When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 220

Heart's blood as an antidote (bonus chapter for alliance leader sllage on Zongheng)

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"": ""The two of us have been under scrutiny for far too little time for anyone to be certain there's nothing wrong with us. Especially since You Jiang was also a new resident, and he was killed on suspicion alone."

"On top of that, an evil spirit entered our home and killed someone. Either point makes it more likely that we're under suspicion."

"If we stayed with you, what if we dragged you into this and the demon hunters targeted you too?"

"Past experience has taught me never to think too highly of myself. You'd be better off keeping your distance from us for now, lest you get burned."

"I appreciate your kindness, and thank you for it. Yi Ren and I will stay here until this whole thing blows over. Only then will we move back home, or to your Medicine Shop."

Luo Bin's reasoning was sound and cautious.

Zhang Baijiao could also tell that Luo Bin did not want to drag him into trouble.

"Well..."

For a moment, Zhang Baijiao genuinely did not know what to say or how to persuade him.

Gu Yiren was equally tongue-tied and said nothing.

"Also, there really was something wrong with You Jiang, but we discovered that back in Cabinet Mountain Village and drove him into the mountains. He probably only ended up here by chance. There's no way he could have returned to the village to hurt Zhang Yunling," Luo Bin added.

He could tell what Zhang Baijiao was worried about.

Zhang Baijiao had not brought it up, so he addressed it himself.

Although this was only his conjecture, it should not have been wrong. Zhang Yunling had concealed her whereabouts in the first place, and her location remained unknown.

Zhang Baijiao looked moved, but he was

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