Chapter 50 Rouge Peace Grass, a step too late?
"Xiaoya, is the person you want me to save here?"
At this time, accompanied by a soft and gentle voice, a tall figure with a white robe walked into the dilapidated brick house.
Her voice was as soft and pleasant as a clear spring. She wore a plain white gauze hat that covered her face, so her true appearance could not be seen.
Her black hair was smooth and fell to her waist, which was tied with a white belt. She walked gracefully and lightly, yet she was elegant and graceful.
“Aaaah…”
The mute girl gestured with joy, came to the woman, led the way, and pointed to the bedroom in front.
The woman in front of him was a famous doctor in the nearby village.
During this period, anyone who was sick, no matter what the disease was, would be cured within three days after taking the woman's medicine.
The villagers of Qingshui Village all called this woman the Medical Fairy.
When Lin Fan heard the noise outside, his face changed and he was terrified. He struggled hard to stand up, but because of the pain all over his body, he almost fell down.
He knew that Jiang Lan would definitely not let him go, and would definitely send people to inquire about his whereabouts during this period.
Fortunately, this mute girl could not speak and did not reveal his whereabouts.
And his current location must not be too far from Yuyi City and is still within the scope of Jiangling County.
Once his information is exposed, Jiang Lan's men will definitely come to kill him immediately.
In his current state, he can't escape even if he has wings.
"Um?"
The woman who was wearing Sushan heard the noise in the house and walked in.
The autumn-water-like pupils reflected Lin Fan's pale face. He was stunned at first, and then his eyes showed some thought, but he remained calm.
Lin Fan stared at the woman, his whole body tensed. He noticed the strange behavior of the woman just now and it was very likely that she recognized his identity.
"The injury is serious, and he has caught a cold..."
The woman seemed to notice Lin Fan's nervousness, smiled slightly, and then sat down on a stool at the side.
Lin Fan's face was alert, and he tried hard to mobilize all his magic power. Although he felt weak and powerless, he didn't want to sit and wait for death.
The temperament of the woman in front of me is not like that of an ordinary person.
Although he could not sense any fluctuations in the other party's aura, at this moment, anyone with a little strength could easily kill him.
"Xiao Ya is an obedient and kind child, with a pure heart, just like a baby. Although she rescued you, at this moment, you will only harm her."
The woman spoke leisurely. Her face beneath the white gauze hat was as soft as a flower and her appearance was unparalleled. Her slender white hands were clasped together and placed neatly in front of her legs, looking extremely elegant.
Lin Fan tensed up again, his face showing an extremely alert expression.
"In the past few days, Yuyi City has sent many monks to arrest the assassin who killed the only son of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even in this small Qingshui Village, many notices have been posted. You don't have to be nervous. I know how I know. At this time, almost everyone has seen those notices."
"I will hand you over to the Prime Minister's Mansion now. I'm sure you will get a very generous reward." The woman looked at Lin Fan and smiled.
Lin Fan did not speak, but just looked at her coldly. He gathered the little remaining magic power in his body and intertwined it in his palm.
"But you can rest assured. I am not interested in the reward from the Prime Minister's Mansion, nor do I want to participate in the competition among the various powerful parties in the Great Xia Dynasty. I have no interest in knowing your background at all." The woman's voice was soft and pleasant, very gentle.
She didn't know why Lin Fan wanted to assassinate the prime minister's son, nor did she want to know.
But the fact that he could retreat so majestically under the siege of so many masters was enough to show his extraordinary ability.
"I wonder what the lady means?" Lin Fan asked in a deep voice, puzzled.
"Ya'er is a medicinal spirit. I will take her in as my apprentice and teach her pharmacology and medicine in person. Because she saved you, I won't hand you over, but I won't help you either."
"It will do me no good to offend a behemoth like the Prime Minister's Mansion, so today I will just pretend I didn't see it." The woman smiled slightly and then replied.
Lin Fan looked at her deeply, and had many guesses in his mind about the origins of this woman.
It was indeed beyond his expectation that the other party did not hand him over after recognizing his identity.
But there is no guarantee that this is not a delaying tactic of the other party, to calm him down first and then secretly contact the Prime Minister's Mansion.
However, he quickly came up with a solution.
"The girl has jade-like skin and divine bones, eyes full of divine brilliance, and a breath as clear and moist as the moon. Her original cultivation must have been quite good, but now there is a strong aura of rouge resting..."
"I guess the girl must have eaten a plant of Rouge Benzodiac by mistake."
At that moment, Lin Fan calmed down, his pale and bloodless face showed a calm and indifferent expression, and he spoke calmly.
He had encountered Rouge Benzoate before he died in his previous life.
It is the main material used by a force called Taichu Demon Cult to refine the Soft Soul Immortal Transformation Powder.
After that force was destroyed, various sects and schools tried to destroy the recipe for refining the elixir of Soft Soul Transformation Powder.
Even the rouge sedum was completely eradicated, leaving no seeds.
He also didn't expect that in his current life after his death, he would smell the scent of Rouge Benzodiac again...
"Um?"
The woman's face showed astonishment, and then her beautiful eyes under the gauze hat stared at Lin Fan closely and asked, "Rouge Peace Grass, what is it?"
In her long years of practicing Taoism, this was the first time that she encountered a situation where swallowing a strange herb resulted in all her strength being sealed and she couldn't even open the Sumeru Ring.
You have to know that she is a real being in the seventh realm of Dharmadhatu. In the eyes of ordinary people, she is no different from a god who lives as long as the sky.
There is basically no drug in the world that can poison her, let alone an ordinary strange grass growing in the fields deep in the mountains.
And Lin Fan in front of him knew her current situation with just one glance.
"Girl, you don't need to know what it is. You just need to know that your current physical condition is caused by accidentally eating it..."
Lin Fan remained calm and said, "After my injuries have healed, I can help you dissolve the medicinal power of this thing."
"The premise is that you heal me and help me recover from my injuries. At the same time, you cover up for me during this period of time to prevent the lackeys of the Prime Minister's Mansion from looking for me."
The woman frowned and began to ponder the pros and cons of Lin Fan's words.
If it wasn't necessary, she didn't want to offend the Prime Minister's Mansion, or she would inevitably be regarded as this person's accomplice or something.
"If the young lady is worried about the consequences, then I can promise, swear on my heart, that even if I am caught by the Prime Minister's Mansion, I will not reveal anything about the young lady."
Lin Fan seemed to know what the woman in front of him was worried about, and assured her in a deep voice.
"Your current injuries require herbs with Yangyan properties to suppress them. Qingshui Village is too small to gather so many herbs in a short time. You can only go to the city to purchase them. But the Xiangguo Mansion is not stupid. They will definitely send people to patrol all the shops and pharmacies."
"I will prescribe some medicine for you later. Take it on time and it will help you recover faster. As for the cold problem, you have to find a way to suppress it yourself. I will try my best to help you, but this is all I can do." The woman didn't think for long before agreeing to Lin Fan's request.
To her, the temptation of an exotic herb that she had never known before was too great.
In order to write the "Collection of Materia Medica", she traveled almost all over the land of Kyushu and tasted all kinds of exotic herbs and flowers.
After saying that, she left the dilapidated house.
"It's a deal. I will always remember your life-saving grace, young lady."
Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense mood gradually relaxed.
With such a mysterious woman covering for him, he shouldn't have to worry about the minions of the Prime Minister's Mansion coming to find him in the short term.
Once he recovers a little, he will leave this place without staying for a moment.
Although the mute girl didn't quite understand the conversation between Lin Fan and the medical fairy sister, she knew that she would help save Lin Fan, and a happy smile immediately appeared on her face.
Lin Fan looked at her thin figure, feeling somewhat grateful, but more of a sense of guilt. He wondered what would happen to her if the henchmen of the Prime Minister's Mansion knew that she had saved him.
But with his current strength, it was impossible for him to take her with him to escape. To him, this mute girl was just a burden...
"I hope that moment won't come." He said secretly in his heart.
That night, after Lin Fan swallowed the medicine that the mysterious woman had the mute girl Xiaoya bring to him, he felt that he had recovered a lot of his cultivation.
Although the pain in his meridians was still unbearable, it was much better than during the day. He was able to walk on the ground, sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and recover faster.
He immediately sat cross-legged and began to practice his skills. Strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged in, and his eyes sparkled.
But not long after, Lin Fan heard the sound of knocking on the door outside the house, and then someone pushed it open forcefully.
A few people rushed in cursing, and the little mute girl ran over anxiously to stop them.
"Xiaoya girl, did you see anyone by the river?"
"Second brother, why are you being polite to a little mute like her? Just go in and search. This girl has been acting mysterious these past two days. If you don't know her, you might think she got some treasure..."
"I've heard that Wang Ermaizi has secretly gone to the county lieutenant to seek credit. There has been a lot of noise these days. Even the big shots from the prefectures and counties have come down in person to issue wanted orders in all the major cities. They would rather catch the wrong person than let him go."
"If we run into them, we won't have to worry about it in our next life."
…
Hearing the conversation coming from outside, Lin Fan, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, suddenly changed his expression and looked extremely ugly.
He didn't expect that he would be exposed so quickly. It seemed that the abnormal behavior of the mute girl Xiaoya in the past few days had been noticed by others.
At that moment, he hurriedly stood up. Although his whole body was in unbearable pain, he could only endure it. He pushed open the window beside him, turned into a residual shadow, and quickly disappeared.
The sound of bricks and tiles falling to the ground was particularly clear in the quiet night.
"There's someone in the backyard..."
The few people who broke into the house quickly understood and rushed over immediately, but they could only see a vague figure, which disappeared into the night in a few quick moves.
"I'm a step late..."
"Who knew this guy could still move? Didn't the wanted notice say he was seriously injured and unable to move?"
Several people's faces were immediately filled with regret.
Behind them, the mute girl Xiaoya was also staring at the scene blankly, not understanding what was happening.
But soon, these people turned their attention to the mute girl Xiaoya.
One of them said maliciously, "But it doesn't matter. Didn't we catch the accomplice? This little girl is quite courageous. She even dared to take in the assassin wanted by the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"What does this little girl know? She has been mentally ill since she was young. Maybe she was deceived by the assassin."
"Forget it, let's wait for the people from the Xiangguo Mansion to deal with it. This little girl is really pitiful. She saved the assassin with good intentions, but ended up being innocently implicated. Those who dare to offend the Xiangguo Mansion will never have a good ending."
…
The next morning, outside Qingshui Village.
A flying boat with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and golden, like a pavilion, surrounded by clouds and mist, and shaded by the sunset glow, descended from the sky, landed with a rumble, and stirred up a cloud of dust.
A group of guards in black clothes and holding knives, with fierce looks and domineering aura, surrounded a young man in white clothes with wide sleeves, who was handsome and noble, and walked slowly towards them.
Behind the flying boat, clouds and mist were rising, and many knights in armor and with amazing blood and energy were following on ferocious beasts. They were incredibly ferocious, as if they had just rushed out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The county lieutenant of Qingshui Village, along with a large number of guards, had already been waiting here.
Behind him was a large group of villagers from Qingshui Village, all of whom looked terrified and frightened.
"Who took down the wanted poster?"
A tall knight riding a ferocious beast that looked like a celestial wolf came forward, his eyes were cold under his fully armed face.
He swept his eyes over the county lieutenant of Qingshui Village. His powerful aura made everyone's blood boil, and they couldn't help but kowtow and kneel down.
"Reporting to the Lord, it is this person..."
The county lieutenant's face turned pale and he hurriedly told the whole story.
Next to him, a middle-aged man with pockmarks all over his face had a frightened expression and couldn't even speak clearly at the moment.
The mute girl Xiaoya's face was pale and terrified. She was escorted to the ground by a group of guards. She couldn't even raise her head and kept trembling.
"You mean, the assassin ran away at the critical moment..."
"Is it this girl who saved him?"
The knight's eyes were cold and he shouted, "If you dare to hide even a word, you know the consequences."
"Every word is true. I dare not hide anything." The middle-aged man with pockmarks on his face said in a trembling voice.
"Master, it seems we are too late. The assassin Lin Fan has probably already fled deep into the mountains..."
The knight rode on the ferocious beast and quickly came to Jiang Lan's side and reported respectfully.
Jiang Lan nodded slightly. In fact, he was not very surprised. He was a little surprised when he heard someone report yesterday that they knew the whereabouts of the assassin Lin Fan.
Logically speaking, how could he know Lin Fan's whereabouts so easily?
However, adhering to the idea of "better to have nothing than to get something of poor quality", he still made the trip in person, after all, the two places were not far apart.
Judging from the current situation, Lin Fan is quite smart and had already escaped before they arrived.
"Sir, how do you deal with that mute girl? She knew that Lin Fan was an assassin, yet she still dared to save him. Without her care, Lin Fan probably wouldn't have recovered so quickly..." the knight beside him asked respectfully.
Jiang Lan waved his hand slightly, walked over, and stood in front of the trembling girl.
(End of this chapter)
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