Chapter 138: Madam, Don't Look
Upon learning the identities of the men and women, the family members took a sharp breath.
For their fallen noble family, the Thirty-Six Stars were already unimaginable not to mention the Twelve Divine Generals?
You should know that the Twelve Divine Generals of the Demon Slaying Department are equivalent to the second-ranking military officials of The Great Qian!
“Feng’er, how did you come to know such important figures?” Second Mother asked softly with a hint of concern in her eyes.
“It’s not that I know them. These two gentlemen are acquaintances of Lord Zhou from Qiyuan City. We have some connection due to my previous trip to Qiyuan City, so he entrusted me to receive them.” Qin Feng answered truthfully and handed over the letter in his hand.
After glancing at the letter, the family members roughly understood the situation.
Second Mother patted her chest and sighed in relief, “That’s good. I thought something big had happened.”
“But big brother, why would such important figures come to this small Jinyang City?” Second Brother seemed to think of something and suddenly raised this doubt.
“I don’t know either.” Qin Feng shook his head.
Generally speaking, wherever there are powerful demons causing trouble, the figures of the Thirty-Six Stars and the Twelve Divine Generals will appear.
Now, these two important figures suddenly arrived in Jinyang City, making Qin Feng inevitably think in a negative direction.
The last time he knew about the gathering of important figures was when the demon invasion happened in Qiyuan City. Could it be that something similar is happening again?
Qin Feng frowned and thought of the group from the Divine Craftsman Workshop last night; those people also arrived mysteriously.
He felt that in this small Jinyang City, there seemed to be some undercurrents at play.
Looking up at the gloomy sky with continuous drizzle, it reflected his current mood.
Due to the rain, people hurried at the city gate of Jinyang City.
A horse-drawn carriage driver, without rain protection was soaked like a drowned rat. He hid under the city gate and parked the carriage to the side.
Having found a place to avoid the rain, he wiped the rain off his face and sighed in relief.
“Damn, why does it rain everyday in this cold winter?” The middle-aged carriage driver complained while wringing out the rainwater from his clothes.
Due to the cold weather, despite wringing out the rainwater he still felt a chill penetrating his skin.
The city guard laughed, “Complaining about the weather won’t change anything. Besides, this rain is nothing compared to the heavy rain a few days ago. It was so intense, with thunder and lightning scaring people.”
“Is that so?” The middle-aged carriage driver had been out hauling goods for the past few days and hadn’t experienced the rain in Jinyang City.
He seemed to recall something and patted his forehead, “I’m curious, how come I saw so many insects on the road when I came. Surely they were forced out by the heavy rain a few days ago. You didn’t see it; there was a huge centipede crawling by the edge of the grass, as thick as my arm. It really scared me.”
“Wow, such a big centipede is almost like a spirit.” The city guard exclaimed.
“That’s right. My horse was frightened and we ran for more than two miles before calming down.”
“Where did you encounter it? If I have to go out in the future, I’ll have to be careful.”
“Never mind, it’s just a few dozen miles away from here!”
“Huh? Why am I sweating so much? Could it be a fever from catching a chill?” The middle-aged stableman looked puzzled, touching his forehead and finding it normal.
But a glance at the sleeves of his coarse garment revealed they were dry! What’s going on?
“Hiss~ Now that you mention it, I do feel a bit hot.” The city guard wiped his forehead, surprised that he was sweating in this weather!
The two looked around in bewilderment. The middle-aged stableman, with sharp eyes, pointed to the ground and exclaimed, “The ground here is cracked!”
The guard followed his gaze, seeing that the muddy ground had dried up and the soil had cracked, as if it were the parched earth under the scorching sun!
And this trail extended from the city gate into the city.
As if something had just passed through here!
But the strangest thing was that the two of them had been standing at the city gate the whole time. Why didn’t they see anything?
Gulping.
The sound of swallowing saliva.
The two looked at each other, feeling their hair stand on end.
In the silent mansion of the wealthy merchant, in the blood-scented hall, a man carrying a well suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked outside the hall, where there should have been continuous rain in the courtyard, but instead, the moisture had evaporated, the ground had cracked, and the leaves had withered.
In the dried-up well, a sobbing sound echoed again. Above the high sky, the dark clouds gradually dispersed and the rain diminished.
In just a moment, a figure gradually appeared. Wearing a cyan robe, it was a graceful and charming woman with pure white skin and blue eyelids.
But in her eyes, there was deep resentment and killing intent.
“Lamenting Ghost, you’ve come too.” A hoarse voice echoed in the hall.
Due to the arrival of Zhen Tianyi and Yu Mei, Qin Feng did not go to Listen To Rain Pavilion but chose to stay in the mansion.
The two, led by Qing’er entered their respective rooms and fell silent.
“I don’t know why these two adults came to Jinyang City. I always feel uneasy about it.” Qin Feng stretched his arms and looked out the window. The rain had stopped.
“Why does it feel a bit hot? Is it my imagination?” Qin Feng mumbled to himself.
Generally speaking, it will be hot and muggy before it rains, and it should get cooler after it rains, especially in this month.
However, the current situation was completely opposite to expectations.
The weather was abnormal, strange incidents were happening one after another, and a big shot had come to this small city. Unable to make sense of it all, Qin Feng felt frustrated. He sighed and stood up.
He couldn’t stay in the room any longer and decided to go to the Lakeside Pavilion early to treat Liu Jianli’s meridian injuries.
Walking through several corridors, he saw two graceful figures in the Lakeside Pavilion.
One in blue and one in white, complementing each other like a beautiful painting.
“Young Master, why are you here? Are you going out?” Lan Ningshuang smiled when she saw Qin Feng, her expression full of joy.
She probably hadn’t noticed it herself, but whenever Qin Feng was around, her mood always became exceptionally pleasant, with tenderness and smiles between her eyebrows.
Liu Jianli also turned her head and looked at him.
Qin Feng replied, “I’m not going out today. I am staying at the home, so I thought I’d come earlier to treat the meridians. Are you available?”
He looked at Liu Jianli and cast an inquiring glance. The latter nodded slightly, and her lips parted, saying, “It’s fine.”
With a positive response, Qin Feng smiled slightly and as usual began to treat the other person.
Time quietly passed between his fingers.
In the corner of the corridor, two figures lurked.
Qin Jian’an helplessly said, “Wife, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for us to keep doing this?”
“Caring about our child and daughter-in-law is inappropriate? It’s you who doesn’t care about anything at home and leaving everything for me to worry about.” The second mother frowned slightly, and her tone was quite dissatisfied.
“Alright, I’ll follow your lead.” Qin Jian’an yielded.
The two of them peeked their heads out to secretly observe the lake pavilion.
After a while, Qin Jian’an suddenly turned his head and found that two people, Zhen Tianyi and Yu Mei, had appeared beside him without knowing when.
Looking at their curious expressions, he felt somewhat embarrassed and nudged the second lady with his elbow, “Wife, stop looking.”
“Lower your voices, be careful not to be heard by Feng’er and the others.” Second Mother reminded in a low voice without looking back.
“What are you two doing?” A cold voice sounded.
The second lady, upon hearing this, stiffened. She slowly turned around, only to see the two prominent figures who had come to the mansion today.
“You two, what are you doing here?” the second mother asked with a forced smile.
“We were free, so we came out for a stroll. Hope we didn’t disturb you.” Yu Mei said softly.
“No, feel free to look around. If you need anything, just instruct the servants in the mansion,” the second mother hurriedly replied.
“Thank you then.” Yu Mei nodded slightly.
“No need to be polite. Husband, I suddenly remembered that I made soup for you in the kitchen. It should be ready by now. Let’s go back.”
“Alright!” Qin Jianan nodded toward the two of them.
Then he and the second mother fled away as if they were running away.
Zhen Tianyi’s gaze, however, remained focused on Qin Jian’an, with a deep and meaningful look in his eyes. It wasn’t until the other’s figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor that he withdrew his gaze.
“You seem quite concerned about the head of the Qin family?” Yu Mei asked curiously.
“I just thought of someone from my memories.”
Zhen Tianyi didn’t dwell on the matter and instead looked towards the lake pavilion.
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