The conversation between the Shen family's grandfather and grandson was very quiet; the people in the room, their minds in disarray, neither heard nor cared to listen.
When Mu Jinyu felt that the sweat on his forehead must have been wiped off by Mei Yinxue, he stepped back and said, "All right, thank you."
Seeing this, Mei Yinxue's face showed no expression, but she was secretly laughing inside; he was indeed just a big boy.
Afterward, she put away the towel and placed it on a wooden table nearby.
The people of the Jiang Family, paying no attention to their movements, frowned for a long time. After ruling out one suspect after another who could have poisoned Jiang Wangchuan with Gu insects, they suddenly remembered someone they had long forgotten...
Thinking of that person, their brows furrowed even tighter.
Jiang Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache, then looked at Mei Yinxue and said, "Little Xue, the rival who has been targeting you recently, is it Qiu Hua, that girl?"
"Uncle Yuan, how did you know?" asked Mei Yinxue, her eyebrows raising in surprise.
Jiang Yuan gave a bitter smile and said, "You see, Grandpa Chuan hasn't caught some strange disease; he has been poisoned with Gu insects, so... you should understand now, right?"
"Poisoned with Gu insects?!" Mei Yinxue's eyes narrowed slightly, hiding the sudden fierce coldness that flashed across them; she muttered, "So it's true, this woman, not only has she tried to kill me and went after Ah-Biao ruthlessly, but she also dared to harm Grandpa Chuan!"
Mei Yinxue had just gone out to fetch a towel to mop Mu Jinyu's sweat, thus she hadn't seen the scene of Jiang Wangchuan vomiting countless Gu insects, nor had she heard their conversation,
Otherwise, she would have guessed earlier that the person who attempted to poison Jiang Wangchuan was her arch-nemesis, Qiu Hua!
Qiu Hua and Mei Yinxue actually came from the same sect, and used to be as close as best friends who shared everything.
Mei Yinxue was nurtured by the former biggest gang leader in River City, once the sharpest of his four assassin tools.
Their group was called the Four Gentlemen, also known as Mei Lan, Zhu, and Ju...
Mei, naturally, was herself, Mei Yinxue; Lan was Gu Youlan; Zhu, was Zhu Yeqing; and Ju, was Qiu Hua...
Qiu Hua, referring to chrysanthemum, also known as Qiu Ju or Chrysanthemum Qiu.
Too much had happened in the past, too chaotic to detail fully here, but it suffices to say that when their gang leader suddenly died one day, it threw the whole organization into chaos, as well as the underworld of River City into disarray.
At that time, Mei Yinxue, along with Gu Youlan and Zhu Yeqing, had no time to deal with such messes, as they only wanted to manage the affairs of the deceased leader and investigate the truth.
Meanwhile, Qiu Hua suddenly stepped forward, feeling that they couldn't let the chaos in the River City underworld continue as it would draw the ire of the city's authorities and lead to their clampdown.
She said a lot, but in the end, her message was that she wanted to be the new leader of the River City underworld!
She aimed to replace their leader and become the new head of the gang!
Mei Yinxue was uninterested, feeling that if Qiu Hua wanted the position, she could have it, while Gu Youlan and Zhu Yeqing started to get tempted by her words.
In the end, even though Mei Yinxue expressed absolutely no interest in becoming the leader of the River City underworld, Gu Youlan, Zhu Yeqing, and Qiu Hua all agreed that she, as the head of the Four Gentlemen and holding the most prestige in the gang, was the most likely to be recognized and endorsed by the rest of the gang members to become the new leader. Thus, Qiu Hua took the initiative to strike at her first!
Mei Yinxue hadn't expected Qiu Hua to attack her, nearly dying at her hands, but fortunately, someone came to her aid, allowing her to escape with her life.
From then on, four friends as close as sisters turned against each other and became sworn enemies!
After a great battle.
With the help of Jiang Wangchuan and others, Mei Yinxue successfully defeated the other three. Initially, Jiang Wangchuan had suggested that Mei Yinxue should simply kill them to eliminate future threats.
However, Mei Yinxue felt that after all, they were sisters, and she could not bring herself to kill them. Instead, she let them leave River City and barred them from returning in this lifetime!
Mei Yinxue was originally named Mei Yingxue or Mei Yinxue by that boss, but with the turmoil, she became disillusioned and exhausted, truly contemplating withdrawal from Jianghu. Thus, she changed her name to Mei Yinxue.
She truly no longer wanted to kill people or mingle in this sordid world of Jianghu.
But when one is in Jianghu, one is often involuntarily involved. Mei Yinxue wanted to withdraw, but could she simply do as she wished?
If she withdrew, what would the brothers in the gang do? They knew nothing else, understood nothing else, and to make a living, they would probably have to continue stealing and robbing. Maybe even get involved in some illegal and disorderly activities?
Having no choice, Mei Yinxue was eventually pushed by everyone to take the stage and become a big shot in the underground world of River City.
Years later, she led them from the black zone to the grey zone, and after some time, with the help of Jiang Wangchuan and others, she successfully whitewashed their reputation, withdrew from Jianghu, and made it onto land...
...becoming the chairwoman of the Xueyin Group.
Back in the day, among the Four Gentlemen Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, and the others, she, Mei Yinxue, had the best martial arts skills. With her sword, no one dared oppose her; she was the sharpest sword in the hand of that boss. Gu Youlan was the best at killing with seduction, her tender face and ethereal aura like that of an orchid in a secluded valley was her weapon for killing; Zhu Yeqing was utterly ruthless, using any means necessary to kill, like a deadly snake lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment...
And Huang Qiuhua, being a person from Miao Zombie land, was best at using bizarre methods and knew how to deploy Gu insects.
So, when Jiang Yuan mentioned Gu insects, she immediately thought of Huang Qiuhua.
Moreover, during this period, Huang Qiuhua had resurfaced and returned to River City frequently, constantly trying to kill her. Jiang Wangchuan had also suddenly been cursed with Gu insects during this time. Claiming it wasn't her doing, Mei Yinxue herself wouldn't believe it.
Thinking about this, Mei Yinxue somewhat regretted not having directly killed them back then.
Back then, it was with the help of Jiang Wangchuan that she was able to successfully drive the other three out of River City, restoring peace to the tumultuous underworld of River City.
But now, due to her moment of mercy back then, Jiang Wangchuan almost died from the Gu insects laid by Huang Qiuhua.
Mei Yinxue felt incomparably guilty in her heart.
"I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have spared them back then!"
Mei Yinxue looked up and said apologetically to Jiang Wangchuan and the others.
After guessing that Huang Qiuhua was the one who attacked Jiang Wangchuan, there was no longer any gratitude toward Mei Yinxue from Jiang Yuan and the others for inviting Mu Jinyu, because Jiang Wangchuan's odd disease could entirely be said to be directed at Mei Yinxue by Huang Qiuhua.
Huang Qiuhua wanted to take revenge on everyone close to Mei Yinxue, and they were just collateral damage!
Thus, after hearing Mei Yinxue's apology, Jiang Yuan's expression was very ugly. He was just about to complain a few words to her.
But Jiang Wangchuan, who had been lying against the bed's headboard, suddenly spoke up, his voice hoarse:
"It's nothing, Little Xue, you don't need to feel sad about this. Honestly, if back then you hadn't shown any old affection and had directly killed them all, I would have been quite scared, thinking that after I helped you, whether you would still remember my kindness, and perhaps you would also decisively act against us in the future. But you spared them, which made us believe that you were really the right person, one who would not repay kindness with malice. That's why we continued to expend resources to help you make it ashore."