Wolf Heart, Dog Lungs!

"I believe you," Li Mu Yang said.

Although Yan Xiangma's words and actions were ostentatious, he had his own plans.

This was Li Mu Yang's assessment of him.

Moreover, from Li Mu Yang's previous interactions with him, this person wasn't a bad guy. At least, he hadn't seemed bad then—otherwise, their first meeting wouldn't have ended in such a close and friendly manner.

With his status as the young master of the City Lord's mansion, what kind of experts couldn't he hire? What couldn't he accomplish?

Li Mu Yang had shown off his ability to break bluestone with his bare hands, but that was definitely not the real reason Yan Xiangma was deterred. Li Mu Yang didn't know what a true expert was like, but he knew that the person beside Cui Xiaoxin who could emit sunlight was far beyond his comparison.

This was also why Li Mu Yang was willing to entrust his parents and family to Yan Xiangma's care during his dilemma. If Li Mu Yang had a bad impression of him, he would never have handed his family over to him. He would rather not take the exam, not go to Xifeng University.

"What?" Yan Xiangma was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Mu Yang and asking, "What did you say? Believe me? Believe this isn't an aphrodisiac?"

"I believe you won't harm my family," Li Mu Yang said with a smile. He grinned, his smile possessing the clean and vibrant energy unique to young people. It was a world of difference from his previous appearance, with blood-red eyes filled with malevolence. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to take care of them—"

"You didn't ask, you demanded—" Yan Xiangma said irritably. He felt he hadn't performed well in their previous negotiation. He had clearly had the upper hand, but how did it end up with him being coerced? "But I'm telling the truth, this is indeed an aphrodisiac—no, it's an antidote, it detoxifies. It contains the ingredients of sun grass."

Li Mu Yang nodded and said, "I know. Do you have more of this medicinal soup?"

"Yes. We brewed a large pot. Besides the big bowl our young master drank, the rest is still being heated on the stove," Li Dalu added.

"—" Yan Xiangma looked at Li Dalu with infinite resentment. Damn it, you're a born-to-be-a-wingman expert, aren't you?

"Thank you," Li Mu Yang said to Li Dalu, then walked into the kitchen. He scooped two bowls of medicinal soup and fed one to his father. He then carried the other bowl to Li Sinian.

Li Sinian shook her head vigorously and said, "I'm not drinking it. It's dark and bitter, and it also—it also makes you have diarrhea."

"You have to drink it," Li Mu Yang said, looking at her with immense tenderness, his voice gentle. "You still have the Smoke Barrier Poison in your body, and you must expel it. Otherwise, it will be bad for your health—even if it's not life-threatening now, who knows what adverse effects it will have on your internal organs?"

Li Sinian still shook her head. She hated bitter things the most.

So, Li Mu Yang pinched her nose and forcibly poured the bowl of medicinal soup into her.

After drinking the medicine, Li Sinian covered her mouth and cried out, saying angrily, "Li Mu Yang, you're annoying! It's so bitter, so bitter—"

Li Mu Yang put the empty bowl aside and said, "If I were you, I'd go back to my room immediately."

Li Sinian, being sharp as a tack, glanced at Yan Xiangma before immediately getting up and running towards her room.

Li Mu Yang chuckled lightly, finding his sister truly precious to his heart.

Yan Xiangma stared blankly at Li Sinian's retreating figure. After a while, he came to his senses and walked over to Li Mu Yang, asking, "Li Mu Yang, is Sinian your sister?"

"Yes," Li Mu Yang nodded. Seeing Yan Xiangma's expectant look, he looked at him warily and asked, "What are you asking this for?"

"You're not biological siblings, are you?" Yan Xiangma said.

Hearing Yan Xiangma's words, Li Yan, who was drinking the medicinal soup, almost choked to death.

He stared at Yan Xiangma with a face full of anger and angrily reprimanded, "Yan Xiangma, what are you talking about? Li Mu Yang and Li Sinian are siblings from the same mother, as close as can be. Don't spout nonsense if you don't know anything—"

Yan Xiangma chuckled and apologized to Li Yan, saying, "I didn't mean to say that. I just felt—I felt that Li Mu Yang and Li Sinian look too different."

He looked at Li Mu Yang seriously and said, "It's not just me who thinks this. If the two of them were to walk out together—"

"They would be considered biological siblings wherever they went," Li Yan interrupted Yan Xiangma unceremoniously.

Li Mu Yang glanced at Yan Xiangma, signaling him not to continue the topic. He knew his father disliked hearing others doubt that he and Li Sinian were biological siblings. When they were young and went out together, if someone heard that the little girl following behind, who was as delicate as a jade carving, was his sister, they would start suspecting if Li Sinian had been adopted—every time this happened, his father's mood would turn particularly bad. His mother, on the other hand, was gentler, smiling and explaining to people that their eldest son had fallen ill when he was young, which was why his health was so poor.

Li Yan, being a martial artist, even if his cultivation level wasn't high, his physical fitness honed through years of hard training was always stronger than the average person. Li Sinian had started practicing the Body-Breaking Technique with her master at a very young age. Although she didn't seem to train very hard, her long-term persistence and intelligence meant she had achieved some skill.

However, Luo Qi's body was the weakest, and she was the last to wake up.

The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to look for Li Mu Yang. Seeing Li Mu Yang standing beside her unharmed, her eyes reddened, and she rushed to hug him, saying, "Mu Yang, are you alright? Are you injured anywhere? Where is that bad person—where did he run off to? Where are your dad and your sister? Are they alright?"

"Mom, they're all fine," Li Mu Yang said, hugging his mother tightly, smiling. "Dad and sister are also fine. All of our family is fine."

"That's great. That's truly great—" Luo Qi's eyes welled up with tears, and she held Li Mu Yang tightly, unwilling to let go.

Having experienced life and death, one could better appreciate the preciousness of life.

After comforting his mother and having her drink a bowl of detoxifying medicinal soup, Li Mu Yang finally managed to settle his family.

Li Mu Yang walked to Yan Xiangma's side, his face full of gratitude, and said, "Young Master Yan, thank you for taking care of my family this time. I will remember this kindness. If there's an opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you wholeheartedly—"

"You're too kind. Too kind," Yan Xiangma said, waving his hands with a smile. "We're all young people, and you're a classmate of my Cousin Xiao Xin, so we're all family. Don't call me Young Master Yan, Young Master Yan. Those titles are for outsiders—you can call me 'ge' (older brother) like before."

"Okay, ge—"

"That's right, that's how it should be. By the way, I'm going upstairs to see how Sinian is doing. After taking the medicine, she'll probably have a stomachache for a while. I have some Taoist medicinal pills here—"

Before Yan Xiangma could finish speaking, he was about to run upstairs.

"Yan Xiangma, stop right there—" Li Mu Yang shouted from behind.

"I just want to go and see—"

"No," Li Mu Yang said, blocking Yan Xiangma with great assertiveness.

"Can I at least stand at the door and express my concern?"

"No."

"I helped you just now—"

"I said I would repay you."

"Can't I collect some interest first?"

"No."

"Li Mu Yang, you ungrateful wretch—"

"Yan Xiangma, you greedy, lecherous—"

Cui Xiaoxin pushed open the main gate and entered the courtyard. It was precisely when Li Mu Yang and Yan Xiangma were glaring at each other, neither willing to back down.

Her long eyelashes fluttered. The corners of her mouth curved upward slightly, forming a cute and alluring arc. She said, "Did I just walk into a zoo?"

"—"