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Johnathan had bought high-quality coffins for Lydia's parents and organized them for a grand funeral. Lydia was deeply grateful and insisted on repaying her benefactor. She even took off her clothes and climbed onto Johnathan's bed, but he refused Lydia's repayment. During that time, Lydia was melancholic and felt like her life belonged to Johnathan.

Helpless, Jonathan allowed her to become his apprentice and taught her the ways of medicine. Gradually, Lydia recovered from the pain of losing her parents and regained her innocent and carefree personality.

She spent her days accompanying Johnathan to gather herbs in the mountains and visit households to treat the sick. Those were the happiest times of Lydia's life.

However, the good times did not last. Two years later, while accompanying Johnathan to treat the county magistrate, a major incident occurred in the village. The villagers unearthed a bronze coffin from a well, from which a thousand-year-old zombie emerged. The village was plunged into chaos, with rivers of blood running through as panic gripped every inch.

When they returned to the village, there were no survivors left. Lydia cried uncontrollably while Johnathan was filled with indescribable pain. As Lydia recalled the scene from years ago, tears welled up in her eyes.

Lydia smiled bitterly. "I only found out later that he was tempering his state of mind to break through the Tribulation Realm. He wanted to experience the ups and downs of mortal life-the joys and sorrows, the seven emotions and six desires-to enter the Tribulation Realm!" "What happened after that? Did he abandon his previous efforts just to eliminate the zombies?" Gwendolyn asked, the plot unfurling in her mind.

Nash frowned. "So, my master didn't have any cultivation at that time?"

Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Lydia turned 21, growing into a graceful and elegant woman. She became the most beautiful woman in the town. It was said that beauty often attracted trouble, and being too beautiful would naturally draw the envy of others. During that time, suitors would occasionally come knocking at her door. Lydia turned them all away. When their polite approaches did not work, some resorted to force.

Lydia shook her head. "We buried all the villagers, and then he took me to a town to open a medicine shop."

One wealthy family from the town even hired people to snatch her away. Despite Johnathan's efforts to stop them, it only earned him a severe beating.

Hearing this, Melody's heart raced as she eagerly waited to hear the rest of the story. Nash was also filled with anticipation when he realized a serious issue. To enter the Tribulation Realm, one might need to comprehend life at the lowest levels of society. Would he have to experience it like how his master did?

"What happened next, Grandma? Gwendolyn asked eagerly.

"Let me take a sip of water first!"

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Lydia picked up her glass, took a sip, and then sighed softly. That sigh shattered the hearts of her three listeners. Could it be that Johnathan did not come to her rescue, which led to Lydia being taken advantage of by the wealthy family?

Gwendolyn pouted. "If it's a tragic tale, you don't have to tell us..." Melody also nodded. "Yeah, I don't like hearing tragic stories!"

Gwendolyn and Melody shivered. They kept their heads down, not uttering a word as they felt their hearts being stabbed. they even shot Nash resentful glares, which caused his face to twitch a few times. 'What the heck... What does this have to do with me?' Nash pondered to himself.

Lydia chuckled. "Then I won't say it!"

"I don't think my master is that kind of person!" Nash believed in the type of person his master was. If a tragedy really occurred, Lydia

probably would not have gone to Tili Mountain to look for Johnathan.

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Lydia chuckled and continued, "If I were only taken advantage of, Johnathan probably wouldn't have been bothered about me..."