After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Ru Qing spoke her first words.

Yan Yun felt a pang of sadness. "Is appearance more important to you than your sister?"

Because he praised her appearance, she became despondent because of her disfigurement? So she could abandon the sister he had always wanted to find? And feel at ease saying "go out and die"?

Yan Yun's tone carried a hint of anger.

Ru Qing's lifeless expression changed because of Yan Yun's words.

She turned to look at Yan Yun, her heart breaking: "I want to find my sister, but I'm like this..."

"So what? Aren't you yourself? Do you think the bank we're setting up is something you have to trade your face for?"

Ru Qing certainly wouldn't exchange her beauty for these things.

"No."

Then don't say you want to die in front of me. She had been in such a situation before, but she was not so desperate as to want to commit suicide. She held Ru Qing's shoulders tightly, not caring whether she was in pain or not, and wanted to tell her her will to live: "So what are you still afraid of? If anyone dares to laugh at you, I will stand in front of you. I will not let those people hurt you again."

Ru Qing was calmed down by the excited Yan Yun. With tears in her eyes, she said in a trembling voice, "Miss."

Yan Yun released her hand, pressed it against her forehead, and said gently, "Rest well and don't say such mortal things anymore."

Yan Yun picked up the medicine from the side and personally fed it to Ru Qing.

Ru Qing got off the bed on her own initiative. All the herbs on her face fell to the ground, and her wounds were still bloody.

Yan Yun frowned instantly.

"What medicine did the doctor prescribe?"

Ru Qing said it was sent by the steward, and that it was because she hadn't applied it as instructed that it was like this.

Yan Yun sighed and looked at her.

Ru Qing lowered her head in apology and promised, "Miss, I won't do it again."

Yan Yun looked at her.

Ru Qing repeatedly assured her, "Miss, I'm telling the truth."

Yan Yun then nodded.

"Then lie down, and I'll reapply the medicine to you."

Once Ruqing was lying down.

Yan Yun carefully covered Ru Qing's wound with the newly delivered herbs.

The more bloody the wound, the more Yan Yun would know how much suffering Ru Qing had endured.

She won't let those guys get away with it.

Half a month later.

Yan Yun followed the man in black, and the two disappeared into the night of Changgu City.

The bandits' den on the mountain was mostly burned down by Yan Yun's fire last time, leaving it bare. However, even after the fire, they still lived a prosperous life.

The stolen livestock were all gathered together, with their skins and hides lying next to them.

Upon smelling the foul stench of blood, Yan Yun thought of Ru Qing's injuries.

Because of these bandits, the people in the city were in a state of panic and could not sleep at night. However, these bandits stole a year's worth of hard work from others and could still squander it so recklessly, which made Yan Yun even more resentful.

The man in black warned Yan Yun that they could only be counted as one person, so he should not act rashly.

Yan Yun said she could help too.

But the man in black countered Yan Yun, "Can you guarantee that your face won't be recognized?"

Yan Yun naturally couldn't help, but there were many other ways she could be of assistance.

She carefully went to the large wine jar and poured in all the powdered medicine she had brought with her. It was specially prepared at the clinic, and the dosage was exceptionally large.

The man in black was surprised that Yan Yun would come up with this idea.

After Yan Yun finished pouring, the man in black whispered to her, "This is far from enough, after all, there are still many guys who don't drink."

Yan Yun then took out more oil paper packets from his bosom.

That package was supplied by the clinic; these were picked up by myself at night.

She poured it all into the well, and she and the man in black waited.

The man in black told Yan Yun to wait where she was, and that he would come back to find her when the time was right.

From behind, Yan Yun saw that he had removed his mask and walked into the crowd of bandits.

Yan Yun wanted to see his face again, but she couldn't see it clearly.

I never expected him to walk in so openly. Isn't that too dangerous?

I wonder what good day it is for those bandits today. Many bandits are taking wine and water from the wine jars and well. Smoke is still rising in the distance. Yan Yun is lying on the ground, hoping that as many people as possible will come to take it.

She waited for the man in black to return.

Time passed slowly.

Not long after, the already desolate mountain was filled with mournful cries.

Yan Yun looked up and saw that in the darkness, the bandits, their backsides exposed by the firelight, were running around in all directions.

The medicine is working.

Yan Yun drew the dagger from his waist.

A bandit was right in front of Yan Yun. He immediately unbuckled his belt and squatted down.

A nauseating, splattering sound, accompanied by a foul odor, spread out.

Yan Yun got up and leaned against her, then reached out and patted his shoulder.

The man started cursing.

"I'm about to poop, and you're still bothering me?"

He turned around, and Yan Yun plunged the dagger directly into his neck.

The other person didn't even cry out before reaching out to cover their neck.

Yan Yun drew his dagger, only to have his face splattered with blood.

The other person didn't even cry out before collapsing onto the piles of stuff they had pulled.

Yan Yun's hand trembled slightly. She had only learned what he had taught her, yet the guy in front of her was killed with a single blow.

With trembling hands, she pulled the dagger back without glancing down at the corpse on the ground.

Yan Yun hid behind him again, waiting for the next opportunity.

Because of the last fire, the bandits had become much more cautious, and they had separated all the houses with ditches. Yan Yun waited for the man in black to return, but his heart became calmer because of the bandit's death.

She was reborn, so naturally her life would not be the same as her previous one. When she killed the person who insulted her mother, she knew that her hands were stained with blood. She would use her own hands to take back everything that belonged to her. If she continued to be submissive and compromise, she would not get anything back.

Just as Yan Yun was concentrating on something, a man in black came over from the side. Yan Yun didn't recognize him and thought he was a bandit. He took out a dagger and was about to confront him when the man in black stopped him, saying, "Please stop, I'm here to help you."

Yan Yun heard an unfamiliar voice; it wasn't the person who taught him martial arts.

Yan Yun dared not let his guard down.

The other person immediately removed their mask, and when Yan Yun saw the face clearly, he was even more surprised than when he saw the bandits.

"It's you?"

The man in black touched his face.

Does she know her?

What shocked Yan Yun was that the person in front of him was the assassin who attacked Yun Yi that day. Since he was someone who opposed Yun Yi, why would he help him? From their perspective, they should be accomplices of Yun Yi.

The man stared at Yan Yun and then explained, "You don't need to look at me like that."

Yan Yun didn't relax her guard at all; she felt as if she had been framed.

"Why are you here?"

Yan Yun realized he had asked the wrong question and immediately changed his answer to, "Why did you come to my side?"

The man in black scratched his head. He didn't bother to explain and put the black cloth back on. "If you're not used to it, just keep it like this."

The man in black smelled blood and asked Yan Yun, "You did it?"

Yan Yun became wary of him and was now hesitant to tell the truth when asked questions.

He said, "Since we're going to have to take action anyway, let's choose something that's easier to do."

His monologue made Yan Yun feel that this person had ulterior motives and that she could not trust him.

But the man in black didn't have that awareness.

Then she asked Yan Yun, "Which doctor prescribed that medicine for you?"

"Myself."

The Zheng family also owns a medical clinic. By consulting those ancient books, they can prescribe large doses of medicine. Moreover, Yan Yun didn't care at all whether he was using too much medicine on these bandits.

"I never expected you to have this skill."

They were talking.

In the distance, something resembling a spark flew out of the sky.

The other party immediately noticed and told Yan Yun, "Girl, it's time for us to make our move."

Yan Yun still wanted to know, "Before that, I hope you can tell me who you are and why you came to my side."

They'd come to her rescue willingly? She didn't think such a thing was likely.

Seeing Yan Yun's troublesome appearance, the man in black remembered his young master's instructions.

He directly retorted to Yan Yun, "Have you forgotten why you insisted on coming here in the first place?"

Yan Yun hadn't forgotten because of Ru Qing.

Forget it.

As long as he doesn't lay a hand on me, I'll trust him this once.

"Let's go."

In this situation, as long as the man in black doesn't harm me, I can let him go without taking precautions. But if he attacks me, I won't let him get away with it.

The two leaned against the wall, cautiously looking ahead, until they saw the people sitting together again.

The man in black pointed at one of them.

"That man is the leader of the mountain stronghold."

After finishing his drink, he felt unwell and stood up to go to the outhouse.

Yan Yun and the man in black exchanged glances and immediately followed, having initially assumed he was alone.

But someone followed up and said, "Boss, the city lord wants us to send the gold and silver we stole to him outside the city."

The leader's face showed hatred: "That scoundrel, we haven't even had a chance to get to him yet, and he's already trying to take it from us?"