Chapter 56
Then there was a commotion outside the carriage. Lin Xing and Li Xiaxi looked at each other and hurriedly lifted the curtain to check the situation.
A guard stepped forward and said, "Miss Lin, something terrible has happened. Sun Banfo has just committed suicide by taking poison."
Lin Xing's eyes suddenly widened, and she asked hurriedly, "Is he still breathing?"
The guard hesitated to answer. Li Xiaxi patted Lin Xing on the shoulder and said in a soothing tone: "Don't worry, I'll go see him. Although he's been gone for a long time, I still know a little bit."
The three of them walked towards the crowd. Yu Hang had already directed the people to be carried out of the carriage and was standing aside with a gloomy face. Faced with Sun Banfo foaming at the mouth, all the guards were at a loss as to what to do and lowered their heads waiting to be scolded.
Li Xiaxi stepped forward and squatted beside Sun Banfo. Lin Xing was afraid that getting too close would affect her, so she stood beside Yu Hang and secretly pulled his sleeve where no one could see.
Feeling Lin Xing's little movement, Yu Hang lowered his hands that were folded in front of his chest, his expression returned to normal, and the low pressure lingering around him slowly disappeared.
Unlike their leisurely pace, Li Xiaxi, after a simple investigation, took out a pack of silver needles from somewhere and started giving acupuncture. With the movement of his hands, Sun Banfo was pierced into a hedgehog.
Looking at his own achievements, Li Xiaxi clapped his hands in satisfaction, walked up to the two men, and said, "I have never seen this poison before, and I don't know how to detoxify it. I have tried my best, and I must return to the city to find my master immediately."
Yu Hang: "Since Boss Li has spoken, please get in the car without further delay."
The guards around felt relieved when they heard this, and without Yu Hang's instructions, they spontaneously began to deal with the remaining mess. Lin Xing and Li Xiaxi returned to the carriage. During the journey, Lin Xing deliberately fell two steps behind and gently pushed Shen Ling, who was in a daze in the corner, when she passed by him.
Lin Xing did not stop. Li Xiaxi had already boarded the carriage, opened the curtain for her, and looked at her with an ambiguous smile.
I have to say that those guards were very quick and agile. Not long after the two of them sat down, the carriage began to move slowly, and Li Xiaxi's voice sounded at the same time.
"I haven't thanked Miss Lin properly yet. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would still be in the Red Porcelain Inn right now."
She was as frivolous as usual. It was just a normal way of saying thank you, but she made it sound like a flirt, with every word carrying a hook.
Lin Xing said in a serious tone: "This is not the work of me alone. If it weren't for the great help of County Magistrate Wu, I'm afraid it would have taken more effort."
There was a hint of doubt in the eyes of the people around her. After so many years of being confined in a circle, Li Xiaxi had never heard of the newly appointed county magistrate. She spent every day reading tattered medical books in the Hongci Posthouse.
"On your return trip, you should find another day to meet the county magistrate. We have discussed that Li Dongyi has no children, so his property should be inherited by you." Lin Xing paused, "This can be regarded as some insignificant compensation for you. If you have other requests, you can also tell the county magistrate."
Li Xiaxi sneered and said, "It seems that he is a really good county magistrate."
"I know you have grievances against the court, so I won't persuade you to let it go. I just hope you can live a peaceful life."
The person who had been sitting upright suddenly relaxed, lowered her eyes and smiled softly. She laughed for a long time, as if she wanted to make up for all the laughter she had accumulated over the years at once, and ended with a tear.
"I really do thank you."
"I know. After all, in a sense, I am your benefactor." Lin Xing said with a playful wink.
The two laughed out loud at the same time, and unlike the suppressed laughter just now, this time it was a clear and loud laugh.
"Do you know why I chose you?"
Lin Xing pretended to think, then said as if something had suddenly dawned on her, "I think it's because... I'm good-looking and look like a good person."
Li Xiaxi's expression was silent for a moment, and then she carefully observed the girl in front of her.
Her appearance is not very outstanding, and her temperament is completely different from Li Xiaxi. If Li Xiaxi is the flamboyant and passionate summer, then Lin Xing is the autumn, the same late autumn as now.
Lin Xing always seems to have a smile on her face, which dilutes the loneliness and makes her exude a tenacious temperament.
Li Xiaxi thought that perhaps it was this temperament that made her choose Lin Xing. This was the first time in all these years that she trusted someone so much, and it was a stranger at that.
She stared at Lin Xing without missing a beat, which made Lin Xing feel a little uneasy. "Why don't you talk?"
Li Xiaxi smiled, gently lifted the hair beside Lin Xing's ear, and said, "Because I think you look really beautiful again."
All of a sudden, Lin Xing's ears and neck turned red. She wanted to say something but stopped herself, and she didn't know where to look because of embarrassment.
"I won't tease you anymore. Actually, I chose you because I think you are special."
Lin Xing hurried down the stairs, her voice small and urgent, "What's so special about me?"
"The four of you checked into the inn with fake identities. If I'm not mistaken, the other girl should be your maid, but you treat her like a sister, which is enough to show that you are different from ordinary people."
"Xiao Mei is not a maid. We grew up together and depended on each other. She is my family."
Li Xiaxi took out a round fan from somewhere, gently placed it in front of Lin Xing's mouth, and said, "Don't worry, I know all these things, and Mr. Chen told me everything truthfully."
"I thought you were a lady from a wealthy family, but you're not. I've met countless people over the years, and you're the first person I guessed wrong." Li Xiaxi's voice suddenly got louder, "But isn't this even more bizarre?"
"Your temperament is completely different from that girl. Your words, expressions, and movements are all sharp and do not belong to a maid. You have many secrets. Who are you?"
Lin Xing had only heard a similar question once before. She had to say that smart people were really annoying. It would be great if everyone was a fool. Then she wouldn't have to work so hard to make up excuses.
After thinking it over in her mind, Lin Xing was about to speak when she realized that the fan was still at her lips. Li Xiaxi didn't want her to answer at all.
"You are very smart, and you will definitely be able to give me a reason that will leave me speechless. But if it is a lie, you'd better protect your secret."
"Thank you for your understanding, I really can't say."
Because of the fan, Lin Xing's voice was very low, but she was sure that Li Xiaxi heard it because she put the fan back to her mouth and started laughing.
"Master Lin, let me remind you that if you don't want to be questioned again, just be more pointed."
Lin Xing said helplessly: “Did Shen Ling also tell you this?”
Li Xiaxi looked as if she had been discovered, but there was no trace of guilt in her eyes. She said leisurely, "He told me everything."
After saying this, Li Xiaxi suddenly thought of something and quickly added, "I drugged him at the time, so don't blame him."
This gave Lin Xing an advantage, so she asked playfully, "Do you want to go to the capital with us?"
Li Xiaxi said word by word: "No, I want to stay in Quyang to accompany him."
Lin Xing spread her hands helplessly, and her exaggerated expression made Li Xiaxi laugh so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. The two of them chatted back and forth, as if they had met too late, and the time seemed to pass very quickly.
At some point, the outside of the carriage became bustling and they had already entered the city.
"How do you feel now that you are back in Quyang?"
"It's very complicated. It's funny that I'm actually a little afraid to go see Master."
After thinking for a long time, Lin Xing said dryly: "He missed you very much. You were trapped in Hongci Station for the past ten years, and he also stayed there ten years ago."
Li Xiaxi touched Lin Xing's head and teased, "You understand people's hearts so well, but I didn't expect you can't comfort them?"
Lin Xing slapped her hand directly.
The atmosphere here is harmonious, and on the other side there are two people acting as statues.
"Come back to your senses. We have arrived in Quyang City."
No response.
Yu Hang was not polite either. He pushed Shen Ling hard and watched him come back to his senses before repeating what he had just said.
But unexpectedly, Shen Ling just responded indifferently, and then began to be in a daze again.
Yu Hang deliberately raised his voice and said, "What's wrong with you today? Ever since you met Sun Banfo, you've become absent-minded."
After a while, Shen Ling gave a puzzling answer, "Do you think he can survive?"
Yu Hang thought this man was a bit strange and said speechlessly, "Who can say for sure? Doctor Li will take a look and everything will be clear."
"Ah~" Shen Ling sighed, still without any intention of explaining. Yu Hang did not force him any more and continued to look at the carriage in front of them from the window.
"Everyone, we have arrived at the clinic."
Almost at the same time, Lin Xing and Yu Hang came out of the carriage, but someone was faster than them. Sun Banfo had already been carried into the clinic.
"Doctor Li, can you please take a look at this man?"
The voice came before the person arrived. Lin Xing started shouting before she even saw Doctor Li. Xiao Mei immediately came up to her and whispered, "You are finally back. Did the county magistrate give you any trouble?"
"No, we are so powerful that we captured him in no time."
Xiao Mei took out a handkerchief and wiped Lin Xing's hair with concern, "You are still trying to comfort me, your hair isn't even dry yet, are you cold?"
Lin Xing giggled twice and said, "It's not cold at all, it's even hot."
"Don't come over here!" An angry roar silenced the two of them. Looking over, they found that it was Shen Ling again. He was about to walk to Doctor Li's side unknowingly.
Yu Hanggang hurriedly pulled him back, and Lin Xing frowned unconsciously. Xiao Mei stuffed the handkerchief into Lin Xing's hand and went to help Doctor Li.
For a moment, peace returned to the clinic.
Lin Xing couldn't bear it any longer. He pulled Shen Ling's sleeve and walked to the door, lowering his voice and said, "What happened to you today? If you are tired, go back to the restaurant and rest. Now everything is over."
Shen Ling hesitated and said: "I..."
"If you don't want to talk, don't force yourself. We are just worried about your health."
After pushing and shoving, Shen Ling was pushed out of the inn by Lin Xing. She pushed Shen Ling in and left without looking back to observe Sun Banfo's situation.
"Yu Hang, how are you now?" After hesitating for a long time, Lin Xing still only dared to ask Yu Hang.
"I don't know. I guess the situation is not optimistic. I'm afraid we can't keep Sun Banfo."
"Alas, this is our only clue. What should we do now?"
"Oh." Lin Xing couldn't help but sigh again.
"Who is sighing there? Are there any rules?"
Lin Xing went straight forward and grabbed Doctor Li's arm, and asked excitedly, "How is Sun Banfo?"
"I've saved my life, but I don't know when I'll wake up."
Lin Xing was like a deflated ball. She kept sighing in front of Doctor Li, which made Xiao Mei laugh.
"Okay, someone should want to see me, right?"
"How did you know?" Lin Xing hurriedly stopped talking, looked around, and became confused, "Where is he? Why isn't he in the clinic?"
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