The masked man ignored them and coldly said to the guards behind him, "Take them away and kill them all. They're useless; keeping them around is a waste."
The guards immediately stepped forward and dragged the crying man in black away.
The stronghold quickly fell silent.
The masked man walked to the window, looked towards the distant valley, a strange smile curling at the corner of his lips, and slowly clenched his hands: "Pei Wuwang... Shen Qingtang... is getting more and more interesting. It seems I have to take action myself."
Shen Qingtang was in a crevice in the rocks below the cliff.
Sure enough, they found several thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms that were glowing with a luminous light. These Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms were full of spiritual energy.
It can not only improve Pei Nian'an's physique.
It can also enhance her mental strength.
She immediately and carefully stored the Ganoderma lucidum in her spatial storage, her face full of joy.
Just as she was about to turn around, a black-scaled venomous snake as thick as an arm suddenly darted out of the bushes beside her and lunged at her wrist.
Pei Wuwang reacted quickly and pulled Shen Qingtang into his arms.
He suddenly flipped her over to the side, and the two of them fell to the ground, just avoiding the snake's attack.
Before the venomous snake could pounce a second time, Pei Wuwang swiftly drew his longsword with a "whoosh".
He chopped the venomous snake in two, and its blood splattered onto the nearby rocks.
During the flip just now, the two were so close that they could feel each other's breath, and Pei Wuwang's lips accidentally brushed against Shen Qingtang's lips.
The warm touch instantly froze both of them.
Pei Wuwang was the first to react.
She quickly let go, her ear tips turning so red they were almost bleeding.
Shen Qingtang also turned her face away, her heart inexplicably beating faster.
Pei Nian'an blinked her big, bright eyes.
Pointing at the two of them, she exclaimed in a clear voice, "Daddy! You just kissed Auntie!"
These words made the two of them even more embarrassed.
Pei Wuwang coughed lightly and turned his face away to adjust the sword tassel.
Shen Qingtang patted Pei Nian'an's head and said calmly, "Nian'an, you're mistaken. We just bumped into each other by accident."
But the tips of her ears had quietly turned red.
After returning to the valley, Shen Qingtang immediately used the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum with other herbs to brew a soup that could improve Pei Nian'an's constitution and gave it to her first.
Watching his complexion gradually turn rosy.
The money was then distributed in turn to Shen's parents, his eldest brother Old Master Shen, his eldest and second eldest brothers, as well as Qin Wanqing, Su Lingwei, and Qin Xian.
After drinking the medicinal soup, Qin Xian felt refreshed all over, and the old ailments he had developed from his exile had lessened considerably.
He quickly cupped his hands in thanks to Shen Qingtang, saying, "Qingtang, I am deeply grateful! If you ever need my help in the future, I, Qin Xian, will do my utmost!"
Then, she retorted to her father, "Hmph, congratulations, you do have a good daughter."
Father Shen: ...
I knew this old guy was about to have a relapse.
Shen Qingtang ignored him. She turned around and handed the remaining medicine to Pei Wuwang.
After Pei Wuwang drank it, he felt that the dark poison that had been entangled in his body had dissipated considerably, but he quickly frowned.
He said to Shen Qingtang, "I also have a kind of cold poison in my body, which will flare up every Mid-Autumn Festival. When it flares up, I will experience extreme pain from both ice and fire and will lose control of myself. Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away. I'm afraid I might hurt you then, so please take Nian'an and stay away from me."
Shen Qingtang was taken aback.
That night.
Shen Qingtang and Pei Nian'an were in the room when Pei Nian'an suddenly grabbed her hand, her little face full of seriousness: "Auntie, would you like to be my mother?"
Seeing Shen Qingtang stunned, he lowered his head again, his voice somewhat dejected: "Actually... Father isn't my biological father, he adopted me. I know Aunt is good to me, and I want you to be my mother."
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