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

After a long silence, Lu Tong looked at him and spoke abruptly, "Why didn't you leave?"


She had made it very clear to Yin Zheng, through Qingfeng, that she wouldn't be coming today.


Qingfeng's carriage had already left and had not returned; presumably, he had passed on the message.


He had already left, she thought, she knew this fact, and that's why she came here so at ease.


"You didn't want to see me, and I didn't want to upset you by showing up uninvited," he said.


"But I thought, just in case you changed your mind and suddenly wanted to see me, I would wait here a little longer"


He smiled slightly, "Fortunately, I had the foresight."


This was far more than "waiting a little longer"; enough time had passed that, in just a moment more, his birthday would be over.


Chapter 214 Heartless