Chapter Seventeen: The Beauty Embryo

  When Meng Xuan pushed open the door, he saw a surprised expression on Shuigeyue's face and others.

  Only then did he realize that he had spent three days refining the ball of sick energy. During these three days, many things happened in Qingqiu Ridge. The Black Wood Mountain sent a large number of demon soldiers and generals to try to break through Qingqiu Ridge by force. However, they clearly didn't expect that Leng Lingyu, the great sword master from Sifang City, was visiting Qingqiu Ridge at the time, which meant they had kicked an iron plate.

  The fully prepared wolf demon suffered heavy casualties under Master Cold's sword and fled in disarray, without gaining any advantage.

  "Haha, Brother Meng, your medical skills are truly unmatched! I must drink with you to celebrate..."

  Leng Daishi burst out laughing and looked at Meng Xuan with eyes full of admiration.

  Shuǐ Yuè's eyes were still slightly moist, and she forced a smile: "Not bad, Meng Gongzi please sit down for a moment. Shuiyue will prepare some light wine to properly toast Meng Gongzi with a few cups...and there are also several small gifts that Meng Gongzi must accept..."

  Meng Xuan was taken aback and smiled: "Your Ladyship is being polite, didn't we say before that I, Meng, don't charge for treating illnesses?"

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng stuttered and said: "But... but Mèng Gōngzǐ you..."

  Meng Xuan smiled and said: "With good wine, let's drink a few cups, that's enough as compensation!"

  The Water Moon Goddess had no choice but to go prepare wine first.

  "Big brother, Qingmu wants to sit with you..."

  The little fox girl Qingmu beside him looked up at Meng Xuan and said, her skin was even more crystal clear, but her eyes were a bit red.

  Leng Daoshi sighed and said: "This little girl actually knows how to repay kindness, for the past three days, she has been guarding outside the house without leaving an inch!"

  "Okay, you can sit next to me, but after dinner, you have to take a good rest!"

  Meng Xuan smiled and said a word, then took Qingmu's hand with Leng Daishi and walked towards the hall.

  That night they drank freely and naturally had a very enjoyable time.

  However, after three rounds of drinks, Qingmu still lingered by Meng Xuan's side and refused to leave. Meng Xuan tried to decline, but eventually smiled and agreed. Just then, he glanced at Qingmu and suddenly changed his expression.

  "Qingmu, don't disturb Meng Gongzi, go back to your room and rest..."

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng thought Mèng Xuān was angry and hastily scolded Qīng Mù.

  "Unprotected..."

  Meng Xuan waved his hand to stop him, and then looked at Qingmu's eyebrows carefully, the more he looked, the more serious his face became.

  "What's wrong?"

  Leng Daishi also noticed Meng Xuan's unusual expression.

  "Haven't you noticed that the evil aura between her eyebrows hasn't completely dissipated yet?"

  Meng Xuan's face turned slightly pale as he stared at Qingmu and said.

  "There... are some, but we thought it was because Qingmu had just recovered from a serious illness, so..."

  The water moon daughter's heart also tightened, and she said nervously.

  Meng Xuan shook his head and said, "After I treated her illness, she was recovering from a serious illness, and it's normal for her body to be weak, but there's no reason why she should still have a lingering evil spirit. This can only explain one thing: the evil spirit wasn't completely eliminated!"

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng and Lěng Dà Shī heard this, their faces suddenly changed greatly.

  "Qingwu, have you felt a bit chilly in your body these past few days?" Meng Xuan asked carefully.

  The fox girl, Qingmu, nodded and said: "I used to have a cold air lingering in my lower abdomen, sometimes I felt frozen stiff. After big brother treated me, that cool air disappeared at first, but later it appeared again, although much better than before... Before it was like winter snow, the whole world was cold, now it's like summer plum soup, clear and refreshing, quite comfortable..."

  "This... how can this be good..."

  Mizuki's expression changed, and she naturally heard it too. Although Aoki's illness had alleviated a lot compared to before, the root of the disease was still there, and it was feared that it would develop to its previous extent in the future.

  Meng Xuan furrowed his brow and carefully examined Qingmu for a while. After a long time, he let out a sigh.

  "I roughly understand now, Qingmu's illness is congenital, and it's likely that she had it since she was in her mother's womb. The entanglement with her is really too deep. At the time, although I extracted a large amount of sick energy from her body, there was still a thread of sick energy left inside her. Unfortunately, this sick energy can intensify as she cultivates. In these three days, although she hasn't been cultivating properly, Qingqiu Ridge is a place with abundant spiritual energy. The spiritual energy has been entering her body at all times, and the sick energy has also been absorbing the spiritual energy, growing stronger once again..."

  "If I'm right, in less than a year or at most three years, Qingmu's illness will progress to its previous state..."

  After hearing Meng Xuan's words, Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng's face changed instantly, her lips trembling lightly, but she didn't know what to say.

  She clearly saw that Meng Xuan almost died from treating Qingmu's illness once, and it was hard for him to get through it. How could she have the nerve to ask Meng Xuan to suffer again?

  It seems that Meng Xuan had seen through her worries, and smiled, saying: "Your Majesty need not worry, the large amount of evil energy in Qing Mu has already been removed by me. What remains now is just some residual energy, which can be easily removed with a wave of my hand, and poses no threat to me. What I am considering now is how to completely eradicate it for Qing Mu, because that strand of evil energy is different from the kind caused by external factors, but rather something she was born with!"

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng let out a sigh of relief and hastily asked: "Does Meng Gongzi have any good ideas?"

  Meng Xuan Dao said, "We can only try it first! This Qing Hill Ridge cannot stay for the time being. The spiritual roots are gathered here, and the spiritual energy is too strong. It's great for cultivation, but now that the green wood disease has not been eliminated, staying here will only make the disease stronger. Let her follow me to live in Sì Xiàng City for a while, every seven days, I'll pull out the disease energy for her once, at most seven times, and I'm sure the disease root won't be left behind!"

  "Thanks a lot, Master Meng..."

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng listened to Mèng Xuān's words, and only then did she slightly put down her guard, feeling moved in her heart, and surprisingly knelt down to kowtow.

  Meng Xuan hastily stopped her and laughed: "Your Highness is too polite, don't worry that I'll kidnap the child and make a run for it!"

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng was amused by him and laughed: "Qīng Mù can serve as a servant girl beside the young master, that's her good fortune!"

  After finishing the wine, Meng Xuan was about to take Qingmu back to Siling City. However, when he saw Qingmu's appearance, he felt a bit worried. Although Qingmu was lovely and cute, she had grown a pair of fox ears after all. If he took her back, people would definitely point at her and treat her as a monster - although she was indeed a little fox spirit, it wasn't very convenient...

  It was unexpected that when he brought up this issue, Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng actually laughed and said: "In this regard, please be assured, young master. The actual cultivation of Qingmu has already surpassed mine, and she can become indistinguishable from ordinary people long ago. It's just that she sees us all having fox ears, but she refuses to change and become different from us, so she deliberately retains these characteristics. When going to Sì Xiàng Chéng, let her transform before passing by and it will be fine!"

  Meng Xuan listened and was once again surprised by Qingmu's talent.

  Aoki looks like he's only seven or eight years old, and his mind is about that age too.

  But in fact, she has been fifteen years old from birth to now, only two years younger than Meng Xuan.

  It's just that, all things considered, she had cultivated for less than twenty years, while Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng had already cultivated for a hundred years. Yet, Qīng Mù's cultivation had surpassed that of Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng, this innate talent was truly astonishing.

  It's no wonder she got this strange illness. There is a saying that the more talented one is, the more likely they are to be envied by heaven. It's not unreasonable.

  After returning to the Meng Mansion, Old Master Meng couldn't help but be surprised by the little girl that Meng Xuan had brought back. At this time, Qingmu had completely transformed into a human form, without any of her fox-girl characteristics. Moreover, when they entered the city, Meng Xuan had deliberately made her look more ordinary, so now she didn't have the same captivating charm as before, but still looked stunning enough to take one's breath away at first glance.

  "Uncle Meng is good..."

  Xiao Qingmu timidly pulled at Meng Xuan's hem, revealing half of her head to greet Old Man Meng.

  The little girl had never left Qingqiu Ridge since she was born, and everything she saw felt very fresh and a bit scary.

  "Ah, okay, come on, Uncle will give you a red envelope..."

  Old Man Meng laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed, and he reached out to take the silver, while stuffing it into Qingmu's hand, saying: "This little girl has grown up, she must be a stunning beauty, where did you kidnap her from?"

  Meng Xuan was so shocked that he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, saying: "What nonsense are you talking about? She's my friend's younger sister, she just came over to play for a few days!"

  He pushed away Old Man Meng's hand holding out the silver and said: "Don't show off, others have more money than us!"

  What he said is quite right, Qingqiu Ridge has nothing valuable, it's really not comparable to the Meng family.

  "That's true, ordinary families can't afford to raise such a delicate child..."

  Mr. Meng sighed and asked with a smile what Qingmu wanted to eat, which directly scared Qingmu into hiding behind Meng Xuan's back, not daring to come out.

  "Hasn't anything happened at home these past few days?" Meng Xuan had no choice but to divert Old Man Meng's attention.

  "It's nothing, on the first day you left, Leng Da Shi sent someone to deliver a message. You and he are together, that's good news, we don't have anything to worry about. On the other hand, Young Master Xiao has sent over several invitations in the past few days, inviting you to dinner!"

  "Xiao Yufei?"

  Meng Xuan furrowed his brow and let out a cold laugh, thinking to himself: "I'm afraid there's no good feast!"

  That's all for today, it's not that Lao Gui is lazy or has run out of drafts, but the truth is... it's all Lao Gui's fault, I got dizzy and sent off the contract, the contract arrived today, but as a result, I found that I had forgotten to sign my name on all the contracts, so I can only re-send them again, which will delay things by another week, Lao Gui must control the word count, otherwise the new book period will pass quickly!