Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 331 Fengchun Lane

"Fengchun Lane?"

"Walk."

Without any hesitation, Wei Chan helped Gu Jingnian out of bed.

But as soon as her bare feet touched the carpet, before she could even put on her shoes, a maid knocked on the door and said, "Princess, the Kaiping Division has sent someone."

"not see!"

"But they insist on seeing him..."

"Tell them to get lost," Wei Chan snapped.

There was no sound outside the door, and the maid who had run to report hurriedly ran back to the front yard.

Wei Chan glanced down at the three people's attire, and with Shen Lingshu supporting Gu Jingnian, she quickly took out three cloaks from the wardrobe.

"Quick, cover him up, we're leaving right now."

Shen Lingshu said, "The Kaiping Division is just outside."

"Ignore them, hurry."

Wei Chan has a kind of reckless and impulsive way of doing things. She pushed open the door, grabbed Gu Jingnian's cloak, and put the hood over his head.

The three walked through the corridor, their figures gradually disappearing from sight.

Shen Lingshu then realized that Wei Chan had taken out a rare treasure. She could feel her body floating, and when she looked down, the moonlight shone at her feet, leaving no shadow.

They continued walking out, and stopped just before exiting the side gate of the princess's residence.

Ahead, several Kaiping Division guards were standing there. The leader was tall and dashing, with a long sword hanging at his waist. It was Pei Nian.

Standing next to Pei Nian was Wang Qinghe, who held a luminous pearl in his hand. The pearl was filled with blood energy and was completely crimson.

The maidservant who had just been rebuked by Wei Chan was now blocking the way for this group of people, asking them to leave.

“The Kaiping Division’s handling of cases is not to be obstructed, not even by a princess.”

"Search!"

Pei Nian gave a clear shout, pushed aside the maids blocking her way, and walked into the princess's residence.

Shen Lingshu supported Gu Jingnian as they stood there, feeling very nervous as Pei Nian drew closer.

Gu Jingnian was so weak that he could no longer stand. His head swayed and then rested on Shen Lingshu's shoulder.

Shen Lingshu quickly pulled his cloak tighter and instinctively put her arm around his head.

Pei Nian was already within a step of them, which startled Shen Lingshu so much that she stopped breathing.

“Very close.”

Wang Qinghe suddenly spoke, examining the luminous pearl in his hand, noticing that it was so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

So he quickened his pace and hurried toward the inner courtyard.

Pei Nian's clothes brushed against Shen Lingshu.

Suddenly, Shen Lingshu felt a push on her back. She was so startled that she almost screamed. When she turned around, she saw Wei Chan gesturing for her to leave quickly.

The two of them tiptoed, helped Gu Jingnian out of the side door, and without daring to linger, immediately walked through the alley.

"Ok?"

Over there, Wang Qinghe stopped and looked at the beads in his hand with some confusion. He turned around and looked in all four directions.

No matter which direction it went, the blood energy in the bead gradually diminished.

"He's gone far away?"

"Chase."

Pei Nian glanced back, sniffed slightly as if she smelled something in the air, but still walked towards the inner courtyard.

Wang Qinghe didn't even look where he was going; his eyes were fixed on the beads in his hand. After turning around once, he followed her.

Over there, in the deserted alley, a soft whisper could be heard.

"They didn't follow, did they?"

“No,” Wei Chan said. “We need to hurry, this cloak won’t protect us for long.”

Do you know how to get to Fengchun Lane?

"do not know."

The two of them usually travel by carriage with servants to guide them when they go out. How could they possibly recognize the alleys and lanes of the capital if they were traveling alone today?
Just as they were at a loss, they saw a person peeking out of the alley entrance, looking furtive. It was Ah Wan.

This time, Shen Lingshu went to the princess's residence without Awan. When Awan came to find Shen Lingshu, she was stopped outside the princess's residence by the Kaiping Division and was very worried about how to get in.

After hesitating outside for a while, Ah Wan finally scratched her head and turned to walk towards the Marquis of Wuding's residence.

She walked through an alley and suddenly felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned around, but there was nothing behind her.

Ah-Wan was instantly terrified and screamed as she ran away.

Until Shen Lingshu's voice came from behind.

"Ah Wan, it's me."

"Auntie, auntie... young lady?"

"it's me."

Shen Lingshu suddenly appeared and asked, "Do you know how to get to Fengchun Lane?"

A-Wan, still shaken, gently touched her with her finger and asked, "Is it really you, young lady?" "Of course. Do you know how to get there?"

“You’ve been to Fengchun Lane, haven’t you?” A-Wan said. “Once, you insisted that the Marquis take you out, and he took care of something there on the way.”

"Lead the way."

"Oh."

"Don't look back, keep moving forward."

Ah Wan then walked forward with her hands tucked in her sleeves, faintly hearing footsteps behind her, which made her uneasy.

But then she sniffed and asked, "Miss, is Young Master Gu... Gu Jingnian here too?"

"how do you know?"

"The last time I saw him, I smelled a strange fragrance on him, and it also smelled a bit like herbs."

Shen Lingshu knew that her greedy maid had a good sense of smell, so she leaned close to Gu Jingnian and smelled him.

At first, there was no particular smell, until she smelled Gu Jingnian's hand and smelled the strange fragrance that A-Wan had mentioned on the wound on the back of his hand.

She couldn't worry about these things for the time being.

"Let's find Fengchun Lane first."

"Yes."

Ah Wan quickened her pace, and after walking for a while, she pointed and said, "That's Fengchun Lane. Where would you like to go, young lady?"

"I do not know either."

Shen Lingshu scanned the gates of the courtyards in the alley, then nudged Gu Jingnian, trying to wake him up.

"Wake up, where are we going?"

Ah-Wan heard a sound behind her, but saw no one.

She sniffed again and walked into Fengchun Lane. The lane wasn't long, and after walking back and forth, she stopped in front of a small courtyard.

“Miss, there’s a medicinal smell here, just like the one on Young Master Gu.”

"You can smell that too?"

Shen Lingshu immediately went up and knocked on the door.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

A knock sounded on the door, and Wei Chan's voice rang out.

"Go straight in."

After saying that, Wei Chan ripped off her cloak and kicked the courtyard gate.

The old, rickety courtyard gate was quickly kicked open, and candlelight could be seen shining through the windows of the small house, indicating that the owner had been awakened.

"Great, it's a pharmacy."

Shen Lingshu also took off her cloak and, together with Awan, helped Gu Jingnian inside, where they sat down in the main hall where medicine shelves were set up.

"Is the doctor here? Someone is injured."

The sound of a cane tapping the ground came from behind. After waiting for a while, an elderly man with white hair slowly walked over. It was Xun Yan, whom Gu Jingnian had met before.

"Sir, are you a doctor?" Shen Lingshu asked.

Xun Yan nodded and said, "This old man recognizes the princess and Miss Shen."

"You recognize us?" Wei Chan asked in surprise.

"Yes, when I was a royal physician in the palace, the princess was only three years old. In the blink of an eye, she has grown up so much."

As he spoke, Xun Yan looked at Shen Lingshu and said, "Several years ago, Miss Shen accompanied your father to see me. It seems you don't remember?"

Shen Lingshu quickly curtsied to apologize for her rudeness and then asked Xun Yan to treat Gu Jingnian.

"He did come after all."

Xun Yan stroked his long beard, examined Gu Jingnian for a moment, then took his hand to feel his pulse, and murmured, "The poison from last time has not yet been cured, and now you have been poisoned by a new one."

He glanced at Gu Jingnian's eyelids again and couldn't help but sigh.

"This new poison is incredibly potent; it's likely specially crafted to combat the Healer... Coincidentally, the reason he's been able to hold out until now is because he already has the old poison in his body."

"Doctor, can you detoxify me?"

“No,” Xun Yan said, “but this old man knows where to find the antidote.”

"where?"

As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it.

Wei Chan asked, "Kaiping Division?"

Xun Yan shook his head and said, "The person who administered the poison is from the Kaiping Division, but the place where the poison was prepared is not there."

Upon hearing this, Wei Chan's eyes lit up even more, and she asked, "Old sir, can you take us there?"

Xun Yan stroked his beard again, his gaze falling on the ancient wooden token tied to Shen Lingshu's wrist.

He considered for a moment before slapping his knee and saying, "Alright, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Let me brew him some medicine to suppress the poison in his body, and then I'll take you to find the antidote."

"it is good."

Wei Chan knew that she was about to uncover that secret.

(End of this chapter)