Chapter 248

Xuanyuan Hao heard the cold voice and subconsciously clenched his hands. Xuanyuan Mo came so fast. Damn! What was Liqing doing? Why didn’t she stall Xuanyuan Mo?

The others heard the voice and all looked up only to see a handsome man in black fly from the height and directly land next to Duanmu Xi.

Seeing Xuanyuan Hao’s malicious eyes, Xuanyuan Mo sneered and directly held Duanmu Xi into his arms, “Brother, you’re getting married. Why didn’t you tell me and my wife so that we could prepare a wedding present for you!” His voice was cold and yet sarcastic.

Xuanyuan Hao stared at Xuanyuan Mo’s hand that was placed around Duanmu Xi’s waist. He clenched his fists and tried his best to hold back his urge to separate them.

Staring at the weird scene, no matter how stupid Ya’er was, she still figured out that this handsome man was Duanmu Xi’s husband and that the Region Master was this man’s brother. And the wedding was merely the Region Master’s wishful thinking. No wonder Duanmu Xi was so aloof to the Region Master and got so agitated about marrying him. The Region Master held an ulterior motive against his sister-in-law. He was such a shameless man.

Xuanyuan Hao breathed twice and then ignored Xuanyuan Mo. He looked at Duanmu Xi, “Don’t you want to save your master?” Now Xuanyuan Mo was here. Although Xuanyuan Hao knew he didn’t have a chance anymore, he still didn’t want to give up.

Hearing Xuanyuan Hao’s threat, Xuanyuan Mo showed a shimmer of coldness in his amber eyes.

Duanmu Xi curled her lips with a meaningful smile flickering in her eyes.

Xuanyuan Hao looked at Duanmu Xi’s weird smile and instantly had a bad feeling. Before he could think it through, he felt a rush of blood churn up and a blast of blood rush up his throat.

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Hao spat a mouthful of blood.

“Region Master!” As Xuanyuan Hao spat blood, Ying’er was shocked and directly rushed to Xuanyuan Hao, saying with worry, “Region Master, are you okay?”

Having waved away Ying’er’s hand, Xuanyuan Hao covered his chest tightly and looked at Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo. A shimmer of confusion crossed his dark eyes.

Looking at Xuanyuan Hao’s livid face, Duanmu Xi cracked a sarcastic smile, “Do I want to save my master? You should know it now!”

Xuanyuan Mo’s face darkened even more, “Who on earth saved Mu Wan?” Xuanyuan Mo was here. Who else could break his chains? Could it be the golden-haired man? No. The golden-haired man was competent indeed, but if he had a way to break the chain, he would have done it the other night rather than wait until today.

Duanmu Xi snorted, “You’ll know in a while.” It was him who made her third master suffer so much. Duanmu Xi must make him pay for it later.

Xuanyuan Hao subconsciously frowned and felt somewhat uneasy.

Right after Duanmu Xi finished speaking, the eight elders came. Mei Luo was carried by Bai He on the back.

Xuanyuan Hao looked in shock at the eight elders who suddenly appeared. Weren’t these old guys in the closed-door training? Why did they suddenly get out of the training?

“Third Master.” Upon seeing Mei Luo, Duanmu Xi rushed over with an ecstatic expression.

Xuanyuan Hao didn’t come to his senses until he heard Duanmu Xi’s shout. Upon seeing Mei Luo behind the eight elders, Xuanyuan Hao looked flurried.

“Third Master, are you okay?” Duanmu Xi asked while picking up Mei Luo’s wrist and starting to check the latter’s health condition.

Mei Luo looked at Duanmu Xi’s nervous appearance, her eyes filled with affection. She didn’t withdraw her hands, leaving Duanmu Xi to check her wrist carefully.

Seeing Duanmu Xi staring nervously at Mei Luo’s wrist, Sixth Elder squeezed over, “Sacred Maiden, please rest assured. Mu Wan is okay.”

Fourth Elder also came forward and said, “Exactly. With us around, how could anything happen to her?”

“Only a few chains. Easy-peasy for us.” The elders all looked proud as if asking for praise.

Duanmu Xi slightly curled her lips and looked at the elders, saying seriously, “Thank you.”

The elders all laughed happily.

“Not at all. It’s our pleasure to work for you. No need to thank us…”

“Exactly. It’s no big deal. As long as you give an order, we’ll do whatever you want…”

“In the future, no matter what you want, we’ll immediately do it for you…”

Duanmu Xi’s mouth twitched. How come his words sounded so flattering? It was quite weird that an elder fawned upon a young woman.

Mei Luo felt a bit shocked to hear the elders call Duanmu Xi sacred maiden and also subconsciously frowned.

Xuanyuan Hao staying not far away also heard how the elders address Duanmu Xi and felt astonished. The elders called her sacred maiden. She was popular everywhere indeed.

Xuanyuan Hao looked at the elders trying to please Duanmu Xi, his eyes filled with complicated feelings. It was so lucky for her to gain the elders’ favor. With the eight elders as her backing, she would be the real sacred maiden in the Wilderness Holy Region.

The elder in white looked at Xuanyuan Hao and lifted his chin, “How do you want to deal with that person?”

Hearing the elder in white’s words, Xuanyuan Hao instantly put on a grim look.

Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Hao and arched her brows, “Lock him up first.” She had no time to deal with him for now. The priority was to cure her third master.

“OK!” The elders immediately rushed toward Xuanyuan Hao upon hearing Duanmu Xi’s words.

Staring at the elders approaching him, Xuanyuan Hao felt a bit anxious, “Wait. You can’t do this to me!”

Hearing Xuanyuan Hao’s shout, the elders acted faster instead of stopping. Xuanyuan Hao was caught by the elders before he could fight back.

“You… You can’t treat me this way. I’ve managed the Wilderness Holy Region for years. I’m not perfect but I’ve gone all out. Now you have a new sacred maiden, you want to punish me. This is not different from slaughtering the donkey after it has done its job at the mill,” Xuanyuan Hao shouted at the elder in white while struggling.

The elder in white arched his brows, “Sixth Elder, Seventh Elder, Eighth Elder, take the donkey to the secret chamber and lock him up. The scared maiden will deal with him in a few days.”

The others all snickered in secret. The elder in white was such a genius. Very few people could talk so funny with a prim look like him in the world.

Even Xuanyuan Mo who was poker-faced also smiled upon hearing the words of the elder in white.

“Let’s go.” Sixth Elder grabbed Xuanyuan Hao’s collars and went forward. While talking, he said with laughter, “You’re such a weirdo. I’m more than 300 years old. This is the first time I’ve heard someone call himself a donkey.”

Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder followed Xuanyuan Hao.

Staring at Xuanyuan Hao taken away, Ying’er felt worried. However, she didn’t rush forward because she knew she couldn’t save him.

“You… You’ve gone too far…”

Xuanyuan Hao’s shout went further away and then died out in the end. Duanmu Xi turned around and looked at the elder in white, “I must go back to Green Pine Inn and meet my chief master. These days, I’ll treat my third master in the inn. Come to Green Pine Inn for me if anything comes up.” Her chief master must be worried after being unable to see her for so many days. She must meet him as soon as possible and her third master’s injuries must be treated as soon as possible too.

Hearing that, the elder in white frowned, “It’s crowded and noisy in the inn, which is not good for recovery. How about me having your chief master taken to the Wilderness Holy Hall? For one thing, Mu Wan can recuperate here at ease. For another, it’ll be convenient for us to find you.”

Duanmu Xi’s eyes slightly flickered. She nodded and said, “It’s inconsiderate of me. Well, take my chief master and the others here as Chief Elder suggested.” It was her fault. Since she agreed to be the sacred maiden, she should take the Wilderness Holy Region as her real responsibility.

The elder in white felt satisfied. Duanmu Xi was a smart kid indeed.

“Second Elder, go to the Green Pine Inn and take the sacred maiden’s chief master here,” the elder in white ordered Second Elder.

“OK.” Second Elder nodded.

Duanmu Xi said with a frown, “I’ll go too!” After all, Second Elder didn’t know Situ Kong. Even if he did, Situ Kong wouldn’t go with him recklessly.

“You take care of my third master. I’ll go.” She hadn’t slept for one night. She must be tired. He didn’t want her to be more tired.

Duanmu Xi took a look at Mei Luo on Bai He’s back and nodded at Xuanyuan Mo.

After Xuanyuan Mo and Second Elder left, the elder in white looked at Duanmu Xi, “Xi needs a rest. I’ll take you to the Sacred Maiden’s Palace. When they arrive, I’ll have them ushered to the Sacred Maiden’s Palace.”

Actually, Duanmu Xi was satisfied with the Wuyou Palace, but upon thinking of Xuanyuan Hao’s women, she felt a headache. She would go to the Sacred Maiden’s Palace. After all, she would go there sooner or later.

Duanmu Xi nodded at the elder in white, “OK. Thank you, Chief Elder.”

As Duanmu Xi agreed, the elder in white immediately led a few people in the direction of the Sacred Maiden’s Palace.

No sooner had Duanmu Xi taken a few steps than she stopped. She turned around and looked at Ya’er who stayed in situ with a frustrated expression, “What are you waiting for? Let’s go!”

Ya’er immediately came to her senses and ran to Duanmu Xi, saying with excitement, “My Lady… No, Sacred Maiden, will you allow me to continue serving you?”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi said with a smile, “I’m not used to others serving me. You’ll serve my third master from now on.” Now that her third master was seriously injured, it was good to have a maid serve her third master. Besides, according to her observation, Ya’er was a trustworthy girl.

Ya’er was slightly dazed to hear that and curtsied with delight, “Yes.” She didn’t care whom she would serve, as long as she could follow Duanmu Xi.