Capítulo 734: Chapter 718: No Pity for the Fragile and Beautiful

Wan Bai angrily strode up to Quan Jing, standing between him and Qin Liuxi, staring at her with a malicious look in her eyes.

She didn’t like this Junior Temple Master, even if she could save Quan Jing, she didn’t like her, and now hearing Qin Liuxi curse Quan Jing to a swift death, this rage surged up rapidly.

“So it’s you.” Qin Liuxi, however, was looking at the blood-tied thread of karma connecting her and Quan Jing, and snorted with laughter, saying to Quan Jing, “Why is this woman still here? I advise you to send her away immediately.”

Wan Bai’s face drastically changed: “What do you mean by that?”

Quan Jing was also somewhat astonished.

Qin Liuxi’s relationship with him was simply that of doctor and patient. For all these days, she had only focused on his ailment and took it to heart, and that was all; she never cared about who or what was beside him or would say an extra word about it.

But now, Qin Liuxi actually spoke up and asked him to send Wan Bai away.

“What do I mean? What I mean is, as long as you are still here, you will cause his death.” Qin Liuxi indifferently said.

Wan Bai shrieked: “You’re talking nonsense, how could I possibly cause his death? Since Mr. Quan got poisoned, I’ve been continuously trying to find ways to detoxify him, including right now, I haven’t stopped at all, what’s your purpose in stirring up trouble? Are you afraid I’ll steal your credit?”

Qin Liuxi looked at her as if seeing a moron, and said: “Are you naturally born to be a drama queen?”

What a mess!

“You!” Wan Bai’s face turned red with anger, and with a flip of her hand, she rubbed her fingertips.

Qin Liuxi’s eyes narrowed slightly, she stepped forward and grabbed Wan Bai’s wrist, her voice ice cold: “Are you planning to use poison on me?”

“I…” Wan Bai panicked a bit, faced with her cold eyes, suddenly drenched in cold sweat; she did not expect Qin Liuxi to react so quickly.

Quan Jing stood up, frowning as he stepped forward and said, “Miss Wan, the Junior Temple Master is currently my attending doctor, please show her respect.”

Wan Bai’s eyes reddened with grievance, and she said: “She insulted me first, I merely wanted to teach her a small lesson. It’s just some itching powder, it’s not like it can kill anyone.”

“It’s not just you who can handle poison, I can heal him, so naturally, I’ve also studied poisons. Moreover, I am a Daoist doctor with excellent medical skills, do you think using such a trick on me is wise? Did you get your brain caught in a door?” Qin Liuxi gestured in front of her eyes, reciting a spell, “You use poison on me, I use Magic on you, it’s fair. Now, experience the mortal world’s tight squeeze.”

Sympathy for the fairer sex, doesn’t exist!

She takes revenge for any grudge instantly.

Wan Bai initially thought Qin Liuxi would throw the itching powder back at her, but she mentioned using a Magic – what did she mean?

She immediately thought back to their first meeting when Qin Liuxi had cast a Silence Technique on her, rendering her speechless, and her heart immediately panicked.

Her eyes felt a sudden prick, and she hurriedly spoke out: “What magic are you using, you… ah, ghost ahhhhh!”

Wan Bai screamed as she saw a pale face with a tilted head, hanging by a white cloth strip around the neck, the tongue long and swinging like a swing under the locust tree.

As if startled by Wan Bai’s reaction, it let out a grim smile, pulled out its tongue and flung it with a whoosh.

Wan Bai: “!”

Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

Quan Jing: “?”

He looked towards the spot Wan Bai had been staring at, then at Qin Liuxi, and asked, “Junior Temple Master, what’s wrong with her?”

“Nothing much, she just saw a ghost!” Qin Liuxi said lightly, “If Mr. Quan is worried and wants to experience the same feeling, to sympathize through shared experience, I can let you see as well.”

Quan Jing stepped back and forced a smile, “No, there’s no need. You know I’m frail and really can’t handle such a shock.”

He had Quan An take Wan Bai away.

Quan An immediately summoned the guards to drag her off and asked Qin Liuxi anxiously, “Junior Temple Master, what do you mean by saying that my young master could be killed by Wan Bai?”

What a plight! Since Qin Liuxi’s arrival, she had first announced that his young master was near death, startling him to the point of nearly losing his soul. Then Wan Bai showed up, and he was told that his young master could die because of her. In less than fifteen minutes, he felt like the sky was crashing down inch by inch, right onto his head.

Now he couldn’t care less about Wan Bai’s fate; he wanted to clarify this issue first.

“I have seen the span of your life as written in the Life Book, and indeed, your time is short. I came to check on you and found that death is indeed approaching. I was quite surprised because recently, after some treatment and having consumed the Spirit Fruit, your body should naturally be in better condition than before; you shouldn’t be declining so rapidly.”

Quan Jing nodded, “Indeed, I feel my body gradually getting better, at least I don’t feel so fatigued and weighed down, so weak and feeble.”

“Just now, I saw a line of cause and effect between you and Wan Bai, darkened with gray. Unless something unexpected happens, you will die because of her,” Qin Liuxi said, frowning.

Quan An’s face turned pale, “Are you saying she will kill my young master?”

“How could she kill him when she can’t even bear to be apart from him?” Qin Liuxi rolled her eyes, clearly pointing out Wan Bai’s feelings for Quan Jing, then said, “But sometimes, accidental killing is still killing. Since you’ve been poisoned, she and Military Doctor Xie have been taking care of you. Undeniably, although they haven’t cured your poison, they’ve managed to keep you alive, barely clinging to life – they do deserve some credit for that. Given this trust, if she were to bring you some medicine to take, and if the medicine is not right, your fragile body won’t be able to take it.”

Quan Jing pressed his lips together.

Qin Liuxi was right; he did trust Military Doctor Xie and Wan Bai. Would he hesitate if they brought him any medicine or concoction to drink?

No, he wouldn’t.

He believed that they would not harm him.

But if it was an accidental death, then it would be his own bad luck.

Quan Jing laughed, saying, “I never thought that King Yan would value my life so much, always looking for a way to claim it, no matter what.”

Quan An’s eyes reddened, “Young master…” He wiped a tear from the corner of his eye and said, “I’ll send her away right away.”

Quan Jing raised a hand, “Hold on, Wan Bai has taken good care of this battered body for quite some time. It wouldn’t be the style of the Quan family to simply discard her after use. Wait until she wakes up; I will talk to her. You go prepare some severance pay.”

He then looked toward Qin Liuxi and asked, “Can the Junior Temple Master tell me how many days I have left? If I send her away, could I avoid this fate?”

“It’s better for you not to know. As for whether you can avoid it, it’s hard to say. As the saying goes, if King Yan wants you dead at midnight, he won’t keep you till dawn. Whether it’s fortune or misfortune, it can’t be avoided, especially since your name is already in his Life and Death Book. Whether you can escape or not depends on if the lifeline from my end can reach in time.” Qin Liuxi said, “I’m telling you this just as a warning, to be more cautious and not to consume just anything. There are signs of the tao flower evil on you.”

Quan Jing showed a bitter smile, “You might as well have said nothing. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known anything and could’ve remained carefree.”

Mentioning it now, he felt a sword hanging above his head, not knowing when it would fall.

People have a subconscious fear of a known fate that is coming yet uncertain in its timing, like death. One knows that the Reaper has already taken up the scythe yet doesn’t know when the blade will swing – how can one be at peace?

Thinking this, Quan Jing looked at Qin Liuxi with a bit of resentment. Was it because he hadn’t given her enough reward, so she had to torture him like this? Wouldn’t it be fine if he compensated her more?