Miss Wen Gave It To Me

The next morning, Liang Yue arrived at the station furtively, afraid of being discovered by Old Hu. Fortunately, the other party had gone to the Southern City main yamen for a meeting this morning, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

When the time came, he went out on patrol with Chen Ju and Pang Chun.

"How was last night?" Chen Ju asked with a mischievous smile, nudging Liang Yue with his elbow. "Did you get along well with Miss Wen Yuan? Did you go home?"

"Of course I went home," Liang Yue said. However, because he couldn't talk about the matter with the Evil Extermination Division, but saying nothing would lead to their baseless speculation, he selectively said, "I just met with Miss Wen Yuan, and we had a pleasant chat..."

"What does she look like? Is she really as beautiful as a celestial being, as the rumors say? How does she compare to Miss Wen from the Evil Extermination Division?" Chen Ju asked eagerly.

"She is indeed very beautiful, and compared to Miss Wen... she is by no means inferior," Liang Yue said with certainty. "She told me some of her past experiences and why she came to the Mystic Sound Pavilion..."

"What experiences?" Chen Ju asked. "Was it also that her father died early, her mother was sick, and her younger brother was studying?"

"That's not it. They are some secrets she can't tell outsiders," Liang Yue said impatiently, brushing him off.

"She even told you her secrets, could she be in love with you?" Chen Ju was a little excited. "Brother, you have to seize the opportunity. Not everyone can hook up with a courtesan of this level."

"What are you talking about?" Liang Yue laughed. "We just met once, and we probably won't see each other again. I don't think she has that intention."

"I think there's a chance. Maybe she just likes handsome men. In this regard, you are slightly better than me. Be confident." Chen Ju pulled Pang Chun, who had been listening silently on the side, and asked, "Da Chun, what do you think?"

"Hmm..." Da Chun pondered for a moment and said, "I think I'm a little hungry."

"Oh, come on." Chen Ju scratched his ears in frustration. "Can't you have any other pursuits?"

"My only other pursuit is to get a good night's sleep. Lately, I've been dreaming of that old man with the white beard every day. As soon as I dream of him, he makes me hit him, but no matter how I hit him, it doesn't hurt him. It's exhausting." Da Chun complained while taking out a paper-wrapped package from the satchel around his waist. Inside were three steaming hot roasted sweet potatoes. He held them out and said, "Do you two want to eat?"

"Heh, this old man probably has some special fetish, doesn't he?" Chen Ju took one and started peeling it.

Seeing that the sweet potatoes were very complete this time, Liang Yue also took one and started eating. It was indeed sweet and soft, so he praised, "Auntie's roasted sweet potatoes are really fragrant. I can eat them forever."

Pang Chun smiled proudly, "Of course. My mother's cooking is top-notch. I never get tired of eating it every day."

"But won't eating sweet potatoes all day give you heartburn?" Chen Ju asked curiously.

"My mother is very smart. She told me that bananas can help with heartburn." Pang Chun casually reached out and indeed pulled out a banana. "So she prepares one for me every time."

"Wow." Chen Ju couldn't help but smile. "You really love these soft and yellow things."

"Wait..." Liang Yue suddenly raised a hand, as if he had suddenly remembered something. There was a flicker of light in his eyes. "I think I know..."

"What do you know?" Chen Ju asked in confusion.

"I know the method of poisoning!" Liang Yue said, whether to himself or in answer.

"Poisoning what? Who are you going to poison?" Chen Ju asked in surprise.

"Oh, don't disturb him." Pang Chun put his arm around Chen Ju and pushed him away.

Although he didn't know what Liang Yue was doing, he could tell from his appearance that he was thinking.

Thinking, for Pang Chun, was a very noble act.

After Liang Yue finished thinking, he didn't explain anything to the two of them. Instead, he turned around and ran, leaving only one sentence for them: "I'm going out for a bit. You two continue patrolling. You don't need to wait for me!"

Only the two bewildered men, one tall and one short, were left messy in the wind on the street.

The Evil Extermination Division, being newly established, was located on the outskirts of Facing Heaven Ward, where various government offices were gathered. Its facade wasn't large, appearing simply as a courtyard with black tiles and white eaves, hidden among lush green tree canopies.

After all, in this area closest to the Imperial City, where every inch of land was precious, it wasn't easy to suddenly find a suitable and spacious location.

Liang Yue traveled from Southern City to the Northern City. Even with his brisk pace, it took him quite a while. The bustling Heavenly Street, upon reaching the section of Facing Heaven Ward, gradually became quiet, and soon there were no pedestrians, only official carriages and horses.

The Northern City was close to the Son of Heaven, with countless high-ranking officials and nobles. Who would dare to make noise here without reason?

However, the area outside the Evil Extermination Bureau was the opposite.

As Liang Yue approached, he was startled.

Outside the bureau's entrance, where a golden plaque with the words "Evil Extermination Division" hung, a large crowd of people, numbering around a hundred, were gathered in small groups. These were all men between the ages of fifteen and fifty, dressed in luxurious clothes, looking wealthy and noble. He didn't know what they were doing there.

Liang Yue bypassed the crowd and approached the gatehouse, calling out, "Excuse me, please inform Traveling Official Wen Yifan of the Evil Extermination Division that I wish to see her."

"Oh?" Inside the gatehouse was a plump old man who looked about fifty, with messy hair and a red nose from drinking. He lazily glanced at Liang Yue and said, "Looking for Miss Wen?"

"Yes," Liang Yue replied.

"Go queue up over there," the fat old man lifted his chin, pointing to the gathered crowd. "Move away from the entrance, don't obstruct normal passage."

"No, queue up for what?" Liang Yue looked at the crowd of people who looked like street loafers and said, "I'm here to see Miss Wen on official business."

"Everyone here is looking for Miss Wen, and they all say they have official business," the fat old man said disdainfully to the crowd. "Looking at your official uniform, you're just a lowest-ranking Imperial Capital Guard. I advise you to give up. Without a third-rank official in your family, no one here will even talk to you."

Only then did Liang Yue realize that the people gathered here were all trying to see Miss Wen.

Thinking of that face, it wasn't surprising.

He took out the handkerchief from before and said, "I'm not here to pursue Miss Wen, I really have official business. My name is Liang Yue, a Subordinate Guard from the Fukang Ward station. Please give her this handkerchief and tell her that I've figured out the method of poisoning."

The gatekeeper took the handkerchief, looked at it, then looked at Liang Yue, and said, "Alright, wait for me for a moment. If you're lying, you'll face the consequences."

With that, he slowly got up to make the announcement.

Originally, when the idle crowd outside saw Liang Yue approaching to find Wen Yifan, they didn't pay much attention, thinking he was just another toad, at most giving a few sneers.

But when they saw that the gatekeeper actually got up to make the announcement, everyone immediately couldn't stand still and crowded around.

A young nobleman in brocade clothes eagerly asked, "Brother, what did you give that gatekeeper that made him go and announce you? I gave him gold and silver, and he didn't even look at it!"

"That's right!" another middle-aged man wearing a jade thumb ring said, "Since too many people have come to the Evil Extermination Bureau to find Miss Wen, Lord Chen has already ordered that no more announcements be made about people looking for her. How did you manage to get an exception?"

"What exactly did you give that gatekeeper?"

The crowd surrounded and questioned him, pushing Liang Yue against the wall.

"Heh heh..." Liang Yue chuckled twice, "I just gave him a handkerchief."

"A handkerchief?" The crowd was puzzled, "What's so special about that?"

"There's nothing special about that handkerchief either, it's just that Miss Wen gave it to me," Liang Yue said nonchalantly.

"Ah?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bolt from the blue.

Although the truth of the matter was that Wen Yifan had given him the medicinal pills wrapped in the handkerchief, and when he washed it and wanted to return it to Wen Yifan, she didn't want it anymore and said he could just keep it.

When these suitors heard this, skipping the intermediate steps, it was naturally like a bolt from the blue!

A woman giving a man a handkerchief sounds quite ambiguous.

"You brat, make it clear, when, where, and why did Miss Wen give you this handkerchief?"

"What else is there to say? Let me cut this fellow down!"

"How can you easily take a life outside the yamen? Everyone, listen to my advice, just castrate him!"

"You're quite a good person, aren't you!" Liang Yue was startled.

He hadn't expected these toads to be so enraged, immediately wanting to inflict all sorts of cruel and inhumane acts upon him.

The situation instantly became critical!

At this critical moment, a flash of flying flowers filled the sky, obscuring everyone's vision. Amidst the fragrant scent, someone pulled Liang Yue, and he stumbled.

When he looked up again, he had arrived inside a spacious and elegant courtyard.

"Huh?" Liang Yue was puzzled.

Looking up, there was no small courtyard of the Evil Extermination Bureau before him. Instead, it was a vast area paved with blue bricks. Not far away were pavilions and towers, with continuous tile eaves, and the architectural layout was quite grand.

Looking back, the gate of the Evil Extermination Division was clearly there.

But from the outside, it clearly wasn't this big.

Before him was a charming young girl dressed in a green silk skirt, with a double flower bun hairstyle. Her face was fair and tender, truly delicate enough to be broken with a touch. Her large eyes were like the clear waves of a spring lake, sparkling as she looked at him.

"Miss, where is this?" Liang Yue was a little bewildered for a moment.

"The Evil Extermination Bureau," the girl smiled sweetly and said enthusiastically, "Aren't you here to find Senior Sister Wen?"

"This is the Evil Extermination Division?" Liang Yue was surprised, "But from the outside, it looks completely different..."

"That's an illusion," the girl said with a smile, turning around and beckoning, "The land in Dragon Abyss City is too small. My master set up a restriction, making the Evil Extermination Division a small world of its own inside, which cannot be seen from the outside. Come with me."

"Okay..." Although he had always heard about the mysterious methods of Qi Refiners, this was the first time Liang Yue had experienced the wonder of a small world, and he was truly somewhat shocked.

"Those people outside all like Senior Sister Wen, it's so annoying," the girl muttered as she led him forward, "Although I also like Senior Sister Wen, I'm not annoying because our liking is between fellow disciples. I don't just like Senior Sister Wen, I also like Senior Brother Shang..."

She chattered on like this all the way, leading Liang Yue to a hall to sit down, and then said, "Senior Sister Wen and the others are busy. I've already sent someone to inform her. Please wait here for a moment."

"Okay." Liang Yue cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"My name is Xu Luzhi. I'll leave an 'ear' here. If you need anything, just shout my name loudly."

The little girl turned back, pulled at her head with her right hand as if pulling out a strand of hair, but in a flash, it turned into a blooming tender yellow small flower.

She inserted the flower stem into the ground outside the door, then skipped away.

This was the "ear" she mentioned?

Liang Yue felt it was a bit magical. He looked around, stepped out, and approached the small flower. Upon closer inspection, he couldn't find any difference from a real flower.

After watching for a while, unable to contain his curiosity, he tentatively called out softly, "Miss Xu?"

"Are you calling me?" Xu Luzhi's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"Ah? You're here so fast?" Liang Yue was surprised. He turned to look at the young girl. The divine abilities of the Mystic Sect Qi Refiners were truly this wondrous! Even if she could hear him, she had arrived too quickly, hadn't she?

Did she truly possess the legendary power of shrinking the ground into an inch and traveling a thousand li in an instant?

Was this the world of cultivators?

Even a young girl had such magical abilities. It was truly...

"Ah? You're here so fast?" Liang Yue was surprised. He turned to look at the young girl. The divine abilities of the Mystic Sect Qi Refiners were truly this wondrous! Even if she could hear him, she had arrived too quickly, hadn't she?

Did she truly possess the legendary power of shrinking the ground into an inch and traveling a thousand li in an instant?

Was this the world of cultivators?

Even a young girl had such magical abilities. It was truly...

"I just went next door to get you a pot of tea. As soon as I walked back, I saw you squatting here, sneaking around and calling out to me. What's wrong?" Xu Luzhi held up the teapot in her hand and asked the Liang Yue who was lost in his imagination.

Oh.

She walked back.

"..." Liang Yue felt a bit awkward. After a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Nothing, thank you."

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