Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling immediately opened her eyes and struggled to sit up in bed.

"Is Jiang Shan real?" Jiang Ling grabbed Jiang Shan's arm and stared at him, asking.

Jiang Shan nodded. "This subordinate would not dare to deceive my master!"

"Okay! Okay! Jiang Shan, hurry! Let's go to the Six Doors right now!" Jiang Ling struggled to sit up in bed, enduring her head that was about to explode as she prepared to get out of bed.

Jiang Shan quickly stopped her, saying to Jiang Ling, "Master, it's no use you going now. It's daytime, not nighttime!"

Jiang Ling was a smart woman and immediately understood the meaning behind Jiang Shan's words. She sighed helplessly, lay back down on the bed, and instructed, "Alright, you can go now! We can talk about it tonight!"

Jiang Shan silently left Jiang Ling's bedroom.

Seeing Jiang Shan leave, Jiang Ling quickly pulled out the system shop, gritted her teeth and finally bought a pistol with a silencer installed. She then bought ten bullets, thinking that if they really fought that night, she would definitely shoot Huang Pian, that beast, with her own hands.

After buying the pistol, Jiang Ling was worried that it might go off accidentally, so she carefully put it away in the mall's storage room.

Jiang Ling then began to think about her plans for the evening.

Nianci, who had been standing outside the door, composed herself and walked calmly toward Jiang Ling's room.

"Mother!" Nianci called out softly.

Although Jiang Ling was exhausted, she wasn't sleepy. She forced back her headache and looked at Nianci, asking, "What's wrong, Nianci?"

Looking at Jiang Ling in front of him, Nianci hesitated for a moment. He bit his lip and began to think about whether or not to tell Jiang Ling what had just happened.

Although Jiang Ling felt a little uncomfortable, she still saw through Nian Ci at a glance.

"Has Nianci encountered something troublesome?"

Suddenly exposed, Nianci seemed flustered. He subconsciously tightened his grip on his lip, wincing in pain.

Looking at the scene before her, Jiang Ling became even more certain that Nianci must have encountered something.

She rubbed her temples to rouse herself and asked, "Nianci, we're family. Just tell me what's on your mind. There's no need to hide anything!"

The words "family" once again left Nianci bewildered. He had already understood everything when he came to the Jiang family, although he was still filled with fear when he first joined the family.

But Yaojie, Suihe, and Wenxi, the three children, had no ill intentions towards him. They would even give the youngest brother the best food first.

Thinking of this, Nianci steeled her heart, looked up at Jiang Ling and said, "Mother, will you abandon me?"

Jiang Ling was stunned. She frowned and looked at Nianci. For some reason, Nianci's face looked exactly like Su Shunhe's.

Jiang Ling felt extremely flustered when she thought about Su Shunhe's previous attitude towards her.

Despite her discomfort, she gently stroked Nianci's hair. "How could that be? How could your mother abandon you! You, Yaojie, Suihe, and Wenxi are all my precious treasures! Do you know what a treasure is?"

Before Nianci could answer, Jiang Ling answered her own question: "It's the person who was placed here!"

As she spoke, Jiang Ling pointed to her chest.

Although Nianci still didn't understand what "baby" meant, his eyes suddenly reddened, and he threw himself into Jiang Ling's arms, choking back tears, "Mother! I...I! I don't want to leave you!"

Jiang Ling took Nianci's words as a playful joke, and smiled, saying to her, "Silly child, how could your mother abandon you!"

Nianci wiped away her tears and choked back sobs as she recounted what had just happened with the white-haired woman.

Jiang Ling felt her brain buzzing. This was the first time she had ever felt such a sense of powerlessness since arriving in this dynasty.

She suppressed her fear and comforted her, "Don't worry, Nianci, since you've called me 'Mother,' I will definitely protect you, unless you don't intend to acknowledge me as your mother anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Nianci shook her head repeatedly in denial. Jiang Ling comforted Nianci for a while before Nianci's emotions finally calmed down.

Jiang Ling felt utterly exhausted. After saying her last words to Nian Ci, she collapsed onto the bed and fell fast asleep.

This time, Jiang Ling slept for an exceptionally long time and even had a dream. But hearing Xi's cries and Nianci's departure in her dream made her struggle to sit up in bed again.

Looking out the window at the almost dark sky, Jiang Ling hurriedly stretched her neck and called out Jiang Shan's name.

"What time is it?"

“At three quarters past the hour of Xu!” Jiang Shan replied.

"Alright, let's go!" Jiang Ling said with a sigh of relief.

The two quickly arrived at the entrance of the Six Doors. Jin Feng happened to be standing there and saw Jiang Ling. His expression did not change. He simply nodded and pushed open the door of the Six Doors.

Ye Feng was discussing something with his disciples at the moment, and when he saw Jiang Ling arrive, he simply nodded without greeting her.

Jiang Ling stood by the door, her fists clenched inexplicably, her back tense with a hint of nervousness.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Feng's disciples scattered in all directions, and Jiang Ling walked towards Ye Feng.

"I heard from Jiang Shan that you're going to rescue Wenxi tonight?" Jiang Ling asked tentatively.

Ye Feng nodded. "Yes, it's confirmed that Wenxi is being held in Huang Pian's secret room. Tonight, we'll sneak into Huang's residence. If we can take her away quietly, that would be best. But if we draw our weapons, don't worry, even if it costs me my life, I will bring Wenxi out!"

Seeing Ye Feng's resolute gaze, Jiang Ling thanked him profusely and then expressed her wish that they would take her along.

As Jiang Ling expected, Ye Feng immediately shook his head and refused, "Sister Jiang, please don't take offense at my harsh words, but we are all martial artists and are confident in dealing with those people. If we take you along, we will have to look after you, and I'm afraid that..."

After saying that, Ye Feng felt a little embarrassed and could only shake his head to refuse Jiang Ling's idea.

Jiang Ling sighed. Ye Feng's words made sense, so she simply took out the pistol and handed it to Ye Feng. "This was given to me by a foreign businessman to repay my life-saving grace. This thing is called a pistol. Don't underestimate its small size; it's extremely powerful. It's like our concealed weapons. You just need to aim at someone and pull the trigger here, and it's almost always an instant kill!"

Jiang Ling carefully explained how to use the pistol.

Ye Feng frowned even more after hearing this. She couldn't believe that this strangely shaped, slightly heavy, and cool-to-the-touch thing could be so dangerous.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng pointed to the vase next to him and asked, "Can this thing break this?"

Jiang Ling nodded and said, "You can give it a try!"

Following Jiang Ling's instructions, Ye Feng pulled the trigger. The recoil made Ye Feng's hand go numb. With a crash, a hole was punched in the vase, which then shattered on the ground.

Ye Feng stared at the vase in front of him in surprise, speechless for a long time.

"Protect this well, and whatever you do, don't point the gun at your own people! If Huang Pian is really troublesome, just secretly pull the trigger on him!" Jiang Ling patted Ye Feng and instructed him.