The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 26 Goodbye Pei Ning
After finishing his shift at the clinic, Lin Bai went straight to Mu Zhen's house.

Her bun shop was closed, so Lin Bai avoided the people and went in through the back door.

After locking the yard door and entering the house, I saw the food on the table, still steaming.

Mu Zhen was wearing an apron and had her hair tied up like a newlywed, with a gentle look on her face.

After dinner, Lin Bai touched his round belly, wiped his mouth, stood up and looked at Mu Zhen.

"Why are you so impatient?" Mu Zhen said shyly, "Wait until I wash the pots and dishes."

"I mean, I'm going back to my house to sleep." Lin Bai said.

"What?" Mu Zhen was stunned and asked, "You're not staying at my place overnight? Didn't you say you would hold me in your arms every day... while sleeping?"

Lin Bai's face turned red, and he said seriously, "There's a lot of work in the clinic today, and my waist hurts from exhaustion. Let's take a rest for two days first."

Mu Zhen nodded thoughtfully, with a hint of disappointment on his face, but he didn't say anything more.

After Lin Bai left the yard, Mu Zhen was still staring blankly, leaning against the wooden frame, like a resentful woman in her empty room.

"Is he still wary of me? This kid is becoming more and more suspicious. Or has he been through too many things recently, making him suspicious?" Mu Zhen took out the hairpin from her hair, flicked it out gently, and turned into a black cicada, flying out with a flutter.

"My ancestors asked me to come here to look for the theory of elixir, saying that someone could enlighten me... I waited for several years before I smelled his unusual scent. I thought this guy was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. Did he sleep with me for nothing?"

Mu Zhen muttered to herself in annoyance, no longer showing her usual virtuous appearance, "I have been playing the role of a good wife for so long, but he has become a heartless man... Eh? Could it be that my theory of alchemy is here? It's not something I got from him, but my experience?"

She thought for a long time, took out a book from her sleeve, and went back into the house, "I have to read the theories of the predecessors on alchemy."

When Lin Bai returned to his home, he felt that the cicada on the jujube tree was making so much noise that it was giving him a headache, so he threw a stone and killed the black cicada instantly.

Go back inside and clear your mind.

Appearing in the stone disk space again, Lin Bai touched his chin and thought about something.

Pei Ning suddenly came to Huaxi County today, it should be because of Pei Wuyong's matter.

Moreover, although she called the young man in gray "Senior Brother Jiang", judging from their status, Pei Ning should be the boss.

But Pei Ning and Pei Wuyong have the same surname, so are they related?

Lin Bai couldn't figure it out. The information he obtained was too little and he had no way to analyze it.

But no matter what, I have to be more careful in the future and not let on that I have learned Wuji Kung Fu.

Although Doctor Bai knows something, there is no need to worry, as Lin Bai has also reminded him of this.

But you should still avoid seeing Pei Ning. It's okay once or twice, but if it happens too many times, he might notice something. You must never overestimate yourself, and never underestimate others.

The other is Mu Zhen. She behaves normally, but you still have to be careful. But for now, she has no intention of harming anyone, so she probably hasn't gotten what she wants yet.

Or maybe, she hadn't figured out how to get the "stone plate". Or maybe, "sleeping" was one of her goals...

Lin Bai couldn't figure it out either, but he felt no discomfort, his internal energy was full, and he was even making rapid progress.

Anyway, let’s go to sleep first.

But I have to think of a way as soon as possible to verify the truth of my guess. I don’t want to make a fuss for so long. Mu Zhen is such a good person. I’m making her sad and distressed for nothing…

Oh, what a nice person, white and big. The key is that some of the requests were excessive, but she was reluctant to give in.

After a night, Lin Bai opened his eyes again.

After having breakfast at Mu Zhen's house, Lin Bai went to the clinic.

When we arrived at Baicaotang, we saw several gift boxes on the counter.

Doctor Bai looked worried, while Xiuxiu was bending over the desk copying medical books.

"Xiao Lin, you're just in time." Doctor Bai smiled when he saw Lin Bai, "I'll have to trouble you to go there on my behalf." "Just give my orders, sir." If someone asked him to do something, Lin Bai would always refuse, but when Doctor Bai gave an order, Lin Bai would just agree without asking what it was.

"Miss Pei said yesterday that she would come to deliver a gift today, but I didn't expect that she would deliver it last night."

Doctor Bai pointed at the gift box, stroked his beard and smiled bitterly, "It's just too expensive, with ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum, both of which are a hundred years old. I can't afford it. Please send it back for me."

I was thinking about having less contact with Pei Ning last night, but now I am going to meet her.

"Then let Xiuxiu go with me. Let Xiuxiu meet her Uncle Pei, as it can be considered a friendship from the previous generation." Lin Bai was trying to divert the trouble and was ready to drag Xiuxiu along. When the time came, he would have Xiuxiu come forward and he would not meet Pei Ning.

"Xiu Xiu won't go." Doctor Bai shook his head quickly, "I know you mean well. But don't be fooled by Xiu Xiu's talkativeness. She is actually timid and can't hold a sword."

Lin Bai noticed yesterday that Doctor Bai didn't want Xiuxiu to learn martial arts. Now that he thinks about it, he might be worried that Xiuxiu would follow her mother's path.

Having lost his daughter in his old age, he naturally loves his granddaughter even more.

"Grandpa! I'm not a coward!" Xiuxiu stopped copying the book and immediately looked up with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

Doctor Bai glared at her, and Xiuxiu immediately lowered her head and picked up a pen to copy the book.

"Then I'll go over now." Lin Bai had no choice but to take on this task and asked, "Where does Miss Pei live?"

"She lives in the backyard of the county government office. The county magistrate has given her a place. She said she has told people that people from Baicaotang can go there at any time." Doctor Bai stroked his beard and said, "Remember, if she refuses to take her, you should leave her at the door and never bring her back. She doesn't owe us anything, and we don't owe her anything either."

"I've got that in mind." Lin Bai agreed.

Picking up various gift boxes, Lin Bai went out.

The county government office was located in the center of Huaxi County. Lin Bai rushed to the place and came to the back door.

There is a constable guarding the gate here. Lin Bai guessed that Pei Ning might not have brought any trusted subordinates to Huaxi County.

"Brother constable, I'm Lin Bai, a clerk from Baicaotang. Our Mr. Bai asked me to deliver some gifts to Concubine Pei. Could you please help me deliver them?" Lin Bai still didn't want to see Pei Ning.

The constable listened to it but did not take it. Instead, he said, "Wait a minute. I will go and report it."

Soon, the constable came out with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Mr. Lin? Lin Bai was not used to this title. Usually, people called him Lin Zhuanlun, or the straw sandal seller, or the mat weaver and shoe seller. Some sinister people even secretly called themselves the shoe slut.

"I dare not..." Lin Bai bowed to the constable, picked up the gift box, and said, "I have been shy since I was a child and cannot meet distinguished people. Please help me deliver the things, brother. I won't go in." As he spoke, Lin Bai took out a few coins from the purse given by Xiuxiu.

"No way!" The constable smiled and waved his hand to refuse, "The nobleman specifically asked to see you."

What do you want to see me for? Do you want me to feel your pulse? Or do you want to buy my straw sandals and mats? Or do you want to ask about the relationship between Doctor Bai and his grandson?
Could it be that she figured out what "wheel" meant and was eager to take a look?
"Please lead the way." Lin Bai sighed, feeling annoyed.

The constable led Lin Bai through a door, where a maid was waiting.

The two of them handed over, and the maid took Lin Bai inside again.

The maid was about sixteen or seventeen years old and looked pretty. As she walked, she would turn her head to look at Lin Bai from time to time, and she would use a handkerchief to cover her smile.

Is there something wrong with my face? Lin Bai was somewhat confident about his appearance, but he felt that it was not enough to easily stir up amorous feelings.

"Are you Lin Zhuanlun?" The maid held back her laughter, looked down, and asked in a low voice.

So the reason you're laughing isn't because of my appearance, but because of my nickname?

Lin Bai's head was as big as a bucket. He didn't respond, but only sighed in his heart: Do all the women in the county know my name?

Seeing Lin Bai pretending to be reserved, the maid curled her lips and muttered quietly, "I'm afraid it's just a boasted name, a silver-plated spear head..."

After a while, they entered a courtyard with flowers and trees standing side by side and a pavilion in the middle.

(End of this chapter)