The wind blows and the grass moves, a quiet scene.

  Hua Rou is tense, serious, uneasy and stiff.

  She was worried and anxious, and didn't have the energy to feel the significance of the hug, while Mu Junwu, who was hugging her, slowly calmed down.

  "Thank you." A soft voice whispered in Huā Róu's ear, and the hands that were embracing her waist also let go.

  Hua Rou took a deep breath, rubbed her hands together, turned to look at him, and naturally saw the redness in his eyes and the traces of tears.

  "Is it better now?"

  Mu Jun nodded slightly and didn't say anything.

  Hua Rou saw this and also lowered her head. She saw the falling herbs, without thinking, stretched out her hand to grab them and put them on his neck.

  She didn't say a word and remained silent, but her hand was pressed against his neck, as if she feared he would have another seizure.

  The atmosphere is a bit subtle: concern, care, warmth, and complexity are all mixed together, making Mu Junwu dazed.

  She said last time her parents passed away, if it's true, how did she survive?

  She looks so fragile, but she is so strong.

  "Is it true that your parents have passed away?"

  His inner doubts made him ask, and Hua Rou nodded slightly after a moment of stunned silence.

  "How did you get here?"

  Hua Rou bit her lip and shook her head.

  "My mother is also dead!"

  Hua Ruo's body trembled, and her eyes instantly turned red. "She was killed by the Qiu family, and they are still destroying my father's established business. What's worse is that this enemy was once someone I trusted and accompanied day and night..."

  Your voice is filled with coolness, hatred, heartache and thick sarcasm - he thinks it's ridiculous that he was born into such a family and still dares to hope for a pure land and genuine sincerity.

  "Is... is there really such a bad person in this world?" Hua Rou was shocked.

  At Tangmen, she saw the evil in human nature, but those people were strangers. It was the first time she heard that people who accompanied her day and night, people she trusted very much, would become enemies.

  "When you met me, he was trying to kill me." Mu Junwu said with a bitter smile, and at this moment, Hua Rou's anger rose as she clenched her fists: "This man is really detestable!"

  "Yes, it's detestable. I didn't want to settle scores with him at first, but... the hatred for killing one's mother cannot be forgiven! The foundation of my father's career cannot be left unguarded!"

  He gazed at Hua Rou's gentle eyes, filled with reluctance, knowing his decision would be to leave this place and bid her farewell.

  "I'll accompany you, I'll help you. That bad person is not good to you, and I'll join forces with you to deal with him!" Hua Rou heard this and immediately expressed her willingness, which made Mu Junwu unexpectedly ask: "You? You want to avenge me together?"

  "Hmm! Although I'm not as fierce as you, but I'll work hard!"

  "But revenge will involve bloodshed, sacrifice, and... death. Aren't you afraid?"

  "Good people will be rewarded, and bad people should be punished. Your revenge is justified, what's there to be afraid of?"

  "Am I going to become a fierce and evil spirit too?"

  "Revenge, huh? It's gotta be fierce to count. Not that you're a malevolent spirit or anything, but because you're a good person, even when you're bad, it's the 'bad' of a good person, not an evil one."

  "You believe in me so much?"

  "I must believe in you!" Hua Rou emphasized very seriously: "Don't worry, no matter what decision you make, I will support you, understand you, and be with you!"

  Admiring you, I look at Hua Rou, and suddenly smile: "Alright, I permit you... to accompany me."

  He decided he would stay with her until he had to leave.

  "Hua Ruo heard this and excitedly said: 'Alright then!' She stretched out her little thumb: 'Let's make a deal!'"

  Admiring you, I took a glance at that little thumb and hooked it up.

  "Pulling hooks into an agreement, one hundred years without change!"

  He smiled at her, seriously thinking if it was possible to take her with him...

  At this time, Huā Róu flipped her palm and grasped Mù Jūn Wú's wrist, feeling it carefully.

  "The poison in your body has stabilized for now, so just rest a bit longer with the medicine on, I need to go gather herbs first, Master wants me to finish gathering them today!"

  "You go ahead, I'll rest for a while and head back myself later."

  "Good." Huajun released Mu Junwu and stood up, ready to leave.

  "Ah!"

  "What?"

  "Thank you for believing me."

  Hua Rou smiled at him: "As it should be." After saying that, she went to the medicine field to continue picking herbs.

  As soon as she left, Mu Jun took down the medicine box, tidied up her clothes and stood up to leave.

  He didn't go down the mountain, but instead returned by the same route and arrived under the old tree again, lifting up the grass skin and entering the secret passage.

  In the medicine field, Hua Rou was picking herbs on one hand and recalling Mu Junwu's eyes reddening on the other, her heart full of tenderness.

  Brother Mo, don't worry, whether it's for you or for myself, I will work hard to grow up quickly and master the poisonous skills. I will definitely make myself stronger to help you.

  ……

  In a luxurious room of a wine house in Youzhou City, Peng Lan's face was gloomy as she scratched the handkerchief in her hand with a dagger.

  She pierced a thorn in his heart, forcing him to abandon his illusions and face reality. She thought he would return after getting lost, but until now, she still hasn't seen his returning figure.

  This made her feel very bad.

  "Master?" A surprised and delighted voice came from outside the room.

  Peng Lan quickly threw the dagger and the torn handkerchief into the needlework basket to cover them up. Just as she withdrew her hand, Mu Junwu walked in through the curtain.

  "Fourth Brother." Peng Lan's face lit up with surprise as he stood up to greet him.

  I silently walked up to her and sat down opposite her. Peng Lan, seeing this, hastily poured him a cup of tea and spoke in a flattering tone: "It's great that you're back, come, have some tea, I'll get someone to prepare some refreshments for you..."

  "It's unnecessary!" Mu Junwu looked at Peng Lan: "I came to tell you that I accept your father's proposal."

  "Really?" Peng Lan was overjoyed: "You're willing to?"

  I nod in admiration of you.

  Peng Lan was excited and delighted, her chin involuntarily lifted up.

  "But there's one thing I can't do." Mu Junwu suddenly added a sentence, leaving Peng Lan stunned: "What?"

  "I can't marry you."

  Peng Lan was stunned on the spot.

  "Your father has helped me, and all he wants is for the Peng family to prosper for generations to come. On the court, under one person... I can promise: when the matter is successful, your father will be granted the title of Zhu Guo, as long as the country remains stable, the Peng family will surely prosper for ten thousand years."

  Your promise is clear and straightforward, going straight to the heart, but these words are not important to Peng Lan. The sentence "I can't do it" has already made her mind go blank.

  She stared blankly at Mu Junwu, took several deep breaths, and forced herself to calm down: "Fourth Brother's words are as good as gold, but for my father, this verbal promise is probably not as solid as an alliance through marriage."

  "If I were to speak the truth without sincerity, our marriage would be nothing but a waste of your time."

  You said it, now get out - He came back just to say that, the words are already spoken, no need to waste any more breath here.

  "Wait!" Peng Lan gazed at him unwillingly: "I want to know, why did you refuse my marriage proposal? If you were so unwilling, why did you agree in the first place?"