The main thing is to make money, and the rest is just a matter of convenience.

Hua Yan was sitting in a rattan chair reading a book, while Men Bu Hui had already woken up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Qiang staring at him expectantly.

"How did I fall asleep? What's the situation on the front lines?"

Men Buhui rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling as if he had been hit over the head with a club.

Upon hearing Men Buhui's tone, Xiao Qiang knew that the former commander-in-chief had returned. Although he was overjoyed and somewhat carried away, he still retained a sliver of reason. Therefore, he dared not mention that Men Buhui had issued the wrong order, which led to the soldiers' sacrifices.

"Commander-in-Chief, you're exhausted, you've even fainted. The situation at the front is alright, everyone is awaiting your further instructions."

Xiao Qiang was also anxious. If Men Buhui couldn't return to normal, the country would send a new commander to replace him. But no one understood this place better than Men Buhui.

Familiarity takes time, and by the time they are familiar with it, the situation on the battlefield may have changed. They can't wait, and the lives of the soldiers can't wait.

"Oh dear! Take me to the command room quickly."

Men Buhui didn't want to waste a moment, so he suddenly stood up, but he lost his balance and almost fell down again. Fortunately, Xiao Qiang caught him in time.

"This wretched body of yours, it's given up after just a few days. Let's get going!"

Men Buhui and Xiao Qiang left.

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The old man in the long robe slowly awoke, staring blankly upwards, muttering to himself:

"This hell looks familiar."

"Hey! You're awake! This isn't hell, it's your room."

Hua Yan put down her book, got off the rattan chair, and walked over.

"who are you?"

"I am the one who hurt you, and I am also the one who saved you."

Hua Yan's lips curled up, revealing a smile that showed she was always worried about everything.

"I'm really not dead?"

"Hmm! You're not dead. I've already helped you restore your cultivation level, but I don't know to what extent."

The old man in the long robe closed his eyes and sensed his internal organs. After circulating his energy through one small cycle, he opened his eyes in surprise.

"Little guy, what method did you use? It's amazing! Although you've only recovered 30%, it's still incredible. I thought I was going to die for sure, but I never expected to have any hope of survival, and my cultivation hasn't disappeared either. Thank you!"

"How are you going to thank me? I'm not willing to do a losing business."

"what do you want?"

What can you offer?

"I can teach you my techniques. You can choose whichever one you want to learn."

"What's so great about your skills? I've already defeated them all, so I have no interest. Think again, what else do you have that you can be proud of?"

The old man in the long robe suddenly realized that this child was his former rival, the one who had turned him into what he was now. Thinking of this, his face darkened, and he said in an unfriendly tone:

"Who is your master? At your age, you think you can defeat me? That's just wishful thinking."

Have you heard of Guiguzi?

Hua Yan didn't hide anything; her master was Guiguzi, so there was nothing she couldn't say.

"Guiguzi? That sounds familiar! Where does he live now? Tell him to come see me."

The old man in the long robe was probably used to being admired by others and hadn't yet realized his own situation.

"Heh! Sorry, you're not qualified to see him. You can't even beat me, so what face do you have to see my master?"

Hua Yan wasn't one to tolerate such behavior and immediately sprinkled a handful of large salt particles onto the wound.

"You little brat, you're too arrogant. Do you know who I am?"

"A defeated opponent!"

Upon hearing Hua Yan's words, the old man in the long robe was so angry that he was panting heavily, having already forgotten his earlier words of thanks to Hua Yan.

"I am the ancestor of the divine race of Country Y, and my name is Lingxiao. Go back and ask your master if he wants to see me."

Lingxiao had an arrogant expression on his face, as if it were a great honor for anyone to see him.

"He doesn't want to see you, he's not interested in you at all. What kind of divine race are you, with your ancestors? You can't even beat me. It seems your divine race isn't anything to brag about."

Hua Yan's expression and tone both revealed her disdain.

"How arrogant! They've never even heard of our divine race in Y country, so how can they be considered Y country people!"

"Haha! Sorry, I'm not from country Y, I'm Chinese."

"Chinese?"

Lingxiao fell into deep thought, then suddenly realized.

"You say Guiguzi is your master? Do you really think you can brag like that? I know that person named Guiguzi lived two thousand years ago. Your master wouldn't have the same name as that person, would he?"

"It's not just a coincidence of names. My master is the Guiguzi from two thousand years ago."

"Huh? You can really talk nonsense. How could someone from two thousand years ago be your master? You should at least make your lies believable."

Lingxiao glared angrily at Huayan, clearly very angry.

"Why would I lie to you? What's the point? I saved you, but you don't believe me. It's really speechless."

Hua Yan raised her eyebrows, shrugged, and gave a helpless look.

At this moment, Lingxiao remembered that Hua Yan wouldn't be in his room if she didn't have some skills. Given the severity of his previous injuries, he would have certainly died, yet he had actually recovered thirty percent of his cultivation. Could it really be thanks to this child?

A voice in Lingxiao's head was saying: What she said is true. She saved your life. She has no ill intentions towards you. You can befriend her.

But they are rivals, how can they befriend each other? Lingxiao was very confused as to why he had such thoughts.

Hehe! It's possible that Hua Yan's pills worked. The consciousness intrusion pill started to take effect after Ling Xiao's body recovered somewhat.

"How did you get in here? Why did you save me after you hurt me?"

Lingxiao must unravel this mystery. This girl has no reason to save him; she must have other motives.

"It was easy to get in; these people are no big deal to me. As for saving you, it's because I want to see who erases and imposes memories on others, who fights me, and whether they live or die after failing."

Seeing that you're about to die, I feel it's a pity that your cultivation, which has consumed your entire life, is ending like this. If you can be of use to me in the future, I'll consider it a gain.

Hua Yan really thought so.

"You're young, but you've got a lot of ideas. Are you trying to take advantage of my kindness?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Otherwise, who would get up so early if they didn't have a good deal? You agree, right?"

"Haha! Since you saved my old life... did you really save it?"

Lingxiao was still a little incredulous. This was supposed to bring him back to life? How could such a child do that?

"Heh! If it wasn't me, did you save yourself? Is it so hard to admit someone else's abilities?"

How did you save me?

"Of course, I'll use my method, but I can't reveal it. This is my secret weapon, and I can't just tell anyone. I went through a lot of trouble to save you, so you can't go back on your word!"

Hua Yan didn't want to tell Ling Xiao, so she fed him two pills and did nothing else. Actually, it wasn't that she did nothing; refining medicine was hard work, and the key was that the medicinal herbs for refining medicine couldn't be found outside, only in Plum Blossom Valley.

"If it really is you, I'll take responsibility and won't renege on my promise, don't worry!"

Lingxiao thought it over for a long time and concluded that apart from Huayan, no one else here could pull him back from the brink of death, and he had already accepted that conclusion.

"Since you admit that I saved you, then from now on your life belongs to me, and your divine clan also belongs to me. Because without me, you would have gone to report to the King of Hell, and without you, your divine clan would have no ancestors, so... you know what to do, right?"

Hua Yan revealed a triumphant smile, and her attitude became much more friendly.