Zheng Quchi, however, did not believe it: "How is it different?"
"Just half a month ago, the Mo family was taken over by Mo Qiu, the same Qiu you know. With him around, the Mo family will never lay a hand on you or your family again. Besides, I am here. You are my master. Anyone who wants to harm you will have to ask this mad blade for permission first."
Gan Xin's words left Zheng Quchi stunned for a long time.
"...What exactly is his identity?"
"He was the illegitimate son of the previous head of the Mo family, and the son of the woman he loved most, but that woman was not his wife. In order to protect him, his father secretly placed him in the dark army for training, just so that he could hand over the Mo family to him when he was ready."
Gan Xin didn't say anything more about what happened after that. Qiu didn't want her to know about the bloody and dangerous process, but Gan Xin also felt there was no need to tell her.
After understanding Qiu's complicated background, Zheng Quchi believed Gan Xin's words, but—"Even if the Mo family stops, what about the revenge for my parents? What about the suffering my elder brother and younger sister have endured all these years?"
Gan Xin solemnly assured him, "Master, Qiu said he would give your Zheng family an explanation. You shouldn't let these past grudges hold you back. You should have more important and meaningful things to do."
Zheng Quchi never expected that the knife that had been pressing down on her head would be moved away before she could even muster the strength to cut it. She felt a surge of emotions and didn't know what to say.
Gan Xin then took out a wooden carved box and handed it to her.
Zheng Quchi looked over and asked, "What is this?"
"The Gu-Transforming Pill".
Zheng Quchi seemed to have guessed what it was, but wasn't sure: "What does it mean?"
“I see that your sister has been controlled by the Gu poison of the Mo family by some method. Although she is temporarily fine, the only way to completely remove it is to take this Gu-dissolving pill.”
"...Did Qiu give this to you too?" she asked.
"yes."
She reached out and took it, her fingers unconsciously clenching. After a long while, she calmed herself down and asked, "How is he?"
Gan Xin said, "His injuries have healed about 70 or 80 percent, but he still has difficulty moving around. He really wants to see you, but he has to wait a little longer."
Zheng Quchi sighed softly, "It always feels like time flies by so fast."
"People only feel that time is agonizing when they are in pain," Gan Xin replied.
Zheng Quchi smiled and said, "You're absolutely right."
——
After disguising the Gu-dissolving pill as candy and feeding it to Yaomei, Zheng Quchi, feeling uneasy, deliberately slept with her. In the middle of the night, she suddenly vomited, not only throwing up everything she had eaten that night, but also vomiting a piece of red meat.
Zheng Quchi was startled and quickly got up to pat her back gently, asking anxiously, "Little sister, how are you? Are you in pain anywhere?"
Sang Yaomei: "Water..."
Zheng Quchi got up barefoot, poured a glass of water from the table and fed it to her. After Sang Yaomei rinsed her mouth, she said, "Second sister, it feels so good. I feel much better. The tightness in my chest has also disappeared."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Quchi hugged her tightly as if he had been granted a pardon, saying repeatedly, "That's good, that's good."
Hearing the commotion, Brother Sang from next door put on his robe and came over to knock on the door: "Chizi, Yaomei, what's wrong?"
"Brother, come in, it's alright now."
Brother Sang pushed open the door and saw red chunks of flesh among the filth beside the bed; his expression immediately changed.
"What's this?"
After settling her drowsy younger sister, Zheng Quchi called the servants from the Liu family to clean the room. She and Brother Sang went outside, and she slowly began to confess to him, telling him about her relationship with Qiu and the current situation of the Mo family.
Brother Sang was speechless for a long time after hearing this.
He said with a complicated expression, "I never thought that we would get rid of the Mohists like this."
Zheng Quchi was also filled with emotion: "I never expected this. I was originally determined to fight the Mo family to the death, but I never expected... By the way, brother, do you want to stay in Shengjing or go back?"
Now that the perceived threat has been eliminated and the poison in the younger sister's body is gone, there's no need to stay at the Liu residence any longer. After all, it's someone else's home, and staying there for too long will only cause inconvenience.
"And you?"
“If you are willing to stay here, I will buy a house in Shengjing for you and your younger sister to live in.”
"And you?"
Seeing that he insisted on asking about her future, Zheng Quchi knew that some things could not be hidden anymore. She said, "Brother, I will stay in Shengjing. I am currently working in the Imperial Workshop as a craftsman. You know me, I like this kind of busy and meaningful work. I don't know when I will stop, but at least for now I will keep moving forward."
“I want to go back to Fuxian County,” Brother Sang suddenly said.
Zheng Quchi's face stiffened: "Why?"
“Here, I know nothing and can do nothing. Every day I wake up, look up at the sky, and sit there for the whole morning. Although there are people to serve me here, and delicious food is served on the table without me having to do anything, I have never felt happy or joyful. What has kept me going until now is you. Now that I can see that everything is going well for you, I am relieved.”
Zheng Quchi finally couldn't hold back his heartache, and his eyes immediately reddened.
"I know, I know... but I just can't bear to part with it."
She knew that Brother Sang was a man of great pride. He had sought out many famous doctors in the area, but his leg could not be cured. He had no means of making a living in Shengjing and felt out of place here. He did not want to be a useless person who had to be supported by others and could not do anything.
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