"Tired?" Zhong Huilan asked softly as she saw Qi Li rubbing her eyes. "Then let's get down to business. Su Xuan told me what happened to you tonight. He said you want to make peace?"

As she spoke, Zhong Huilan placed a dossier in front of Qi Li. "This is the record of your brother's crimes. Take a look, and then we can talk about peace."

Qi Li's expression grew more complex as she flipped through the dossier with her slender fingers. It contained an extremely detailed account of the incident, revealing that her brother hadn't been innocently killed by the police but had committed a heinous crime. A crime so terrible it would be severely punished even in the world beyond the mountain. The information she had received before was not nearly as detailed; in fact, it had been grossly beautified.

"The lives of your people are no more noble than ours," Zhong Huilan said. "Now, tell me about the sincerity of your peace offer."

"Did Su Xuan tell you that I would heal Long Xiwén?" Qi Li asked, pushing the dossier aside and looking up.

"He did," Zhong Huilan confirmed.

"In addition to that, I will give you a fundamental cultivation method," Qi Li said. "I need to trade for my senior brother."

"I will also apologize to her," Qi Li pursed her lips and continued, "and give her a gift—one I'm sure she will like very much."

After talking with Qi Li for a while longer, Zhong Huilan took her to a city hospital where her senior brother was being held.

"Senior brother..." Seeing the towering figure of her senior brother lying in the hospital bed, his eyes shut tight, Qi Li's heart ached. "I've come to get you."

"Junior sister!" At the sound of her voice, the tough, unyielding man opened his eyes. They were unexpectedly moist. "Why didn't you run? How could you let them catch you? Was it that kid who captured you?"

"No," Qi Li shook her head. "Su Xuan didn't make things difficult for me. In fact, he saved my life..." As she spoke, she glanced at Zhong Huilan.

Taking the hint, Zhong Huilan led her people out of the room, leaving Qi Li and her senior brother alone.

"What? That kid is actually a good person? He not only saved you but also arranged for you to come and get me?" Her senior brother was astonished as he listened to Qi Li's detailed account. He was also furious, especially when Qi Li told him about Jiang Guinong. That old man actually tried to lay his hands on Qi Li? Thankfully, she had already killed him. Otherwise, he would have hunted Jiang Guinong down himself, even if it meant spilling his own blood on the streets.

"Senior brother, can you walk?" Qi Li asked. Now that she had explained everything, it was time to fulfill her promises.

"I can!" Her senior brother nodded, pushing himself up to sit on the edge of the bed. "Actually, I'm almost fully recovered. That kid was fierce, but his blows weren't fatal. I was just thinking about escaping when you showed up, heh heh."

"Escape? What's the point of escaping?" Qi Li glared at him. "You can't dodge every bullet. They all have guns; they'll turn you into a sieve."

"I've got a thick hide. They can't turn me into a sieve," her senior brother said with a simple-minded laugh.

He then followed Qi Li out of the ward.

Seeing them emerge, Zhong Huilan nodded and led them directly to Kangnai to see Long Xiwén.

"Miss, I'm sorry." The unusually tall man bowed deeply to Long Xiwén. It was clear Qi Li had talked to him beforehand.

"You..." Long Xiwén was stunned, completely unaware of what had led to this. Why was the man who had threatened to kill her entire team apologizing to her now? Is he just doing this to save himself? Then, she noticed Zhong Huilan discreetly shake her head, so she suppressed her questions.

"This is a Taoist pill for healing both internal and external injuries," Qi Li said, holding out her last miraculous healing pill to Long Xiwén. "I guarantee you'll be fully recovered within a day after taking it, and it won't interfere with your work."

"Additionally," she added, producing another pill, "this is a Youth-preserving Pill. While it can't grant eternal youth, it can delay the signs of aging for four or five years. Please accept this as well."

Zhong Huilan listened from the side, clicking her tongue in amazement. Such things, which she thought only existed in legends, were real. Forget the pill that could heal someone in a single day—the Youth-preserving Pill alone would fetch an astronomical price on the market. She quickly shot Long Xiwén a look, urging her to accept them.

After Long Xiwén accepted the pills, Qi Li added, "Please also thank... Su Xuan for me."

Then, ignoring the baffled Long Xiwén, she turned to face Zhong Huilan.

"You may go." Zhong Huilan gestured to the door. "We aren't inhospitable here. You're welcome to visit again. But next time, please... no more fighting and killing."

"Until we meet again!"

Qi Li and her senior brother gave Zhong Huilan a parting bow and left the room.

Zhong Huilan watched them leave before sitting by Long Xiwén's bed. She explained the entire sequence of events, causing Long Xiwén's beautiful eyes to widen in astonishment. It turned out Su Xuan was behind everything. He had done such incredible things without her ever knowing...

"Junior sister, are we heading back now?" Standing outside the hospital entrance, her senior brother took a deep breath of the cool air and asked Qi Li.

"Let's go back," Qi Li nodded. "Our mission is over. When we return, I'll have a long talk with my father. I hope he..."

"He might not be as reasonable as you are," her senior brother said gravely. "That was his only son..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Qi Li didn't want to discuss it further. Seeing a taxi stopped at the hospital entrance, she walked toward it.

Her senior brother sighed and followed her.

"Make way! Don't block our path!"

Just as Qi Li reached the taxi, two men got out. One was supporting the other, who appeared to be injured.

Qi Li stepped aside to let them pass, but as they drew near, one of them suddenly stumbled and fell toward her.

"Friend, watch your step!" Her senior brother immediately reached out a sturdy arm and steadied the two men.

The instant he caught them, a short blade appeared in one of the men's hands. It shot forward with lightning speed, plunging into his chest with a soft thud.

The blade only went in halfway, seemingly stopped by his dense muscle. But in that same instant, the supposedly injured man slammed his palm onto the dagger's hilt.

The rest of the blade sank out of sight...

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