Chapter 290: Mistaken Target

“Though I don’t know the reason for your death, you have shown me this technique once again,” he murmured to himself, his tone solemn and earnest.

If anyone had overheard him, they would have found it highly suspicious.

Yue Mingxuan had never practiced any martial arts before.

How he now possessed such advanced internal power was already a mystery, but now he spoke such words as if he had known this technique before.

He had clearly never seen the Ninefold Celestial Mystery prior to this, yet he claimed he had seen it again.

Could it be… that Yue Mingxuan was truly losing his mind?

But at this moment, it wasn’t actually Yue Mingxuan the one who had traveled from another world who is speaking.

It was the original owner of the body.

Yue Mingxuan, of course, had heard the words, but when he tried to ask further, the original owner of the body remained completely silent.

What was going on?

Yue Mingxuan was extremely curious, but no matter how much he called out, the original owner refused to show herself again.

With no other choice, he had to abandon the idea.

“Come to think of it, it’s been quite a while since I last visited the clinic,” Yue Mingxuan muttered.

Recently, he had been busy with so many other matters that he hadn’t had the chance to stop by the clinic and see what had been happening.

It was worth remembering that the clinic was normally run by the elder physicians of Silver Needle Sect.

These elders, though kind in nature, were after all advanced in age and their bodies might not always endure the high-intensity work required.

Lately, he had been preoccupied with other affairs, so he hadn’t noticed how the elders had been managing things in the clinic.

In truth, not much ever happened in the clinic under normal circumstances.

Even if someone caused trouble, there were always people to handle it.

The only exception was the incident with that Moonless Cicada before.

Yue Mingxuan still didn’t know whether he had recovered.

That night, seeing Moonless Cicada drenched in blood had genuinely startled him.

He didn’t know whether the attackers had come after him or after Moonless Cicada.

Yet Moonless Cicada had been staying close to him in the days since.

If those people had been targeting Moonless Cicada, then what exactly was their objective?

After all, Moonless Cicada was just an assassin.

Although he undoubtedly had many enemies, the imperial palace was hardly devoid of formidable experts.

Not to mention the shadow guards, every prince had several highly skilled bodyguards at his disposal.

Would they really allow such a dangerous individual to roam freely?

Yue Mingxuan thought it highly unlikely.

Thus, there must be some hidden truth behind all of this.

When Yue Mingxuan arrived this time, Moonless Cicada was sitting comfortably in a chair while chewing on a piece of lingzhi from the clinic.

The expression on his face looked utterly carefree as if he didn’t have a single worry in the world.

The moment Yue Mingxuan saw him, he could no longer hold himself back.

He had been worrying about Moonless Cicada’s safety the whole time, yet this fellow was sitting here lazily munching on lingzhi?

This was his clinic!

Even if the reason for Moonless Cicada’s injuries was still unclear, the man certainly hadn’t paid anything before either.

The thought of silver and gold flowing out of his hands like running water made Yue Mingxuan even angrier.

If Shang Qinghua hadn’t been holding onto his money all this time would his life really be this miserable?

Thinking about it carefully, everything was Shang Qinghua’s fault!

Unfortunately, he had no way to fight him back.

No matter how he looked at it, Shang Qinghua was far stronger than he was.

Whether openly or behind the scenes, Yue Mingxuan couldn’t even be sure he could win against him.

That cunning man was simply too difficult to deal with.

So all Yue Mingxuan could do was grit his teeth in frustration before turning his attention to bullying Moonless Cicada instead.

“Hey. Did you pay yet?” he demanded.

“Are you kidding me? I nearly lost my life because of you!” Moonless Cicada immediately retorted with righteous indignation when he saw the creditor coming.

As expected, the moment those words were spoken, Yue Mingxuan’s expression changed.

“Because of me?”

“If I hadn’t been following you around these past few days and someone mistook me for you, I wouldn’t have been injured at all!”

Moonless Cicada spoke with such vigor that it was difficult to connect him with the dying man he had been not long ago.

“They mistook you for me? That person must have terrible eyesight,” Yue Mingxuan remarked casually from the side.

Moonless Cicada was just about to agree when Yue Mingxuan added, “Clearly you’re much fatter than I am.”

Moonless Cicada nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard that.

“What exactly do you mean by that?”

“Are you saying you’re thinner and weaker than I am?” Yue Mingxuan shot back immediately.

Hmph.

If he couldn’t deal with Shang Qinghua did that mean he couldn’t handle one of Shang Qinghua’s subordinates?

If that were the case, he’d be far too useless.

Moonless Cicada found himself momentarily speechless.

In the end, he could only shove more lingzhi into his mouth while mumbling, “I don’t care. I was ordered by my master to protect you. No matter what, I have to obey his command. As for the medical fees… you can go ask my master for them.”

Apparently hitting Yue Mingxuan’s weak point, Moonless Cicada looked completely fearless and he had guessed correctly that Yue Mingxuan truly didn’t dare do anything to Shang Qinghua.

In this situation, no matter how much Yue Mingxuan gnashed his teeth in frustration, he had no way to argue back.

Moonless Cicada seemed like a cat that had discovered a new toy, he repeatedly whispering into Yue Mingxuan’s ear, “If you really want the consultation fee, my master will definitely pay it for me. Why don’t you go ask him yourself?”

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