However, this Prince Ning brought him back with a purpose.
He had heard that he was skilled in raising various Gu worms, which was why he was willing to bring him back from that small island.
Now, he was making him cultivate two Beauty Gu for him.
However, he hadn't cultivated Beauty Gu for decades, mainly because cultivating each Beauty Gu required the heart's blood of many children under two years old. Therefore, during the time he was trapped on the island, he couldn't cultivate such Gu worms. After trying to cultivate Beauty Gu again after decades, he was somewhat rusty.
In the past few days, he had been worried about whether these two Gu worms could be cultivated successfully. Unexpectedly, someone was now here to disrupt his cultivation of Beauty Gu.
As Leng Ruoli seized the opportunity when the old man and Jun Mohan were fighting, she quickly ran to the bedside and examined the children on the bed. After confirming they were still alive and had only been affected by the knockout drug, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old man, if you still have any humanity, stop creating more sin. Hurry and stop. Every child is a treasure to their parents. If you harm them, their parents will grieve and suffer just as much as you did with Ziwei Yun."
At this moment, Leng Ruoli stood by and tried to persuade the old man with her words.
"Heh, what does their grief and suffering have to do with me, this old man? These children weren't snatched by me," the old man argued.
He didn't believe in the concept of creating sin at all. As long as it was something he liked, he would do it according to his heart.
Seeing that the old man was unrepentant, Jun Mohan immediately dealt a fatal blow. He placed his hand on his waist, swiftly drew his soft sword, and then injected it with internal energy. His body moved like lightning, his actions swift, like a fleeting shadow. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the old man and slit his throat with a single sword stroke.
Before he died, the old man's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Jun Mohan. Then, he slowly collapsed onto the ground, his eyes open in death.
After seeing the old man die, Leng Ruoli hurriedly searched the room for the two Beauty Gu the old man had cultivated, wanting to take them back for research.
Later, after rummaging through the room for a while, she found a black porcelain container under a large wardrobe. Inside were two white worms the size of soybeans. Leng Ruoli casually tossed them into her experimental space.
At the same time, Ye Ying also found a jade pendant and a letter from the old man's body.
Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli took the jade pendant and the letter. They examined them. The jade pendant was an ordinary one, carved with a rabbit, and had no words. The letter only mentioned the matter of the old man cultivating Beauty Gu, with no signature.
However, Jun Mohan found the handwriting on the letter quite familiar, and he fell into deep thought.
"Jun Mohan, is there something wrong with this letter? Why are you staring at it blankly?"
Leng Ruoli, seeing Jun Mohan staring blankly at the letter in his hand, called him back to reality.
"Li'er, the handwriting on this letter is very similar to someone's." Jun Mohan said softly.
"Who?" Leng Ruoli asked him curiously at the time.
"Third Brother, Prince Ning. However, I'm not sure yet if this is his letter, because there are many calligraphy masters in the capital who can imitate others' handwriting," Jun Mohan honestly told Leng Ruoli.
"Let's discuss these things after we take them back. First, let's take these children on the bed back to find their parents."
With that said, Leng Ruoli also collected the children on the bed into her space.
After everyone had left the small courtyard, Leng Ruoli took out several explosive packages from her space and blew up the small courtyard, not giving those people any chance to commit evil deeds again.
Then, they returned to the manor called Sanying Zhuang, and Leng Ruoli also blew up that place before they returned to the capital.
On the way, they happened to pass by the reinforcements the old man had called.
Finally, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan returned to the Anji Hall before dusk.
Leng Ruoli placed the six children on the beds in the same ward and carefully examined their bodies. She found that the children had needle-prick wounds on their chests. Leng Ruoli quickly treated their wounds and gave each child half a Heart Protecting Pill and a Jade Dew Pill.
"Sigh, it's fortunate that we rescued them in time. Otherwise, even if these children survived, they would have had sequelae. I don't know which scoundrel did such a wicked deed."
"Jun Mohan, quickly have Ye Ying and the others inform the authorities, so they can bring the parents of the missing children to Anji Hall to claim them, and also call someone to have that mother and daughter-in-law bring their child back."
Leng Ruoli pursed her red lips slightly and said slowly.
"Alright, I'll go instruct him now."
Hearing this, Jun Mohan nodded slightly.
Immediately, he turned and walked out, following Leng Ruoli's instructions to inform Ye Ying. Then, he asked Xing'er to call the mother and daughter-in-law to pick up their child.
When the mother and daughter-in-law heard that their child had been rescued, they were both extremely excited. The illness of the young woman instantly subsided. She quickly jumped off the bed, pulled her mother-in-law, and asked Xing'er to take them to see the child.
Afterward, the two women followed Xing'er to the room where Leng Ruoli had settled the children. The young woman recognized her child at a glance and became very emotional. However, seeing her son still in a deep sleep, she shook him, her heart filled with worry.
So, the young woman looked up at the other children on the bed and shook them too. With a face full of concern, she looked at Leng Ruoli and asked, "Princess Consort, what's wrong with these children? No matter how I shake them, they won't wake up?"
"These children have inhaled a small amount of knockout drug, and its effects haven't worn off yet, so you can't wake them up." Leng Ruoli immediately explained to the young woman.
"Will they be alright?"
Hearing Leng Ruoli's words, the young woman became even more worried.
"No, I've already given them medicine. They'll be fine when they wake up." Leng Ruoli replied again.
The young woman, Hui Fang, finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Leng Ruoli's words.
To thank Leng Ruoli for saving her and her son, the young woman Hui Fang immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Leng Ruoli, but Leng Ruoli stopped her. Nevertheless, Hui Fang expressed many words of gratitude to Leng Ruoli.
Since seeing her son, it was as if the illness plaguing the young woman had instantly disappeared, replaced by a spirited demeanor.
Later, the young woman stopped caring about her illness and took her mother-in-law home.
Subsequently, the remaining five children were also claimed by their parents and taken home.