After resting for half an hour, Tian Jing asked her younger son to continue. After one meridian on her left hand was unblocked, she was so weak from the pain.
After resting for an hour, Tian Jing held a spiritual core in each hand. "Ran Ran, continue."
When the Ren and Du meridians were both unblocked, Tian Jing, leaning weakly in her younger son's arms, smiled.
"Ran Ran, go and plant ginseng to extract the essence. We can work together. With the ginseng essence, even if it's not faster, it will definitely reduce some pain."
...
When Li Weihao came to pick up his son, he saw his father pacing in the yard, with his son standing by, his little face serious.
He thought his son had been naughty and was about to scold him when he heard his father ask,
"Has Zeng Jingrong returned yet?"
Li Weihao shook his head. "Captain Zeng hasn't returned. Don't worry, Mom will be fine."
Actually, he knew that in the past three days, Captain Zeng had entered and exited the dungeon many times, each time carrying away two boxes and bringing back a basin of liquid for the team members to pour into sealed bottles.
But this was classified information for the team, and he couldn't reveal it.
He knew from his father that his mother had been persuaded by Captain Zeng to get her powers back. Based on his guess, Captain Zeng's repeated trips to the dungeon to move the medicinal agents must mean that his mother's side was showing results.
If it was effective, then it was good. There was no need to rush the speed.
Li Zhengguo looked at his elder son. Seeing the confident look on his elder son's face, his heart eased a lot. "Alright, I'll wait a bit longer. You take Si Rui back. I don't have the mood to take care of him, and he wouldn't dare to run around."
He waited for a week.
And his wife returned, with a completely different spirit and energy.
He stared blankly at his wife, who radiated vitality. "Tiantian, you, you've recovered?"
"I've recovered."
Tian Jing nodded with a smile. "I only advanced to level two. I was afraid you'd worry, so I came back."
Li Zhengguo opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace. "It's good that you've recovered. Your level doesn't matter."
Sensing her husband's excited tone and trembling body, Tian Jing reached out and hugged his waist. "Thank you, thank you for your tolerance. And I also need to thank my mother-in-law and sister-in-law for their care."
"What are you talking about?"
Li Zhengguo looked down at the person in his arms. "We are all family."
Tian Jing looked up and smiled slightly. "Yes, we are family."
Li Zhengguo put his arm around her and walked towards the kitchen. "Let's go, let's make something delicious to celebrate. Call Ran Ran and the others over."
"We're here."
As soon as Li Zhengguo finished speaking, Li Weixin rushed in, followed by Li Weihao and his family of three.
He rushed to his parents and took his father's arm off his mother's waist. "Dad, hurry up and make something delicious to reward me. I've worked very hard."
Li Zhengguo glanced at his younger son and didn't argue with him. "Hao Hao, come and help."
Li Weihao passed by his mother and congratulated her.
Tian Jing smiled at her elder son. "Thank you. You've all worked hard these past few years."
"No, no."
Li Weihao repeatedly shook his head. Their hard work was insignificant.
Li Waning, holding her son's hand, handed him to her mother-in-law. "Mom, I'll help too. Si Rui, how should you greet Grandma?"
Li Sirui clasped his small hands together and bowed. "Grandma, congratulations on your recovery."
"Thank you, our Si Rui."
Tian Jing squatted down in front of her grandson. "Now that Grandma has recovered, I can carry Si Rui."
Li Sirui raised his arms.
Tian Jing scooped him up in one go. "Hmm, you're a bit light. You need to be nourished properly."
"No, no."
Li Sirui shook his head vigorously. "I don't want to be fat, it's ugly."
Tian Jing was surprised. "Who told you that?"
"It was Jun Jun."
"Who is Jun Jun?"
"He's the child of Aunt Wang Er."
"I'm going to find trouble with him. How could he teach our Si Rui like that?"
"He didn't teach him, he's just fat."
Tian Jing...
Li Weixin, who was standing nearby, was already laughing uncontrollably. "Mom, Wang Xin's son is too fat. His features are all squashed together, and he looks very ugly. He's the same age as Yao Yao, and he's never had a playmate. He wants to play with Lele and Si Rui, but Lele and Si Rui dislike him."
Lele is Zeng Jingchu's two-year-old son.
Yao Yao and Xuan Xuan are both nine years old, but Yao Yao was born in July, so she started school a year earlier than Xuan Xuan and is now in the fourth grade.
Tian Jing frowned. "Did Wang Xin not send him to school?"
Li Weixin shook his head. "It's inconvenient for their children to enter and exit the camp, as their own freedom is restricted."
"The Captain has applied to set up a school in the residential area. Next year, the internal primary and secondary schools and kindergartens should be able to open."
Tian Jing nodded. The special team was not short of money. Not to mention the income from the hot spring valley scenic area, even the money from selling antidotes, she didn't take a single cent, and all of it became income for the special team.
With Zeng Jingchu investing in the construction of the residential area, it was time to equip the special team with all the basic facilities.
Li Weibo and Han Lushiyi arrived until dark. After submitting their tasks, they opened their phones and saw the text message sent by Li Weixin. They only had time to change their clothes before rushing over.
"Congratulations on Mom's recovery."
"Congratulations on Mom's recovery."
Li Weibo and Han Lushiyi congratulated Tian Jing in unison.
Tian Jing smiled and nodded. "Same to you, same to you. Now, you should all be relieved."
"And me."
Li Wuyan arrived as he spoke. "Congratulations to Auntie for her recovery."
Tian Jing looked up and smiled at her eldest nephew in front of her. "Yes, and you. I know you and Lu Shi have been feeling guilty all these years. In fact, it has nothing to do with you. I had this plan before I went, and Captain Zeng knew about it..."
"Bang!"
Zeng Jingrong, who had just walked into the yard, was punched hard by Li Zhengguo.
Zeng Jingrong rubbed his abdomen. "Comrade Li Zhengguo, if you dare to lay a hand on me again, I will ban you from staying here."
"Bang!"
Li Zhengguo threw another punch. "Why didn't you go?"
Zeng Jingrong raised his hand to block him. "I've said it many times, they specifically asked Tiantian to go."
Tian Jing looked towards the door. "Brother Zheng, you should know that after I learned about the situation inside, I couldn't possibly let anyone else go to be buried with me."
Shen Wei, who was level five, died on the spot. Low-level members would be buried with him. Let her younger son and Zeng Jingrong go? Even more impossible. Only her level nine abilities could trigger the destructive lightning tribulation.
Li Zhengguo withdrew his hand, glared at Zeng Jingrong, and then beckoned Zeng Jingchu and his family of three in the yard to come in for dinner.
Zeng Jingchu and Yulia did not know that Tian Jing had lost her powers. They only thought that her health had completely recovered, so the couple, with their young son, sincerely wished Tian Jing well.
Tian Jing smiled and thanked them. "Thank you for your concern."
At the dinner table, everyone raised their glasses to wish Tian Jing a healthy recovery. Tian Jing, with a beaming smile, raised her glass to thank them.
...
After recovering, Tian Jing's state of mind was very peaceful. Every morning, she and her husband would go to the cafeteria to pick up the pre-ordered meat, and then pick up her grandson from her elder son's house.
Upon returning, she and her grandson would tend to the vegetable patch together, while her husband busied himself with lunch in the kitchen.
At noon, if her son and son-in-law were in the camp, they would come over for lunch.
In the afternoon, she would go to the maze to continue her cultivation.
...
After two months of consideration, Tong Xinhua decided to 'be released from prison'. Tian Jing gave her six vials of antidote and told her to drink one every half month, alternating between 1 and 2, and she would become a normal person in three months.
Tong Xinhua held the vials. "Captain Tian, what about my parents?"
Tian Jing said, "Your father is still in prison, and your mother has regained her freedom."
"Your American boyfriend was abandoned by that woman."
"The underground auction house where that woman's uncle worked has been raided, and the reason, of course, was her uncle."
"Your safety and your parents' safety are no longer a concern. Are you satisfied?"
Tong Xinhua's mouth dropped open in shock. "From which year?"
"That year."
Tian Jing stared into her eyes. "The year you came in, a team member handled it casually while on a mission."
"The dignity of the Chinese people cannot be trampled upon. Do not let down the intentions of the team members who took on this mission."
"Thank you, thank you."
Tong Xinhua's eyes were filled with tears. "I know that the team member handling it casually on their mission must have been approved by you or Captain Zeng. Thank you."
Tian Jing did not deny it. This was a mission arranged by Zeng Jingrong. If this woman developed unnecessary feelings of gratitude towards Zeng Jingrong, wouldn't it cause trouble?
"Think it over carefully for the next three months. If you cause trouble after you get out, no one will sympathize with you again."
"I know."
Tong Xinhua wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I will consider it carefully."