Chapter 58 If Heaven Had Feelings, even if more and more NPCs were to appear, it would be like...

Lu Hongguang found this utterly absurd!

Three women are qualified to serve in the same court as him? This is utterly outrageous!

The servant, who always loved gossip, saw that his master knew nothing about the matter and quickly bowed and reported, "Does my master remember the medical book that Lord Su sent to the capital a few days ago?"

“Of course I remember,” Lu Hongguang snorted coldly.

How could he not know? Su Lin used this medical classic to make a name for himself in the capital and even received a commendation from His Majesty, making the Prefect of Cizhou look like a mediocre person in comparison.

Once Su Lin's term is over, his promotion is a foregone conclusion.

He must have gone to find some reclusive famous doctor to borrow his prescription and curry favor with His Majesty. He was truly scheming!

But what does this have to do with the three women being honored? Could it be that the famous doctor refused to come out of seclusion and had his wives and concubines accept the reward on his behalf? That's against etiquette!

Lu Hongguang felt he had grasped the key point and was about to speak when he heard the servant boy in front of him timidly say, "That medical classic..."

"—It was written by a reclusive divine physician."

"It was indeed done by those three women."

The two spoke in unison.

The room fell silent. Lu Hongguang stood frozen, his mind seemingly unable to process the fact. He muttered to himself, "They wrote it?"

The servant lowered his head and whispered, "...Yes."

The next moment, Lu Hongguang seemed to finally realize what was happening. He slammed his hand on the table, making the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone jump, and roared, "Absolutely impossible!"

The servant was so frightened that he knelt down and cried out, "My lord, please calm down!"

Lu Hongguang stood up abruptly and paced anxiously in front of his desk, his face furrowed as he pondered deeply.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "I understand!"

The servant looked up, waiting for his insightful opinion.

Unexpectedly, Lu Hongguang shook his head and said with an air of "I know everything" that he was certain: "Su Lin must have an affair with those three women!"

He was so agitated that he almost spat out his saliva: "To pave the way for them, they have disregarded all moral principles and ethics, erasing the merits of the real miracle doctor! What is this if not abuse of power for personal gain!"

The servant's mouth dropped open: "Huh?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'?" Lu Hongguang's face was full of anger. "I've disliked Su Lin for a long time! I've served as the Assistant Prefect of Luzhou Prefecture for so many years. After Liang Zhengping fell from power, I should have taken over as the Prefect!"

"And then this inexperienced brat was parachuted in. Not only was he inexperienced, but he also had wild fantasies all day long. He even appointed a woman as the champion at the literary gathering, which was utterly ridiculous! But he had incredible luck and was able to quell both droughts and epidemics one after another..."

The more Lu Hongguang thought about it, the more sense it made.

Su Lin appears upright on the surface, but he probably has quite a few romantic entanglements behind the scenes. He previously appointed a female leader, and now he's recommended three more female officials. The sordid nature of this is... tsk tsk.

If we can get to the bottom of this, how can we not bring down Su Lin? This would be a tremendous achievement!

"That person who was with him just now looked familiar. If I'm not mistaken, he's the one who brought the female champion to the competition back then." Lu Hongguang recalled Wen Yu's face, which he had just seen, and became even more certain. "Su Lin's romantic entanglements are truly..."

The servant lowered his head and dared not speak.

His father's ability to conjure up wild ideas is truly second to none.

If anything presented to the Emperor is false, it's a capital offense. How could Lord Su be so foolish?

The servant suddenly remembered a sentence he had heard from someone cursing in the street a few days ago: "You're such a gossipmonger! You don't do anything useful, all you do is talk about other people's faults all day long!"

Adults these days seem to be like...

He dared not think about it anymore.

Lu Hongguang suddenly remembered something and asked with great interest, "By the way, what were the names of those three women just now? Cui Pingchun, Chen Miaozhi... Liang Shuyan?"

The servant nodded: "That's right."

"The one surnamed Liang..." He suddenly remembered that the prefect who had fallen from power was named Liang Zhengping, and wasn't he surnamed Liang?

He became increasingly certain that these women were definitely connected to Su Lin.

Lu Hongguang thought to himself that if he could find out what Su Lin had done behind the scenes, he might have a chance to climb the social ladder.

This is... a great achievement.

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With everything completed, everyone set off back to Luxi.

Fan Yizhen's family members picked her up at the city gate. She reluctantly said goodbye to everyone and promised to meet again in Luxi Village in half a month.

The girls hugged her again and again, with Xia Qiudong and the other two being particularly reluctant to part. Little Fan was such a fun girl, and not seeing her these days would have made them feel less happy.

They took out all the snacks they had been hiding in their pockets and stuffed them into Fan Yizhen's pocket, waving goodbye and saying, "Remember to think of us!"

Fan Yizhen nodded repeatedly: "I'll come back to find you guys as soon as the time is up! You're not allowed to keep anything interesting from me!"

This prompted her own mother to tap her on the shoulder and scold her, "You heartless little rascal, you've only just gotten home and you're already thinking about running away!"

Fan Yizhen chuckled and was about to say something when her mother ruffled her hair and softened her expression: "Alright, we'll personally take you to Luxi Village then, so we can see what your school is like."

She immediately perked up and chattered excitedly, "Our academy is so beautiful, and it even has a clinic..."

Wen Yu and the others watched the Fan family's carriages and horses leave before setting off back to Luxi Village.

The journey home was exceptionally smooth, and because Chen Miaozhi was so eager to see her daughter, everyone arrived at the village entrance earlier than usual.

Villagers had already received the news and gathered at the village entrance to welcome them. Looking around, they saw familiar faces, including students from the college and villagers they all knew. Upon seeing the carriages returning to the village, they exclaimed with joy, "Ah, you're back!"

Qianshan, led by Lin Huijun, saw his mother in the distance.

Lin Huijun released her hand, and Qianshan rushed towards Chen Miaozhi, who had dismounted, like a fledgling returning to its nest.

Children grow quickly, and she had grown taller in a short time. Chen Miaozhi looked at her carefully and finally couldn't help but hug her.

"Thank you so much, Sister Huijun, for taking care of my child," Chen Miaozhi said gratefully. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Lin Huijun smiled and said, "No trouble at all. Your Qianshan is very sensible. He never cries or makes a fuss. He's so easy to take care of."

Chen Miaozhi looked at the child in front of her again.

Qianshan was very proud of the praise: "When Mother wasn't around, I ate and slept well, and studied hard. Now I know a lot more characters and can even recite new ancient poems!"

Before seeing the child, Chen Miaozhi had a thousand words she wanted to say, but now that she saw him, she didn't know what to say. She could only murmur, "Qianshan, you've grown taller."

Qianshan stroked her cheek and mimicked her, saying, "Mother has been naughty, Mother has lost weight."

Chen Miaozhi had been working hard during the day and worrying about her child at night, and she could hardly eat or sleep well. When she was suddenly pointed out, she felt like crying.

"From now on, Mother must eat properly and not be disobedient!" Qianshan said earnestly.

Chen Miaozhi nodded deeply and hugged her daughter tightly: "How is Supervisor Qianshan, your mother?"

Cui Pingchun, not wanting to disturb the two of them, simply watched quietly with a smile on her lips.

She had seen Chen Miaozhi's concern all these days, but she could not offer comfort on behalf of her family.

So all I could do was drive faster and faster with Chen Miaozhi.

On the other side, Wen Yu was unloading the local specialties from Chengya County that she had brought back from the car.

She distributed these local specialties to the villagers present, smiling and saying, "Thank you all for your hard work!"

When they left Luxi, Wang Xiufen and the other villagers, as usual, helped Wen Yu and her group look after their land. She had to show her gratitude to everyone through her actions.

Wen Yu also deliberately mixed the new seeds and fertilizers he bought from the system store into these local specialties, which amazed the villagers who took them away.

Upon learning that Cui Pingchun and Chen Miaozhi had now obtained official positions, everyone was even more excited, as Luxi Village had also produced officials!

Some people began to wonder who Liang Shuyan was standing next to them. Liang Shuyan smiled and introduced herself, "Just their colleague."

As if to echo her previous conversation with Wen Yu, she casually remarked, "I'm only staying in Luxi Village temporarily; I might leave after a while."

The villagers didn't react much to these words, but Chen Miaozhi and Cui Pingchun were so surprised that they turned around at the same time: "You're leaving?"

Liang Shuyan then adopted that air of a hermit: "I am bound by my master's orders. Now that the plague has subsided, I should return to the mountains to cultivate in seclusion."

Over the course of their time together, everyone had come to regard her as a close friend.

Chen Miaozhi and Cui Pingchun are hoping that she can stay in Luxi Village and live happily with everyone.

Hearing this, they were immediately put in a difficult position: "Wouldn't it be better to stay?"

Liang Shuyan did not answer, but looked at Wen Yu and gently shook her head.

"I'm sorry, but I have a reason why I have to leave."

The barrage of comments in front of Wen Yu's eyes erupted in an uproar.

I beg you, things were just starting to get better, and you're going to stab me in the back like this. How cruel of you!

[So Doctor Liang really was a cheat code Wen Yu gave to the Chengya County instance, right? He's leaving so soon.]

[Please, Wen Yu, renew this cheat code! I haven't had enough. I want to see Doctor Liang living a good life in our Luxi Village.]

How could you be so heartless as to kill off a named character halfway through the game? I can't stand it!

[Is Wen Yu heartless?! If he fell to the ground, he could smash through the earth! (Angry.jpg)]

[Upstairs, you're wrong, it's not that soft!]

The group of people were chattering away, leaving Wen Yu at a loss for words.

I just spoke with Wang Xiufen and others. The grain won't be ripe for another two or three months, and her inventory won't last much longer.

Originally, Liang Shuyan was only brought in to solve the immediate problem. Now that the epidemic has subsided, Luxi Village does not need so many doctors. They should indeed be separated, shouldn't they?

From a purely economic standpoint, she should have let Liang Shuyan leave long ago.

But emotionally, she didn't want to let go.

Wen Yu mentally called out to the system: "System, if I terminate the employment and hire her again when I have money, will it still be her?"

The system, however, gave an extremely indifferent conclusion.

[Sorry, host, each NPC in the shop is randomly selected. If you terminate the employment, she won't be the next one you summon.]

[More random NPCs will appear in the shop in the future; they are all highly capable individuals, so there's no need for you to worry.]

Wen Yu didn't know what to do.

Even if more NPCs appear, none of them will be Liang Shuyan.

She simply repeated softly, "What if I really want her?"

[Host, please do not make requests that exceed my capabilities.] The system rejected her request.

“…I understand,” Wen Yu replied.

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The author's note: Cui Pingchun's attitude towards Chen Miaozhi: Seeing you happy, I will shed tears before you do.