Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 363 - Qi Yue, You Murderer

Chapter 363: Chapter 363 Qi Yue, You Murderer

Half a Shichen later, Qi Yue encountered Chu Yuntian in the Governor’s Office study.

Compared to the last time at the city gates, he had aged considerably.

His complexion was ashen, and the number of his white hairs seemed to have increased, making him look all the more elderly.

When Qi Yue entered, Chu Yuntian was leaning on a small couch by the desk, coughing violently.

Seeing Qi Yue, he was clearly surprised, which only intensified his cough.

“Cough cough…cough…”

Had it been in the past, Qi Yue would have rushed forward to tend to him attentively.

But at that moment, she simply stood still.

She didn’t know how to describe her feelings at that time.

Logically, since Qi Yunzhang was her father, she ought to have killed Chu Yuntian to avenge her father and fulfill the promise she made to Guan Yidao that day.

But in that moment, she felt an inexplicable discomfort in her heart.

She remembered that during their first meeting, Chu Yuntian had saved her from Hu Chengxuan.

It was because of his strong support that she had managed to establish herself at the Longnan County Government.

Later, facing the siege of a thousand men by Hu Chengxuan, he had protected her at great risk to himself.

She also remembered his earnest advice, his sincere wishes for her to find a good husband and live a happy life.

This elderly man, she had once deeply respected him as a fatherly figure.

Yet, why had he killed Qi Yunzhang?

“Yueyue, come and see your adoptive father,” called Mrs. Chu, which made Qi Yue retract the step she was about to take.

Adoptive father?

How could she face the adoptive father who had killed her own father?

“Cough cough…cough, Madam, please step outside for a moment.”

“Master…”

“Go out…”

At this point, even Mrs. Chu, as dull as she was, noticed something and cast a glance at Qi Yue before leaving the study, weeping.

As she left, utter silence engulfed the study.

After a long silence, Chu Yuntian finally spoke.

“When did you find out?”

Meticulously, Qi Yue walked to a chair beside the small couch and sat down, placing her hand on Chu Yuntian’s wrist.

“…It’s been a while.”

“Did Hu Chengxuan tell you?”

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“Yes.”

“I thought as much…”

Chu Yuntian sighed and fell silent once more.

After checking his pulse, Qi Yue withdrew her hand and spoke indifferently.

“Lord Chu’s body is in good condition, but he should still take care of it.”

“That year, you were probably only eight years old…”

Chu Yuntian, as if he had not heard her, suddenly began recounting events from ten years ago.

Qi Yue had already largely understood the events of ten years ago, but many details were still unclear to her.

Now, hearing Chu Yuntian elaborate on them only made her feelings more complex.

Chu Yuntian’s account was similar to that of Hu Chengxuan, stating that back then, Qi Yunzhang’s high reputation had made the Emperor fearful.

At that time, Lin Yuan, who was the Grand Tutor, speculated on the Emperor’s intentions and devised numerous plans to implement this scheme.

But to execute this plot, they needed someone close to Qi Yunzhang to be their inside man.

Thus, Chu Yuntian became their most suitable candidate.

Initially, he had resisted.

But he ultimately could not withstand the pressure.

Power, status, political aspirations, and the life of his eldest son were like a golden hoop tied tightly around his head.

“They said that even if I refused, someone else would do it, and I wouldn’t escape death either.”

“I thought, rather than letting your father be killed by someone else, why not let it be by his own sworn brother!”

At this point, Chu Yuntian’s wrinkle-filled face was already covered in tears.

“I truly wanted to see you again, Brother Qi. I regret it so much!”

No matter whether Chu Yuntian had acted out of a desire for power or to save his own eldest son back then, he had ultimately betrayed his sworn brother.

Ironically, that sworn brother was her father.

Qi Yue sighed softly.

A single word of regret might just be the best punishment for Chu Yuntian.

She did not know how Qi Yunzhang had regarded this sworn brother when he died, but she found herself unable to offer words of comfort, let alone forgiveness.

Everything would be left for their meeting after death.

She took out two bottles of medicine from her bosom and placed them on a small table opposite the couch.

She had made them last year when she left the Longnan County Government for Dongjiang in her spare moments.

Initially, she was worried about not being able to deliver them to Chu Yuntian on time, but later she no longer wanted to send them.

As for today…

Since he had repented, it was only right to let his regret last a bit longer.

She no longer looked at Chu Yuntian, nor did she speak again; she got up and walked outside.

“Child…”

Just as she was about to step out the door, Chu Yuntian suddenly called out to her.

“In the box on the desk, there’s a letter from your father. Take it with you…”

Qi Yue stepped back inside, walked over to the desk, and opened the box, finding an old letter inside.

She paused for a moment before reaching out and pinching it out.

The envelope was open, and on the cover, it read: To my dear daughter Qi Yue.

“….Back then, when your dad heard you were having a tough time in the Capital City, he bought a residence, planning to bring you over. This letter was written at that time. Originally, I was supposed to personally go back to the Capital City to bring you back to Longnan County Government…”

Qi Yue tucked the letter back into her bosom and said softly, “Thank you.”

As she was about to leave, Chu Yuntian called out to her again.

“Child, you will take care of the villagers, won’t you?”

Qi Yue furrowed her brow.

Villagers?

These villagers who forgot how she had saved them just because of some rumors, smashed her clinic, threw rubbish and rocks at her home, and cursed her as a murderer.

If it weren’t for Zhao Xiyan mobilizing the underworld’s manpower to guard the residence, those people would probably have thrown rotten eggs at her face by now.

Should she still care for such people?

Chu Yuntian could secretly kill people while pretending to be a good man on the surface, but she, Qi Yue, could not.

She did not say another word and left without looking back.

In the study, Chu Yuntian coughed violently again.

He felt as if his heart and lungs were knotted together, desperately tearing at each other, as if they wanted to peel themselves away from his body.

“My lord, how are you!”

Mrs. Chu rushed in and, seeing the familiar bottles of medicine on the table, she hurriedly opened one, placed a pill into Chu Yuntian’s mouth, and shakily gave him a sip of water.

Once the pill went down, the coughing miraculously stopped.

Chu Yuntian sighed deeply, his hands covering his face he began to weep.

Mrs. Chu had already heard everything at the door and now did not know what to say; she also covered her face with a handkerchief and cried.

For a while, the small study was shrouded in gloom, densely enveloped in clouds of sorrow.

Qi Yue, who had left, was not faring much better.

She had just stepped out of the Governor’s Office gate and had not yet boarded the carriage when she was recognized.

People immediately surrounded her, demanding she provide an antidote and an explanation.

Luckily, Zhao Xiyan had already arranged for people to guard the area and quickly pulled her into the carriage.

“Yueyue, how are you?”

Seeing her completely ashen and pale, Zhao Xiyan quickly held her in his embrace and took off his large cloak to wrap her.

“Yueyue, don’t scare me. Did Chu Yuntian do something to you? I’ll go kill him right now…”

“I’m fine,” Qi Yue held onto him, “I want to go home.”

“Good, we’ll go home right now!”

The people outside continued to scream and curse.

“Qi Yue, you murderer, how can you be so heartless! How can you harm us like this?”

“Qi Yue, think of the Great General. He would never allow you to do this.”

“Qi Yue, hand over the antidote, give us our lives back!”

“….”

The carriage started moving as the villagers crowded around it, continuously throwing objects that rattled against the carriage’s roof.