Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1818 Friction
Fang Zilan held her sword, looking like she wanted to keep strangers away. "I'm here to find Miss Fu's sedan chair bearers. If you know where they are, please tell me."

"Why should we tell you?" Fu Mingyue's parents rushed over as well. Fang Zilan took a step back to avoid them, but she couldn't escape their curses. "Mingyue's death is definitely related to you, you scoundrel..."

“If I wanted to kill Miss Fu, I wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble.” Fang Zilan interrupted Fu Mingyue’s parents without any politeness. “However, I can avenge Miss Fu.”

Her expression was calm, but her voice carried an indescribable chilling killing intent, which stopped Fu Mingyue's parents from cursing. "What did you say?"

"If you don't understand, then forget it." Fang Zilan turned to leave, but was stopped by Madam Fu, "Wait."

Fang Zilan stopped in her tracks. "What advice does Madam Fu have for me?"

"The wedding procession left the Fu family and never returned." Madam Fu sighed. "The person you're looking for isn't in the Fu family."

"Thank you for informing me, Madam Fu." Fang Zilan bowed to Madam Fu. "Please accept my condolences."

Madam Fu waved her hand. Fang Zilan looked at her red eyes and couldn't help but ask again, "Whose idea was this ghost marriage, and why did the Fu family agree to Miss Fu's marriage?"

She asked the question casually, but Fu Mingyue's parents reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on, roaring, "You wild girl of unknown origin, how dare you pry into the private affairs of the Fu family? You have trespassed, and we should report you to the authorities and have you arrested..."

"You can try." Fang Zilan held her sword horizontally in front of her. Fu Mingyue's parents were stunned for a moment, but still dared to ask, "What do you mean by this? Do you think you can kill us?"

Fang Zilan curled her lips into a smile. "You are welcome to report this to the authorities, but in the southeast region these days, even high-ranking officials and nobles are living hand to mouth, let alone arresting me?"

As she spoke, her smile widened, "Besides, I'm not someone you can just catch."

“Even if you are a member of the martial arts world, you shouldn’t be so arrogant.” It was Madam Fu who spoke. Fang Zilan looked at her. “But the name Zixiu is synonymous with arrogance.”

"You are Zixiu?" Madam Fu looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. Although there was a veil between them, the familiarity about her made her almost certain of her identity.

Fang Zilan clearly understood what Madam Fu was thinking. She nodded and said, "Logically speaking, anyone who has seen Zixiu is doomed to die, but I am willing to make an exception tonight."

"Why?" Madam Fu stared intently at Fang Zilan, her smile fading. "I have a very close relationship with Wen Ran. He is willing to risk his life for Miss Fu, and I am also willing to protect the Fu family for his sake."

"What happened to Young Master Wen?" Madam Fu keenly caught the key information in Fang Zilan's words, and her hand holding the sword tightened involuntarily. "His whereabouts are unknown, and his fate is uncertain."

Madam Fu stumbled back a few steps, nearly falling to the ground. Her nanny rushed forward to support her, and she murmured, "Lord Wen is dead, Young Master Wen is missing, the Wen family's destruction is imminent, and the Fu family is also at its end..."

"Madam, watch your words!" The old woman stamped her feet anxiously, even trying to cover Madam Fu's mouth, but she was shoved away. "Am I wrong? You sent Mingyue away, letting her lose her life in vain. Now, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

“If they hadn’t said that if one person in each family died, this storm would have been quelled, and things would have come to this!” Fu Mingyue’s father was hysterical, while her mother could only wipe away her tears, sobbing uncontrollably. “So you all knew all along?” Madam Fu staggered a couple of steps, and if Fang Zilan hadn’t subtly supported her lower back, she would have almost fallen to the ground.

"Madam Fu, she is gone now," Fang Zilan said softly. "It's no use saying anything now."

Upon hearing this, Madam Fu seemed to wake from a dream, turning to look at Fang Zilan, "You just said that you could avenge Mingyue?"

Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly, "If Madam Fu trusts me, I can..."

"I believe you," Madam Fu interrupted Fang Zilan, "What do you want?"

Fang Zilan, unusually, shook off Awan's hand and stared intently at Deputy General Cao, "Take me to see Miss Yan'er."

"Yes." Seeing her cold expression, Deputy General Cao dared not say anything more and immediately took her and Awan to see Xiahou Yan.

Xiahou Yan and others waited in front of the hall. As soon as she saw Fang Zilan, she hurriedly took a few steps forward, but suddenly realized something and stopped. Just as she was about to bow, Fang Zilan took her arm and said, "Miss Yan'er, there's no need for such formalities."

"Lord Fang..." Xiahou Yan hesitated, but Fang Zilan understood. "Both of them are my trusted confidants. Miss Yan, please feel free to speak your mind."

“Okay.” Xiahou Yan nodded. “The source of this plague is a villager on a fishing island in the East China Sea. The island is in a remote location, and I only learned about it by chance. I was just about to go and take a look. But for some reason, the villager who was infected with the plague suddenly left the island and came to the vicinity of Mushan Pass. I rushed over as soon as I received the news, but I was too late. The plague had already spread.”

Awan couldn't help but interject, "Can you be sure what kind of epidemic it is?"

“It’s not certain yet.” Xiahou Yan shook her head and said, “I’ve heard that those who contract the disease experience sudden chills, followed by a high fever and profuse sweating. I haven’t seen the specifics, so I dare not speculate.”

Awan fell into deep thought after hearing her words, while Fang Zilan chimed in, "Does Miss Yan'er know why the islanders suddenly left the island?"

“I also find it strange.” Xiahou Yan looked puzzled. “After receiving the news, I initially judged that it was very likely an epidemic, so I immediately used carrier pigeons to notify the islanders and asked them not to leave the island. Moreover, the islanders live off the sea and rarely leave the island except to trade goods.”

"Furthermore, Mushan Pass is not close to the East Sea." Fang Zilan said coldly. Xiahou Yan tentatively asked, "Has Lord Fang thought of something?"

"It's nothing." Fang Zilan's expression softened slightly, and she said in a deep voice, "Right now, pirates have infiltrated Mushan Pass, and there is a plague in the nearby villages and towns. I'm afraid it won't be possible for me to transfer troops from the Southeast Camp. Could you ask Miss Yan'er to pass on a message to General Xiahou for me?"

"Please forgive me for not being able to grant Lord Fang's request." Xiahou Yan bowed solemnly and said, "Before the plague spreads further, as a doctor, I must do something."

“Since Miss Yan’er is determined to go, then I won’t say anything more.” Fang Zilan bowed respectfully to the person in front of her. “I wish Miss Yan’er a safe journey. On behalf of the sick people, I thank Miss Yan’er in advance.”

"Lord Fang, you flatter me." Xiahou Yan quickly waved her hand. "If Lord Fang has no other instructions, I will set off now."