The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chapter 494 Mu Chen Takes Action

Chu Yunxi's thoughts were running fast in the carriage. Outside the carriage, Muchen had already jumped off the carriage and ran towards the Huo Mansion, shouting, "Uncle, I'm back."

A man who looked like a butler came out, smiling happily, "Mu Chen is back?"

As if Mu Chen didn't see him, he ran straight past him, calling him uncle. Chu Yunxi said to Xiao Mubei, "Let's act according to the situation. Don't reveal your identity yet."

Xiao Mubei nodded. As soon as the two got off the carriage, Muchen pulled out a middle-aged man in his forties and pointed at Chu Yunxi and said, "Uncle, my sister saved me. She is a good person."

Xiao Mubei looked at Bai Yu, and Bai Yu nodded slightly, indicating that this was Huo Zixu.

Now that Wen Rulan, the Purple Guards and the Imperial Guards have not arrived yet, it is indeed not appropriate to have a conflict right away. Chu Yunxi smiled slightly and watched Huo Zixu walk over.

I originally wanted to exchange some pleasantries first, but I didn't expect Huo Zixu to have no intention of exchanging pleasantries at all. He said directly with a cold face: "Do you have the Soul Returning Pearl?"

Chu Yunxi hid the smile on her face and looked at Mu Chen. Mu Chen didn't feel the tense atmosphere at all and said with a confused look on his face: "Sister, you said you would help me talk to uncle and ask him not to beat me. Hurry up and give the Soul Returning Pearl to uncle."

Chu Yunxi said softly to Muchen, "Be good, Muchen, go to the carriage first, and I'll talk to uncle, okay?"

Mu Chen had gotten used to hearing Chu Yunxi's words in the past two days, and was about to get in the carriage when he heard it, but Huo Zixu suddenly said, "Stop, you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Mu Chen paused and looked at Huo Zixu, a little nervous.

Huo Zixu glanced at Mu Chen coldly, "I asked you to find the Soul Returning Pearl, but you gave it to someone else. Now you are bold enough to disobey me, right?"

Muchen shrank back and shook his head vigorously.

Chu Yunxi's face flashed with anger. Was Huo Zixu always so fierce to Mu Chen? Was he training Mu Chen like a dog?

Huo Zixu continued to talk to Mu Chen, "Since it's not him, go get the bead back now."

Muchen looked at Chu Yunxi with a pitiful look in his eyes. Chu Yunxi took out the Soul Returning Pearl from her waist bag and said, "Sir, I didn't say I wouldn't give you the Soul Returning Pearl. I just wanted to tell you about Muchen. When I met Muchen, he was seriously injured. He had many wounds on his body from some ferocious beast. I think he suffered a lot to get this Soul Returning Pearl. He almost bled dry, but he still rushed back desperately. In the end, he fainted on the road due to exhaustion. I passed by and saved him. I picked up this pearl and kept it for him temporarily. If it weren't for me, you would have lost both your money and your life. Now you can't boss me or Muchen around. Don't you think there's something wrong with your attitude?"

Huo Zixu snorted when he heard this, not showing any concern for Mu Chen's injury. He just said coldly: "This is my attitude. Who knows if you saved him just to blackmail me? Besides, if you didn't save him, Mu Chen might not have died. He is loyal to me and will try every means to return the Soul Returning Pearl."

Chu Yunxi had seen how shameless this man was. She smiled coldly, "Since you know that Mu Chen is loyal to you, why do you still treat him like this? He is a human being, not a dog."

Huo Zixu was even more disdainful. "Mu Chen is my man. How I treat him has nothing to do with you. Give me the Soul Returning Pearl and leave here immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Chu Yunxi also got angry. She simply put the Soul Returning Pearl back into her waist bag and ignored Huo Zixu. She turned to Muchen and said, "Muchen, your uncle always scolds you and beats you. Why do you still want to stay with him? Come with me, okay? I'll give you delicious food every day."

When Huo Zixu heard that Chu Yunxi wanted to take Mu Chen away in front of him, he immediately became furious and said, "You really don't know what's good for you, Mu Chen. What did I teach you? Those who approach you are bad people. This woman approached you just to take away your Soul Returning Pearl. Kill her for me."

Muchen was stunned. He shook his head and murmured, "Sister is a good person, sister is a good person."

Chu Yunxi sighed. In this child's mind, there was only a distinction between good people and bad people, and he didn't understand anything else at all. However, Huo Zixu took advantage of this, which was really despicable.

Seeing that Mu Chen was slow to take action, Huo Zixu stretched his hand back and took out a whip from his waist, and whipped Mu Chen with it. Chu Yunxi screamed hurriedly, trying to stop him, but it was too late. The whip tore Mu Chen's clothes, revealing the gauze underneath.

Chu Yunxi said angrily, "How could you do this to him? He's still injured." As she spoke, she hurried to Mu Chen's side, wanting to see if his wound had split open, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Mu Chen was just trembling with fear. When he saw Chu Yunxi running over, he asked in a trembling voice, "Sister, can you give him the beads? I don't want to be beaten."

Huo Zixu shouted angrily from behind Chu Yunxi: "Mu Chen, kill her and take the beads."

Muchen kept shaking his head, his mind was in a mess. He had long been accustomed to obeying Huo Zixu's orders, but deep down in his heart he really didn't want to kill Chu Yunxi.

Chu Yunxi saw that Mu Chen's wound was bleeding again, so she turned around and said to Huo Zixu angrily, "I went to great lengths to save him, but I didn't ask you to come back and beat him up, Huo Zixu, you are so presumptuous."

"My concubine?" Huo Zixu was startled and turned to Xiao Mubei, "Who are you?"

Xiao Mubei had already clenched his fists, almost unable to bear it any longer. Hearing this, he said coldly, "I am the Dingbei King Xiao Mubei. Huo Zixu, you are the governor of Hongye County. When the epidemic came, you abandoned the city and fled, taking human lives lightly. I am here to take you back to the capital for trial. Just surrender."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered Bai Yu and Hei Mu to go forward and catch Huo Zixu. Huo Zixu was shocked and stepped back repeatedly, shouting, "Mu Chen, kill them."

Chu Yunxi was startled. Before she could move, she felt a gust of wind behind her. Mu Chen was already flying towards Baiyu Heimu like an arrow. Huo Zixu asked him to kill Chu Yunxi but he was unwilling to do so. However, he had no scruples about killing others. His habit over the years made him attack without hesitation. Chu Yunxi only had time to shout, "Mu Chen, don't!"

Baiyu Heimu knew that Muchen was a skilled martial artist, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly rush up from behind Chu Yunxi. The two of them immediately raised their hands to block, but Muchen never held back in a fight, so this time he naturally attacked with all his strength. When Chu Yunxi's voice reached his ears, his palm had already met Baiyu Heimu's, and the two sides separated at the first touch. Baiyu Heimu was obviously defeated, and they both flew out and fell to the ground, spitting blood together!