I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 4: The Mo Family Patriarch is very angry

Bai Feier's attitude really angered Mo Cheng.

He was the eldest son of the Mo family. Even though the Mo family was far inferior to the Bai family, Bai Feier didn't know what kind of person she was. Her arrogant attitude made Mo Cheng's face turn as red as a pig's liver.

"Humph!"

"That damned woman, wait until I'm tired of her..." Mo Cheng gritted his teeth and said with extreme hatred.

At this moment, an elderly figure landed outside the hall. The old man was dressed in a white robe, with silver hair and beard, and had an air of otherworldly grace. However, his eyes contained a sinister glint. As soon as he entered, he saw Mo Cheng's twisted, sour face. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Why are you still so unhappy at a time like this?"

"Grandpa..." Upon seeing that the visitor was the Mo family patriarch, Mo Cheng immediately put on a fawning smile, intending to pin the blame on Bai Feier: "It's all because of that Bai Feier, she doesn't know what's good for her..."

"Shut up!"

The Mo family patriarch rebuked him, staring sharply at him with a stern tone: "Even if Bai Feier is a good-for-nothing now, you must not be so contemptuous before this marriage is finalized! The Bai family elders are arriving soon. If they see you like this, they will probably think that the younger generation of my Mo family has no progress and is of no use. Even if we have this marriage relationship in the future, it will be difficult for my Mo family to use the Bai family's name!"

These words were extremely harsh, causing Mo Cheng to lose all color in his face in fright.

He wasn't the most favored descendant of the Mo family by the patriarch; otherwise, the matter of marrying a useless woman wouldn't have fallen to him. But Bai Feier was undeniably beautiful, and if he angered the patriarch, he might truly end up with nothing.

Thinking of this, Mo Cheng quickly nodded and bowed, "Grandson knows his mistake, please punish me, Grandfather!" "Hmph, I hope you will remember this. Go down, and don't disgrace the Mo family on our wedding night!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the Mo family patriarch dismissed Mo Cheng, this good-for-nothing great-grandson. He sat in the main hall, his face still grim.

It's not that this marriage is too demeaning to the Mo family, but rather that the "treasure" that the Mo family patriarch thought was within easy reach has simply vanished!

He had just sensed the aura of a heavily injured demon outside Qingmu City and rushed over, only to run into a nine-lived demon cat whose cultivation had reached the Tribulation Transcending stage!

The Mohist patriarch immediately felt that his old age was about to turn around.

No matter how badly she was injured and how she ended up like this, as long as we can get her demon core, the Mo family patriarch can break through his cultivation, which has been stagnant for a hundred years, and even cross the insurmountable barrier of the Nascent Soul stage to enter the Integration stage! As long as he can advance to the Integration stage, the Mo family patriarch's lifespan can be extended by another thousand years. At that time, under his leadership, the Mo family will surely be able to return to its peak!

This temptation was irresistible to the founder of the Mohist school.

Without exception, all cultivators want to become stronger and live longer, and the Mo family patriarch was no exception.

Of course, a nine-lived demon cat with such high cultivation must have a high status in the clan. If he acts rashly, he is very likely to be retaliated against by the demon clan in the future. But even so, he must get the demon core of that nine-lived demon cat.

The Mohist patriarch had a perfectly calculated plan, however…

He never dreamed that the nine-lived demon cat, on the verge of death and extremely weak, would escape using a magical artifact.

He couldn't even catch a single hair on that nine-lived demon cat.

The Mo family patriarch searched the dense forest within a radius of thousands of miles, but could not find it!

This infuriated him! But no matter what, it had run away. The demon cat couldn't possibly be stupid enough to come back to Qingmu City to die. The Mo family patriarch had no other choice but to vent his anger on his great-grandchildren.

There are more important things to deal with.

Tonight, the Mo family and the Bai family will hold a grand wedding. If he handles this wedding well, the Mo family's prestige will once again resound throughout the Yan Dynasty.

……

As night fell, Gu Heng sat at the entrance of the clinic, holding a bowl of soup and drinking sweet soup.

He wasn't actually very free today. After he found the little stray cat, the heavy rain stopped, and the clinic saw an increase in patients, mostly ordinary people who had suffered some accidents due to the torrential rain. Gu Heng had been busy until now, so he definitely didn't have time to cook a meal. He could only take some sweet herbs from the medicine cabinet, add sugar, and make a bowl of sweet soup.

He sipped his sweet soup and looked westward. The Mo family mansion was brightly decorated and filled with joyous music. Cultivators were constantly flying across the night sky. These were cultivators who had received invitations from the Mo family and had traveled from afar to witness the wedding. It was quite a lively scene.

"Ugh……"

With a sigh, Gu Heng placed the bowl of sweet soup on the stone table beside him.

Without being a cultivator, life is just so bland. Although Gu Heng accepted his fate of not being able to become a cultivator, the Xuan Tian Realm is ultimately a world where strength is paramount.

Although the system didn't help him become a powerful figure, it at least gave him some means of making a living.

He was just an ordinary person, and could only live his whole life tending to his own little plot of land.

"..."

When Gu Heng wasn't looking, the little wildcat with silver fur jumped onto the stone table, looked at the sugar water in the bowl, and stuck out its tongue to lick it.

Seeing that the stray cat would stay at his clinic and not leave, Gu Heng decided to take her in. After all, he had no one to keep him company, and with a cat, he could tease her when he was in a bad mood.

"Xiaoxi, is this sweet soup delicious?"

Gu Heng stared at the cat, watched her nod, and unconsciously smiled.

This cat is very smart. Gu Heng discovered that she could understand human speech. When he found her today, after feeding her medicine, Gu Heng started thinking about giving her a name. He originally planned to call her "Xiao Yin," but she kept wagging her tail and shaking her head, unwilling to accept the name. So Gu Heng took paper and pen and tried many times, finally finding out that she accepted the name "Xiao Xi."

"If you ever have nowhere to go in the future, just come with me. I promise I won't treat you badly."

Gu Heng stroked her fur; it was soft and felt exceptionally comfortable.

Su Jinxi licked the sugar water, feeling the pure and powerful medicinal energy flowing into her body... To her horror, this senior expert had simply taken the Abyss Snow Lotus petals and the Crimson Gold Demon petals, casually tossed them into an iron pot, and started refining them! These two rare and precious materials with conflicting properties were extremely terrifying; if the alchemist wasn't careful, everything within a ten-thousand-mile radius would be reduced to ashes!

But his alchemy skills were an eye-opener for Su Jinxi. Without the aid of any alchemy furnace, and without even seeing any true qi, he used only an ordinary iron pot and firewood to melt the two medicines together and add sugar to make a sweet soup.

She even jumped onto the medicine cabinet and rummaged through the herbs inside. The dozens of herbs she saw were treasures that would cause bloodshed outside, but here they were just displayed like this.

Moreover, his method of alchemy is unique. The medicinal power of these precious herbs is too great, and to ordinary people it is no different from poison. However, he controls it so well that much of the medicinal power is lost, which is just enough to cure ordinary people.

What a waste of talent... but what can Su Jinxi do?

Hidden in this small, unassuming town, offering such a priceless medicinal herb—a prized possession that countless cultivators would risk their lives for—to ordinary people… These extraordinary individuals have their own motives; perhaps this is what it means to play the game of life. In any case, this is a boon for Su Jinxi.

By consuming these medicinal herbs and gradually refining their medicinal power, her demonic body will eventually evolve once again.

Since this reclusive master wanted to take her in, Su Jinxi didn't object. In any case, what she could gain by staying by his side was something that even if she made a great contribution to the demon race, the Demon Emperor might not necessarily bestow it upon her.

I don't even really want to leave anymore.

"Hmm... this Mo family wedding is quite a proper affair. Anyway, we have invitations to attend, so we can just go and freeload off the food..."

Gu Heng took out the marriage invitation from his pocket, looked in the direction of the Mo family mansion, and thought about it carefully. But before he could do anything, Xiao Xi jumped into his arms, patted the big "Mo" character on the marriage invitation with her cat paws, and wagged her tail.

He understood immediately.

"Alright, I know you're hungry. Come on, let's go get some food!"

Gu Heng picked up Xiao Xi and slowly walked towards the Mo family mansion.

In his arms, Su Jinxi's eyes were flashing with a cold light.