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

Under the colorful tower, the woman collected the silver and handed a silk-thread braided cord flower to each man and woman standing aside as a token for entering the tower.


Seeing Lu Tong standing still, the woman put the silver into a chest behind her, emphasizing, "No refunds."


Pei Yunmeng glanced at her and said, "If you don't want to go, you don't have to."


"I'll go." Lu Tong took the cord flower from the woman's hand and walked inside. "She already said no refunds."


The two arrived at the entrance of the tower, where, below Qiqiao Tower, countless colored embroidered magpies were woven at the entrance, known as "Crossing Magpie Bridge."


Lovers stood at the entrance in pairs, entering in turns. The crowd was so dense that bumps were inevitable while walking.


Pei Yunmeng let Lu Tong walk on the inside, blocking the flow of people as they made their way upstairs together.


Chapter 207: The Ties of Affection