The man called Big Brother, after hearing his younger brother's words, was stunned for a moment. Then, he came to his senses and said, "Cold Consort, can you remove the qi-dissolving medicine from us?"
"I can, but I want to become your master," Leng Ruoli immediately proposed to the two.
"What? Cold Consort, although we are people of the martial world and have committed acts of murder and arson, we are not people who distinguish between right and wrong or great villains. If you ask us brothers to do harmful things, we will resolutely refuse," the two foolish brothers vowed.
Hearing this, Leng Ruo felt speechless. These two brothers were truly beyond saving in their foolishness.
"What are you two thinking? When I ask you to recognize me as master, I only want you to guard the entrance of my Anjitang. You don't have to do anything else. What do you say?"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers exchanged glances.
"Cold Consort, are your demands really that simple? Then will you provide us with food? Even one meal a day would be fine."
At this moment, the two men posed another foolish question, mainly because they had been genuinely starved for a while.
"Yes, if you recognize me as your master for ten years, you can eat here with the employees of Anjitang. I will also arrange two rooms for you to live in. However, the prerequisite is that you two must protect the safety of patients and staff in Anjitang. Can you do it?" Leng Ruoli asked the two again.
Unbeknownst to them, these two immediately agreed to Leng Ruoli's demands.
"Cold Consort, we are willing to recognize you as our master, but you must provide for our food and lodging, and after ten years, you cannot stop us from leaving Anjitang."
"Alright, then finish the roasted chicken in your hands. Come down from my roof later, and I will remove the qi-dissolving medicine from you. Also, the chicken bones you eat, do not just discard them on my roof. Try to throw them further away, otherwise, these chicken bones will easily attract rats to my kitchen," Leng Ruoli then said seriously to the two.
With that, Leng Ruoli flew down from the roof directly into the small courtyard of Anjitang.
Liu Nianhua, seeing Leng Ruoli descend from the roof, quickly asked, "Consort, have those two gluttons been caught?"
"Caught them." Leng Ruoli smiled and replied to Liu Nianhua.
"Then where are they now?" Liu Nianhua's eyes scanned Leng Ruoli repeatedly, but she didn't see anything Leng Ruoli was carrying. This was because Liu Nianhua had always assumed that whoever was stealing food from their kitchen would be a cat, a fox, or something similar.
"Oh, they will come down in a moment. Sister Nianhua, can you help me move a long ladder over and lean it against this eaves? It will be convenient for them to come down," Leng Ruoli continued.
Liu Nianhua: "..."
Could it be that the ones stealing food from their kitchen were people?
"Consort, are the ones stealing our things people?"
"Yes, only humans can have such clever methods of stealing food. What else did you think it was?"
"This commoner thought they were cats or foxes or something like that. I really didn't think they were people."
"Hahaha..."
"Not only are they people, but they are also two handsome but foolish guys. I've already decided to keep them to guard the entrance of our Anjitang."
"Oh, oh!" Liu Nianhua responded and then walked into the backyard to fetch a wooden ladder and prop it under the kitchen eaves.
As a result, two dark-skinned men really walked down from the roof. The two men smiled awkwardly at Liu Nianhua. Then, they were called into the clinic by Leng Ruoli.
"Miaoling, please take them to the lounge to sit down first. I'll ask Nanxing to get two sets of clothes from Jinxiu Pavilion for them to change into," Leng Ruoli instructed Chu Miaoling.
"Alright, you two, come with me to the lounge." Chu Miaoling glanced at the two brothers and then led them into the exclusive lounge for Anjitang employees.
Meanwhile, Leng Ruoli called Nanxing, who was busy working.
"Shigong, are you calling me?" Nanxing ran to Leng Ruoli to confirm.
"Yes, you help me go to Jinxiu Pavilion later and get two sets of men's ready-made clothes from Shi Zhenghe to bring back to Anjitang," Leng Ruoli smiled faintly.
"Shigong, are you asking me to get clothes for those two thieves from earlier?" Nanxing asked a bit too talkatively.
"Yes, Jinxiu Pavilion is quite a distance from the clinic. You can go to the backyard and drive a carriage to Jinxiu Pavilion to get the clothes," Leng Ruoli said softly, looking down.
Nanxing nodded in the end and hurried towards the backyard of Anjitang.
Afterward, Leng Ruoli took out two detoxification pills from her sleeve and walked into the lounge.
"I have two detoxification pills here that can dissolve the qi-dissolving medicine on you. However, I've tampered with these two pills. If you dare to betray me after taking this detoxification pill, you will die with your intestines ruptured. Do you still dare to eat this detoxification pill?"
"Cold Consort, please rest assured. We brothers are not people who burn bridges after crossing them. Since we have promised you and recognized you as our master for ten years, we will not go back on our word. Although we escaped from Lin Hongtao before, it was all because Lin Hongtao's character was too despicable. He never treated his subordinates as human beings. We brothers couldn't stand his actions, so we ran away."
"Mmm, you were right to leave Lin Hongtao back then. Lin Hongtao has committed many evils and oppressed the common people. The fact that you can see through his character shows that you two are not entirely foolish." In fact, this was the main reason why Leng Ruoli wanted to take them in. She felt that the nature of these two brothers was not bad, so she wanted to help them. At the same time, if these two brothers could regain their martial arts and be of use to her, that would be even better.
"Take these two detoxification pills. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, your cultivation will slowly recover. When my medicine boy Nanxing returns with your clothes, ask him to take you to the backyard to take a bath and change into clean clothes. From now on, you are people of our Anjitang. You don't need to worry about food, lodging, or clothing. If you want to eat anything, just tell the kitchen. I've asked Nanxing to arrange your rooms. But you must abide by the rules of Anjitang. You cannot bully patients, and you cannot make a ruckus all day long, disturbing the patients' rest, understand?" As she spoke, Leng Ruoli handed the two detoxification pills in her hand to the brothers.
After receiving the detoxification pills, the two brothers ate them without hesitation. Then, they raised their hands and respectfully said to Leng Ruoli, "Consort! We understand all these rules."
"Then can you brothers tell me your names?"
"Oh, Cold Consort, my name is He Ziyi. This is my elder brother He Zicheng! We are a pair of twins," He Ziyi introduced himself readily.
"You are twins? But you two don't look alike at all." Leng Ruoli muttered casually.
"We don't know why, but our master said we are twins," He Ziyi said, scratching his head.
"Alright then, you two sit in the lounge for a while. I'll go out and attend to my business." With that, Leng Ruoli left the lounge and went out to see patients.