"You're not stupid, so why would you be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall? Weren't you quite clever when you were little? Wouldn't you retaliate double when you were bullied?"
Xu Jinyi pouted, "How dare I? I'm just an orphan with no power or influence, and they own the entire Shangshu Mansion. If I want to retaliate, don't I have to plan carefully?"
Xu Jinyi secretly cursed the sinister Han Ting in front of her. This guy clearly recognized her from the beginning.
It made her so nervous and embarrassed in front of him.
Thinking of this, without waiting for Han Ting to speak, Xu Jinyi continued, "Brother, you clearly recognized me, so why did you deliberately scare me and make fun of me just now?"
Han Ting looked at her; "What about you? Why did you recognize me but not acknowledge me?"
Xu Jinyi pursed his lips and spoke after a long while: "You are now the Regent King, second only to the emperor and above all others, while I am just an ordinary citizen. How can I know if you are still the same brother you were before?"
Han Ting sneered: "So, you think that just because I'm powerful now, I'll be arrogant and afraid that I'll kill you?"
Xu Jinyi said nothing, fiddling with his two fingers in circles.
Han Ting was almost amused by her: "So it's my fault that you don't recognize me?"
Xu Jinyi nodded: "That's right, didn't brother recognize me? Didn't he speak first?"
Han Ting: "Why did you go to the Xu family? With your medical skills, there is no need to go back and be bullied."
"Brother, stop looking down on others. It's not certain who will bully whom."
Han Ting tapped her forehead and said, "With your previous temper, you should have caused a big disturbance at the Xu family. It seems that you have really grown up and learned to make long-term plans."
"How dare I? I have no power, no influence, and no one to protect me in the capital. If I anger them, it doesn't matter if I die, but it would be bad if it implicates my master and brothers."
Han Ting's eyes were sharp and his voice turned cold: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xu Jinyi suddenly opened her arms and threw herself into his arms, revealing a smug smile: "Brother, you said you would protect me when you grow up, but you have to keep your word. You will be my backer, right?"
Han Ting was frozen in place by the sudden hug. He could clearly feel the hands around his waist, the soft body in his arms, and the softness pressing against his chest.
The person in his arms was fragrant and soft, which reminded him of the erotic scene that night and her curvy body.
The little girl is very good-looking. She is thin where she should be thin, and has fleshy features where she should be plump.
His eyes gradually deepened, and Han Ting's hand slowly climbed up her waist and caressed it inadvertently.
"Well, tell them my name in the future and they won't dare to touch you." For the first time, Han Ting felt that holding power felt so good.
A subtle hint of triumph flashed across Xu Jinyi's cunning eyes, and she nodded slightly in Han Ting's arms.
"Rumor has it that any woman who gets close to my brother will have her hands chopped off or be kicked several meters away. They also say my brother might be a homosexual, but I don't think so."
Han Ting lowered his eyes: "Those people are talking nonsense."
Xu Jinyi raised her little face: "I knew it, but I didn't expect that you would be so tall and so strong when you grow up!"
Xu Jinyi stretched out his index finger without any hesitation and pressed Han Ting's firm and elastic chest muscles through his clothes.
After pressing it, Xu Jinyi couldn't stop. He didn't expect the feel to be so good.
This is through clothes. If I take off my clothes, this...
While I was still daydreaming, Han Ting's teasing voice came from above my head.
"How come you're still so careless even after growing up? Don't you know that men shouldn't touch you casually? If you do, you have to take responsibility."
Xu Jinyi blinked, a blush forming on her face, and only withdrew her hand when she heard his teasing voice.
"I'm just curious." Xu Jinyi coughed lightly and explained dryly.
"How does it feel? Is it nice to touch?"
Xu Jinyi felt her face getting hot, and she said in a tone that didn't mean what she meant: "It's hard to touch, and it doesn't feel good at all."
Han Ting narrowed his eyes slightly: "Whose is nice to touch? Who else have you touched?"
Thinking of these hands touching another man's chest, the hostility in Han Ting's eyes could hardly be concealed.
"You're a pervert. Who would touch someone else for no reason? And you're already hard, how can you touch me? I'm much softer than yours."
After saying that, Xu Jinyi's face flushed red, and he stumbled over his explanation: "Well, that's not what I meant, I..."
"Well, it's definitely not as soft and tender as yours." Han Ting said seriously.
Xu Jinyi's eyes widened as she pointed at him: "You, you, you..."
Han Ting chuckled and wrapped his hand around hers: "Did I say something wrong?"
Xu Jinyi: “…” I always feel like I’m being teased.
"Brother, you are nothing like what is rumored outside. You seem to be treacherous and a bit evil."
Han Ting: "It seems that there has been no progress in these years. Are these rumors credible?"
Xu Jinyi was dissatisfied: "What? I'm already grown up, okay? Don't treat me like a child anymore."
Han Ting glanced at the towering mountains and said "hmm".
"Ms. Xu, please come and take a look. The beauty powder in Xinyue's body seems to have changed."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinyi did not dare to delay and walked in quickly.
After learning about Xinyue's condition, Xu Jinyi looked at Han Ting and said, "Her health can't be delayed any longer. We need to send people out to search for Bingpo in the extremely cold land immediately. As for the red spider lily, I'm afraid you, Master Shangguan, will have to find it."
Before Shangguan Yu could ask, Xu Jinyi explained, "The red spider lilies must be brewed within 24 hours of being picked, and the technique must be sophisticated, so the person who picks them must be highly skilled in martial arts and also know medicine."
Han Ting saved Shangguan Yu's life, so don't even think about asking him to help pick the red spider lilies, he would rather take his life.
So when Xu Jinyi finished speaking, he agreed without hesitation: "I will go, but how do we get to the Valley of the Living Dead?"
Xu Jinyi took out a token and three brocade bags from his arms.
He told Xiao Qi all the information he had obtained from him and told him to come back within a month.
"Then I will set out at midnight tonight."
Han Ting: "Bring my personal guards."
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring the red spider lily back."
After Shangguan Yu left, Xu Jinyi gave Xinyue another injection to stabilize her condition.
Han Ting silently wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Have these past few years been very hard? How long will it take you to learn these skills?"
Xu Jinyi was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "Not bitter."
"The sight of my brother lying in a pool of blood, slowly losing his breath, and the panic and helplessness I felt at that moment was extremely terrible."
"When I brought my men back, there was only a pool of bright red blood. I thought you were gone, brother. The self-blame I felt made me work so hard these past few years."
"Of course, my master also said that I am very talented in this area, so what others have spent decades learning is as easy as eating and drinking water for me."
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