Chapter 52 Hidden Quest

Lifting her gaze to look at the crowd, whose expressions still carried a hint of sorrow, Li Chuxi spoke with calm detachment, "There is no need to worry. I was very gentle with my strike—it will only hurt, not endanger his life. If any of you wish to question him, it will not be affected in the least."

She still possessed a sense of proportion. Although the man named Chen Jun had taken her hostage, he had offered compensation of a sort, so she had no intention of taking his life. At most, she would just leave him in agony for a while.

The assistant wanted to say something more, but upon seeing the serene expression on Li Chuxi's face, he swallowed all his words back down.

Li Chuxi raised an eyebrow, straightened her clothes, and prepared to leave.

However, she had taken barely two steps when a familiar mechanical chime rang out in her mind.

"Beep. Hidden quest triggered: cure Jun Muchi's illness and restore him to full health. Reward: fifteen million quest points. Do you accept the quest?"

At this moment, only one phrase echoed in Li Chuxi's mind: fifteen million points.

Without a moment of hesitation, she silently chanted in her heart: Accept.

Although she had no idea who this Jun Muchi was for the time being, a quest offering fifteen million points meant his condition must be exceptionally tricky.

Still, for her, it probably wouldn't be too difficult.

The moment she accepted the quest, the chattering voice of Zero-Zero-Yao flooded her mind.

"Host, Host! Fifteen million points! Oh my god, this is practically a windfall from the heavens! Once I get these points, I'll be able to materialize immediately and accompany you in person!"

"Thank you, but I'm not looking forward to it at all." Li Chuxi's lips twitched slightly before she recalled the matter at hand. "Cut the chatter and help me look up who this Jun Muchi is right now! Even if I want to go and treat him, I need to find him first!"

"Understood, Host. The system is searching."

Within mere seconds, Li Chuxi was presented with the dossier on Jun Muchi that Zero-Zero-Yao had retrieved.

At a single glance, her departing footsteps came to an immediate halt.

For in the document, she saw a remarkably familiar photograph—it looked precisely like a certain person she had just laid eyes on.

Li Chuxi, who had already been walking away, swallowed hard. She turned her head back to look at the figure sitting in the wheelchair, blinked, and asked, "Excuse me, may I ask a question?"

Her sudden action caught everyone present off guard.

Abruptly as it came, the assistant still replied with commendable patience, "Miss, is there something you need?"

Li Chuxi raised a hand, pointed directly at the person in the wheelchair, and asked bluntly, "I just wanted to ask—is that Jun Muchi?"

The moment the three words "Jun Muchi" left her lips, the atmosphere in the room instantly grew heavy.

When the assistant and the others looked at Li Chuxi, their eyes were filled with vigilance. At that instant, every fiber of their being went on high alert, as if they might launch an attack at the very next second.

The assistant immediately moved to wheel Jun Muchi away.

They had initially thought today's incident was merely a coincidence, but hearing Jun Muchi's name spoken aloud by Li Chuxi made them realize the matter was far from simple.

For the safety of their master, they had to leave immediately.

Jun Muchi stopped the assistant's motion with a gesture. He raised his eyes and looked straight at Li Chuxi.