A family of widows, all shouldered, raising the dragon flag!

Xiao Yunshu frowned and slowly stood up!

She hadn't expected anyone to recognize her!

Most importantly, he recognized her but didn't run away!

When Qin Ze saw Xiao Yunshu get up, he also wanted to get up.

But Xiao Yunshu stopped him with a single look!

"Now that you recognize me, why aren't you running away?"

"Hehe! Run?"

"The legacy of Medicine King Valley, spanning thousands of years, rests on your shoulders. How could we possibly run away?"

"If we run away this time, wouldn't we miss our only chance to rise to power in this lifetime?"

The words had barely left his mouth!

The other party immediately drew their knife and attacked!

Xiao Yunshu glanced at it coldly.

"Overestimating yourself!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she walked straight towards the kitchen!

In her eyes, the people behind her were already dead!

"When...when did you poison us?"

Their response was the tearing and biting of countless bloodthirsty venomous insects!

Qin Ze watched as the poisonous insects swarmed around him and quickly pounced on the group. Soon, a series of stark white skeletons appeared in the inn!

When Xiao Yunshu returned, the entire inn was quiet.

Without even thinking, Qin Ze understood that no one had survived.

Seeing Xiao Yunshu's calm expression.

Qin Ze was extremely shocked. He had always thought that his fourth sister-in-law was a miracle doctor.

He killed so many people without a sound, without even changing his expression. He was more ruthless than a demon! The contrast was so stark that he couldn't react for a moment!

"Fourth Sister-in-law, should we continue on our way?"

"No need, I've already cleaned this place up. You can rest easy!"

Xiao Yunshu's eyes were filled with domineering aura at this moment!

But the way she gave orders was exactly like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

And Qin Ze was the child who was being protected!

This feeling made Qin Ze feel strange.

"Ahem... Fourth Sister-in-law, I'm actually quite strong too!"

"Hmm? Very strong?"

Xiao Yunshu knew Qin Ze quite well; even her junior sister had almost lost to him.

"Hmm, how about I protect Fourth Sister-in-law from now on?"

These words made Xiao Yunshu frown immediately.

"Since I told the old lady that I wouldn't put you in any danger, why should you protect me?"

Qin Ze gave a wry smile.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, let me show you, and you'll understand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ze's fingers began to form hand seals. As a complex pattern was successfully drawn, it seemed as if it was about to collapse.

Qin Ze quickly pointed out.

In an instant, the entire inn was reduced to dust!

Such power surprised not only Xiao Yunshu, but even Qin Ze.

The Demon-Sealing and Immortal-Destroying Finger—he had already achieved such power in the very early stages of its creation!

If it reaches its full potential...

He dared not think any further!

Xiao Yunshu stared in shock at Qin Ze's astonishing finger strike.

Now she suddenly understood why the old lady felt comfortable letting Qin Ze be with her.

With such combat power, even a Vajra Realm cultivator would be capable of putting up a fight.

"I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"You go and rest first; I'll keep watch tonight!"

After saying that, Qin Ze pushed Xiao Yunshu to rest without further ado.

The moment his large hand landed on her slender waist, Xiao Yunshu almost couldn't help but tremble slightly!

Qin Ze was taken aback, somewhat surprised, but he could only pretend to be nonchalant.

Qin Ze's expression remained unchanged.

Xiao Yunshu slowly lay down, looking at Qin Ze who was keeping watch outside, and a warm feeling gradually rose in her heart.

She secretly decided that she would protect Qin Ze from now on!

Let Qin Ze get some rest!

The next morning!

Xiao Yunshu was clearly not in as good a mental state as she was yesterday.

Qin Ze, on the other hand, seemed quite energetic.

With his powerful physique and abundant vital energy, he could be full of energy for seven days and seven nights, let alone one night.

Not to mention that his current realm is already the Vajra Mortal Realm!

"Ninth Brother, you can sleep in the carriage, I'll drive!"

Qin Ze looked at the somewhat tired Xiao Yunshu, puzzled.

"You have dark circles under your eyes; it's obvious you haven't been resting well. You should get some rest..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yunshu stepped out of the carriage!

"Um, there's no pillow inside. I can't sleep without a pillow!"

Qin Ze was still trying to find an excuse!

Xiao Yunshu patted her plump thighs directly.

"Here, use this as a pillow!"

"what?"

Qin Ze was somewhat surprised!

Seeing Qin Ze's expression, Xiao Yunshu's pretty face also flushed red; she realized something was amiss!

But I still tried to remain calm!

"What? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"

Seeing Xiao Yunshu's firm attitude, Qin Ze felt a little embarrassed and slowly lay down.

In an instant, that soft feeling made him understand what it meant to be drunk on a beauty's lap.

Just as he was about to speak.

In an instant, it was blocked by something.

He's become a gigolo!

Xiao Yunshu's delicate body trembled!

Because she clearly felt that Qin Ze had taken a bite just now.

Qin Ze was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground. The other person had only lowered their head, and he...

Neither of them dared to speak first!

Throughout the journey, Qin Ze endured immense suffering.

Looking at the desolate and uninhabited scenery.

Qin Ze couldn't help but frown.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, has this place always been deserted?"

Upon hearing Qin Ze's question, Xiao Yunshu's eyes darkened, and a flash of coldness crossed her gaze.

"It wasn't like that before. There used to be large tracts of land here where many medicinal herbs were grown."

"There's a market here, people around, it's bustling with activity!"

"Just three years ago, the Emperor sent troops to attack Medicine King Valley!"

"The Valley of the Medicine King has fallen. The people here can no longer sell herbs; instead, the Emperor has requisitioned them to cultivate herbs!"

"The whole family moved away, but as for where they moved to, I have no idea!"

Qin Ze was somewhat puzzled by Xiao Yunshu's explanation.

Why does the Emperor want to attack Medicine King Valley?

"There aren't that many 'whys' in this world; if there were, it would be greed!"

"The Emperor ordered Medicine King Valley to hand over the peerless elixir formula, but my master refused to comply even at the cost of his life, and this is the result!"

Xiao Yunshu spoke very softly.

But Qin Ze understood that every word the other party spoke carried great weight.

It was so heavy that it made it hard for Xiao Yunshu to breathe.

"Fourth Sister-in-law!"

"Have you thought about revenge?"

Qin Ze's casual question left Xiao Yunshu completely stunned.

She never expected Qin Ze to dare ask such a question.

You must know that Qin Ze is the only bloodline of the Qin family, and the family supports the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Prince of Zhenbei and the Eight Tigers died on the frontier, both for the sake of the Great Zhou royal family.

Now that Qin Ze had asked this question, she was unsure of what he was thinking.

"If you were in that situation, would you seek revenge?"

Xiao Yunshu asked very softly, as if afraid that Qin Ze would hear her.

"If what Fourth Sister-in-law said is true, I will seek revenge even if it means my death."

"If I wanted revenge, would you help me?"

Xiao Yunshu was somewhat hesitant to look at Qin Ze.

She understands the Qin family!

He was absolutely loyal and brave to the Great Zhou!

"I'll help!"

"Even if Fourth Sister-in-law is right, or even wrong, I will stand by her side against everyone in the world!"

"Because Fourth Sister-in-law has no relatives left in this world, if I don't help her, wouldn't I be leaving her all alone and miserable!"

boom!

Xiao Yunshu trembled all over!

Tears welled up in his eyes!

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[Xiao Yunshu: Favorability Rating 15]

The sudden surge of goodwill filled Qin Ze with joy.

Xiao Yunshu was very satisfied with Qin Ze's answer.

He immediately spurred his horse.

quickly!

Xiao Yunshu's eyes widened as she stopped at the foot of a mountain range.

At a glance, the area below the mountains is covered with neatly manicured medicinal herb fields!

But the medicinal herbs in that herb field were not green!

It was blood red!

What met the eye was a blinding, eerie crimson, as red as congealed, dried blood, or like the inextinguishable flames of hell.

The roots and stems of those medicinal herbs were twisted and tangled, their leaves were thick and menacing, and their whole bodies shone with an eerie dark red fluorescent light, as if every inch of their flesh was flowing with blood.

The patterns on the leaves are not natural veins, but rather resemble grotesque blood curses and cracked corpse patterns, twisted and intertwined, and upon closer inspection, they look like countless painful, screaming faces, faintly visible in the blood-red light.

When the wind blows, the entire medicinal field rustles, not the soft rustling of grass and trees, but like the low whimpers of thousands of vengeful spirits. The smell of blood hits you, sweet and sticky, making your scalp tingle and your heart chill. You feel as if you have stepped into a vicious land watered with corpses and nourished by resentment.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, is this a medicinal herb field?"

Even though Qin Ze's cultivation level was already at the Vajra Mortal Realm, he still felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the medicinal herbs in these medicinal fields.

"This is a medicinal herb field, but not the medicinal herb field of Medicine King Valley, but the medicinal herb field of the Great Zhou Emperor!"

The words had barely left his mouth!

An endless pressure from the horizon rushed straight towards us.

Two powerful Vajra Realm experts, one in white and one in black, flew in from the sky!

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yunshu immediately turned her horse around and prepared to flee with Qin Ze.

Just as he turned his horse around, countless soldiers clad in bone armor appeared behind him.

Everyone's eyes were bloodshot.

"Ninth Young Master, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

The address "Ninth Young Master" left both Xiao Yunshu and Qin Ze completely bewildered.

How did they know they were coming?

Xiao Yunshu's face turned ashen.

"Qin Ze, I've dragged you into this. I shouldn't have harbored any improper thoughts about the inheritance of Medicine King Valley!"

Qin Ze looked at Xiao Yunshu with eyes full of apology.

He smiled faintly.

That smile made Xiao Yunshu feel that it wasn't so scary after all.

"Qin Ze, being able to die alongside you is the greatest happiness of my life!"

As she spoke, she mustered all the courage she had in her life and hugged Qin Ze tightly.

She longed to hold him forever, but alas…

Qin Ze sensed the other person's nervousness and gently patted their back.

"Qin Ze, I'm the one who dragged you into this. I shouldn't have brought you here..."

The rest of the sentence was not finished.

Qin Ze then kissed her soft, delicate lips.