The original book mentioned that after the disappearance of the Marquis of Zhenguo, the Ling family army under his command was either incorporated or disbanded on the spot, leaving only an elite force in secret to guard the safety of the Marquis of Zhenguo's mansion. After the disappearance of the Marquis of Zhenguo, their duty was to protect Ling Xiang, the only bloodline of the Marquis of Zhenguo.
However, it turned out that Ling Xiang was a hopeless person who hurt them time and time again. Coupled with the assassination attempt by Ling Erye, this elite force was finally forced to give up Ling Xiang and go underground, which allowed them to survive.
That night, Ling Xiang disguised herself, went to a small alley, and knocked on a shabby door.
No one responded for a long time.
Ling Xiang stood there, thinking for a long time, and finally shouted the slogan of the Ling Family Army:
"The mountains and rivers will last forever, and the military spirit will never die!"
“Squeak—”
The heavy sound of the door opening rang out, and the hunchbacked old woman slowly raised her head, looking at the girl in front of her with cloudy eyes: "Girl, who are you looking for?"
"My name is Ling Xiang, an orphan, and I'm here to look for my lost family."
The old woman's expression changed slightly: "I am the only one here, I am afraid you have come to the wrong place."
Ling Xiang smiled and handed the bag to the old woman. "When I was young, Ling Xiang was ignorant and hurt my family. Now I think about it, I regret it. I haven't seen my family for a long time. These are some small gifts I prepared. Please pass them on to me, mother-in-law."
The old woman was holding a bundle and wanted to refuse, but Ling Xiang found an inconspicuous place and sat on the ground to meditate, as if she was not going to leave.
The old woman couldn't do anything with her and turned around and closed the door.
"Is it really the young lady who is here? How did she know we were here?" Lian Cailiang was very shocked when he took the bundle from the old woman's hand.
"With her level, how could she have the ability to find us. Maybe it was Ling Chengfu who found us and asked her to take the lead!" Mu Heng said indignantly.
"Yes, there might be poison in it, and it will kill us once it is opened! Boss Lian, throw it away quickly!" Min Yangze immediately went to get the bag.
Lian Cailiang waved his hand to stop him: "Stand further away, let me see what's inside."
"Boss, don't do that!" Mu Heng held Lian Cailiang's hand. "Have you forgotten that your leg is like this because of her?"
Lian Cailiang sat in a wheelchair, looking at his legs, and smiled sadly: "It's all over."
Min Yangze gnashed his teeth and said, "This is unacceptable! She killed so many of our brothers and made you unable to walk, and she actually has the nerve to come to us! If it weren't for the face of the Marquis, I..."
"She was just a little girl back then. What did she know? She was all tricked by Ling Chengfu. How can grown men like us get involved with a little girl?"
Lian Cailiang sighed and opened the bundle despite others' attempts to stop him.
What caught my eye was a letter with a box underneath.
The letter contained only one sentence: "The mountains and rivers will remain forever, and the military spirit will never die!"
Lian Cailiang touched the majestic words on it and his heart could not calm down for a long time.
"She is not worthy of shouting the slogan of our Ling Family Army!" Min Yangze was stimulated and snatched the letter and tore it into pieces.
They haven't shouted this slogan for a long time.
Eight years ago, seven-year-old Ling Xiang was kidnapped. They all went out to rescue her, but in the end they found that it was just a trap. Ling Xiang was safe and sound, but they paid a heavy price and lost many of their comrades.
After that battle, they were hunted by Ling Chengfu and had to live in hiding.
They were worried that Ling Xiang was in Ling Chengfu's hands and that Ling Chengfu would harm her, so they risked their lives to pick her up.
Unexpectedly, Ling Xiang not only refused to go with them, but also said that they were bad people, shouting and yelling, which attracted people from the Ling family.
They were surrounded, and Lian Cailiang's leg was broken at that time.
Over the years, they have been hiding and struggling to survive. Because they cannot appear in public, they have no way to make money and live a life of hunger.
The glory of the Ling family army is gone, and they have long lost their former pride.
Everyone suggested many times to leave the capital to avoid Ling Chengfu's pursuit, but Lian Cailiang was the only one who insisted on staying in the capital no matter how bad the conditions were.
Because he believed that one day, there would be a powerful commander who would lead the Ling family army to regain its glory!
The past was too painful to recall, so Lian Cailiang calmed himself down and opened the box despite being stopped by others.
There are many bottles neatly packed inside, containing various medicines, with the names and uses of the medicines written on them, covering everything from external injuries to internal injuries.
"Would she be so kind?" Min Yangze was the first one who didn't believe it.
Lian Cailiang took out a bottle of hemostatic medicine and handed it to Qi Lianghan: "Take a look."
Qi Lianghan was the only remaining doctor among them. He poured out a pill and placed it in his palm. After carefully examining it, he nodded and said, "It's true. The efficacy of this hemostatic medicine is second only to the pills refined by Madam in my life."
Qi Lianghan was very excited and immediately checked all the medicines, and found that they were all high-quality medicines!
"What does she mean? Bribing us?" Mu Heng still didn't believe it.
"Fifth sister-in-law, what did she say when she came?" Lian Cailiang came back to his senses from the shock and hurriedly asked the old woman.
The old woman sighed and said, "She said she was ignorant when she was young and hurt her family. Now she regrets it. She hasn't seen her family for a long time, so these are some small gifts she prepared for me to pass on."
"Then, are you still going to see her?" Qi Lianghan asked cautiously, with obvious fanaticism in his eyes.
Lian Cailiang closed the box and said, "We can't afford to be schemed against again."
That night, Ling Xiang stood outside the door, meditating quietly.
Qi Lianghan secretly looked at her through the crack of the door several times and reported the situation to everyone sitting in the room.
"She hasn't left yet?" Lian Cailiang looked out the window.
"She is meditating. I see internal energy fluctuating around her body. She must be practicing." Qi Lianghan guessed.
"Practice?" Lian Cailiang asked in surprise, "Didn't they say she has no talent and can't practice?"
"Who knows, maybe the rumor is false?" Mu Heng couldn't help but went to take a look, and came back with a sarcastic tone.
The sky was turning pale, Ling Xiang opened his eyes and looked at the door.
The door has never been opened since the old woman went in.
It seems that it is not easy to gain their trust and support.
Undeterred, she walked to the door, knocked three times, and said, "It's dawn. I have to go to court with my second uncle today, and he can't find out I'm not home. I'm leaving now and will come to see you next time. I prepared everything in the bundle myself, and I hope it will be helpful to you."
Ling Xiang turned around and left, returning to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion. After his daily practice, he hurriedly had breakfast and rushed to Shuntian Mansion.
In the court, Yuan Zhengqing sent someone to successfully obtain the deed from the Dali Temple.
However, that deed was the same as the one in the ancestral hall, with only seals and fingerprints, but no handwriting.
If one deed has no writing on it, it may be due to improper storage; but if two deeds have no writing on them at the same time, that is intriguing.
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