Chapter 54: I Can Reconsider

Seeing Li Moxuan walking over, Xue Ming hurriedly stood up, bowing with a bright smile:
"Greetings, Master!"

Li Moxuan looked Xue Ming up and down, sizing up his aura, a meaningful smile playing at the corners of his lips.
"Not bad at all. After repairing your meridians and hidden injuries, you've actually reached the peak Grandmaster realm in one fell swoop. Your strength is indeed not weak."
"Barely useful to me now, I suppose."

Seeing the smile on Li Moxuan's lips, Xue Ming felt a slight stir in his heart.
Even after breaking through to the peak Grandmaster realm, he still could not see through Li Moxuan in the slightest, whereas the other party had seen right through him completely.
This caused Xue Ming, who had been feeling somewhat inflated and excited, to instantly calm down.
"Thanks entirely to Master's guidance. If not for Master's great grace, there would be no Xue Ming today."
"It's just that now that this subordinate has broken through in realm, I'm not yet sure how much my strength has improved. Might I ask Master to polish and test me a little?"

This Xue Ming was still getting a bit full of himself.
A smile curled at the corner of Li Moxuan's mouth.
It seemed it was still necessary to let him properly understand what it means to be humbled by the vastness of the heavens and earth!

With a casual flick, a dense surge of vital energy flew out.
Boom...
Xue Ming's body was sent flying backward instantly.
However, since this was in the courtyard of Li Moxuan's home, Li Moxuan did not make too grand of a spectacle out of it.
Even so, Xue Ming still had zero ability to fight back.
A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, the pain distorting his entire face.
He climbed up from the ground in utter wretchedness, looking at Li Moxuan with terror in his eyes.

Such terrifying speed!
Even after advancing to the peak Grandmaster realm, he still had no power to resist whatsoever.
He couldn't react at all, nor could he defend against such terrifying might.
He hadn't even managed to see clearly how Li Moxuan made his move!
He had thought that reaching the peak Grandmaster realm would allow him to exchange a few blows with Li Moxuan, but the gap was still as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.
Was this the power of a Great Grandmaster?
No, Xue Ming was certain that with his peak Grandmaster cultivation, even if he couldn't defeat a Great Grandmaster, he should at least have had the qualification to exchange a couple of moves.
Yet the reality was that he was unconditionally annihilated in a single second.
That being the case, Li Moxuan's realm could only be the legendary...
At this thought, Xue Ming's pupils shrank, and his entire body trembled.

"Do you want to continue?"
Li Moxuan looked at Xue Ming with a calm tone, the playful smile at the corner of his lips growing even deeper.
Xue Ming hurriedly bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.
"Master, this subordinate has learned my lesson!"
"Master's divine might shall forever remain something this subordinate can only look up to."

At this moment, his illusions were completely shattered, and he did not dare harbor the slightest disloyal thought toward Li Moxuan.
Even if he were to break through to the Great Grandmaster realm, he would still be nothing more than a plaything in Li Moxuan's hands.

Seeing this, Li Moxuan laughed heartily.
How could he not see through Xue Ming's thoughts?
"Xue Ming, you are a smart person. You should know very well what you ought to do and what you ought not to do. It's fine to be foolish at times, but if you act foolishly at a critical moment, you will be doomed beyond redemption."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xue Ming broke out in a cold sweat.
The warning in Li Moxuan's tone was exceedingly clear.
Xue Ming hurriedly nodded.

"Xue Ming will never be foolish."
"Very well. If you handle things properly, I naturally won't treat you unfairly. Even the deep blood feud you bear is not beyond resolution."

He had heard every word of the conversation between Xue Ming and Tang Hao loud and clear.
Long ago, Xue Ming's family must have been slaughtered by martial world figures, and not even the infant in swaddling clothes was spared.
It seemed Xue Ming's enemy was no mere nobody; even now, the Martial Arts Alliance was still frantically hunting Xue Ming down in a relentless, do-or-die fashion.
Li Moxuan could guess that deeply entangling ties lay behind it.
However, he simply did not care.
Those people in the Martial Arts Alliance were absolute nobodies in his eyes!

Upon hearing that Li Moxuan could even help him exact revenge, Xue Ming raised his head with a trace of astonishment.
"Thank you, Master! If Master can avenge me, this subordinate is willing to shatter my body and bones to repay Master's great kindness."
Excitement surged in Xue Ming's eyes.

Li Moxuan nodded.
"Very well. Go to Yun City for me and investigate the intelligence regarding the Gu family of Yun City. Not a single error will be tolerated."
"Understood, Master!"
Without even asking for the reason, Xue Ming respectfully accepted the command and set off immediately!

...

After Xue Ming left,
Li Moxuan took out his phone. After a moment of internal struggle,
he finally called Gu Yaqing.
Yesterday, he had tried to talk to Gu Yaqing, but she had neither returned his calls nor replied to his messages.
He decided to give it one more try.

Beep...
This time, the call actually went through.
Li Moxuan said somewhat excitedly:
"Yaqing, you've finally answered my call."

Gu Yaqing, however, showed no intention of exchanging pleasantries, her tone rather cold:
"What you said in that message—was it true?"
"Can you really cure my daughter?"

Although Gu Yaqing had already made up her mind to completely draw a line with the past and no longer have any contact with Li Moxuan,
matters concerning her daughter's life—coupled with the fact that after yesterday's events, Li Moxuan's voice had lingered relentlessly in her mind—caused Gu Yaqing, who had originally intended not to answer, to pick up the phone as if guided by some mysterious impulse.
Gu Yaqing repeatedly emphasized to herself in her heart:
Everything was for the sake of her daughter.
As long as her little daughter could live a healthy life, she could accept any price whatsoever.
Otherwise, she would never have agreed to marry Lin Mofei.

Li Moxuan hastily said:
"I can cure Xiao Xiao's illness. If I can't cure it, do with me as you please!"
"If you are willing to give me a chance, can we find a place to meet?"
"No!"
Gu Yaqing flatly and decisively refused.
"Yesterday, right in front of my brother, you almost devoured me whole. If I were to meet you alone again, given your strength, I wouldn't be able to resist whatever you chose to do."

At the mention of yesterday's kiss, a blush crept across Gu Yaqing's face.
Li Moxuan chuckled awkwardly.
At that time, he had simply been swept away by deep emotion beyond his control.
"Well... whether you hate me or want to beat me, Xiao Xiao's condition cannot be delayed."

Gu Yaqing took a deep breath.
"Fine, I'll trust you this once. Tomorrow, come to the Wushi Hospital to examine Xiao Xiao. Not just you, but many other divine doctors will be present to see if there is any way to save Xiao Xiao."
"Li Moxuan, if you really can cure Xiao Xiao..."
Gu Yaqing's heart skipped a beat involuntarily.
"I can reconsider!"

Naturally, Li Moxuan knew what Gu Yaqing meant by "reconsider."
This made Li Moxuan so excited he felt as though he could fly.
He hurriedly patted his chest.
"I will definitely cure Xiao Xiao. Does that mean by then..."

Gu Yaqing let out a disgruntled hmph.
"Hmph... Don't get too full of yourself. I'm merely reconsidering; it doesn't mean I've definitely agreed to anything. Also, a word of warning: Lin Mofei has already started paying attention to you. You'd better pray for your own safety."

Li Moxuan, however, showed not a shred of worry, instead smiling cheerfully:
"Yaqing, you still care about me so much."
"Not at all. I'm just afraid you won't live long enough to cure Xiao Xiao."
With that, Gu Yaqing hung up the phone.

Li Moxuan put away his phone with a wry smile.
"Sigh... What a woman with a hard exterior and a soft heart."

Through this period of striving and effort, his relationship with Gu Yaqing had eased significantly.
Even though it was for the sake of curing Xiao Xiao, the fact that Gu Yaqing had answered the call was a promising start.
They had known each other for many years, childhood sweethearts who had grown up together.
Naturally, he understood Gu Yaqing's temperament well—she was the classic type who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, possessing a sharp tongue paired with a compassionate heart.
As long as the lingering resentment in Gu Yaqing's heart dissipated, everything else would be easy to handle.

A cold smile surfaced at the corner of Li Moxuan's mouth.
"Lin Mofei, once Xiao Xiao is cured, you will be next!"

From Donggong Chang's memories, Li Moxuan naturally knew that not only was Yu Hong behind the scheme, but Lin Mofei had also been extremely active and enthusiastic in it.
If he hadn't been too busy to bother with him, how could Lin Mofei have lived until now?
Since Gu Yaqing had spoken, he would wait until Xiao Xiao was cured before dealing with him.

Just as a wave of excitement stirred within Li Moxuan,
another phone call came in.
The caller ID showed it was from the Wushi region.
That shouldn't be right; he didn't know many people in Wushi.
Who could it be?
Li Moxuan answered the phone.

"Are you Li Moling's guardian?"
"Yes, I am!"
"I'm Li Moling's counselor. She just blew up someone's sports car, and now the owner is demanding compensation. Please come over and handle this!"
"Alright, I understand."

Li Moxuan gave a slight, wry smile.
"This girl... While it's true she should blast anyone who bullies her directly with spiritual talismans, she's supposed to be studying and attending classes properly. Barely a day has passed, and she's already blown up someone's sports car. What kind of schooling is this..."

Without further ado, Li Moxuan rushed over to Wushi University.
Even though Li Moling was the one causing trouble, let alone blowing up a sports car, even if she were to flatten Wushi University itself, Li Moxuan wouldn't dream of scolding her. Of course he would dote on his own younger sister.