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

"what?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Didn't you understand what I said? Without me, you would have nothing. So if you want to repay my kindness, you must do as I say. You have no right to object."

"But I've only recovered 30% of my cultivation, so there's not much I can do to help you."

"It's alright, as long as you obey me, I will restore your full cultivation."

"Really?"

"More real than real gold. Okay, now tell me, why use such a vicious method to deal with innocent people?"

"I am from country Y. He ordered an attack on country Y, so of course he is my enemy. How can he be innocent?"

"According to your logic, with my current abilities, could I possess your country's leaders and make them obey me?"

"This……"

"We are all cultivators, and we cannot harm innocent people. This is a conflict between nations, and it should be resolved by those in power. We should not interfere."

No one can fully explain the reasons behind this. There are historical reasons, international circumstances, and the practical considerations of those in power, all of which led to the outbreak of this war.

Border issues have existed since ancient times; there are no purely righteous individuals, so the only solution is to let them resolve them through force.

"Well... then you were involved too, weren't you?"

"That's because you broke the rules, and I had to bring the rules back on track."

Haha! You're so sharp-tongued, you always make sense no matter what you say.

"Hmm! That actually makes sense. Fine! Let them handle it themselves."

Lingxiao actually accepted Huayan's fallacies and heresies. It's possible that the consciousness intrusion pill worked, and he has begun to consider things according to Huayan's will.

Haha! No method is as effective as winning someone's heart. Even a big shot like Lingxiao was persuaded by Huayan's few words.

"Here! This is a poison. If you really want to repay my kindness, eat it. Only then can I be sure you have the sincerity. Otherwise, I have no trust in you."

Hua Yan indeed produced a poison. She had always believed that human nature couldn't withstand testing, especially against someone coerced from an adversary. They might agree verbally now, but could easily stab you in the back later. Although Ling Xiao wouldn't do such a thing, given the added enhancement of the pill, Hua Yan wanted to test his sincerity.

Lingxiao hesitated for a moment, then actually took the pill, paused for a second, and put it in his mouth.

Hua Yan took out another pill. "This is a tonic. I've already taken one today. I'll take another one tomorrow."

This is clearly a pattern of slapping someone and then giving them a sweet treat.

"Don't worry about the poison. It only takes effect once a month. Just remember to ask me for the antidote in advance, or I won't remember it for you!"

Hua Yan had an indifferent expression, which made people grit their teeth in anger.

Lingxiao didn't even bother with her anymore, adopting a resigned attitude. He didn't want to take the poison either, but considering his current state, he knew he couldn't defeat her. If he were forcibly given the poison, the situation would change; it wouldn't be voluntary surrender, but rather passive coercion.

"Alright, show me your base. By the way, what's this?"

Hua Yan took out the card she had taken from Sang Tian and showed it to Ling Xiao.

"This looks like a pass. It has a name on it, 'Sangtian,' who seems to be a top assassin from Country Y. He's the one who brought your people over here."

Lingxiao looked at the card and told Huayan what he knew.

"Oh! He's an assassin! I thought he was the uncle next door when I saw him today, but I didn't expect him to be such a ruthless guy. How many of them are there? Are they all serving the army?"

"I don't know, but I saw a few."

"Let's go check out their command base."

Hua Yan waved her hand, intending to walk out.

"What are you going there for? Didn't you say they should handle these things themselves?"

"It's up to them to resolve this, but they can't bully others. They bully our Chinese people and then just let it go without a trace? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I once made their people stupid, and that debt was wiped clean."

Hua Yan let them go last time she saved Men Bu Hui, but they're doing the same thing again. This is intolerable! She has to teach them a lesson.

But if we make one of them stupid, they'll just send another one. It's pointless. We might as well learn about their command base; maybe it will be helpful to them.

"This...isn't good!"

"It's fine if you don't make them stupid, just take me around here for a bit, and I'll let them go if I'm happy."

"OK then."

Lingxiao, settling for second best, agreed.

-

When Kong Wen woke up, Hua Yan had already returned. After observing Men Buhui, she knew that he had recovered, and no one mentioned that he had been brainwashed.

"Uncle Men, this is what I learned from the enemy's headquarters. See if it's of any use to you."

As she spoke, Hua Yan handed a detailed map to Men Bu Hui.

Lingxiao led her through the process, and Huayan memorized everything before drawing it.

Men Buhui was surprised to see Hua Yan there. Before he could ask, he took the map that Hua Yan handed him.

Upon seeing the detailed map, Men Buhui's eyes widened in surprise.

"Jiu'er, you have done a great service."

"I just took a trip around their area and sketched these down casually. Hopefully they'll be helpful."

"Helpful, very helpful."

"Uncle Men, Uncle Liu knows you've been working too hard. Seeing that I had nothing to do, he sent me to visit you and bring you quite a few things!"

After saying that, Hua Yan took out the things she had prepared in advance. They were actually all things from her spatial storage, just a pretext.

"Hehe! Please thank Uncle Liu for me. Oh! This peach looks just like the one you gave me before."

“I brought these for Uncle Liu, but he didn’t want to eat them himself, so he asked me to bring them to you.”

Hua Yan casually spouted nonsense.

"Oh dear! I don't have anything good here. I'll have someone hunt some game for him to take back later."

Men Buhui felt a surge of warmth as he thought of Liu Heming, who cared about him in Kyoto.

In this remote place, the sounds of gunfire filled the air every day. With poor food and sleep, it was impossible to endure without a strong will.

It's unclear when this war will end, but with Hua Yan's map, it might end a little sooner.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the captured spy has revealed a lot of information about the enemy. Please take a look."

At this moment, Xiao Qiang walked over with a notebook in his hand.

"Uncle Men, everything is fine here. I'll go back and report to Uncle Liu so he doesn't have to worry about you all the time."

"Oh dear! Jiu'er, Uncle Men really doesn't have time to entertain you. After the war is won, I'll take you to have a good time here."

Men Buhui has too much work to do and really doesn't have time to deal with Huayan.

"Alright! I'll be waiting for the day we win the war. Uncle Men, you must keep your promise!"

"necessary!"

-

On the plane back, Kong Wen looked at Hua Yan with a gloomy expression.

"Jiu'er, why didn't you wake me up? Didn't you say you had something to do after dinner? It wouldn't be that map you brought back, would it?"

"Uncle Wen, you've been working hard all night. I saw you were sleeping so soundly, so I didn't have the heart to wake you."

Hua Yan's words were half true and half false.

"Then you should have woken me up. If you go by yourself, how am I supposed to explain to Brother Quan and the others, or to your father, if there's any danger?"

Kong Wen looked at Hua Yan with a resentful gaze.

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time. By the way, let me see your hand. Hmm! It's healing well, you're fine now."

Hua Yan quickly tried to divert Kong Wen's attention.

"Jiu'er, your medical skills are truly amazing. No wonder you were able to save Brother Tao's father."

Kong Wen still remembers that Zhang Tao's father had been diagnosed with a terminal illness by the hospital and was sent home to prepare for his funeral. However, thanks to Hua Yan's miraculous healing skills, the old man is now full of energy and is a key employee at the gold shop.

"Haha! You flatter me, I still need to work harder."

Hua Yan wasn't being modest at all; they're all family, so why be modest?