Chapter 6: Find Him a New Wife

"If I really wanted to do something, what you drank would have been enough to paralyze you." Mo Qianqian picked Shi Muyao up right away.

"L-let me go!" Shi Muyao panicked slightly.

However, after laying her on the bed, Mo Qianqian made no further moves. Instead, he fetched a set of silver needles, placed them nearby, and proceeded to take off her shoes.

"Mo Qianqian!!!" Shi Muyao shouted coldly.

"Relax, I don’t need to lift your skirt too high." As he spoke, Mo Qianqian took off her shoes, revealing her tender, white feet. Her feet were delicate, but completely devoid of vitality. Immediately after, Mo Qianqian lifted her skirt up to her knees.

"Mo Qianqian, if you dare try anything funny, I will never let you get away with it!" Shi Muyao had already sat up.

But Mo Qianqian had already turned around to grab the silver needles. Pretending to be treating her normally, he inserted the needles into the acupoints on her calves. "This medicine needs guidance. Your legs will gradually regain their spirit..."

As he spoke, Mo Qianqian roused his Spirit, and a Spirit Body materialized beside him. The Spirit Body pressed both its hands against the soles of Shi Muyao’s feet. Under Mo Qianqian’s control, the Spirit Body began to imbue her with "spirit."

"Hmm?" Just a moment ago, Shi Muyao felt a sensation in her paralyzed feet. Could it be an illusion? Or was Mo Qianqian’s medical skill actually working?

Harboring her doubts, Shi Muyao ceased her resistance, allowing Mo Qianqian to continue inserting silver needles into her legs. Meanwhile, Mo Qianqian controlled the Spirit Body, continuously channeling spirit into her feet.

At the Chen family estate.

Chen Zheng was brought back to the courtyard by his three lackeys.

"An expert. We definitely ran into an expert today!" Chen Zheng said coldly. He was certain that a formidable expert had secretly intervened from the sidelines. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been hit by such an inexplicable attack.

"Young Master, what about Mo Qianqian..." one of the lackeys asked timidly. They didn’t dare ask about the mysterious expert. Since they hadn’t seen anyone make a move, they knew nothing and didn’t dare speak out of turn.

"Hmph, daring to make me kowtow! Mo Qianqian, I will never let him off!" Murderous intent swirled in Chen Zheng’s eyes.

"Should we attack the Shi family then?" another lackey asked.

"Attack the Shi family?" Chen Zheng fumed. "Shi Yunhai has entered the Cloud Void Sect! If we move against the entire Shi family, the Cloud Void Sect will intervene. Otherwise, do you think we’d have waited until now?

"If we go there without being able to make a move, aren’t we just going to humiliate ourselves? Do you really think the Shi family will obediently hand over Mo Qianqian for us to step on their pride?"

"N-no, they wouldn’t." The three lackeys lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Chen Zheng ignored them, a cold glint flickering in his eyes. "Hmph, the Qin family is coming. Even without making a direct move on the Shi family, we can still suppress them. In the future, the entirety of Qingcheng will still belong to our Chen family!

"As for that Mo Qianqian! I’ll cripple all five of his limbs and deliver him to the Shi family!" Looking back at the trio, he ordered, "Keep a close eye on him these next few days. The moment Mo Qianqian steps out, report back immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

An hour later, in a room within a courtyard of the Shi family estate.

SWISH! SWISH!

An aura suddenly emanated from Shi Muyao’s body. It was astonishingly the aura of the first layer of the Spirit Vein Realm. Furthermore, the aura did not stop there. As if years of shackles had finally been broken through, bursting forth like a breached dam, her aura climbed higher and higher.

Shi Muyao’s cultivation broke through from the first layer to the Spirit Vein Realm Second Layer. Then, it surged past the second layer, charging straight into the Spirit Vein Realm Third Level. It only stopped when she reached the Peak of Third Layer.

"M-my body has recovered?" Shi Muyao was shocked, a look of utter disbelief plastered across her face.

"I didn’t lie to you, did I?" Mo Qianqian dispelled the Spirit Body. He instantly felt exhausted, his Spirit wilting as if he were on the verge of collapsing. Using a Spirit Body to imbue a paralyzed body with spirit indeed took a massive toll.

At the same time, Mo Qianqian was inwardly astounded. He had only ever heard of a Spirit Master’s abilities, never expecting them to be this heaven-defying. In a mere hour, he had completely restored the body of someone who had been paralyzed for two years. It even allowed Shi Muyao to break through her cultivation consecutively. Of course, while she had been paralyzed, her Spirit Vein wasn’t completely crippled. The pathways in her lower half had merely been blocked. Once cleared, her cultivation naturally recovered. It was entirely normal for her cultivation to make such significant progress.

"My cultivation has also recovered to the Spirit Vein Realm Third Level?" Overjoyed, Shi Muyao stood up and couldn’t help but walk around the room. Meanwhile, Mo Qianqian sat wearily on the bed.

"I’ve recovered! From now on, I won’t be a cripple anymore. I won’t be ignored by my grandfather, mocked by others, or disdained by my parents. And I won’t have to marry a piece of trash..." Shi Muyao was so overwhelmed with emotion that she began to weep.

Two years. It had been two whole years since she had fallen from being a genius to a cripple who could barely take care of herself. Even her own parents had been so disgusted with her that they hadn’t bothered to arrange a maid for her. She had had enough of that abyssal feeling of sheer hopelessness. She had never imagined that she would ever recover and be able to cultivate again in this lifetime.

She couldn’t help but look at Mo Qianqian. She still found it hard to believe that he had actually managed to cure her. She had assumed he was just scamming her for money, putting on a show of treating her just to save face.

Hearing her words, Mo Qianqian was rendered speechless. He understood her excitement, but was she serious about that last part—not having to marry a piece of trash? He was not a piece of trash. Besides, he was the one who had cured her paralysis. Without this "trash," how could she possibly have recovered?

"Mo Qianqian, thank you! I will remember this favor," Shi Muyao said with utmost sincerity.

"Just consider it compensation for the ’damage to your reputation,’" Mo Qianqian replied.

"Regardless, I still need to thank you." Overjoyed, she stepped forward and grabbed his arm. "Come on, accompany me to see my grandfather. I’m going to have him restore my position in the Shi family and give me my rightful share of resources."

"Please keep my knowledge of this medical treatment a secret," Mo Qianqian requested. He wasn’t afraid of his medical skills being exposed. The main issue was that he had used a Spirit Master’s abilities to heal her. If anyone looked too closely into it, his secret would definitely be revealed.

"Okay!" Shi Muyao nodded, excitedly dragging him out the door.

Just as the two were about to leave the courtyard, two figures hurried back inside. It was a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman.

"Yaoyao, y-your body has recovered?" Yang Lan stared at Shi Muyao in utter astonishment. Beside her, Shi Ping also looked Shi Muyao up and down with a face full of shock. In their sheer disbelief, the two completely ignored Mo Qianqian.

"Yes, Father, Mother! My body has recovered, and my cultivation has returned to the Spirit Vein Realm Third Level!" Thrilled, Shi Muyao threw her arms around Yang Lan.

"WAAAH!" Overcome with emotion, Shi Muyao burst into tears again.

"Yaoyao, our Yaoyao has recovered! Our status will be restored!" Yang Lan let go of her daughter and immediately looked at the still-stunned Shi Ping. "Let’s go! We need to find the Patriarch. Isn’t he holding a clan meeting? It’s the perfect time to bring Yaoyao over!"

"Right!" Shi Ping nodded blankly.

Just as they were about to leave, the couple finally snapped out of their daze and noticed Mo Qianqian.

"Father, Mother, this is your son-in-law, Mo Qianqian. He woke up," Shi Muyao explained.

"Son-in-law? Hmph, he’s the Shi family’s son-in-law, not ours! It’s perfect timing—now that you’ve recovered, we’ll have the Patriarch annul your marriage and find him a different wife!" Yang Lan spat bitterly.

Mo Qianqian frowned. Find him a different wife? Did the Shi family treat him like an object that could just be swapped out at will?

"No, I don’t agree! I’ve already married him. If he swaps to someone else, what will happen to my dignity?" Shi Muyao argued.

"You two don’t have a real husband-and-wife relationship! Now that you’ve recovered and are no longer a cripple, you can marry a genius or a young master in the future. You don’t have a say in this matter!" Yang Lan scolded.

"I don’t agree regardless!" Shi Muyao said with unwavering resolve. No matter what, Mo Qianqian had saved her. She never would have recovered without him. She couldn’t be so ungrateful as to turn her back on him. However, she had promised to keep his secret, so she couldn’t explain the real reason.

"It’s not up to you! Come with me to see the Patriarch!" Grabbing Shi Muyao, Yang Lan dragged her toward the Shi family’s main hall.

Meanwhile, Shi Muyao maintained her grip on Mo Qianqian. The mentally drained Mo Qianqian had no choice but to let himself be dragged along. Beside them, Shi Ping remained silent, having no choice but to follow along.