Rebirth of the Innkeeper's Wife: She's Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 8 Rumors

Could it be the original owner's feelings? Yes, that's right! How could a thousand-year-old immortal herb like me have such feelings?

After thinking it through, my low mood vanished.

My gaze sharpened as I looked at the bodyguards staring at me without blinking. Were they afraid I'd fly away? A mocking smile curled at the corner of my lips. "I said, with so many of you, aren't you going to help get the injured to the hospital? Instead, you're just staring at me."

The bodyguard captain looked directly into the bedroom and said coldly, "Sorry, this is not within our scope of duty."

Thinking that they would bleed to death if they weren't taken to the hospital in time, I was about to take action when the chairman of Hua's Group came out on crutches, looked at me and said, "Li Kai, drive the injured to the hospital immediately."

Li Kai respectfully replied, "Yes."

After giving instructions to Li Kai, he looked at me with a smile and said, "What's your name, Miss? Thank you for saving my son." Then he gestured to his secretary to bring the things up.

His attitude was quite humble, but..., "My name is Huan Yuechu. No need to thank me, it was just a small favor. But how did you know it was me who saved your son?"

He glanced at my wrist with the bracelet, gripped his cane tighter, and said calmly, "The Seven Emotions Bracelet on your wrist, here is one million in cash, to thank you for saving my life."

This old man knows quite a lot, and importantly, he doesn't seem to want to keep it for himself. "How do you know this is the Seven Emotions Bracelet? And what's going on with your son?"

When he spoke of his son, he instantly seemed to age ten years. He frowned, shook his head, and sighed, "That unfilial son, I spoiled him rotten! He believed the rumors and stole the Seven Emotions Bracelet. He deserved it. It's a miracle he's still alive!"

I'm really curious to know what kind of rumor could make a rich kid do something like this. "Sir, could you tell me what kind of rumor it is?"

"You are the owner of the Seven Emotions Bracelet, so it's fine to tell you. Rumor has it that the Seven Emotions Bracelet has a mysterious power. Whoever obtains it will possess unlimited wealth and power, and may even gain immortality." Immortality is a good rumor. Everyone will die eventually, and those who are unwilling to accept it will make mistakes.

If it were really that good, why would I need to cultivate for a thousand years? I could just ascend to heaven in one step. Simply put, it's because humans have too many desires that they are misled by these hearsay rumors.

"If it were really that amazing, why wouldn't people just rob it? Why would they wait for your son to go? He's being used!"

"That's right! He's immature and dreams of instant success." I didn't expect this young girl to be so insightful; she truly deserves to be the owner of the Seven Emotions Bracelet.

Seeing the admiring look on his face, I kindly reminded him, "Even if he is wrong, he should bear the consequences, but... you shouldn't get involved, lest you be burdened with bad karma." I didn't agree with that approach.

“I understand what you mean, but he is my son, and I can't abandon him. As parents, we failed to educate him properly; it is the father's fault if the son is not taught.” As an entrepreneur, I have done right by the country and my millions of employees, but I have failed in my child's education.

He clearly didn't want to say anything more, and gestured to his secretary with his eyes, "Here's the agreed-upon one million cash reward. Take this and leave!"

I stepped forward, looked at the million yuan in cash in the box, and thought to myself, "This old man is really rich. I have principles, though!" Out of sight, out of mind, I calmly said, "I'll only take the 100,000 yuan that I'm entitled to. You can take the rest back!"

The old man looked surprised, then said sternly, "The promised million-dollar reward, once I've given it out, can I take it back?"

"Then donate the rest of the money to the orphanage! We have rules." If I accept this money, wouldn't I be breaking my vows? If I can't even resist this little temptation, how can I achieve enlightenment?

"Alright, then leave this matter to the Secretary-General!"

After taking the money, I paused at the door, turned around and reminded him, "Old man, do some good deeds! Maybe you can stay with your son for a while longer."

After I finished speaking, the old man froze on the spot. A moment later, he regained his composure, looked down at his cane, and whispered, "So fast?"

After leaving the Huashi Hotel, I needed to go to the hospital to check on Yutan and Xuyan's condition. Luckily, I had asked the receptionist in advance which hospital they had been taken to.

Thinking about the million I just refused, my heart is bleeding! I can only comfort myself that this is a test from God.

On the way there, I bought two fruit baskets from a fruit shop near the hospital. When I got to the entrance of the First People's Hospital, I conjured an invisible butterfly that no one but me could see. Of course, someone with deep spiritual power could detect it.

In the blink of an eye, I arrived at Xu Yan's ward. I saw the doctor making his rounds, but I didn't go in. I waited until the rounds were over before going in.

After waiting for a while, I went inside with the fruit I had bought.

I stood beside Xu Yan's bed. Xu Yan's bed was by the window, blocking the light. He looked down, sensed someone, opened his eyes, glanced over, and saw it was me. He sat up in surprise, happily saying, "Huan Yuechu, are you alright! I didn't see you when I went in, I thought you..."

I could tell he was genuinely worried about me, and a small smile appeared on his lips—a smile I didn't even realize I was making. I put the fruit basket on the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. "If something had happened to me, would I still be sitting here?"

Xu Yan touched her head and whispered, "That's true!"

After saying that, he opened the bedside drawer, took out the roots, and handed them to me. "These are the roots you entrusted to me for safekeeping. Now they are returned to their rightful owner. But I failed to protect them properly."

As she spoke of them, Xu Yan's tone was filled with self-reproach, "It's alright, it's not your fault. Nobody knows what happened inside, and it was their own choice. Can you tell me what happened?"

I got up and poured Xu Yan a glass of hot water, then handed it to him. Next, I took an apple from the fruit basket and weighed it in my hand.

Xu Yan held the paper cup, head down, her hands rubbing the edge of the cup. After a long while, she finally spoke, "After you left, the roots you gave us kept those phantoms from approaching us. But for some reason, Lu Yun actually ran towards those phantoms on his own. I couldn't stop him."

I could only give the root to Yu Tan while I went to rescue Lu Yun. However, seeing the root's power, Wang Qiang harbored evil intentions. Taking advantage of Yu Tan's inattention, he snatched the root, and Yu Tan and Wang Qiang began to fight. During the fight, the root accidentally fell off, and they attacked each other indiscriminately as if possessed, hurting each other.

I tried to stop them, but the three of them treated me like an enemy. Wang Qiang cut off his right hand to use as a weapon. As the situation became more and more chaotic, I picked up some roots while fighting them. In the end, I had no choice but to knock them unconscious.

I saw you hadn't come out yet and was worried you might be in danger, so I went in to look for you, and this is what you see here.

Of these four people, I only care about Yu Tan and Xu Yan. Yu Tan helped me before, and Xu Yan offered to help me voluntarily; I will repay kindness. As for the others who went their own way to their deaths, that's none of my business.