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

Jasmine blossoms filled over half of the window sill, the branches lush and fragrant. Amid the green leaves, a piercing aroma wafted through, diluting the medicinal smell in the room by degrees.


In the garden outside Qi Yutai's door, Qi Qing stood with hands clasped behind his back.


The setting sun dipped into the pond, casting a shallow red hue across the water. Glittering ripples emerged, like flickering flames burning beneath the surface, a riot of dying embers.


Nearly ten days had passed since the fire at Fengle Building.


In these ten days, the court had been ceaselessly embroiled in disputes. Yuan Yao pressed relentlessly, and the Crown Prince's men had come several times—Emperor Liang Ming's attitude was ambiguous, and he had grown impatient.


As the court's unrest continued each on their own terms, he feigned illness and stayed within the family estate, day after day, keeping watch over Qi Yutai.


Chapter 188 Mediocrity