Chapter 146 Assassin

Bo Yuan, who was standing beside him, ruffled his hair and said with a frivolous look in his eyes.

"A few thousand taels, or ten thousand taels? If it were me, I could spend all of it in one night. I could buy a piece of Biluo yarn for a thousand taels of silver. In a jade antique shop, even a piece of good quality would cost hundreds or thousands of taels, not to mention all kinds of jewelry, gold, silver and jade... Besides, the best quality amber in Qinyunlou costs nearly ten thousand taels."

Bai Ling continued.

"That's your way of doing it, but Wanyi is a simple girl, how can she understand these things? She can wear a set of silk and satin worth a hundred taels, and she is afraid of getting her clothes dirty while working."

Chen Shiyi looked quietly at Fu Xuwen who was silent in front of him.

"Okay, stop talking. The food is getting cold."

She put some food into Fu Xuwen's bowl and comforted him gently.

"Xu Wen, you can spend your money however you want. You don't have to care about others. But I think it's not appropriate to spend money too lavishly. What if you need money urgently in the future and don't have it on hand? What should you do?"

There was a smile on Fu Xuwen's lips.

"Xu Wen knows."

"After the New Year, I will find a date to go to Wan Yi's family to discuss your marriage. Since you have already slept together, the sooner the better, in case Wan Yi gets pregnant before marriage, which would cause a big incident."

Fu Xuwen listened very attentively.

"Thank you, sister."

Chen Shiyi hasn't been to Lingyu Villa for a long time.

The vast jungle in the distance seemed to be covered with a layer of gray twilight, making it impossible to get rid of the mist even if you wanted to see clearly. It made people feel depressed for no reason. The fields on the farms had been harvested with crops, and now the land was left brown and lifeless.

She walked along the gravel path in the village.

These round and distinct little stones were picked up one by one from the distant river beach by Yuan Shu when he had nothing to do.

I still remember that time, he was carrying a load on his burly body, waving his hands and shouting "Sister" from a distance. Behind him were endless lush green forests, golden farmlands, and on the ridges of the fields, a row of little yellow ducks were following the grandson's tenant's little son in an orderly manner, staggering back home.

Now, Yuan Shu is missing, Yuan Xi is married, and Xu Wen has not returned for a long time.

There is her workshop in the woods, with so many people coming and going, and each of them respectfully calls himself the boss.

However, in such a big villa, Chen Shiyi felt a little lonely.

She slowly approached Doctor Qin, who was still diligently tending to the herbs halfway up the slope.

She squatted aside, looking at his hands covered with mud, looking very excited.

"Is your medicine ready?"

"Thanks to the young lady, all these herbs have survived. Maybe we can harvest them next year."

"Medicinal herbs can only be harvested once every three or four years. No wonder medical treatment is so expensive."

"This is still considered fast. Some precious medicinal materials take seven to eight years to grow. Moreover, only a few of the ones grown can be used as medicine. Those magical medicines are the essence of heaven and earth, and they are priceless."

Chen Shiyi squatted down and helped Doctor Qin loosen the soil and weed.

It had been a long time since she last touched this sticky and fragrant soil.

Since returning to Kyoto, she has been living a different life.

Suddenly, with a bang, something fell from the sky and landed in front of Chen Shiyi and Doctor Qin.

When I got closer, I saw it was a man.

The man was wearing gray-brown clothes, with a golden gourd on his waist and a sword in his right hand. The shiny sword blade and bright red blood were dripping in the mud.

The two looked at each other, both feeling something was not good.

"Old Qin, are you still angry?"

Doctor Qin nodded.

"Hold his head up, and I'll give him a needle."

"Or, forget it. I've been unlucky lately. Maybe he's just another slacker."

Doctor Qin said.

"As a doctor, I cannot stand by and watch someone die without helping him."

Chen Shiyi lifted the unconscious man's head and spoke carefully.

"Lao Qin, you saved the person. It has nothing to do with me."

"Okay, okay, okay. Got it. Don't disturb me while I'm giving you the acupuncture."

After a while, the person woke up slowly.

With just a blink of an eye, his hawk-like eyes scanned the two of them sharply. Wherever his gaze went, it was like a poisonous snake coiling around their necks and shoulders, ready to bite and kill them at any time.

Both Chen Shiyi and Doctor Qin were frightened by the terrifying aura and took a few steps back, ready to escape at any time.

All I could hear was that man's low, hoarse voice.

"You saved me?"

The two said in unison.

"no."

"Um?"

The man only raised his voice slightly and changed the tone of his voice at the end, and the two of them immediately compromised, pointing at each other and talking.

"It's him..."

"It's her..."

Chen Shiyi looked at Doctor Qin in disbelief. The promised rescue had nothing to do with her. She knew that this greedy and life-threatening old Qin was not trustworthy at all.

Well, it is better to let a friend die than to let poverty die.

Chen Shiyi replied immediately.

"He is a doctor. He saved you by giving you an injection."

Lao Qin was not to be outdone.

"You clearly helped to hold up his head, how can you say that I was the only one who saved him?"

"You said that as a doctor, I cannot stand by and watch someone die."

"But the whole villa belongs to you. Those I saved are also those you saved."

Chen Shiyi lowered his voice.

"Lao Qin, if you continue like this, we won't be friends anymore."

"We'll talk about the future later. Now you can only wish for the best."

The man stared at Chen Shiyi with his eagle-like eyes and looked at her for a long time, making her tremble all over.

"Are there any medicines?"

"What medicine?"

"Poison. It attacks once a month, and you get an antidote once a month."

Chen Shiyi glanced at Lao Qin, and Lao Qin shook his head vigorously.

"Who has nothing to do? Isn't it a waste of medicine?"

The man stared at Lao Qin closely with a very bad tone.

"Start cooking now. I want to eat."

Lao Qin was immediately frightened and nodded resignedly.

After saying that, he looked at Chen Shiyi again.

"Where do you live?"

Chen Shiyi raised his hand and pointed tremblingly at the courtyard of the villa.

After the man finished speaking, he walked towards the courtyard without looking back.

After the fierce aura dissipated, Chen Shiyi and Doctor Qin were both sweating profusely.

"Who is it?"

“I don’t know.”

"Why does he look so much like an assassin?"

Chen Shiyi stared blankly at the figure that had walked away.

"I just want to earn some money so that I can live a better life without getting married, but I don't want to get involved in those inexplicable disputes."

"Alas, you have also come into contact with the royal family, so this is unavoidable."

Bailing was cleaning the house. When she turned around, she saw a tall man holding a blood sword. His sharp eyes were scanning everything in the house. His gray clothes were stained with blood. The murderous aura around him made people shudder, and the golden gourd on his waist looked even more ghostly and weird.

"you…"

"Where does your girl live?"

Bai Ling shuddered.

"Upstairs."

"Go find me a place to sleep next to her room, quickly, I'm so sleepy."

"oh oh…"

Bai Ling was about to go upstairs, but suddenly she remembered why she had listened to him.

"Who are you?"