With Jiang Yimian's words, everyone felt relieved and stopped worrying.
Lu Cijian glanced at her again, watching her hands treat Mimi's wounds.
The wound was too big; it took quite a while to clean it properly.
Mimi, unusually, didn't run around wildly. After finishing her food, she obediently nestled in the straw shed and went to sleep.
When Lu Cijian descended the mountain, the moon was already high in the sky.
As soon as I returned to the house at the foot of the mountain, I could clearly feel two more presences inside.
He pushed open the door without making a sound and went straight to attack the person in the main seat of the hall.
The man remained seated, gently deflecting the force in his hand, and his strong voice came from the shadows.
"Hmph, it's been so long, you've been doing quite well."
Lu Cijian ignored the other party and increased the force in his hand, smashing it at the other party again.
The man dodged to the side, but suddenly a sharp arrow appeared in his neck.
He was taken aback, then said irritably, "You brat, don't you know how to give me a break? I'm an old man, and I still want to spar with you."
Candles were lit inside the room at that moment, and the dim candlelight illuminated the people inside.
A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties sat in the main seat, his eyes filled with anger, yet he dared not move, a sharp weapon pressed against his neck.
The boy holding the weapon remained calm. Instead of moving his slender hand away, he jabbed the middle-aged man hard before saying indifferently, "Just a bamboo arrow."
Song Chengbing paused, looked down at the bamboo arrow in Lu Cijian's hand, and immediately said with dissatisfaction, "You brat, you look down on people, don't you? I am your master, after all. Trying to scare me with a bamboo arrow? I think you're asking for a beating."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to get to work.
Lu Cijian sat down on a chair nearby with a nonchalant expression and said lazily, "You can't beat me."
Song Chengbing was so angry that he glared and gritted his teeth, saying, "Stop bragging, kid. If Song Er and I go at it together, we'll beat you to a pulp."
Song Er, who was hiding his head and lighting candles nearby, hurriedly waved his hand, "Master, Master, I, I don't want to be beaten. If you want to beat me, you can beat me yourself."
He had been beaten by the young master no less than a hundred times before, and he was not about to go looking for another beating since they had finally met again.
Song Chengbing gritted his teeth in anger, but eventually sat back down in the main seat, saying with some smugness, "You brat, you should thank me. I'm the one who solved the Baozhitang matter for you. Isn't that great? It's all gone now."
That stubborn brat just wouldn't come looking for him.
If he hadn't managed to kill the other party before Baozhitang could make a move, this kid might have been in big trouble.
Lu Cijian frowned, and after considering Jiang Yimian's previous words, he finally realized what she meant and frowned, saying, "Who told you to meddle in other people's business and interfere in Baozhitang's affairs?"
He hadn't intended for Baozhitang to fall so easily; he only wanted it to change hands. Now, Baozhitang is gone.
Song Chengbing sneered and said irritably, "If I, this old man, don't help you, when are you going to marry that girl? It's been so long, and you still haven't even held her hand!"
With his cold demeanor, he might scare that girl away.
That bastard Baozhitang has threatened his apprentice's wife's life, so naturally he can't be let off the hook.
Lu Cijian ignored him and after a while said coldly, "Help me investigate two people."
Song Chengbing immediately became smug, stroking his beard and saying, "See? You still need this old man's help. You're not even as good as..."
Before he could finish speaking, he received a cold look from the other party. Song Chengbing fell silent and simply nodded.
Lu Cijian carefully recalled what the people in the small depression had mentioned about Jiang's father and Jiang Qingyuan, and after calculating their ages and basic appearances, he told them.
Song Chengbing frowned. "There's too little information. Oh well, let's just wait and see. Mo Ge will definitely get information faster than you."
Lu Cijian didn't refute anymore, but instead looked the other person up and down and said, "Aren't you leaving?"
Song Chengbing was somewhat dissatisfied. He looked around before saying, "With so many rooms built, won't you be lonely living alone? This old man will naturally stay and keep you company."
I'll also take a look at that girl with my own eyes.
Before he could finish his sweet dream, he was suddenly pushed out. "Hey, what are you doing? I'm your..."
Before he could finish speaking, the door slammed shut in front of him.
Song Chengbing gritted his teeth in anger before turning and leaving.
*
The next morning, Jiang Yimian went to inspect several nearby hills, but found no trace of wild animals. Instead, she saw a lot of honeysuckle.
Long branches twine around the trunk, and small yellow and white flowers hang on the branches, looking from a distance like a decoration on the trunk.
Honeysuckle, also known as Lonicera japonica, is sweet and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and dispersing wind-heat. It is known as a Chinese medicine antibiotic.
When made into honeysuckle dew, it offers a unique flavor. (Source: Internet)
As she was picking the fruit, she heard a faint rustling sound. It was quite far away, but she could tell something was wrong from the sound.
After storing the honeysuckle in her spatial storage, Jiang Yimian followed the sound and walked for almost half an hour before finally spotting a group of wild boars crowding in a ditch below on a hillside.
Five or six large wild boars led the way, with four or five small wild boars mixed in, and three or four more large wild boars trailing behind.
The wild boar had many wounds on its body, some of which hadn't scabbed over yet and were still bleeding, as if it had fought with something.
Jiang Yimian then realized that Mimi must have encountered this group of wild boars yesterday, which explained why she was so badly injured.
With its thick skin, sharp tusks, and superior numbers, wild boars would be no match for Mimi.
Especially since Mimi is probably still a minor, it would be tough for her to face a group of mature wild boars.
If these wild boars are allowed to roam freely on the mountain, something bad will happen sooner or later.
This is a good opportunity; the ditch is crowded, making it difficult for the wild boars to maneuver, which makes things easier for her.
Jiang Yimian didn't hesitate any longer. She took the curved dagger and was about to rush forward when, in the next second, a sharp arrow shot from a distance and pierced straight into the body of the last wild boar.
Instantly, the wild boar felt pain and went berserk in the ditch, trying to get ashore. However, the sides of the ditch were slippery mud, and the wild boar could not climb up, which instead caused chaos in the entire wild boar herd.
Several more arrows were fired, and the large wild boars behind them went completely berserk, running wildly towards the front of the ditch, while the small wild boars protected in the middle also panicked.
However, the ditch was narrow and cramped. After several collisions, the wild boars were frightened and ran forward, disrupting the group. Several wild boars died from being hit by the big boars.
The wild boar went berserk, and Jiang Yimian stopped being surprised. She took her curved dagger and stepped forward to stab the boar in the eyes.
Lu Cijian was startled when he saw her, but he kept shooting at the wild boars with his bow.
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