The medical station.
For a full 12 hours, Lu Ming and Huang Bin had not rested for a moment, desperately researching solutions.
Difficult, so difficult.
Even with past success, creating a perfect plan to neutralize the Life and Death Talisman was almost impossible.
Huang Bin couldn't help but curse, "How the hell did Shi Hengxiao manage to create such a thing as the Life and Death Talisman? This is a real headache."
"Be patient, don't rush," Lu Ming was much calmer.
At this moment.
Two figures appeared at the doorway.
Two women.
Liu Ling immediately recognized one of them and exclaimed, so shocked that the bowl she was holding dropped to the floor. Stuttering, she said, "You, you, you are the Three-Star General Murong... Shuang?"
Huh?
Upon hearing the name "Murong Shuang," Lu Ming's brow furrowed, and unpleasant memories surfaced.
He remembered the scene where she publicly humiliated him and tore up their engagement contract.
To encounter this detestable person as soon as he returned to Jinling was truly uncomfortable.
Lu Ming looked up at Murong Shuang and said irritably, "What are you doing here?"
What the heck?
Liu Ling and Huang Bin were both startled.
What was going on?
Standing before them was the Three-Star General Murong Shuang, the pride of Jinling, the most beautiful woman! Other men would fawn and flatter Murong Shuang, trying every way to please her. Yet, Lu Ming showed her no favor.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, as expected of the Divine Doctor of Huaxia, his temper is quite something.
Liu Ling and Huang Bin exchanged glances. They didn't know the relationship between Lu Ming and Murong Shuang, and it was better not to interject. These were people of a certain caliber, not someone they could interfere with.
The two of them tacitly took a few steps back.
Murong Shuang looked at Lu Ming coldly and said arrogantly, "You grave keeper, you're still the same as before, you don't understand respect and order. You, you'll never achieve anything great."
Heh, ridiculous.
Lu Ming replied coldly, "How I am seems to have nothing to do with you, right? You are not welcome here, please leave."
Uh...
To issue an eviction notice to the Three-Star General Murong Shuang, Lu Ming was the only one in all of Jinling who could pull off such an absurd act.
Qin Tong was displeased and was about to step forward to scold Lu Ming when Murong Shuang stopped her.
Murong Shuang looked at Lu Ming with a hint of a smile and said, "Are you sure you want me to leave?"
Lu Ming chuckled, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out."
"Alas..." Murong Shuang sighed. "Fine, if you want me to leave, I'll leave. It's just that the Life and Death Talisman I have might not be useful anymore."
Life and Death Talisman?
Huang Bin was the first to exclaim, "The Life and Death Talisman, is that the one Shi Hengxiao uses to control people?"
"Yes."
Huang Bin was overjoyed, "Heavens, General Murong, where did you get the Life and Death Talisman?"
"Where else? In all of Jinling, only Shi Hengxiao has it, right?"
Huang Bin said, "Then... General Murong, could you give us a copy? To be honest, we're currently researching how to break the Life and Death Talisman and have encountered quite a bit of trouble. If you could provide us with a sample, having the original, our efforts to crack it would be twice as effective!"
Lu Ming agreed with this point.
With the original Life and Death Talisman, it would be much easier to decipher.
Murong Shuang chuckled, her voice laced with sarcasm, "Oh, so this thing is that important to you? What a coincidence, though, someone wants me to leave. Should I stay or should I go?"
She deliberately looked at Lu Ming.
Now it was Lu Ming's turn to feel awkward.
Lu Ming naturally wanted Murong Shuang to stay and obtain the Life and Death Talisman; the problem was, if he said "stay," it would be akin to admitting defeat to Murong Shuang.
Lu Ming could back down to anyone, but he absolutely refused to back down to Murong Shuang!
As expected.
Lu Ming's stubbornness kicked in. He turned around and said, "I do indeed need the Life and Death Talisman. If you want to leave a copy, do so. If not, please leave."
Good heavens, is that how one begs for a favor?
Qin Tong scolded, "Lu Ming, don't be ungrateful! Our General Murong, out of consideration for your past as husband and wife, is reluctantly willing to bring you a Life and Death Talisman, yet you're being so aggressive. Do you have any trace of a man's magnanimity?"
Husband and wife?
What the hell?!
Lu Ming, Murong Shuang, Huang Bin, and Liu Ling all froze on the spot, completely bewildered.
What kind of outrageous words were those?
After speaking, Qin Tong also realized she had misspoke. It was a slip of the tongue; she was still thinking about Lu Ming and Murong Shuang's past engagement and had blurted out "husband and wife" based on that assumption, leading to such groundless talk.
She regretted it immediately.
But it was too late.
Huang Bin swallowed and exchanged a look with Liu Ling. The astonishment in their eyes was evident.
Understood, they understood everything.
No wonder Lu Ming detested Murong Shuang so much. So there was such an untold secret between them! The Three-Star General and the Divine Doctor of Huaxia were once husband and wife?
Seeing an ex-husband, naturally, he wouldn't be happy.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
If this news were to get out, it would be explosive!
Obviously, Murong Shuang saw their unspoken thoughts. Embarrassed, angry, and ashamed, her face flushed like an overripe red apple. At this moment, Murong Shuang actually had the demeanor of a young woman!
She glared fiercely at Qin Tong.
Qin Tong immediately tried to salvage the situation, "Don't misunderstand! It's not what you think! In this world, only the Dragon Warlord is worthy of General Murong, no one else!"
Oh?
Now they understood even more!
Huang Bin nodded deeply and whispered, "So that's how it is. It's because General Murong admired the Dragon Warlord that she chose to divorce. No wonder."
No wonder Lu Ming was so angry now. This was essentially spiritual infidelity, wasn't it?
This explanation was just... it would have been better if she hadn't explained at all!
The more Qin Tong tried to explain, the more muddled things became. Just as she was about to say more, Murong Shuang grabbed her.
"Shut up!"
Murong Shuang shoved Qin Tong away, then placed a pile of medicine on the table. "This is the Life and Death Talisman. Consider it repayment for your past help. Goodbye."
She couldn't say any more; the more she spoke, the more she erred.
Murong Shuang turned and left, with Qin Tong closely following.
Huang Bin looked at the Life and Death Talisman on the table and nodded deeply, saying, "This is a confession of conscience. She knows her spiritual infidelity was wrong, so she's here to repent and repay the Master for his deep affection in the past. Alas, what a karmic entanglement."
What utter nonsense about karmic entanglement?!
Lu Ming fiercely smacked Huang Bin on the back of the head, "Stop spouting rubbish and get to work!"
Liu Ling also tugged at Huang Bin's sleeve, saying, "Don't rub salt in Master's wounds. Let the past be the past. It's good that Master is with the Jiang family head now."
Alas...
It was becoming even more difficult to explain!
Lu Ming rolled his eyes and decided to ignore them.
However...
He gazed at the Life and Death Talisman on the table, a question arising in his mind: Why did the detestable Murong Shuang choose to help him this time? What exactly did Murong Shuang mean by "repayment" before she left?
He couldn't figure it out, couldn't comprehend it.
It was women.