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

Early in the morning, Chang Jin came to check the lodgings, only to be met with a heavy stench of alcohol in Lu Tong's room. Eventually, under Lin Danqing's bed, he discovered two empty wine jars and several greasy paper-wrapped chicken bones.


The Chief Physician was furious and penalized both of them, docking their salary and also assigning them to sweep the courtyard in front of the lodgings for a month.


Lin Danqing, often scolded and punished, didn't utter a word of protest and readily accepted her fate with an air of open honesty.


Yet, Lu Tong was nowhere found in the room, having left early in the morning for parts unknown.


Chapter 165 Ji Xun's Interrogation