Chapter 49

"No, no. We appreciate your kindness, but we are in a hurry and cannot impose."

Miaosen quickly took a step back.

Because he saw that the old lady seemed to want to grab his hand, how could he let her do that?

The old lady rolled her eyes and said, "This doctor is a good man. Why did you burn his house down?"

Miaosen suddenly felt a chill run down his back.

The house had been on fire for several days. Although you are old, you are not blind.

We said it was us who set the fire as soon as we arrived?

Do you even make sense?

"The house was already on fire when we arrived," Miaosen explained, then smiled and said, "But it's a pity that such a house was burned."

As he spoke, he ordered his subordinates to put out the fire.

"Put out the fire! Don't let it spread and burn the houses of innocent people. Everyone, move quickly."

Then he took out two silver bills from his pocket: "If Doctor Feng returns, please pass these to him as compensation. Thank you."

The old lady took the silver bills and said, "What if he doesn't come back?"

Miaosen inwardly groaned.

What kind of person is this old lady? Why does she look like she's looking for trouble?

He smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, Madam."

He then hurriedly bowed and said, "We will take our leave. If we ever meet Doctor Feng, we will treat him with respect."

The old lady huffed and said, "Officials are so arrogant, they won't even talk to an old lady."

Clearly, she was not going to let it go.

Miaosen felt his heart rate increase.

Although he sensed no danger, the old lady in front of him was clearly just an ordinary old lady from the countryside.

But Miaosen's intuition told him: at this moment, he absolutely must not move.

At that moment, someone coughed inside the dilapidated house, and an old voice said, "Old lady, where are my medicines?"

The old lady huffed and turned to say, "I'm coming."

She then took a large basin and shuffled back.

As the door creaked shut.

Miaosen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and urgently ordered, "Go! Hurry up and go!"

The group disappeared in a flash.

Inside the house.

The old man looked at the old lady with a weak voice: "My injuries have only recovered to half. Is this the time to throw a tantrum? Why can't you control yourself?"

The old lady huffed and said, "I just can't stand these officials. Is that wrong?"

The old man sighed, "Even if we really fought, we couldn't win now."

The old lady got angry, "If we can't win, should we just be cowards? Don't forget, we two old things were saved by two pills."

The old man said, "I didn't say anything. I just mean that we can settle this slowly. Besides, Feng has already run away, so there's no loss. We can settle accounts with them later when we recover."

The old lady huffed, still angry.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The old man coughed again.

"Once we recover a bit more, we'll go to Yuezhou to find Feng. I never thought he could treat such injuries. Ah, we've been neighbors for so long, and we missed such a miraculous doctor..."

The old lady was very regretful.

"It's fine. The effect of these two pills can fully restore our ability to move. In two or three days, once our blood circulation is smooth, we'll set off."

"Good."

...

Miaosen and his group didn't stop until they left the small town and entered the forest.

The black-clad woman said, "Boss, what kind of person is that old lady? I didn't sense any cultivation aura from her."

Miaosen's face turned pale, and he took a deep breath, "If it were an ordinary old lady, she wouldn't even dare to come out. But this old lady, although she looks ordinary, clearly came to cause trouble."

"Every word she said was trying to make us argue with her. Every sentence was a provocation."

Miaosen smiled bitterly, "Faced with such a person, I didn't even dare to test her."

He didn't even dare to test her.

This statement was quite disheartening, but no one in the group felt their morale was weakened, because... they all felt the boss was right.

The pale, scholarly black-clad man, Bai Yiwén, nodded and said, "Indeed. This old lady wanted to cause trouble, but she didn't seem to want to fight us. However, she had another purpose, which was to recognize us."

"She looked at each of our faces carefully."

Everyone nodded.

The first thing the old lady did was to look at their faces carefully. Thinking about it, a chill ran down their spines.

She wanted to remember us?

Miaosen sighed, "Indeed. Yiwén, continue."

Bai Yiwén said, "So, the key is not here, but on that wild doctor. If that wild doctor ever gets into trouble, whether he dies or something else... this old lady will likely come to us immediately."

"This is less about causing trouble and more about a warning: I remember you! In the future, behave yourselves!"

Bai Yiwén concluded.

This conclusion made Miaosen and his group silent.

A warning.

What kind of person can warn the Great Yan Feiyi Hall?

Thinking about it, it was truly terrifying.

"This trip has been nothing but trouble."

Another rough-looking man complained. He had a white bandage on his shoulder, with blood seeping through. Clearly, he had been injured in the previous battle.

"Life is full of ups and downs. Who can always be smooth?"

Miaosen said calmly, "There are too many people we can't provoke. Does that mean we should stop living?"

The black-clad woman, Bai Xiuyan, smiled, "Yes, Boss is right. But it still feels a bit uncomfortable to hear Boss say we can't provoke them."

Miaosen sighed, "There are countless extraordinary people. We should be more careful."

He then composed himself and said, "Now, let's have a meeting. There are a few things to discuss: first, what should we do about the wild doctor's whereabouts, and second, the situation in Nanzhong, which now directly affects Great Yan. What do you all think?"

As he spoke, the room fell silent.

Everyone closed their mouths and began to think.

Those with the ability to think were truly deep in thought, while those without the ability to think were also seriously pretending to think.

Everyone knew that although the boss looked calm, he had suffered setbacks and almost been invited to drink tea by the old lady. His mood was definitely not good.

If they said or did something wrong at this moment, they would likely face severe consequences.

The black-clad woman, Bai Xiuyan, spoke first.

"Boss, from the way Wu Tiějūn acted, it seems he was in a hurry to retreat last time, so he didn't take the wild doctor with him. This time, he came back to pick him up."

"After all, many of the Rainbow Green Robes were seriously injured, and the losses were significant. Wu Tiějūn and He Bìqù made a reasonable choice."

"In that case, the wild doctor likely left on his own. In other words, he probably didn't like Wu Tiějūn or the Green Robes, and the possibility of him being recruited by another force exists. At least, he's not a loyalist of the Great Qin or the Green Robes. This point is uncertain and needs further investigation."

Bai Yiwén continued, "Xiuyan is right. I'll add a few points. According to the intelligence, the wild doctor has cultivation, but his strength is very average, at most at the peak of the innate level."

"He only had two days, and with the obvious fire, even if he used some means to leave that night, it would be difficult for him to go far."

"The safest place nearby is Yuezhou City."

Bai Yiwén smiled confidently, "The wild doctor's early departure, whether to avoid trouble or to escape the Green Robes, shows he is well-planned and thoughtful. Given his cultivation, he would know that hiding in the nearby mountains would not help him avoid our search."

"So, the most likely place he went is Yuezhou City."

"Light under the lamp is dark, as they say."

"If he really didn't want to be taken by the Rainbow Green Robes, it suggests he is a peculiar person, or someone who values freedom. In that case..."

"If he left for safety, he would have gone with He Bìqù and Wu Tiějūn, without any delay."

"On the contrary, if he wanted both safety and freedom, he would go to Yuezhou."

Miaosen nodded lightly.

Bai Xiuyan continued, "Following this line of reasoning, once he arrives in Yuezhou, he will not contact He Bìqù and Wu Tiějūn again."

"His appearance and physique will likely change, which is not difficult for a doctor."

"Furthermore, he will likely not practice medicine in Yuezhou, at least not in the short term."

"Thus, although we lose most of the clues to track him, we still have two: his arrival in the city and his new means of making a living."

"The first involves food, lodging, and disguise... The second involves his choice of a new livelihood. He may seek a business related to medicine, or he may have other skills to support himself."

"Additionally, he is not very old, and although he is smart, his experience in the world is limited, which we can exploit..."

Miaosen nodded slowly, "Indeed. This line of reasoning is almost complete. Based on the current clues, this is the basic situation... There may be some omissions, but not many."

Miaosen stood still, looked up, and reviewed his thoughts, then asked, "What else?"

Bai Xiuyan said, "The situation is different now. Let's assume this old lady is a powerful person we can't provoke. Normally, we should stop."

Miaosen thought for a moment, "Indeed."

"But we can't stop now."

Bai Xiuyan said, "Because we have already spread the news through Wu Tiějūn that the wild doctor is dead at our hands."

She sighed and glanced at Miaosen subtly.

The black-clad man, Bai Yiwén, also glanced at Miaosen subtly and sighed.

They all felt that the boss was really unlucky.

Really, this trip has been nothing but trouble.