Chapter 786 - Chapter 786: Extermination
Chapter 786: Extermination
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Due to the cold of spring in April, the commoners were plagued by colds and colds. Because of this, the various medical centers in Phoenix City were extremely busy.
Although this happened every year and the doctors were experienced in dealing with this illness, some people would still die.
The shopkeeper of Benevolence Hall sat at the counter and fiddled with his abacus. On the one hand, he was happy that the medical center’s business was good, but on the other hand, he hoped that this year’s epidemic would pa.s.s quickly.
Just as he was feeling conflicted, a shadow fell over his head. His hands did not stop moving. Without looking up, he said, “Go and line up over there.”
“Shopkeeper Ma,” the person called out.
Shopkeeper Ma was stunned. He looked up at the person in front of him and said uncertainly, “Jiang, Jiang…”
Jiang Tao, who had disguised himself, shook his head subtly.
Shopkeeper Ma quickly corrected himself. “Send this guest to the backyard and let Doctor Liu take a look at him.”
A medicine boy beside him thought that he was talking to him. He immediately put down his work and led Jiang Tao to a wing in the backyard.
Although this person was dressed in poor clothes and looked a little strange, the shopkeeper had personally instructed him. The medicine boy did not dare to be negligent. He thoughtfully poured him a cup of tea and smiled. “Wait here for a moment. Doctor Liu still has a patient in his hands. He’ll come over when he’s done.”
“Thank you,” Jiang Tao said.
As soon as the medicine boy left, he frowned, and his originally straight back bowed slightly. A gasp escaped his mouth, as if he was enduring extreme pain.
When Shopkeeper Ma entered, he saw him holding his chest and half lying on the table. He was shocked and quickly closed the door. He asked with concern, “What happened? Are you injured?”
He originally thought that Jiang Tao was dressed up to look for him regarding some bad news that couldn’t be leaked out. He did not expect him to really come to see a doctor.
Jiang Tao endured the pain and said, “It’s a long story. Find a doctor to bandage my wound first.”
“Aye, okay.”
Not long after, Shopkeeper Ma brought Doctor Liu in.
Although Jiang Tao’s injuries were heavy, they cleverly avoided his vitals. Doctor Liu was secretly amazed as he applied medicine and bandaged his wounds.
Take the knife in his chest for example. If they missed by a millimeter, he might have died.
Even he might not be able to stab someone so accurately.
It was a pity that the culprit did not become a doctor.
However, he only dared to think about these thoughts in his heart. After bandaging it, he tactfully left.
Shopkeeper Ma personally helped Jiang Tao put on his clothes and asked worriedly, “Brother Jiang, who was so ruthless? And the Yu family…”
Shopkeeper Ma had once received Jiang Tao’s favor. If not for Jiang Tao, he would not be where he was today. Therefore, his concern was not fake.
Jiang Tao interrupted him and asked, “What day is it now?”
Shopkeeper Ma was stunned, not understanding why he was asking this, but he still replied, “The twentieth.”
The twentieth? The day he was attacked was on the sixteenth!
Jiang Tao pressed between his eyebrows.
Two hours ago, he woke up in an alley in the south of the city that few people would pa.s.s by. Thinking that the people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets might still be looking for him, he disguised himself and came here just in case.
However, he did not expect that he had been unconscious for four days.
“What? You said you were unconscious for four days?” Shopkeeper Ma looked at him in surprise and shook his head. “I knew Brother Jiang wasn’t that kind of person. ”
Only then did Jiang Tao realize that he had accidentally said what he was thinking. Seeing his huge reaction, he asked suspiciously, “What happened in Phoenix City these past few days?”
“Then a lot of things have happened. You don’t know, right? Lord Jing’an has pa.s.sed away. Also, there’s news related to you. The Yu family has spread the news that you escaped after stealing the property of the residence and have already gone to the government to prepare a case.”
“You said that Lord Jing’an died?”
Actually, Xuanyuan Ce had been attacked on the same day as him. One happened in the early morning and the other in the afternoon. However, the news of his a.s.sa.s.sination had yet to spread from the palace, so he did not know.
Shopkeeper Ma was stunned. What was wrong with Brother Jiang today? Why was he more concerned about other matters than his own?
“That’s right. I heard that the suspect is the daughter of a mistress. Perhaps because of this bloodline relationship, the emperor didn’t directly convict her. Instead, he locked her in the palace and said that if he couldn’t prove her innocence in five days, he would make her pay with her life for His Highness. By the way, the deadline is tomorrow, but I haven’t heard any other news in the past few days.”
The doctors in the medical center were often invited to the residences of wealthy families to treat them. They could naturally hear more news than ordinary citizens.
Most of the things Madam Yu did were done by Jiang Tao on her behalf. Naturally, he knew who Shopkeeper Ma was referring to.
It was precisely because he knew a lot and knew Madam Yu well that
Shopkeeper Ma could roughly guess the cause and effect of the matter.
However, why was it such a coincidence? He woke up today, and tomorrow happened to be the last day.
Jiang Tao frowned. He only remembered that Madam Yu had written to him that day to pa.s.s something to the people in the Valley of Heavenly Secrets. Because that thing was too dangerous, he did not bring anyone along.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the agreed place, the people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets wanted to kill him. Then another group of people came out, and he took the opportunity to escape.
Later on, he fainted because of his injuries. As for whether he fainted in the alley where he woke up, he could not remember at all.
“But Brother Jiang, who wanted to harm you?” The imperial family’s matters were too far away for them. Shopkeeper Ma was more concerned about Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Shopkeeper Ma, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but it’s not good for you to know too much.”
He had no grudges with the people from the Valley of Heavenly Secrets. Apart from Madam Yu, who else could make them kill him?
Actually, he vaguely sensed that someone was investigating him. He had been especially careful these past few days, but he did not expect Madam Yu to want to silence him because of this.
No matter what, they were…
However, on second thought, if she could lay her hands on Lord Jing’an, what was Jiang Tao to her?
If he died, no one would know what Madam Yu had done, and that secret would forever be a secret.
Lord Jing’an was dead, and she had framed Shen Yijia. This way, not only would no one shake the position of the princess consort of the Yu family, but she would also be able to vent her anger.
This indeed seemed to be Madam Yu’s doing.
When she struck, she did it with no mercy.
Hearing his words, Shopkeeper Ma stopped asking. “Then what are you going to do next? Can you still return to the Yu family like this?”
Jiang Tao shook his head and did not say anything.
“Brother Song, aren’t you afraid that Jiang Tao won’t look for Madam Yu?”
On the second floor of the inn opposite the Benevolence Hall, Xuanyuan Ziming stared at the door of the Benevolence Hall through a slit window and asked.
He was afraid that Jiang Tao would escape from under his nose.
Song Jingchen took a sip of tea and said firmly, “He’ll go.”
These words came out of nowhere. Xuanyuan Ziming wanted to ask more, but Jiang Tao had already changed his clothes and came out of Benevolence Hall.
He was about to remind Song Jingchen when he saw from the corner of his eye that two men dressed as commoners had followed Jiang Tao.
Just as he heaved a sigh of relief, Song Jingchen stood up and said, “I didn’t arrange those two.”
“Huh? You didn’t arrange it? Then who did?” Xuanyuan Ziming quickly followed him. “The people from the Yu family and the Valley of Heavenly Secrets must think that he’s dead. It can’t be my father’s men, right?”
After all, if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed that anyone could save him from such serious injuries.
Song Jingchen stopped in his tracks and glanced at him. Xuanyuan Ziming was shocked. “Did my father really arrange it?” “That’s true. How can my father not find out what I can?”
“But how did you know that Jiang Tao would look for Madam Yu?”
The other party was about to kill him. If it were him, he would have run far away immediately, let alone confront the other party.
Song Jingchen still didn’t answer.
However, he quickly found out the reason. The Jiang family had been wiped out.
Jiang Tao had used his power to remove his family from slavery. Apart from Jiang Tao himself, everyone in the Jiang family was free.
Although the Yu family had come to look for them because of Jiang Tao, because Jiang Tao had not returned, the Yu family could not do anything to them.
However, the Jiang family was still dead!
The person who did this was naturally Madam Yu.
She was worried that the Jiang family would find out something they shouldn’t know from Jiang Tao, so she decided to go all out..