Hurt my loved ones? I'm not guarding this country's borders anymore!

Previous Chapter Recap: The younger sister's testimony definitively confirmed Prince Anle's crimes. Shen Jinglong vowed to seek justice from that high and mighty prince.

Having resolved a major question that had been weighing on his mind, Shen Jinglong returned to the main house.

There was someone there whom he cared even more.

His daughter, Sisi.

"dad!"

As soon as Shen Jinglong entered, Xiao Sisi, like a happy little lark, fluttered her short legs and ran over, burying her head in his arms.

After several days of recuperation, and with Shen Jinglong's tireless efforts to nurture her with his inner energy, the little girl was able to run and jump on the ground again.

"Slow down, slow down, be careful not to fall."

Shen Jinglong picked up his daughter and kissed her on her rosy cheeks, his face full of doting affection.

Qin Xuerong, who was standing next to her, came out carrying fruit. When she saw this scene, her eyes were full of tenderness, but also contained a trace of worry that was not easily detected.

"Jinglong, Sisi has been acting a bit strange these past two days."

Qin Xuerong said softly.

"What's wrong?" Shen Jinglong's heart skipped a beat.

"She's so...energetic."

Qin Xuerong pointed to Sisi, who was squirming restlessly in her arms, "She used to be sickly and would be out of breath with the slightest movement. But these past two days, she seems to have inexhaustible energy. She doesn't sleep at night and her body is frighteningly hot."

Feeling hot?

Shen Jinglong frowned.

He held Sisi's small hand and probed it with a very subtle amount of true energy.

This probing caused his expression to change drastically!

cold!

It wasn't the burning sensation Qin Xuerong described, but rather an extreme, pure chill that rushed straight to Sisi's fingertips along his meridians!

But this chill was not violent; instead, it contained an extremely pure and powerful energy!

This energy flowed wildly through Sisi's fragile meridians, repairing her body at an astonishing speed!

But this is definitely not a normal phenomenon!

Even an ordinary child, or a martial arts genius, could not possibly have such terrifying innate cold energy within their body!

"Suzaku!"

Shen Jinglong made a quick decision: "Go and invite the old master of 'Bai Cao Tang' here! Be quick!"

……

Fifteen minutes later.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, was brought into the room, panting heavily.

He is the only remaining medical master in Cangcheng, and the true pillar of Baicaotang.

The guard at the gate, a young man from the area, couldn't help but mutter, "Hey, this old man runs faster than a rabbit!"

The old master ignored the complaints and was immediately intimidated by Shen Jinglong's aura as soon as he entered the room.

"Sir, please take a look at my daughter." Shen Jinglong cupped his hands in a very polite manner.

The old master dared not delay and quickly stepped forward, placing his hand on Sisi's wrist.

Only three seconds passed.

The old hall master's face looked as if he had seen a ghost, and his whole body trembled violently, even his sparse goatee started to shake.

"This...this pulse..."

He stared wide-eyed at the exquisitely beautiful little girl in front of him, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"Fate! This is truly a cruel twist of fate!"

The old master trembled as he spoke, "Nine Yin converges, chilling energy locks the heart... This... this is the legendary 'Nine Yin Profound Meridian'!"

"Nine Yin Mystic Meridians?"

Shen Jinglong and Qin Xuerong spoke at the same time.

"good."

The old hall master took a deep breath, his expression solemn. "This kind of physique is one in a hundred years. Those who possess this lineage have a natural affinity for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If they cultivate cold-type techniques, their progress will be rapid, making them unparalleled geniuses!"

"but……"

The old master abruptly changed the subject, "What Xiao He achieved, Xiao He also destroyed. Before reaching adulthood, without the tempering power of ultimate Yang, this innate cold energy will grow stronger and stronger, eventually... freezing the internal organs, and the cold energy will attack the heart, leading to death!"

"This guy's born with... a natural physique for drugs!"

The medicine!

Shen Jinglong's pupils suddenly contracted.

In that instant, all the previous clues connected!

Why did Prince Anle want to capture Sisi?

Why use her as a "medicinal ingredient"?

It wasn't for treating any illness at all!

That old bastard has his eye on Sisi's "Nine Yin Profound Meridians"! He wants to raise Sisi a bit, then use her as material to refine some kind of evil elixir, or... as a furnace for cultivating some kind of yin-yang replenishing evil technique!

brute!

They're worse than animals!

"Damn it!"

Shen Jinglong slammed his fist on the table, and the hard mahogany table instantly turned into dust!

Qin Xuerong covered her mouth in shock, tears streaming down her face: "Then...is there any hope for my daughter?"

"Old sir."

Shen Jinglong suppressed his murderous urge. "Since you've figured it out, you must have a way. Whatever you want, I'll give you!"

The old hall master pondered for a moment, then sighed.

"There are solutions, two approaches: the first and the second."

"The worst course of action is to find extremely yang medicinal herbs such as the thousand-year-old fire spirit mushroom and the red flame grass, and refine them into pills. These pills should be taken once every seven days to suppress the cold, but this only prolongs life and does not address the root cause. Although the child can live, he will suffer from the cold poison for the rest of his life."

Qin Xuerong's face turned pale instantly.

Suffering for a lifetime? For a mother, that's worse than being killed.

"Then what's the best course of action?" Shen Jinglong asked in a deep voice.

"The best course of action..."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in the old hall master's eyes. "That means completely eradicating it, even turning a scourge into a treasure!"

"But that requires something from legends."

"Either we find the long-lost Supreme Yang Divine Skill, the Pure Yang Limitless Skill, and use the Supreme Yang True Qi to cleanse her marrow and bones."

"Either way, we need to find the supreme treasure of heaven and earth—the Sun God Stone! We can use this as the core of the formation to completely neutralize the cold energy within her body!"

"But these two things... I've only seen them in ancient books. Whether they actually exist in this world is another matter."

The room fell into complete silence.

Pure Yang Limitless Skill

Sun God Stone.

Not to mention in the small city of Cangcheng, even in the entire Great Xia Kingdom, or even the whole world, it is extremely rare, something that only exists in myths and legends.

difficult!

It's as difficult as climbing to heaven!

Is it difficult?

Shen Jinglong suddenly laughed.

But that smile was full of reassuring power.

He walked over and gently patted Sisi's little head.

The little girl stared wide-eyed at the adults, completely unaware of the secrets hidden within her body.

"Sisi is not afraid."

Shen Jinglong said softly, "Dad is here."

After saying that, he turned around abruptly and looked out the window.

At that moment, his silhouette was like a towering mountain, blocking out all wind and rain.

"Since there's a better option, let's choose the better option!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was firm and resolute: "My daughter, Shen Jinglong's daughter, if she's going to live, she'll live the best life imaginable! What cold poison, what destiny, I don't accept it!"

"Black Tortoise!"

Shen Jinglong gave the order to thin air.

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Set 'Finding the Sun God Stone' and 'Pure Yang Limitless Skill' as the highest-level missions!"

"Mobilize all forces in the North! Even activate our spies hidden overseas!"

"Find it for me!"

"Even if I have to search the highest heavens and the deepest hell, even if I have to turn this earth upside down, I will find what saved my daughter!"

"Yes! We swear to complete the mission, even at the cost of our lives!"