The evening wind is blowing fast, the sun is setting in the west, and the evening is as cold as a knife.

The door of Dongling Pharmacy was closed. A row of people in black uniforms stood inside the door. All of them had stern expressions, just like the sky outside the street. Sitting at the front was Mu Yanchen. He had a calm expression and looked bleak and miserable, but he would not arouse any contempt or sympathy. Standing next to him was Situ Rui, who had a casual posture and stared coldly at the small door with pearl curtains.

After a while, the bead curtain moved slightly, and Li Chengyi raised his hand to lift the bead curtain and walked out. If he was dressed according to the ancient style, he would only wear an outer coat and a middle coat, with nothing underneath. Due to his strong physique, the two pieces of clothes could not cover his body, and his chest was casually exposed. If you pay close attention, you can see the thick gauze inside.

Mu Yanchen didn't look at him straight in the eye until a little girl followed him out. Then he became alert and stared at her closely. That was his girl.

When Shen Zhao saw Mu Yanchen, her steps wanted to move forward uncontrollably, but she finally restrained herself out of reason. However, the people next to her were close to her and of course noticed her unusual movement.

Not only Mei Bai and Ju Hong, but even Li Chengyi himself was slightly surprised.

Mei Bai had met Mu Yanchen before, and she could not hide her surprise when she saw him again after many years. Mu Yanchen at this moment was like a flower that had fallen to the ground and was about to dissolve into the soil. He had lost his former glory and color, and seemed to be dying at any time. He was surrounded by a faint aura of death, and looked like a dying wolf. Only his eyes were still sharp, as if he was ready to give his opponent a final fatal blow. Her prediction was correct. Mu Yanchen would not live long, and was no match for their master at all. So those old scores could probably be settled.

Li Chengyi had already made plans in his mind. He sat casually opposite Mu Yanchen, with a firm face and a hint of contempt and hatred in his eyes. "I wonder what the purpose of your visit today is?"

Li Chengyi made it clear that he did not take Mu Yanchen seriously at this moment. Even though Mu Yanchen had become what he is now, he still could not let go of the hatred from many years ago.

Mu Yanchen's arm, which was like a dead branch, was casually placed on the handle. His fingertips rubbed the wood grain, leaving thin marks. He raised his eyes, and there seemed to be a black vortex in his eyes. His voice was low and clear, "Of course I came here to bring back my people."

"There is no one of yours here!" Li Chengyi sat down, full of momentum and said confidently. He was sure that Shen Zhao would not turn against him at this time.

"How can I be sure?" Mu Yanchen's scorching gaze fell on Shen Zhao. If they were far away, Shen Zhao would still get burned. She stared at Mu Yanchen worriedly, pursing her lips tightly. No one knew Mu Yanchen's physical condition better than her. He had to rest, but now he came to her regardless. What a burden it would be on his body!

She glanced at Li Chengyi. Even though Li Chengyi was injured, Mu Yanchen would not be able to get away with it if they fought hard. Shen Zhao discovered when they came out that there were people hiding everywhere in the pharmacy. The reason why she didn't find it at the beginning was because Li Chengyi didn't summon them at all, and there were only so many people behind Mu Yanchen. From the number of people, it was a fight between trapped beasts. How could Mu Yanchen escape unscathed? And with that body!

Her eyes turned red. Why did he come to find her? Even if he wanted to come, he could just send Situ Rui. Why did he have to come in person? What did he do? Why did he do this for her? She was just... just an insignificant person. Even a legitimate boyfriend like Xiao Yi could ignore her. Why did he do this? Even if she had medical skills, it would be difficult for him to return safely in the current situation. If he lost his arms and legs, even she couldn't save him... Why bother, paying such a price...

Tears filled her eyes like clouds, and there was a faint sign of them bursting out. She remembered that there was a very important person in his heart. She never knew who that person was. But with what he did today, she felt her heart was falling step by step, and the high wall she had built in her heart was gradually crumbling. She couldn't ignore him, even if she couldn't be that one.

"Come over?" Mu Yanchen ignored Li Chengyi and stared at Shen Zhao, seeking only her opinion.

A stern look flashed across Li Chengyi's eyes as he looked towards Shen Zhao quietly. Mei Bai had spent an afternoon with Shen Zhao and knew something about her character. Before Shen Zhao stepped out, she reached out and grabbed Shen Zhao. Shen Zhao turned to look at Mei Bai, only to see Mei Bai shaking her head at her.

"Why?" stopped me.

Mei Bai's cold eyes glared at Shen Zhao, "I've never seen the master care so much about anyone, whether it's for himself or for his sister, so you can't leave."

Otherwise the consequences will be serious.

Shen Zhao gave a mocking laugh, "Who he cares about is none of my business."

After he finished speaking, Shen Zhao exerted force and Mei Bai felt pain in her wrist. Under Li Chengyi's surprised look, Shen Zhao shook off Mei Bai's hand and quickly ran towards Mu Yanchen. A silver needle suddenly appeared on Mei Bai's wrist. The position and force of the needle were very precise, which made a master like Mei Bai feel frustrated. Her wrist was in great pain and she was frozen in place, watching Shen Zhao walk away from her.

Li Chengyi stood up angrily and slammed his hand on the table, making a loud noise. However, it was too late for Juhong, who was nearest, to chase him, because Shen Zhao had already thrown himself into Mu Yanchen's arms, climbed onto his shoulders, and hugged him tightly.

This was the opportunity that Shen Zhao gave up to enter Li Chengyi's sphere of influence.

Mu Yanchen also stretched out his arms to embrace the girl, pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly. He rested his chin on the crook of Shen Zhao's neck and sniffed deeply the faint fragrance. "I'm worried about you..."

Shen Zhao moved away a little, and she looked at the man in front of her quietly, "I'm back now, aren't I?"

"You guys!" Li Cheng shouted, "Surround them all!"

At the command, two teams of people ran out in an orderly manner from the two passages beside the desk, and they really surrounded the lobby. Even the people in black uniforms behind Mu Yanchen were surrounded. Shen Zhao looked at Mu Yanchen, and he was not afraid at all. He just tightened his arms around her, "Don't be afraid." He whispered in her ear.

Shen Zhao shook her head, she was not afraid of this situation, the worst that could happen was death, and she had already died once. The only regret was that the murderer had not been caught yet, and she didn't even know who had hurt her. But fortunately, she met Mu Yanchen. He was where her soul returned, the only place where she felt a sense of belonging. It seemed that even if she went to the ends of the earth, he would never give up on her.

She pressed Mu Yanchen's shoulder hard, turned around in his astonished eyes, stood one meter away from him, stood in front of him, and faced Li Chengyi directly. In her hand, she already held a thick and long silver needle that was poking her sore spot.

She was taller than she was then, and standing in front of Mu Yanchen, she was as majestic as she was back then, causing his eyes to fill with tears unconsciously. Even though she had lost all her memories of him, at this critical moment, she would still stand up to protect him, and now she was even willing to risk her own life.

"Li Chengyi," Shen Zhao called his name coldly. She had always politely called him "Sir" before, but now she showed no respect at all. "Let Mr. Mu go, or I will die here, and your wounds will continue to rot, and your sister probably won't live long."

Li Cheng's eyes were bloodshot, and because of his anger, the blue veins on his head were exposed, winding along his forehead. He clenched his fists and said with gritted teeth: "How dare you! Your recipe has been given to Mei Bai. I believe she will not let me down. As for my sister," he paused, as if thinking of something unbearable, "she is very strong. I believe she will understand her brother's decision."

As his sister, she would never let her brother fall into such a situation where he would be threatened.

Shen Zhao did not refute him. Instead, she kept an eye on the movements of Mei Bai and Ju Hong. As long as they made any unusual movements, she would commit suicide!

She continued, "The prescription I gave Mei Bai is indeed effective, but it is only effective for the first three days. After three days, another prescription must be used. If you don't follow my prescription, your wound will rot faster than before. I'm fine, I'm just an ordinary high school student, but I think you must have a lot of assets and a high status. It's a pity for a high school student like me to drag you to death." She looked at Mei Bai and continued, "Mei Bai has the ability, but as far as I know, she is a little worse than the people of Huadan Needle School. Since the people of Huadan Needle School can't save you, why do you have to bring Mei Bai up? I guess she may not even understand this course of treatment."

Her eyes were dark, like a pool of ink that could not be dissolved. She stared at Mei Bai and asked, "Isn't that right?"

If what Shen Zhao said was not true, then Mei Bai would have many reasons to refute it, but the fact was that she was no match for Zhao Qing, let alone the one in front of her! Her face turned pale and she lowered her head silently.

"How do you know about the Huadan Acupuncture School?" Li Chengyi had just asked when he thought of what Shen Zhao had said before, "Don't you even know that acupuncture method?"

Shen Zhao raised his eyelids, his expression was self-explanatory.

It's terrible, so terrible... Li Cheng only knew that Mu Yanchen was an unreachable existence, so even if his sister had fallen into his hands in the past, he tried his best to endure it and never had a head-on conflict with him again. Even with Mu Yanchen at this moment, he was not 100% sure that he could kill him, but this woman, she seemed weak and helpless, but she knew about his relationship with Mu Yanchen from just a few words, and she knew about Zhao Qing's existence just because of a wound, and she had secretly left a trick in the medicine. If this woman was not a completely loyal subject, how could he bear relying on her medical skills on the one hand, and living in fear all the time?

The anger seemed to dissipate the moment he figured it out. Li Chengyi loosened his clenched fists and waved his hands. The people who had surrounded Shen Zhao and the others dispersed and stood in an orderly manner behind Li Chengyi.

Li Cheng raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, "Miss Shen, there is no need to do this. We are not at the point of drawing swords. We can talk about life and death later. And since Miss Shen has said this, how about you make a deal with me?"

Seeing that he did not seem to be faking it, Shen Zhao loosened her hand holding the silver needle. The silver needle disappeared without a trace along the sleeve, but a red dot the size of a mole was left on her neck, bleeding. She tightened her wrist and pulled back, and she lost her balance and fell backwards, falling straight into Mu Yanchen's arms.

"Don't move!" He whispered in her ear, his fingertips climbing up her smooth white neck, stroking the scar, "Does it hurt?"

Shen Zhao opened her eyes blankly and shook her head. It didn't hurt. Compared with the process of acupuncture training, what was the pain? But no one had ever asked her this question.

"Don't do this again in the future. I'm here for everything, okay?" He turned his head and spoke softly, avoiding Shen Zhao's sight.

Shen Zhao was ignorant and nodded as he meant before she could react. Later she realized what she had agreed to. Suddenly, she changed from the role of protector to the protected, but this feeling was much warmer. She was no longer fighting alone, and he was ahead of her.

Mu Yanchen was very satisfied with Shen Zhao's reaction and showed his first smile of the night. It was a faint smile, but it was sincere.

Shen Zhao was dazzled by his smile, and finally shifted his gaze to Li Chengyi, "You say."

Li Cheng had seen that Mu Yanchen was getting impatient, but he was afraid of disturbing Shen Zhao, so he had not spoken before. Now he continued, "I see that Mr. Mu is also seriously ill, so he must be short of some medicinal materials. In this way, I can provide the medicinal materials I have, but the condition is that Miss Shen must treat me and help me take care of my sister."

He saw how much Shen Zhao valued Mu Yanchen, so he made such a request. Otherwise, if he treated him, Shen Zhao would offer a sky-high price.

Shen Zhao was not a careless person. As the saying goes, I would not offend others if they did not offend me. If Li Chengyi had not been rude to Mu Yanchen before, she would have fulfilled her promise to treat him. Now that she could let them go back safely and provide them with medicinal materials, it was indeed a good choice.

Mu Yanchen seemed to know what she was thinking, and when she didn't agree, he pulled her back. Shen Zhao was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"You don't have to make such a choice. You have to learn to trust me. If I can come, I can leave naturally."

Li Cheng's eyelids twitched when he heard this. He really couldn't stand Mu Yanchen's attitude. He had already lowered himself to sit down and negotiate, but he still didn't give him face!

Shen Zhao patted the back of his hand that looked like a dead leaf, and comforted him, "It's not that I don't believe you, but if there is a possibility of no casualties, then I should choose this. This is the best solution, isn't it?"

Mu Yanchen stared deeply at the girl in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he agreed, "Okay."

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