I Only Want to Touch Her, I Have No Evil Intentions

What kind of person was Mu Zibai, and what was his character like? She did not know. But with her young lady like this, if she were not here and Mu Zibai did something beastly while her young lady was unconscious, what then?

Her young lady had already become a vegetable; she was pitiful enough as it was. If anything else unfortunate happened, how could Xiao E bear it?

Thirty seconds had long been enough. The moment Mu Zibai saw that Wenren Lingmeng could be touched, he practically drooled, just like when he played Brawl—Let me touch Heartsteel just once!

Seeing through Xiao E's thoughts, Mu Zibai also sensed that she was no ordinary person. As a personal maidservant in a wealthy household, which one did not have a few tricks up her sleeve? If he did anything suspicious, Xiao E would take him down in an instant.

That was also why Xiao E was keeping watch here. Wenren Lanzhang's intentions were likely part of it as well.

Mu Zibai was speechless. You distrust me that much? Your young lady is already a vegetable. If I did that to her, wouldn't I be worse than a beast?

Mu Zibai could not be bothered with so much anymore. He walked straight over, and Xiao E followed him to Wenren Lingmeng's side.

He placed his fingers on Wenren Lingmeng's wrist, assuming the pose of taking her pulse.

Finally! Finally, he had gotten to touch her! Mu Zibai felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted. In an instant, his spirits soared. How many years had it been? System, do you know how I survived all these years?

Whenever he saw those high-ranking officials and nobles at Mu Estate, his eyes would practically hallucinate, as though bright red marks were hanging from their bodies, seducing Mu Zibai and urging him to go touch them.

But Mu Zibai had never gotten the chance.

In this life, there were two kinds of people Mu Zibai hated most: those who stole his Heartsteel stacks, and those who would not let him stack Heartsteel.

And seeing Heartsteel that could be stacked, yet being unable to stack it, was without question the most agonizing thing of all.

How badly he wanted to hear that chime.

[Chime! First touch, points +10000]

Wonderful!

He eagerly glanced at his panel. Ten thousand points had arrived. He had finally taken the first step toward defying fate and changing his destiny.

"Does the son-in-law know medicine?" Xiao E asked doubtfully. She had thought Mu Zibai was about to do something, but it turned out he was taking her young lady's pulse.

She had looked into Mu Zibai's background. He was merely a scholar; she had never heard that he knew medicine as well. She was half-convinced and half-doubtful about what he was doing.

"I know a little." Mu Zibai nodded faintly.

Listening to Wenren Lingmeng's heartbeat, he found it strange. By all rights, Wenren Lingmeng's heartbeat should have been calm. Why was it beating so fast?

How could a vegetable's heart beat that fast?

He counted for a minute: ninety-seven beats in all. Why would a vegetable's heart beat so fast? Mu Zibai could not understand it.

No rush. He could touch her a little longer; the next thirty seconds would soon be up.

"What did the son-in-law find?" Xiao E frowned and asked. She thought to herself that this son-in-law had to be lying, that he was surely trying to take advantage of her young lady.

"Don't rush. Your young lady's pulse is a little strange."

Mu Zibai felt her heartbeat growing faster and faster, even quicker than before. Was it about to exceed a hundred beats per minute?

Xiao E said unhappily, "Strange? What could possibly be strange? The Imperial Physicians who examined her all said her pulse was no different from an ordinary person's. Could it be that the son-in-law can see something they could not?"

Mu Zibai: "."

Why did no one believe the truth? Your young lady's main artery was bouncing like it was at a dance party. I was starting to wonder whether she was tapping out Morse code, and you tell me it's no different from normal?

Ignoring Xiao E, he continued taking Wenren Lingmeng's pulse.

[Chime! Points +20]

That delightful sound made his mood soar, and his points steadily climbed.

Xiao E watched as Mu Zibai took her pulse for nearly the time it took several sticks of incense to burn, yet he still would not let go. Even if he was taking advantage of her, surely he would not just keep staring at her young lady's pulse?

Was he really taking her pulse? Yet after all this time, Mu Zibai did not seem to have found anything.

Mu Zibai asked, "What did the Imperial Physicians say?"

"They said it was no different from an ordinary person's. She simply would not wake up. They could not find the cause, so they had no place to begin."

Mu Zibai examined her carefully and confirmed it. She was indeed just like an ordinary person—aside from that dance-party heartbeat.

"Looks like she really has become a vegetable. This is troublesome." Mu Zibai clicked his tongue. What a pity for a woman beautiful as a fairy. She was only at the age when a flower first blossomed, yet she had become a vegetable.

Still, that worked out rather well for Mu Zibai.

As far as Mu Zibai was concerned, I only want to touch her. I have no evil intentions.

"A vegetable?" Xiao E frowned. She did not understand those words. In her understanding, her young lady's illness was called Soul Loss Syndrome.

Mu Zibai explained, "A vegetable is someone whose consciousness has gone wrong. Like a plant, she cannot move and can only be cared for by others."

"Isn't that just Soul Loss Syndrome?"

Soul Loss Syndrome was Soul Loss Syndrome. Why insist on calling it a vegetable? Acting so profound.

Mu Zibai curled his lip and could not be bothered to argue with Xiao E.

Seeing that Mu Zibai still would not release her hand, Xiao E said helplessly, "This is the first time I have ever seen a son-in-law take a pulse like this. Could it be that you are reluctant to part with my young lady?"

Mu Zibai had practically rubbed the skin off her young lady's wrist. She could not stand watching anymore.

"Not really."

Mu Zibai awkwardly withdrew his hand, then extended his other hand and placed it on Wenren Lingmeng's other wrist, continuing to take her pulse.

Xiao E: "."

Did this son-in-law have some obsession with pulse-taking? She could not help covering her face.

"Son-in-law, is my young lady's pulse really that abnormal?"

Mu Zibai nodded wildly. "Really. Your young lady's pulse is indeed abnormal. If you don't believe me, take it yourself."

With that, Mu Zibai shifted aside a little, though his hand remained on Wenren Lingmeng's wrist.

Xiao E was utterly speechless. She practiced martial arts and naturally understood pulse-reading. She had examined Wenren Lingmeng herself and reached the same conclusion as the Imperial Physicians.

She thought Mu Zibai had to be putting on an act. Once she took the pulse herself, she would point it out and make him let go. What sort of thing was this, constantly taking her young lady's pulse?

Xiao E reached out and placed her fingers on Wenren Lingmeng's hand. At first, she did not care much, but shortly after making contact, her brows furrowed.

She sat up straight, her expression filled with confusion—and even more shock. So much so that she forgot to control her strength and abruptly clamped down on Wenren Lingmeng's pulse.

Her expression grew ever more astonished, her eyes trembling constantly as she thought it over. After so long, Wenren Lingmeng had shown an abnormal change for the first time.

She could not understand why Wenren Lingmeng's heart was beating so fast. It had never happened before. What was wrong?

Releasing her hand, Xiao E's face was full of excitement and surprise. Could it be that Wenren Lingmeng's condition had improved? No matter what, I must tell master immediately.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw that Mu Zibai was still here. "Come with me. We're going to find master and madam, quickly!"

She wanted to take him too? Mu Zibai was extremely reluctant. Once you leave, it'll be a perfect chance for me to farm points. Only an idiot would go with you.

He wore an unwilling expression.

"You go. I'll stay here and keep watch over Ling Meng's pulse." Mu Zibai said.

Xiao E did not hesitate. Mu Zibai seemed to know a little medicine, so it would be good to leave him behind to look after her young lady.

"Fine. Take good care of my young lady. Her condition is poor right now, so I ask the son-in-law to look after her well. I'll go find master at once."