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

The image of that frequently appearing Rolls-Royce kept flashing through Shi Yanxia's mind; the man was clearly losing his composure.

The more he moved, the closer he watched.

In that case, he will definitely try to show up and make his presence known. At that time, he may automatically express his opinion without her having to ask him for information.

"The talisman you planted on Shen Qinghong, has it had any effect on your own health?" Zhan Jinglin asked with some concern.

The more she wanted to finish quickly, the more he felt that something was wrong with her.

Shi Yanxia was too eager to close the net, and her state made Zhan Jinglin increasingly uneasy, vaguely sensing that something might be wrong with her.

"Huh?" Shi Yanxia was somewhat taken aback.

She quickly turned her head away, trying to hide the turmoil in her heart.

She hadn't expected that Zhan Jinglin's focus would be on her well-being, rather than on how things were progressing.

“What could possibly happen to me? Zhang Feng and I have been getting along better lately, and he can help me with some things,” Shi Yanxia said, her almond-shaped eyes avoiding his gaze.

She stood up and started to walk out. As she passed by him, Zhan Jinglin grabbed her wrist.

“Shi Yanxia, ​​there’s nothing worth risking your life for. If it really comes down to paying a price like your life, then I should be the one to do it, not you to bear it alone.”

"Your involvement is actually due to the Zhan family, which dragged you into it. In addition, I was poisoned. Even though I am currently suppressed, it is still unknown when something will happen."

"You are still young with a bright future ahead of you, and you have many wonderful years ahead of you. You shouldn't be like this."

“I should be the one to handle dangerous situations. I’m a man, and I should protect you instead of always making you rush to the front lines. I don’t need your protection. Can I protect you this once?” Zhan Jinglin said sincerely.

Shi Yanxia felt a lump in her throat as she listened.

She forced a faint smile, looked up to meet his gaze, raised her slender hands to cup his handsome face, leaned forward, and looked at him closely.

She saw her reflection in Zhan Jinglin's eyes, and seeing the fear and dread in them, as well as the worry and repression in his heart, her smile deepened.

"Who am I? I am Shi Yanxia. How could something happen to someone as powerful as me? Besides, I didn't mean to protect you. I take you with me everywhere I go, isn't it because I want you to protect me?" Shi Yanxia said softly.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Jinglin stretched out his long arms and tightly encircled her in his embrace.

Feeling her body temperature and listening to her pounding heartbeat, Zhan Jinglin felt an unprecedented sense of peace at this moment.

"Pfft, Mommy, come quick, your sister and uncle are going to hug you!" The little girl waved behind her while peeking through the crack in the door.

Upon hearing this, her sister-in-law immediately stepped forward, covered her eyes, and forcibly carried her away.

"Kids shouldn't look around like that. If you disturb their romance, your dad will be angry," his sister-in-law said in a low voice.

The little girl became even more curious and asked, "Mommy, did you and Daddy used to hug each other? Like this?"

The conversation between the child and Officer Huang's wife reached their ears. Shi Yanxia blushed and pushed Zhan Jinglin away. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear. She quickly said, "Um, let's go first."

"Okay." Zhan Jinglin was in a good mood as he looked at her shy and somewhat at a loss.

He somewhat domineeringly pulled her hand and walked outside. While Shi Yanxia was chatting with her sister-in-law, the man still did not let go of her hand. Only when her sister-in-law knew that Officer Huang would not be coming back tonight and that he was safe did the worry in her eyes secretly subside.

Clearly, she trusted Shi Yanxia from the bottom of her heart; her words seemed like a royal decree.

After saying goodbye to the little girl and his sister-in-law, Zhan Jinglin pulled Shi Yanxia outside. The moonlight outside was just right, enveloping the dark night as if trying to forcibly dispel the darkness.

"Where to?" Zhan Jinglin asked.

Shi Yanxia sat in the car, looking at the dark night, and only looked away after a long time.

“Officer Huang probably can’t handle going back to that pastry shop by himself,” Shi Yanxia said.

Seeing the worry in her eyes, Zhan Jinglin nodded slightly, started the car, and drove off towards the pastry shop.

Shi Yanxia gazed thoughtfully out the car window, as if many thoughts were constantly echoing in her mind, impacting every nerve in her body, and the events of the past became exceptionally clear.

Everything is like a dense web of threads, constantly intertwined.

“After dawn, we’ll set off with Bai Nuannuan and the others. It seems it’s time to go back to that mountain village again,” Shi Yanxia said.

Every cause must have an effect.

What originated in the mountain village seems to be spreading continuously.

From the moment Zhan Jinglin was poisoned until the discovery that someone had planted blood poison in the mountain village, everything spiraled out of control.

It's as if it were preordained.

“Okay.” Zhan Jinglin quickly replied.

He had no further questions or other thoughts. It seemed that as long as she spoke, he would stay by her side and accompany her anywhere, no matter how great the risk.

“That little thing should be back by now,” Shi Yanxia said.

The "little thing" she was referring to was naturally the little snake.

She left it on the mountain near the Taoist temple, and now she has a vague feeling that it is about to return.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Jinglin tightened his grip on the steering wheel. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he turned his head to look at her figure, but said nothing more.

The luxury car sped along until it reached the vicinity of that road.

Zhan Jinglin parked the car, glanced around, and said, "The atmosphere isn't quite right."

“Of course, I’ve blocked all the doors around here, so the things inside can’t get out, which naturally makes them anxious,” Shi Yanxia said.

She sneaked in not only to see what the old woman was doing, but also to block all the surrounding paths, sealing the thing away invisibly.

In this way, once she senses something is wrong and tries to leave but can't, her true colors will be revealed.

"Let's go down and take a look," Shi Yanxia said.

As soon as she got out of the car, she felt a gust of wind, and not far away, Officer Huang stood beside the car with a solemn expression.

Hearing the car, Officer Huang turned around and met Shi Yanxia's gaze with some surprise.

"Miss Shi, what brings you here?" Officer Huang asked with delight.

Even though he was a police officer, he was still a little scared when he encountered this situation.

He had experienced this once before when he was at school, and today, seeing someone riding a paper horse again still startled him.

"Don't come any closer, don't go outside that circle," Shi Yanxia quickly said to stop them.

As soon as Officer Huang extended his arm, the strong wind blew it past, and he vaguely felt some pain. He quickly pulled his arm back and found a scratch on his arm.

He was quite frightened and exchanged a surprised glance with Shi Yanxia.

Officer Huang couldn't imagine what would have happened if he had gone outside. Would the person have died on the spot? Could a gust of wind be so powerful? Invisible yet capable of harming people? Even killing them.

"Something's not right. She must have realized something's wrong and tried to run away but couldn't. Now she probably wants to take everyone down with her," Shi Yanxia said in a low voice.