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The two sides were at a stalemate.
Suddenly, a young man rushed out from one of the houses behind them, anxiously calling out to the little girl, "Manman the Little Divine Doctor, come quickly! It seems my sister-in-law is about to give birth!"
"I'm on my way!" Zhu Man replied calmly. She turned back and administered a needle to a fellow villager who had been accidentally injured earlier. Instantly, the visible wound on the man's body stopped bleeding.
"Uncle, wait for me to help my sister-in-law first. After that, you can come over to my place. I'll prepare some medicine and bandage it up for you," Zhu Man said with a familial warmth toward her own people.
However, it was clear that they didn’t all come from the same place.
Shen Jingyu couldn't help but feel intrigued by this small village, which seemed to harbor hidden talents.
"Uncle is fine, thank you, Man girl! You go ahead and take care of things!"
Before leaving, Zhu Man told her grandfather, "If they want to look for him, we can give them a chance. The mountain is so vast; whether they find him or not depends on their ability! As for whether he wants to see them, that’s not just up to us; let’s not obstruct them."
If they get entangled, we can give them an opportunity! Zhu Man sized up Shen Jingyu with disdain in her eyes.
Was Zhu Man expressing discontent towards Shen Jingyu or his identity and status?
Her grandfather seemed somewhat disapproving but did not resist his granddaughter's instructions!
Shen Jingyu found the relationship between the grandfather and granddaughter quite intriguing. The old man appeared more imposing, yet it seemed that the little girl held more sway.
After the little girl left, the villagers dispersed voluntarily, leaving only the old man behind.
"Since my child has said so, you may do as you please. But don’t say I didn’t warn you; when the moon rises high in the mountains, there will be miasma. If you accidentally get poisoned and come begging my girl for treatment, you won’t have any bargaining power then."
The old man’s meaningful reminder lingered in Shen Jingyu's mind as he turned and walked away leisurely.
Shen Jingyu kept his eyes fixed on the old man's footsteps, which seemed light and airy but concealed a strong and unique power!
It seemed that this young man was destined for unexpected gains. Gu Zheng also sensed something amiss here.
Considering what Su Xingxian faced at home, this little divine doctor might be a glimmer of hope!
Shen Jingyu would not let this opportunity slip away!
Hopefully! A chance encounter in dire straits. Shen Jingyu withdrew his gaze and pulled out a map and compass.
"Let’s set off! Hopefully my Da Jiu has received news; even if he doesn’t want to meet us, he must ensure our safety!"
"No, how are you going to explain this to your aunt? Sigh, and what about your deceased mother? Perhaps he is taking you to see her now."
"Gu Da Shou Zhang," Shen Jingyu said, "when did you start talking so much?"
Gu Zheng smiled with a hint of mischief. "What do you think?"
Shen Jingyu replied, "I do have my doubts. Just now, among the crowd, there was someone whose appearance was completely unremarkable, yet his gaze was so piercing that it made me feel the taste of paternal love from within that throng."
"There’s nothing more to say! Right now, I only want one woman in my life, and I don’t know when her health will fail her and she might leave me."
"My father’s presence or absence doesn’t matter much to me. It seems you all need him more in your organization than I do!"
"Once we find him for you, the Shen Family won’t need me anymore; I’ll just be a dispensable grandson! After all, in my grandfather's eyes, the eldest son is still more favored! If it weren’t for me, I wouldn’t be left out in the cold."
"He remains indifferent and only tries to trip me up while I’m on missions. To put it nicely, he says he’s honing my willpower; to put it bluntly, he just wants me to be a tool for his own purposes."
"Now I understand that he probably doesn’t really need me. It would be the same with anyone else!"
"This mission involves Su Xing; before he nearly died, he threatened me with his life as a guarantee that he could hold on during this time."
"If my uncle returns and he really can’t make it, I’ve already picked out our burial site!"
"As for home, I’m not worried at all; you’re all doing quite well!"
"Without parents, who knows if Su Xing’s child will survive? If not, our little family of three could at least have some company in Huang Quan Lu!"
Listening to his nephew's extremely pessimistic words, Gu Zheng felt compelled as a leader. If he didn’t know better, he would think this was a strategy to force those around him into action. He felt the urge to reprimand Shen Jingyu severely!
"Hmph! What can I do? You don’t need to worry about being an orphan! Your father doesn’t care about the Shen Family; I don’t expect you to care about them either! Hmph!"
"Uncle," Shen Jingyu said, "you understand the dynamics between my father and me."
As they walked and talked, a small animal followed behind them with a miniature camera and audio device strapped around its neck.
Even if some people weren’t present at the scene, they could still hear their conversation clearly!
At the foot of the mountain, in a house where half of his face was severely burned, Shen Huai Ming removed his human skin mask.
Sitting next to him was Su Bokan, a man who had lost a leg.
"When did your son get my daughter Huo Huo pregnant? And is she even going to keep the child?"
"What about their mothers? Is there no one looking after them? How did things change so drastically?"
Shen Huai Ming caught a sensitive piece of information: Deng Xiaoya had passed away.
Su Bokan was still immersed in the other news he had just received: How could this happen? What danger had they encountered that involved loss of life?
Was this brat really trying to play us, or was it genuine?
Wasn't He Xiaoqing going to do something about this?
Shen Huai Ming gazed thoughtfully at the images transmitted from the camera: A Zheng had discovered something! Generally, he wouldn’t let things slip by; deep down, he wouldn’t allow anyone to lie in front of him.
So what they had just said wasn’t merely a tactic to force us into revealing our strategies; it was the truth.
Shen Jingyu and Gu Zheng walked along the mountain path, following the location information given to them by Shen Lao. They ended up at a dilapidated thatched cottage.
Shen Jingyu took out a detection device and a thermal imager.
The moon hung high in the sky, and from the mountain peak, they could see the surrounding valleys shrouded in white mist.
There was indeed miasma!
Gu Zheng surveyed the area: It seemed this thatched cottage could serve as a temporary shelter!
But with the poison gas rising, some things might not hold up for long!
Shen Jingyu nodded lightly: This place might very well be a refuge for snakes, insects, rats, and ants!
Didn’t you bring any snake-repelling gear? Gu Zheng thought it was foolish to have trusted that brat completely when he just packed his bag and came out!
If preparations were insufficient, it would be easy for leaders to lose their authority!
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