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

The night deepened, and the winter in Su Nan was cold.


Unlike the north, the cold in the south carried a dampness, like tiny needles piercing through the marrow, the chill probing straight for the heart.


The people in the Plague Hospital always huddled in their damp bedding, sleeping on the cold earth, numbly listening to the wind outside the door, night after night, waiting for the next day to pass, many never to wake again.


Soon, the execution grounds would be lit with grey smoke.


A pall of death hung over this place, destined to be shrouded by death, unworthy of further thought.


All the bedding had been changed, and the ground mats had been replaced with wooden beds. Though narrow and crammed together, it was much better than the damp ground.


Chapter 225: Goodbye