Mountain Wanderer

Lu Tong spent seven years studying medicine in the mountains, but upon returning home, he found everything had changed.

His eldest sister, a victim of foul play, met a tragic end.
His elder brother, wrongfully imprisoned, languished in dungeons.
His father journeyed to the capital to seek justice, only to meet a watery demise on the road.
His mother, driven to madness overnight, perished in flames.

Lu Tong packed his medical kit and headed to the capital of Jingzhou.

'Debts must be repaid, and lives must be avenged!
'If there's no judge, then I'll be the judge from Hell!'

In the capital, noble families faced successive tragedies,
Commander Pei Yunxing quietly investigated the matter,
And suspicions fell on a young woman from the Renxin Medical Hall.
However...
Before he could find evidence,
The girl made her move against him first.

Smiling Under Lanterns

Taking advantage of the sunshine, Yin Zheng brought out the damp bedding to air in the small courtyard. A thick line was strung under the eaves, and a once-bright rose-colored, pinch-bordered thin quilt was hung on it, sprinkling a layer of sunlight over the place and adding a few degrees of warmth to the small yard.


From outside the small window, Du Changqing glanced inside and said, "Miss Yinzhen, the courtyard is full of bedding. Make some room to dry the herbs, will you?"


As she smoothed a crease on the corner of the quilt, Yin Zheng replied, "The herbs are being aired every day, but if I don't sun these quilts soon, they'll start to mold. Besides, Shopkeeper Du," she glanced at Du Changqing, "you didn't give me my monthly wages like you did for Miss Lu and Ah Cheng, so airing the herbs isn't my responsibility either."


Du Changqing was choked up and found no words to refute Yin Zheng's remark. He left in a huff.


Chapter 36: The Lotus Convention_1