The once-bustling street outside the Heavenly Mystery Hall had abruptly fallen quiet. Accompanied by Zuo Tang, Hu Xiaotian walked inside. He had been here before, but the Heavenly Mystery Hall was divided into an outer and an inner section. The outer courtyard was where patients and visitors were normally received, while the Inner Court was forbidden to ordinary disciples. Only Ren Tianqing's personal disciples could enter; outsiders were barred.
Now everyone in the Heavenly Mystery Hall had been driven out, leaving the entire clinic deserted. Hu Xiaotian strode straight in while Zuo Tang sent his men to search the premises for anything suspicious. Of course, their most important objective was to find evidence of Ren Tianqing's crimes.
Hu Xiaotian was in no hurry. He found a shady spot in the Back Courtyard and sat down. The Heavenly Mystery Hall held an abundance of medicinal herbs; the storeroom alone would keep these warriors busy taking inventory for quite some time. Hu Xiaotian ordered them to count everything carefully and not damage any of the hall's belongings.
Liang Dazhuang brewed him a pot of fine tea and brought over a reclining chair. Hu Xiaotian lay beneath the trees, enjoying the gentle breeze and sipping his tea in utter contentment. He felt that life could offer no greater ease than this. In truth, this was precisely the life he had wanted when he first came to this world. With a few more lovely confidantes by his side and a few more children at his knees, how pleasant and perfect life would be. Suddenly, fame, rank, and wealth no longer seemed so important. Qiqi had grand ambitions and wanted to become queen; he could simply let her. Even if she became queen, wouldn't she still have to writhe and cater to him when she