Chapter 182 Someone's Here!

"What's this?"

Wei Jingchen subconsciously took the piece of cloth.

"Just now I saw a strange figure in the woods. When I chased after him, I found him shooting an arrow at Young Master Wei."

He then fought with the man, but unfortunately, the man escaped, leaving only this torn piece of cloth.

Yun Zhao sniffed, feeling that something was off.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her little gesture, Wei Jingchen couldn't help but laugh.

"There's a smell on this rag!"

Yun Zhao stretched his neck and sniffed the rags.

"Sanqi, myrrh... these are all medicines for treating external injuries. Was the assassin injured?"

Wei Jingchen looked up at Lu Xun, but Lu Xun shook his head in confusion.

"He moved very nimbly, showing no signs of injury."

Although Lu Xun's martial arts skills are not as good as they are now, the person who can be called the Soul Chaser Blade must have been a master even ten years ago.

He had no weaknesses even when facing him; this person was truly formidable.

Why didn't such a person kill Wei Jingchen directly?

"It seems this person doesn't want to kill me, but just doesn't want me to retrieve the box. He must not be with the group that embezzled the relief funds."

Ding Yan found Wei Jingchen's words rather strange.

What does that mean?

"Those who embezzle disaster relief funds even kill government officials, so why would they let me go?"

Although Wei Jingchen was skilled, he was still wearing prison clothes. If they didn't want him to take the box, they could just shoot him dead with an arrow while he was off balance.

Ironically, such precise archery skills were used to cut ropes.

"You mean, falling into the water wasn't an accident? I just questioned those officers who fell into the water..."

It is said that the horses were startled while crossing the bridge, causing them to charge around and leading to the accident.

Yun Zhao proudly raised her hand, "Uncle Ding, I just checked, those horses ate the wrong thing."

The horse was in excruciating stomach pain on the bridge, which is why it was running around so much. But the horse was very clever.

They won't eat anything bad; someone must have tampered with their feed!

Yun Zhao, of course, had no idea what the horses ate.

The horse told her all of this.

However, in Ding Yan's view, she was the beloved disciple of the divine doctor, and she must have her own way of seeing that the horse's food was not right.

"Someone come here!"

Ding Yan was furious and shouted loudly.

The official hurried forward, and he immediately ordered, "Notify all nearby prefectures and counties that anyone purchasing external wound medicine..."

All of them must be detained, their identities verified, and those with suspicious identities escorted to Suzhou to await my judgment!

"yes!"

The official left after receiving his orders, and he then had the remaining boxes, along with the remaining boxes on the bridge, all moved back to Suzhou.

"My lord, there are so many people in the city waiting for grain. If they find out that there are only two boxes of grain left, they might cause trouble."

Wei Mingde quickly called out to the person and whispered.

Ding Yan was a cabinet official from a prominent family and had never truly interacted with ordinary people.

They had no experience in handling large-scale disasters, but Wei Mingde was different.

He quickly whispered, "Lord Wei, may I have a word with you in private?"

Watching Ding Yan and Wei Mingde walk away, Yun Zhao said, "Brother Jingchen, it seems we need to find a place to stay!"

"The government office is always busy, and it probably can't accommodate so many people. The city is in chaos, so let's go into the city first and see if there are any suitable inns."

Wei Jingchen told Lu Xun to stay and protect Wei Mingde, while he took Yun Zhao back to the city.

Seeing that he was still wet, Yun Zhao said with some concern, "Brother Jingchen,"

"You should go back and change your clothes first. It's too cold; you'll get sick if you stay wet!"

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Just as Wei Jingchen was about to take her back, the person who had been secretly following them suddenly became frightened and quickened their pace.

In that instant, Wei Jingchen immediately noticed.

"What's wrong?"

Yun Zhao asked in confusion.

"Someone is following us."

He quickened his pace without making a sound and hid in an alley.

Unexpectedly, they waited for a long time without seeing anyone, despite expecting someone to pass by.

Yun Zhao looked up at him in confusion, and Wei Jingchen was also dumbfounded.

With his skill level, he couldn't possibly be wrong; there must be some problem.

Where is Brother Lu Li?

"They're probably staying at the government office to protect Mother and the others? Let's go back and check!"

Wei Jingchen led her back to the government office, and after looking around, he found Lu Li standing on the roof.

Upon seeing him return, Lu Li was about to move when he saw Yun Zhao in his arms, so he stopped again.

Wei Jingchen immediately understood that Lu Li had something to say.

He used the excuse of changing clothes to let Yun Zhao go back.

Only when he was left alone did Lu Li go to find him.

"What happened?"

"Young master, that brat from the Ling family has been following you the whole time, but she's acting very strangely."

They followed her from a distance, so close that they couldn't hear a thing, as if afraid she would notice.

"So that person was her."

Realizing they were heading back to the government office, they rushed back before them, thus revealing their whereabouts.

But what puzzled him even more was that this five-year-old child knew he could easily detect that someone was following her, so she deliberately kept her distance.

Could it be that she knows something?

"Keep an eye on the Ling family on the road. Also, send a message to Third Brother and ask him to investigate the Dingyuan Marquis's family and see what they know."

"Does that mean, young master, that Ling Xuerou knows your identity?"

Lu Li was startled and asked.

"Even if they don't know my true identity, they're probably suspicious of me, since I haven't shown them any martial arts skills."

If she knew nothing, why would she have followed me so far? She clearly knew that with my skills, she couldn't hide her whereabouts.

Wei Jingchen's eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "If you discover any secrets, kill them immediately."

"But aren't they the Fifth Prince's men?"

Lu Li was somewhat worried.

If we kill them, will it attract the attention of the Fifth Prince?

"We shouldn't take action ourselves; let Third Brother and the others do it. If they're on the road, we'll pretend they're bandits."

Also, have Third Brother keep an eye on the surrounding prefectures, whether openly or covertly.

Or secretly, anyone looking for medicine to treat external injuries will be thoroughly investigated.

"Yes, sir! I'll take care of it right away!"

After Lu Li left, Wei Jingchen changed his clothes and came out as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Yun Zhao secretly came to find him.

"Brother Jingchen, it's very likely that Xue'er was following us just now!"

Wei Jingchen was startled, but feigned surprise and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"My second uncle said that after we went out, Uncle Luo Qing had someone take everyone to the backyard."

Then he realized he hadn't seen Xue'er until we came back.

Xue'er just showed up at the Ling family's place! What do you think she's doing following us? Is she up to something bad?

Yun Zhao feigned doubt.

Wei Jingchen feigned a puzzled expression and asked, "I just find it strange..."

I had no idea she was following us at first. Did the Prince of Jin teach her martial arts?

Yun Zhao didn't understand martial arts, so she naturally didn't know these things, but Wei Jingchen's words reminded her.

How did Ling Xuerou, who doesn't know martial arts, manage to keep Wei Jingchen from discovering her identity?