Zhang Yin's body was covered with a concealment talisman. This talisman was made by an Elder of Dark Altar Sect and was meant for spies to escape with their lives.
The rain continued to fall. Zhang Yin walked in the rainy night and circled around a hill that was overgrown with trees. Suddenly, he had an idea. He hid in the crevice of a rock and held his breath. It was as if he could only listen to his heartbeat.
Very quickly, two silhouettes leaped past, followed by several others. All of them had a murderous aura, and there was even some kind of ripple that swept past, causing Zhang Yin's heart to turn cold.
However, the Concealment Amulet seemed to be quite useful. No one noticed him. Zhang Yin waited patiently for a while longer. Seeing that no one was returning, he stood up and ran in another direction.
At the foot of the mountain, a bird flew out from the reeds of a small lake. Zhang Yin stopped in his tracks and a few people came out from the reeds. When they saw Zhang Yin, one of them stepped forward.
Zhang Yin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Elder Xu, I did not disappoint you. I have retrieved the Fate Lantern."
Seeing the three Fate Lanterns, Elder Xu laughed and patted Zhang Yin on the shoulder, "Not bad. You've done a great deed. As long as you return to the sect, you will be promoted to a Core Disciple."
Hearing these words, Zhang Yin was overjoyed. He hurriedly replied, "Thank you Elder Xu."
At this point, Elder Xu felt something was amiss. His smile faded as he said, "The array on the mountain has been activated. Hurry up and clear the traces. Retreat."
A few Daoists cleaned up and quickly turned to leave.
A quarter of an hour later, Yu Yunjun appeared. She looked at the reed thicket with a serious expression. There seemed to be some sort of danger lurking within.
At this point, Chen Zhong Yu's Master, Elder Chen, had also arrived. He stood by Yu Yun Jun's side, looking at the forest in front of them, his face was ashen as he spat out, "This traitorous disciple!"
Chen Zhongyu and Zhang Yin were both his disciples, but Chen Zhongyu was his son, so he was different.
"There seems to be danger in these reeds." Yu Yun Jun said.
"You'll know once you try." Elder Chen stretched out a finger, and the reeds exploded, bursting into flames amidst the rain. Seeing this, Yu Yun Jun's face turned solemn as she sighed, "There might be an ambush in this forest. We won't be able to catch up."
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Elder Chen's eyes, "Damn it, it seems like we have to make some preparations."
Jingqiao Prefecture
A cool breeze blew gently as the river flowed slowly. The walls were covered with moss, and the streets were dark and gloomy. Pei Zi Yun walked slowly as he thought to himself, 'It seems like this is the place. Jing Qiao County's Number One Alley.'
Before he could finish his thoughts, he saw a young lady walking towards him. She was dressed in a simple robe, with many patches on it. However, it was very clean, and her facial features were exquisite. The young lady looked at Pei Zi Yun warily, and slowed down her steps. She brushed past him, and then quickly walked away.
"Is that her?" Since Pei Zi Yun was a Yin Master now, he had the ability to act according to his whims. The moment he saw her, he wanted to call out to her, but the young lady was stopped by someone at the entrance of the alley.
One look and one could tell that he was a ruffian who was forcing the young girl to take a few steps back. This ruffian looked at Pei Zi Yun and felt that the frail scholar was not a problem at all. He then shouted, "Hand over the money!"
"No!" The young girl begged, "You can't snatch it from me. I used it as a gift from my mother to buy medicine for my brother. Please don't snatch it from me …."
As she spoke, she started to choke with sobs. The ruffian did not budge. He stepped forward and covered the young girl's mouth, not allowing her to make a sound. Just as the young girl was about to struggle, the ruffian pulled out a knife. The young girl was shocked. The ruffian reached into the young girl's robes and pulled out some money and a box. He then turned around and ran away.
"No, you can't snatch my money. That's for my brother's treatment." The young girl shouted as she chased after the ruffian. Tears streamed down her face as she cried, "No! Give me back my money. That's for my brother's treatment. "
The young girl was running too fast, and fell to the ground. She wanted to get up and continue chasing after the ruffian, but the ruffian had already disappeared into the alley. She screamed, "No, no!"
The ruffian was just about to run out of the alley when Pei Zi Yun suddenly appeared in front of him. The ruffian did not even have time to think about why the scholar behind him would suddenly appear in front of him. He waved his knife threateningly, "Get lost, or I'll stab you."
Pei Zi Yun stretched out his finger and pointed at the ruffian. His movement was slow, but the ruffian could not avoid it. He groaned and fell to the ground. He wanted to get up, but his dark eyes looked down and asked, "Who sent you here?"
The ruffian's body trembled, and his expression was blank, "The owner of the shop on the street sent me here. He said that I had snatched the money, and asked her to pawn the jade pendant. I was greedy, and snatched the jade pendant as well."
"Jade pendant?" Pei Zi Yun picked up the money and the box. As soon as he touched it, he knew that there was indeed a Legacy within. However, there was a slight resistance, and he knew that the jade pendant already had an owner.
Pei Zi Yun handed it over to the young girl. When the young girl received it, she relaxed and thanked him, "Thank you Young Master, thank you Young Master."
Pei Zi Yun glanced at the young girl and saw her tears. He then asked, "Miss, do you have any difficulties? From what the ruffian said, you must have pawned something, and caught the attention of the pawnshop."
The young girl sobbed, "My brother is sick. I went to the pawnshop to prepare a golden hairpin and a jade pendant that my mother gave me."
"My mother's family used to be an official, and this was her dowry. My mother said that the golden hairpin was worth five taels of silver, and the jade pendant was worth ten taels of silver. However, the pawnshop only offered three taels of silver."
"I refused to sell it. For my brother's sake, I pawned the golden hairpin. That's why I gave it to the pawnshop. I didn't expect that I would be targeted." The young girl gradually stopped sobbing, and thought things through.
Pei Zi Yun looked at her and sighed. He then kicked the ruffian, causing him to faint. However, he didn't kill him, and the ruffian didn't deserve to die. He then said, "Forget about everything else. Let's go and see your brother first!"
He paused before saying, "You're a young girl, and it's not convenient. I'll go with you to the pharmacy."
The young girl thanked him profusely and walked towards the pharmacy.
The doctor in the pharmacy was in his fifties, and looked very honest. The moment he saw her, he said, "Miss Fu, you're here again. Your brother's illness has to be treated with good medicine, and you have to take care of him."
"With the little money you have now, you can only treat him with medicine. Let's see if your brother can pull through."
As he spoke, he was about to write a prescription when Pei Zi Yun waved a hand, "How can I write a prescription without seeing the patient? You, the doctor, follow me!"
The doctor hesitated. Pei Zi Yun then retrieved a piece of silver from his robes and threw it over to him.
The doctor caught it and looked at it. It weighed one tael, and although it had been cut, it didn't look like a silver ingot. However, it was white, and had a thin edge. It was nine taels of silver. He then said, "That's right."
The young girl's face turned red, as if she wanted to say something. However, her lips trembled, and she didn't speak. The doctor stood up and took the medicine before following them. When they reached the young girl's house, the doctor frowned, "How can anyone live in such an environment? It's so damp, no wonder he's sick."
Hearing the doctor's words, the young girl's face turned red.
"Cough cough, cough cough." The sound of coughing could be heard coming from the bed. A young man was lying on the bed, with only a thin blanket covering him, "Sister, I feel terrible."
"Little brother, the doctor is here. You'll be fine!" The young girl whimpered.
The doctor looked at the young man lying on the bed and frowned, "His condition has worsened."
He then took a look at the young man's pulse and frowned, "Your brother's condition has worsened since the last time he was here."
"Doctor, hurry and save my brother!" The young girl whimpered, "As you know, my brother fell into the water and caught a cold. Our family is poor, and we thought he would be fine. That's why we delayed the treatment. I hope the doctor can save him."
Hearing the young girl's words, the doctor then said, "I'll write you a prescription. As long as you take the medicine on time, the illness can be treated. It's just that the medicine is expensive, and you'll have to take it for at least a month."
"Mister, you should treat him the way you should treat him." Pei Zi Yun then said, "You should treat him the way you should treat him. Can he still be treated?"
The doctor then said, "It's not a problem for now. But if we don't treat him soon, I'm afraid the illness will continue to worsen. If that happens, there will be no way to treat him."
Pei Zi Yun looked at the young man's complexion and felt that what the doctor said made sense. He then found some ink and brush in the room. The doctor then wrote down the prescription.
Pei Zi Yun then told the doctor, "Doctor, you don't have to go back. Please wait in the side room."
Seeing that the doctor had left, the young girl took the prescription and looked at it. Her face turned pale. She knew how to read, and because her brother was sick, she had asked around about the medicine. There were many precious medicines on the prescription. Just one prescription would cost a lot of money, not to mention using it continuously. She was panting heavily.
The young man lay on the bed and asked, "Sister, is the medicine very expensive? I'm fine, I don't need to take any medicine and I'll get better! "
Although he said this, his voice was trembling.
Hearing these words, the young girl covered her mouth as tears rolled down her cheeks. She fell silent for some time before saying, "Little brother, it's nothing. I was just thinking if we should get a new medicine pot."
"Sister, if you want to get one, just get one. Why can't I?" The young man then asked, "Sister, do you have enough money?"
The young girl took a deep breath, "It's enough, little brother. Lie down first, I'll get the medicine for you. Young Master, can you come out with me for a while?"
Pei Zi Yun followed the young girl out the door. When they reached the door, the young girl fell silent for some time before kneeling down, "Young Master, please save my brother."
As she said this, she retrieved a wooden box from within her robes and opened it. It was a jade pendant. Her eyes were filled with melancholy as she thought about her parents. Her tears started to flow again.
"Father, father, I've let down the Fu family. But for my brother, for the Li family, I have no choice but to do this!" The young girl handed the jade pendant over, "Young Master, this jade pendant is worth ten taels of silver. I can't accept it, but Young Master can accept it."
Pei Zi Yun received the jade pendant and looked at the young girl before him, "What's your name?"
"Fu Yu!" The young girl replied.
"This jade pendant was left behind by your parents for you?"
"It was left behind by my father." The young girl said sadly.
Pei Zi Yun paused for some time before saying, "You have two matters to attend to. The first is that your brother is sick, and you need money."
"The second is that your brother is too young. You're a young girl, and you can't support the family."
"You're from an official's family, and seem to be educated. You must have had some wealth in the past. Why did your family fall apart so quickly? I'm sure the people around here have already considered your family to be extinct."
"This pawnshop owner dared to do such a thing, it must be because of the same reason."
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