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

The caravan sped along the official road, the horses' hooves kicking up clouds of dust.

Lin Mo urgently requisitioned more than a dozen carriages to pack up the poisoned women along with the doctors from Huichuntang.

They formed a large and impressive team and headed straight for Blackwind City.

In the most spacious carriage, Lin Mo and Shangguan Yan sat facing each other.

The carriage swayed and rocked with the bumps of the road, its wheels rolling over the barren land of the North.

Shangguan Yan twisted the hem of her clothes with both hands, and every now and then she would lift the carriage curtain to look back.

The carriages carrying her sisters followed closely through the dust, but her heart remained in her throat.

"rest assured."

Lin Mo noticed her anxiety and casually handed her a water pouch.

"My medical skills are superb; as long as there is a breath left, I can snatch him back from the clutches of death."

Shangguan Yan lowered the carriage curtain and took the water bag he handed her.

Lin Mo's confident tone calmed her wildly beating heart a little.

Shangguan Yan held the cold water pouch tightly and spoke in a low voice.

"Thank you so much... I will never forget this kindness."

"No need for thanks."

Lin Mo waved his hand, his body swaying with the carriage, but his tone suddenly changed.

"However, have you considered that keeping your people hiding in the mountains indefinitely isn't a long-term solution?"

"This time it was a case of accidentally eating poisonous fruit, but what about next time?"

"What if there's a flash flood, an avalanche, or even just a heavy snowfall that closes off the mountainside?"

Lin Mo's words were like needles, precisely piercing the most vulnerable part of Shangguan Yan's heart.

Yes.

This poisoning incident has starkly revealed just how fragile and vulnerable their so-called stronghold truly is.

Faced with natural disasters and man-made calamities, their so-called armed forces are nothing but a joke.

Shangguan Yan fell silent, her fingers turning white from gripping the water pouch tightly, and remained speechless for a long time.

Lin Mo gazed at her and extended his olive branch.

"Go back to Iron Wall Pass, don't live like savages out there."

"I can build you a brand new barracks, just for you."

"We will equip you and supply you, so that your sisters will never have to suffer from hunger, cold, or fear again."

These words were like a ray of light, instantly illuminating Shangguan Yan's ashen face.

But the light lasted only a moment before it quickly went out.

"We can't go back."

Why?

Lin Mo was somewhat puzzled.

Shangguan Yan tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a sorrowful smile, a smile full of bitterness.

"Because all of us are wanted criminals on the imperial court's wanted list."

She seemed afraid that Lin Mo wouldn't understand the seriousness of the matter, so she added another sentence.

"After we escaped from Tiebiguan, Wu Zhong framed all of us with fabricated charges."

"Treason, collusion with the enemy, theft of military rations... reported to the court, and portraits were plastered all over every corner of the Great Xia."

Shangguan Yan raised her head and looked directly at Lin Mo.

"You saved my sister's life; I have no way to repay this kindness."

"Therefore, we must never let our identities bring you to your death."

Lin Mo was stunned after hearing this.

He stared at Shangguan Yan's face, which seemed to say, "I'm doing this for your own good," for a full three seconds.

Then he suddenly reached out and touched her forehead.

This sudden intimate gesture made Shangguan Yan tense up instantly, and her cheeks flushed red.

She instinctively stepped back.

"What are you doing?"

Lin Mo casually withdrew his hand and muttered to himself.

"He doesn't have a fever, so why is he talking nonsense?"

Shangguan Yan was completely bewildered by his words and had no idea what he meant.

Lin Mo looked at her as if she were some rare species, and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Big sister, are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"

"Do you think, given my current status, I would care whether you're wanted criminals?"

"Your...identity?"

Shangguan Yan still hadn't figured it out.

Seeing her dazed expression, Lin Mo could only sigh helplessly and decided to remind her.

"Big sister, I'm a traitor now."

"Overnight, they captured the impregnable pass of the Great Xia and slaughtered 50,000 rebel soldiers who were defending it."

"So, does it matter to me whether you're wanted criminals or not?"

boom!

Rebel, traitor?

These two words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Shangguan Yan's mind.

She stared at Lin Mo in disbelief, her heart pounding wildly.

"You...you're not a member of the imperial court!?"

Seeing Shangguan Yan's shocked expression, Lin Mo finally understood.

Good guy,

So it turns out that all along, this woman thought she was sent by some big shot in the capital to stir up internal strife.

Lin Mo was so angry he almost laughed.

"What, do you think I'm some prince or duke's man, here to fight Yuwen Biao for territory?"

Shangguan Yan nodded blankly.

In her mind, this seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, how could someone rise to prominence in such a short time and even capture the Iron Wall Pass overnight?

If there wasn't a powerful tycoon backing him up, who would believe it?

But seeing Lin Mo's serious expression, Shangguan Yan's heart began to waver.

Could it be... that I've made a mistake?

Lin Mo shook his head, the smile on his face gradually fading.

"I am just like you. Our Lin family was also loyal to the Great Xia and guarded the frontier for generations."

"But what was the result?"

His voice suddenly lowered, filled with resentment and hatred.

"He was framed by a villain!"

"That arrogant, dog-like emperor, with a single imperial decree, without even asking any questions, exiled my entire Lin family to Black Wind City to fend for ourselves!"

"My father and my nine brothers all died in that hellish place, dying with resentment in their hearts!"

Lin Mo leaned closer to Shangguan Yan, his voice sounding like it was being squeezed out between his teeth.

"Tell me, should I avenge this blood feud?"

As Shangguan Yan listened to Lin Mo's words, every single one felt like a heavy hammer blow to her heart.

Yes.

Wasn't his own father also framed and killed by Wu Zhong on trumped-up charges?

The Third Prince, who held all the power, did not investigate or ask any questions, but directly ordered the execution of her entire Shangguan family!

The thought of all this caused Shangguan immense pain.

She deeply understood Lin Mo's feelings.

She finally understood.

It turned out that Lin Mo was in the same boat as him, sharing the same plight.

They were all pitiful people crushed by this corrupt dynasty.

Wu Zhong's death is by no means the end.

This entire Great Xia has rotted to the core!

Corrupt officials held power, loyal ministers were wronged, the emperor was incompetent, and the people suffered greatly.

What's the point of hiding in the deep mountains with my sisters and struggling to survive?

Rather than living like a rat in a sewer, lingering in despair and waiting in fear for the next "Wu Zhong" to appear.

Rather than...

Why not follow this man and, in a dramatic and uplifting way, completely turn this cannibalistic world upside down!