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Side hall of Pangu Hall.

A spatial rift tore open in mid-air.

Lin Xuan emerged from the crack. He held the unconscious Consort Wang in his left arm and held Hu Ximei's hand with his right.

Three children filed out behind him.

Lin Shuang expressionlessly withdrew the chilling aura, Lin Yan extinguished the purple flames at his fingertips, and Lin Lan gathered her wind, lightly touching the ground with her toes.

"Put it here."

Lin Xuan gently laid Consort Wang on the jade bed in the side hall.

Consort Wang's face was frighteningly pale. Although Lin Shuang had frozen and cleaned the wound on her back, she had lost too much blood, and her spiritual energy was still very weak.

Hu Ximei, dragging her newly reattached left arm, hugged the box tightly to her chest.

The box contains all the exploration data for the new Dashang mineral deposit.

She didn't let go. From Sanchuankou to Pangu Temple, she never let go.

"The Thirteenth Ancestral Witch, the Noble Sister... when will she wake up?"

"Almost there. The wound has been cleaned. Now it needs the Wood element to heal slowly."

Lin Xuan placed his palm on Consort Wang's back.

A pale green life force seeped into her palm. Wang Guiren's breathing steadied considerably. Her complexion changed from deathly pale to a rosy, almost bloodshot, pallor.

The door to the side hall was suddenly pushed open.

Su Daji stood at the door.

She was handling business documents next door when she heard the sound of the spatial rift and rushed over.

Upon entering—

They saw Consort Wang lying on the bed.

They saw Hu Ximei holding a box, her left arm wrapped in a restraint strap formed by Lin Xuan using laws.

I saw the shocking wound on Consort Wang's back on the bed.

Daji's eyes immediately reddened.

She rushed up.

"My lord! Ximei! You—"

She knelt by the bed and reached out to touch Consort Wang's face. Her hand was trembling.

"Who did it? Who hurt them?"

Hu Ximei saw Daji arrive. The tension she had been holding all the way finally eased.

"Lady Daji...the box...the box is safe..."

She shoved the box into Daji's arms. Then her knees buckled, and she almost knelt on the ground.

Lin Xuan reacted quickly and caught her.

"Don't kneel. You're half dead yourself. Sit down first."

Daji hugged the box, tears streaming down her face.

When she was in Chaoge, she wore a well-tailored business suit and managed the affairs of the Ministry of Commerce. Her aura was so strong that even Jiang Ziya had to give her some leeway.

But now—

She was just an ordinary woman who saw her sister get hurt.

"I shouldn't have let them take that road... I know Sanchuankou is dangerous... I should have sent more guards..."

"Don't try to carry this yourself," Lin Xuan's voice rang out above her head.

Daji looked up at him.

Then she noticed something—there was blood on Lin Xuan's clothes.

It's not his. It belongs to Consort Wang.

He carried Consort Wang all the way back.

Daji's nose stung with tears.

She opened her mouth as if to say thank you.

But he didn't say it out loud.

because--

"puff."

Her two fluffy white fox ears popped out again from the top of her head.

It wasn't intentional that it was upright. I was just too emotional, and my body's weakness got the better of me.

The two fox ears stood erect, their tips still trembling slightly.

Even nine white fox tails peeked out from under the skirt, fluffy and bunched up.

Daji froze.

She reached out to press her ear. She couldn't press it down.

The more you press, the more upright it becomes.

"Here we go again." Lin Xuan's lips curled into a smile.

He stretched out his hand.

Naturally.

He pinched the tip of Daji's right fox ear with his fingers.

A gentle rub.

"ah--"

Daji's voice changed tone. Her whole body trembled. Her fox tail swelled up completely, exploding into a large white flower behind her.

"You—you stop touching me—"

"To comfort you. I already said that last time."

"I don't need reassurance—"

"You're shaking like that and you still say you don't need it?"

Lin Xuan didn't let go. While rubbing Daji's ears, he used his left hand to press on Consort Wang's back and continue to infuse her with wood-elemental laws.

To do two things at once.

To be precise, it's about doing three things at once.

Because while his right hand was rubbing his ear, he also used a sliver of his divine sense to perceive Lin Yin's location.

Three Lights Divine Water

Although Lin Shuang had cleared away the residual Buddhist power from Consort Wang's body, trace amounts of toxins remained deep within her meridians. The wood elemental law could heal injuries, but it wasn't enough to completely remove the toxins.

The Three Lights Divine Water is the best antidote.

Lin Yin was playing in the yard next door.

Lin Xuan's divine sense swept over—the chubby little girl was riding on Lin Pan's tortoise shell, blowing bubbles and grinning foolishly.

"Lin Yin. Come here for a moment."

"Huh?"

The chubby little girl flipped herself off the tortoise shell and slid down, running over to him.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Consort Wang on the bed.

"There are people injured?"

"Okay. Help Dad blow a few bubbles."

Lin Yin obediently moved closer to the bedside. She pouted, and "poof—" a bubble the size of a fist floated out of her mouth.

Bubbles landed on Consort Wang's back. The water shimmered.

The purifying effect of the Three Lights Divine Water is immediate.

The residual dark golden toxins deep within the meridians were washed away by the water and expelled from the body, turning into a few drops of black liquid that seeped out from the edge of the wound.

Consort Wang frowned slightly.

Then—it slowly unfolded.

Her breathing became more even.

"Alright. The poison is all gone." Lin Xuan withdrew his left hand.

He looked down at Daji's ears. They were still erect, but no longer trembling.

Are you feeling better?

Daji didn't speak. Her entire face was buried in the edge of Consort Wang's bed. The tips of her ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

Nine fox tails swayed erratically from side to side behind him.

Hu Ximei sat on the chair next to her. Her left arm still ached, but she couldn't care less about the pain anymore.

Because she had witnessed the entire process.

The scene at Sanchuankou where Lin Xuan was—

A hand reached out from the void and crushed the full-force attack of a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal.

It's like crushing an eggshell.

The five Arhats knelt down in unison.

It wasn't that they were forced to kneel. They couldn't even stand up.

The Daoist aura of a late-stage Quasi-Saint was so powerful that even a Taiyi Golden Immortal couldn't lift his head.

Then he knelt down and set her dislocated arm. While setting the bone, he used the Wood element to relieve the pain.

The technique was extremely precise.

The pain was only momentary during the bone setting.

In that instant, a warm, life-giving force flowed into my body, washing away all the pain.

"What are you thanking me for? You're my wife's people. If I don't come when something happens, who will?"

The sentence played back in her mind several times.

Hu Ximei looked at Lin Xuan's profile.

She is a nine-headed pheasant spirit. She is of demon race origin. At Xuanyuan Tomb, she huddled together with Daji and Consort Wang for warmth.

None of the three of them had a good past.

He was hunted down by humans. He was besieged by cultivators. He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in Xuanyuan Tomb.

Later, Daji was recruited by Lin Xuan.

They came to Chaoge with Daji.

He went from being a demon to an official. From being universally hated to becoming a high-ranking official.

All the good things I've experienced along the way have come from the man standing before me.

They almost died at Sanchuankou.

He came in person.

They didn't send anyone. They came on their own.

One hand crushed all the dangers. Then it took them home.

Hu Ximei's eyes reddened.

But she didn't cry.

She's a workaholic. Don't cry.

She simply sat there quietly, holding her still throbbing left arm, watching Lin Xuan treat Consort Wang's injuries.

There was only one thought in my mind—

I'll follow him for the rest of my life.

Consort Wang also slowly woke up at this time.

She opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Daji's face.

"Daji...sir..."

"Don't speak. You're injured."

"box……"

"It's saved." Daji grasped her hand. "You all did a great job."

Consort Wang's lips moved. She turned her head and saw Lin Xuan standing by the bed.

Her memory is still stuck in Sanchuankou.

The man who emerged from the void rift.

With one step, the air in the entire canyon changed.

Five Arhats knelt on the ground.

What he said—

"The wife who hits someone—die."

The person who hit someone—die.

Anyone who touches my family's purse—may die a much more humiliating death.

Consort Wang's tears slid down her cheeks silently.

She had never been protected like this in her entire life.

She is a pipa spirit. There wasn't even a proper pipa at Xuanyuan Tomb.

Now some people value her life more than anything else.

Because she is his wife's woman.

That's it.

After Daji and Consort Wang's condition stabilized, they pulled Lin Xuan outside the door.

There was no one in the corridor.

Daji leaned against a pillar, her head bowed. Her ears were finally in place, but her face was still red.

"My husband."

"Um?"

"Xi Mei and the Noble Lady... their injuries are not ordinary external injuries."

Lin Xuan leaned against the opposite pillar. He knew what Daji was going to say.

"The Arhat's staff and the remnants of Buddhist power have damaged their very essence. The Wood Element Law and the Three Lights Divine Water can heal external wounds, but damage to their fundamental nature..."

Daji's voice grew softer and softer.

"It requires the Yin Essence Liquid to work in conjunction with... to work in conjunction with..."

She couldn't continue.

Lin Xuan finished speaking for her.

"Combined with dual cultivation, the internal pressure is used to clear blockages in the source. It's the same principle as healing Fairy Caiyun before."

Daji's face was burning hot. She bit her lower lip.

"Those two... swore an oath when they came out of Xuanyuan Tomb with me. They would follow me for the rest of their lives, no matter where we go."

"I know."

"They almost died protecting that box."

"I know that too."

"So...husband...could you...?"

Daji took a deep breath and raised her head.

"Could we take them into our home?"

Lin Xuan looked at her.

Are you sure?

"I'm sure." Daji's tone was unwavering. "They are my sisters. My closest sisters in this life. I don't want them to live with hidden wounds for the rest of their lives."

Lin Xuan remained silent.

He is waiting.

Sure enough, the system notification sounded in my head.

"Ding! Hidden option triggered: Double Flight and Double Harvest. Hu Ximei (Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit) score is 92, and Wang Guiren (Jade Pipa Spirit) score is 91. If you simultaneously take them in and complete the dual cultivation, you will receive a special demon vein reward."

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow in his mind.

Special demon vein rewards.

This reward is pretty good.

He glanced at Daji.

Daji was still waiting for his answer. Her hands were twisted together, her knuckles turning white.

"OK."

Daji's eyes lit up.

"But there's a condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"You're here tonight too."

Daji's face turned from red to purple.

"I—I was watching from the sidelines—"

"Who said they watched it?"

"you--!"

Daji's fox ears popped out again.