As Xu Erya spoke, she reached behind her back and drew the short knife, glancing around warily.
"Since it's not here, then we'll stop making imitations."
As Li Youran spoke, she walked towards Liu Erniang and Lihua.
Even if it was Xiao Cui who did it, it must be because of the deaths of Liu Erniang and Lihua. Li Youran showed no mercy to the two who had tried to kill her time and time again, and kicked Lihua.
"Pear Blossom, today I will take your dog's life!"
Xu Erya had never suffered such a great injustice. Upon seeing Lihua, she immediately took her short knife and slashed at Lihua.
Just woke up and was still groggy when Pear Blossom was startled. Her first instinct was to try to dodge the short sword that was coming at her, but she found herself bound. Helpless, she could only roll on the ground.
"Er Ya, ask her a few questions first, then it's not too late to take her dog's life."
As Li Youran spoke, she glanced at the pear blossoms that had rolled to her feet.
At this moment, Pear Blossom had lost her previous arrogance and domineering attitude, and only looked flustered and at a loss.
"Spare me! This has nothing to do with me; it was all the Grand Elder's idea."
Before Lihua could think any further, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged Liu Erya for mercy.
"Xiao Cui was also acting under the orders of the Grand Elder to deceive me and my mother."
It turns out that the real mastermind behind this was the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder, through the hands of Liu Erniang and her daughter Lihua, wanted to get rid of Li Youran because he didn't want Xu Hu to marry Li Youran, as this would soon result in the birth of the next generation of the leader.
The reason the Grand Elder was able to take this position was because he sacrificed his son, which earned him the old master's attention and led to his appointment as Grand Elder.
After reaching this position, he felt guilty and thought that Xu Hu was not worthy of being the leader. So he thought about secretly overthrowing Xu Hu and making his grandson the leader of the stronghold.
This is also one of the main reasons why the Grand Elder approached Liu Erniang; he needed more supporters and also needed someone to help him bring down Xu Hu.
"Er Ya, this is ultimately a family matter of your mountain stronghold, so I won't get involved. You can decide how to deal with him."
Li Youran glanced at Xu Erya and said.
Although she was a victim, Li Youran had no interest in managing these matters. Moreover, with Xu Erya around, she knew how to handle things and would teach these people an even more painful lesson.
Li Youran looked at Chief Huang and Xu Hu, who were negotiating not far away, with a worried expression.
Having drunk the holy water, Li Youran naturally knew how precious it was, and she hoped to take it with her.
But Li Youran also knew that the holy water was the most precious treasure of the bandit stronghold, and Xu Hu wouldn't agree to it so easily. Forcibly taking it was certainly possible, but Li Youran simply couldn't bring herself to do such a thing.
Therefore, Li Youran repeatedly pleaded with Chief Huang to resolve this matter peacefully. Otherwise, he would rather give up than force them.
As Chief Huang and Xu Hu clasped their hands in a fist salute, Li Youran knew that the deal had been struck.
It turns out that Xu Hu's father was wrongly accused and forced into Wolf Tiger Mountain. Out of desperation, he found this place that no one else could discover.
Xu Hu's demands were few: he hoped to clear his name and have all the confiscated family property returned. He also hoped to lead his band of men back to the Xu family and resume the family line.
This was a piece of cake for the Second Prince, so Chief Huang took it upon himself to agree.
"Beyond the Water Curtain Waterfall lies a hidden paradise, a true sacred place. This sacred water is also a rare treasure. Agreeing to Xu Hu's conditions in exchange for so many benefits is a rare and wonderful thing for us."
As Chief Huang spoke, he took the roasted rabbit off the skewer from the wooden stick and gave one hind leg to Tang Lei and Li Youran respectively, and then continued.
"We have already sent someone back ahead of time to inform His Highness the Second Prince about this matter, so we don't need to rush. We can set off again when it's almost dawn tomorrow."
Li Youran knew that Chief Huang was doing this to take care of her; otherwise, Chief Huang and Tang Lei's group of a few others would have returned overnight.
"This holy water must be protected. After we bring it back, the Second Prince might present it to the Emperor and gain his favor."
Holy water is precious. If it could be presented to the Emperor, the Second Prince would surely make a better impression on him.
Therefore, this journey has been very fruitful.
While eating the leg, Li Youran glanced at the several jars placed to the side, all of which were filled to the brim with holy water.
"I never imagined that such strange things could exist in this world."
Li Youran said this while sighing.
She never imagined that there was a secret passage inside the mountain village, which led to a cave with a naturally formed pool of water inside.
The water in the pool all originated from a drop of water that fell from directly above and accumulated over time, eventually forming the pool.
The so-called holy water is the water in this pool.
The only people who knew about this were Xu Hu and his father; no one else knew.
Li Youran had drunk the holy water before; it had a fragrant aroma and tasted very sweet.
Li Youran knew that the water contained abundant minerals, which was why it tasted slightly sweet. However, she couldn't figure out where this strange fragrance came from or how to explain it.
"I really didn't expect that Li Youran would actually be able to return to the capital alive."
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