Spring arrives and the land smiles

The effects of the black sunflower are indeed as unique as its rarity.

Luo Qing had been asleep for six hours. Xiao Shier placed two fingers on Luo Qing's pulse, and his slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed: "Luo Nannan is really lucky. She will recover after resting for two more days."

"Thank you, Twelfth Master." Qingyan bowed deeply.

“You’re too kind, young lady,” Xiao Shier replied, unusually serious.

Luo Qing was still asleep, sleeping peacefully, and any occasional unease quickly subsided.

Xiao Shier looked at Luo Qing on the bed and sighed unconsciously.

"Luo Nannan suffered hardship and loneliness in her childhood. I hope you will take pity on her in the future."

Qingyan only knew that Luo Qing and Lan Zhen had known each other since childhood in the Valley of Immortal Physicians, from infancy to adulthood, their bond was stronger than blood ties. She was unaware that Luo Qing had suffered the hardship of being orphaned in his youth. She had assumed that Luo Qing, being so close to Lan Zhen, must be a descendant of someone of high status, but it turned out he was an orphan.

"May I ask Mr. Twelve to explain in detail?"

"You didn't know?" Xiao Shier looked shocked. "Luo Nannan never told you anything about his childhood?"

"Never."

“Well—” Xiao Shier narrowed his eyes with difficulty, “Well, let him tell you himself.”

Qingyan wanted to ask more questions, but Xiao Shier got up and left.

"This guy, he did it on purpose, didn't he?" Qingyan looked at Xiao Shier's smug back and suddenly had a different understanding of the meaning of brotherhood.

"Hey, hey, don't push me! You, you, how come you don't act like a proper young lady at all?"

Xiao Shier had just stepped out when he was shoved back in forcefully, nearly knocking over the flower stand inside the room.

Qingyan quickly helped him up.

At that moment, a brightly dressed young woman burst in, her voice loud and melodious: "Xiao Twelve, you think you can get away with hiding from me? I'll strip you naked!"

Upon seeing Qingyan, the girl's threatening words faltered, and her gaze instantly sharpened: "Who are you?"

Seeing the hostile look and tone of the newcomer, Qingyan immediately realized the relationship between the girl and Xiao Twelve. She had just been tricked by Xiao Twelve, so she couldn't let him get away with it so easily.

Qingyan glanced at Xiao Shier beside her, and deliberately pulled him closer to her with the hand that was supporting him: "Shouldn't a young lady introduce herself before asking questions?" She then gave him a provocative look.

Seeing Qingyan's arrogance, the girl glared fiercely at Xiao Twelve and asked through gritted teeth, "Xiao Twelve, tell me, who is she?"

Seeing this, Xiao Shier immediately backed down. He looked back at Qing Yan and pleaded, "Please don't hurt me. Quickly explain for me. Whatever you want to know, I will tell you everything I know."

Xiao Shier naturally knew the crux of the problem from Qingyan's actions, but the aggressive young girl seemed even more terrifying than Luo Qing, and Xiao Shier instantly decided to betray his brother to save his life.

"Xiao Twelve!!" the girl said impatiently.

Having received the promise she desired, Qingyan released her hand from Xiao Shier and smiled faintly at the impatient girl: "Don't be impatient, young lady. I am Luo Qing's wife."

"Xiao Twelve, if you said she was Lan Xiaozhen's wife, I might believe it a little. But you're using Luo Nannan as a shield, you're just asking for death." As the girl spoke, she made a move to hit Xiao Twelve.

Xiao Shier couldn't dodge and was hit hard several times, causing him to howl like a banshee.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Luo Nannan. He's in the inner room."

The girl stopped what she was doing and stared wide-eyed at Qingyan: "Is he telling the truth?"

"Luo Qing is resting in the inner room, so it's not convenient to disturb her at this time," Qingyan replied.

Qingyan's answer instantly ignited the girl's gossipy heart. She quickly put Xiao Shier aside and enthusiastically surrounded Qingyan, completely losing her previous aggressive demeanor.

"Tell me quickly, how did you two meet and fall in love?" The girl's curious expression made Qingyan laugh.

"Well, that's a long story," Qingyan said, deliberately keeping him in suspense.

"Oh, to make a long story short, tell me about the first time we met," the girl pressed.

“Last winter, I was abducted and sold to Hua Man Lou in Suizhou. The manager at the time was Luo Qing,” Qingyan said simply.

"Wh-what? Luo Nannan is a brothel owner?" the girl exclaimed in shock. She turned to look at Xiao Twelve, "Hit me, or I'm probably hallucinating."

"Then you're not allowed to fight back." Xiao Shier raised the corner of his mouth.

"Get lost—" The girl waved away Xiao Twelve who was approaching, and directly took Qingyan's arm. "You continue."

"Luo Qing couldn't bear to force a good woman into prostitution, so she saved me and even cured my old ailment," Qing said.

"A hero saves a damsel in distress, then repays her with his body—that's quite a romantic scene," the girl exclaimed.

"When did you two get married?" the girl continued to ask.

Just as Qingyan was wondering how to answer, Luo Qing came out from the inner room.

"Did I wake you up?" Qingyan pouted apologetically.

"It's nothing. Is there anything unusual about your wound?" Luo Qing stepped forward to support Qing Yan.

Qingyan shook her head.

When the girl saw that the person in question had woken up, she also came over.

"Lingluo, when did you arrive?" Luo Qing was somewhat surprised to see the girl.

"Luo Nannan, you're really not being fair. You've forgotten your friends for the sake of a pretty face. It's been so long since you've been to Lingluo Manor." The girl patted Luo Qing's shoulder casually.

Xiao Shier immediately came over and pulled Lingluo aside: "What are you filming? Don't hurt Luo Nannan."

"Even if you and I combined couldn't beat Luo Nannan, I could still break him." Lingluo retorted.

"I just can't take pictures." Xiao Shier actually argued with her.

"Xiao Twelve, are you asking for trouble? Now you're trying to tell me what to do." Lingluo pretended to hit him.

Xiao Shier dodged and ran away, leaving Lingluo empty-handed. She then chased after him.

The room finally quieted down.

"You've slept for six hours, you must be hungry. Have some porridge first." Qingyan brought over a bowl of warm millet porridge from the small stove, scooped up a spoonful, and held it to Luo Qing's lips.

Luo Qing blushed: "I, I'll eat it myself."

Qingyan chuckled softly, and because of her shoulder injury, she didn't insist.

“We’ve already wasted a lot of time here, let’s set off for Jinzhou tomorrow,” Luo Qing said.

Qingyan nodded.

"Qingqing's injuries should have taken a few more days to heal, but we must act swiftly in this emergency. Therefore, you must follow my instructions regarding all aspects of life on the road," Luo Qing continued.

Your words are correct.

"It will take four or five days to get to Jinzhou from here, or seven or eight days at the latest. I don't think it will delay our business. If you feel unwell, please let me know."

Qingyan smiled and responded.

Seeing that the patient was so obedient, Luo Qing couldn't say anything more.

"You've arranged everything for me, but what about you?" Qingyan tilted her head and asked seriously.

"The black sunflower has a miraculous effect on the injury on my wrist, and it's almost healed now." Luo Qing didn't seem to care much.

Xiao Shier had just checked Luo Qing's pulse and said that her injuries were improving, so Qing Yan only made one request: you must stay by my side while I recuperate.

Luo Qing smiled and could only nod in agreement.