Chapter 147

Upon seeing the visitors, Phoenix Five greeted them with a curtsy and served tea and desserts for them.

Duanmu Xi stared at Phoenix Five who was busy working and then ordered, “Put this aside. Go and clean several rooms for my three masters, grandpa and parents.”

“Yes.” Upon hearing the order, Phoenix Five immediately replied and bowed away.

Seeing Duanmu Xi send Phoenix Five away, Situ Kong asked with a frown, “Xi, do you have anything to tell us?”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi nodded and looked at them, saying seriously, “I do have something to tell you. You are my closest people. I hope that you can help me.”

“Xi, just go ahead.”

Duanmu Xue looked at Duanmu Xi with pity. Xi had never vented her grievances to them. She always dealt with them on her own. Now that she was willing to air her grievances, she must have encountered some problem she couldn’t handle.

“Is it related to Mo?”

Situ Kong’s instinct told him that what Duanmu Xi was going to say must have something to do with Xuanyuan Mo.

“Yes.” Duanmu Xi nodded again. Her dark purple eyes suddenly became dim and her face was etched with depression.

Seeing Duanmu Xi’s depressed facial expression, they all noticed that it must be really serious. They all waited for what she was going to say intently.

After being silent for a while, Duanmu Xi said in a low voice, “Snow has lost his memory.”

As expected, Duanmu Xi’s words astonished them all. They had guessed that the situation might be thorny but they didn’t expect this at all.

Hearing Duanmu Xi’s words, Situ Kong took a tumble. No wonder he felt that Xuanyuan Mo eyed him so strangely. It turned out that Xuanyuan Mo didn’t remember him. The problem was why Xuanyuan Mo suddenly lost his memory.

Duanmu Xue finally knew what was wrong with Xuanyuan Mo. It was his eyes. Xuanyuan Mo was indifferent before but he was respectful in front of them. He also called them father and mother. However, today, Xuanyuan Mo’s eyes were filled with coldness and arrogance only. His gaze on them was also very strange as if he was staring at some strangers. It turned out that he had lost memory. No wonder the originally discussed marriage would be changed.

Huangfu Cang also took a tumble. Xuanyuan Mo was arrogant before but he was rather respectful. Today, there was no respect in Xuanyuan Mo’s eyes at all. Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Mo had lost memory. Fine. Given that Xuanyuan Mo had lost memory, Huangfu Cang wouldn’t be mad at his disrespectful act today.

“This is the reason why you suddenly want to marry into Baihu.” Huangfu Cang’s voice made all come to their senses.

As soon as they came to their senses, they immediately looked at Duanmu Xi with pity. He had lost memory. What should Xi do?

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi took a deep breath and composed herself. She looked at Huangfu Cang and said seriously, “Yes, he has lost memory. I must stay by his side and help him get his memory back.”

Her voice had returned to calm. However, her current reaction just made them feel more pitiful for her.

“Xi, you…” Seeing Duanmu Xi who pretended to be tough, Duanmu Xue felt severe pain.

Seeing the worry in Duanmu Xue’s eyes, Duanmu Xi forced a smile, “Mother, I’m OK.”

“Why did he suddenly lose memory?” Nalan Xi who kept silent suddenly asked.

Hearing that, Situ Kong turned to Duanmu Xi and said, “Yes, this is the key point. If we find out the ins and outs of the matter, maybe we can find a way to help him recover his memory.”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi looked dejected again and cracked a bitter smile, “Actually, to be accurate, he didn’t lose his memory. He only forgets me as well as all the people and things related to me.”

All the people were astonished to hear that and then looked at each other in shock. How could there be such a strange thing?

Situ Kong frowned and pondered for a while, “Was he poisoned?”

A man’s memory was consistent. He might forget someone whom he had met once or forget some unimportant thing but he could never forget his beloved or the person he cared about most, and everything about her, unless he was poisoned.

Duanmu Xi shook her head and said, “Not poisoned. Someone planted a worm in him. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival several days ago, someone planted a worm in Snow. From then on, he just can’t remember me.”

Duanmu Xi told them about the whole matter briefly.

After hearing Duanmu Xi out, they were all shocked. Xuanyuan Mo had been invaded by a worm. Worms were very mysterious and rare in the Hantian Continent. Only the witch clan of the Wilderness Holy Region could raise worms. And most of the clansmen stayed in the Wilderness Holy Region. Rarely did they come out. Hence, the worms of the witch clan were rarely brought into the outside world.

When Mei Luo heard the word–“worm”, her composed eyes slightly flickered.

“Chief Elder, is there any elixir that can recover his memory?” Duanmu Xi suddenly asked and stared at Situ Kong expectantly with her dark purple eyes.

Seeing the expectation in Duanmu Xi’s eyes, Situ Kong felt a bit grieved, “Yes, but it won’t work on Mo’s case.”

Eating the elixir and clearing the worm were two different things. As to Mo’s case, they should turn to someone who knew about the worms.

Duanmu Xi’s eyes became dim instantly. She didn’t expect that her chief master also couldn’t do anything about it. She had attached extravagant hope. She was also a refining pharmacist. She knew that the elixir couldn’t clear the worm but she still held a shimmer of hope.

Situ Kong couldn’t bear to see her sad so he comforted her, “Xi, don’t be afraid. I will go to the Wilderness at once after attending your wedding tomorrow. I must figure out what kind of worm has been planted into Mo’s body. Then we can find a targeted solution. We will get his memory back.”

“He was invaded by the Heartless Worm.” Suddenly, a cold female voice came to them. It was not Duanmu Xi but Mei Luo who had never spoken who talked.

Her voice was so calm.

The others all looked at Mei Luo in surprise. Unexpectedly, she knew about worms. Ordinary people wouldn’t know about worms. There might be a small number of people aware of them but they were still scared when it came to the worms. Yet, she could voice out the name of the worm so calmly. Besides, judging from her reaction, she seemed very familiar with the worms.

It was Duanmu Xi who was most surprised. Unexpectedly, Third Master knew about worms and told the name so correctly.

Just while they were astonished, Mei Luo said, “The Heartless Worm is a type of Love Worms. What distinguishes the Heartless Worm is that it only applies to men. This kind of worm is of small size. To plant it into a man, one must get the man’s blood and drip it on the worm.”

Hearing Mei Luo’s words, Duanmu Xi suddenly thought of the assassination in Prince Zhan’s mansion the night before the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

Back then, a man in black injured Snow’s hand. That man was stabbed to death by her afterward but the sword used to injure Snow was thrown to his companion. At that time, she only focused on Snow and didn’t think too much. Now, on second thought, that man must deliberately launch a sneak attack on her from behind only to get Snow’s blood.

“Third Master is right. The night before the full-moon night, someone got Snow’s blood.”

Now, the others all looked at Mei Luo in a different way. This woman knew so well about the worms. Who on earth was she? What was her goal of approaching Xi?

Even Situ Kong and Nalan Xi were confused. Who on earth was Mei Luo? For so many years, they seemed to know nothing about her.

Only Duanmu Xi didn’t suspect Mei Luo at all because she knew that Third Master would never hurt her.

Mei Luo didn’t take a look at the others’ facial expressions but only stared at Duanmu Xi. As she found no doubt etched on Duanmu Xi’s face, her eyes flashed with a shimmer of delight.

“Do you know any way to clear the Heartless Worm?” It was Nalan Xi who asked the question. He felt that since she knew so well about how to plant the Heartless Worm, she must know the solution to get rid of it.

Hearing that, Mei Luo looked at Nalan Xi and said, “His Heartless Worm has been removed.”

Hearing that, everyone gazed at Mei Luo in perplexity. Didn’t Xuanyuan Mo lose memory because of the worm? Why did she say that the worm had been removed?

Their confused eyes made Duanmu Xi slightly blush. She wanted to explain it when Mei Luo said, “It is just because the Heartless Worm has been removed that he lost his memory.”

Mei Luo’s words just made them even more confused.

Mei Luo took a look at Duanmu Xi who was wringing the hem of her clothes with her head lowered and then heaved a sigh. It must be too embarrassing for Xi to talk about this. It was better that Mei Luo did her the favor.

“Heartless Worm is a kind of Love Worm. Like the Love Worm, the Heartless Worm will make the host fall into deep sexual desire too. If the worm is not removed within two hours, he will die. The only solution is to have intercourse with a woman. Besides, the woman will be forgotten by him after helping remove the worm for him.”

After hearing Mei Luo out, they all looked at Duanmu Xi.

“Xi, you two have…” Duanmu Xue widened her eyes and stared at Duanmu Xi in shock. She knew that they lived together and also joked about them before. However, it was because she knew that they didn’t do anything inappropriate.

With a red face, Duanmu Xi said in a low voice, “Yes, we have done it.” The people here were her family and masters. There was nothing she couldn’t tell them.

There was a silence again.

Duanmu Xue’s dark purple eyes glistened with worry. Xi had slept with Mo but he had lost the memory about her. What about the night of their wedding? Would Mo think Xi had lost her virginity to someone else?

Huangfu Che slightly frowned and also felt worried.

Huangfu Cang didn’t think that much. He only believed that since they were together, it was right that they got married as soon as possible.

Duanmu Xi didn’t expect that Mei Luo would know so much but it also gave her hope.

“Third Master, is there any way to recover Snow’s memory?”

Mei Luo looked into Duanmu Xi’s expectant eyes and her eyes slightly flickered, “No.”

Duanmu Xi’s dark purple eyes became dim again. Couldn’t Snow get his memory back forever?

Staring at Duanmu Xi’s dejected appearance, Mei Luo felt quite painful and heaved a sigh, saying, “There is a treasure in the Wilderness Holy Region, which is called Castle in the Sky. It is said that this treasure can clear any worm as well as the sequelae of removing the worm, but…”