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

"take me!"

These two words, chilling to the bone, made Zhuque's body tremble uncontrollably.

She had never seen Commander Long so out of control.

That was a murderous aura a hundred times more terrifying than when the Wu family was destroyed.

The murderous aura wasn't directed at her, but even its aftershocks sent chills down the spine of this decisive female general on the northern battlefield.

"yes!"

Zhuque did not hesitate for a moment and immediately turned around to lead the way.

The two, one after the other, transformed into two ghostly black shadows, speeding across the rooftops of Cangcheng in the dead of night.

Wherever Shen Jinglong went, a chilling aura swept through, and even the barking of dogs on street corners abruptly ceased.

Everything fell silent under his terrifying killing intent.

Located in the old city area of ​​Cangcheng, it covers an area of ​​100 acres.

Without pausing for a moment, he and Zhuque moved silently over the high wall, like two leaves blown away by the wind.

As soon as he landed, Shen Jinglong frowned slightly.

His gaze swept across the shadows in the four cardinal directions of the courtyard.

"The aura of five half-step Grandmasters..." Zhuque transmitted his voice secretly, his eyes sharpening. "This kind of configuration is simply unbelievable in a place like Cangcheng."

"They are the 'Guardians of the Medicine'," Shen Jinglong said coldly. "The Zheng family has gone to great lengths to prevent anyone from discovering the secrets here."

"Ignore them, they're just a few ants. As long as we don't make a big fuss, they won't find us."

The two held their breath and concentrated, suppressing their aura.

The five Zheng family elders, hidden in the shadows, were incredibly powerful, but in the face of the true Northern Dragon Lord, their senses seemed to be clouded, and they were completely unaware that death had slipped right under their noses.

Zhuque stopped at a fork in the road and pointed to the most secluded and darkest corner of the mansion.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, which were knee-high.

The only path was covered with moss and was slippery and muddy.

The air was filled with a musty smell, as if the sun had never shone in for years, mixed with the pungent odor of dregs of medicine.

"Cough...cough cough..."

A faint cough, as if it might stop at any moment, came from the dark room with a large hole in the window.

Every cough made Shen Jinglong's heart clench.

For the first time, his steps became so heavy.

Standing in front of that wooden door that seemed to fall apart with a single push, his hands were trembling slightly.

He had only one thought in his mind: My daughter, my own daughter, is behind this door.

He suddenly pushed the door open.

"Squeak—"

The rotten door hinges made a jarring noise.

The room was pitch black, with only moonlight struggling to squeeze in through the broken window, illuminating a corner.

A frail woman sat on the edge of the bed, awkwardly patting the back of an even smaller figure on the bed.

The woman shrank back suddenly when she heard the door open, and looked towards the doorway in terror.

When her gaze fell upon Shen Jinglong's face, outlined by the moonlight, she froze.

"A startled... dragon?"

Her voice was dry and hoarse.

She thought she was dreaming.

Seven years have passed.

The man she thought had long since died in a foreign land actually appeared alive and well in front of her.

Qin Xuerong.

Shen Jinglong's ex-fiancée.

The most beautiful woman in Cangcheng seven years ago now looks haggard, with sunken eyes and dry, yellow hair. She has lost all her former charm.

Time and hardship have long since worn away all her radiance.

However, Shen Jinglong's gaze did not linger on her.

His entire focus was on the small, curled-up figure on the bed.

He walked over step by step.

Every step was incredibly heavy.

It was a girl, who looked about five or six years old, but she was so small that she was only half the size of a normal child.

Her face was deathly pale, like a yellowed sheet of paper; her lips were chapped, her eyelids were tightly closed, and even her long eyelashes were stained with wet tears.

The faint rise and fall of her chest proved that she was still alive.

This is...my daughter?

Is this the bloodline of me, Shen Jinglong?

Shen Jinglong's mind went blank with a buzzing sound.

Ecstasy? No.

Only endless, heart-wrenching guilt and anger.

He wronged her.

He has wronged them, mother and daughter.

He came back too late!

The hand that once decided the lives of millions was now trembling uncontrollably.

He reached out, wanting to touch his daughter's face, but he was afraid that the lingering smell of blood on his body would disturb this fragile little life.

In the end, he gently touched his daughter's cold cheek with the back of his finger.

The moment they made contact, a throbbing sensation originating from their bloodline spread throughout their body.

No proof is required.

He knew that this was his daughter!

Shen Jinglong suddenly placed two fingers on his daughter's slender wrist.

A surge of true energy probed in.

His face instantly turned ashen.

It really is a medicinal ingredient!

The daughter's body was in disarray, and her internal organs were filled with an extremely cold medicinal power.

The very foundation of her life has been eroded and hollowed out little by little.

If it weren't for the faint trace of her innate energy keeping her alive, she would have died long ago!

What a Zheng family!

What a ruthless method!

"The Zheng family! You don't deserve to be human!"

Shen Jinglong roared inwardly.

"Jinglong...is it really you?"

Qin Xuerong finally snapped out of her shock. She covered her mouth, trying to suppress her sobs, but tears kept streaming down her face.

She feared it was a dream, a dream too beautiful to be shattered the moment she uttered a sound.

Shen Jinglong slowly withdrew his hand, turned around, and looked at the woman who had suffered for him for seven years.

His voice was terribly hoarse.

"I'm back."

Three words instantly shattered Qin Xuerong's strength.

She knelt down with a thud, sobbing uncontrollably.

Shen Jinglong did not help her up.

He spoke slowly and deliberately, with his bloodshot eyes.

"I will heal her."

I swear.

"To everyone who has harmed you and your daughter, I will make them... taste every pain imaginable, and then die a gruesome death!"

He had barely finished speaking.

That terrifying killing intent, which could no longer be suppressed by extreme guilt and anger, suddenly erupted!

Centered on the dilapidated villa, a chilling pressure instantly enveloped the entire Zheng family mansion!

The Zheng family members, who were still asleep, were all awakened by a strange chill and sat up abruptly in bed.

In an instant!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five powerful auras suddenly rose from every corner of the Zheng family mansion!

Each of these auras was powerful and filled with killing intent, far surpassing that of the Wu family's guards.

This is the Zheng family's true trump card, a top expert they have been supporting for many years!

The five auras converged in the air, and then without the slightest hesitation, they fiercely pressed down on the dilapidated courtyard where Shen Jinglong was!