Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

After Lin Ping said that, the city lord felt a little better, but he still covered his chest with his hands. Although the city lord's mansion did not need to pay Lin Ping any extra money, Lin Ping had already paid back most of the one million taels of silver.

The city lord was truly afraid that after Lin Ping fully repaid his debts, Jiang Yunying would be unwilling to consummate their marriage. In that case, wouldn't the dignified city lord become a person who broke his word?

Therefore, the city lord tried his best to prevent Lin Ping from repaying the remaining 200,000 taels of silver.

The city lord truly regretted summoning Lin Ping; not only did he fail to receive the money, but he also lost 300,000 taels of silver for nothing.

"Madam, what should we do if Ping'er really manages to pay back the last two hundred thousand taels of silver?" After Lin Ping left, the city lord nestled in his wife's arms and asked weakly.

"Can't you see, my husband? This million taels of silver is just Ping'er's way of pleasing Ying'er. Ping'er is fully capable of taking out the last two hundred thousand taels of silver directly, but he is holding back, which shows that Ping'er cares most about Ying'er's thoughts. Once the two of them have developed their relationship, your worries will no longer exist." The city lord's wife stroked the city lord's head and analyzed carefully.

The city lord suddenly realized and said meaningfully, "I really did find a treasure on the street. I just hope that Ying'er and Ping'er can have a happy ending."

The city lord's wife rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "Does my husband genuinely wish them well, or is it for the sake of the city lord's mansion's development?"

It has been twenty years since the city lord's wife married into the city lord's mansion at the age of sixteen. How could she not understand the city lord's character? In his eyes, the interests of the city lord's mansion are greater than everything else. That's why he would not sincerely consider Jiang Yunying's well-being. Otherwise, he would not have casually found her a live-in husband in the first place.

The city lord scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, then said in a serious tone, "Naturally, it's for Yunying's happiness."

That lifelike expression perfectly captures Lin Ping's pretentious manner.

"I wonder what my wife is doing?" Lin Ping muttered to himself as he left the hall. Jiang Yunying was always present at such an occasion.

Of course, it's also possible that the other party knows Lin Ping well, knows he's prone to exaggeration, but doesn't want to expose him directly, so they choose not to go.

Thinking of this, Lin Ping felt a warmth in his heart and thought: My wife has already turned her back on me... That's wonderful.

At this moment, Jiang Yunying sat cross-legged with her legs crossed, her eyes slightly closed, and her hands placed on her abdomen, clearly practicing meditation.

However, her pale face was somewhat grotesque, not a normal skin color at all. In addition, bluish-black marks appeared on her jade-like neck from time to time.

"Why hasn't the princess come out yet? The prince consort has been summoned by the city lord." Xiao Huan outside the door paced anxiously, fearing that the city lord might harm Lin Ping.

Just when Xiao Huan was most anxious, she suddenly heard a series of rapid breathing sounds coming from inside the room, followed by a violent cough.

"Is the princess still not well?" Xiao Huan pushed open the door anxiously and worriedly, just in time to see Jiang Yunying vomit a mouthful of black blood and her swaying body about to collapse.

"Princess, you've vomited blood again!" Xiao Huan trembled with fear and burst into tears. She didn't know whether she should inform Lin Ping or put the weak Jiang Yunying on the bed first.

This was the third time Xiao Huan had noticed Jiang Yunying vomiting blood. Having gained a little experience, she hurriedly grabbed a bottle of pills from Jiang Yunying's bedside.

"It still doesn't work..." Jiang Yunying shook her head helplessly, the emotional trauma was more severe than the physical one.

Xiao Huan poured all the pills into her palm, revealing a variety of different colors, red and green.

“A gray one,” Jiang Yunying said weakly, finally giving in. Without the medication, she wouldn’t have made it through the night.

After swallowing a gray pill, Jiang Yunying's complexion gradually returned to normal, but she was completely weak and would need at least a night's rest.

Just as Jiang Yunying was about to go to bed, she suddenly sensed a strong killing intent and hurriedly said, "Xiao Huan, bring me all the pills!"

Xiao Huan didn't understand Jiang Yunying's meaning, but seeing that serious expression, she hurriedly handed all the pills to her.

Jiang Yunying picked out five gray pills and placed them in her palm, quietly waiting for the murderous aura to approach.

Last time, Jiang Yunying lost all her martial arts skills after vomiting blood. In order to chase down the man in black, she forcibly took three pills. Even though she defeated the enemy, she almost lost her life due to the backlash of the drugs.

This time, she held all five pills tightly in her palm, which speaks volumes about the seriousness of the situation.

“Go tell your husband that no matter how much noise happens later, he must not leave the room.” Jiang Yunying’s serious expression left no room for doubt, but her expression softened considerably at the end of her sentence. “Also… Yunying begs your husband to always help the City Lord’s Mansion in the future and not to act impulsively because of what happened tonight.”

"Princess, what are you doing? Your husband won't leave, and you'll be fine." Xiao Huan understood Jiang Yunying's unspoken meaning and cried out in worry.

She had never seen Jiang Yunying so nervous, as if she were making her final arrangements.

"Hurry up and go!" Jiang Yunying shouted sternly.

She knew that tonight was likely to be a dangerous night, and the only thing she could do was to help Lin Ping eliminate as many enemies as possible.

She hoped that Lin Ping would continue to help the City Lord's Mansion after her death, but she also feared that he would lose his mind because of her death and even seek revenge on the enemy, thus needlessly losing his life.

Knowing the situation was urgent, Xiao Huan wiped away her tears and ran out of the house, heading straight for Lin Ping's bedroom.

"Crack!"

Just as Xiao Huan left, the window of Jiang Yunying's boudoir was broken, and several dark figures rushed in at the same time.

"Jiang Yunying, I advise you to surrender and obediently lead the City Lord's Mansion to submit to the Lotus Palace, otherwise..." Her words turned cold at the end.

"What if we don't?" Jiang Yunying sneered in return, "You six White Lotus members think you can fight me?"

There were six men in black, all of whom were Bai Lian, whose strength was comparable to Lin Xiaomei's.

Logically speaking, one Black Lotus can be an enemy of eight White Lotus, so from this point of view, it is the enemy who is courting death.

"Stop being stubborn. Don't think we don't know. Your lotus poison will take effect on the night of the new moon. Right now, you can't even handle an ordinary person." The man in black's voice was even colder. He had already calculated Jiang Yunying's weakness, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now.

What he called the Lotus Poison were actually five pills in the bodies of the Lotus Palace disciples. These pills contained the energies of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Each disciple had to have these energies injected into their bloodstream after entering the palace.

These five pills can both help Lotus Palace disciples quickly improve their strength and also serve as a restraint.

Because the energy of the five pills fluctuates, one pill experiences a surge in energy each month, causing poisoning of the body and requiring external medication to control it.

However, even with medication, the body will still be weakened, just like Jiang Yunying is at this moment.