Chapter 52 Xiao Yingyue's back-up plan
"Master, although Qingshui Village is small, there is no guarantee that there won't be accomplices of Lin Fan. Why don't we wait here first and wait for Mr. Chu to arrive? With him in charge, we will feel more at ease."
Uncle Ying stepped forward and said with a little concern.
After the incident with Lin Fan, he had always doubted his own ability.
Even now in this small Qingshui Village, they were worried that something unexpected might happen and they would not be able to protect Jiang Lan.
"It doesn't matter. As long as Lin Fan's companions are not stupid, they won't be exposed easily." Jiang Lan waved his hand and said casually.
After all, he knew best whether Lin Fan had any accomplices.
Uncle Ying nodded.
He felt that his young master had paid less attention to pleasure-seeking since he was assassinated by Lin Fan.
In his spare time these days, he has been reading various books on martial arts, seemingly trying to sense the qi and refine his body.
But due to physical reasons, no matter how many times he tried, he always failed.
Although the young master had tried many ways of cultivation in the past, compared to now, he always had a feeling of giving up and despairing, and didn't really care about it.
And now the young master, perhaps, truly understood the importance of his own strength, began to take cultivation seriously, and put more attention on the "right path".
It’s a pity... things still don’t go as planned.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Not long after, several divine rainbows appeared in the sky.
Physicians from nearby villages, regardless of age, were brought here.
There were more than ten people in total, all of them were very old and looked very frail.
However, there are a few people who have a long aura and have cultivation, and they are not ordinary people.
Among them, a tall and graceful woman dressed in plain clothes attracted special attention.
Under the white gauze hat, her skin is as white as cream and her eyes are as misty as autumn water, giving people a feeling of being gentle, jade-like, elegant and moving.
All the doctors had expressions of panic on their faces.
Many people didn't know what happened. They were taken away directly from the clinic by those knights riding on terrifying beasts with amazing aura. They didn't even ask a question. They were domineering and powerful.
Only the few doctors with training and the tall woman with her face covered by a gauze hat appeared relatively calm and composed from beginning to end.
"Sir, County Lieutenant, what happened? Why did you bring us here for no reason?"
"We didn't do anything and we don't know anything."
At that moment, several elderly doctors who knew the county lieutenant couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice.
"Have you ever ignored warnings and privately treated a seriously injured man in the past few days?" the county lieutenant asked with a cold snort.
Upon hearing this, all the doctors shook their heads and denied it. How could they dare to do that?
Of the patients they received these days who were seriously injured, they were directly rejected by them. For fear of getting into trouble, how could they dare to save people privately despite the warnings?
The county lieutenant had expected this and felt helpless, but at this moment he could only bite the bullet and look at the woman who had remained silent from beginning to end, and asked, "Miss Xiao..."
As the local county lieutenant, he naturally knew this woman who called herself Xiao Yue and was called the Medical Fairy by the villagers.
He even received his favor.
The old mother at home was old and had been ill for a long time, and was in great pain. It was this woman who personally went to the house to treat her.
After taking a few doses of medicine, his illness was cured and his complexion recovered, as if he had become decades younger.
Although Xiao Yingyue tried her best to remain calm under her gauze hat, she couldn't help but feel waves of emotion in her heart.
It was only early this morning that she found out that Lin Fan's identity as an assassin had been exposed.
The Prime Minister's Mansion had spies spread all over the place, and the search efficiency was incredibly fast, not giving people much time to prepare.
When she felt regretful, the first thing she thought about was how to get out of this situation safely.
Fortunately, when she agreed to help Lin Fan yesterday, she made two preparations.
Having traveled across the land of Kyushu for many years, she has become meticulous and weighs the pros and cons of everything. She would not take risks easily, especially when she does not have much ability to protect herself.
"Did Miss Xiao privately treat a seriously injured man yesterday?"
Seeing that Xiao Yingyue seemed indifferent, the county lieutenant asked again, feeling a little nervous.
Jiang Lan also looked at her.
Although he knew Xiao Yingyue's identity in his heart, there was no surprise on his face.
"Who is this girl? Is there something shameful that you don't want to show your true face to others?"
He smiled with interest, then waved his hand lightly, allowing a group of guards and knights to come forward and surround him.
"Master, the mysterious woman who abducted the second young lady of the Su family at that time was wearing a veil to hide her true appearance..."
"It's not normal for a woman with this kind of temperament to appear in this small Qingshui Village. Although she has no cultivation fluctuations, her skin is as white as jade and as bright as gold. She is not an ordinary person."
"She must be Lin Fan's accomplice."
Uncle Ying also spoke respectfully beside Jiang Lan, as if afraid that he didn't understand, and looked at Xiao Yingyue with vigilance.
Xiao Yingyue frowned when she heard this.
She didn't want to be blamed for no reason.
"oh?"
Jiang Lan seemed a little surprised. He took a good look at Xiao Yingyue before saying calmly, "Since he is his accomplice, just arrest him."
She saw a group of knights approaching with a terrifying aura, surrounding her.
Xiao Yingyue sighed softly in her heart and had to speak, "Mr. Jiang has misunderstood. My name is Xiao Yue, and I am a disciple of Medicine King Valley."
"I did privately treat a seriously injured man yesterday, but it was not my will. That man was extremely vicious and threatened me with the life of the mute girl Ya'er, forcing me to treat him."
"I encountered an enemy some time ago and was seriously injured. My cultivation strength is gone. During this period, I have been hiding my identity and recuperating in a nearby place. I never thought I would be involved in this matter. I was afraid of their strength, so I dared not disobey..."
As she spoke, she took out something from her waist. It was a token that looked like wood but wasn't, and gold but wasn't.
One side is engraved with alchemy herbs, the other side depicts the terrain of the valley, and has the words "Medicine King" inscribed on it.
Uncle Ying stepped forward to take it and looked at it, frowning and saying, "Master, this is indeed a token from Medicine King Valley."
"The token of Medicine King Valley is of no use. There is no guarantee that Lin Fan's accomplices are within Medicine King Valley. When I go back, I will ask father to send people to thoroughly investigate Medicine King Valley." Jiang Lan said calmly.
Xiao Yingyue's expression changed slightly, but she had expected this, and continued, "Don't worry, Master Jiang. Although I am afraid of the thief's strength and dare not disobey his orders, I have a trick up my sleeve. In the soup he swallowed, there is a medicinal ingredient called Die Yingcao."
"My original intention was to pretend to give in and treat him, but in reality I was looking for an opportunity to secretly inform the authorities and have them arrest him."
"Even if the thief flees after realizing the danger, we can use the scent of the Firefly Grass to trick the Firefly Moth into tracking him, thus making up for our mistake..."
As soon as she said this, everyone here was stunned by surprise.
"As expected of Miss Xiao, she is extremely smart and witty."
The county lieutenant's face was full of admiration, and he did not doubt the truthfulness of Xiao Yingyue's words.
After all, although Xiao Yingyue's identity and origins were mysterious, she had never revealed her cultivation.
And what does Lin Fan, who is so cruel and vicious that he even dared to assassinate the son of the prime minister, threaten the mute girl Yaer, and force Miss Xiao to save him, count for?
Even Uncle Ying looked surprised and doubtful, wondering whether what the woman said was true or not.
(End of this chapter)
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