Chapter 241: The Little Bird Shattered

After hearing Ximen Changkong’s words, Yin Xing frowned her silver brows and nodded. She was still there and knew about our plan to go to Tongle Town. So she specifically warned me that if we dared to harm Jiang Xincheng’s family in Tongle Town, she would kill all of the young master’s guards.

That bitch! Ximen Changkong’s face changed, and he coldly cursed. Does Tianhai University value Jiang Xincheng so much that they would risk offending our Ximen Family to protect him? One day, I will make Tianhai University regret this.

Yin Xing smiled and fed Ximen Changkong a grape. It’s alright, young master. That bitch is alone and can’t handle everything. Didn’t you want to torment Jiang Xincheng’s pretty sister? I have a way to quietly bring her out and hand her over to you. After you’re done, take many photos and make sure she doesn’t tell anyone. Wouldn’t that allow you to keep taking revenge on Jiang Xincheng? And we can do the same to Jiang Xincheng’s mother—she’s quite pretty too.

Haha, Yin Xing, oh Yin Xing, you’re really bad, but I like it. Ximen Changkong laughed loudly, embracing Yin Xing and touching her all over. I leave this matter to you. Make sure that bitch doesn’t find out, or I’ll be severely punished by her. Then I, your young master, would suffer great losses. Jiang Xincheng thinks Tianhai University can protect him and his family, but this time I’ll use facts to show him they can’t. When his sister and mother are carrying my child, I wonder what expression that trash will have. It will surely be very entertaining.

How could they deserve to carry the young master’s child? Yin Xing pouted. After you’re done having fun, just give the mother and daughter to a group of beggars. Wouldn’t it be better if they ended up pregnant with a beggar’s child?

Ximen Changkong tapped Yin Xing’s head. You, you’re really cruel and vicious, even coming up with such a wicked plan. But it suits me well. Yin Xing, come here, let your young master properly care for you and reward our Yin Xing.

Young master, please be gentle. Yin Xing pretended to be delicate and lay in Ximen Changkong’s arms. The several guards around them acted as if they saw nothing, focusing on their cultivation and ensuring Ximen Changkong’s safety.

Ximen Changkong laughed lewdly. Okay, I’ll be very gentle with you.

A cruel smile crossed his face as he prepared to thoroughly chastise Yin Xing, to show her how much he cared for her. But just then, when Yin Xing’s hand touched his little brother, Ximen Changkong felt the meridians there suddenly go soft. Instead of hardening like iron as usual, they began to melt away like thawing ice.

Ah… Ximen Changkong hugged his little brother and screamed in agony. He raised his right hand and slapped Yin Xing across the face, sending her flying. Huang Rumei, what poison did you put in the fruit? Why did my meridians shatter for no reason?

Seeing Ximen Changkong’s pained, sweaty face, the woman whose stage name was Yin Xing and real name was Huang Rumei turned pale. After a moment of shock, she hurriedly said, Young master, there’s no poison in the fruit. We bought this fruit together at the airport supermarket. I didn’t put any poison in it.

The guards’ expressions changed drastically. Half stayed by Ximen Changkong’s side, while the other half surrounded Yin Xing, ready to kill this woman who might have poisoned him.

No poison? Ximen Changkong’s face darkened. If there’s no poison, why did my meridians shatter for no reason, and in that place of all places? Huang Rumei, tell me the truth, or I won’t hesitate to be ruthless and cut you into a thousand pieces.

In this age of Primordial Force enlightenment, shattered meridians meant the end of the cultivation path. There were no Spiritual Elixirs yet, and Practitioners didn’t know the uses of extremely precious Natural Treasures, making it impossible to repair meridians.

So once a Practitioner’s meridians were damaged, it often meant they could no longer cultivate. In mild cases, progress would halt; in severe cases, their strength would decline. Feeling the broken meridians in his little bird, Ximen Changkong felt utter despair. He had been close to attempting a breakthrough to the Rain Transformation Realm Frontier Governor bottleneck.

Once he reached the Rain Transformation Realm, Ximen Changkong would qualify to compete for the position of Ximen Family head. He had made thorough preparations, waiting just a year or so to attempt the breakthrough and step into the Rain Transformation Realm.

But he never expected the meridians in his little bird to shatter for no reason today. Although those meridians weren’t involved in his cultivation and wouldn’t cause his strength to decline, breaking through to higher realms would now be like fishing for the moon in the water—extremely difficult, almost impossible.

The meridians through which Primordial Force flowed existed between reality and illusion, forming a whole. Even if the meridians in the little bird didn’t participate in Primordial Force circulation, once damaged, they would inevitably affect the entire meridian system.

So feeling the shattered section of his little bird’s meridians, Ximen Changkong felt as if struck by lightning. His eyes blazed with hatred, convinced he had been poisoned. If he could get the antidote, there might still be a sliver of hope.

And since he had just eaten so much fruit, the poison was likely hidden in it. Yin Xing had been the one feeding him the fruit, so Ximen Changkong immediately suspected Huang Rumei as the perpetrator, burning with intent to kill her.

If Huang Rumei couldn’t provide a reasonable explanation, Ximen Changkong would immediately have her cut into pieces right there in the First Class Cabin, forcing her to reveal the antidote.

Knowing Ximen Changkong’s character well, Huang Rumei couldn’t miss his murderous intent. She knew he meant every word. Her face turned pale, then she remembered something. She hurried to the fruit, grabbing it and stuffing it into her mouth. Young master, if you don’t believe me, I’ll eat all the remaining fruit. When I was feeding you earlier, I ate quite a bit too, and nothing happened to me. So there definitely isn’t any poison in this fruit.

Watching Huang Rumei gulp down all the remaining fruit, Ximen Changkong frowned. He thought to himself that she had a point. Both he and she had eaten the fruit, so why was he affected while she remained unharmed?

Take off all your clothes. I want to see if you’re hiding anything suspicious. A cold glint flashed in Ximen Changkong’s eyes as he thought of something. He stared at Huang Rumei and spoke coldly.

Huang Rumei froze. She glanced at the guards around them, then at Ximen Changkong’s murderous expression, and immediately began removing her clothes. Piece by piece, her garments fell to the floor. She shook out each item, making sure nothing was hidden.

Ximen Changkong and the several guards watched without blinking, examining every part of Huang Rumei’s body, searching for anything that might be poison.