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Understand!

Shen Yuntan couldn't help but admire him immensely.

She took a branch and deftly gutted the loach, removing its internal organs, then skewered it and placed it on the fire. The firelight illuminated her lotus-like face, making her exceptionally beautiful.

Without salt and pepper, the loach meat, though extremely tender, is ultimately not considered delicious.

However, Shen Yuntan felt that it was even more delicious than the finest delicacies, and it was the most peaceful and joyful meal he had ever had in his life.

The Jinxiu Medical Clinic was completely burned down in a mysterious fire. When Shen and Tang returned to Zhenyang City, they only saw ruins. Tianxiu was nowhere to be found, and many women stood before the ruins, weeping bitterly. Some innocent neighbors, caught in the crossfire, looked at their burned homes and wept uncontrollably.

"Tianxiu... Tianxiu!" Nineteen stared blankly at the withered trees, then tried to rush in to find him, but Yun Tan held her tightly. "What are you doing! Tianxiu! Tianxiu! Even if you really hate him! You can't... you can't." She sobbed uncontrollably.

“He’ll be fine.” Shen Yun said calmly, slowly closing his eyes. “If he could be burned to death by this kind of fire, he wouldn’t be a genius.”

However, his hand slowly clenched into a fist. He didn't care whether Tianxiu was dead or not; the fire was just telling him one thing.

Master is back.

Tianxiu, expecting him to investigate, was naturally clueless as well. So, how much did Tianshu know?

His palms suddenly felt cold. He had watched as Tian Shu's dagger pierced the man's heart. He had buried the old man himself and guarded the grave for three days and three nights, fearing that the old man might not be dead and might break out of the grave.

Could it be that their master, carrying unfulfilled wishes and hatred, has returned once again from the flames of hell?

Until death do us part.

As night deepened, many of the onlookers dispersed. Nineteen, looking utterly dejected, squatted in a corner, drawing circles like an abandoned kitten. Shen Yun's heart softened, and she went over to squat down beside her: "Let's find an inn and get some rest. Don't worry, Tianxiu won't die from the fire."

"I'm not worried. Tianxiu may be effeminate, but he's cunning, so he won't die so easily." Nineteen buried his head in his knees, speaking in a muffled voice, "By the way, did you bring any money with you when you came out?"

Chapter Twenty: Ambiguity

Nineteen buried her head in her knees and spoke in a muffled voice: "By the way, did you bring any money with you when you came out?"

Shen Yuntan was slightly taken aback, then his brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Nineteenth Heroine, I remember you were going shopping when you came out. By the way, did you not bring any money with you when you went shopping?"

"..." Nineteen rolled her eyes at him and remained silent.

You bastard! How could I possibly tell you that I was having so much fun teasing Tian Shu that I took my purse out of the tree branch and left it there while changing clothes?!

"Huh? Could it be..." Shen Yuntan observed her expression and noticed something strange about her face. He found it very interesting and immediately forgot all about his master and the burning of the Jinxiu Medical Hall. He felt that teasing her was the most important thing at the moment.

"Yes, yes what is yes!?" Tang Shijiu jumped up, completely enraged.

“No…no, really not.” Yun Tan said knowingly.

"I didn't lose my purse, you lost your purse, your whole family lost theirs!" The lie slipped out, and Nineteen was startled. She quickly covered her mouth, squatted down, and reluctantly admitted in a low voice, "Okay, I did lose my purse."

A mocking, wicked smile began at the corners of his mouth, eventually spreading and overflowing.

"Ahhh! Nineteen, so you lost your purse? You actually lost your purse?" Yun Tan looked on in astonishment, as if such a shameful thing as losing a purse shouldn't have happened to Nineteen, who was "shrewd and capable," "experienced in the martial arts world," and "skilled in martial arts." "Nineteen, you actually lost your purse! I just thought you wouldn't have left it at the clinic and let it get burned!"

"..." There is an awkward situation that requires silence to handle.

"..." There is a kind of anger that needs to be suppressed in silence. Nineteen hugged his knees and silently recited a million times, "Don't bother with a good-for-nothing who has no martial arts skills," before he suppressed the urge to get up and beat him up.

The two people squatted in the corner, looking at the sky, the ground, and the ruins that had been burned clean by the fire.

A kind-hearted auntie who hadn't left yet was passing by. Seeing the two disheveled people, she very kindly took out a copper coin and placed it on the ground.

Nineteen looked at Yun Tan, finally finding an outlet for his pent-up anger: "Look at you, disheveled, unwashed, and without any money! You're a mess!"

"I'll probably be mistaken for a beggar!" She emphasized the words "without any money" with particular force.

Shen Yun raised an eyebrow, saying nothing, but his eyes clearly conveyed the message, "You think you're so great?"

After their ordeal on the back hill, Nineteen was covered in mud and filthy. Shen Yuntan had been splashing around in the stream for a while, and was also soaked in mud and water, so it was no wonder that passersby mistook them for beggars.

"Actually, it's not bad...maybe if things continue like this, we'll even have enough for tonight's room." Shen Yun said with a smile. Just as he finished speaking, a kind uncle came over and tossed him two copper coins.

"It's all because you didn't bring any money!" Nineteen emphasized the matter of "not bringing any money" again.

Shen Yun replied lazily, "When did I tell you that I didn't have any money on me?"

"Hmm?" Nineteen's eyes revealed distrust.

"If you don't believe me, feel it yourself..." Before the words were finished, the nineteenth Lu Shan's claws had already reached out and slipped inside Shen Yun Tan's clothes. Fortunately, she was wearing Tian Shu's men's clothing at the time, and her messy hair made it impossible to tell if she was male or female, otherwise she would have been condemned by the aunties and grandmas for being indecent!

Yes, it feels so good to be touched by a beautiful woman's hand.

Shen Yuntan half-heartedly resisted, but actually thoroughly enjoyed it. The calluses on his fingers, calloused from martial arts training, rubbed against his skin, sending a tingling, numbing sensation through him. He had only intended to tease her and take advantage, but the moment her hand slipped inside, a strange urge surged up his spine. Shen Yuntan prided himself on his strong self-control; even facing Zi Nu's alluring body earlier hadn't stirred him in the slightest. Yet now, he was truly finding himself unable to resist.

He quickly grabbed her fidgeting little hand and took out a string of gleaming, gossamer-thin gold leaves from his belt.

"Where did you get the money?" First came joy, then suspicion.

Shen Yun remained calm and composed. Having told lies so many times, he could easily come up with one without even blinking: "Tianxiu asked me to bring this before I left. He said he was afraid that someone as beautiful as you would sell you off by a slave trader. He told me to bring more money to redeem you."

"Hehehehehe..." I was expecting her to fly into a rage, but to my surprise, she started laughing like an idiot.

"I didn't expect I'd be so valuable." Playing with the gold leaf, Nineteen was very satisfied with his worth.

Shen Yun chuckled. This girl, he really couldn't predict what other jaw-dropping things she might say. He suddenly stood up and squatted down in front of her, "This humble servant is willing to serve as your carriage and horse, please move aside, Miss."

Nineteen was taken aback for a moment, but then she suddenly understood, and a feeling of tenderness and emotion slowly rose up and flowed into her heart.

"Spittoons... there are still many people on the street." Her face suddenly turned red. The usually carefree Nineteen was now a little shy.