One person: Lu family bodyguard, who shattered Longhu Mountain with a single palm strike.

Ma Xianhong's voice was filled with deep weariness.

"Go do whatever you want," Ma Xianhong said.

Lin Mo stood in front of the slightly dilapidated wooden door, but did not push it open immediately.

His perception was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he could clearly sense that a nauseatingly sweet and pungent smell was emanating from the room.

That was an extremely dangerous poisonous aura.

This aura is strikingly similar to the primitive Gu poison that killed Liao Zhong in the hidden fortress.

Lin Mo stopped and turned to look at Lu Linglong beside him.

"Wait for me outside," Lin Mo said.

Lu Linglong nodded obediently.

Knowing that she probably wouldn't be of much help and would only be a burden if she went in, she obediently stood in the courtyard.

Lin Mo turned around, raised his hand, and pushed open the wooden door.

With a creak.

The room was dimly lit, carrying a sense of gloom from years of lack of sunlight.

Chen Duo was sitting on the edge of the bed.

She was wearing a very ordinary oversized coat, but at the collar, you could vaguely see that she was wearing a green bodysuit underneath.

The material of that garment was very special.

That was a protective suit made by Nadutong Company using special materials to prevent the Gu poison in Chen Duo's body from spreading.

Hearing the door open, Chen Duo looked up.

She was a very pretty young girl, petite in stature, like a fragile porcelain doll.

What's most impressive about her is her pair of bright green eyes.

Those eyes were like two pure emeralds, without any impurities, yet they also lacked the emotional fluctuations of a normal person.

Lin Mo looked into those eyes and stepped inside.

"Chen Duo, I've come to take you back," Lin Mo said casually.

Chen Duo looked at the unfamiliar young man, her fingertips lightly tracing a line on the bed sheet, leaving a shallow crease.

"I'm not going back," Chen Duo said.

Her voice was clear and crisp, but devoid of any emotion.

"That's not up to you."

Lin Mo looked around the room and his gaze settled on a wooden bench in the corner.

"Because this is a task entrusted to me by Liao Zhong," Lin Mo continued.

Upon hearing this name, Chen Duo's slender shoulders trembled almost imperceptibly.

For the first time ever, a crack appeared in those usually calm green eyes.

"Uncle Liao?" Chen Duo asked.

Lin Mo nodded.

"Yes," Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo subconsciously shook her head, her lips slightly downturned.

"impossible."

He is dead.

"I killed him with my own hands," Chen Duo murmured.

Lin Mo walked over, pulled over the wooden bench, and sat down opposite Chen Duo with an air of authority.

"I saved his life," Lin Mo said, looking at her.

Chen Duo remained expressionless, her hands clasped on her knees, her fingernails gently digging into the edge of her protective suit.

"impossible."

"The dead can't come back to life," Chen Duo retorted softly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh.

"That's because you're inexperienced."

Lin Mo leaned back and crossed his arms in front of him.

"Besides, I didn't come here to discuss this with you; I just came to inform you," Lin Mo said.

"I don't care about the mess between you and Liao Zhong."

"But after this experience, he will definitely change," Lin Mo said slowly.

Chen Duo still refused to believe it, her emerald green eyes filled with stubbornness.

She gently shook her head, repeating those three words.

"Impossible," Chen Duo said.

Lin Mo looked at this stubborn girl and couldn't help but laugh.

"As I just said, I'm not here to discuss this with you."

"If you really don't want to leave, then I'll have no choice but to take matters into my own hands and forcibly tie you up and take you back." Lin Mo patted his knee.

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo's delicate face instantly turned serious.

She looked intently at Lin Mo, her pupils slightly contracting.

"I don't want to hurt you," Chen Duo said.

This was her heartfelt thought. Once the primal poison within her was released, anyone who touched it would die. She did not want to kill someone for no reason.

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You can try hurting me first," Lin Mo waved to her.

Chen Duo pursed her lips, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.

"You found this yourself," Chen Duo said.

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand.

A stream of dark purple energy spread from her fingertips, instantly intensifying the sweet and pungent smell in the air by more than tenfold.

She didn't intend to poison Lin Mo directly; she just wanted to control the dosage of the poison and knock this arrogant man unconscious.

However, a strange scene happened.

The dark purple poison seemed to hit an invisible wall about ten centimeters in front of Lin Mo.

Like snowflakes falling into boiling water, they instantly and automatically disappear without a trace.

Chen Duo was stunned.

Before she could react, Lin Mo had already raised his hand and casually tapped the air with his fingertips.

An invisible stream of true energy pierced through the air in an instant, striking Chen Duo's acupoints with unparalleled precision.

Chen Duo felt a tightness in her chest, and her breath caught in her throat.

Immediately afterwards, she felt the Qi in her body completely stop.

Although the Gu Body Saint Child's operating mechanism was still continuing, she was like a deflated balloon, unable to release even a trace of Qi.

Without the support of Qi, she could no longer use any Gu poison.

Chen Duo sat blankly on the edge of the bed, her emerald green eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"How is this possible?" Chen Duo asked softly.

Her methods, which she was so proud of, didn't even make a ripple in front of the other party.

Lin Mo crossed his legs, looking languid.

"You don't want to go back, isn't it because that stubborn old man Liao Zhong doesn't treat you like a normal person and doesn't acknowledge your choice?" Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo suddenly raised her head, seemingly unable to believe that the other person had seen through her heart.

"As I just said, he has changed after dying once."

Lin Mo looked into her eyes.

"If you come back with me now, you might get what you've always wanted," Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo's expression became very complicated, and she nervously rubbed her knees with her fingers.

A glimmer of hope, impossible to conceal, gradually emerged in those emerald green eyes.

"Uncle Liao, is he really still alive?" Chen Duo asked.

"I never lie."

Lin Mo stood up and looked down at her.

"If you don't believe me, you can go back and see for yourself," Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly.

She looked at Lin Mo for a long while before nodding gently.

"I trust you."

"I'll go with you," Chen Duo said.

Upon hearing this answer, Lin Mo smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right."

"So that I won't have to do it myself, making me look like an unreasonable villain," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Chen Duo stood up from the edge of the bed and straightened her oversized coat.

"Shall we leave now?" Chen Duo asked.

"No rush."

Lin Mo waved his hand and turned to walk towards the door.

"We plan to stay here for a few more days," Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo blinked blankly.

However, since she had already agreed, she chose to obediently follow Lin Mo's instructions and silently went after him.

As she reached the door, she suddenly remembered the village chief who had taken her in.

"What will happen to Village Chief Ma?"

Chen Duo asked in a low voice, her tone tinged with worry.

"He's a good person," Chen Duo said.

Lin Mo paused as he pushed the door open, then turned back to look at her.

"He'll be alright."

"Oh, if he hadn't run into me, he might have been in big trouble."

"But since he ran into me, he'll be fine now," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Chen Duo tilted her head, clearly not understanding the hidden meaning in those words.

"I plan to have him work for me."

Lin Mo offered an explanation.

"I'll pay him back then, don't worry, he definitely won't lose out if he follows me," Lin Mo said.

Chen Duo was even more confused.

How come they were fighting to the death just now, and now they're suddenly working?

However, in her mind, she only knew one thing.

You have to be paid when you work. If you don't pay someone, then that person is a bad guy.

Judging from the young man's appearance, he doesn't seem to be the kind of bad guy who wouldn't pay.

Outside.

Ma Xianhong stood in the muddy ground of the courtyard, looking at Lu Linglong not far away with a complicated expression.

He recalled everything that had just happened at the village entrance, and it still felt like a dream.

"Has Liao Zhong really been resurrected?" Ma Xianhong couldn't help but ask.

Lu Linglong stood at the bottom of the steps, kicking a small pebble at her feet listlessly.

Upon hearing the question, she turned her head and glanced at Ma Xianhong with a calm expression.

"It's resurrected," Lu Linglong said.

On Ma Xianhong's tired face, the muscles twitched involuntarily.

"How is this possible?"

"That person has been dead for several days," Ma Xianhong muttered to himself.

Lu Linglong gave a soft snort.

"Nothing is impossible in this world," Lu Linglong said.

Just then, the door behind me creaked open.

Lu Linglong's expression brightened, and she quickly turned around.

Seeing Lin Mo leading Chen Duo out of the house, she immediately hurried to greet them.

Lu Linglong first curiously looked at Chen Duo's emerald green eyes, then turned to look at Lin Mo.

"How is it?" Lu Linglong asked.

"nailed it."

Lin Mo stretched and said casually.

"She's willing to come with us," Lin Mo said.

A bright smile immediately bloomed on Lu Linglong's face.

"That's wonderful!" Lu Linglong clapped her hands.

Lin Mo smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over Ma Xianhong in the courtyard.

"However, we don't plan to leave for the time being."

"We'll be staying here for a few days," Lin Mo said.

Lu Linglong was stunned for a moment, her beautiful big eyes filled with curiosity.

"Are you going to stay here for a few days?" Lu Linglong asked.

"right."

Lin Mo walked down the steps and leaned close to Lu Linglong's ear.

Lu Linglong felt a warm breath brush against her earlobe, and her body stiffened slightly.

"Because in a few days, there will be a big spectacle to watch here," Lin Mo said softly.

Sensing Lin Mo's approach, Lu Linglong's ears instantly flushed an alluring blush.

Her heart started racing uncontrollably.

But at the same time, the light in those big eyes became even brighter.

Is there something exciting to watch?

And it was a big, exciting event that made Lin Mo stay behind to wait for it.