Chapter 35 Sending someone to assassinate? !
The patient on the sickbed looked haggard, his face was blue and purple, and he was coughing and wheezing painfully. The improvement he had experienced in the past was gone.
Lin Xiyan carefully felt the pulse, examined the tongue coating, and inquired about the details of the medication, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
"Strangely enough, the symptoms are similar to those of the flu, yet it's several times more severe and incurable."
Just as he was confused, Jiang Moyu came rushing over, looking flustered and a bit angry:
"Miss Lin, Master Xu, I just got some shocking news from the outskirts of the city. I heard that a few months ago, the Jinyun Temple had frequent secret meetings with a mysterious outsider. Then, that outsider headed towards the miasma-ridden forest. Not long after, this epidemic broke out in the city."
Lin Xiyan and Xu Yichen looked at each other, anger burning in their eyes.
All the clues are connected and point to Jinyun Temple.
He is the culprit of this disease!
Jinyun Temple, however, used a large sum of money to deceive outsiders and put a critically ill patient at the checkpoint!
Later, he found that the patriarch had hoarded a large amount of key medicinal materials such as Patchouli, and deliberately introduced the epidemic, hoping to become the "savior hero", win the hearts of the people, and take control of Nanyan City.
Unexpectedly, the epidemic got out of control and spread wantonly like a runaway wild horse, which led to Lin Xiyan and Xu Yichen intervening and ruining his "grand plan".
"Why on earth would the Jinyun Temple do this?" Xu Yichen frowned, looking puzzled.
"We don't know what he is doing behind the scenes, so we can't alert him." Lin Xiyan pondered.
"Yes, we have no evidence, these are just our guesses. Once we find out the truth, we will make sure he is punished!" Jiang Moyu said angrily.
In the streets and alleys, the raging epidemic gradually subsided.
Lin Xiyan, Jiang Moyu and Lin Mu also saw that there were no flaws in the matter of Jinyun Temple, so they had to leave it to Xu Yichen to observe secretly in the city, and the three of them returned to the camp first.
Lin Xiyan sat in the bumpy carriage, her thoughts already drifting to the citrus grove in the camp.
This citrus fruit has already bloomed and borne fruit. I wonder how it is growing now that I haven't taken care of it these days?
Lin Xiyan was thinking, when a hidden arrow suddenly shot in from outside the carriage's bead curtain.
"Xier, are you okay?"
Lin Xiyan was still in shock and only came to her senses when she heard Jiang Moyu calling her. The horse was frightened and ran away, and she was trying hard to hold the reins.
Lin Muyi, who was beside him, stood in front of Lin Xiyan to protect her.
"Xier, I'm afraid there's an ambush!"
Before he finished speaking, several more hidden arrows whizzed towards him.
Lin Muyi was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He swung the long sword in his hand, and with a few crisp "ding ding dang dang" sounds, he blocked the incoming arrows one by one.
But the horse was frightened and ran like mad along the rugged road. The body of the car was shaking violently and was in danger of overturning at any time.
"Hold the reins!" Lin Muyi shouted loudly.
He parted the bead curtain and glanced around vigilantly, trying to find the trace of the person who shot the arrow in the dark.
Lin Xiyan bit her lower lip. Who on earth was it? He actually wanted to kill someone here to silence them!
At this moment, several dark shadows suddenly jumped out from the bushes beside the road ahead.
They were all dressed in black, with their faces covered, revealing only a pair of fierce eyes.
Their figures were ghostly, and they quickly spread out and surrounded the carriage, with sharp blades flashing in their hands.
"Huh, you want to leave? That's not that easy!"
The leader snorted coldly, his voice was hoarse and low, revealing the solemn and murderous aura of a veteran on the battlefield.
After he finished speaking, he moved like lightning and rushed towards the carriage first. The big knife in his hand was wrapped in a whistling sound and chopped straight at the front of the carriage.
Lin Mu also saw this, his eyes widened with anger, and he shouted: "Who are you? Stop being so arrogant!"
He leaped forward and faced the man in black. Their swords clashed, sparks flying everywhere.
Jiang Moyu took the opportunity to jump off the carriage, went around to the back of the carriage, and swung his sword like a dragon, stabbing at the men in black who were trying to encircle him.
His movements were light and his sword moves were unpredictable, just like a dragon and a phoenix playing with each other.
Lin Xiyan also came to her senses at this time. Her eyes flashed and she pulled out her crossbow from the carriage. This crossbow had made great achievements in hunting wild boars and shooting black panthers.
She nocked an arrow and took aim at the man in black.
With a "whoosh", the sharp arrow flew out and accurately hit the shoulder of a man in black. The man screamed, covered his wound and retreated from the battle.
"Humph, you ignorant thing, how dare you provoke us!"
Lin Xiyan's eyebrows were raised, and her beautiful eyes were full of anger.
The man in black blew a sharp whistle, and in an instant, several people rushed out from both sides of the road, leading a few horses, obviously preparing to surround and intercept them and catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Xier, Mu Yi, the situation is not good. We have to find a way to break out!" Jiang Moyu's face was stern.
Lin Muyi panted heavily and whispered, "These people come with ill intentions. We must not fall into their hands."
Lin Xiyan nodded, her eyes determined: "Even if it means fighting, we must break out!"
Seeing this, the men in black intensified their attack.
Just when the situation was becoming increasingly critical, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from afar, as if a large group of people were coming.
The leader of the men in black's face changed, knowing something was wrong. He glared at Lin Xiyan and the others with hatred, and gritted his teeth and said, "Someone's here! Retreat!"
After saying this, he led his men back like a tide and disappeared into the jungle in an instant.
Lin Xiyan and the others breathed a sigh of relief and slumped in the carriage, exhausted, their clothes tattered, and covered in blood and sweat.
Lin Muyi smiled weakly and said, "That was a close call. I almost died here."
Jiang Moyu said in a deep voice: "I don't know who it is, we have to go and thank him."
As he was speaking, he saw a group of people galloping over, and the person leading them was the familiar one - Young Master Hong Yang?
Lin Xiyan's pupils trembled, how could it be him!
She tried hard to recall, and the look seemed somewhat similar to that of the man who gave her a ride that night.
The man jumped off his horse and ran to the carriage to check.
When he saw the familiar face of the woman, he was stunned.
"Girl, have we met somewhere before?"
"Sir, you have a good memory. Thank you for sending me to the Guiliang River that day."
The man looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "Oh, young lady, how are you? How did you end up in this southern wilderness?"
Lin Xiyan shook her head. "It's a long story. My whole family is here right now. We were almost assassinated just now. Fortunately, you showed up in time and scared the assassins away."
"I see. It seems the Southern Wilds aren't peaceful. I came here this time to discuss business with the Southern Wilds tribe, so I led my caravan past here."
"I see. Then I have to thank you for saving my life. There is a Southern Wilderness tribe near my camp, and I have always been on good terms with them. I can introduce them to you." Lin Xiyan said with a smile.
"Really? I'm sorry to bother you, young lady."
"My name is Lin Xiyan, this is my brother Lin Muyi, and this is Jiang Moyu." Lin Xiyan introduced.
"My name is Jiang Shouyi. I'm very happy to meet you three friends in the Southern Wilderness. What a pleasure to meet you!"
After saying that, Jiang Moyu whipped the horse whip to drive the carriage, leading Jiang Shouyi and his party to the camp.
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