The Martial Doctor

That’s a whole new world.

Lin Miao sensed the fluctuation in Helian Wanwan’s aura, which was obviously a sign of enlightenment; otherwise, such fluctuations wouldn’t occur.

"Senior, if you have an insight and are about to make a breakthrough, please inform me as soon as possible. It’s not suitable to break through in the city, we need to go outside the city," Lin Miao reminded.

Helian Wanwan didn’t speak, she was concentrating on her enlightenment and just nodded slightly.

Lin Miao immediately exited the quiet room and closed the door.

Now it depends on whether Helian Wanwan can reach the verge of breakthrough in a short time with his help, and then take the Celestial Essence Fruit to increase the chances by thirty percent.

If Lin Miao is by her side as Protektor, there should be no problem breaking through to Tianyuan.

...

Liuli was about to leave; although the branch over in Lanzhou had been operating for a month, someone had to oversee things for a while after the New Year.

At least until she groomed a qualified manager to take over, she couldn’t leave with peace of mind.

Therefore, even though she was reluctant, she had to leave. Naturally, before leaving, Lin Miao needed to compensate her a bit.

The night of tenderness, Liuli was very satisfied with it; in fact, she asked for nothing more. Originally, she planned to buy her freedom and find a livelihood to sustain herself for life, never marrying anyone. She was very clear that, given her background, even if she maintained her purity and regained her freedom, it would be extremely difficult to find a suitable husband.

People might either be after her beauty or her money—the chance of meeting true love was very low. Meeting Lin Miao was already extremely lucky.

Although Lin Miao had many women around him and seemed quite flirtatious, at least his feelings for her were genuine. What could he possibly gain from her? Her advanced age?

Definitely not that, her money? Her modest fortune was earned after being with Lin Miao.

The only thing she could offer was her remaining good looks, but as she aged, could she still compare to young women like Lianxin and Liansuo?

Her demands were not high; just being able to stay by Lin Miao’s side was enough. If possible, she naturally hoped to have a child of her own.

In this way, life would be complete.

"The Heart Method I taught you last time, have you been practicing it?" Lin Miao asked, holding the increasingly voluptuous Liuli. A woman with a little flesh was more attractive, not only healthier but also more resistant to aging.

"Yes, I practice for an hour every day," Liuli nodded.

"Though practicing martial arts is tough, your physical foundation is good. Years of dancing have given you more flexibility than the average person, just a bit later than normal, these are not problems; there are things in this world that can defy the heavens and alter destiny," Lin Miao said, "I also want all of you to accompany me through this life. Though a doctor sees much life and death, I don’t want such heartbreaks in my own life."

"Yes," Liuli nodded gently. "Being able to be Lin Lang’s woman already makes Liuli very happy, I never thought I would have such a happy life now."

"Don’t worry, you will always be happy."

...

"Xie, arrange someone to escort Liuli to Lanzhou."

"Today, the Su Family has a batch of goods being transported to Lanzhou, Lady Liuli can travel with the escort team for company," Mr. Xie suggested.

"Alright, make the arrangements; ensure Liuli’s safety. Have the security agency assign more personnel for protection, the costs will be covered by the Lin Mansion," Lin Miao instructed.

"Yes."

"Go and do it then."

Mr. Xie became more adept at managing his role as the Lin Mansion’s steward compared to his past job at the pawnshop, and he enjoyed this job much more.

...

The clinic continued, and Wen Ruyu was quite prompt. He quickly gathered some personnel at the Medical Bureau and the Xinglin Garden, following the survey Lin Miao provided, to start a social investigation into the causes of infant mortality in Dongshan City.

Mainly to investigate cases of sudden illness and death.

Wen Ruyu was a good executor, meticulous, something Lin Miao appreciated. He was also someone who was willing to work for the people, lacking any of the arrogance typical of noble young masters.

If a doctor is not kind, it is indeed a disaster.

...

At Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion, Mrs He was also beginning to comprehend the seriousness of the situation. The steward of Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion was detained by Marquis Lingyang at the Xue Family Manor just outside the city.

Pei Jian surrounded Xue Family Manor and also detained the steward of Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion. Clearly, something was discovered at the Xue Family Manor.

Otherwise, why would he dare to take such a big political risk offending Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion?

The contents of the secret cache were exposed.

Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion had to save itself, or if the imperial court sought accountability, no one would escape. While arranging for a message to be sent to the capital’s Marquis Lingyang, she also deployed informants to gather relevant information, regardless of the cost.

However, secretly harboring large quantities of weapons and armor and smuggling business with Beihu is treason, this time, if one has close ties with Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion, unless one is truly caught by the other party, who would dare to bind the lives of their entire family?

Ye Shengyuan had no choice; his connection with Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion was deep, he was involved in smuggling too.

Otherwise, how could the Ye Family have developed so rapidly in recent years, where did the funds come from?

If it weren’t for smuggling and Marquis Lingyang’s support, how could he have achieved what he has today? Moreover, his relationship with Mrs He, whom he secretly had a son with, if he wanted to sever ties, He Yun would certainly drag him down with her.

However, this matter was not without a turnaround.

As long as the evidence was destroyed, no matter what Pei Jian reported to the Emperor, it would be useless; without evidence, what could you say?

As for whether the Emperor would believe it, there was room for maneuvering.

The problem was how to destroy the evidence.

Even though Xue Family Manor had their people, Pei Jian wouldn’t allow their people to access the contraband in the secret cache, and they hadn’t moved it back to Dongshan City.

It was obvious that there were two concerns: one was that it might be attacked on the way back, and second, even if brought back, storing it in the mansion’s treasury might not be safe, and the treasury might not hold all these things.

Of course, there was another option: after bringing it back, make it public, letting everyone in Dongshan City see it.

If that happened, even if the items were destroyed, the citizens would still be witnesses.

But doing so would force Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion and the Green Blade Sect into a fight to the death, and if a conflict broke out, the casualties would not be small.

No one was willing to sit and wait for death; the Green Blade Sect was an elite sect in the northwest of Da Li, and if pushed, it would truly be catastrophic.

In other words.

Pei Jian positioned the battlefield at Xue Family Manor, ensuring the maximum safety of Dongshan City.

In this sense, Pei Jian was still a responsible official.

Because with the battlefield set at Xue Family Manor, fewer people would be implicated. Outside the city, where the land was vast and sparsely populated, even if a real fight broke out, the casualties would be limited due to the cold and harsh weather.

Now both sides were vying for one thing: time.

Time to contend for the evidence seized at Xue Family Manor before the imperial court received the news and sent an Imperial Envoy for a thorough investigation.

Whoever wins will be the victor.

As for Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion, they were closely monitored, there was no need to arrest anyone. As for the group of women and children, even if they ran away, it didn’t matter, the target was Marquis Lingyang in the capital, and Consort Xue and King Qi in the palace.

Moreover, Pei Jian indeed had very few available men; it was because Zhuo Qingfeng had taken his most elite team to the capital.

Now, even if he received his eagle messenger and rushed back immediately, it would still take at least five to seven days.

"Ah Yun, I’ve already sent the message to the Green Blade Sect; two days have passed now, we cannot sit idly by. Pei Jian hasn’t ordered any arrests yet, but he must have someone watch us, so we have to prepare for the worst!" Ye Shengyuan said with a serious expression, the situation was more dangerous than he had imagined.

If Marquis Lingyang fell, Pei Jian would immediately order a raid on Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion, then no one would escape, his ties with the mansion meant he could not expect Pei Jian to show mercy.

Political struggles are incredibly brutal; once you choose a side, there is no turning back, only one path into darkness.