

But at that time, they were being relentlessly pursued, unable to get away to search for their family. By the time they managed to shake off their pursuers, the Valley of Divine Physicians had been destroyed by Princess Zhou Min…

This made the elderly people who once had hope almost storm into the palace to kill the so-called princess!

The two elders recalled the past, their eyes filled with incurable pain and reverence for the Shangguan family.

"Give the item to the girl! Let her deliver it to the young master," the old woman suggested.

But the old man shook his head in refusal, "No, we have to deliver it to the young master ourselves!"

"Why?" the old woman asked, "You still don't trust this girl, do you?"

"No, the death of the old master, I am to blame. If I hadn't been so gullible…" The old man choked up, unable to finish his sentence. He quickly composed himself, "The master, on his deathbed, took my hand and asked me to deliver the letter to the young master personally. It was his final request. I want to fulfil my promise to him; it's the only reason I've clung to life."

Perhaps out of fear of being betrayed by someone he once trusted, even though he knew Zhou Min and Shangguan Qi had an unusual relationship, he dared not take the risk.

"I understand. Where are we heading next?" the old woman asked, understanding the pain her husband was going through. He was hurting from the knife in the back by a loved one and from guilt towards the old master. He hoped to earn the young master's forgiveness.

"We're heading north to the Zhou Kingdom, to the main hall of the Shura Palace!" The old man laughed. The day after they rescued Zhou Min, he found a secret message from the Shangguan family mixed in the code of the Shura Palace. As an old member of the Shangguan family, how could he not recognise the code he and his former partners created?

So, he guessed, in the Shura Palace, there was someone he was looking for. He wanted to go to the Shura Palace!

The Valley of Divine Physicians was gone; now, the only way to find the young master is through the Shura Palace!

Originally, he wanted to leave when he discovered the code, but he decided to stay for a while due to Zhou Min.

"You know where the young master is? In that case…" The old man knew what his wife wanted to say but still shook his head in refusal, "Although our destination might be the same, it's too dangerous to follow us!"

"I see, it's getting late. I'll go heat the porridge and prepare dinner," the old woman left with a hint of disappointment. The old man watched his wife's departing figure with a sigh.

In the Shura Palace branch in the city of Yuan at night.

"He's still there!?" Mu Yan, dressed in a green robe, stood at the entrance of the Shura Palace branch and asked the guard.

"Yes, the master is still in the valley!" A subordinate in a purple robe with a cold face replied monotonously.

Mu Yan frowned slightly and headed towards the valley. He saw a man standing proudly on the edge of the valley in a vibrant red cloak with a white fur collar and a girl in a pink dress standing by his side, looking at the man ten steps away from her with a lovesick expression.

It had been over half a month, and how well Zhou Min had cared for Shangguan Qi was astonishing. The doctors of the Shura Palace main hall may not have been as skilled as Shangguan Qi, but they were among the top healers in the world. But when Shangguan Qi was returned to the Shura Palace, the main hall's doctors were already waiting at the branch.

But his face turned peculiar when Doctor Sima took Shangguan Qi's pulse.

He even exclaimed in disbelief. It was only later that they found out that aside from a wound on Shangguan Qi's shoulder, his internal injuries and the deadly poison from his childhood had begun to heal.

The stubborn disease from his childhood, even Shangguan Qi himself couldn't concoct cure himself was vanishing. According to Doctor Sima, as long as he was properly taken care of from now on, completely rid his body of the remaining poison was only a matter of time.

But Mu Yan remembered the day he caught Shangguan Qi, his white clothes soaked in blood, the heavy smell of blood. He had always thought that Shangguan Qi was severely injured. But the reality was quite the opposite. And today, he received a message from the Shura Palace main hall that all the people from the Valley of Divine Physicians had been brought back to the Shura Palace.

They had been properly settled.

So, the blood was from her, Zhou Min, the infamous woman who only gave one command to Shangguan Qi after he woke up.

He could never forget the look on Shangguan Qi's face when he discovered the truth about Zhou Min falling into the valley. His pale face and those cold and deep eyes were no longer the indifferent and calm they used to be but sharp and as deep as the sea.

His bloodless lips, yet spewing the madness of the person involved.

Search! Even if it meant digging three feet into the ground or filling up the valley, she must be found!

From that moment, the people of the Shura Palace started searching day and night in the valley for a woman who might have already perished.

Mu Yan walked up to Shangguan Qi, still dressed in white under his cloak. Clouds obscured the full moon in the sky, and the forest on the other side was too dark to see. All that could be heard was the howling wind and the rushing river.

Turning his head, he saw Shangguan Qi looking calmly at the many masters from the Shura Palace who were holding torches in the valley below. They were all famous people in the martial arts world, but at this moment, they were willingly soaking in the river daily for Shangguan Qi.

"Shangguan, enough!" Mu Yan's voice was filled with helplessness and a coldness that bordered on ruthlessness like he was scolding a naughty child.

Mu Yan clearly understood that beneath Shangguan Qi's calm exterior was a surging tide of suppressed madness.