Chen San and Chen Si expressed their intention to ally with Huangfu Ziyu, but Huangfu Ziyu was already clearly dispirited and hadn't even thought about seizing the Sun Shooting Bow. So, the two of them didn't say anything more here and bid farewell to Huangfu Ziyu before leaving.

After seeing the two of them off, Huangfu Ziyu immediately instructed her brother and sister to bring a few basins of water. She personally wiped off all the white powder on Ye Qing's body.

This white powder wasn't poison powder but rather the mesmerizing medicine that Zhou Junhan had fed Ye Qing earlier. However, this mesmerizing medicine was expelled by Ye Qing's Inner Strength, coating his body surface, which is why it appeared as a layer of white powder.

The effects of this mesmerizing medicine are very astonishing. Even applying a little on the hand is enough to make one feel a bit dizzy. This is also why Chen San previously insisted that it was poison, because he felt dizzy at the time.

Huangfu Zilong watched as Huangfu Ziyu wiped Ye Qing's body, much like a gentle wife tending to her husband, wiping over Ye Qing's entire body without leaving a single spot untouched. This left him utterly dumbfounded. He knew that Huangfu Ziyu had been here for a long time and hadn't shown any man any special attention. Yet now she was doing this for Ye Qing, ignoring the usual boundaries between men and women, which was entirely beyond his expectations.

Finally, when Huangfu Ziyu finished settling Ye Qing, he couldn't help but say, "Sister, you... this isn't quite right, is it?"

"What's wrong with it?" Huangfu Ziyu asked.

Huangfu Zilong stammered, "You... there's a difference between men and women. You're wiping his body like this, even... even the private areas. If word gets out, your reputation, sister..."

"So what?" Huangfu Ziyu's face was calm as she said, "I've told you, he is my husband. Is it not permissible for a wife to wipe her husband's body?"

"I didn't mean it like that, it's just... it's just you two... you're not married yet..." Huangfu Zilong said, "Sister, aren't you thinking about your future? If the two of you don't end up together, then..."

"Nonsense!" Huangfu Ziyu glared at Huangfu Zilong and said, "He and I have long since promised our lives to each other. In this lifetime, I will marry no one but him!"

"That..." Huangfu Zilong was dumbstruck, and after a while, he softly said, "Sister, I'm... I'm just saying this for your own good. Honestly, this... this Ye Qing, in his current state, if he can't be healed, he's a cripple. Plus, Uncle Helian said his Meridians are completely severed, it's practically impossible to heal him. Which means, he'll surely be a cripple in the future. Sister, with you being so beautiful and strong, are you really willing to marry a cripple?"

"As long as I marry him, whether he rules the land or stinks for eternity, I will stand by him," Huangfu Ziyu said calmly, "Even if everyone points fingers at us or this world doesn't accept us, I won't regret it, and there's no such thing as willing or unwilling!"

Huangfu Zilong stared at Huangfu Ziyu for a long while, saying, "Sister, I don't know what kind of fortune Ye Qing accumulated in his past life to marry you!"

Huangfu Ziyu gently smiled and turned to look at Ye Qing on the bed. She didn't say anything more. Her heart was always with Ye Qing, not changed one bit.

After what had happened earlier, Huangfu Ziyu didn't dare to leave Ye Qing's side for a moment. She spent the entire day in the room attending to Ye Qing.

At five-thirty in the afternoon, the sky began to darken. The members of the Seven Families in the manor had already prepared and were ready to head up the mountain at any moment.

The Heads of the Seven Families were gathered in the main building, discussing the appearance of the Sun Shooting Bow. Bai Wenhao, Zhou Junhan, and another person were also sitting there, each with a slight look of pride. They were entirely aware of the mesmerizing medicine they had given Ye Qing and thought they had completely subdued him, hence they were in exceptionally high spirits. However, they didn't realize that not only did the mesmerizing medicine have no effect on Ye Qing, but it also exposed their malicious intentions to Huangfu Ziyu!

"The Great General has arrived!" someone suddenly shouted, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to the main entrance.

Before long, the conference room doors swung open, and Helian Tiehua strode in with several attendants. Among them was Helian Tiehua's first disciple, Li Qianqiu. Behind Li Qianqiu was someone being carried in on a stretcher.

"Isn't this the Great General's disciple Huang Shiyong?" someone suddenly asked.

"Yes, it's him!" another person said, "How did he end up so badly injured?"

"Huang Shiyong is second only to Li Qianqiu in skill. Whoever injured him must be a master!"

"No, look at his wounds. They seem strange, like beast claw marks. Look at the depth of the claws. These are beast-inflicted wounds!"

"What are you joking about? Which beast could possibly harm him?"

In the midst of everyone's discussion, Helian Tiehua had already reached the head seat and gestured, upon which his attendants immediately placed Huang Shiyong beside him.

"Everyone, there's been an incident!" Helian Tiehua furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice, "The people the Old Helmsman mentioned one hundred years ago, it seems they have appeared!"

"The people the Old Helmsman mentioned?"

"What people?"

The crowd was somewhat puzzled, except for a few family heads whose expressions changed drastically. One of them said in a deep voice, "General Helian, you... you don't mean... could you mean those foreigners?"

Helian Tiehua nodded slowly, saying in a grave tone, "That's right, those foreigners!"

"These people actually exist!" That family head gasped, and the other family heads also underwent a dramatic change in expression, as if realizing something terrifying.

"What people?"

"Which foreigners?"

Others who were unaware were still whispering among themselves, not knowing who the family head referred to, so they were not as shocked as some of the family heads.

"Back then, the Old Helmsman strictly ordered us to raise so many wolves outside this grassland precisely to guard against these people, didn't he?" A family head said in a deep voice, "Why didn't we receive any warning?"

"Our... the wolves we raised have already... already been mostly killed..." Huang Shiyong, who was injured, weakly said, "I found the wolf corpses and followed the trail, only to be ambushed by three people in black, which is why I'm hurt. If not for our people being nearby, I fear... I fear I wouldn't have made it back alive!"

Everyone present was shocked; they knew Huang Shiyong's capability well. For him to be so seriously injured meant the opponents' strength was not insignificant.

"If I'm not mistaken, these three people were only sent to clear out these wolves!" Helian Tiehua said in a deep voice, "Their true masters are probably already here, plotting to seize the Sun Shooting Bow tonight!"

"These three aren't even the true experts?" Bai Wenhao exclaimed; these three could injure Huang Shiyong, surely their strength surpassed his nephew Bai Qingming. For such three people to be sent just to deal with wolves, how formidable must the true masters be?

Helian Tiehua glanced at him and nodded slowly, saying, "According to the Old Helmsman's records, the most powerful among these people definitely have the strength of the Five Uniques!"

At these words, everyone present gasped. What is the concept of the Five Uniques? They are the only figures able to control fate amid this chaos. Possessing the strength of the Five Uniques grants absolute authority, just like Sha Men. That these foreigners also have masters of the Five Uniques is truly astonishing!

"General Helian, how do you plan to deal with this matter?" A family head asked gravely, all sensing the situation's urgency.

"According to the Old Helmsman's records, the Sun Shooting Bow is their greatest nemesis. As long as we control the Sun Shooting Bow, we don't need to fear them!" Helian Tiehua paused, then said in a deep voice, "So they must be here to seize the Sun Shooting Bow as well. We must guard the Sun Shooting Bow well and never let these foreigners snatch it. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the martial artists of Huaxia!"

"If their strength is truly this formidable, we might not be able to stop them!" A family head said worriedly.

"Therefore, I think it's necessary to change tonight's arrangements!" Helian Tiehua looked around at the crowd, saying in a deep voice, "This time, I won't enter the Great Tomb!"

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned, looking at Helian Tiehua in surprise, not understanding what he meant.

"I will stay outside the Great Tomb and, together with the Bloody Monk, hold back Prince Nalan and Ning Qianshu, these peak experts, while using their strength to block these foreigners!" Helian Tiehua said, "This way, we can buy you time to enter the Great Tomb to seize the Sun Shooting Bow."

"If you're outside, then Prince Nalan and Ning Qianshu's subordinates will most likely enter the Great Tomb." A family head said anxiously, "In that case, wouldn't they also join in the competition for the Sun Shooting Bow?"

"The situation is urgent, and there's no other way now." Helian Tiehua said in a deep voice, "Whether it's people from Prince Nalan or Ning Qianshu, or even from Sha Men, if they seize the Sun Shooting Bow, it's better than the Sun Shooting Bow being taken by those foreigners. No matter how we fight, whoever enters the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates in the end is still a person from Huaxia. But those foreigners are different. If they take control of our things, it would be catastrophic for the martial artists of Huaxia!"

Hearing Helian Tiehua's grave words, everyone present exchanged looks, clearly somewhat incredulous.

"General Helian, aren't you exaggerating a bit?" A family head frowned, "While those foreigners are powerful, they can't be as powerful as you're suggesting, right?"