Chapter 86 Truly a Disgrace
Pei Jishi nodded in agreement: "Is there any cloth to wrap him up and take him back? Otherwise, it's not good to set fire to this mountain forest."
"Elder Pei! This is the commander of the Imperial Guards!"
Old Wu felt that he was a nobody with no influence, and that these people would never listen to him!
"Yes, Elder Pei, why don't we go back and report to our employer first? Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves!"
The casino staff rushed forward to dissuade them.
Yun Zhao, however, had already begun directing Xu Yifei to collect tree branches.
After taking a few steps, Yun Zhao pointed to the hillside with a look of surprise.
"Master, we should be able to dig a hole up there and burn it, there are no trees there!"
"Hmm, it's a good place. Hirahiko, go up and choose a spot, then carry the body up there."
"Yes, Master."
Xian Pingyan walked up the hillside, completely ignoring what the people from the gambling den were saying.
The other two imperial guards slowly awoke and saw Yan Jing being carried up the hillside.
The two stared intently at Yan Jing, and when they were sure he was really dead, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Little did they know, Wei Jingchen had noticed the changes in their expressions.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Jingchen walked over to Yun Zhao's side.
"Young Master Wei, are you here to collect tree branches too?"
Xu Yifei asked, looking rather naive.
"Okay, I'll help you."
Wei Jingchen smiled and, seeing that Xu Yifei's hands were already overflowing, offered to help.
"Mr. Xu, let me carry Zhaozhao so you can free your hands."
"You're so kind, then I'll have to trouble you!"
Xu Yifei handed his little niece to Wei Jingchen, then strode forward, collecting all the nearby dry branches in his pocket.
Yun Zhao nestled in Wei Jingchen's arms, blinking as she looked at him.
With such an obedient appearance, who would have thought that Yan Jing would die at her hands?
Wei Jingchen looked at her with gentle eyes and asked casually, "Weren't you behind us just now? How come you arrived before us?"
"Hua Hua brought me here. It suddenly turned and rushed down the hillside."
I wasn't paying attention and tumbled down the slope, almost getting hurt! Look! It hurts so much!
Yun Zhao stretched out his hand with a wronged expression. The child's tender palm was red and even a little swollen from being squeezed by something.
Compared to the fair and tender palms, it was shocking.
Whether Wei Jingchen believed him or not, he remained silent for a moment before asking, "Did you bring any medicine?"
Yun Zhao shook his head innocently.
Don't ask, the answer is no.
Wei Jingchen sighed, bent his index finger, and gently tapped her forehead.
"Don't wander around."
"Yes, I understand. I'm a good girl, I won't run around~"
Yun Zhao nodded obediently.
After they built the bonfire, Xu Yifei carried Yan Jing's body into the pit and lit the branches.
By the time all this was done, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
The occasional crackling of firewood made Yun Zhao's heart grow heavier.
She originally thought that she only needed to be wary of Wei Junyan fifteen years later.
Unexpectedly, the murderous intent had been there all along.
The person lurking in the shadows, plotting to take her head, hadn't been found yet, and now the Empress wanted to take her life too.
And no one knows who poisoned the baby brother, and the mother was also weakened by the medication.
Even worse, her father's life was being watched by two of the most powerful people in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
A sense of powerlessness swept over her entire body.
Even after being reborn, is she still unable to change the fate of her family?
Looking at the worried-looking child, Wei Jingchen chuckled and pressed his hand on her forehead.
Yun Zhao: ?
She increasingly felt that Wei Jingchen was the owner of Tingyu Pavilion.
The elegant and refined young master in the capital city was just a facade!
"Children shouldn't frown, or they'll have wrinkles all over their faces before they even get old."
Yun Zhao took a deep breath and looked up at him with her small face: "Brother Jingchen".
"Um?"
"What can we do once we get to Lingnan?"
Are you planning to set up an organization that sells information in Lingnan?
"Farming? Or going to town to copy books and write letters for others, even though Lingnan is a place of exile."
But there should be a private school in their town; it wouldn't be impossible for him to become a teacher in a few years.
As Wei Jingchen spoke, he detailed his future plans.
Seeing his serious expression, Yun Zhao fell into deep thought.
Does he not believe her, or has she mistaken him for someone else?
Lu Xun's obedience to him seemed to make him look like the owner of Tingyu Pavilion!
"So what about you? You're already thinking about what you'll do once you get to Lingnan?"
Wei Jingchen looked at her with a gentle smile.
Yun Zhao: I understand, they're testing her!
"Me? I want to save money to open a clinic!"
Isn't it reasonable for the disciple of the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley to open a clinic?
Wei Jingchen nodded knowingly, and even clenched his fist at her.
"Go for it, Jingchen! We support you!"
Yun Zhao: ...
Why does she always feel like he's mocking her?
After burning Yan Jing's body, the group returned to Yangguan County with two imperial guards.
At this time, outside Yangguan County, refugees were queuing up outside the city gate to receive medicine.
The refugees may not know anyone else, but Yun Zhao's tiger and Pei Jishi left a deep impression on all of them.
"Hey, look, I really didn't mistake him for someone else last night, it really was Valley Master Pei who left the city!"
"Who are those people who are tied up?"
“I recognize these two men. Yesterday morning, before the city gates closed, they got into a conflict with the officials and insisted on leaving the city!”
"Yes, yes, but there were three of them yesterday!"
"They even injured my mother. They don't even spare the elderly. They're definitely not good people!"
The crowds surged and quickly packed the city gates, making them completely impassable.
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao thought, "No wonder they're Yan Jing's men; they even bully the elderly!"
"What a scoundrel!"
Xu Yifei turned his head and spat at them, his face full of disgust.
"Excuse me, please! Lord Yang is here!"
Inside the city, Zhu Tao led his men to maintain order and quickly cleared a path for Yang Jingyan.
Upon seeing him arrive, the crowd quickly went to greet him.
"Lord Yang? Why are you out so early?"
"Last night, the gatekeeper reported that you left the city in a hurry late at night, seeming to be in a great rush."
I was worried something might have happened, so I waited near the city gate. Has the person been found?
Yang Jingyan looked behind them and finally saw the two people tied up behind Xu Yi's flying horse.
"This is?"
They were imperial guards after all, so why were they brought back tied up?
"Things are a bit complicated, let's go inside and talk about it!"
Pei Jishi gestured for him to turn back.
After all, the commander of the Imperial Guards was dead, and Yang Jingyan still had to write a memorial to report to His Majesty.
Yang Jingyan had a bad feeling, though he didn't show it on his face, his heart was already pounding.
The group returned to the county government office, and Lao Wu and the others went back to report to Li Dali.
At this point, Pei Jishi told Yang Jingyan that the commander of the Imperial Guards had died from poisoning.
"Dead? Then, where is the body?"
Yang Jingyan gasped. The death of the Imperial Guard commander in his jurisdiction was a real headache for him.
"It was burned."
"Huh, it was burned?! Burned, burned?!"
Desecrating a corpse is disrespectful; they actually burned the body of the Imperial Guard commander?!
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