"Useless thing. You can't even bring back a man who's been knocked silly, and you still have the nerve to ask me for more manpower? How can I trust you?"
A flicker of pain flashed in Hu Binglan's eyes. She had devoted herself wholeheartedly to this man, and now he didn't believe her at all. The physical pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
“Master, I was really careless for a moment, otherwise those two little brats wouldn’t have taken advantage of me. If you give me another chance, I might bring Fu Xiaoyu back.”
The man in the black robe looked at Hu Binglan with sharp, eagle-like eyes beneath his mask, his voice cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Hmph, I don't need you for now. This is ointment for burns. Go back and reflect on your actions. I don't need you to show your face for the time being."
"But Master, I must do something for you; I cannot rest."
The man in the black robe glanced at her sideways: "If you're willing, come with us. I won't care whether you live or die."
After saying this, he disappeared into the house like a black snake.
Hu Binglan stared blankly at the dark figure for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. Enduring the pain, she removed her gauze dress and applied the ointment to the wound.
The burning pain in my skin instantly subsided, replaced by a cooling sensation.
"Hu Die, come over and apply the medicine to me."
The door was gently pushed open, and a little girl of about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a pink jacket, walked in quickly.
"Sister Binglan, I'm here! Oh dear, how did you get these injuries? Do they hurt?"
"Nonsense, try burning yourself and see if it hurts. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and apply the medicine. We need to go find our master soon."
Hu Binglan tossed the ointment to her, then half-lyed on the couch, exposing her entire back to Butterfly so that Butterfly could apply the medicine.
"Oh dear, young lady, your delicate skin is so badly injured. Who is so bold as to hurt you like this? Hu Die will avenge you when she gets out!"
"Enough already. You should focus on practicing your skills here and learn to protect yourself first before worrying about protecting others."
Hu Die playfully stuck out her tongue, not daring to be negligent, applying the ointment to every inch of her skin, afraid of missing anything, and only after checking it several times did she put the ointment down.
Then he took a round fan and gently fanned Hu Binglan to help the ointment on her back dry faster, so that Hu Binglan could put on her clothes sooner. Otherwise, it would be tiring to stay in one position all the time.
Hu Die was a little girl that Hu Binglan rescued from the Yihong Courtyard. Seeing that she was beautiful, she kept her by her side and named her Hu Die after herself.
The little girl was quite clever; she was quick-witted in both her speech and actions, which made her a favorite of Hu Binglan, and everyone in the Shadow Organization liked her very much.
"Hu Die, how old are you this year?"
"Sister, have you forgotten? Hu Die is thirteen years old this year. She's not a child anymore. If you need anything in the future, you can ask me to do it."
Looking at Hu Die, who was growing more and more beautiful, Hu Binglan nodded in satisfaction. She had felt that this child was unusually good-looking, and now it seemed that she was right.
"You don't need to do any tasks for now. Just stay home and learn the skills from the masters we've invited. You don't need to do anything else."
Hu Die nodded obediently: "Since you say so, I will listen to you and stay at home to study my skills. I will definitely help you in the future."
Hu Binglan was delighted to hear this, and with most of her pain gone, she sat up and looked at her with a smile.
"You're such a good girl, how could I not like you? Alright, you can go now. I'm going to find my master. Remember to be a good girl at home."
After giving Hu Die her instructions, Hu Binglan got up, packed her clothes, and went to find the owner of the black robe as quickly as possible.
In Ghost Cave Village, Cui Yulu had already prepared the spicy rabbit meat and placed it on a stone plate.
The aroma of spicy food wafted out, making Lai Guitou's mouth water.
"Look at the difference between the two women's cooking skills. Yulu's cooking is delicious and visually appealing, while yours is barely edible."
Xia Lan'er was so angry she laughed. She grabbed his ear and said, "Even though my cooking is terrible, you didn't eat a single bite less. Besides, I also contributed to the dishes today. You're really making me sad."
She pretended to be angry and ignored him, but to her surprise, he actually chased after her and coaxed her this time.
"Haha, I was just joking, don't take it to heart."
Lai Guitou looked at Xia Lan'er with a grin, his eyes seemingly sparkling with starlight.
"Hmph, since you've put in such nice words, I'll reluctantly cook for you again from now on. Just so you know, I'm only doing this out of pity. Without my cooking, you'd definitely starve to death."
"Haha, Lan'er, you underestimate us men too much. Looking around this Ghost Cave Village, I can get a meal at anyone's house. Starving to death is really an exaggeration."
The others who heard their conversation laughed along with them, and for a moment the atmosphere in the cave was unusually cheerful and harmonious.
Cui Yulu was about to make another scrambled eggs with scallions, but when she opened the eggs that Lai Guitou had brought back, she was surprised to find that there were chicks inside.
"Lai Guitou, where did you get these eggs from? They're all real eggs?"
"What do you mean by 'real egg'? I got it from under that pheasant. Why can't I eat this? I'll go find some other eggs tomorrow."
Fu Xiaoyu, who had been listening to their conversation, ran over and saw an egg in the bowl. It seemed to contain a tiny, undeveloped chick, which piqued her curiosity.
"It's not that you can't eat them, but it's such a waste to eat them. You're wasting three of them. Otherwise, you could hatch them into chicks and raise them. Then you could eat eggs every day."
Others didn't take these words seriously, but Fu Xiaoyu took them to heart.
"As long as it's edible, it's fine. Anyway, I'm very capable, we won't lack eggs."
Lai Guitou patted his chest and guaranteed it.
"In that case, I'll continue beating the eggs."
Just as Cui Yulu was about to take the eggs, she suddenly realized that the basket containing the eggs was gone.
When Fu Xiaoyu saw that everyone had spotted him, he quickly grabbed the basket and ran away.
"We can't give you the eggs we hatch chicks for."
"Xiaoyu, give the eggs back. We still want to eat them."
"No, I want a chick, I want to be a daddy."
Fu Xiaoyu held onto the basket and refused to give it to Cui Yulu. The group of people couldn't persuade him otherwise, so they simply gave him the basket.
"Since you like it, you can have it. The task of hatching the chicks is up to you."
With a helpless expression, Cui Yulu stirred the three eggs, sprinkled them with chopped green onions, added some salt, and then went to start the fire to prepare the stir-fry, ignoring Fu Xiaoyu.
He then carefully counted the eggs in the basket twice; there were ten eggs in total.
Find some soft grass and build a round chicken coop. Put each egg in one coop, one egg per coop, and arrange them in the order of one, two, three, four.
After he finished everything, he let the eggs cool, then took off his clothes and covered them with the eggs so that he could see the chicks the next day.
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