Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin

Kapitel 98

Night had fallen, but the room was still brightly lit.

Li You frowned: "It seems that the murderer is indeed related to the Tao family, but even if someone from the Tao family really escaped this calamity back then, I'm afraid Magistrate Cao wouldn't dare to make a fuss about it."

He Bi said coldly, "That old fox didn't leave the slightest flaw from beginning to end."

Qiu Bailu was unusually interested: "If it were so easy for you and me to see through him, how could he have gotten to the position of Vice Prefect?"

Nangong Xue smiled and said, "He might not be lying. If he let the person go, it would give others grounds for criticism, which would be a crime punishable by the execution of his entire family. How could he not be extra careful?"

Li You pondered: "That's right. It is said that after Judge Cao led the imperial guards to kill all the members of the Tao Clan, he specially invited people to identify the bodies, just in case there were any who escaped or were left behind."

He Bi nodded: "His next target will probably be Magistrate Cao."

Nangong Xue shook her head: "Senior Cao is cautious in his actions, so there's no need to worry."

As he spoke, he sighed again, "But by then we already knew it was the Ten Thousand Poison Blood Palm. What clues did he leave on those corpses, repeatedly destroying evidence to cover it up?"

Upon hearing this, Li You froze.

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His long eyebrows furrowed, and a look of surprise quickly rose in his eyes, only to fade away, replaced by doubt, concern, and even a hint of sadness—a complex mix of emotions. (19)

for a long time.

He suddenly sighed, "There will never be any evidence in the Tao family case, and the court will never be able to exonerate them. If they knew that someone from the Tao family had escaped back then, they would certainly not let him go."

“Even if he wanted revenge, he shouldn’t have killed those innocent people. Now that Tang Jingfeng and Liu Ru are dead, the revenge can be considered complete. Judge Cao was just following orders, so why bother with so much? Even if he gets revenge, those who died unjustly will not come back to life, and he himself will eventually die anyway. What’s the point?”

Everyone was stunned when he said those words out of the blue.

Qiu Bailu picked up her teacup and said calmly, "So this is how those who live a life of cowardice and ignominy in this world come about."

Li You laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'living a life of ignominy'?"

His sharp eyes flashed, filled with disdain: "Clearly burdened with a blood feud, yet he alone survives in this world. Those disciples who died unjustly must not be able to rest in peace."

“Not necessarily,” Li You looked at him and shook his head. “I think those who died only hoped that someone in our sect could survive and live well, and did not want him to die for revenge.”

"More than a hundred lives lost, isn't that too unjust?"

"In his quest for revenge, he has also taken the lives of so many innocent people. Aren't they wronged? Even Master Tao in the afterlife would not want him to do this."

Qiu Bailu scoffed slightly and said nothing more.

After a moment of silence, Nangong Xue smiled and said, "No matter what, it has already happened, and there's no point in thinking about it anymore. Brother Li has a lot of running around tomorrow, so why not save your energy?"

Just as Li You was about to speak, Yang Nianqing walked in with a big plate, all smiles.

"Snacks are here!"

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He Bi frowned: "What is this?"

"cake!"

"It doesn't look like it."

"Doesn't it look much better than last time?"

silence.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Yang Nianqing asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Li You sighed: "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Yang Nianqing realized what was happening and said unhappily, "How do you know it's not good if you haven't even tasted it?"

Li You asked, "Do you think anyone would dare to try it?"

Seeing the two of them bickering again, Nangong Xue shook her head and smiled: "Brother Li ate the most last time, so it can't get worse now. Brother Li might as well try it and see."

Li You immediately said, "Why don't you ask her if she's tried it herself?"

Nangong Xue was taken aback and looked at Yang Nianqing.

Being stared at by this person, the lie that came to mind couldn't be uttered no matter what, so Yang Nianqing chose to be honest: "No, I'm afraid it won't taste good."

Nangong Xue was stunned.

Li You sighed: "Did you hear that?"

Everyone fell silent.

Yang Nianqing was extremely embarrassed: "This time it has really improved a lot. Although I dare not try it, it doesn't mean it tastes bad. What does that prove!"

"It just proves you're not confident," Li You said with a wry smile. "If you're not confident, then I'm even less confident."

Yang Nianqing was speechless. (3D)

It's certainly not good for a man to be too stupid, but being too smart isn't necessarily a good thing either.

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Nangong Xue suppressed a laugh, looked at her for a moment, and then her phoenix eyes dimmed again.

He picked up a piece and examined it closely: "It's not as hard as last time."

He Bi nodded, "It looks much better."

While everyone was examining the food closely, Qiu Bailu, who was standing nearby, had already picked up a piece and put it in her mouth to eat without saying a word.

His face still wore that indifferent expression, as if the taste didn't matter whether it was good or bad. Yang Nianqing observed him intently for a long time, but still couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or disgusted.

Li You chuckled: "This is indeed the simplest way to know if it tastes good or not."

"Why don't you try it?" He Bi looked at him, then suddenly picked up a piece as well. "Maybe it tastes good."

He ate very slowly, without changing his expression, just like Qiu Bailu.

It's never a bad thing if someone eats what you make, Yang Nianqing thought with relief, and rolled her eyes at Li You: "See? I put in the effort, it's not that bad."

Li You glanced at He Bi, who was eating without making a sound, and muttered, "Miss Yang, didn't you realize that he was deliberately putting on this act just to lure me into eating?"

"Brother Qiu is also trying to entice you to eat?"

“I don’t know about Lao Qiu, but I do know him,” Li You said, looking closely at He Bi. “Ever since we were kids, he’s always tricked me like this.”

Yang Nianqing chuckled. (24)

He Bi, however, seemed not to hear, and continued eating with a cold face, without offering any explanation.

Nangong Xue laughed as well: "In that case, I'm going to fall for it too."

His handsome face remained unchanged, gentle and charming. You would never guess that such a person could hide his thoughts so perfectly.

Looking at the three of them, Yang Nianqing finally started to get confused, unsure whether her cake was good or not. Seeing Li You still in a daze, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "So, after all the lies He Bi told you before, you're no longer fooled by her?"

“Wrong,” Li You shook his head, “you’ll still fall for it.”

He finally picked up a piece too.

However, the moment he put the cake in his mouth, almost simultaneously, the other three quickly put down their cakes.

So he could only smile wryly, take a bite, and put it down: "It's the same method every time, so why is it so effective on me?"

“Because what you’re curious about now isn’t whether it tastes good or not, but whether you can control yourself from eating it,” He Bi patted his shoulder. “I guarantee you’ll fall for it again next time.”

Li You stared blankly, speechless.

Nangong Xue nodded and smiled: "Overcoming oneself is always much more difficult than overcoming others."

It is precisely because we cannot overcome our own resolve and our inner concerns that we often do things against our will.

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Yang Nianqing looked at him, then at Li You, and finally at He Bi: "Since you two like to bicker so much, did you used to fight all the time?"

He Bi nodded: "I've played over four hundred matches."

More than 400 matches!

Yang Nianqing was both surprised and curious: "Who won?"

He Bi didn't answer, but his handsome face already showed a look of amusement.

Li You coughed: "The outcome is still undecided."

He Bi glanced at him: "That's right, it's just that you always ran away towards the end of the fight."

Yang Nianqing suppressed a laugh: "So that's how it is."

Li You looked troubled: "My greatest skills are lightness skills and hidden weapons, but this person insists on fighting me. Naturally, he will suffer a loss."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Qiu Bailu couldn't help but laugh.

Nangong Xue smiled at He Bi and said, "Brother Li has to travel early tomorrow morning, so it's best if you don't upset him anymore."

He Bi was taken aback.

Yang Nianqing explained, "He's going to get medicine for Brother Nangong."

Tomorrow is the fifteenth.

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Good, fifteen. (31 of 15)

Magistrate Cao was the last target, and everyone had already realized that at this crucial moment, would the murderer take a desperate gamble? Li You's departure presented the perfect opportunity…

Nangong Xue frowned: "Solving the case is important, but getting the medicine a day earlier or later is fine."

Yang Nianqing became anxious: "But..."

Li You suddenly interrupted her: "I'll go get the medicine."

Nangong Xue shook her head: "Brother Li..."

Li You slowly said, "He chose to kill on the fifteenth to cover his tracks. Now that we know his purpose, he has no need to hide it anymore. He can kill whenever he wants, it doesn't have to be the fifteenth."

He looked at Nangong Xue, his voice tinged with sadness: "For example, Miss Tang, and... Yao'er."