"Yama's Calling Card and the Peace Charm were both the focus of the Jianghu twenty years ago. Yama's Calling Card has still appeared occasionally over the years, but the Peace Charm vanished for no apparent reason. To think it would turn up here. Doctor Lianshan, where did you get this Peace Charm?"
Zhang A-Niu turned and gave Lianshan Jingcheng a meaningful look.
Lianshan Jingcheng looked bewildered. "My lord, what are you talking about?"
"You carry the scent of an old acquaintance of mine."
Zhang A-Niu did not know Lianshan Jingcheng, but he had caught a familiar scent. "When investigating A-Xin's background earlier, I overlooked you."
Someone of the Heavenly Sword's standing would naturally not personally investigate every detail of Lianshan Xin's family circumstances. Such things were handled by his subordinates.
There had seemed to be nothing wrong with Lianshan Jingcheng's information.
Not until the Heavenly Sword received a handwritten letter from the Heavenly Queen in the Divine Capital.
Only then did he investigate personally.
He then discovered that there was nothing wrong with Lianshan Xin's origins, except that Midwife Wang's death was too much of a coincidence.
Of course, Midwife Wang had long been gravely ill, so dying on any given day would have been perfectly normal.
It just happened that she had died within these past two days.
Zhang A-Niu knew that even if he believed it was merely a coincidence, the Heavenly Queen and Emperor Yongchang most likely would not.
Especially after a Peace Charm was found in Midwife Wang's home.
Never mind the Heavenly Queen and Emperor Yongchang-even he felt as though someone was manipulating everything from behind the scenes.
"A-Xin told me that the village you came from suffered a plague, Doctor Lianshan. A highly skilled physician saved you, and you learned your medical skills from