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

After Lin Xiaomei rebelled, the battle began to turn around. With the successive appearances of Xia Linglong and Pang Xingji, the men in black had completely fallen into a disadvantageous position, and continuing to fight would inevitably lead to their defeat.

After the first man in black fled, the others, despite the risk of injury, forced their opponents back and then scaled the wall to escape.

"Chase!" Pang Xingji shouted, and was about to lead his guards out.

"Let them go," Lin Ping hurriedly stopped them, knowing the principles of not pursuing a desperate enemy and that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

The man in black was ultimately a master of the Lotus Palace. Pang Xingji and these few dozen ordinary guards were no match for him. He even wanted the private army on the city wall to deliberately make way for the enemy to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

To deal with such a master, one must confront an even stronger master.

After the enemy was defeated and fled, Jiang Yunying could no longer hold on and vomited several mouthfuls of blood. Her delicate body floated erratically in the air, but fortunately, Lin Xiaomei caught her in her arms.

"My lady, what's wrong?" Lin Ping asked worriedly. He hadn't seen Jiang Yunying injured by the man in black, so she shouldn't be so weak.

"Sister-in-law, you have to hold on, I still have medicine here." Lin Xiaomei cried out in distress, frantically searching her body, and finally found a delicate porcelain bottle.

At this moment, Jiang Yunying was barely breathing and shook her head, saying, "It's no use. No matter how many pills I take, it won't help. Xiao Mei, put me down. I want to say goodbye to my husband."

Lin Xiaomei's tears fell in a steady stream. She knew the consequences of forcibly taking five pills; even if a celestial being descended to earth, they might not be able to save Jiang Yunying.

She even considered committing suicide to atone for her sins, since she had also participated in the operation.

With Lin Xiaomei's help, Jiang Yunying staggered to her feet, even managing to force a pale smile. Even if she were to die, she wanted to leave Lin Ping with her best side.

"My husband, thank you for everything you've done for the City Lord's Mansion, and thank you for coming to see me one last time," Jiang Yunying said, her voice weak and her emotions sincere.

Jiang Yunying would always thank Lin Ping whenever he did something beneficial for the City Lord's Mansion, but this time was different. Lin Ping's heart was filled with complex emotions.

He wanted to argue and tell Jiang Yunying to rest well, but he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to finish expressing her thoughts before she died, so he listened quietly.

At this point, Jiang Yunying knelt directly in front of Lin Ping and pleaded, "I'm afraid I won't make it through the night. If I die, please continue to help the City Lord's Mansion. Even if your descendants take away Yu'er's title, it doesn't matter. I only hope that you can ensure Yu'er's safety for the rest of his life."

Lin Ping's heart broke at this sight. He never expected Jiang Yunying to kneel before him, and he never expected her to dote on Jiang Yunyu so much.

This is similar to Sima Yi during the Three Kingdoms period. He did not seize the throne, but that does not mean his descendants would behave themselves.

Jiang Yunying believed in Lin Ping's character and knew the greed in people's hearts. His descendants might covet the position of city lord. Even so, Jiang Yunying still hoped that Lin Ping could assist Jiang Yunyu.

"No, you'll be alright." Lin Ping's eyes began to redden as he shouted hysterically, trying to support Jiang Yunying's body with both hands.

However, Jiang Yunying remained kneeling on the ground, shaking her head and saying, "My husband has not yet granted Yunying's request."

Knowing he couldn't go against Jiang Yunying's wishes, Lin Ping pointed to the sky and swore, "I, Lin Ping, promise to assist Yu'er for the rest of my life. If I have any thoughts about the title, I will be struck by lightning."

This was the first time Lin Ping had been so serious and earnest since his transmigration. When faced with life and death, his feigned playboy and carefree attitude was completely ineffective.

"As for offspring..." Lin Ping hesitated for a moment before saying, "If my wife leaves, I, Lin Ping, will never marry again for the rest of my life."

In fact, Lin Ping was someone who was going to leave anyway. The reason he hadn't taken the initiative to complete the tasks given by the system was so that he could spend more time with Jiang Yunying.

After all, he had never even seen what his wife looked like.

If Jiang Yunying really dies, he will complete his mission as soon as possible and return to his own world, so there will be no question of whether or not he will marry.

"Brother..." Lin Xiaomei reluctantly tugged at Lin Ping's sleeve, naturally considering the Lin family's interests.

Lin Xiaomei knew that Jiang Yunying was likely to die young, and if Lin Ping did not marry her in this life, it would mean that the Lin family line would end.

At the same time, the city lord and others rushed over upon hearing the news, anxiously asking, "What happened? What's wrong with Ying'er?"

The city lord not only saw Jiang Yunying's pale face, but also saw her kneeling in front of Lin Ping, and felt a thousand worries and confusions in his heart.

Jiang Yunyu arrived a little earlier and overheard the conversation between Jiang Yunying and Lin Ping. He also knelt down in front of Jiang Yunying and cried out, "Elder sister, please don't let anything happen to you. Yu'er doesn't care about any title."

Perhaps it was because he inherited the genes of the city lord's wife, or perhaps it was because of Lin Ping's influence, in short, in Jiang Yunyu's eyes, the title was not so important; he cherished the kinship with Jiang Yunying more.

Pang Xingji hurriedly told the city lord the whole story, which immediately made him panic. "Someone, go and find Doctor Jia."

In the city lord's eyes, Jia Zhi was the best doctor and might be able to heal Jiang Yunying's injuries.

"Little sister, tell me quickly what happened? Why is your sister-in-law so seriously injured?" Lin Ping looked at Lin Xiaomei with sharp eyes, thinking it was her "masterpiece".

"It's Lotus Poison, a poison that every Lotus Palace disciple carries with them. It flares up once a month and is managed by taking antidotes. However, in order to improve her strength, my sister-in-law forcibly swallowed five antidotes, which caused a backlash from the Lotus Poison. Even if the Palace Master himself came, he might not be able to cure it." Lin Xiaomei hurriedly explained the situation of the Lotus Poison.

"What a vicious poison! Once you take it, you're doomed for life!" Lin Ping muttered, his hatred for the Lotus Palace instantly intensifying.

He finally understood why Lin Xiaomei had aided and abetted evil; she must also have this poison in her body.

"Are those five pills of different colors?" Lin Ping suddenly realized something.

Lin Xiaomei nodded in confusion, wondering how Lin Ping knew that the lotus poison consisted of five pills implanted in the body.

At this point, Lin Ping understood many things. No wonder the Lotus Palace disciples kept their mouths shut, even knowing they were doomed, they dared not betray them. It turned out they were coerced by the poison.

"Wouldn't it be possible to detoxify if we took out those five pills?" Lin Ping asked hurriedly, a glimmer of hope rekindling within him.

Lin Xiaomei shook her head and said, "It's no use. Those five pills are constantly moving through the body along the meridians. No one can find them. Even if you are lucky enough to manage to remove one, it will only cause the poison of the other pills to become more potent, leading to an even more miserable death."

These five poisons each contain one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They also have a mutually reinforcing and restraining effect. Once one of them is removed, the other one will be difficult to suppress, thus unleashing a more potent toxicity.

For example, if the water poison in Jiang Yunying is removed, the pill containing fire poison will become even more potent, immediately causing excruciating pain from being burned alive.

Therefore, there is no cure for lotus poisoning!