"Splash splash splash—"

The rain started suddenly, and the large raindrops shattered on the eaves, unable to drown out the woman's painful groans inside.

"My lord...it hurts so much—"

"My husband—"

"Ah—help me—"

Each sound was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Lu Wenshan's heart. He could barely contain himself and was about to rush into the house to save the people, but his mother held him firmly outside.

"You wretched child! You can't bear to see her suffer, are you just going to watch your sister die?! She saved Jiaojiao today, and the whole household will surely regard her as their savior. Regardless of what happens in the future, just look at the children she gives birth to, whether they are boys or girls, I will risk my life to protect them and prevent anyone from gossiping about her!"

Lu Wenshan paused, his jaw clenched, his fists cracking.

"But Eleven is just a weak woman. If she didn't love me deeply, how could she possibly agree? You must know that for demons, having their core removed is like cutting off their tail. No, I have to go and save her!"

"Smack—"

Without any mercy, Lu's mother reached out and slapped Lu Wenshan hard across the face, her voice hoarse and strained despite the rain streaming down her face:

"If you dare to step inside, I will kill myself right here in this garden and go with your sister. You can then live your life with this vixen!"

"Snap—"

Another thunderclap.

Lu Wenshan stood frozen in place, his body stiff, like a soulless puppet.

...

...

"Slurp—"

"Slurp—"

On the roof of the Lu family's house, Xie Bi'an was happily slurping up a crab roe soup dumpling, occasionally smacking his lips.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so this is what the Lu family was planning when they married the fox spirit. No wonder Lu Xiaomei has such a long lifespan."

Fan Wujiu glanced at the situation inside the room and said in a muffled voice:

"A husband who is unfaithful, a son who is unfilial, and a brother who is unkind is hardly a true man."

"It's just a pity about Hu Shiyi Niang. She was so deeply in love that she was even willing to give up half of her demon core—the most devoted woman in the world is a heartless man."

Xie Bi'an shook his head, then suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked down and saw that Shiyi Niang's screams had stopped, and the half of the inner core had entered Lu Xiaomei's body on the bed.

"Strange, truly strange. The demon race needs someone to protect them during the core extraction process, which takes at least three or four hours. How come this Eleventh Sister is so relaxed? Could she have used a trick to get away with it? No, wait, this Little Sister Lu's lifespan has changed!"

Xie Bi'an looked puzzled and confused, having almost worn out the book of destiny in his hand but still unable to find the reason.

...

"Eleventh Sister!"

Lu Wenshan finally rushed in and saw that Shiyi Niang was covered in sweat, her face was pale, and there was a trace of blood on her lips. Her whole body looked like it had been pulled out of the water, obviously in great pain.

Lu Xiaomei, who was lying in bed, had calmed down and looked no different from an ordinary person, except that her face was a little pale.

"My husband, my husband..."

Shiyi Niang struggled and fell into Lu Wenshan's arms, forcing out a gentle yet poignant smile:

"Little sister, little sister, are you alright? Yes, it's all my fault, Eleventh Sister's fault... I never imagined that the pain of having my core extracted would be so intense. Even my centuries of cultivation couldn't withstand it. I suppose, I suppose our fate as husband and wife has run its course. After I die, send me back to the Hu family mansion and let me be a wild fox—"

"No, no, it's my fault, it's Lu Wenshan who has wronged Eleventh Sister..."

Lu Wenshan handled Shiyi Niang with the utmost care, as if afraid of running into her, as if holding a feather, his face filled with tenderness.

"That's right, Madam Xu! Madam Xu!! I'll take you to find Madam Xu!! She must have a way to save you!!"

Shiyi Niang's pupils dilated instantly, and she subconsciously tugged at Lu Wenshan's sleeve, weakly saying:

"No, there's no need to disturb Madam Xu. Take me back to the mountains. I... I want to see my grandfather before I die—"

"No! I will definitely save you, even if it means giving up all my wealth, even if it means giving my life, I beg you, Madam Xu, to save you!!"

Lu Wenshan carried Shiyi Niang out the door, ignoring his mother's objections and the curfew that had already begun, and rode his horse at full speed towards Huasheng Temple.

The Black and White Impermanence on the rooftop exchanged a glance, sighed, and slowly sank into the ground while munching on their steamed buns.

Well, another wasted trip tonight.

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...

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!!"

The shop door was suddenly banged on, and the urgent knocking woke Mo Xuan, who was sleeping in the private room. He was rubbing his belly and having a sweet dream of crab roe soup dumplings everywhere when he was suddenly woken up, and he immediately became angry.

"Who dares to cause trouble at the Mountain and Sea Restaurant? Do you have a death wish? Be careful, or I'll swallow you whole!"

As soon as the shop door opened, a dark figure rushed in. It was Lu Wenshan, who had come on horseback in a hurry. He was soaked to the bone, his hair was messy, and his clothes were disheveled. Where was his usual composure and self-control?

"Heh! You're not—"

Mo Xuan frowned and thought for a long time before finally connecting this disheveled man with the glamorous groom from that day:

"Aren't you the ordinary man married to Hu Shiyi Niang from the Lu family? Why are you in such a hurry to find my Xu Niangzi?"

Desperate for a cure, Lu Wenshan disregarded all etiquette and knelt on the ground, shouting loudly:

"Lu Wenshan, the second son of the Lu family, begs to see Madam Xu! Please, Madam Xu, save my wife's life!"

"Lu Wenshan, the second son of the Lu family, begs to see Madam Xu! Please, Madam Xu, save my wife's life!"

"The Lu family—"

He shouted these three times in quick succession, and Mo Xuan couldn't stop him at all. After realizing what was happening, he grabbed Lu Wenshan and was about to throw him outside:

"What does your wife's life or death have to do with us, Madam Xu? If you need help, go find a doctor, go find Old Man Hu! This is a restaurant, not a clinic. If you wake Madam Xu up, I'll swallow you whole!"

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