Time passed quickly, and just when Gu Mingtai's injuries were about to heal, a mysterious car stopped at the gate of the Gu family courtyard.
Xiao Tao and his friends who were playing at home heard the sound of a car coming from the door. The four little ones ran out to see. The older one, Xiao Hu, pushed Xiao Tao and said, "Xiao Tao, go inform Brother Gu and Sister Xiao Meng that there are guests at home."
Xiao Tao nodded and immediately ran in. In the backyard, the young couple were drawing talismans like a couple of gods.
Occasionally, the couple discusses techniques for getting rid of ghosts.
"Sister, brother-in-law, something terrible has happened. Someone is coming to our house."
Just then, Xiao Tao's hurried shout broke the comfortable atmosphere between the couple.
The young couple immediately put down their work and looked towards Xiao Tao who was running over.
Gu Mingtai stared at Xiao Tao with a dark expression and asked, "Who's here?"
Xiao Tao, who was still unaware that he was being disliked by his brother-in-law, honestly said, "I didn't know. I drove here."
Zhang Meng sighed and said to Gu Mingtai with a look of regret, "Gu Mingtai, it seems that we can't become a perfect couple today."
Gu Mingtai grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "Let's continue after the guests leave."
Zhang Meng smiled, patted his hand, and led Xiao Tao towards the front yard.
As the young couple led Xiao Tao to the hall, they heard from afar Xiao Hu, Xiao Bao and Xiao Jiang, the two younger ones, greeting guests in the hall.
"Uncles, please wait here for a moment. My sister Xiaomeng and the others are busy in the backyard and may be delayed for a while. Please have a cup of tea first. After you finish, my sister Xiaomeng should be here soon."
Xiaohu's adult-like voice sounded from inside.
"Hey, you're so young, but you're so eloquent. How old are you?"
The voice that spoke was that of a middle-aged man.
Zhang Meng listened and felt unfamiliar with the owner of the voice. It seemed that she didn't know him.
Soon, Xiaohu's voice rang out, "I'm only eight years old, how old is your uncle?"
"I'm old, and you're talking like that at such a young age. Can you read?"
"I know a little, but my biggest wish is to join the army and help defend my country in the future."
"Okay, this is a good ambition. I like it."
After hearing this, Zhang Meng finally pulled Xiao Tao in.
As soon as Xiaohu saw Zhang Meng coming in, he immediately stood up and ran over happily, "Sister Xiaomeng, there are guests looking for you."
When he shouted, the two soldiers sitting in the hall stood up and saluted Gu Mingtai who followed Zhang Meng in.
Zhang Meng nodded at them, then said to Xiaohu and the others, "Sister has something to say to these two uncles, you guys go play."
Xiaohu nodded and immediately took Xiaotao and the other three out.
The two soldiers looked at the four little guys and smiled.
It was not until Zhang Meng coughed lightly at them that the two grown men slowly withdrew their gazes.
"You two are from the army, right?" Zhang Meng took a look at their clothes.
One of the middle-aged men, who looked older, quickly continued, "Comrade Zhang Meng, Comrade Gu, hello. We are from the S Military Region. We are here to trouble you with something."
"Look, our S Military Region received a mission two weeks ago to round up all the enemy spies hiding in our country. While chasing the enemy, our men tracked them into a mountain on our border."
At this point, the middle-aged man slammed the table in anger and gritted his teeth, "What's hateful is that the enemy spies are too cunning. It wasn't until our people were poisoned that we realized they were deliberately luring our people to that mountain."
After saying this, the two soldiers lowered their heads at the same time, clenching their hands. Gu Mingtai glanced at their hands and quickly asked, "How do you want us to help you?"
The middle-aged man immediately raised his head and said, "The doctor who treated our brothers said that you have a kind of elixir that can heal the dead and even turn bones into corpses. Is that true?"
Zhang Meng raised her eyebrows and soon caught Gu Ming's gaze as he turned his head to look at her.
Zhang Meng pursed her lips and asked, "How many of you have been poisoned?"
The middle-aged man immediately looked over at Zhang Meng and said nervously, "There are twenty."
Zhang Meng raised her eyebrows again. Twenty? That would require her to take twenty pills to save people. It felt a bit painful just thinking about it.
The two soldiers felt a pang of anxiety when they saw she remained silent. The other soldier immediately added, "Comrade Zhang, please, save my comrades! They've all been in this state protecting our country. Please."
Zhang Meng immediately looked at Gu Mingtai. "I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say."
Gu Mingtai's trusting voice floated towards her.
Zhang Meng hesitated for a moment, then finally stood up and said, "You two sit here for a while. I'll go get you some pills."
When the two soldiers heard her words, they stood up at the same time and saluted Zhang Meng with a solemn expression.
In the end, Zhang Meng gave them twenty pills to take back.
As soon as they left, Zhang Meng sat in the hall and sighed.
When Gu Mingtai came back after sending someone away, he saw that she looked like she had lost all hope in life.
He immediately smiled, walked up to her and said, "Are you heartbroken?"
Zhang Meng looked up at him and snorted softly, "How can I not feel bad? It's not just one or two pills, it's twenty. I need to refine the furnace to make these twenty pills. Besides, the herbs are getting harder to come by lately. I still owe Di Zhi the pills. It's been so long, I don't know if he'll be mad at me."
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