Shen Ningzhu swore to the sky, and the family finally believed that she was not here to harm them.

At this time, Shen Ningzhu also learned from them that when Shen Dazhuang was sent back, he was breathing out more than breathing in.

These days, they spent all their family savings to treat his illness, and sold everything that could be sold, even the iron pot used for cooking was not spared.

Shen Dazhuang's condition seemed to be improving, but since yesterday, they have no money to buy medicine.

Once the medicine was stopped, the condition worsened again.

The doctor said that if no medicine was taken, he would not survive more than two days. The family had already made plans for the worst. If all else failed, they would sell themselves into slavery to buy Shen Dazhuang's chance of survival.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Ningzhu and Liu Zhiyi rushed in.

Shen Erzhuang rolled his eyes, stiffened his neck, and said in a somewhat weak voice:

"My eldest brother was harmed by you. You said you had no ill intentions, so just buy medicine for my brother. As long as my brother survives, I... I will believe you."

The young, genuine farmer had always been honest and simple. It was the first time he made such a request that went against his conscience. His dark and thin face had turned red as liver.

The Shen couple was stunned and frowned subconsciously.

He felt that it was not right to do so, but looking at his eldest son lying half-dead on the bed, he couldn't help but not scold Shen Erzhuang, and looked at Shen Ningzhu with pleading eyes.

"Child, you..."

Zhao Meihua opened her lips, pinched the hem of her skirt helplessly with her hands, and her simple face showed that she wanted to say something but stopped.

She knew in her heart that Chen Ningzhu was their last hope. The two of them were dressed elegantly and might have some money on hand.

Although it was a bit shameless, they didn't care.

These days, they have borrowed from everyone they can and have already owed dozens of taels of silver in foreign debt.

Nowadays, I really can’t borrow a penny.

The eldest son is still so young and hasn’t married yet. If he dies like this, the couple will not be able to survive.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"Child, I know this is a bit unreasonable, but if you have the ability, can you please save him? He is still so young and cannot leave this world like this. Wuwu, just consider it as, just consider it as we owe you.

When Dazhuang recovers, our family of four will serve you like slaves, we..."

Shen Ningzhu's mind went blank, and she hurried to help her up. Before she could say anything, Liu Zhiyi's eyes were already red, and she took out a ten-liang silver ingot with swift movements.

"Here you go. Is it enough? If not, there's more."

Then he took out two more silver ingots of the same size and said, "Hurry up and find a doctor to get some medicine. Saving lives is the most important thing."

The three members of the Shen family were stunned for a moment, but Shen Erzhuang was the first to react. His eyes lit up, and he quickly took the silver ingot and ran away.

After a while, he came back in a hurry, holding a bunch of medicine bags in his hand.

"I've got the medicine, but I'm still missing one ingredient. It's not available in town, so I have to go to the mountains to get it. I'll go up the mountain right away."

Shen Erzhuang stuffed the medicine bag to his mother Zhao Meihua, raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his head, turned around and was about to go out. Chen Ningzhu saw that he was holding a blueprint in his hand, and quickly said that she wanted to go too.

Shen Dazhuang's condition looks very bad.

In addition, it is already afternoon, and Shen Erzhuang is too slow to search alone, so one more person means more strength.

Liu Zhiyi and Shen Dashan also stood up.

In the end, except for Chen Ningzhu's biological mother Zhao Meihua who stayed at home to take care of Shen Dazhuang, everyone else went up the mountain together.

Chen Ningzhu never expected that this trip into the mountains would change her life.

Once we entered the mountains, the light dimmed.

Surrounded by towering trees, it was quiet and a bit creepy. Shen Ningzhu felt a moment of regret, thinking that she had acted impulsively.

The ancient mountains and forests were unexploited and posed unimaginable dangers.

But when she thought about how Shen Dazhuang was harmed by his original body, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into the mountains.

She had taken someone else's body, so she should pay for her previous behavior. Moreover, this person was her own flesh and blood, so she had an even greater responsibility.

When they reached the middle of the mountain, Shen Dashan said:

"It will be faster if we split up and search. It's just the two of you... that's all. You stay in this area. Don't run too far, or it'll be unsafe. Erzhuang and I will go deeper. When we find it, whistle to gather."

After saying that, he handed each of them a wooden whistle and left quickly.

Liu Zhiyi and Shen Ningzhu didn't want to delay any longer, so they split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, and searched nearby.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. Not long after Chen Ningzhu left, he really came across the medicinal herbs drawn on the paper.

She walked forward excitedly and was about to swing the hatchet in her hand to dig herbs when suddenly she felt a gust of wind in her ears.

Chen Ningzhu was so scared that she quickly turned around. Before she could see the situation clearly, her wrist felt numb. With a "clang", the hatchet fell to the ground, and then she was pushed heavily to the ground.

“Ah—mm—”

She cried out in fear, but someone quickly covered her mouth. Her back was crushed hard on the gravel on the ground, which embedded into her flesh. She subconsciously gasped in pain.

The muscular body pressed down with a sense of strength and dominance, and then the unique scent of a man mixed with the refreshing and pleasant fragrance of cedar came and penetrated into her nostrils without warning.

"Shut up."

A low, suppressed voice came.

The cold lips pressed against the skin behind the ear frame, and the words were uttered in a sinister voice. The breath sprayed out was warm and chaotic. The strong contrast made Shen Ningzhu tremble uncontrollably.

"Please spare my life, sir—" Jiang Xuanyan's eyes were misty, his thin shoulders trembled constantly, and he begged for mercy in a low voice, suppressing the fear in his heart.

Although he didn't know why a man in black suddenly appeared in the deep mountains and old forests, Shen Ningzhu's intuition told him that this man was very dangerous, especially since he had a long sword at his side.

The hilt of the sword was inlaid with a priceless ruby, the size of a fingernail. The sword body exuded a chilling chill, and fresh blood was dripping from the tip of the sword, which looked like human blood.

Shen Ningzhu's scalp tingled when she saw this.

The man on her body felt very wrong. His body was as hot as a stove, his jawline was taut, as if he was holding back something, and big drops of sweat were falling from his forehead.

He was wearing half a silver mask, so Shen Ningzhu couldn't see his specific appearance.

But the skin exposed outside was delicate and fair, without any blemishes, and even the pores were invisible, just like the finest white jade.

"If you help me detoxify, I will not treat you unfairly."

Although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were as sinister as a poisonous snake. He looked at her with a half-smile. His slender knuckles had moved to Shen Ningzhu's neck at some point and were slowly retracting.

It was as if her life would be ended immediately if she dared to say "no".