20demayo Chapter 73 Medicine King Valley 10
Chapter 73 Medicine King Valley 10
"I'm not lying to you. You were the one who asked me to do the divination just now. You really don't have any children."
After leaving Medicine King Valley, Liu Shaoyuan escorted Cheng Jiu and the others back to the inn. As they walked down the street, they heard a pitiful voice coming from ahead.
The four exchanged glances, then looked at Liu Shaoyuan standing to the side.
"Why are you looking at me? Go look!" Liu Shaoyuan took the lead, gliding to the front like a fish in water.
Seeing this, Cheng Jiu and a few others hurriedly followed. After squeezing into the crowd, they saw a stall at the front with a banner that read "Divine Calculations." Behind the stall, a young man with a wronged expression was confronting a man with an angry face.
The man's hands were clenched tightly, and the veins on his back bulged, as if he was mindful of the other person's status; otherwise, he probably would have punched him. "Say that again!"
“I said you have no affinity for having children, and I can’t tell whether your wife is carrying a son or a daughter.”
"Hey, what happened, big sister?" Cheng Jiu asked the old lady next to her curiously. The old lady had clearly been watching for a long time.
The old woman looked down and realized that the person who had just asked her was such a beautiful fairy, and that the fairy had called her "elder sister." The old woman immediately beamed and said, "I don't deserve to be called 'elder sister' by a fairy. You want to know? Then I'll tell you."
The old man in front of that stall is Master Liu, a very famous Nascent Soul cultivator in our Medicine Dust City. A few years ago, he married his cousin.
The wedding was a grand affair, and the couple became known throughout Yaochen City for their loving relationship.
Isn't Madam Liu pregnant? Master Liu was overjoyed, and then he heard that the little immortal from the Heavenly Mystery Sect was setting up a stall in our Medicine Dust City.
They came over to ask a senior disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect to calculate the child in Madam Liu's womb.
Then this little fairy said, "Master Liu has no affinity for offspring. If Master Liu has no affinity for offspring, then whose child is Madam Liu carrying?"
"..." Cheng Jiu fell silent after listening to the whole thing. Regardless of whose it was, it couldn't possibly be that Master Liu's. It couldn't be that Nan Yanzhe was unskilled and miscalculated, could it?
Yes, that unlucky fortune teller was the same Tianji Sect disciple who got lost and caused everyone in the sect's grand competition to panic.
Although he couldn't prevent the beast tide and the activation of the demon-slaying array during the sect competition, he was the only one who foresaw the impending calamity.
From this perspective, his ability to divine and observe celestial secrets was quite outstanding. It's impossible for him to be wrong about such a small matter.
"Liu Er! A disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect wouldn't make a mistake. Why don't you ask him who his lover is?" someone nearby shouted, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
"Fine, then tell me who the adulterer is? If I find out you've wronged my wife, even if you're a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, I'll make you pay the price!" Liu Er simply refused to believe that his wife would betray him.
Nan Yanzhe shook the tortoise shell up and down for a while, muttered something under his breath, poured out a few copper coins to examine them carefully, and then said to Liu Er, "You'll know when you get home!"
"Fine, then I'll go home now. If I don't catch that adulterer, I'll beat you up, you liar who uses your little bit of magic to slander my wife!" Liu Er stormed off towards his home.
Those behind them saw this and quickly followed to see what was going on.
The Liu residence was protected by an array, and no one could enter without the owner's invitation. Cheng Jiu frowned and hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should do something unethical and remove the array.
The next second, the formation that had been blocking everyone disappeared, and the onlookers cheered. Who was the deity who did this? Well done!
Some were climbing over walls, others were standing on trees; it's clear that watching a spectacle is human nature, and even cultivators can't avoid it.
In an instant, there was no room left to stand outside the Liu residence. Cheng Jiu quickly grabbed a large tree, and his companions could only say that they did a good job, quickly taking over other spots on the tree.
Liu Er was so enraged by the possibility of his wife's betrayal that he made no attempt to hide his actions at home. He flew straight to his wife's courtyard on his sword, ignoring even the people outside who were disabling the protective formation around his house.
Those who cultivate immortality possess incredibly keen senses; even before approaching the residence, they could hear the sounds of men and women making love.
Liu Er's eyes were bloodshot as he burst through the house from mid-air, yelling, "You adulterous couple! Father, Xiu Niang! How could it be you!"
The man's roar was deafening, and those outside were so excited that they shrank their positions, no longer looking out from the outer walls of the Liu residence, but instead surrounding Madam Liu's courtyard.
"My son, my son, why are you back!"
A naked man, wearing only underwear, ran out of the house. He was quite handsome, and in Cheng Jiu's opinion, he was indeed more handsome than his son. Liu Er was at best good-looking, and you couldn't tell he was his son at all.
Liu Ershou brandished his sword: "What? Did I come back late and let you two adulterers commit adultery in broad daylight? She's your daughter-in-law! You shameless old bastard! Stop right there!"
“Son, calm down. Isn’t this because you want Xiu Niang to have a child? You can’t have one, and we can’t let the Liu family bloodline end! This child will be yours anyway!” Liu Er’s father dodged left and right, trying to persuade his son.
"Brother." Gong Yu replied instinctively upon hearing his words.
"Ah! You shameless old bastard, you must have forced Xiu Niang! I'm going to kill you!"
Liu Er clearly heard Gong Yu's words, since everyone else was quietly watching the drama unfold. Hearing his words made him even more distraught, and sparks flew from the sword he was wielding.
"Stop!" A beautiful woman ran out of the house. She was wearing a red strapless dress that accentuated her full breasts and slender waist. Her flat stomach was slightly protruding, and her pretty face was flushed. As soon as she came out, she attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Xiuniang, tell me, wasn't it this shameless bastard who forced you! Even if he's my father, I'll never let him go!" Liu Er looked at his wife, pointed at his father, his eyes filled with hatred.
"Minlang, are you alright!" The woman didn't even look at him, but instead threw herself into Liu Er's father's arms, stroking her lover's face with her jade-like hand.
"Xiu Niang!"
"Don't blame Minlang, I seduced him willingly! Husband, blame me if you want, don't hurt Minlang, he's your father!" The woman rested her face on the man's head and said to Liu Er.
"Xiuniang, don't say that. I took the initiative first, son. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't make things difficult for Xiuniang." Liu Er's father covered his lover's mouth, his eyes full of affection. The two of them looked like a pair of lovebirds who had been forcibly separated by Liu Er.
"Ah! Haven't I been good to you? You actually went to my father. What about all the love I've had for you all these years? What about all the hard work I put into cultivating for you? And why did you agree to marry me in the first place?"
Liu Er could no longer hear anything. Looking at his wife, he was heartbroken and cried out in anguish.
"I originally liked my uncle. I liked him from the first time I saw him when I was a child, but he is my uncle! I chose to marry you in order to be with him!" The woman raised her face, her words like knives, each one stabbing into Liu Er's heart.
"Ah!" Liu Er screamed, clutching his head, and rushed towards Nan Yanzhe after looking around: "It's all your fault, you bastard! You're talking nonsense! Everything that's happened is your fault!"
Nan Yanzhe's eyes were filled with panic. The people of the Tianji Sect were only good at calculating the heavens, but they were not good at martial arts at all. He moved his feet nimbly, but for some reason he couldn't move at all.
"Brother, calm down. You asked me first!"
"Liu Er, calm down! He's a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect. If you offend the Heavenly Mystery Sect, you'll be in big trouble!" the onlookers on the wall advised.
Liu Er couldn't listen to anything anymore. He rushed to Nan Yanzhe and, under Nan Yanzhe's panicked gaze...
"Chong"
The Tianmu sword and his sword clashed, creating a dazzling display, and Cheng Jiu jumped down from the tree to protect Nan Yanzhe in time.
With a swift movement, she snapped his sword in two or three strokes, striking his tiger's mouth, and Liu Er's sword immediately fell to the ground. The next second, he was pinned to the ground by the Gong brothers, unable to move.
Upon being rescued, Nan Yanzhe quickly hid behind Cheng Jiu, still somewhat shaken, peeking out at Liu Er on the ground.
Before anyone could ask, Liu'er started crying on the ground, looking like a wronged child.
His nose and eyes were running, he looked awful.
"Brother, stop crying, okay? So what if your wife cheated on you? Even though she cheated, the child in her belly is yours," Gongcheng advised.
“My little brother,” Gong Yu replied.
He was stunned for a moment when he heard what Miyagi said, but the next second he cried even harder: "Waaah~"
Gongcheng glared at his younger brother: "It's alright, you should think positively. Even though your wife betrayed you, she is still you now."
"Future little girl!"
"Waaaaah, cough, waaaaah." Liu Er lay on the ground, crying even more heartbreakingly.
Is this really so hurtful? It's too much!
Gongcheng glared at his younger brother: "Don't give me the absolute truth."
"Don't you brothers think you've gone too far? Waaah, he's no good, and neither are you, waaah!" Liu Er cried and was filled with grief and indignation. These guys were really too wicked. How could they kick someone when they're down like this?
"Oh dear, you're already a Nascent Soul cultivator. Since your wife betrayed you, if you can't stand it, just divorce her. It's not like you can't find a new bride," Gong Yu advised his brother.
"Waaaaah, I don't want to~ Waaaaah, I love her! I've loved her since I was little! Waaaaah, I don't want to~ Waaaaah, for her sake, was it easy for me, a person with five spiritual roots, to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage! Waaaaah, I finally managed to marry her, and this is how she treats me! Waaaaah!"
Liu Er cried so miserably that Gong Cheng had a headache: "Then you can't take your anger out on Nan Yanzhe. He didn't do anything wrong. It's your fate to decide, right?"
“Yeah, yeah, if I don’t do the calculation for you, you get angry; if I do, you’re unhappy and even want to kill him. You’re so hard to please.” Nan Yanzhe squatted to the side, nodding, his tone aggrieved.
"Waaaaah, who knew that person was my father!" Liu Er felt even more grief and indignation at the thought, and in his anger and sorrow, he couldn't breathe for a moment.