low Xiao Ge'er to meet him alone again."Yes!" He cried out, resigned. He hurried to add more fire and fanned it rapidly with a fan, muttering under his breath, "Think I, the esteemed Divine Healer, a...Seeing that no one was in the backyard, Xiao Yuge and He Ming no longer hesitated. They set fire to those packages of so-called sacred tea!
"Little junior sister, let's go!" Seeing the fire with his own eyes devouring those harmful things before him, He Ciming then called out to Xiao Yu Ge. The two took advantage of the chaos and returned to the cave.
After changing back into their clothes with those people, they pretended to still be unconscious and secretly neutralized the effects of the drugs on them.
"Strange, how did I fall asleep" One of them awoke and thought he had merely dozed off, unaware that a momentous event had transpired over the past hour or two.
The fire on the back mountain was still out of control when a servant rushed in to report that a fire had suddenly broken out in the inner courtyard. Wen Shiyun was alarmed and ordered someone to hurry back and retrieve those divine teas that were already prepared.
At this moment, the entire Wenjiazhuang was in chaos. It wasn't until daybreak that the fires on the mountain and in the courtyard were finally extinguished. They had burned for several hours, consuming not only the mature chrysanthemums but also the seedlings that had just sprouted a few days ago, leaving nothing but ashes. The entire inner courtyard was reduced to a pile of black ash. If it hadn't been for the stone wall separating the inner and outer courtyards, perhaps the entire Wenjiazhuang would have been turned to ashes by now.
"Investigate! Thoroughly investigate! Who did this! This City Lord will definitely grind them to dust!" Wen Shiyun was furious, her eyes blazing with anger. A year's worth of hard work and income had all gone up in smoke. More importantly, if there were no divine teas to supply this year, those people would rebel. Once things escalated, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Last night so many people stayed at Wen's Villa, now almost all of them have left. It wouldn't be easy to find out who they were.
"Lord Mayor, my subordinate has checked, no one left tonight except for a few..." Soon after, Lu the steward cautiously stepped forward. He also knew that without those treasures, the Lord Mayor might be driven mad at this moment.
Wen Shiyun seemed to understand, and hurriedly took people to the cave behind the mountain. However, she saw Xiao Yuge and the others still unconscious, which made her wonder.
"You guards have been here all along. Has anything happened" Wen Shiyun stared intently at the few people in front of her.
“As instructed by the lord of the city, we have been keeping watch here without a moment’s respite and nothing has happened.” Those servants naturally wouldn't speak of their nap earlier, or else, under Steward Lu's punishment, they would be skinned alive.
"Has no one come here" Wen Shiyun narrowed her eyes, but suddenly she noticed some fresh footprints on the ground.
"Absolutely not! The little ones have been staying right here." The servant lowered his head nervously.
When could someone so easily fool Wen Shi Yin Suddenly, she whipped out a palm strike, sending him crashing against the stone wall: "Since you're useless, there's no need to keep you!"
“Ugh!” The house servant didn’t even have time to let out a grunt before he spat blood and collapsed.
"Spare my life, Lord Mayor! Spare my life!" The other three were so frightened they knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
Xiao Yu Ge secretly frowned. The rumors circulating outside said Wen Shi Yin was gentle and polite, kind to everyone. It seemed like they were all lies. This woman was clearly a lunatic with unpredictable mood swings.
"Take them down and punish them severely!" Ke Wen Shiyun wasn't about to let them off the hook. The entire mountain of Aframomum was burned, even the backyard had been reduced to ashes. He was furious, anyone who dared to provoke him now would be met with misfortune.
"Yes!" Someone immediately stepped forward and took the three people away.
Win Shiyin glanced at Xiao Yuge and the others who were still lying on the ground. She gave Lu, the steward, a knowing look and made a gesture of slitting her throat.
Lu the steward understood, and he picked up his sword and walked towards Xiao Yuge and the others.
Just as the blade in Lu Guan's hand was about to strike He Ming, He Ming suddenly slapped back with his palm, sending Lu Guan staggering back several steps. He then leaped up from the ground!
Xiao Yu's song also stopped pretending, and leapt up as well.
"It's really you guys!" Wen Shiyun gritted his teeth. At this moment, he also guessed that the fire on the mountain and the fire in the inner courtyard should have been set by them.
"City Lord Wen, I'm very puzzled. Why would you suspect us" Xiao Yu Ge was doubtful. Logically speaking, she and her senior brother had done a perfect job, this Wen Shi Yun shouldn't have suspected them at all, but he actually guessed it. Could he be able to tell the future
Wen Shiyun glanced at their shoes: "Look at your shoes." Her expression was gritted, as if she wanted to tear them apart right then and there.
Xiao Yu ge and He Ming lowered their heads to look, and suddenly understood: "It was our oversight."
It turned out that the land behind the mountain was all yellow clay. When they came back just now, they stepped into the water's edge and got some mud on their feet. Then they hurriedly ran to the backyard to start a fire. Even if the yellow clay was burned by the fire, traces would still be visible. Besides, after returning here, they were momentarily careless and didn't clean up, so Wen Shiyun saw through their deception.
"I clearly had someone put a heavily-dosed amount of sleeping powder in your food and drinks, how come you two are both fine" Wen Shiyun was baffled. Could it be that the servants hadn't followed her instructions
"Opium powder" Xiao Yuge laughed, "Lord Wen, my senior brother and I are immune to all poisons. A little opium powder wouldn't even faze us. Even if it were Crane Top Red, we could still detoxify."
"It seems I've been careless." Wen Shiyun finally understood. They knew medicine, so how could they be blinded "I treated you with sincerity and kindness, why would you cut off my source of income"
"Sincerity" Xiao Yuge spread her hands, gesturing to the still unconscious Qian Si Chen and the others: "City Lord Wen, is this what you call sincerity"
"I just wanted to prevent you from messing things up. That's why I had to put you here. Once everything settles tomorrow, I will send you off safely. I never intended to hurt you!"
“Lord City Master, you privately cultivated the forbidden herb Afra Rose. According to the laws of this dynasty, you are afraid that you will be punished by extermination. We burned it, but we were only doing what heaven intended!” He Ming pursed his lips, thinking about the countless innocent people who were harmed by him, and he couldn't calm down.
Wen Shiyun, however, roared at them in fury: "Doing justice for heaven You know nothing! This A-fuyong solves so many pains! Do you know how unbearable it is to be tortured by illness and pain, how agonizing it is But as long as you drink this tea, your body won't feel the pain anymore. I am benefiting the people! I have done nothing wrong! All my hard work has been destroyed by you! You all should die!"
“You’re twisting the truth!” Xiao Yuge sneered coldly: “For your own selfish desires, you have harmed the entire populace of Ruoshui City. Don't you know that once this chronic poison takes effect, it will be worse than death You extorted them for profit, holding their lives hostage. Have you ever asked if they were willing to do this Have you ever considered the feelings of their families You dare to stand here and brazenly claim that everything you've done is for the benefit of the people You truly deserve to die!”轉碼失敗！請您使用右上換源切換源站閱讀或者直接前往源網站進行閱讀！