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

When she was with the Lu Family, she was timid and spoiled. Rarely did she lift a finger to work, and would panic at the sight of a bee or a snake. However, when one is driven by the brink of starvation, fear becomes irrelevant, and appetite dictates.


Lu Tong still remembered the first time she tasted roasted bird.


Back then, she was naive and clumsy, not even knowing that you had to pluck the bird and remove its innards before roasting it. She just slapped it on the fire whole, roasted it until it was black, thought it was done, took a bite, and blood oozed out.


Lu Tong cried out with a "waah," the taste of blood rising from her throat, nauseating. She wanted to vomit, but the hunger in her belly reminded her there was no other food. So, swallowing the hard-to-stomach stench, she forced the charred bird down, bite by bite.


That was the most painful meal Lu Tong had ever eaten since she was born.


Chapter 54: Examiner Official Fan Zhenglian_4