I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 338 Just what you want
Xiao Jingfan glanced at Feng Jing: "Do you have any medicine?"

Feng Jing found it strange: "I gave you the anti-nausea medicine before."

Xiao Jingfan felt he couldn't reason with this miracle doctor, and since Chu Liuzheng had stopped vomiting, he didn't bother to say anything more.

After watching the big boss's antics for a while, Lü Fei remembered his business and asked Jiang Yao, "Were those insect eggs that the innkeeper vomited up?"

“Not entirely.” Jiang Yao glanced at him. “If there were that many insect eggs, he would have died long ago. Only the ones that are moving are.”

"And what about the other round ones?"

“Shells,” Jiang Yao said. “If insect eggs don’t hatch for a long time, they will molt continuously. Those shells will accumulate in the human body, and when the eggs hatch, the shells will become their food.”

Feng Jingdao: "I heard that you distribute sacred water to the people of the city every two weeks. Is this sacred water—"

“Yes.” Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yao nodded. “Although the divine water cannot cure the root cause, it can help everyone expel most of those things.”

"You're doing a good deed." Feng Jing stuffed the last bite of the pancake into his mouth, his impression of Jiang Yao improving considerably.

Jiang Yao pursed her lips and ignored him.

Zhou Yuande asked in confusion, "Master Jiang has been coming to Longkou Town since last year. If he comes once every half month, how come the people haven't noticed anything unusual about the sacred water?"

“No,” Jiang Yao said. “They forget about it after they throw up, and afterwards they just feel refreshed.”

The innkeeper must not have drunk the magic water to notice the abnormality.

However, the insect eggs will quickly turn into water after leaving the body, and even if you tell people this, it will not be convincing.

Listening to Jiang Yao's words, Xiao Jingfan slowly tapped his long fingers on the side of his knee, pondering to himself.

Insect eggs don't appear out of thin air; they must have been made by Yin Lan Ci's people, so they must be active within the city.

Longkou Town is not large. Jiang Yao is a disciple of Miao witchcraft. With her skills, it should not be difficult for her to find Yin Lanci's people from the city, but she just can't find any trace of them.

It seems those people, like the whistleblowers in the forest, have ways to alter their aura so that Jiang Yao can't easily detect them.

Therefore, it seems that Yin Lanci must have known all along that Jiang Yao was looking for her and had come up with a way to deal with Jiang Yao.

For Yin Lanci, Jiang Yao was a problem. Given Yin Lanci's ruthless nature, he should have dealt with this problem as soon as possible, so why did he allow Jiang Yao to cause trouble in Longkou Town?

Sisterhood?
Xiao Jingfan shook his head inwardly. He remembered that Chu Liuzheng had said in his heart that Jiang Yao's greatest hobby in life was to oppose Yin Lanci. How deep could the friendship between such a pair of master and disciple be?

Furthermore, Yin Lanci could even kill her master, Miao Wu, let alone a junior sister who always opposed her.
Why is that?
Xiao Jingfan pondered, his mind racing.

Yin Lanci is a woman who never acts without self-interest. There is probably only one reason why she is willing to let Jiang Yao go so freely—Jiang Yao's actions not only do not hinder her, but are also beneficial to her.

Xiao Jingfan had a suspicion in his heart, waiting for confirmation.

Just then, a dark figure swept through the air and landed beside Xiao Jingfan, bowing and reporting, "My lord, someone is following us."

Xiao Jingfan raised an eyebrow slightly: "How many people?"

Xiao San said, "There are sixteen people: two women in the carriage and fourteen men acting as guards who have been with us all the way."

There are quite a few people traveling on the official road every day. If they were just traveling together for a while, it wouldn't be a problem. But these people have been following them at a distance ever since they left Longkou Town. Whenever they stop to rest, those people also stop. Xiao San doesn't believe it's just a coincidence.

“Those guards are all trained fighters, they’re quite capable,” Xiao San asked for instructions. “Should we send them away?”

"No need," Xiao Jingfan said. "They might be on the same path; just keep an eye on them."

"Yes, sir." Xiao San accepted the order and left to continue monitoring those who were following them.

Chen Xing helped Chu Liuzheng, who had recovered from the nausea, back. Seeing that Chu Liuzheng looked unwell, Si Yue broke open an orange and handed it to her.

Chu Liuzheng took it; the orange pulp was sweet and juicy, very refreshing.

It's actually quite delicious; I wish I had bought two more pounds.

As she ate, she listened with Chen Xing as Si Yue briefly recounted what Jiang Yao had just said. As she listened, Chu Liuzheng also sensed that something was amiss.

[Yin Lanci can tolerate her junior sister's sabotage; could it be that her junior sister's actions are exactly what she wanted?]

Her casual remark made Xiao Jingfan's eyebrows twitch, and he turned to look at her.

Having just vomited, Chu Liuzheng's eyes and cheekbones were flushed, like a thin layer of rouge on his fair skin. The tears in his eyes hadn't faded, and his expression was even softer than usual. His cheeks bulged slightly with each chew, making him look inexplicably docile.

[Hmm? What is the tyrant looking at?]

Chu Liuzheng noticed the gaze on him and turned his head to look, meeting Xiao Jingfan's deep eyes.

She glanced at the single orange segment remaining in her hand and immediately understood.

The big boss is right here, how can I eat alone?

She quickly stuffed the last segment of orange pulp into her mouth, chewing as she picked up another orange from the side, peeled it, and handed it to him: "It's sweet and sour, would you like to try some?"

Xiao Jingfan had just drunk a lot of water and didn't want to eat oranges.

But after staring at the orange handed to him for a moment, he reached out and took it, feeding it segment by segment into his mouth.

Seeing that he had eaten, Chu Liuzheng suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen him eat any dry rations or beef jerky, and knew that the big boss's picky eating habits had kicked in again.

How can a responsible employee let the big boss go hungry?
She got up and went back to the carriage to take down the last packet of osmanthus cake. She also asked Feng Jing to heat up the goat milk in the bamboo tube and presented it to Xiao Jingfan.

"It will take more than two hours to get to Tancheng. You should eat something to tide you over."

Xiao Jingfan stared at the things in front of him and glanced at Chu Liuzheng with a puzzled look.

How did this woman figure out he was hungry?
Chu Liuzheng thought he didn't want to drink goat milk and was about to change it, but Xiao Jingfan waved his hand to stop him and started eating slowly.

His manners, cultivated since childhood, were ingrained in his very being. Even in this desolate wilderness, His Majesty could still make this simple meal feel like a grand Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant's appearance is so deceptive.]

Chu Liuzheng rested his chin on his hand, watching with a slight smile in his eyes, admiring the beauty's meal.

Xiao Jingfan frowned and looked up, and Chu Liuzheng immediately handed him a prepared handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

Before I knew it, I had finished the goat milk and eaten half of the osmanthus cake.

"Too sweet." Xiao Jingfan commented expressionlessly, feeling a strong osmanthus flavor in his mouth.

【How could that be? I specifically asked the shop to put less sugar in this bag.】

Chu Liuzheng took the remaining osmanthus cakes back and shared them with everyone.

She took a piece and ate it herself.

The delicate fragrance of osmanthus blossoms is mixed with a hint of sweetness. It tastes quite good. But where is the sweetness?

She tugged at Feng Jing's sleeve, gestured towards the half-eaten osmanthus cake in his hand, and asked, "Is it sweet?"

"It's not sweet enough, there's not enough sugar." Feng Jing asked Chen Xing for some wildflower honey, poured it over the pastries, and felt that this was just right.

Chu Liuzheng thought to himself as he ate the pastry:

[As expected, the tyrant's sense of taste is off; he finds this too sweet. From now on, we might as well tell the shop not to add sugar at all.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

After resting, the group continued their journey. As darkness fell, they entered Tan City and lodged at an inn.

Da da da.

Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of hooves, the wheels slowly rolled over the cobblestone road, and the ornately decorated carriage stopped in front of the mansion.