My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 342: Saving Someone but in the Wrong?

In the hall, Yang Qi suddenly spotted a familiar figure. Zhu Benxiu? What's she doing here?

Zhu Benxiu was his high school classmate. At a class reunion back then, only Zhang Meixi and Zhu Benxiu had been kind to Yang Qi, going out of their way to defend him. Because of this, he had a good impression of the two of them.

Zhu Benxiu's family owned a small herbal medicine company, and their business was doing quite well. He was surprised to see that she had also come to the Elixir Medicine Conference this time.

Yang Qi was about to go over and greet her when someone suddenly exclaimed in shock. He saw a wealthy lady collapse onto the floor, her body convulsing. It was obviously a sudden illness. He was about to go over and check on her, but Zhu Benxiu beat him to it.

After checking the wealthy lady's condition, she took out a Silver Needle and pricked her a few times. Only then did the lady's convulsions cease.

It should have been a good deed. Yang Qi saw very clearly that the lady's condition was serious. If no one had intervened during her spasms, she would have certainly died from sudden cardiac arrest. It was safe to say that Zhu Benxiu had saved the wealthy lady's life.

However, just as Zhu Benxiu removed the Silver Needle and prepared to leave, the wealthy lady grabbed her. "You stop right there! How dare you stick me with a needle? You're not leaving until you explain yourself!"

Yang Qi was stunned. How can there be such an unreasonable person in this world?

Zhu Benxiu gave a wry smile. "Ma'am, you were convulsing just now and needed urgent treatment. I know a little about Medical Skills, so I had to use acupuncture to treat you. I wasn't trying to hurt you!"

"Nonsense!" the wealthy lady retorted angrily. "What acupuncture? Do you think I'm uneducated? National Medicine is a total scam. It's not scientific at all! Saving people? I think you were trying to harm me! That sudden fit I had was your fault, wasn't it?"

Zhu Benxiu frowned. "Ma'am, I don't know whether National Medicine is scientific or not, but I can assure you that it can save lives. Today's Elixir Medicine Conference is a grand competition for National Medicine. If you don't believe in it, why did you come here? Please, could you stop making a scene?"

"I'm making a scene?" The wealthy lady, who had been holding on with one hand, now grabbed Zhu Benxiu with both. "I don't care. You stuck me with a needle. I suspect your needle was poisoned. You must apologize and compensate me!"

Having never encountered such a shameless woman, and wanting to end the matter peacefully, Zhu Benxiu sighed. "Fine. How much compensation do you want?"

The wealthy lady sneered at her. "Judging by your tone, you must be wealthy. In that case, compensate me with a hundred million!"

A hundred million! You might as well just rob a bank!

Although Zhu Benxiu's family was wealthy, their total assets only amounted to a few hundred million. She definitely couldn't afford to pay one hundred million directly.

"Cut the nonsense! If you don't pay up, you're not leaving!" the wealthy lady shrieked, clutching Zhu Benxiu tightly.

The surrounding crowd started to chime in. "Heh, this woman doesn't look like a good person! Dressed so fancily, she must be here to find a man. I wonder which club she works at."

"Hahaha, exactly! The lady was ill, but what business is it of yours? This is the Elixir Medicine Conference, and there are plenty of doctors around. Why did you have to meddle?"

"Besides, Mrs. Zhang is a woman of delicate health. What if your needles damaged her?"

"If you don't even have a hundred million, what right do you have to attend the Elixir Medicine Conference?"

Zhu Benxiu was utterly astounded. She never imagined that saving someone out of kindness could bring her so much trouble. What chilled her to the bone was that not a single one of these so-called upper-class people spoke up for her. Instead, they all joined in the accusations. This was simply too much.

"You're bullying me! That lady was in critical condition just now. If she hadn't received emergency treatment, her life would have been in danger! Even if there are many doctors here, they're all in the back for the competition, aren't they? There's no one out here," Zhu Benxiu explained desperately.

"You damn whore! How dare you curse me!" Mrs. Zhang lunged forward and slapped Zhu Benxiu across the face, then grabbed her hair and started pulling viciously.

Zhu Benxiu was a well-bred and gentle young lady from a wealthy family. She had no experience with fighting. With Mrs. Zhang yanking her hair, she was in so much pain she was on the verge of tears.

"Yes, that's what she deserves!"

"These young people today are getting more and more outrageous!"

"This woman is either a hostess from a club or someone's mistress. I have no idea how she snuck in here!"

"Shameless!"

"Scratch her! Claw that pretty face of hers to shreds!" a few sharp-tongued wealthy ladies jeered, watching the spectacle as if it were a play.

Yang Qi simply couldn't stand it anymore. He had seen the whole incident unfold clearly. If Mrs. Zhang hadn't been treated in time, she would have dropped dead on the spot. He couldn't believe Zhu Benxiu's act of kindness had resulted in her being extorted. Even more unbelievable was how cold and arrogant the onlookers were. In their eyes, is it alright to wrongly accuse someone without even looking at the facts? It's detestable!

It didn't matter that he knew Zhu Benxiu. Even if she were a stranger, he couldn't just stand by and watch this happen today. Wouldn't that make him just like those heartless people around him?

But just as he prepared to step forward and help, the butler of Baishan Manor arrived with a group of men. Normally, Baishan Manor was uninhabited and managed entirely by this Butler Hu. He was also in charge of venue security for this Elixir Medicine Conference, giving him considerable authority. With such a disturbance, his appearance was inevitable. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Even with Butler Hu's arrival, Mrs. Zhang didn't let go of Zhu Benxiu's hair. She added fuel to the fire, twisting the story to make herself the victim and not mentioning a single word about how Zhu Benxiu had saved her life.

"Butler Hu, you should check this woman's invitation," Mrs. Zhang screeched. "A family that can't even produce a hundred million, what right do they have to attend the Elixir Medicine Conference? I suspect she came here with ulterior motives!"

Butler Hu naturally recognized Mrs. Zhang. He shot Zhu Benxiu a cold glance and said, "Miss, please present your invitation."

Zhu Benxiu glared at Mrs. Zhang. "Why are you only asking me? Why don't you ask her to show hers?"

"Nonsense. I know Mrs. Zhang, but I don't know you," Butler Hu said coldly. "Don't think your pretty face allows you to cause trouble here. If you snuck in without an invitation, don't blame me for what comes next. A beating will be the least of your worries!"

"How could she possibly have an invitation? A little vixen like her definitely snuck in to seduce our husbands. Utterly shameless! Butler Hu, don't waste any more time, just seize her!" Mrs. Zhang urged.

The crowd erupted in agreement. "That's right, grab her! What right does such a lowly woman have to attend the Elixir Medicine Conference with us? The nerve of her, soiling the grounds of Baishan Manor!"

Butler Hu waved his hand, and the security guards behind him moved to act.

But at that very moment, Zhu Benxiu calmly reached into her bag, pulled out an invitation, and held it up. "Is this what you're looking for?"