The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 393 - 391: Taught a Lesson...

Chapter 393: Chapter 391: Taught a Lesson...

"Qin Zhao, I have something very important to tell you."

Her beautiful, cold face was full of solemnity and tinged with a hint of worry.

Qin Zhao put away her joking demeanor, "What’s wrong?"

"I’m sick."

"It’s been so long, hasn’t your cold gotten better yet?"

"It’s not a cold, it’s... AIDS."

Chu Yan sat down beside her, his head hung low, his body exuding a sense of decadent melancholy.

He pursed his lips, then looked up at Qin Zhao with reddened eyes.

"Will you think less of me?"

He seemed to have made a great effort to tell her this.

"Ah? No, I won’t."

Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to reveal it so directly.

"This disease is contagious and to date, there is no cure for it. I’ve seen many AIDS patients abandoned by their partners and even their relatives shunning them.

But I never thought I’d contract this disease. During surgery, an HIV-positive patient suddenly began to struggle, and I accidentally cut my hand, which led to his blood infecting me."

As he spoke, Chu Yan’s voice choked up.

"I’m sorry, I really don’t want to cause you any trouble. If you mind, I’d agree to a divorce, and I won’t bother you at all."

He buried his head in his hands and wept bitterly, a picture of overwhelming self-reproach.

Qin Zhao finally came to her senses and hugged Chu Yan to comfort him, "It’s okay, I don’t mind. I will take good care of you, and who knows, maybe one day a miracle will occur, and you’ll be cured."

"Really?" Chu Yan looked at her through tear-blurred eyes, pitifully vulnerable, "But just yesterday, when playing the game, you wanted to divorce me to find some other young guy."

"That was just a game. How can you take words from a game seriously?"

Seeing him so pitiable, Qin Zhao sighed in her heart, undecided whether to tell him the truth.

Qin Zhao wiped the tears from his face, "Have you gotten the confirmed diagnosis yet? Maybe you should get tested again, just in case it’s a false positive. Checking twice is safer."

If the first test confirmed it, the second one likely would not.

After Chu Yan had his blood drawn for the test, Qin Zhao had given him the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill. In fact, the report Ling Yi got from the first test was negative.

Since Chu Yan began his cultivation, these mortal viruses were no longer effective against him.

"It’s not out yet, will you accompany me to get retested tomorrow?"

Chu Yan sniffled, weak, miserable, and helpless.

"Of course, don’t be sad now, I definitely won’t abandon you."

On hearing this, Chu Yan wrapped his arms around Qin Zhao’s waist, resting his chin on her shoulder.

From an angle Qin Zhao couldn’t see, a flicker of darkness passed through his moist, beautiful Phoenix Eyes.

For the sake of that promise, he could barely forgive her, just a little.

Chu Yan held her for a long time, and Qin Zhao thought he was feeling insecure, so she didn’t push him away.

"Are you feeling better?"

Qin Zhao asked Chu Yan in the gentlest voice she had ever used.

"I’ve been mentally preparing myself for a long time to tell you this. I’m a bit tired now. I want to rest for a while. Will you stay with me?"

Qin Zhao nodded, "Don’t think too much, maybe there will be good news after a good sleep."

Once in the bedroom, Chu Yan obediently lay on Qin Zhao’s bed.

Qin Zhao sat by the bed, holding his hand.

Chu Yan closed his eyes in a feigned slumber, wondering when Qin Zhao would reveal the truth. But as time passed, Qin Zhao showed no signs of wanting to speak.

"Zhaozhao, what if I die?"

Chu Yan used his hand to pull up a corner of the quilt, wiping away nonexistent tears.

"Would you remarry?"

Qin Zhao’s expression turned bizarre upon hearing those words.

She fell into hesitation and seriously pondered for a moment.

Before Qin Zhao could speak, Chu Yan suddenly opened his eyes, "You’re still hesitating!"

"Ah? I... probably wouldn’t."

"Probably?"

His elongated Phoenix Eyes narrowed slightly, and Chu Yan suddenly sat up from the bed, propping up the quilt to cover Qin Zhao beside him, encircling her slender waist and pulling her into his embrace.

In the darkness, his voice sounded sinister.

"Do you wish that I would die sooner so you can go find someone else?"

"I don’t, mmm...!"

She was barely able to utter a word before her lips were sealed, his scorching warmth enveloping her, the kiss excessively rough, filled with a sense of conquest, as if he aimed to claim all of her.

She faintly heard his soft murmur, "I’ve known for a long time."

Known... what?

Qin Zhao’s eyes widened in a panic.

She couldn’t help but begin to struggle, but he pressed her down firmly.

-

The next morning, the largest temple in Imperial City saw a steady flow of worshippers arriving.

Xu Family’s driver parked at the base of the mountain, and Xu Zhiwei got out of the car.

She had intended to visit the temple, but halfway up the mountain, she inexplicably felt very uncomfortable from the scorching golden light mingling with the sunlight and shining down from the temple above.

Xu Zhiwei had no choice but to stop and rest in place.

"Mistress, a group has traced the village with the AIDS outbreak."

In the country, there was a poor and backward village where the villagers sold their blood for money, and eventually, all contracted AIDS.

The AIDS patient who went mad on the operating table and then disappeared came from this village.

"His people?"

"It’s not clear yet."

Xu Zhiwei laughed softly, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

She had always known Chu Yan was no simple man, especially after his rebirth, she realized just how cunning Chu Yan’s tactics were.

Xu Family and Lu Family had long since been unable to check him, Lu Tingming’s repeated failures in elections could probably be attributed to his doing.

"Since they’re all AIDS patients, it wouldn’t matter much if a few of them died, right?"

The bodyguard stepped aside to make a phone call.

Xu Zhiwei looked toward the mountain and suddenly felt some movement in the distant woods.

"Wait for me at the foot of the mountain."

After giving the order, Xu Zhiwei walked towards the adjacent woods.

She could hear faint noises and see a figure running down the mountain.

That person should be Qi Ling.

Xu Zhiwei had investigated him, discovering that Qi Ling was not just a sparring partner at a gym.

He was also involved with an underground boxing ring, hence he had many enemies.

She eventually decided to hire a group of assassins on the dark web, disguising them as Qi Ling’s enemies, then in the process of being chased, she would save Qi Ling and gain his trust.

Xu Zhiwei paused in her steps, and suddenly conjured a black hooded cloak out of thin air.

Considering the relationship between Chu Yan and Xu Family, Qi Ling, being Chu Yan’s friend, would surely be prejudiced against the Xu Family.

Xu Zhiwei decided not to reveal her true face for the time being; she could wait for the right moment to let Qi Ling see her face.

A shadow handed her a storage bag, which also contained a secret manual along with other items.

He not only saved her life but was also generous, granting her abilities beyond an ordinary person’s reach. All she needed was to do the shadow’s bidding in the Mortal World.

Besides the matter involving Qi Ling, she also had other tasks to mind for the shadow.

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