Chapter 906 Hard-spoken but soft-hearted
"Miss Xunzhen, please carry Brother Liu over here."

When Xunzhen and Abaolu stood at the entrance of the canyon, in a dilemma and whispering, Pan Yuyin's voice suddenly came from the stream. Looking up, she saw that she was "supporting" Granny Taohua while waving at Xunzhen and the others, as if urging them to move forward as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Abaolu couldn't help but show joy on his face, and said proudly: "It seems that Pan Yuyin has persuaded Granny Taohua, so we don't have to..."

"wrong!"

Xunzhen looked carefully and discovered that Pan Yuyin and Granny Taohua's expressions and behaviors were quite strange.

After a little thought, he suddenly realized that Pan Yuyin was "supporting" Grandma Taohua on the surface, but actually she was "trying to keep her".

It seemed that Pan Yuyin had told Granny Taohua her purpose, but Granny Taohua did not seem to intend to help her. Instead, she wanted to leave in anger to show her determination.

"Xunzhen, what should we do?"

"An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law." Facing Abaolu's trepidation, Xunzhen said calmly, "Carry Liu Xunyi over there. Don't talk nonsense when you see Granny Taohua."

"remember."

After hastily agreeing, Abaolu couldn't wait to greet Xiao Yang and the other two, and under the leadership of Xunzhen, he gritted his teeth and walked towards Grandma Taohua.

"I am Xunzhen, the junior, nice to meet Granny Taohua!"

"Afu, you're here too." Facing Xunzhen's warm greeting, Granny Taohua turned a blind eye and went straight to greet Tang Afu who was behind the others. When passing by Liu Xunyi on the bamboo sedan, Granny Taohua glanced at him subconsciously, a flash of shock flashed across her eyes, and then she asked Tang Afu as if no one was around, "How is Rou'er these days?"

"Thank you for Granny Taohua's concern. I hope the master is doing well." Tang Afu bowed respectfully. "The master is very concerned about you, so he asked me to come and visit you."

"She is still worried even though they have been exchanging letters. Really..." When Granny Taohua mentioned Xiao Zhirou, she couldn't help but reveal a touch of kindness in her eyes, "Afu, your Valley Master has had a rough life. She has been toiling for half her life. Although she is a martial arts master, she is weak. Now that you disciples have grown up and are becoming more mature, you should help her share her worries in the future."

"I will keep the teachings of my elders in mind." Facing the kind-hearted Granny Taohua, Tang Afu felt guilty and secretly cursed himself for lying and using Xiao Zhirou as a cover.

"Master..."

Pan Yuyin followed Granny Taohua closely, wanting to say something but stopping herself several times. Seeing Granny Taohua chatting and laughing with Tang Afu, but ignoring the dying Liu Xunyi, she couldn't help but feel extremely worried, and timidly interrupted, "Look at Brother Liu, he..."

"Yuyin, you have always been well-behaved and obedient. Why did you disobey me again and again today?" Granny Taohua's face darkened and she said unhappily, "I have explained the pros and cons of this matter to you clearly. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about others. How can you be so stubborn and act on impulse?"

"Master often taught me that doctors should be kind-hearted and take it as their responsibility to save the people. Now that Brother Liu is dying, why didn't Master save him..."

"How dare you!" Under the gaze of Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan, Granny Taohua flew into a rage and shouted, "Today I saved his life, but tomorrow I don't know how many more people will die because of him. Even you yourself said that doctors are kind-hearted and should take saving the people as their responsibility. Which is more important, Liu Xunyi's life or the lives of more people? What's more, when I first met him, I warned him that the person who could really save him was not me, but himself. Throughout the ages, 'there is always someone stronger than the strong, and there are always higher mountains'. In the martial arts world, you kill people and people kill you. When will the cycle of revenge end? Liu Xunyi can't blame anyone for falling into this situation today. In the final analysis, it's his own fault. He was lucky and was pulled back from the gates of hell by you, but what about those who were unlucky? What about those who died under his sword? Is it that only his life is life, and the lives of others are not lives?"

"This……"

"If I save him today, he will be killed by others tomorrow. Yuyin, stop begging for Liu Xunyi!" Having said this, Granny Taohua glanced at Liu Xunyi, whose face was as pale as wax. Her cold eyes relaxed slightly, and she continued, "What's more, you came too late. Looking at his current state, it seems that his essence has been damaged and he is terminally ill. The remaining breath is all supported by his own will. Even so, he is still at the end of his strength. When he has exhausted his essence, no matter how good the medicine is, it will be in vain. If my guess is correct, his death will come within ten or eight days. In other words, even if your master takes action... I am afraid that he cannot be saved."

"what?"

When Granny Taohua said this, everyone present changed their expressions.

Xunzhen's suspicion, Pan Yuyin's despair, Abaolu's panic, Tang Afu's entanglement, and Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan's secrecy... For a moment, everyone fell silent, and the tiger's den and dragon's pool were completely silent, as quiet as death.

"We went through so much trouble to get here...Alas!" Abaolu was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet, cursing but he could do nothing about it.

Pan Yuyin was stunned and had tears streaming down her face. She asked stupidly, "Is Brother Liu...really hopeless?"

"This..." Granny Taohua avoided the question, "Master, judging from his complexion and his spirit, estimated that he had been injured for at least a month. With such a serious injury and such a long delay, it is a miracle that he can hold on until now. If it were an ordinary person, he would have died long ago. Therefore..."

"It is precisely because Liu Xunyi is not an ordinary person that you must save his life." Xunzhen heard a clue between the lines of Granny Taohua's words and asked tentatively, "Why has he been holding on until now? It's because he wants to live, not die! Granny Taohua, you are unwilling to give up even the dying Liu Xunyi, how can you bear to stand by and watch?"

"Girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want." Mei Zichuan's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said coldly, "In the Tiger's Den and Dragon's Pond, no one can threaten my guests."

"If you are willing, you should take Liu Xunyi away from here and find a beautiful place with clear water and mountains for him to rest in peace as soon as possible." Huang Yangming looked at Granny Taohua first, then at Mei Zichuan, and then suggested with a strange expression, "If so, I am willing to speak for you in front of Madam and save your lives..."

However, Xunzhen had no intention of paying attention to Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan at this moment. After hesitating for a moment, he took another step forward and pressed the nearby Grandma Taohua: "Senior, Liu Xunyi cannot die!"

"What a joke!" Granny Taohua laughed angrily, "Even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors had Long Yu die. Liu Xunyi doesn't have three heads and six arms, so why can't he die?" "If the reasons I gave are difficult for you to ignore, are you willing to do your best to save Liu Xunyi?" Xunzhen's beautiful eyes turned away and she asked instead of answering.

Seeing Xunzhen's confident words, Granny Taohua was stunned and said hesitantly: "What do you mean..."

"This girl is very cunning. Don't fall into her trap." Mei Zichuan warned in a deep voice.

"I... would like to hear what reasons you can give me that require me to save Liu Xunyi?" Granny Taohua seemed to be intrigued by Xunzhen, and therefore did not respond to Mei Zichuan's reminder.

Seeing this, Xunzhen secretly said "As expected" in his heart, and pondered: "As far as I know, Senior has only one disciple in this life, Miss Pan, and not only does he have high hopes for her, but he also loves her very much. In this case, how can Senior bear to let his beloved disciple repeat the same mistakes? How can Senior bear to let Miss Pan experience the greatest pain in his life again?"

"hiss!"

When Xunzhen said this, the looks of Granny Taohua and Pan Yuyin changed at the same time. The difference was that Granny Taohua's eyes were filled with hesitation, while Pan Yuyin's eyes were filled with horror.

"Miss Xunzhen, what are you talking about..."

"At this point, why should Miss Pan hide some things? What's more, Granny Taohua is your master, who is as close as a relative, so why should you hide anything from her?" Xunzhen interrupted Pan Yuyin's doubts with righteous words, and said seriously, "Miss Pan, you should tell Granny Taohua your feelings clearly. If Liu Xunyi is seriously injured and dies, you will lose your beloved, and you will have to endure pain and suffering that ordinary people cannot endure for the rest of your life. However, others may not be able to understand this kind of pain and suffering, but Granny Taohua... will definitely be able to empathize with you."

"This……"

Xunzhen's blunt words almost shocked everyone present and made them speechless. Mei Zichuan wanted to step forward and say something, but Huang Yangming grabbed his sleeve tightly.

"Miss Xunzhen, I..."

"Miss Pan, if you don't want Liu Xunyi to die young, this is the only way to save him." Xunzhen and Pan Yuyin looked at each other, and an indescribable complex emotion was inseparable and looming in their eye contact.

Finally, under Xunzhen's gaze, the flustered Pan Yuyin gradually gave up arguing. She first looked at Liu Xunyi, who was barely breathing, and then cast an almost pleading look at the disturbed Grandma Taohua.

"Pan Yuyin watched helplessly as Liu Xunyi died tragically. This situation is just like when Huaying tried every possible means but still couldn't save Ye Tong's life." Seeing Granny Taohua's trembling eyes, Xunzhen knew that this method was exactly what she wanted, so he made up his mind and struck while the iron was hot. "The tragedy that made Huaying heartbroken back then, is it going to happen again to Pan Yuyin more than 20 years later? Senior, you cried out to heaven and earth back then but no one responded. But today Pan Yuyin has you, the 'world's number one genius doctor', as her master. Can you really bear to watch her die without saving her?"

"you……"

"Senior, please don't misunderstand me!" Before Granny Taohua could hesitate, Xunzhen suddenly waved his hand, raised a bitter smile, and explained, "What I meant by 'watching someone die without rescuing' is not Liu Xunyi's 'death', but Pan Yuyin's 'death of heart'."

"This……"

Xunzhen's words made Granny Taohua, who was immersed in the past and could not extricate herself, seem to feel the heart-wrenching sorrow and despair of the past again. When she cast her hesitant eyes on the pear blossom-like rain-stained, pitiful Pan Yuyin, she seemed to see herself back then, and the unconscious Liu Xunyi in the bamboo sedan gradually turned into Ye Tong in her eyes.

"I know what you are worried about, and I also know what you, Huang and Mei, are worried about." When everyone was silent, Xunzhen's voice resounded in the tiger's den and dragon's pool again, "I guarantee with my life that Liu Xunyi will soon be able to clear his name and will no longer be a traitor who has committed many crimes, but a loyal minister and hero who has been persecuted by traitors. Helping him will not only not destroy your reputation and bring trouble to your descendants, but will also set an example for the world and make you famous for generations. Of course, before that, I will do my best to protect everyone here and will never let you be disturbed by Liu Xunyi's affairs."

Looking at Xunzhen who was so righteous, Granny Taohua hesitated and cast a conflicted look at Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan who were frowning.

However, before they could express their opinions, Bao'er's childish voice came from their knees: "Dad, Mom, Brother Liu is a good man, Bao'er will not let Brother Liu die..."

In the past, Liu Xunyi and Bao'er had an unusual fate at the Forgetful Cliff in Jueqing Valley. At that time, because of Bao'er's innocent words, Liu Xunyi suddenly realized and made up his mind to jump.

Unexpectedly, today, it was Baoer's words that brought a turning point to his precarious life.

"If Senior insists on not allowing it..."

"I can try to save him!" Before Xunzhen could finish his words, Granny Taohua's voice came quietly, "But... there is a condition."

"Senior, please speak!"

"Master, please speak!"

Xunzhen and Pan Yuyin's eyes lit up at the same time, and they readily agreed in unison.

"If Liu Xunyi is lucky enough to recover, he and Yuyin can no longer be a fake couple in name only. They must have their wedding night in the tiger's den and dragon's pool, and only leave when the matter is settled..."

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(End of this chapter)