Heaven Defying Medical Consort - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Natural Disaster or Man-made?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xiao Muling raised her head and looked at the horizon.

The sun was setting, and the horizon was fiery red. The clouds soared for thousands of miles like a phoenix spreading its wings!

Crossing her arms over her chest, her gaze deepened.

In the past, Xiao Jian would only cause trouble for Xiao Muling when her father wasn’t around. This way, when he bullied her, Xiao Liangxiao would comfort her before her father returned, and nobody would know about it.

‘Now that Xiao Jian came here to look for me, it means that… my father went out.

‘My father is out.’ Xiao Muling raised her eyebrows; her eyes were filled with cold danger. ‘Xiao Liangxiao, I haven’t even privately settled the score with you regarding Lian’er, yet you’ve brought Xiao Jian here again. Great!’

Xiao Muling rubbed her chin and frowned. ‘I’m currently not as powerful as Xiao Liangxiao; otherwise, I would’ve made Xiao Liangxiao suffer a fate worse than death. Therefore, I have to keep it a secret…’

Xiao Muling walked into her room and opened the wardrobe. Dazzling clothes greeted her eyes.

Her temples throbbed, and she looked down at the simple white dress she was wearing. Then, she instantly felt that it couldn’t be any better.

Closing the closet, she glanced at the cabinet beside her and opened it. The layers of masks came into view.

Xiao Muling paused and picked up one of them. She remembered that Xiao Liangxiao had bought these for Xiao Muling.

Xiao Liangxiao had put it nicely, saying that she wanted to buy something fun for her. But in reality, it was just to increase Xiao Muling’s inferiority complex.

Picking up one of the masks, Xiao Muling’s eyes turned even colder. “Xiao Liangxiao, since it’s a gift from you, I’ll use it to meet you!”

Xiao Muling took out a mask and closed the cabinet.

Boom!

Bang!

At that moment, a loud sound came from outside, and the ground shook.

Xiao Muling heard the commotion and walked out. ‘What’s going on?’

As soon as she reached the courtyard, she heard a commotion.

“Quick, save him!”

“What are you waiting for? Save him!”

“Hurry, hurry!”

…

‘Save someone?’ Xiao Muling placed her mask on the small round table in the courtyard and walked out.

Just as she reached the courtyard entrance, she saw a group of people rushing past her.

She grabbed the servant of the Xiao family, who was running past her.

The servant was in a hurry to go forward when he was stopped by someone. He turned around and saw Xiao Muling.

He met her cold gaze.

He wanted to shake her off, but he swallowed his words when he saw Xiao Muling’s gaze. “Missy… Missy.”

“What happened?” Xiao Muling asked coldly.

“The beam in the corridor in front suddenly collapsed. Young Master Xiao Jian and the others happened to walk past it, and it collapsed on all of them. It’s said that Young Master Xiao Jian and the others have already fainted. The situation looks quite serious.”

When they heard that Miss Liangxiao was injured, every cultivator disciple in the family rushed over to save her.

They should be fine with them.

This servant was just a lackey in the Xiao Family, but even those of the branch family had to be respectfully addressed as ‘young master’ or ‘young mistress.’

‘Xiao Jian?’ Xiao Muling was puzzled. ‘Why did it collapse?’

She looked up and saw that there were too many people walking ahead.

“Is it just Xiao Jian?”

‘Do we need so many people to save Xiao Jian? Hit by a beam? Even though Xiao Jian is injured all over, he should’ve been able to dodge the beam when it collapsed. How did he get hit?’

“Coincidentally, Miss Liangxiao is at the pavilion over there. The pavilion collapsed as well, and Miss Liangxiao is also under it,” said the servant as he looked like he was about to cry.

The way he looked at Xiao Muling was filled with fear. ‘Missy’s eyes are so cold. I can’t see any warmth at all; it’s so scary!’

‘Xiao Liangxiao?! Has she been crushed?’ Xiao Muling’s gaze changed, and she let go of that person’s hand.

Realizing that she had let go, the servant hurriedly ran forward, unwilling to stay any longer.

Seeing that everyone was heading in the same direction, Xiao Muling slowly walked over, her doubts deepening. ‘Just how many places collapsed such that Xiao Jian and Xiao Liangxiao were hit at the same time? Xiao Jian couldn’t avoid it, and neither could Xiao Liangxiao?’

After passing through several courtyards, Xiao Muling finally saw the mess.

Not far away, the long corridor… had completely collapsed.

‘This… is an exaggeration. Even if the beam wasn’t steady—or if it hadn’t been maintained for years—the entire corridor wouldn’t have become like this. This looks more like… it’s a man-made disaster, not a natural one.’

There were countless people who came to save them.

Xiao Canglan wasn’t at home, so the ones that came were all the Xiao family disciples who were cultivating. Nobody directed them, and the current situation was chaotic.

A long time had passed, and the sky had already darkened. However, the person who was trapped still hadn’t been rescued.

Xiao Muling looked at the scene and lowered her eyelids to hide the smile in her eyes. ‘Regardless of whether it’s a natural disaster or a man-made one, I feel very good watching it!’

She didn’t need to do anything. Xiao Liangxiao was already lying on the ground, which saved her a lot of energy.

‘I should go back and focus on my cultivation. From the looks of it, Xiao Liangxiao won’t be able to cause any trouble. It’s such a pity that she managed to escape from her punishment.’ Xiao Muling’s smile deepened as she prepared to go back.

“Xiao’er!”

“Xiao’er!”

An anxious voice sounded as a middle-aged man rushed over and stood in front of the collapsed pavilion. When he saw that the people around him were arguing, but nobody made a move, he was instantly enraged. “What are you all still doing? Hurry up and move!”

“Yes, yes, yes!” The debate finally stopped, and everyone began to move.

That person… seemed to be Xiao Liangxiao’s father.

“My daughter is the Xiao family’s future Summoner, the one who will enter the Realm of Summoning. You all better be careful. Don’t bump into her; otherwise, I won’t let you off!”

Xiao Muling’s gaze changed slightly, and the arc of her lips became more mocking. ‘The Xiao family’s future Summoner and the one who will enter the Realm of Summoning? Nicely said. He won’t let the Xiao family disciples off? Who is he? The family leader?

‘Oh yeah, I almost forgot that Xiao Liangxiao also said that her father would replace my father as the head of the Xiao family.’ With a cold smile, Xiao Muling retracted her gaze indifferently and turned around to walk back.

On the way back, she didn’t see anyone. Knowing that everyone was heading over to save Xiao Liangxiao, she smiled coldly.

Seeing that Xiao Liangxiao had been chosen to go to the Realm of Summoning, the Xiao family members thought that she would definitely be a future Summoner. Hence, they all tried to suck up to her.

Now that she was in trouble, how could they miss this opportunity to please her?

An afterimage flew across the sky and landed ten feet in front of Xiao Muling.

Upon seeing the tall figure that appeared, Xiao Muling stopped in her tracks, and the curve of her lips gradually disappeared.

In the dark night, white fog filled the air, and moonlight scattered down. The surroundings became hazy.

Xiao Muling saw the changes in her surroundings and felt the powerful and domineering aura emitted by the person in front of her.

Alarm bells rang in her heart. ‘This person is able to cause such a huge change in the surroundings at the same time he appeared. How could such an expert appear…? Is he the figure I saw during the day?’