Divorce Her, I'll Marry You

Xu Mu casually glanced at Xianling Nan. Someone like her would definitely take the initiative to beg for help.

If it were someone like Sister Empress, she’d most likely rather die than submit, but Xianling Nan wasn’t that type.

He could tell from her sense of duty toward the other members of the Baishi Clan that she had her own plans.

Whatever she intended to do later, the primary condition was survival.

Xianling Nan felt her breathing becoming increasingly difficult. It took tremendous effort just to keep her breath steady.

She was well aware that if she ignored the situation, she might truly die.

Xianling Nan didn’t want to die—a living dog is better than a dead lion. As long as there was hope of survival, she wouldn’t give up.

“Xu Mu, help me.”

Xianling Nan said weakly to Xu Mu.

“But that place isn’t exactly appropriate, is it? Your background isn’t small, even if it’s not as big as Sister Shuang’s.”

Xu Mu shrugged with a smile. He knew Xianling Nan would ask for help.

“I don’t care. You’re a doctor saving my life, not deliberately taking advantage of me.”

Xianling Nan said to Xu Mu, “Just do it.”

“And the price?”

Xu Mu stood up. “I’m not a philanthropist. I can’t keep saving you for free.”

“Xu Mu! Don’t take advantage of someone in a vulnerable position.”

Xianling Nan glared at him angrily. “I don’t have any treasures on me. I said I’d be your woman, and you refused.”

“Just kidding.”

Xu Mu walked over to Xianling Nan, removed her armor, tore open the black clothing underneath, and saw the full extent of the injury.

He had to admit, Xianling Nan was already very strong—about the same level as Dai Xingluo.

Her chest was now completely covered in blood, and he could see fragments of shattered armor embedded in her skin.

As Xu Mu removed those fragments, more blood flowed out.

“This technique is vicious. Does your chest feel like it’s burning?”

“Yes.”

Xianling Nan nodded.

“The muscle tissue in your chest is completely destroyed. Even if you manage to survive, you’ll be left with large burn scars.”

Xu Mu took out some rare medicinal herbs. “Lucky for you, you ran into me.”

Hearing this, Li Chenshuang immediately looked down at her own chest. The injured area felt the same burning stabbing sensation.

Was hers the same?

Every woman cares about her appearance. Though she felt her figure was more of a burden, she still didn’t want her chest covered in large patches of scar tissue.

Even she herself couldn’t accept that, let alone others.

“Xu Mu… are you saying her pain will definitely leave scars in the future?”

Li Chenshuang asked cautiously from the side.

“Definitely. This isn’t just skin-deep. The dermis is burned through, even the fat layer, maybe the nerves are dead too. Scarring is the least of it.”

Xu Mu took out the herbs and a stainless steel bowl, starting to process the medicine.

“You mean there are even worse consequences?”

Li Chenshuang’s face gradually turned pale.

Beside her, Xianling Nan frowned, growing extremely tense.

“That’s right. The body is completely damaged. Even if it heals, the skin will be stiff and lose elasticity because the nerves are dead.”

Xu Mu paused and continued, “The moisture barrier is gone. Bodily fluids will seep out continuously. The infection barrier is also gone. Bacteria can invade freely.”

Hearing this, Li Chenshuang was even more terrified than Xianling Nan. Fluids leaking out and constant infections—

Just imagining it, she’d be like a corpse.

Li Chenshuang immediately sat beside Xu Mu and tugged at his arm. “Little brother, please treat me too.”

“You don’t need it. Your cultivation level is higher. You should be fine.”

Xu Mu waved her off.

“No, I didn’t defend against that attack earlier. I took it with just my body. Now my chest feels like it’s burning too.”

Li Chenshuang looked at him pleadingly. “Please…”

“Fine, sit down and show me the wound.”

Xu Mu said to Li Chenshuang.

She sat down next to Xianling Nan. After a brief hesitation, she decided to take the initiative and reveal her injury.

“Holy crap!”

Xu Mu muttered involuntarily. “This wound is unbelievable. It looks fake.”

Though Li Chenshuang was older than Xu Mu, she was still a pure, unmarried woman. She understood what he meant and said softly, “It’s as real as it gets.”

Xu Mu shook his head. “Has to be fake. If it’s real, I’ll eat it.”

Li Chenshuang let out a delicate snort. “You wish! Go eat Xianling Nan’s if you’re so bold.”

“?”

Xianling Nan shot a glance at Li Chenshuang. If the pain weren’t so unbearable and she didn’t want to speak, she would have snapped back already.

Xu Mu just chuckled and took out another batch of medicinal herbs to process.

“So you were lying to me. You said I was fine, yet you took out another dose of herbs. Looks like my injury is just as bad as hers.”

Li Chenshuang said softly as she watched the extra herbs in Xu Mu’s hands.

“No, it’s just that your area is bigger. That’s all.”

Xu Mu glanced at Li Chenshuang indifferently.

Li Chenshuang’s cheeks instantly flushed. This Xu Mu was just too infuriating—it seemed she could never get the upper hand in front of him.

Once the heavenly treasures and earthly ingredients had been refined, Xu Mu first took out two healing pills and had the two women swallow them.

After that, Xu Mu looked at the four peaks before him and began applying ointment.

He decided to help Xianling Nan first. Not only were her injuries more severe, but naturally, he wanted to save the best for last.

Xianling Nan bit her lip hard and closed her eyes.

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She didn’t understand what was happening. She remembered that the last time Xu Mu had done something like this, it had been to bring them together.

But this time, her feelings were completely different. She was far more agitated than before, as if her heart was about to leap out of her mouth.

After finishing with Xianling Nan, Xu Mu immediately took out bandages and wrapped up the wound.

Then, he set about carrying out the next two major tasks. Following the same procedure as with Xianling Nan, Xu Mu began applying the ointment.

The moment he started, he froze in place—he still couldn’t reach Dong Feng’s level.

Sure enough, he had surpassed Fu Jinyu, but he was still unable to fully control such terror.

Too powerful!

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Li Chenshuang squeezed her eyes shut, her breathing ragged. She had no idea why being treated by Xu Mu felt so soothing.

It was a sensation she had never experienced before.

Li Chenshuang’s body trembled slightly. This battle had been a one-sided beatdown—they had been utterly trounced.

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After the treatment, Xu Mu lay down on the bedding, while Li Chenshuang and Xianling Nan had yet to calm down.

Admittedly, Xu Mu’s medical skills were highly effective. As soon as the essence of the medicines was applied, the wounds stopped hurting immediately.

But as members of a foreign race, they were relatively conservative in their ways.

Xianling Nan, in particular, as a saintess, had been taught from childhood never to have any physical contact with men.

Typically, after a saintess stepped down from her position, she would be eagerly sought after by talented figures from various clans.

This was partly due to her status as a saintess, but also because a saintess was considered pure and untouched.

Xianling Nan’s thoughts began to wander. If she ever married a man in the future, wouldn’t that be unfair to him?

It would be better to just marry Xu Mu outright.

“Xu Mu,” Xianling Nan suddenly asked, “do you have a wife?”

“I already told you before—I do,” Xu Mu replied, not even glancing at her.

“Divorce her. I’ll marry you, and I’ll treat you well,” Xianling Nan said calmly.

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