chapter 8 Misunderstand

The next day, Murray got up before the crack of dawn.
He hadn't slept all night, yet he felt very energetic.
What really got him worried was the feeling of a fire burning in his belly, consuming his insides.
"Could it be that ginseng fruit?"
Murray quickly made a guess, thinking it might be the result of eating the ginseng fruit.
It shouldn't be, right? Wasn't that just some hyped-up fruit?
And if he was poisoned, did it really have any spiritual effect?
Murray didn't know how to handle it. He couldn't recall any way to deal with eating the ginseng fruit, so he could only go to the rooftop to practice the "Tai Chi Sutra" for a solution.
After a series of breathing exercises, Murray extinguished the fire inside him, feeling even more spirited.
The only thing that bothered him was the sudden surge of power within him.
This power surged from time to time, making him feel the urge to vent by hitting someone.
He struggled to suppress the violent thoughts.
Then, Murray noticed that the Jade of Life and Death remained unchanged.
The white side was still dim, while the black side still had six black rays.
Murray searched his memory but couldn't find a way to restore it.
This shattered Murray's thought of using the Jade of Life and Death as a shortcut to saving people.
He earnestly started studying the medical knowledge passed down to him.
To his surprise, his efficiency was ten times better than yesterday. Many things he needed to comprehend, he now understood at a glance.
Murray quickly started practicing the "Tai Chi Divine Needle."
This needle technique consisted of nine forms, nine needles in each form, with nine variations for each needle. It could stop bleeding, neutralize poison, break curses, and even revive the dead. It was exceptionally powerful.
The first form was the Soul-back needle.
Thinking of Lavender, whose life or death remained uncertain, Murray practiced the Nine Palaces Resurrection thoroughly.
Then, he practiced the Eight Trigrams to break the evil spirit, Seven Stars to prolong life, Six Realms to cast out demons, Five Elements to staunch the blood, and Four Divine Beasts to resolve toxin in one go after the "Tai Chi Divine Needle."
Murray saw that there was still some time left, so he practiced several martial arts manuals...
Although Murray didn't like fighting, he had to learn some martial skills for self-defense as he was going to collect debts today.
After three hours, Murray felt a significant change in himself.
He also noticed a layer of greasy dirt on his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.
He hurried to take a shower and found that the scar from a dog bite had disappeared, and his skin had become fairer.
Even his strength had increased significantly. While taking a shower in the bathroom, he accidentally smashed a tile.
"Ah..." Just as Murray finished showering, he heard Chole's piercing scream coming from the second-floor gym, filled with immense pain.
Murray didn't want to go at first, but hearing Chole's distress and knowing that Quinn and Freya had gone out for a morning run, he hesitated for a moment before finally going upstairs. "Mom, what's wrong?"
In his sight, Chole stood barefoot on the yoga mat in the gym, hands clasped together and raised high, maintaining a yoga pose.
Her well-proportioned and curvaceous body was wrapped in a black tight-fitting outfit.
From her proud and towering figure to her slender waist, from her smooth back to her arched back, and then from her long and beautiful legs to her bare feet... every part displayed maturity and curves.
Murray had to admit that his mother-in-law still had her charm.
"Get lost!"
Seeing Murray, Chole scornfully exclaimed, "You're useless, can't help, quickly call Ruoxue and them."
Murray frowned, "Dad and Freya are out for a run. They'll probably be back in a while..." "Ah..." Before Murray finished speaking, Chole's body swayed, and then she fell to the floor.
Murray rushed up in a stride and held Chole, who was about to fall. "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
At the same time, he noticed Chole's strange posture, her hands clasped together high in the air, very rigid.
Murray pressed down on her hands.
"Ah..." Without touching, Chole was fine, but as soon as he pressed, she screamed, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts."
Feeling Chole's pain, Murray quickly released the pressure.
He activated the Jade of Life and Death in his palm, and a piece of information emerged in his mind.
Status: Misaligned meridians, reverse flow of vital and blood, must be treated in time, otherwise it will lead to fractures...
Cause: Excessive yoga practice...
Insufficient energy for repair, use "Tai Chi Sign” for bone setting...
Murray made Chole stand properly again, "Mom, you've strained your meridians while doing yoga..."
Chole angrily cursed, "Nonsense, quickly call your dad and Freya to take me to the hospital..."
"Hurry, hurry, it's too uncomfortable, too painful."
She felt her muscles getting tighter and tighter, and her body was getting more and more painful.
No time.
"Mom, I can cure this illness by manipulating a few bones."
Seeing Chole's face getting redder, Murray scanned several acupuncture points on her body and said, "I just happened to have seen a similar health program."
"Get lost, it's so late, and you're still causing trouble for me?"
"You're not even as good as the janitor at my clinic. What illness can you cure?"
Chole sternly scolded, "Get out of here quickly, stop causing trouble in front of me. I'm annoyed just seeing you."
"Mom, there's no time. If we delay further, the tendons in your arms might rupture..." Murray took a quick step forward, reaching out to grab Chole's arm.
He didn't want to deal with Chole, but thinking about how Chole would make Freya's life difficult if she became disabled, he had to lend a hand.
"Pervert..." Seeing Murray's body heat pressuring her, Chole was greatly alarmed. Was he going to assault her?
She roared in anger while stepping back.
"Murray, what are you doing?"
"Beast!"
"I'm your mother-in-law."
She instinctively tried to retreat, but Murray had already reached her, his hands touching Chole's arms.
The skin was smooth and tender.
"Snap, snap..." Murray's fingers pinched Yangchi, Quchi, and Tianjing acupoints, allowing Chole's blood and vital to flow normally.
Then, Murray's fingers moved downward.
"Snap, snap..." His fingers landed on Jianzheng and Jianjing acupoints, with a firm pinch, producing two crisp sounds, restoring Chole's tendons to their original positions.
Although her arm had returned to normal, Chole was still holding it up high, the initial pain making her highly nervous.
She was already scared of the pain.
"Swoosh..." This didn't stump Murray; with a quick movement of his hands, he landed on Chole's pants.
He seemed as if he was about to pull them down.
"Animal!”
Chole roared in anger, her hands coming down forcefully, clutching tightly at her own pants.
In order to practice yoga without any constraints, she didn't even wear underwear, just a pair of thin leggings.
How could Murray dare to pull them down?
"Swoosh..." While Chole was pulling up her pants, Murray pinched her Taixing and abdominal acupoints.
Chole's body shook, and the soreness throughout her body instantly dissipated.
"Murray, what are you doing?"
At that moment, Quinn and Freya appeared at the door, rushing over to Murray and Chole.
"Smack..." Freya pushed Murray away angrily, "You dare to molest my mom?"
"You little beast, molesting your mother-in-law in broad daylight? I'll kill you." Quinn's veins bulged.
They had just finished their morning run when they heard Chole shouting and rushed in, only to find Chole looking embarrassed and Murray pulling at her pants, a scene too unpleasant to bear.
They instinctively assumed that Murray had molested Chole.
Murray's body swayed, then he withdrew his pinching hands.
"Quick, call the police, send this bastard to jail." Chole, full of momentum and said.
"Murray, you are just an animal." Freya, full of disgust and said.
Murray's behavior yesterday made Freya feel like he was finally getting it together. But she never imagined that Murray would turn out to be such a pervert! Molesting his mother-in-law? It broke her heart! Murray looked calm, gazing coldly at Chole, "Mom, you should give me back my innocence!"
Chole was stunned, then looked at her nimble hands, quickly realizing that Murray wasn't molesting her just now, but was actually treating her.
"Innocence? What innocence?" However, she didn't explain this to Quinn and Freya.
"Can't you have a clear conscience about your own actions?" She sneered.
Chole was still worried about losing face at last night's banquet.
"Molesting your mother-in-law, caught red-handed, what else do you need to explain?"
Quinn pointed at Murray and cursed, "Get out, get out of here."
He wanted to call the police but was afraid of the family shame being exposed.
"Mom, you really won't give me back my innocence?" Murray stared at Chole.
"Smack..." a loud slap rang out.
"Bullying my mom, and threatening my mom to give you back your innocence, do you think we're dead?" Freya gritted her teeth and looked at Murray.
Her face burned with pain, and five red marks appeared on Murray's face.
Murray suddenly clenched his fist, but looking at Freya's pale face, he relaxed.
Feeling the pain on his cheek, Murray smirked, looked at Chole, and then left the yoga room.
Freya wanted to scold a few more words, but seeing Murray's distraught face, she couldn't say anything.
That slap just now seemed to have widened the gap between them.
Then, she raised her eyes and saw a camera in the corner.
Chole liked to record every yoga practice session.
Freya walked over and played the video.
Soon, her face turned pale.
"Mom, Murray didn't molest you, he was helping you release your arms stuck during yoga."
Freya placed the camera in front of Quinn and Chole.
Quinn took a look, and his face also changed.
He had been controlled by anger just now, but now, after seeing the video, he immediately found the loophole.
If Chole had really been molested by Murray, she would have already made a big fuss and not let him off so easily.
"Yes, I got my arms stuck while practicing yoga, and he used his poor medical skills to help me solve the problem."
Chole pushed her husband away with great momentum, "But so what? Do I have an obligation to explain to him?"
"Do you want to stand up for justice? Do you want to hit me? Come on, hit me to death, hit your own mother to death.”
She threw a tantrum, almost rolling on the ground.
"You..." Quinn was so frustrated that his scalp tingled. It didn't matter if he wrongly accused Murray, but he still unreasonably punched him.
What was he supposed to do now?
And Chole, instead of stopping or explaining, just watched this happen, isn't that unjustly framing him?
"How could I, how could I?"
"The Thrussell family has raised him for a year, and he made me lose face last night. Can't I stand up for myself?" Chole roared.
Quinn felt like his face had been completely lost, wishing he could find a hole to hide in.
Freya had a splitting headache, "Mom, Dad, you have to apologize to Murray."
"Nonsense, why should I apologize to that ungrateful wretch?"
Chole remained noncommittal, "I'll apologize to him, can he handle it? Not afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Freya turned and left the villa of the Thrussell family…