#128 - Chapter 128 Success

After a long silence, Xu Miao's voice was weak but firm: "Can my martial arts cultivation really be restored?" Her eyes revealed a hint of yearning for the unknown and fear for the future.

Cheng Feng took a deep breath, looked directly into Xu Miao's eyes, and said in a firm tone: "As long as you agree to become my woman and bear children for me, I will definitely do my best to find powerful medicines to help you recover. I've heard that the aristocratic families in the city all have collections of great medicines, and that's also an opportunity. Although great medicines are precious and cost a lot of silver, what I can promise you is that you don't need to worry about any of the expenses. We can also turn enemies into friends, and Xu Le will be my brother-in-law in the future."

Listening to Cheng Feng's guarantee, Xu Miao didn't feel much. She knew the value of great medicines. The Green Bamboo Gang leader had only encountered one by chance in his fifty years of life. Once every fifty years was enough to imagine how rare great medicines were. However, her current strength was damaged, and she was worried about her younger brother Xu Le's safety, so she had no choice but to submit to reality.

Xu Miao closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as if weighing the pros and cons. When she opened her eyes again, there was already a decision in her eyes. She slowly nodded, her voice weak but firm: "Okay, I agree to you."

Seeing this, Cheng Feng's face showed a satisfied smile. He stretched out his hand and gently held Xu Miao's hand, his eyes filled with tenderness and anticipation: "I will let you see that your choice is the right one."

Xu Miao did not respond, but silently lowered her head, as if trying to hide the complex emotions in her heart.

She knew that this decision would change her life.

Perhaps not the life she wanted, but it was the best way for now. Sacrificing herself could guarantee her brother's safety and also get the promise of the so-called great medicine.

Xu Miao didn't know what else she could get.

Looking at Cheng Feng's appearance, he didn't seem like a soft-hearted person. If he really acted decisively, it would be too late for her to regret it.

He called the doctor again and asked him to use the best medicine to treat Xu Miao.

Before, when Xu Miao was unconscious, Cheng Feng would not have done such a stupid thing as helping the enemy.

If the answer wasn't ideal, killing his sister to prove his Dao was just how it was.

Choosing his own people over outsiders, if there was no such distinction, wouldn't it be unfair to the Hongmen disciples?

It's not like Cheng Feng didn't have women, it's just that Xu Miao was indeed beautiful and was the type Cheng Feng liked, so he gave Xu Miao a chance.

Otherwise, breaking into the Hongmen dungeon at night, wasn't that a complete slap in the face?

He should have just killed her back then.

At the same time, Cheng Feng was also curious whether the Green Bamboo Gang knew that their territory had been occupied.

What was the situation with this lack of response?

After some questioning, Cheng Feng learned from Xu Miao that there were some commercial dealings between the Green Bamboo Gang and the Black Wind Fortress outside the city.

When he heard the familiar name "Black Wind Fortress", Cheng Feng immediately felt a strong curiosity and prepared to be a bystander. However, things were not that simple. It was learned that the Black Wind Fortress and the Green Bamboo Gang had a serious disagreement regarding the quality of the goods being delivered.

"Goods? What goods?" Cheng Feng asked curiously.

Xu Miao lowered her voice and replied: "Actually, it's people. The Black Wind Fortress would intercept passing disaster victims on the road, then kill some of them and leave the rest to sell to the Green Bamboo Gang. This time, it may be because the quality of the female goods was not very good, but they had already received the silver, so they quarreled. As for me, I was sent to rob the silver from this transaction."

At this time, a word that Cheng Feng was particularly interested in appeared—"How much silver?"

Xu Miao frowned, thought for a moment, and replied: "About eight hundred taels. Alas, what a pity! That guy named Liu Dong is indeed very strong. We had previously received information that he was only at the mid-stage of Blood Refining. But who would have thought that when I fought him, I found that he was about to step into the Blood Refining Completion stage. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to save my life. When I escaped back to the city, I found that the Si Shui Gang was gone, so I started paying attention to this matter..."

Looking at Xu Miao's hesitant appearance, Cheng Feng smiled and reassured her: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat your brother well. We will still be family in the future!" His tone was full of firmness and gentleness.

Cheng Feng's words were so frank, yet they brought a blush to Xu Miao's face. She used to be arrogant and disdainful of those who were not as strong as her, but now that she no longer had the support of her powerful strength, she had returned to the appearance of a young woman. That former pride and confidence seemed to have become somewhat pale and weak in the face of the cruelty of reality.

Xu Miao gently bit her lower lip, seeming a little embarrassed. She looked up at Cheng Feng, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

She knew that she had no choice now but to rely on Cheng Feng's strength to restore her cultivation and protect herself and her brother's safety.

"Thank you, Cheng Feng," Xu Miao said softly, her voice filled with gratitude and helplessness.

Cheng Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "No need to thank me, we will be family, we should help each other. I will do my best to help you restore your cultivation and protect you and Xu Le's safety."

Hearing Cheng Feng's words, a warm current surged in Xu Miao's heart.

Since their mother passed away, Xu Miao and her younger brother Xu Le had depended on each other for survival, and their lives were full of hardship and difficulty.

If they hadn't met the wandering master who led them into the door of martial arts and changed their fate, perhaps Xu Miao would have really married and had children early on like ordinary women, living a plain and unremarkable life.

However, fate always seemed to be teasing people. Xu Miao had struggled for many years on the road of martial arts, and once dreamed of becoming a grandmaster and becoming famous all over the world.

But the reality was cruel. This accidental injury caused her to lose her powerful strength, and she had to succumb to reality and accept a future that might not be satisfactory.

At this moment, Xu Miao's heart was filled with complex emotions. She was both grateful that fate had allowed her to meet the wandering master, changing her fate, and sighed at the impermanence and cruelty of fate, causing her martial arts peak dream to suffer such a cliff-like blow.

However, Xu Miao did not give up. She knew that she still had her younger brother Xu Le to take care of, and a future to face.

That's why she decided to accept Cheng Feng's conditions, at least there was still hope, wasn't there?

Cheng Feng, who had achieved success in Blood Refining, was strong and tall, with a handsome and sunny face, firm eyes, and extraordinary methods. Being able to create such a large family business at this age was not a disgrace to her.

Looking at Cheng Feng's handsome face, Xu Miao could only comfort herself like this.

The Green Bamboo Gang had done too many dark deeds, and Xu Miao herself felt that she, whose hands were stained with blood, would not have a good end.

Perhaps one day she would die under conspiracies and tricks.

But when her younger brother was captured, and she heard the coldness in Cheng Feng's words, after passively accepting Cheng Feng's conditions, she found that it was not as difficult as she had imagined.

If her younger brother was here, that would be even better!