Chapter 304 Pebbles

Chapter 304 Pebbles

In the end, Fang Muyang chose Thousand People and Thousand Faces and a human skin mask.

Li Xuan put away the other human skin masks, and then asked Fang Muyang:

"Can you do it alone?"

"Do you need any other help?"

Fang Muyang shook his head, his eyes unusually firm.

Li Xuan knew that he couldn't force him, so he nodded and left the last line.

"Then good luck to you."

After that, Li Xuan jumped to the window, looked back and took a deep look at Fang Muyang. When he saw him standing up and thanking him, Li Xuan just sighed in his heart and turned to leave.

Li Xuan walked through the alley, returned all the way to Hu Yulou, and quietly slipped into the arms of Princess Ankang through the window.

There were much fewer people in the private room on the second floor than before.

Princess Yuan'an was nowhere to be seen, and most of the eunuchs in charge of guarding were missing. Only the eunuch responsible for recording Princess Ankang's words and deeds was still there.

"Axuan, you are back."

Princess Ankang smiled slightly and smoothed Li Xuan's fur.

Li Xuan nodded, then restlessly gestured with his tail on Princess Ankang's palm, and described what happened in Fang Muyang's medical clinic.

Princess Ankang had a sullen face, but her heart was filled with turmoil.

The story between Doctor Xue, Ayimu, Fang Muyang and Qian Qian.

After a long time, Princess Ankang couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Although there were many unexpected things, the relationship between Fang Muyang and Qian Qian was completely guessed by Princess Ankang.

Behind Princess Ankang, Yu'er stretched her neck to see the handwriting that Li Xuan traced on Princess Ankang's palm with his tail, but he still missed a lot.

I can only piece together a hammer here and a stick here and there, so I am still a little confused.

At this time, there were eunuchs around them who were responsible for recording their every word and deed, and they were not as casual as usual.

Being out of the palace these days has made Yu'er very depressed.

Even Li Xuan, she hasn't touched a few cats in the past few days, and she is almost addicted to playing with cats.

After Li Xuan told him about the situation there, Princess Ankang began to write on Li Xuan's buttocks to tell him about the situation at Hu Yulou.

Ayimu went to the secret room in the cellar to check on Zhou's mother's body, and of course he was caught by the eunuch in colorful clothes who was responsible for guarding the place.

Although Ayimu was seriously injured, he still managed to escape from the clutches of the colorful eunuch.

This made Princess Yuan'an very curious, so she took half of the colorful eunuchs to hunt her down.

Regardless of whether it was Princess Ankang or Princess Yuanan, they always thought that Fang Muyang was behind the crime alone, but they didn't expect that there would be a master helping out.

Princess Yuan'an still didn't know that it was Hu Yulou's courtesan Ayimu.

"They won't find Dr. Fang, right?"

Princess Ankang wrote on Li Xuan's butt with some worry.

At this time, there was a eunuch responsible for recording beside them, so it was not convenient for them to say many things.

Since they planned to help Dr. Fang, this matter could only be done in secret.

"Hopefully not."

Li Xuan could only write like this.

Li Xuan had no doubts about the abilities of the colorful eunuchs.

Now it depends on whether Ayimu is cautious or not.

If she had been a little negligent, I'm afraid Fang Muyang wouldn't be able to wait to take revenge.

But it turns out that Ayimu's Qinggong is indeed very powerful.

As night fell, Princess Yuanan returned with the eunuchs in colorful clothes without success.

The three little ones also breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking advantage of the sound of the East Market closing, the group left the East Market and headed towards Xingqing Palace.

Following successive incidents, Hu Yulou has closed down from today.

Zhou's mother was nowhere to be found. The Hou family temporarily took over Hu Yulou and searched thoroughly inside and outside to find any trace of Zhou's mother.

Without Mother Zhou to take the blame, Butler Fan would be the unlucky guy.

So he was extremely anxious.

Princess Ankang was no longer interested in these things, and she even began to dislike the bustling night scene of Dongshi.

In the past, she didn't know why and only saw the flowery side.

Now that I know about it, I no longer find it novel and interesting.

The illusion of prosperity on Flower Street only deceived Princess Ankang for one night.

Moreover, they have to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel at Xingqing Palace when they sleep out.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan, who had lost interest in Flower Street, were too lazy to go to such trouble, so they went directly back to Xingqing Palace to rest tonight.

After returning to Xingqing Palace, after Li Xuan had dinner, he said hello to Princess Ankang, and then sneaked out again.

After he left Xingqing Palace, he went straight to the direction of Zhao Mansion.

Li Xuan believed that Fang Muyang was not willing to wait for a moment.

If he sets off now, he might still be able to catch up.

But when Li Xuan came to Xuanyangfang, he saw from a distance that a green fire had been ignited in the Zhao Mansion, and the fire was raging.

Li Xuan hurried over to check and found that Zhao Si's house had been engulfed in fire.

The servants and nurses of Zhao Mansion were busy putting out the fire, but just like in Hu Yulou last night, the green fire surged when it met the water, and the fire did not weaken at all.

Seeing this scene, Li Xuan knew that Zhao Si was probably gone.

"It moves quite quickly."

Li Xuan looked around and looked at the high places near Zhao Mansion.

Fang Muyang should not want to miss this last scene of revenge.

Li Xuan left Zhao Mansion and started searching nearby through his sense of smell.

When he went to the medical clinic during the day, he had already memorized Fang Muyang's scent.

After searching for a long time, Li Xuan found Fang Muyang's scent in a restaurant.

Sitting by the window on the third floor was a handsome young man with a gentle face.

Li Xuan judged by the smell that this was Fang Muyang.

Fang Muyang was wearing a human skin mask at this time, pouring himself a drink, looking at the fire in the Zhao Mansion, wondering what he was thinking.

Li Xuan noticed that although he was the only one on the table, he had placed two sets of bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses.

He drinks a drink and then throws a drink on the ground.

Li Xuan quietly appeared on the window sill with cat steps. Fang Muyang just glanced at him, and then turned his gaze to the green fire in the Zhao Mansion.

"You're here."

Fang Muyang greeted casually.

Li Xuan silently looked at the human skin mask on Fang Muyang's face.

This face is not the one he gave to Fang Muyang before, which means that he is wearing the "Thousands of People and Thousands of Faces" at this time.

Li Xuan carefully observed Fang Muyang's face at this time and found that it was a girl's face.

The girl's appearance, Xiaojiabiyu, belongs to the very cute category.

It's just incompatible with Fang Muyang's current gloomy temperament.

Seeing Li Xuan looking at his face, Fang Muyang smiled and asked:

"Isn't she cute?"

Li Xuan nodded.

"She is truly the cutest girl in the world."

Fang Muyang raised his gaze and looked at the stars in the night sky.

"do you know?"

"I just wore two human skin masks and went in."

Fang Muyang drank wine and muttered to himself.

He just needs someone to talk to now.

Li Xuan stood at the window edge and listened silently.

"When I tore off the top one and revealed this face, he was scared to death."

Fang Muyang couldn't help but sneer.

"How could he die so easily?"

Fang Muyang gritted his teeth and looked at the green fire in the distance again with a gloomy look.

He didn't say anything more and continued to look at the green fire in the distance, drink wine and talk nonsense.

But Fang Muyang seems to have an excellent drinking capacity, and he can't get drunk no matter how much he drinks.

He just wanted to forget everything temporarily, but the more he drank, the more he couldn't forget it.

"Sissi, Sissi..."

"I miss you so much……"

Li Xuan sighed and looked at Fang Muyang, who was lying on the table and still looking at the green fire in the distance.

The green fire has begun to die out.

Without fuel, even a green fire that is difficult to extinguish will be difficult to sustain.

It wasn't until the green fire was completely extinguished that Fang Muyang closed his eyes deeply, and tears kept pouring out of his closed eyes.

On this floor of the restaurant, there was only one table of guests, Fang Muyang.

There are not many customers who simply drink all night long, most of them go to drink flower wine.

Li Xuan stood at the window edge, accompanying Fang Muyang, looking at the capital at night, feeling a little confused.

He had previously thought about taking Princess Ankang around the world, but this time he had just set foot in the capital and encountered such a thing.

While Li Xuan wanted to take Princess Ankang to see the world, he was also afraid that Princess Ankang would be disappointed with the world.

Speaking of which, even Li Xuan couldn't help but feel disappointed.

What happened in Daxing didn't seem to be much different from the world in his previous life.

Although the background of the times is completely different, people's desires are the same.

As long as these desires are indulged even slightly, they will create similar tragedies one after another.

Only then did Li Xuan understand what the phrase "There is nothing new under the sun" meant.

Disasters arise from evil intentions, and evil intentions are induced by desirable desires.

"Do you really want to show Ankang these dark sides?"

If possible, Li Xuan would like to protect Princess Ankang's innocence forever.

At least don't disappoint her in the world.

Li Xuan looked at the night sky and thought for a whole night, but in the end he couldn't come up with an answer.

He knew that these matters were ultimately decided by Princess Ankang.

When the sky was dim, Li Xuan patted Fang Muyang with his tail to wake him up.

Fang Muyang opened his bloodshot eyes and looked at the sky in the distance turning white.

He couldn't help but glance in the direction of Zhao Mansion.

Where the green fire burned last night, there was only charred ruins.

Seeing that Fang Muyang was in a daze again, Li Xuan patted his hand and motioned for him to spread his palm.

Fang Muyang followed the instructions in a daze, and then felt his palms itching. It turned out that Li Xuan was writing on his palms with his tail.

"What's going on with the green fire?"

Fang Muyang smiled slightly and took out a written note from his arms.

"I got the inspiration from a recipe for elixir. After a little improvement, I got this phosphorus and sulfur fire."

Internal sulfur method: one liang of sulfur and one liang of saltpeter. Half a pound of sand. The three flavors on the right are at the end, and the sweet pot base becomes juice. It pours into the trough and becomes Fu.

Next, here are Fang Muyang’s ideas for improving the elixir recipe, and the new improved recipe.

What purpose the added materials have and what role they play are all recorded in detail.

"Damn, this guy is doing chemistry in a fantasy world!"

Li Xuan was shocked when he saw the recipe for phosphorus and sulfur fire.

It seems that this doctor who treats illnesses and saves lives is not only responsible for saving lives and rescuing the wounded.

With that said, Fang Muyang took out two more small yellow iron pills.

"This is the phosphorus and sulfur thunderbolt I made. If you throw it, it will explode and ignite the phosphorus and sulfur fire."

"Phosphorus and sulfur fires explode when exposed to water and need to be extinguished with sand and earth. Experts can also use true energy to extinguish them."

Fang Muyang explained the use of phosphorus-sulfur thunderbolt fire and how to deal with phosphorus-sulfur fire.

"This elixir and Phosphorus Sulfur Thunderbolt Fire are given to you as a thank you gift for this time."

"But I will remember your kindness in helping me. If I am useful in the future, I will just use it."

Fang Muyang gave his promise.

Li Xuan was not polite and put everything into the Emperor Hong Bone Ring with a sweep of his tail.

Fang Muyang watched Li Xuan put away the items with magical means, and he was too sensible to ask or look at it.

Li Xuan then asked him:

"What are your plans next?"

Fang Muyang looked at the sky in the distance and was stunned for a moment.

He suddenly found that his life had become meaningless after losing Sissi.

The two of them have suffered so much for so many years just so that they can spend their lives happily in the future.

But all this was in vain.

For Fang Muyang now, even becoming an imperial physician has no meaning to him.

After a long time, Fang Muyang just shook his head.

Li Xuan could understand his mood at this time, but still hoped that he could live well.

"Just like Ayimu said, live well."

"After you are gone, the relationship between the two of you will come to an end."

"At least, you can still remember Sissi and the relationship between you."

Li Xuan also knew that his persuasion was weak, but he still tried his best.

Fang Muyang felt a little magical being comforted by a cat.

He touched Li Xuan's fur, feeling the soft touch, and was speechless for a long time.

After the drum sound of opening the four gates of Fangshi sounded, Li Xuan and Fang Muyang left Xuanyangfang.

But on their way back, Li Xuan saw a few familiar places and couldn't help but dig out the elixir prescription given to him by Fang Muyang from the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, and then carefully compared the materials on it.

The more Li Xuan looked at it, the more familiar he felt. He stood on Fang Muyang's shoulder, and then used his tail to write and draw on his face.

Fang Muyang felt helpless towards a cat like Li Xuan who had no sense of boundaries.

But Li Xuan had just helped him complete his revenge, and he couldn't say anything at this time.

"Did you steal the ingredients in this recipe?"

"I patronized that store, and that store, right?"

Li Xuan pointed to the drug store and pawn shop that he had visited with Princess Ankang.

"Huh?"

"how do you know?"

Fang Muyang looked a little surprised.

He did this very carefully, and there shouldn't be any holes left.

Fang Muyang then explained to Li Xuan:

"The materials on the prescription are a bit sensitive and can easily be associated with others."

"I often see doctors in those families, so I took advantage of the opportunity to borrow these materials."

Li Xuan didn't expect that Fang Muyang was a fellow-traveler and liked to borrow things from others.

He then wrote on Fang Muyang’s face:

"What are those gold and silver jewelry, antique vases, and the Four Treasures of the Study?"

Fang Muyang said helplessly:

"I only borrowed the materials on the prescription. It was easy for others to figure out my intentions, so I borrowed some more property and pretended to be a thief."

"Those things are still in the hospital. After this storm has passed, I will return them and the used materials will be converted into silver and returned."

"When Muyang was at his poorest, he never engaged in deception, abduction or theft."

"My mother taught me before..."

When Fang Muyang said this, he was suddenly stunned, and then his tone dropped:

"But I still stole and even killed someone."

"My mother must be very disappointed in me..."

Fang Muyang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Li Xuan never expected that the culprit in the serial theft case in Princess Ankang's hands would be Fang Muyang.

No wonder there were no traces of burglary at those houses. His feelings were all gained from him walking into their homes openly and then leading them back.

Only then did Li Xuan understand that their target was Fang Muyang from the beginning.

This made him frown deeply.

"Is the matter of leaving the palace to investigate the case this time also arranged?"

Li Xuan began to suspect that their involvement in this matter might be an inevitable result.

"What exactly does Emperor Yongyuan want to do?"

"Could it be that the two Zhao family and Hou family are the targets?"

Li Xuan couldn't wait to go back and ask Manager Shang and Zhao Feng.

Next, one person and one cat were silent, lost in their own thoughts.

Back at Fang Muyang's hospital, Ayimu was fast asleep on the bed, and Doctor Xue was no longer here.

Li Xuan jumped off Fang Muyang's shoulders and asked him:

"Is this all over?"

Fang Muyang shook his head at Li Xuan.

"I haven't had time to deal with Sissi's funeral yet."

"At the beginning, we actually found a burial ground long ago."

"It's just that now it seems that I have to let Sissi wait for me there for a while."

After hearing Fang Muyang's words, his desire to seek death had subsided a lot, and Li Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Actually, there is one more person."

Fang Muyang suddenly said something shocking.

"But I don't need to do anything anymore."

Fang Muyang exhaled a long breath and then said:

"Back then, Sissi's family was implicated by my family because his uncle snitched on her."

"Later, his uncle even sold her to Hu Yulou with his own hands."

"Now that Zhao Si and Hou San are both dead, the government must give their families an explanation."

"Sissi's uncle is her only relative in the world, and the government will take him in when the time comes."

Fang Muyang said firmly.

Li Xuan's eyes widened, he didn't expect this guy to have reached this point.

"correct."

Fang Muyang said, walked to the bed, and regardless of Ayimu who was sleeping in a messy posture on the bed, he took out a large bundle from under the bed.

He took the bundle to the table and opened it, revealing its contents.

It was Li Xuan who mentioned those stolen items before.

As expected, the medicinal materials and ores were gone, leaving only the belongings.

"Would you mind making a quick trip?"

Fang Muyang fell in love with Li Xuan's magical ability to store things, so he shamelessly did not hesitate to use honorific names for the cat.

Li Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at Fang Muyang, but he didn't expect that this kid was quite thick-skinned.

When Fang Muyang saw Li Xuan, he rolled his eyes and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"If it's troublesome, forget it."

But Li Xuan then thought again, if all these lost items were returned to their original owners, would the case of Princess Ankang be closed?

After thinking about it, Li Xuan agreed to the matter.

If Fang Muyang pays it back by himself, he can only do it in the name of practicing medicine. It will be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the seven-day period will definitely be exceeded.

"I have a request. For the two companies you compensate with money, you need to explain the reason, so that the other party can know what the money is about."

Fang Muyang agreed immediately.

"That's no problem, I just write with my left hand."

Fang Muyang took out a pen and paper and was about to write, when Ayimu jumped up from the bed.

"Oh, you can't do this kind of thing."

Ayimu quickly stepped forward to persuade.

I bet this guy was pretending to sleep before.

After several contacts, Li Xuan also changed his mind about Ayimu greatly.

"She looks better when she just dances and doesn't talk."

Ayimu first smiled at Li Xuan, full of flattery.

Although she had not been able to see what Li Xuan had written before, she had roughly guessed the matter through Fang Muyang's reaction and answers.

"Fang Muyang, go get the charcoal and find some waste paper. Don't use the paper you usually use to write prescriptions."

Ayimu commanded carelessly.

This guy still has the silver needle left by Dr. Xue inserted in his body. He has no resistance, but he doesn't seem to care too much.

Fang Muyang looked at Li Xuan first.

Compared to Ayimu, Fang Muyang believed in Li Xuan more.

Li Xuan nodded, and Fang Muyang followed Ayimu's instructions to find those things.

After Fang Muyang left, Ayimu sat at the table, holding his chin in his hands, and then looked straight at Li Xuan, his eyes full of expectation.

"What is she doing?"

Li Xuan felt uncomfortable and quietly looked away, turning his face to one side.

As a result, Ayimu actually kept his upper body still and only moved his straight buttocks, and came to Li Xuan again.

A drop of cold sweat quietly hung on Li Xuan's face.

"Isn't this guy's mind broken by the eunuch in colorful clothes?"

Just when Li Xuan was about to explode under Ayimu's burning gaze, Fang Muyang had already returned with something.

Li Xuan clearly saw that Ayimu gave Fang Muyang a bored look, which made Fang Muyang confused.

"Here, it's what you want."

Ayimu took the charcoal and waste paper, then looked at Fang Muyang expressionlessly and said:

"You say it, I write it."

Fang Muyang nodded, then considered his words, explaining that he needed those things urgently and now compensated the other party's losses.

Fang Muyang also paid extra money to the drugstore and blacksmith shop.

Many of those medicinal materials and minerals need to be controlled.

If Fang Muyang went to buy it by himself, he wouldn't be able to buy that much amount by himself.

These two companies have lost these necessary inventories and must temporarily replenish them.

Taking this into consideration, Fang Muyang gave these two families more compensation.

Ayimu held the charcoal and waved it around. After a while, he released his hand and pushed a few pieces of waste paper forward.

The scrap paper all had the same content, but neither Li Xuan nor Fang Muyang could understand it.

"What is this word?"

Fang Muyang frowned and looked at the ghost drawing talisman on the paper.

"This is a common language in the Western Regions. If we pretend to be from the Western Regions, won't we be less suspicious of you?"

Ayimu explained unhurriedly.

Li Xuan wrote on Fang Muyang's face:

"Aren't you afraid that she will trick you?"

Fang Muyang shook his head and said:

"We are grasshoppers on the same rope. It will do her no good to hurt me."

"And if she wants to harm me, she can just go and report me."

When Li Xuan heard this, it was indeed true.

Logically speaking, from the moment Fang Muyang kidnapped Ayimu, it was easy for Ayimu, who had the cultivation level, to kill Fang Muyang.

Fang Muyang organized the things into categories and labeled them, so that Li Xuan would not forget which things should be returned where.

After Li Xuan put everything into the Emperor Hong Bone Ring, he went to return the things.

Li Xuan was familiar with this kind of thing. Except for some unfamiliar places, which took him a little more time, everything else went smoothly.

After the property is returned to its original owner, these owners should report it to the government.

If there is no movement, Princess Ankang will just check again. It shouldn't be difficult to close the case by then.

"In this case, this month's competition can be considered to be handled well."

When Li Xuan came back, Fang Muyang and Ayimu were waiting for him.

Seeing Li Xuan come back from doing things, Fang Muyang also breathed a sigh of relief. It was always uncomfortable to have things in his heart.

At this time, Ayimu said:

"Fang Muyang, I have already helped you."

"What do you say about my busyness?"

Fang Muyang said calmly:

"When I wanted to kill Zhou's mother, you agreed to join the gang to get Hu Yulou."

"Now that Mother Zhou is dead, what are you going to do with Hu Yulou?"

"It's impossible to leave those land deeds and house deeds to you, right?"

Seeing that Fang Muyang didn't turn his back on anyone, Ayimu didn't worry about him either.

"Mother Zhou is dead, so this step can be completed without any problem."

"Before I went to the secret room in the cellar that day, I went to her room. I didn't find those documents. There were many signs of rummaging. I'm afraid the Hou family also looked for those documents."

"I'm now afraid that those documents will be burned along with Zhou's mother."

"If that's the case, I'll have to go through a lot of trouble."

Ayimu said a little unhappy.

But after hearing Ayimu's words, Li Xuan's heart moved.

He had stolen Zhou's mother's small wooden box before, and there seemed to be something very important in it.

Before Zhou's mother escaped from the secret passage, she was still searching frantically in the room.

Li Xuan planned to study the small wooden box carefully after returning to see what was hidden inside.

That night, he only saw clearly that Zhou's mother had hidden a lot of banknotes, but he didn't see the other things clearly.

If there is Hu Yulou's land deed and house deed in it, maybe we can use it to get a handle on this girl.

Ayimu is a man of cultivation and comes from the Western Regions. On the surface, he is an courtesan who is proficient in dancing, but secretly he covets Hu Yulou's property.

It was difficult for Li Xuan not to suspect that she was a spy from the Western Regions and had an ulterior purpose in coming to the capital.

Li Xuan guessed that Ayimu definitely had a secret of his own, and this secret would most likely be kept secret.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Li Xuan smiled slightly from the side.

"Forget it, you remember anyway, don't die before you help me get Hu Yulou, otherwise I will kill him..."

Ayimu realized something was wrong halfway through speaking. After thinking about it for a while, he changed his words:

"I will dig you up alone and won't let you and Sissi be buried together."

Fang Muyang smiled bitterly and reluctantly replied:

"I see."

Then, he asked:

"By the way, how are you going to go back? If the government asks about your disappearance, you must have a reasonable explanation."

Ayimu smiled slightly and said confidently:

"Aren't you trying to frame Sissi's uncle?"

"How about I help you again."

Ayimu pretended to be asleep and overheard everything Fang Muyang said.

Fang Muyang was stunned and bowed solemnly to Ayimu.

"Hmph, don't think that you can get rid of my kindness by bending down. You have to do something practical for me."

Ayimu said and climbed back on the bed, but before getting into the bed, he threw something out and threw it into Fang Muyang's hand.

It was a nice pebble with some words engraved on it.

"The first wish is that my husband will live a thousand years; the second wish is that I will always be in good health; the third wish is that like the swallow on the beam, we will see each other year after year."

"Gift to my husband, Mu Yang."

"Liu Qianqian."

Fang Muyang stared blankly at the pebbles in his hands and the familiar handwriting. His chest felt as if someone was strangling him, and he couldn't breathe.

His eyes blurred for a moment, and he asked Ayimu in a trembling voice:

"Why is this stone here with you?"

Ayimu turned his back and huddled in the bed.

"Sissi asked me to pass it on to you."

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I wrote a little more to make up for the word count.

I reached 900,000 words yesterday, but I forgot to record it.

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