Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Come Back with Me Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Come Back with Me “Tch, these damn bastards!”
Constable Wei made a click of disapproval, foul words floating from his mouth.
“Men, take them all away! I want to know where these scoundrels are from!”
As his order landed, the groaning masked men were instantly hauled away by his officers. Only then did he turn his attention to Lin Caisang.
“Miss Liu, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. I’m lucky that my friend arrived when he did. Otherwise, I, as a frail woman, would surely have fallen prey to those outlaws.” Lin Caisang glanced at Ya Molian and calmly responded to Constable Wei.
Inwardly, her mind was working overtime. Despite racking her brains for a plethora of possible reasons, she still couldn’t comprehend how Ya Molian knew she was here?
Why had he come looking for her? Was he really that superior?
“This gentleman is your friend?” Constable Wei turned his gaze toward the silent Ya Molian, a touch of surprise in his tone.
These two were indeed mysterious. How had they entered when Hongling Town’s main entrance was clearly closed?
Lin Caisang replied briefly.
“Constable Wei, can you find a place for me? I have poison powder all over my clothes. I need to clean up.”
Constable Wei jumped, startled by her words. Only now did he notice the layer of white poison on her clothes, and quickly nodded in agreement.
“Come back with me. This is no place for you.”
As Lin Caisang threw off the towel and opened the door to the inn, she saw Ya Molian leaning against a pillar, icy eyes focused on her, his words tinged with anger.
Lin Caisang cocked her eyebrow, blinked.
“Are you sure I should leave all those patients? We’re talking about the lives of the whole town here.”
What’s more, it wasn’t just about the townspeople. She’d accepted a task—if she failed, she’d be punished. She wasn’t sure what the punishment entailed, but losing the golden bead space seemed a severe consequence, especially considering this was a high-level task, not medium or low tier.
Of course, she couldn’t share all this with Ya Molian.
“Sang, things here aren’t as simple as you think,” Ya Molian said with growing annoyance when he saw she still showed no fear.
“How complicated can it get?” Lin Caisang dismissed his concerns.
Those masked men didn’t seem professional. Surely someone who disliked her had sent them over. She already had a good idea of who that person was. Ignoring the petty man seemed the best course of action.
Ya Molian was getting exasperated. He had never met someone so headstrong, so inclined to rush headlong into danger.
“I don’t know how good your medical skills are, but as you’ve seen, you’re in danger.”
“That danger is nothing. I’ll just ask Constable Wei to assign a couple of men to protect me.” Lin Caisang responded.
Ya Molian took a deep breath. She was beyond his control.
“You promised Grandpa Lin that you’d go back in three days. Do you really think you can settle things here in that time?” he asked.
Forget three days. Perhaps even thirty wouldn’t be enough. The issues in Hongling Town ran deep—solve one illness now, another was sure to spring up later. Didn’t this mean she would have to stay here indefinitely?
At his words, Lin Caisang fell silent.
She wouldn’t be able to solve everything here in three days. Particularly now that Ya Molian was here, she couldn’t even go home to reassure the family three days later, let alone enter the golden bead space.
Once things were resolved here, she might have to return home with Ya Molian…