Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Lin Mo, holding the little girl, kicked open the door and rushed inside.

Before the strong wind he had created under his feet had even subsided, the almost tangible smell of gunpowder in the room made him choke.

A gaze, like a burning steel needle, pierced him deeply.

The other path was filled with a deathly silence of astonishment and bewilderment.

Qin Ruxue stood in the room, her phoenix eyes, bloodshot from lack of sleep, filled with rage.

At her feet lay the Lianhua sword he had given her, most of its blade embedded in the hard bluestone floor tiles, leaving only the hilt trembling slightly.

Bai Zhi, bound to the chair with ropes, resembled a puppet whose soul had been taken away.

Her face was still wet with tears as she stared blankly at the small figure wrapped tightly in the blanket in Lin Mo's arms.

Lin Mo's gaze swept around the room, and his heart skipped a beat.

It’s over.

His second wife must have been quite angry last night.

He instantly grasped the current situation, and without the slightest hesitation, he darted to Qin Ruxue in a few steps.

Without saying a word, he hurriedly kissed her pretty face, which looked both angry and haggard.

"Pop".

The sound was crisp and clear.

Qin Ruxue was taken aback by his sudden kiss, and her anger seemed to have been doused with cold water, preventing it from igniting.

"My wife, you've worked hard!"

Lin Mo chuckled, his tone full of praise and concern.

"I knew it, this little thing is no challenge for my General Qin."

Qin Ruxue came to her senses and was about to get angry, but when she saw the undisguised heartache and exhaustion in Lin Mo's eyes, she inexplicably swallowed her anger.

"Is the child alright?"

Qin Ruxue's gaze passed over Lin Mo and landed on the little girl who was still sleeping in his arms. Her voice was filled with exhaustion.

"It's alright now."

Lin Mo nodded and explained succinctly.

"Zhiwei personally intervened and temporarily sealed off the cold poison. However, the medicine was too potent, and her meridians are being reshaped. She will probably need to sleep for a day and a night."

After saying that, Lin Mo's gaze was once again fixed on Qin Ruxue's face.

Seeing her haggard appearance, I raised my hand to touch her face.

"Look at your dark circles, you're practically a national treasure! Did this woman keep you up all night?"

Qin Ruxue turned her head away from his hand, glared at him, and spoke irritably.

"How dare you say that? I'm cleaning up your mess here while you're having a good time at home! You've really grown some nerve!"

"Ahem... It was an accident, all an accident." Lin Mo chuckled twice, quickly changing the subject, "You've worked hard, you've really worked hard."

Looking at Lin Mo's grinning face, and then at Bai Zhi who was still in a daze beside her, Qin Ruxue felt her temples throbbing.

If she stays with this crazy woman any longer, she'll surely lose ten years of her life.

"I don't want to be around her anymore."

Qin Ruxue walked to the paving stones, grasped the hilt of the Lianhua sword, and with a flick of her wrist, lifted it sharply upwards.

"choke--"

With a clear, melodious sword cry, she pulled the Lianhua Sword from the floor tiles. The blade was smooth as a mirror, without a single scratch.

"There's a ton of mess to deal with at Iron Wall Pass. You'll have to clean up your own mess. I'm leaving now."

Qin Ruxue deftly sheathed her sword, finished speaking, and turned to leave.

She pushed the door open and then slammed it shut with a loud bang.

The loud slamming of the door finally jolted Bai Zhi, who was still in a state of shock.

However, as soon as she came to her senses, she felt a figure silently circle around behind her.

A warm, large hand precisely pulled something away from between her slightly curled fingers.

It was a small knife, as thin as a cicada's wing and almost transparent.

Bai Zhi shuddered.

He discovered it!

Before she could react, there was a soft "whoosh" sound.

The thick hemp rope, which she had painstakingly cut nearly halfway through, snapped in two.

The ropes binding her body fell to the ground, and Bai Zhi regained her freedom.

But her heart sank to the bottom.

"You want to risk your life like this?"

Lin Mo's voice came from behind her.

He couldn't detect any emotion in his voice, yet it carried a kind of all-knowing calmness.

"You can't beat Xue'er, save your energy."

"I……"

Bai Zhi opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; her thoughts were a complete mess.

Even though she was arrested and her daughter's fate was uncertain, her mind remained clear.

Break free, find Nannan, and kill Lin Mo!

Just now, in front of Qin Ruxue, whether it was the hoarse cursing or the broken and helpless crying, although there was some genuine emotion, it was mostly acting.

She needed an opportunity, a chance to let the knife in her sleeve slip into her palm while her body was bound.

When Qin Ruxue slapped her, it was her first attempt, and she failed.

The rope was tied too tightly, limiting the range of motion in the arms.

It wasn't until she cried hysterically that, with her body trembling violently, she slowly slid the knife into her hand.

The rope was thick, and she cut it slowly and discreetly.

Success was within reach.

But Lin Mo just happened to barge in at that moment.

He disrupted all her plans and saw through everything about her with ease.

However, what she found even more incomprehensible was...

Did he really... save Nannan?

Lin Mo didn't care that Bai Zhi still seemed lost and confused.

After untying her, he placed the little girl in his arms directly into her arms.

Then he slipped a small, cool porcelain bottle into her hand.

"Your daughter is alright."

"The small porcelain bottle contains medicine. If it recurs, I'll break off half a pill for her to take."

"The bottle contains the follow-up medication. If it flares up again, just break off half a pill, dissolve it in water, and give it to her. Don't use the previous medication anymore; it's ineffective and will only make things worse."

Lin Mo paused, then added.

"Let's make this clear first: this medicine can only suppress the Xuanbing Gu, it cannot eradicate it."

"The only way to completely solve this is to find a solution later when the opportunity arises."

A barrage of words came crashing down on Bai Zhi, who just listened blankly.

Only after Lin Mo finished speaking did she slowly lower her head and look at the person in her arms.

That small, warm body was sleeping peacefully, its breathing even and deep.

That little face, which was always pale from pain, now had a healthy rosy glow.

Bai Zhi reached out her trembling hand and gently touched Nannan's cheek.

It's warm.

It was no longer that terrifying burning heat, nor the bone-chilling cold that comes after a cold poison attack.

That's the temperature a normal child should have.

Bai Zhi looked at the girl in her arms in disbelief.

Previously, I would fall ill every month, and after taking her medicine, it would take several days of painful struggle before my body could gradually recover.

Rather than a recovery, it was more like using one's own life force, aided by the medicine, to barely resist the invasion of the cold poison.

But Lin Mo's medicine for Nannan... only lasted one night.

One night... and it'll be fine?