Chapter 183: Pain

　　“Deal?” Xie Lianzhen bit his lips. “I don’t know what you have to come and make a deal with me, but I doubt the condition would be something that I’ll like.”

　　Xie Lianzhen was straightforward.

　　To Xie Lianzhen, he didn’t have everything he needed, but he had everything he could get at this point. What could Lu Mingshu possibly give him? Money? Authority? I have way more than what she has.

　　“Actually, that’s not right.” Xie Lianzhen smiled, “There is something you have that I don’t.”

　　He took a glance at her and smiled. “Yourself.”

　　Seeing that she had turned pale, Xie Lianzhen burst out laughing. “I’m just joking, there’s no need to be so tense.”

　　Lu Mingshu eyed him coldly. “Does the Alioth Star-Lord really have everything he wants?”

　　“There’s a lot of things that I want, but could you provide me with any of them?” Xie Lianzhen smiled thinly. “I want to have a normal family – a happy family – with two parents. I don’t want to be a pawn in everyone’s games. However, that’s only possible if time was rewound.”

　　Lu Mingshu’s heart sank.

　　If anything was possible, she wanted the same thing too… but how could that be possible?

　　“So, you don’t care about your legs?”

　　The smile on Xie Lianzhen’s face disappeared. He looked up to see her staring at his legs.

　　“If your legs could recover, it would make up for all that at least a tiny bit, right?”

　　Xie Lianzhen didn’t respond to her.

　　The sound of wind howling could be heard, and the strong wind caused the lamp to swing vigorously and hit the rooftop.

　　“Do you mean that… you can heal my legs?” Xie Lianzhen suddenly asked, but he sounded sore.

　　“I dare not say so with certainty… but there’s at least a seventy per cent chance.”

　　Seventy per cent. Such a high percentage?

　　“You are aware of what’s wrong with my legs?”

　　Lu Mingshu shook her head. “I’m not. But as long as they’re still there, there’s hope.”

　　That was the most sincere and best condition that she could come up with.

　　Nobody knew what exactly was wrong with his legs. However, according to her observations, his leg should still be able to recover. Even though there was a defect, the legs didn’t seem to have serious muscular atrophy. It was probably his veins or some other reason that caused him to be paralyzed.

　　As the queen’s precious son, he would have been to many doctors, but his legs were still paralyzed. The chance of recovery through a normal doctor was not very high.

　　However, just because the doctors in this world didn’t know how to solve the problem, that didn’t mean that doctors in other worlds couldn’t.

　　Lu Mingshu knew what Xie Lianzhen was like. Words meant nothing to him, and he had indeed helped her, so she should return the favour. In the end, she came up with this idea; if she could cure him, not only would she would be returning the favour, he wouldn’t need her anymore.

　　“Zhanghui!” Xie Lianzhen shouted.

　　An emotionless teenager came into the greenhouse. “Young Master.”

　　“Take me back,” he said coldly.

　　“Yes.” Xie Zhanghui didn’t ask anything, he simply pushed Xie Lianzhen out of the greenhouse immediately.

　　Lu Mingshu stared blankly into space. “Haish….”

　　What did I say wrong now?

　　Neither of them spared her another glance. Both of them went off immediately.

　　Lu Mingshu was left alone in the greenhouse, staring blankly into space.

　　What’s wrong? Isn’t that something that he desires? Because of his legs, he was constantly marginalized and received lots of criticism. If he was an idiot, that might not affect him so much, but he was smart and was definitely affected. If his legs recovered, he would get a brand-new life, and he would no longer need to suffer in this state. Why is he angry instead of being happy?

　　This turn of events was out of her expectations, and she was now lost.

　　However, Xie Lianzhen had already gone off, and she had no one to clarify.

　　She stood there for a while before making her way back.

　　As soon as she stepped out of the greenhouse, she saw a figure outside.

　　“Miss Lu.”

　　This voice is familiar.

　　Lu Mingshu looked up to see a familiar face. “Gentleman Wei?”

　　It was Wei Chunqiu.

　　Lu Mingshu glance backward and this route only lead to the greenhouse. Did he wait here for me specifically?

　　“I came here because I saw Junior Brother Xie coming here. When I arrived, I saw that you were inside too.” As if he was able to read her mind, Wei Chunqiu answered her questions. “I was somehow worried, so I stayed.”

　　Worried? Worried that I would beat Xie Lianzhen up, or worried that Xie Lianzhen would do something to me?

　　The day she first met Wei Chunqiu, he and Xie Lianzhen launched a joint attack to protect her from State Master Jiayan’s secret skill. Based on Xie Lianzhen’s attack that day, it was obvious that he was good. He might be even better than Yu Kuang.

　　“Do you two always keep in contact?” he asked.

　　Lu Mingshu didn’t say anything.

　　Wei Chunqiu knew the answer already though.

　　“Such an ill-fated relationship.” He sighed.

　　“What do you mean?”

　　“It’s rare that he’s so serious.” Wei Chunqiu pointed out. “Or rather, he is very persistent for you.”

　　“So?” Lu Mingshu was extremely curious about how Xie Lianzhen’s senior brother saw him.

　　“You…” Xie Lianzhen then shook his head. “Whatever, it’s not important what others think. He may seem well-tempered, but in reality, he’s as stubborn as an ox.”

　　“You seem to know him well.” Lu Mingshu was taken aback.

　　“He liked to stick to me during his younger days.” Wei Chunqiu smiled at the memories. “He always said that it would be good if he had an elder brother like me. But…”

　　The Xie Lianzhen in Wei Chunqiu’s eyes was unlike anything she knew. He used to be so pure?

　　“Miss Lu, when Junior Brother Xie left, he looked extremely upset. What happened?”

　　Speaking of this, Lu Mingshu thought of her previous questions. Wei Chunqiu could answer them for sure!

　　“Nothing much. I just told him I could possibly heal his legs, and he suddenly stormed off in anger.”

　　“You can help him recover?” Wei Chunqiu gasped.

　　“It’s just a possibility.”

　　Wei Chunqiu nodded. “No wonder he’s angry.”

　　Lu Mingshu was even more confused. “Isn’t it good if he can recover?”

　　Wei Chunqiu sighed. “Miss Lu, do you know why he took over the position of Alioth Star-Lord at such a young age?”

　　“Because the previous Alioth Star-Lord passed away, and he’s the lord’s true disciple.” This was something that everyone knew.

　　“Yeah, Junior Brother Xie is the true disciple of the previous Alioth Star-Lord. Junior Brother Xie’s father died when he was still young, and his mother… in short, he was brought up by Master Granduncle Yan. ”

　　“So? What’s wrong with that?”

　　Sadness filled Wei Chunqiu’s eyes as he told Lu Mingshu the story. “Do you know how Master Granduncle Yan died?” Before Lu Mingshu could respond, Wei Chunqiu continued. “He went to find medicine to treat Junior Brother Xie’s legs and died in an accident.”

　　Lu Mingshu was flabbergasted.

　　“He was only twelve when that happened. From then on, he was no longer the Junior Brother Xie that I knew. We have a taboo in the Seventh Truth Platform, which is to never mention Master Granduncle in front of him. It’s something he’ll never forget, and it hurts every time.”