Chapter 383 - 247: A Leopard Cat for a Prince (Part 2)
Chapter 383: Chapter 247: A Leopard Cat for a Prince (Part 2)
Chen Yi raised an eyebrow. "You mean the treasure your brother found in the mountains?"
Pei Guanli shook her head and explained that it was Wumeng Mountain. She added that the Mountain Race called it "Granny Shan."
"Brother-in-law, Granny Shan is very powerful. When I was little, whenever I was in danger on the mountain, I would just call out her name, and I’d be safe."
"She also has two emissaries. One is a mountain beast, a tiger, that’s this big."
Pei Guanli drew a large circle in front of her. "It’s a full ten feet long and very powerful."
"The other is a tree so massive it would take more than ten people to wrap their arms around it."
"Whenever our race faced a great disaster, Ah Ma would go under that tree and consult Granny Shan."
"But Ah Ma never let anyone follow her, so I don’t know what she asked."
Chen Yi was skeptical, but he found it intriguing.
"Can the treasure your brother brought really deal with the Five Poison Sect?"
Pei Guanli tapped the bell, making it jingle. "What my Ah Ma says is never wrong."
"Besides, if my brother can’t do it, we still have my Third Grand-Uncle and Uncle Li. They’re the strongest in our race. They’ll definitely annihilate the Five Poison Sect, leaving no one alive."
Chen Yi grunted in acknowledgment and didn’t press the matter.
For him, as long as the Mountain Race could provide some assistance, he was confident he could take care of Liu Zhaoxue and the others.
A short while later, Xiaodie brought in breakfast.
The three of them sat together, chatting and laughing as they ate.
As they were eating, Chen Yi’s ear twitched. He heard footsteps outside the door and knew someone had arrived.
He put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and saw Liu Si’er appear outside the wooden house with Wang Ji.
"Sir, Shopkeeper Wang from Hundred Herbs Hall is here to see you."
Chen Yi nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries to dismiss Liu Si’er, and then led Wang Ji to the study.
He had just seen Wang Ji last night and given him all necessary instructions. ’For him to come now, something must have happened.’
And just as he expected.
As soon as they entered the study, Wang Ji respectfully took a letter from his robes and handed it to him. "Guard Liu delivered this early this morning."
Chen Yi’s expression flickered as he took the letter and began to read.
[The old man and his eldest have decided to eliminate those barbarian slaves. Except for one named Asutai, for whom they’ll find a barbarian impostor, the bodies of the other barbarian slaves are to be handed over to the Government Office.]
[He also said to make Lv Jiunan of Poshisu Country leave as soon as possible.]
[I’ve already located the barbarian slaves—Number 4, Yiding, Pingyao Lane, near the East Market.]
[I haven’t found the person from Poshisu Country yet, but they should be somewhere near the West Market... ]
Reaching the end, Chen Yi asked without looking up, "How long was Guard Liu at Hundred Herbs Hall this morning?"
Wang Ji thought for a moment before replying, "He left as soon as he finished writing. He didn’t linger at all."
"Is Dabao around?"
"Him? He left the shop early this morning."
Chen Yi grunted, lit an oil lamp, and burned the letter to ash, his mind racing.
Although the message from Liu Lang was vague, he could already deduce the gist of what Liu Hong and Liu Taoyao had discussed last night.
’It must have been my appearance on the Painted Boat last night that alerted that old bastard Liu Hong.’
’That’s why he’s trying to erase all the clues.’
’Asutai is the Left King’s son. Liu Hong wouldn’t dare kill him, nor could he. Finding an impostor is a clever idea.’
’And then there’s Lv Jiunan...’
Thinking of this, Chen Yi instructed Wang Ji, "Find a way to get a message to Zhang Dabao. Tell him the person is near the West Market."
He paused, then added, "After that, have him wait on Chuansi Street."
Wang Ji acknowledged with a "Yes." "I’ll go at once."
"Wait." Chen Yi blew out the oil lamp. "I’ll go with you."
’Lv Jiunan and Ge Muxiao could wait. The most important thing right now was to find those barbarian slaves.’
’If the opportunity presented itself, he might just have to intervene.’
But when Chen Yi and Wang Ji walked out of the study, they found Pei Guanli standing outside, grinning, a look on her face that said, ’I heard everything.’
"Brother-in-law, are you going out to have some fun?"
"Can I come with you?"
Chen Yi was about to refuse when a thought occurred to him. He made a gesture for her to be quiet. "I’ll take you if you behave."
Pei Guanli nodded vigorously, promising not to say a single word.
Wang Ji just gave her a curious glance before leading the way out of the wooden house.
’The boss has spoken. As a subordinate, it’s not my place to say anything.’
Chen Yi gave Xiaodie a few instructions, then left Spring Lotus Garden with Pei Guanli and Wang Ji.
Just then, Xiao Wan’er arrived from outside with Shen Huatang and Xie Tingyun.
"Brother-in-law, Shopkeeper Wang, where are you all off to?"
Chen Yi smiled and offered a brief explanation, saying he was just taking Tiger Girl to drop by Hundred Herbs Hall and pick up some tea.
Xiao Wan’er didn’t suspect a thing and went on to say that the Old Master had agreed to their plan.
Chen Yi smiled. "That’s wonderful news."
"In the next day or two, you can start sending out letters to some Medical Saint Hands, inviting them to Shu State."
This was precisely the plan he had proposed: to use the Old Master’s name to invite Medical Saint Hands from all over to Shu State.
This would serve as a pretext for Xiao Wan’er to select a suitable candidate for the position of dean of the Medical Dao Academy.
Hearing this, Xiao Wan’er nodded, her smile blooming like a flower.
"I just went to see Third Grandfather and asked him to help look into which Medical Saint Hands are out there."
"He has a wide network and knows many people."
Then, she gestured to Xie Tingyun and Shen Huatang. "We’ve also sent a letter to the Celestial Sect to ask about famous Divine Doctors in the Jianghu. We should hear back soon."
"And as for Tonglin..."
She went on about various matters, all related to the Medical Dao Academy.
After listening and offering a few words of praise, Chen Yi took his leave.
Xiao Wan’er worked quickly. In the half-day since returning from Tonglin, she had already arranged everything.