208: Chapter 208 Old Friends

The Chen family estate, the middle courtyard reception hall.

Chen Hu said with a meaningful tone, "Qin Shuangyu once sent Granny Long to cripple me. Unfortunately, she failed and was captured by me instead. I learned a very interesting thing from Granny Long's mouth regarding the five of you sisters!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongxue and Zhao Feifei's expressions changed in unison.

The next moment, Zhao Hongxue hurriedly interrupted, "No need to say more, we don't want to hear it."

"Hahaha!"

Chen Hu laughed out loud, "It seems you already know what I want to say. But don't worry, I won't tell a third person about what is said today. In fact, your entire family was killed by Qin Shuangyu, and the executor was Granny Long."

"By the way, Qin Shuangyu also planted Gu poison inside your bodies."

"As long as you dare to betray her, she can kill you through the Gu poison."

"I just don't know if you've realized it!"

Zhao Feifei did not answer Chen Hu, but instead looked at Zhao Hongxue, "Eldest Sister, when did you find out?"

"It seems you suspected it too, Third Sister!"

Zhao Hongxue said with a sigh.

"Indeed!" A complex look flashed in Zhao Feifei's eyes, filled with pain, resentment, and a hint of killing intent.

After a long while, she sighed and said, "Actually, I knew it a long time ago, but so what? Can we even resist?"

"Do you want revenge?"

At this moment, Chen Hu spoke again.

"You want to help us?" Zhao Hongxue looked at Chen Hu, "Isn't your foster mother your biological mother?"

"So what?"

Chen Hu said dismissively, "Back then, that couple abandoned me. If not for my good luck in being picked up by an old beggar, I would have died long ago. Later, after Qin Shuangyu learned of my situation, she sent Granny Long to cripple me."

"If I didn't have some ability, I would have become a cripple by now."

"Do you know why she sent you to win me back? It's because she knows I have value to be exploited."

"So, do you think I should acknowledge her?"

"Then how do you plan to help us?" Zhao Feifei stared at Chen Hu and asked.

"I can help you remove the Gu poison in your bodies, and I can also help you improve your cultivation!"

Chen Hu smiled, "By the way, can you contact the other three? If you can, you can have them come to Linjiang Prefecture as well, and I can help remove their Gu poison too!"

Upon hearing this, both women showed expressions of being moved.

Subsequently, Zhao Hongxue said, "Then many thanks, Young Master Chen!"

Zhao Feifei followed up, "Young Master Chen, as long as you help us remove the Gu poison, we will stand on your side!"

Hearing the two women change their form of address, it was clear they were drawing a line with Qin Shuangyu.

"Very well!" Chen Hu nodded, "Who will go first?"

"I'll go first!"

Zhao Hongxue said. It wasn't that she wanted to fight for anything, but rather she was worried that if Chen Hu failed to remove the Gu poison, he might suffer a backlash, which could potentially endanger his life.

Chen Hu didn't take Zhao Hongxue's little concern to heart; instead, he felt she was sentimental and righteous.

"Hold out your hand!"

Zhao Hongxue hurriedly extended her hand.

Chen Hu didn't stand on ceremony either, directly placing his fingers on her fair wrist and activating his Divine Ability of healing.

A surge of healing energy directly entered Zhao Hongxue's body, easily locking onto the Gu poison dormant in her heart.

Sensing the arrival of the healing energy.

The Gu poison subconsciously wanted to resist.

Unfortunately, the healing energy was too fast, swallowing the Gu poison in one gulp and instantly dissolving it.

"It's done!"

Chen Hu let go of Zhao Hongxue's wrist.

"It's done this quickly?" Zhao Feifei said with some shock.

"What else did you expect!"

Chen Hu said indifferently.

Zhao Hongxue said gratefully, "Many thanks to Young Master Chen for removing the Gu poison for me."

She was, after all, a Martial Artist of the Marrow Refining Realm. Even if Qin Shuangyu's Gu poison technique was highly sophisticated, it was impossible for her to not feel anything at all.

It was just that while she knew the hidden dangers of the Gu poison, she had no way to remove it.

"Your turn!"

Chen Hu said to Zhao Feifei.

Zhao Feifei hurriedly extended her arm, and Chen Hu followed the same procedure, easily eliminating the Gu poison within her heart.

Suddenly, Zhao Hongxue thought of something and said with a worried expression, "Young Master Chen, you have removed the Gu poison from our bodies; will Qin Shuangyu be able to sense it?"

Chen Hu said, "Rest assured, you are nearly two thousand miles away; she cannot sense it."

Upon hearing this, both women breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Hu continued, "However, just in case, you should call the other three sisters here as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Qin Shuangyu notices that the Gu poison in your bodies has disappeared, she might become suspicious!"

"Understood!"

The two women nodded.

Then they bid their farewell.

"Why not have a meal before leaving?" Chen Hu invited with a chuckle.

"Many thanks for Young Master Chen's kind intention, but we must send word to our three younger sisters!" Zhao Hongxue said.

"Alright then, I won't keep you!"

After seeing the two women off, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Hu's mouth. That woman, Qin Shuangyu, still wanted to send her foster daughters to win me back? Well, I'll just wipe them all out in one go.

Then, he strode toward the backyard.

Meanwhile.

Luo Ningshuang also arrived at a town bordering the territory of Yun Prefecture with two thousand-household squads.

This town was called Mingyue Town.

It used to be quite prosperous.

But now, it was only evening.

Yet the shops on both sides of the street were all closed and boarded up.

It was mainly to guard against refugees.

Recently, a large number of refugees had flooded in from Yun Prefecture.

These refugees were so hungry their eyes were turning green, and there was nothing they wouldn't do.

Relying on the few dozen Constables in the town's yamen, they could barely deter the refugees during the day.

At night, even the Constables dared not venture out easily.

Therefore, the best method was to keep the doors tightly shut; otherwise, if the refugees swarmed in, it would be a dead end.

Fortunately, today, thousands of people from the Zhenwu Division arrived in Mingyue Town.

Giving the town's residents a bit more sense of security.

The inns in the town were limited and could not accommodate that many people; therefore, the members of the Zhenwu Division who had arrived earlier from Lingzhou City had set up a camp outside the town.

The leader of this Lingzhou Zhenwu Division contingent was Deputy Director Situ Renjie of the Provincial Zhenwu Bureau.

Upon learning that Luo Ningshuang had arrived with her team, he immediately came to the camp gate to welcome her.

This made Thousand-Household Officer Xu, who was accompanying him, feel very uncomfortable inside.

Actually, the Thousand-Household position she currently held was one she had snatched from Luo Ningshuang using underhanded means.

After having her Thousand-Household position snatched, Luo Ningshuang was unwilling to work under her, so she used connections to transfer out of Lingzhou to serve as a Director in Linjiang Prefecture.

The Thousand-Household of the Lingzhou Zhenwu Division and the Director of Linjiang Prefecture were of the same rank.

But in all aspects, the Director of Linjiang Prefecture was inferior to the Thousand-Household position in Lingzhou.

"Senior Brother, you are a Deputy Director after all, is it necessary to personally come to welcome a subordinate of yours?" After waiting for a while, Xu Meng couldn't help but complain.

"This has nothing to do with official rank. Ningshuang and I are friends. What is wrong with welcoming her as a friend!" Situ Renjie explained calmly.

"Heh, you treat her as a friend, but she may not necessarily treat you as one!" Xu Meng sneered, "If she treated you as a friend, how come she hasn't written to you even once since she went to Linjiang Prefecture so long ago!"

"Alright, Junior Sister, if you don't want to wait, you can go back and rest!" Situ Renjie's tone sank.

His Master was Xu Meng's father.

Therefore, even though Xu Meng did many things that made him dissatisfied, he could only silently endure it.

Of course, the more critical point was that Xu Meng's father was the Director of the Lingzhou Zhenwu General Division.

If he were to completely fall out with Xu Meng, he feared he wouldn't be able to hold onto his position as Deputy Director.