Water Ghost, God Hunter, Immortal Healer, and the Great Xia's Number One Martial Saint!

As Zhang Cui lay in Li Xingdao's arms and spoke, tears of madness involuntarily streamed down her face.

These were tears she hadn't dared to cry or shed for so many years, but at this moment, after seeing someone to rely on, they all welled up uncontrollably, soaking a patch of Li Xingdao's shirt.

The fact that Li Xingdao had recovered from his idiotic state to normal, and that he had also acquired the power that would help him escape the clutches of evil, was a huge shock to her!

The tremor pried open the fear she had been guarding in her heart, letting in the sunlight, which caused her to lose control of her emotions in just a few words.

"Alright, stop crying. Let's go see what this distinguished guest from the city has to say."

Li Xingdao looked at Zhang Cui in his arms with a smile on his face, knowing that this was partly due to his constant communication with her over the past month, except when she had her period.

With trust as a foundation, she was able to reveal her thoughts so quickly. He patted her shoulder with satisfaction and spoke gently to her.

"Once we wipe out Li Lai and Li Hen's gang, you'll never have to live in fear again."

Li Xingdao spoke gently, lifting her fair cheek as he spoke, wiping away her tears, and chuckled as he kissed her red lips before asking her:

"Besides that, can you tell me now how my parents died?"

"Alright, let me tell you. Back then, your father was a scholar who came to the village from elsewhere, and he even brought with him the document for opening a brick kiln in the county town and a few craftsmen."

After her intense crying subsided, Zhang Cui calmed down considerably. A gentle kiss from Li Xingdao softened her expression, and she began to speak to him:

"After he arrived here, he built a brick factory in our village, bought some land, and lived here with your mother. Li Lai and his seven brothers were initially laborers under your father's tutelage, learning brick-making from the craftsmen."

"Later, when the seven Li brothers grew up, they noticed that your father had made a fortune, and they were immediately enraged."

"Later, they worked together to kill the craftsmen your father brought to the brick kiln and your parents. After learning the craftsmanship, they started their own brick kiln, took the property left by your father, and started doing business with the lords outside. They transformed themselves into the tyrants of Peach Blossom Village."

"They were originally planning to slowly devour you until you were extinct, and then let you die here too."

"But just when he was about to devour you to the last drop of your family line, Li Lai injured his foot while chopping wood in the mountains, which forced him to stop and take you in instead."

Zhang Cui avoided the main points and proceeded to recount the details of her parents' murder to Li Xingdao in rapid succession. Then, she looked at him with eyes full of admiration:

"I used to be a woman from Zhangjia Village. Later, Li Lai and his brothers, relying on their numbers and money, took me away and became their wives."

"I've hated him for a long time, and now he's going to sell me out. You're my only hope, so please don't abandon me."

As Zhang Cui spoke, two lines of tears involuntarily welled up on her face.

Upon hearing this, Li Xingdao wiped her eyes with a smile on his face.

His initially turbulent emotions transformed into a remarkably calm demeanor as he spoke to her after hearing her words:

"Don't worry, things have come to this point, there's nothing more to say. Just watch me kill all these bastards first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xingdao's eyes flashed with cold light. He turned around, took Zhang Cui's hand, and strode towards Li Lai's house.

Looking at Li Xingdao, Zhang Cui's eyes lit up. She nodded vigorously and followed him, eagerly heading towards Li Lai's house.

Throughout the journey, Zhang Cui kept her rosy lips pursed, staying close to Li Xingdao and constantly looking at the man she was now with.

After they arrived at Li Lai's house, they saw more than a dozen men standing outside, all dressed in identical clothes and with words tattooed on their chests.

Li Lai, whose legs had almost fully recovered and who could now walk normally with difficulty, was smiling broadly as he spoke to a burly middle-aged man with a mole on his lip in the courtyard. Hearing the two of them enter, he turned his head and looked over.

When Li Xingdao and Zhang Cui, who was holding his hand tightly, came in together, Zhang Cui clearly noticed a ruthless look flash in Li Lai's eyes.

This expression made her heart skip a beat, and she couldn't help but tighten her grip on Li Xingdao's arm.

But the next moment, the ruthlessness in Li Lai's eyes vanished, replaced by an unsettling smile. He spoke to them with obvious delight:

"Xingdao, Zhang Cui, you two are here! Come quickly! Manager Liu from the pharmacy in Baitou County has come looking for you. He wants to know if you want to work at the pharmacy."

Li Xingdao glanced at Li Lai calmly, his expression carrying a look that made Li Lai uneasy, causing the smile on his face to gradually freeze.

"Manager Liu, I am truly ashamed that you have come all this way to see me when we were just friends before."

He then gestured for Zhang Cui to release his grip, and with a broad smile, he walked over to Steward Liu, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and spoke in a hearty voice.

"Hey, your natural talent is the best I've ever seen in my life. If I missed out on such a good apprentice, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep soundly."

Manager Liu chuckled softly upon hearing Li Xingdao's words.

Then, noticing the look in his eyes, she asked with a hint of surprise, "You've regained your senses?"

To regain consciousness?

Upon hearing this, Li Lai, who was standing stiffly to the side with a forced smile, felt his heart pounding and his unease intensifying.

Li Lai's face almost betrayed a fierce glint, but he forced himself to restrain it, staring stiffly at Li Xingdao.

"Thank you for your concern, Steward Liu. My mind has indeed returned. Looking back, I must thank you for the medicinal meals you provided. Without those meals, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."

Li Xingdao didn't explain further, but instead spoke with a smile, which made Liu Laosan's eyes light up.

"You've really regained your senses? That's wonderful! What medicinal cuisine? Do you think I don't know the effects of those medicinal cuisines on treating poisons? At most, they'll help you recover your physical strength, but they definitely won't have any effect on your mind. Your recovery is due to your own destiny."

Liu Laosan spoke, his eyes gleaming. As he spoke, his expression brightened, he couldn't help but step forward and say, "Don't move, let me feel your bones, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Li Xingdao had already gestured to him.

He immediately smiled and stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and a stream of internal energy entered Li Xingdao's body from his body.

As soon as he entered, he immediately felt a surge of energy flowing naturally from Li Xingdao's body.

Seeing this, he looked surprised and couldn't help but stop, frowning as he looked at Li Xingdao.