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Chapter 5193: 5.0945 A Better Idea

"No. No." Mu Jinghong quickly shook his head. "Since Family Head Qin was willing to send so many people to rescue you, it means they won't easily let you die. Family Head Qin will surely send people to properly care for you and save you. Please relax, you must relax, alright?"

"Qingya, we still have many good days ahead of us. Don't worry, as soon as you recover, and I deal with that old hag Zhuo Yan, I will certainly bring you back to the City of Shadows in glory, letting you be the City Lord's wife."

Mu Qingya's lips curved into a smile. "If you are truly good to me, then you must truly watch over Xue'er."

"I... I'm afraid something will happen to my daughter."

"Don't worry, I certainly will. I will protect our daughter and never let anyone bully her."

Mu Qingya nodded, her expression weary. Mu Jinghong's hands suddenly gripped Mu Qingya's tightly. When he touched her two missing fingers, a flash of anger quickly crossed his eyes. "Qingya, don't worry, I will talk to the Second Young Master again. I will make sure they release you as soon as possible."

Mu Qingya merely smiled faintly, not saying much more. She knew herself particularly well. Mu Jinghong couldn't speak on equal terms with the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master granting him a sliver of face by allowing him to bring his daughter to visit her was already considered generous. As for a man's oaths and sweet nothings, they were just words to be heard and dismissed.

Her life, Mu Qingya's life, had been filled with bitterness, unforgiven by the heavens. She didn't want her daughter to repeat her old path; it was too arduous and too worthless. Her prime years shouldn't all be wasted.

Mu Xiaoxue's crying, carried by the wind, reached Gu Yixuan's ears, twisting his heart with unbearable sorrow. He quickly walked over and saw from a distance that bastard Zhao Yi, embracing his beloved junior sister, whispering something under a clump of flowering trees.

Gu Yixuan's face instantly turned very ugly, a surge of anger welling up in his heart. Just as he was about to step forward and pull that bastard Zhao Yi away, he heard Zhao Yi whisper to Xiaoxue, "Junior Sister, don't be so unhappy. Hall Master Mu is also thinking for your sake. That soul-swapping talisman might really harm you."

"Then what do you suggest I do?" Mu Xiaoxue said indignantly. "My mother herself can't even protect herself. As a woman with no power, what will I use to protect myself in the future?"

Zhao Yi quickly patted his chest. "Don't worry, Junior Sister, I will definitely protect you."

Mu Xiaoxue couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Gu Yixuan, however, interrupted first. "With your cultivation, you can't even beat one of Qiao Mu's fingers. What will you use to protect Xiaoxue?"

"What did you say!" Zhao Yi jumped up excitedly, as if stung by a bee.

Gu Yixuan scoffed coldly. "If you truly think about Junior Sister, you should help her come up with a better idea."

"What do you mean?"

"Junior Sister." Gu Yixuan approached the two with a grim expression. "Think about it, do you really want to swap souls into that vicious woman's body?"

"If you take her body, you'll also have to bear her children! Not only that, you'll have to face her stoic face every day. Are you willing?"

Mu Xiaoxue had a sudden realization and shook her head repeatedly. "I don't want to bear her children, no." She wasn't willing to endure such pain.