Poor Doctor An. Such a large family, a renowned medical lineage, yet reduced to just An Dong’er, the only one left alive.

Overnight, the entire family was wiped out. This was a devastating blow to a young girl like An Dong’er.

She bit her lip tightly, her red eyes resembling those of a furious yet pitiful beast, licking its wounds while masking its fragility.

Captain Wu was about to step forward to comfort her, but his apprentice, Chen Xiaomiao, beat him to it.

"Count me in! An Dong’er, from today onward, where there are ghosts, there is me, and where there is me, there are no ghosts!"

Damn it, I almost lost my life in reality, and nearly did in the game too! I have to remember this grudge!

Chen Xiaomiao thought fiercely. An Dong’er resonated with her sentiments, and they found common ground.

Captain Wu looked at the old, weak, and disabled in the team and repeatedly considered abandoning them to chase after the Wu Yu tribe for revenge.

But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Captain Wu, where do we go next?"

Suddenly, someone, facing the flickering light of the human soul fire, raised their head and asked.

Hearing this, the others also turned their gazes. Some were lost, some were nervous, because they faintly sensed that Captain Wu wanted to abandon them.

And once they lost Captain Wu's protection, not a single one of them would survive to the next village.

Forcing a smile, Captain Wu said in a hoarse voice, "Let's... go to Qingsi County."

"That's not appropriate, is it?"

"It's too far..."

"Captain Wu, please reconsider."

Everyone spoke up, but Captain Wu was determined.

"With me here, nothing will happen. If you want to stay in any of the villages along the way, then stay. Don't worry about me."

Only Qingsi County could accommodate this team of hundreds of survivors, allowing him to leave with peace of mind and focus on seeking revenge.

Just you wait, Wu Yu tribe, Ma Ling’er. Don't die before I find you!

Otherwise, I will be very disappointed and angry!

And my anger will engulf everything, annihilating your Wu Yu tribe!

I swear, I will accomplish this to avenge the souls of everyone in Mo Village!

Captain Wu was resolute, and after everyone's unsuccessful attempts to dissuade him, they gradually fell silent.

Things seemed to be settled. Except for a few who were considering settling down in villages along the way, most people wanted to stick with Captain Wu through thick and thin.

Only one person had a different opinion.

It was the next morning when An Dong’er woke up and, after hearing about the team's route, said, "I... I want to go to Guyue Village to find my righteous brother, Captain Ye."

"Guyue Village, I want to go too... but not now, definitely not now!"

Captain Wu clenched his fist. "Guyue Village will definitely not be able to withstand the Wu Yu tribe's offensive either, so we just need to wait in Qingsi County. Wait for their news, wait for the survivors of Guyue Village, or..."

Captain Wu didn't finish his sentence because the other possibility was more likely... the news of Guyue Village's destruction.

An Dong’er started sobbing again. Captain Wu saw two sides to An Dong’er.

One was the softness and kindness in her heart, and the other was her violent cruelty.

The former was directed toward humans, the latter... toward ghosts.

These two contradictory aspects were combined in one person, tormenting An Dong’er's spirit.

Captain Wu felt even more heartache and began to teach An Dong’er martial arts as meticulously as he taught Chen Xiaomiao. An Dong’er's talent for martial arts amazed him, progressing by leaps and bounds.

"Has your family never taught you martial arts?"

"Grandpa didn't allow it. He said that learning martial arts means venturing into the wilderness, so it's better not to learn and just focus on studying medicine and living peacefully in the village."

As she said this, An Dong’er's eyes turned red again.

Everyone in the An family had been good to her, from the head of the family to the servants, all doting on and loving her.

And the Wu Yu tribe had taken everything away!

"Don't cry. You are a martial arts prodigy. One day, you will surpass me, surpass the Wu Yu tribe, reach the peak of the Yu realm, and then kill them! Avenge your family, avenge Mo Village!"

"Mm!!"

An Dong’er nodded emphatically, and the team slowly moved forward.

...

Time shifted back to a few days earlier, when Mo Village had not yet been breached by the Wu Yu tribe, and Fang Yue had just left the village.

After leaving the village, he led the team back along the original route.

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After giving some instructions, he directly logged out of the game.

If there was danger, he told them to wake him up.

Fang Yue had no idea what terrible situation Mo Village would encounter in the days to come.

Right now, he had just logged out of the game and was preparing to interrogate Chen Yang and look into the Jiangyun Temple incident.

After a simple wash, Fang Yue opened the door to his room.

"Awake?"

"Yeah."

"Let's have breakfast first. Sister Yuan will be back at noon. I left her a message."

"Alright."

As the saying goes, in the days since Bai Xiaoya arrived, Fang Yue had been getting fatter and fatter...

And not just the fat of a shut-in, but the white, plump fat of someone who eats too well.

"Have you already found Chen Yang's location?"

"No, I've already had him tied up in a safe place."

Fang Yue: !!!

This woman... she looks refined and gentle, but she's surprisingly ruthless when she gets down to business.

As expected, you can't judge a book by its cover. Recalling how Bai Xiaoya had people use [Sweetheart Bugs] without batting an eye, Fang Yue was increasingly convinced that she was the daughter of some arms dealer.

"Then let's go."

When she said "go," the two actually went out the door and straight to the roof.

Because A Ming's helicopter was parked on the roof.

"Miss, Mr. Fang."

A Ming had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the two of them, he immediately started the helicopter.

After the two got in, the helicopter whirred to life and took off.

Fang Yue looked around with curiosity, like a country bumpkin in a fancy garden.

Then he quickly came to a conclusion.

Riding in a helicopter wasn't as comfortable as a regular plane.

The whirring blades were simply noise pollution, and the cramped space made him feel uncomfortable.

The only thing he liked was that he could see the vast scenery of Jianghai City from above.

But after looking at the scenery for ten minutes or so, he found it uninteresting. In fact, Bai Xiaoya had already closed her eyes to rest—someone like her, a young miss, was already tired of riding helicopters and had no interest in the scenery.

Seeing this, Fang Yue also closed his eyes to rest.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but it wasn't noon yet when the helicopter began to descend.

Fang Yue looked down and saw an unfinished abandoned construction site. The building was very tall, and the flat roof was perfect for the helicopter to land.

Seemingly noticing that Fang Yue was curious about why this was such a coincidence, Bai Xiaoya said, "These construction sites belong to our family. We deliberately only build half of them, building the top floor well to serve as helicopter landing points. We also use shell companies to drag out the construction, so it doesn't leave a trace."