Warm medicine emits fragrance

The next day, before dawn, Li Qiuping, who had gone out, leaped onto the courtyard wall, landed lightly, and tiptoed back to his room.

It was too hot, so Li Chenbi didn't sleep soundly and woke up the moment he entered the room.

She propped herself up and looked at him.

Li Qiuping hadn't expected that his carefulness would still wake him up, and immediately apologized, "Sir, did I wake you?"

Li Chenbi didn't waste any words with him, "Has anything unusual happened lately?"

Li Qiuping approached him and whispered, "Recently, there have indeed been more strangers appearing in town, frequently going in and out of clinics and inns. They're probably trying to find out about you."

As he spoke, Li Qiuping said angrily, "It must be Qi Weiming. I didn't expect him to still be so persistent."

Li Chenbi scoffed, "Let him ask if he wants to. Let's see what he can find out."

At noon that same day, Li Chenbi went to Fan Liuer's room to fetch the medicine as usual, and Fan Liuer also prepared to go out as usual.

However, his expression was much better when facing Li Chenbi today.

She noticed Li Chenbi's feet. "Did you change the splint on your foot?"

"Yeah, it's too hot outside, it'll be stuffy if I don't change."

"Did you change it yourself?"

"No, Li Qiuping changed it."

"Oh..." Then, speechless, a hint of unease flashed across her face. "I'm going to Siqing's house."

"Wait a minute," Li Chenbi called out to her.

Fan Liuer turned around and saw Li Chenbi holding a veiled hat behind his back.

Li Chenbi handed her the veiled hat, saying, "The streets have been rather unsafe lately, so wear it when you go out."

Fan Liuer would never refuse him in such matters. She took the veil and said, "Thank you."

Li Chenbi raised his lips and gave her a gentle smile, "Don't be so polite, go ahead."

Fan Liuer put on her veil and turned to leave.

Li Qiuping appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Master, why are you letting Madam Fan go out? What if Qi Weiming's men see her?"

"Instead of keeping her cooped up in the house and letting her interrogate me, I'd rather let her out. It's just a few steps, and with her so well covered up, who would recognize her?"

Li Qiuping thought to himself, "That makes sense."

I can't be so unlucky as to get bumped into in just a few steps.

Fan Liuer came out of the courtyard and had just reached the entrance of Si Qing's shop when a group of people came from a distance and walked towards her.

Fan Liuer wore a veil, so she couldn't see who those people were, but remembering Li Chenbi's reminder before she left, she hurriedly entered the shop.

Qi Weiming, who was at the head of the crowd, was in a bad mood and didn't pay any attention to the dress that was fluttering past in front of him.

He sent people to search the surrounding area for several days, but they found no clues.

This made him restless, so he came over in person.

He still received no news. He had asked every inn, clinic, and even those third-rate barefoot doctors.

No one has come in recently for treatment of serious injuries, nor has anyone come in for medication due to fever.

This made Qi Weiming begin to doubt his own speculation.

Did he guess wrong?

Did Li Chenbi know he was coming and deliberately send Li Qiuping on this trip to divert his attention?

Thinking of this, his frustration intensified.

When the time is right, he will definitely kill Li Chenbi with his own hands!

Fan Liuer's hurried entry into the room aroused Siqing's curiosity. "What's wrong? Is Second Master chasing after you?"

"No, Li Chenbi said the town isn't very safe lately. I just saw a group of people coming from the other side, so I thought it would be better to stay away."

"I've also heard from customers who come to buy things that there's been a group of strangers in town these past two days. They don't seem like refugees or passersby; they're very suspicious."

Fan Liuer was still worried, so she pulled Fan Liuer towards the inner room, saying, "Let's go in first and come out after they leave."

Feng Ji was also uneasy upon hearing this. Li Chenbi would specifically instruct Fan Liuer, so he must know something.

"Alright, you two can go in."

Just as Fan Liuer and Siqing entered the inner room, Qi Weiming and his group arrived at the shop entrance.

Qi Weiming glanced inside. It was a blacksmith shop with a man standing in front of the counter. There was no one else in the room.

He looked away and led the group forward.

Feng Ji frowned slightly after the person left.

This group of people is definitely not right. Although they are dressed simply and plainly, anyone who knows martial arts can tell that they definitely have kung fu skills.

After waiting for a while, he came out from behind the counter, stood at the door and looked outside. Only after he could no longer see the group of people did he speak into the inner room.

"The person is gone."

Fan Liuer and Siqing came out of the inner room, and Siqing hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"

Feng Jidao said, "That group of people definitely has problems."

As he spoke, he looked at Fan Liuer and said, "Don't come over for the next few days, so you don't run into these people. Since Master Li specifically instructed you, these people must be after him, and they probably know you too."

Fan Liuer knew that these people were after Li Chenbi, as Li Chenbi had told her about it.

I thought it was just a short walk, and I wouldn't be so unlucky as to run into them.

Unexpectedly, they actually ran into each other; luckily, she was wearing a veil.

But being lucky today doesn't mean she'll be lucky again next time. Even if Feng Ji didn't say anything, she didn't plan to go out for the next few days.

"Okay, but I've already come out today, and that group of people have left. I'll stay here a little longer, have dinner, and then go back."

Feng Ji figured that the group probably wouldn't come back, so he nodded, "Okay, I'll take you home later."

On the other side, Qi Weiming had made inquiries to no avail and had walked all afternoon under the scorching sun. He was now feeling both irritable and stuffy.

He happened to spot a noodle shop and invited his men inside to eat something to fill their stomachs.

It was already dinnertime, and there were two tables of customers in the restaurant, one of which was behind Qi Weiming.

Two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, are talking about something.

People who practice martial arts have good hearing. Qi Weiming was not interested in the conversation between the two, but the sound kept drilling into his ears.

The woman's voice was beaming with delight. "Let me tell you, yesterday I met a very generous boss who offered me a five-tael silver ingot to act in a play. I don't have to work for a whole year now."

The middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise, "What kind of play is this, giving us so much?"

"Speaking of which, these rich people have strange minds. That person told me to go to the blacksmith shop at the end of my town and tell a story to the little girl there."

"In the story, when I was young, I was pursued by a rich young man, but I didn't choose him. I chose a poor woman instead. As a result, I couldn't have children and was divorced. Later, the rich young man begged me to come back to life, but I refused. In the end, I died alone, while the rich young man got married and lived a peaceful and happy life."

"It's not enough to just talk about it; you have to be emotional and expressive, conveying regret and remorse."

"Do you think these rich people have so much money they don't know what to do with it, that's why they resort to these kinds of schemes?"

The middle-aged man chuckled upon hearing this, "I understand now. It must be that the rich man likes the girl from the blacksmith shop, but she doesn't agree, so he's trying to put her in her shoes."