Xu Huaguang heard the words, stared wide-eyed at Mu Jinyu in disbelief, as if he had heard wrong, and then he shook his head vigorously a few times.
This shake almost made him faint.
Meanwhile, the family members of the Xu family, who had refrained from holding back their strength and had swollen their own cheeks, stared at Xu Huaguang with green eyes like starving wolves upon clearly understanding Mu Jinyu's words.
Mu Jinyu slightly shook her head and said to Xu Tianzheng, "Lead the way."
"Yes." Xu Tianzheng suppressed his excitement, raised his hand forward, took the first step, and said respectfully to Mu Jinyu, "This way, please."
Then, led by Xu Tianzheng, Mu Jinyu and Xu Qingya, along with the old butler and a few other people, walked into the villa.
As soon as Mu Jinyu left, the aggrieved members of the Xu family immediately let out a howl and prepared to rush at Xu Huaguang to slap him furiously.
At this moment, the wife of Xu Zhiming, the eldest son of the Xu family, Wang Zhengfang—that is, the aunt and eldest sister of everyone—spoke up.
She glared hatefully at Xu Huaguang, who showed a look of fright, and said, "Don't be chaotic, have some order. I just counted, and there are nearly fifty people in total. Let's each give him two slaps."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, "Good, this proposal is not bad, two slaps per person, just enough to vent our anger."
"I'll go first." Seeing everyone agreed, Wang Zhengfang immediately stepped forward and slapped Xu Huaguang twice.
After slapping him, Wang Zhengfang also felt relieved, tossed her hair, and went into the house rubbing her swollen cheek.
Xu Huaguang, having been slapped twice by Wang Zhengfang, was baffled for a while, then he looked up to see everyone eyeing him like tigers preying on their victim. With a tremble in his heart, he suddenly burst out with unprecedented strength and shouted,
"You... don't come over here!!"
...
Mu Jinyu followed Xu Tianzheng into the villa and headed to his second-floor room. Hearing those faint cries, she couldn't help but curl her lips slightly.
She was after all a soft-hearted person. If it were her junior brother in her place, with what Xu Huaguang did yesterday—such an act of absolute treachery—her junior brother would probably have directly killed him and then fed him to the fish in the river.
Xu Tianzheng wasn't deaf either. He of course heard Xu Huaguang's screams, but he had long been thoroughly disappointed with that man, so he had no intention of speaking up for him.
Thump, thump, thump!
They ascended the staircase.
Soon, Xu Tianzheng led Mu Jinyu and Xu Qingya into his room. As for the old butler and his wife, they were not allowed to follow to avoid further disturbances.
Upon entering the room, without the crowd of Xu family members squeezing and blocking, Mu Jinyu immediately felt how spacious the room was—not any less impressive than her own billion-dollar mansion.
Seeing that Mu Jinyu was observing his room without showing any sign of weakness, Xu Tianzheng inwardly nodded with approval. Then he said, "Divine Doctor Mu, due to difficulties of withdrawing 9,999,999 in cash, I've prepared to transfer to you an equivalent stake in a large company. What do you think?"
"Shares?" Mu Jinyu heard this and slightly furrowed her brows.
Seeing her reaction, Xu Tianzheng's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "Of course, if you insist on a check that you can cash, I can liquidate my assets to pay you. But I feel that you don't seem to be in need of money right now, and it might be better to turn the shares into more money..."
Xu Tianzheng's words were three parts truth and seven parts lie. How could the Xu family not come up with one billion in cash with their status?
But he didn't want to break off all ties with Mu Jinyu after this deal, so he thought of tying her down with company shares. That way, if he fell ill in the future, Mu Jinyu would hopefully find it harder to refuse to help, right?
And the shares he intended to transfer to Mu Jinyu were worth a billion.
From this, it was clear that Xu Tianzheng had gone to great lengths to win over Mu Jinyu.
After listening to Xu Tianzheng's proposal, Mu Jinyu did not immediately accept or reject it but instead fell into contemplation.
He thought to himself that Xu Tianzheng probably wouldn't dare tamper with those shares; after all, if Mu Jinyu could grant him life, he could just as easily take it away.
With this in mind, Mu Jinyu nodded and said, "Alright, but if you dare to tamper with the shares, then… huh huh…"
Feeling the chill of his cold laughter, Xu Tianzheng shivered and hastily assured, "My life is in your hands. How could I mess up? Rest assured, with this company in your possession, you'll multiply your money several times over within a year…"
"Then I'll tentatively believe you," Mu Jinyu nodded.
"I'll go get the stock transfer contract for you…" Xu Tianzheng turned to open the door.
Mu Jinyu waved his hand and said, "No need, let's sign the contract later. First, let's completely cure your amyotrophic lateral sclerosis."
"Yes, yes, yes…" Xu Tianzheng stopped his movement and eagerly rubbed his hands together, exclaiming repeatedly.
"Lie down on the bed, take off your shirt, and face away from me," Mu Jinyu instructed.
"Alright." Xu Tianzheng hurriedly took off his shirt, revealing his emaciated upper body, then flopped forward onto the large bed, with his back to Mu Jinyu.
Xu Qingya averted her eyes, not daring to look.
Mu Jinyu, on the other hand, took out the packet of Silver Needles from his pocket, and as he ran Profound Skill quietly, a wisp of faint True Qi flowed onto the needles, neutralizing any poison.
Then, Mu Jinyu stepped forward, took a clean white towel from a side table, and threw it to Xu Tianzheng, saying loudly, "It might hurt a bit in a moment, and you might inadvertently bite your tongue. Bite down on this towel first."
"Okay." Xu Tianzheng grabbed the towel and stuffed it straight into his mouth, then made muffled sounds.
It seemed like a signal to Mu Jinyu that he was ready.
Seeing that he was prepared, Mu Jinyu raised his hand, and a faint blue gleam streaked across the Silver Needle in his hand before it plunged directly into a highly secret pressure point on Xu Tianzheng's back.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"
The moment Mu Jinyu inserted the Silver Needle and channeled True Qi into Xu Tianzheng's body, he rapidly withdrew it and continued to puncture various acupoints on his back.
The speed with which Mu Jinyu inserted the needles was extremely fast. To Xu Qingya, who looked on curiously, it seemed as if he were a video game character with a speed hack, dazzling to watch.
As Xu Tianzheng lay on the bed, biting down hard on the towel, the continuous needling from Mu Jinyu made his back feel an itchy and unbearable sensation, accompanied by a slight fiery pain, like ants tearing at his skin.
But if this was the extent of the pain, he could endure it, right? Why then had Mu Jinyu instructed him to bite down on the towel?
Just as he was puzzled, Mu Jinyu suddenly shouted, "The last needle, pay attention now!"
As soon as he had finished speaking.
Mu Jinyu forcefully drove the Silver Needle down.
"Hiss!!!"
Instantly.
Xu Tianzheng felt an intense searing pain in his back, as if Mu Jinyu had stripped away his entire skin, causing his body to spasm uncontrollably, almost to the point of dying from the pain!