Seventeen years ago, Ling Yunlong was devastated after hearing the news of Shi Ying's death.
This was the first time he, ruthless and selfish, had tasted the bitterness of regret.
After Shi Ying passed away, he always thought that if he had known that Shi Ying's life was so fragile, he should have treated her well and done everything he could to make her happy.
Instead of resorting to the cold war and imprisonment at every turn, leaving her to spend her days in tears...
Perhaps because of the guilt hidden deep in his heart, he did not kill Shi Ying and Zhan Hanjue's child for the first time, but instead kept her by his side with a heart full of hope.
For the next seven or eight years, Ling Mo did indeed suffer frequent persecution and humiliation from Su Yu.
However, Ling Yunlong did not target her during this period. Although they weren't particularly close, he didn't skimp on her food, clothing, or other necessities.
However, as he noticed that Ling Mo and Zhan Hanjue looked more and more alike as they grew up, his worries increased day by day.
He was terrified of Zhan Hanjue.
What if Zhan Hanjue recognizes Ling Mo? What if Zhan Hanjue takes his anger out on him because of what happened back then? How will he deal with it?
In his extreme panic, Ling Yunlong disliked Ling Mo even more, and even prayed day and night for her to die quickly.
For a long time, he was trapped in endless panic. He could neither do what Su Yu did—to eliminate everyone without hesitation—nor could he let things develop unchecked; he lived in constant fear.
Until one day, he encountered a ragged little beggar on the street, begging for money. He was surprised to find that the girl in front of him, who was about seven or eight years old, was very pretty and had a similar appearance.
In that brief eye contact with the little beggar, Ling Yunlong had already made up his mind. He thought that with such a trump card, even if Zhan Hanjue learned the truth one day, he might not be able to tell who his biological daughter was.
The reason Ling Yunlong was so certain that Zhan Hanjue couldn't recognize his biological daughter was because he had another trump card up his sleeve.
Years ago, he accompanied Shi Ying to a prenatal checkup. She underwent many routine tests, but she refused to have a blood test.
Shi Ying explained that she had been practicing alchemy for many years, and her blood composition was different from others, so a routine blood test would not reveal anything. In addition, she also mentioned that the child in her womb would also be affected by the medicinal properties in her blood, and if a paternity test were done, it would most likely show that the two were not related by blood.
It was only when Ling Yunlong remembered this that his anxious heart gradually calmed down.
He figured that even if Zhan Hanjue didn't believe what he said, he wouldn't disbelieve the results of the paternity test.
After a long while, Ling Yunlong finally snapped out of his reverie.
He quietly wiped the blood from his eyelids, suppressing his fear, and began to bargain with Zhan Hanjue:
"Spare my life, and I'll tell you where Xuanwei is."
A hint of hesitation appeared on Zhan Hanjue's face. Although he was quite certain that Ling Mo was his biological daughter, he fell into deep thought when he saw the girl in the photo who looked so much like Tong Ying.
Seeing that Ling Yunlong's words were so detailed and convincing, Ling Mo felt increasingly confused and bewildered.
If what Ling Yunlong said is true, and she is just a child he picked up, wouldn't that mean that the network of relationships in her mind has nothing to do with her?
The more Ling Mo thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. His eyes suddenly darkened, and he silently ran out of the police station.
Seeing this, Qin Beiming also quickly followed.
Seeing that she was running faster and faster, he simply hugged her tightly from behind and gently comforted her:
“Ling Yunlong’s one-sided story is not credible. Zhan Hanjue may not know that your blood is different from ordinary people, so he inevitably has doubts after hearing Ling Yunlong’s words. However, you yourself have always known about this, haven’t you? If you weren’t Shi Ying’s daughter, how could your blood have such miraculous healing effects?”
"That's true."
Upon hearing Qin Beiming's words, Ling Mo suddenly felt enlightened.
Previously, perhaps because she was too anxious about gains and losses, she mistakenly believed Ling Yunlong's absurd statement.
Upon closer examination, it became clear that Ling Yunlong's explanation was riddled with flaws.
"You figured it out so quickly?"
Qin Beiming chuckled. He had thought the girl had suffered a great blow and that it would take a while to comfort her.
I was just about to analyze it with her in detail, but I didn't expect that she had already figured it out on her own.
Ling Mo nodded and said in a deep voice:
“My body is immune to most of the poisons on the market, and my mother happened to be a renowned healer back then. I think my special constitution is very likely derived from my mother. Furthermore, Jiang Fangshu once confessed that he injected me with the potent poison 'Old Man Cry' when I was born. If it were anyone else, they would have been dead long ago.”
"That's true."
Qin Beiming's eyes flickered slightly, and a sudden thought crossed his mind.
Before this, he had never associated Ling Mo with the "Divine Healer".
After learning that Shi Ying was the previous renowned divine physician, he always felt that there was an intricate connection between Ling Mo and the current divine physician.
However, he didn't directly voice his doubts; he preferred to find the answers himself...
"What do you plan to do next?" Qin Beiming asked in a deep voice.
"Let's wait and see. At present, we don't know Xuanwei's background or details, nor do we know how much effort Ling Yunlong has put into cultivating her. If such a person is left in the shadows, she is undoubtedly a ticking time bomb. It would be better to lure her into the open and then make our move when the opportunity arises."
Qin Beiming asked again, "Aren't you going to tell Zhan Hanjue about this?"
Ling Mo nodded. "The truth will eventually come to light. There's no need to rush. Besides, he might not believe it even if I tell him now."
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