Han Qingru shook her head, "Pharmacist Mo, it's better for you not to know these things."

Mo Wuji said calmly, "I must know. Please tell me, Manor Lord Han."

He wasn't asking out of gossip. Now that he had killed the Ji brothers and rescued Han Qingru, he didn't believe the other party would let him off. With such a formidable enemy, Mo Wuji wouldn't be able to sleep at night if he didn't know their name.

Han Qingru understood and immediately said, "It's Lao Cai, the manager of the He Lian Commerce Building in Yingbian City. The Yingbian Twin Killers work for him. He practically dominates Yingbian City..."

"Wait, Manor Lord Han, a manager of a commerce building can dominate a Celestial City in the Immortal Region?" Mo Wuji interrupted Han Qingru.

Han Qingru looked at Mo Wuji and said, "Pharmacist Mo, if you don't mind, just call me Qingru, Senior Sister. After today, I don't even want to think about Hundred Flowers Manor, let alone mention it again."

"Isn't Hundred Flowers Manor yours? Why do you say that?" Mo Wuji asked, then realized he had digressed and quickly said, "Senior Sister Qingru, you don't have to call me Pharmacist Mo either. I'm not really a pharmacist."

"Okay, then I'll call you Junior Brother Mo." Han Qingru didn't explain about Hundred Flowers Manor but continued, "The He Lian Commerce Building is actually a branch of the He Lian Commerce Association in the Immortal World. Even the city lord of Yingbian City wouldn't dare to offend the He Lian Commerce Building. Moreover, Lao Cai's cultivation has even reached the late stage of Golden Immortal, and he possesses the He Lian Commerce Building's Rule Talisman."

Mo Wuji wanted to ask more questions, such as the difference between the Immortal Region and the Immortal World, and what level of immortal a Golden Immortal was. He knew that these questions needed to be asked slowly; Han Qingru couldn't answer them all at once.

Han Qingru didn't know that Mo Wuji knew nothing and continued, "Because Lao Cai has the Rule Talisman, he can stay in Yingbian City and even move around freely. He found out from somewhere that Hundred Flowers Manor had a 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones' and immediately became interested.

Before he could act, Hundred Flowers Manor knew that the information about the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones' had been leaked. Because the young master of Hundred Flowers Manor had always been obsessed with me, he actually proposed marriage to my stepmother, asking to marry me into Hundred Flowers Manor, with the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones' as the betrothal gift.

My stepmother agreed to Hundred Flowers Manor's request without even thinking. On the day of the wedding, a group of unknown cultivators suddenly stormed into Hundred Flowers Manor, killing almost everyone there, leaving only a few servants. When the leading cultivator saw my appearance, he wanted to take me away. At that time, I said that if I wasn't allowed to guard the manor for three years, I would immediately commit suicide, even if they obtained me."

Hearing this, Mo Wuji understood the general idea. Lao Cai, the manager of the He Lian Commerce Association in Yingbian City, wanted Hundred Flowers Manor's "Treatise on Herbs and Stones." As a result, Hundred Flowers Manor gave the "Treatise on Herbs and Stones" to Han Qingru's stepmother in advance as a betrothal gift, asking to marry Han Qingru.

Perhaps Hundred Flowers Manor hadn't had time to announce the "Treatise on Herbs and Stones" as a betrothal gift when Lao Cai arrived at Hundred Flowers Manor and massacred it. As a result, Lao Cai saw the beautiful Han Qingru and became interested. At this time, Han Qingru asked to stay at Hundred Flowers Manor for three years. Lao Cai was probably too fond of Han Qingru and agreed to her request, only sending some servants to guard her.

"This is the third year. Even if you hadn't come, I wouldn't have gone to Yingbian City to marry that Lao Cai."

Mo Wuji knew what Han Qingru meant; she probably intended to die. However, Mo Wuji didn't think it would be so easy for Han Qingru to die. Ding Ding, who was by her side, was Lao Cai's person; how could they let Han Qingru commit suicide easily?

Sure enough, Han Qingru sighed as she said this, "Ding Ding has always been with me. I didn't expect her to be bought off by Lao Cai as well."

"Did Lao Cai take away the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones'?" Mo Wuji was most concerned about this book.

Han Qingru said, "No, the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones' that Hundred Flowers Manor gave to my stepmother was fake."

"How do you know?" Mo Wuji blurted out.

"Because I found the real 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones' in Hundred Flowers Manor. It's clear that Hundred Flowers Manor deliberately wanted to draw Lao Cai's attention to my stepmother." Han Qingru sighed again, as if she felt that the whole world was a conspiracy.

Mo Wuji wanted to ask if he could take a look at the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones,' but seeing Han Qingru's expression, he couldn't bring himself to ask.

Without Mo Wuji asking, Han Qingru took out an ancient scroll and handed it to Mo Wuji. "Junior Brother Mo, you're very knowledgeable about medicine. I'll give you this real 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones.' The 'Hundred Flowers Collection' and 'Hundred Herbs Collection' that I compiled in Hundred Flowers Manor were based on that fake 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones,' so no one knows that this book is with me."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Qingru. This book will be very useful to me. I'll return it to you after I've read it." Mo Wuji didn't stand on ceremony and quickly accepted the 'Treatise on Herbs and Stones.'

Han Qingru waved her hand. "I'm not a pharmacist or an alchemist. This book has no meaning for me. You don't have to return it to me."

"What are Senior Sister's plans for the future?" Mo Wuji carefully put away the "Treatise on Herbs and Stones" and then asked.

Han Qingru's eyes were somewhat dazed. She looked outside the cave dwelling and said after a while, "I originally wanted to use the Yongying Immortal Region Alchemy Competition to go to the Yongying Immortal World to find my father. Now, I don't know where I should go or what I should do."

Mo Wuji understood why Han Qingru had asked about his ability to extract medicinal liquids; she had made this plan. He didn't point it out to Han Qingru. Han Qingru had little life experience. Even if she found him, she probably wouldn't be able to participate in the alchemy competition in the end.

"Senior Sister Qingru, stay with me for now. I'll find a way to send you to the Yongying Immortal World," Mo Wuji decided to find a way to send Han Qingru to the Yongying Immortal World.

Han Qingru shook her head. "You need to condense an Immortal Lattice to go to the Yongying Immortal World. Otherwise, you'll be crushed into blood mist by the Ascension Ladder."

Hearing about the Ascension Ladder, Mo Wuji quickly asked, "Senior Sister Qingru, I don't understand anything about Immortal Lattices and Ascension Ladders. Isn't this the Immortal Region? Why do we still need to climb the Ascension Ladder?"

Han Qingru looked at Mo Wuji in surprise. She really didn't understand why Mo Wuji, a Earth Immortal cultivator, didn't even understand these things.

Mo Wuji didn't deceive Han Qingru and said directly, "I came from the Semi-Immortal Region as a stowaway, so I don't know anything about these things."

"You're from the Semi-Immortal Region? Not a cultivator from Yongying Corner? Then how could you avoid the spatial blade array at the edge of the Immortal Chasm?" Han Qingru looked at Mo Wuji in shock.

Mo Wuji had no choice but to say, "I was also lucky. If I hadn't met Dao Friend Wen Lianxi, I probably wouldn't have survived. By the way, who is that red-clothed girl who went to Wen Lianxi from Hundred Flowers Manor?"

Han Qingru thought that Mo Wuji was proficient in array Dao and had recovered from her shock. Hearing Mo Wuji's question, she replied, "She's Lao Cai's relative. She stayed in Hundred Flowers Manor to monitor me. She's not a bad person, and she's very straightforward. Qian Shan, the manager of Wen Lianxi, was a friend of my father's. Later, he condensed an Immortal Lattice and stepped onto the Ascension Ladder to enter the Immortal World. The reason why he could come here again from the Immortal World with Wen Lianxi is that Wen Lianxi's family is amazing and can take out a Rule Talisman for him to use. I heard that you met Qian Shan on the road and he brought you here. I guess you have nothing to do with Lao Cai."

"Then why didn't you ask Qian Shan to send a letter to your father?" Mo Wuji asked.

Han Qingru shook her head, not answering Mo Wuji's question. What kind of power did the He Lian Commerce Association have in the Immortal World? Qian Shan was just a servant. How long had her father been in the Immortal World? If she asked Qian Shan to send a letter, she would be harming several people. Her plan was to obtain a place in the alchemy competition, then stay in the Immortal World and secretly look for her father.