A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

"I released it back into the wild, and it should be back in the next couple of days," Shi Yanxia said.

Bai Nuannuan was stunned again, saying, "Released it? It managed to come back on its own? It knows its way around!"

As soon as she asked the question, she realized that her brain was indeed not working properly.

This little snake chased all the way to the capital. Even without anyone to guide it, it could still find Shi Yanxia. Let alone if it were released, would it recognize the way back?

“It can come back, I’ve already talked to it,” Shi Yanxia said.

Bai Nuannuan rubbed her cheeks, made a cute expression, and then said, "Okay, I'll go out then."

She turned and ran away as she spoke, afraid of the look in Zhan Jinglin's eyes that seemed to want to kill her.

After Bai Nuannuan ran away, the bedroom returned to silence. Zhan Jinglin handed her a peeled orange and said, "Leave everything else to me. You get some rest."

"Pfft, I'm not that fragile." Shi Yanxia couldn't help but laugh when she saw his worried eyes.

As Zhan Jinglin watched her eat the orange, his heart seemed to be filled with something. This quiet scene gave him a sense of belonging.

"Should we have someone tie up and imprison Shen Ming and Shen Qinghong first, and see if they become anxious after leaving the Shen residence, and whether the Shen residence will change?" Zhan Jinglin asked after a long silence.

Shi Yanxia ate the orange he had peeled, and her eyes lit up.

"Yes, tie them up discreetly. Now that Shen Lianchu is back, he'll definitely look for them. If he finds out they're both missing, he'll guess that we did it, or that they've found another way out," Shi Yanxia said.

That way we can see them fighting like dogs, and things will get more and more interesting.

This is the best gift to give Shen Lianchu upon his return.

“Okay, then I’ll have Gu Qing do it,” Zhan Jinglin said.

He called Gu Qing directly. At that moment, Leng Ziming and Gu Qing were drinking. After receiving the call, the two of them went out almost in their slippers, walking hurriedly, clearly in high spirits.

"Get some rest," Zhan Jinglin said.

He had just stood up when Shi Yanxia grabbed his wrist.

The woman's slender hand grasped the man's wrist. The warmth from her fingertips sent shivers down his spine. He felt parched, his heart pounding, and he was completely out of control.

"Let me take your pulse," Shi Yanxia said.

She hadn't checked Zhan Jinglin's pulse in a long time. His poison had been suppressed, but it hadn't been completely cleared.

If it's not cleared out, it means the poison is still in his body, a hidden danger that could explode at any time, and once it does, it could be fatal.

"Okay." Zhan Jinglin didn't refuse.

He slowly sat down, extending his wrist to rest on the armrest of the sofa. After wiping her small hands clean, Shi Yanxia placed her fingertips on his wrist and quietly turned her head to listen to his pulse.

She twitched her fingertips slightly and frowned occasionally.

"Nothing's wrong. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Brew it up and drink it later before you go to sleep," Shi Yanxia said.

She hadn't prescribed him any medicine in a long time, and now she was offering to do so. Zhan Jinglin's dark eyes narrowed slightly. She didn't say anything, and the man naturally didn't ask either.

The two seemed to have a tacit understanding, neither daring to mention his illness, as if they both knew that his illness was severe and dangerous, and could take his life at any moment.

"Okay," Zhan Jinglin replied.

Shi Yanxia picked up a pen from the side, wrote the prescription on it, and then handed it to him.

"Good night." Zhan Jinglin took the prescription and then stood up to say good night to her.

She sat on the sofa, watching Zhan Jinglin leave. After the man's figure disappeared from her bedroom, Shi Yanxia's face instantly fell, and her expression darkened.

"I've managed to suppress it, so why is it still showing signs of exploding? What went wrong?" Shi Yanxia murmured softly.

Logically speaking, Zhan Jinglin's poison shouldn't be acting up again.

The remaining poison is nothing to worry about now and can be eliminated at any time, but his pulse just now was very subtle.

Shi Yanxia fell into deep thought, the image of that man, his face conjuring up in her mind. She said thoughtfully, "Could that man driving the Rolls-Royce be related to Zhan Jinglin's situation?"

"He was destined to die, but someone died in his place, thus saving him from this calamity."

"Zhan Jinglin's poison is constantly throbbing and cannot be suppressed at all. It could erupt at any moment. Is it really necessary to trade one life for another?"

"Why was the aura between him and Zhan Jinglin attacked? Could it be that someone coveted their aura and wanted to borrow it and take it for themselves?" Shi Yanxia fell into deep thought.

She was startled when she first saw Zhan Jinglin.

After all, the luck he possessed was the most powerful kingly luck she had ever seen. Because of this, she stayed by his side and, by borrowing his luck, improved her own cultivation considerably.

That's why she went back to the Zhan residence despite being injured.

Where Zhan Jinglin is, that is her confidence. Just like when she forcibly removed a wisp of her soul before, as long as she is given enough time to stay by Zhan Jinglin's side, she will be able to recover quickly.

"Did Shen Lianchu and the others come for the luck? Or for their ancestors?"

“Only a powerful ancestral grave can nurture a ruler with such strong fortune,” Shi Yanxia murmured softly.

It seems abnormal, but in reality, everything seems normal.

She shook her head, not wanting to think about it anymore. Instead, she got up, walked to the bedside table, opened the drawer, took out a box, and looked at what was inside.

“Master, where did you go? That night at school, you rushed back without saying a word and left. I can’t even feel your presence now.”

"What exactly is your relationship with Shen Guishi? I can't find her, and I can't even find you right now."

"Your energy in metaphysics and entertainment is constantly weakening. What happened to you, or are you withdrawing from it? Why did you guide me back to the capital before?"

"Do you want me to expose the true colors of the Shen family and turn against Shen Lianchu, or do you want me to come back and investigate everything?"

"What is your relationship with Shen Guishi and Zhan Chenhan? I feel like you've left us with a lot of mysteries," Shi Yanxia said.

Originally, she could communicate with her master once she opened the box.

But now the keepsake inside the box is like a dead object, silent and without a sound.

Shi Yanxia put the things back, closed the drawer, and lay alone on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep. Just as she was about to charge her phone, it vibrated.

Her phone vibrated.

Seeing the familiar number, she was a little puzzled and quickly answered the phone, asking, "Officer Huang, why aren't you asleep so late?"

"Yan Yan, it's me." Officer Huang's voice was deliberately lowered.