"Refusing the toast only to be forced to drink the forfeit!"
The Taoist nun, seeing Mu Jinyu's brazen attitude, was instantly furious.
Did this fellow really think that, just because he used a gun to ambush and kill the Old Nun, he could look down on their Withered Tree Quest for Spring?
Now, in the middle of nowhere, even if he still had a gun on him, what could he possibly do to her?
Thus, the Taoist nun cursed angrily and, with a tap of her straw sandals on the ground, she launched herself toward Mu Jinyu like a cannonball bursting from its casing.
Mei Yinxue, who had been standing silently to one side, saw this and sparks of murderous intent shot from her beautiful eyes. She immediately prepared to strike against the Taoist nun!
Mu Jinyu, with hands clasped behind his back, raised one to stop her.
Then, as he watched the Taoist nun charging closer, he gently shook his head and sighed, "Treating diseases costs millions," "saving lives, tens of millions."
As he spoke, the Taoist nun had already lunged forward, her arms, white and tender as lotus roots, fluttering directly toward Mu Jinyu's chest!
Mu Jinyu struck out at the same time, his palms colliding with hers.
"Boom!"
It was like thunder from a clear sky, wind sweeping across, sand and stones dancing wildly, dust filling the air!
"Puh!"
The Taoist nun, midair in the clash of palms with Mu Jinyu, realized her grave mistake.
Although the autopsy of the Old Nun showed she died from a chaotic barrage of bullets, it didn't mean Mu Jinyu lacked the ability to deal with her!
Too late for regrets, with only dismay and reluctance in her eyes, the Taoist nun's ruddy face suddenly turned ashen like gold paper and she spat out a mouthful of blood, before flying backwards.
She knocked down several large trees before finally crashing heavily to the ground.
"Healing is costly, dying comes free!"
It was only then that Mu Jinyu's last words slowly emerged.
"You... you..."
The Taoist nun lay on the ground, her body in severe pain, staring wide-eyed at Mu Jinyu, her eyes filled with reluctance and disbelief.
Mu Jinyu slightly frowned, then shook his arms, complaining to Mei Yinxue at his side: "Ouch, my arm's numb..."
"Puh!"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, the Taoist nun, infuriated, spat out another mouthful of blood.
Damn it, she was struck to near incapacitation by his palm, unable to move, and there he was, actually having the nerve to fuss about his numbed arm!
"I'll massage it for you!"
Not sure whether Mu Jinyu was really injured, but seeing him in apparent discomfort, Mei Yinxue quickly started massaging his arm.
"Feeling better? Are you okay?"
As Mei Yinxue massaged Mu Jinyu's arm, she asked with concern.
"Much better, keep going for a bit longer."
Mu Jinyu relaxed and smiled at Mei Yinxue.
Mei Yinxue was not normally tender, and she wouldn't usually be so attentive to him, which made this rare moment something Mu Jinyu, even if his arm wasn't numb anymore, wanted to enjoy Mei Yinxue's caring treatment a bit longer.
The beautiful Taoist nun watched their unabashed public display of affection, trembling with anger, nearly spitting out another mouthful of old blood.
"Damn it, I'm almost paralyzed here, and I haven't even said anything yet. You're just complaining about your numb hand, as if you're some delicate fresh meat, but that's not enough, you still have the nerve to flaunt your love!"
If I could move now, I would jump up and skin and debone you alive!
After Mei Yinxue massaged Mu Jinyu's arms a few times, she realized he seemed completely fine, even enjoying the expression, and she couldn't help but smack him lightly.
"Stop it, get on with serious business and stop teasing me!"
Mu Jinyu, realizing he had been seen through by Mei Yinxue, just laughed, not feeling embarrassed since they were an old couple anyway, then he walked toward the Charming Daoist Nun lying nearby.
The Charming Daoist Nun, seeing Mu Jinyu finally stop flaunting his love, glared at him with full resentment!
But she was too severely injured, her internal organs damaged, and the intense stabbing pain prevented her from cursing him out!
Mu Jinyu approached her, squatted down, and, ignoring the poison in her eyes, frivolously hooked her chin with his hand, asking, "Okay, now can you tell me where the main base of your Withered Tree Quest for Spring is, and how the research on the 'Fountain of Youth' is going?"
If the Taoist nun could speak, she would certainly spit out a thick glob of phlegm onto Mu Jinyu's face, telling him to stop dreaming!
Seeing her stubborn silence, Mu Jinyu frowned, his expression cooling as he spoke, "What, not talking? Are you trying to inflate your own worth or do you think I'll be lenient because I'm tender-hearted towards women?"
Seeing the Charming Daoist Nun still refusing to utter a word, Mu Jinyu's patience completely wore thin, prompting him to swiftly press several of her pressure points.
"Mmh… Ah… Hiss…"
The Charming Daoist Nun initially thought Mu Jinyu was acting out of lust when he reached out to her.
After all, she might be aging, but her skin had become exceptionally charming after taking the Beauty Pill, so it was normal for Mu Jinyu to be tempted.
But she was indifferent about such matters.
She even felt a bit hopeful.
Since her body was old and worn anyway, and Mu Jinyu was handsome, she figured it wouldn't be a loss for her, after all, the young men she often dabbled with were not as handsome or charismatic as he was.
However, when Mu Jinyu withdrew his hand, his gaze icy as a sudden itching and piercing pain exploded inside her like ants biting everywhere, her expression drasticly changed.
Her face was as pale as paper, large beads of sweat like peanuts kept emerging and sliding down her forehead, the pain making her unable to resist moaning aloud!
"Hiss… Ah… Mmh… Woo…"
The Charming Daoist Nun felt worse than death itself. Without any strength left in her body originally, she now started rolling on the ground, mustering every bit of energy she could.
Mu Jinyu squatted beside her, watching her agony, his lips curling into a cold smirk as he whispered, "I thought you were tough, remaining silent all this while. I was even ready to subject you to eighteen types of torture, yet you submitted just like that, what a disappointment!"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, the Charming Daoist Nun felt like crying but had no tears, furious enough to curse.
God damn it, who was pretending to be tough? Who wanted to stay quiet? If I had had any strength to speak earlier, I would have spat you to death!
"Hiss, hiss, hiss… Ah, ah, ah… I'll talk, I'll talk… Just stop…"
The Charming Daoist Nun used the very last of her strength to say these words.
"You could have confessed earlier instead of forcing me to take action!"
Seeing her finally give in, Mu Jinyu pressed a few more points on the Charming Daoist Nun's body.
Instantly, she felt the excruciating pain that felt like ants devouring her flesh disappear. She collapsed on the muddy ground, her eyes vacant, gasping for air, feeling a certain pleasure from surviving a calamity.
Mu Jinyu watched the Charming Daoist Nun in this state, remembering how stubborn she had been before, thought of some organizations' agents who, when pressed for information during interrogation, couldn't take it anymore and bit the Poison Capsule hidden in their molar to commit suicide without revealing any secrets.
Mu Jinyu, fearing the Charming Daoist Nun might do the same, promptly ignored the dirty surroundings, pried open her mouth, and began to remove her teeth one by one!