I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 126 Accident
Hearing this number, Xie Yuan's expression suddenly changed.

This breakthrough took so long!
He was in meditation and was completely unaware of himself.

No one had expected that the Nine Yang Flower and secret medicine would be so effective. Even Situ Qin probably hadn't expected it, after all, she had never used it this way before.

Counting the time, the competition between the Escort Agency and the King Kong Sect... will be tomorrow!
Xie Yuan frowned when he looked at the sky outside.

It’s too late! We must set off immediately and travel overnight to catch up!
He rushed out of the guest house like the wind, without even bothering to wash and pack up.

In the waterside pavilion, Situ Qin was playing the zither.

She practiced the piano at the exact time every day, and Xie Yuan thought she was obsessed with music - although that was true, she also practiced for the sake of self-cultivation, and her diligence was no less than others.

The sound of the piano drifted leisurely around the pavilion and the pool, when a figure suddenly rushed in.

When Situ Qin saw the person coming, her calm face brightened up slightly and she said in a cute voice:
"Thank you, Escort Captain, you finally came out... Why are you in such a hurry?"

She saw that Xie Yuan was a little anxious and asked quickly.

"Mr. Qingyang, do you have any reply?"

Xie Yuan spoke at a moderate pace.

Situ Qin understood immediately and stood up. Her layered skirt fell to the ground. She was wearing a willow green long dress. It was early spring and the reflection of the lake water made her look fresh and pleasant. She looked very beautiful.

However, Xie Yuan was obviously not in the mood to appreciate it, and Situ Qin was not vague either. He directly pulled him out and said as he walked:
"Mr. Qingyang came yesterday and said that the medicine made according to this prescription is not simple. Come and see."

The two quickly walked to a study, and Situ Qin took out a box and opened it.

Xie Yuan took a look and saw a black, plaster-like substance inside. He was confused about its meaning, so Situ Qin explained:
"This paste can be ignited. Its smoke is colorless and odorless. If a person inhales it, it will not cause any discomfort at first, but gradually the whole body will become weak. Moreover, if a warrior practices more, the more he exercises, the more his blood and qi will flourish, and the faster the attack will occur. It must be suppressed with profound internal force, but it does not cure the root cause, so he can only rely on antidote.

"This medicine is very sophisticated and powerful. It is the most dangerous for warriors. It is also extremely hidden and almost impossible to find. Even Mr. Qingyang has never seen such a prescription before. I don't know where Peng Yue found it."

Is there really a colorless and odorless drug, and the stronger the warrior's blood is, the harder it is to resist?

Peng Yue was in charge of the prison in a state, and he had seen countless crooked ways, so it was not surprising to see this prescription. However, this prescription was obtained by Yu Chunsheng...

Xie Yuan looked unhappy:

"No! I have to go back and inform the escort agency immediately, otherwise there will be a disaster! Miss Qin..."

Before he finished speaking, Situ Qin handed him a porcelain bottle with a brown pill in it:
"Here is the antidote. Mr. Qingyang just delivered it today. But he also made a temporary solution. This is the only antidote for now."

Seeing that Situ Qin seemed to know what he was thinking, Xie Yuan took the porcelain bottle, his heart warmed, and he said gratefully:
"Thank you, Miss Qin."

Zheng Qingyang is worthy of being the best doctor in Yunzhou. With a draft prescription he had never seen before, he was able to prepare the medicine, test its usage, and even develop an antidote in three days.

But even for him, he must have spent a lot of effort in these three days. It goes without saying how valuable the time of the number one doctor is. If it were Xie Yuan himself, he would definitely not have the face to let him work overtime.

Situ Qin shook her hand nonchalantly and said:
"I have a few fast horses in my stable. Well, I know you're in a hurry, so I'll lend you one."

Xie Yuan followed Situ Qin to the stables and picked out a majestic horse, which made him feel relieved. Yunzhou Prefecture and Yunzhao were thousands of miles apart, and with the help of a good horse, they could catch up in a day and a night.

He led the horse and bowed solemnly to Situ Qin:

"Miss Qin, Xie Yuan has gained a lot in the past few days in Yunzhou Prefecture, thanks to your care. Well, I won't thank you much, so I'll take my leave now and we'll meet again someday."

Situ Qin smiled:

"That's right. Have a safe trip, and when you're free, come and play again!"

"must!"

Xie Yuan climbed onto his horse, bowed to Situ Qin, then turned his horse's head and prepared to leave.

Situ Qin waved his hand behind him and suddenly said:

"Thank you, Chief Escort!"

Xie Yuan turned sideways and said puzzledly:

"what happened?"

"No, you...be more careful."

Xie Yuan laughed, revealing a bit of pride:

"I didn't dare to say it when I came here, but this time when I go back, the King Kong Sect is just a clown and can't do anything to me!

"gone!"

The horse carried Xie Yuan away at a gallop, and in Situ Qin's eyes, he gradually turned into a small dot.

She stood on tiptoe, looked for a while, and suddenly stamped her feet lightly, with a tone that seemed dissatisfied:

"I told him I was awesome, why didn't he ask me for help?"

"Since Miss wants to help, why not ask?"

The maid Xiaoqing asked puzzledly beside her.

When a friend is in trouble, the lady is always generous, proactive and willing to help. Why is it different this time?
Situ Qin paused, twisted her hair with her fingers, and said slowly:

"He didn't ask me to go, so why should I rush to..."

Xiaoqing was even more confused. What happened?
The little maid was too young to understand her mistress's subtle thoughts.

Xie Yuan rode his horse out of Yunzhou Prefecture and galloped northward towards Yunzhao County. Under the reflection of the setting sun, a trail of red dust was left on the official road.

The red sun gradually sank into the mountains, and a silver moon jumped onto the branches.

There were few people on the official road, only Xie Yuan's horse hooves were like thunder, relying on the warrior's eyesight and the moonlight to lead the way.

They traveled day and night, under the stars and the moon. Fortunately, their horse had amazing speed. When the golden light rose from the east again, Xie Yuan could see Yunzhao County in the distance.

Even though his internal strength had just broken through, he still felt a little tired after traveling so fast.

Fortunately, we should be able to catch up.

But seeing that Linjiazhuang was in front of him, Xie Yuan was considering whether to stop his horse for a while and drink a glass of water to restore his energy, when suddenly his eyes fixed.

Outside the gate of Linjiazhuang, soul flags were floating, paper money was scattered all over the ground, and a white mourning banner was hung high on the door. A funeral was going on.

He stopped his horse at the hitching post, walked quickly to the door, and asked the servant in mourning clothes:
"May I ask who passed away in your house?"

The servant saw that Xie Yuan looked familiar, and after carefully identifying him, he said in surprise:

"You, you are the escort leader Xie who came that day?"

"Exactly. I was here not long ago. Has anyone passed away in the past few days?"

Xie Yuan frowned, feeling a bit ominous.

Such a grand ceremony, with the whole family in mourning and holding a grand ceremony, would not have been such a big deal if it wasn't Lin Yuanwai's own parents dying.

But that day Mr. Lin almost introduced all his ancestors to Xie Yuan, and his own parents had already passed away...

The servant's eyes flickered a little, but seeing Xie Yuan's serious expression and solemn aura, he still whispered:

"The master is gone..."

"what?"

Xie Yuan was startled, and then heard:
"And my wife, and many other people in the mansion, are all dead..."

Xie Yuan's eyes widened and he asked hurriedly:

"what happened?"

"That day, after you escorted the young lady away, a murderer with a big knife came..."

The servant's eyes were filled with fear. After he finished explaining in a trembling voice, Xie Yuan finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that not long after he left that day, Lu Laosan found Linjiazhuang. After some questioning, Mr. Lin, who was unaware of the situation, could not answer and was killed on the spot by the bandit leader.

After Mr. Lin's death, the entire Linjia Village was in chaos. Seeing this, Lu Laosan became impatient and slaughtered half of the people in the village before leaving.

Xie Yuan clenched his fists tightly when he heard it, and when he shook his fists, they just happened to touch the precious sword at his waist. He looked down and saw the precious sword hanging quietly at his waist.

On that day, Mr. Lin personally tied the sheath around his waist and said proudly, "A precious sword is given to a hero." The scene is still vivid in my mind.

Xie Yuan took a long breath and said in a deep voice:

"Please take me in and burn some incense for Mr. Lin."

The two servants at the door looked at each other, and the previous servant stammered:
"Thank you, Escort Captain. You can't go in."

Xie Yuan was very surprised when he heard this and frowned:

"But why?"

According to the customs in Yunzhao, if a larger family holds a funeral, they will not stop strangers from coming to burn incense, and will entertain them, not to mention people like Xie Yuan who have some connection with the family.

The servant could not answer, and the other servant said impatiently:

"No, then no, why?"

Xie Yuan glanced over and saw that the servant had a ferocious look on his face, and his mourning clothes were crooked, which looked like they were put on casually. The other servants he had seen before were much more formally dressed, but he was secretly afraid of this servant.

His eyes flashed, he guessed something in his mind, and said in a deep voice:

"excuse me."

Then Xie Yuan flashed and walked directly between the two servants and entered the manor.

"Hey, what are you doing! Come out!"

The vicious servant was startled and chased after him, but he could not catch up with Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan walked all the way to the main house and saw a huge, heavy sandalwood coffin placed in the middle of the house, with soul flags and banners on both sides, all in white.

On one side of the coffin were kneeling two young men in mourning, looking grief-stricken; on the other side were standing several middle-aged men in mourning clothes, but there was no sadness on their faces. Instead, they looked quite excited and were arguing about something with each other.

Xie Yuan rushed over like the wind, attracting the attention of everyone in the room. The middle-aged men gradually stopped talking, and one of the kneeling young men stood up. He was a fat young man who looked exactly like Mr. Lin. He asked in a hoarse voice:
"The guest is..."

Xie Yuan did not answer but asked:

"Are you Mr. Lin's son?"

The fat young man was startled and nodded.

Xie Yuan looked at another pretty girl kneeling there, and was stunned for a moment before realizing that this should be Lin Zhen, the daughter of Mr. Lin, the real boss.

I almost thought it was Miss Yun.

However, the disaster that befell the Lin family was really caused by Miss Yun... Xie Yuan felt heavy in his heart.

The leader of the middle-aged men on the other side frowned, and just in time to see the breathless gatekeeper chasing after him, he asked in a deep voice:
"Why did you let outsiders in?"

"He, he broke in by himself and said he wanted to burn incense for the old man."

The middle-aged man frowned even deeper and said to Xie Yuan:
"Thank you for your kindness, my dear guest, but my Lin Family Manor is in a troubled time..."

"When did Linjiazhuang become yours?"

Master Lin interrupted abruptly, his tone filled with anger.

The middle-aged man paused and said slowly:
"My eldest brother has passed away, so naturally I am the one who makes the decisions about the family affairs. Cheng'er, you are educated, don't you know the rules of seniority? Why are you talking to your second uncle like that?"

"Bah! You usually just ask my dad for money, eat, drink, gamble, and do nothing. You are all blood suckers. Now his body is still warm, and the seventh day has not even passed, and you are clamoring in front of his spirit to divide his property! You still have the nerve to act like elders? Have you asked my dad, have you asked me?"

Lin Cheng shouted loudly.

Master Lin's face was embarrassed for a moment, then he snorted:
"You are young and have been studying abroad. You don't understand the family business..."

"I don't understand, but do you? You are frequent customers of brothels and gambling houses. Dad did intend to train you to do things, but when you need money, you call me brother frequently, but when you need help, you all run away!

"Besides, even if you don't understand, these things are not yours after your father dies and your son inherits them."

Lin Cheng was indeed a scholar. His words left several uncles speechless. They became angry and said:

"The elders make the decisions about clan affairs, and it's not your turn as a junior to interfere! We will distribute eldest brother's inheritance. You won't starve to death. Don't worry about the rest!"

"How dare you!"

Lin Cheng roared in grief and anger, and wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by his sister next to him.

Lin Zhen sobbed:
"Brother, don't do this in front of father's spirit..."

Xie Yuan watched this scene, not knowing what to feel.

There is nothing new in the world. Similar dramas are performed at all times and in all places, but this time it just happened to happen in front of Xie Yuan.

He glanced at the big, shining ring on Master Lin's hand.

If he remembered correctly, it was Mr. Lin's favorite. During the short visit of Zhuangzi with Mr. Lin, he saw Mr. Lin stroking it many times and couldn't let it go.

It seems that now, or already for a long time, Mr. Lin has favored her.

Xie Yuan stood aside with his arms folded, and finally spoke:

"I think it would be better to give all of Mr. Lin's inheritance to him."

This voice attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. Master Lin looked at him and snorted:

"Who are you? Do you need an outsider like you to talk too much here?"

"Forgive my rudeness, my name is Xie Yuan, and I am the escort leader of Longteng Escort Agency."

Xie Yuan bowed, but mainly to Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen.

"Are you Xie Biaotou?"

Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen were stunned for a moment and cried out.

Especially Lin Zhen, he looked Xie Yuan up and down, then said sadly:
"The Japanese should be thanking the escort leader for sending me to Yunzhou Prefecture, but I was controlled by a strange man and thrown into the cellar... When I woke up, my father and mother, and the manor..."

When she said this, she started sobbing again.

Xie Yuan's face was heavy, and he nodded:

"Miss Lin is lucky to have survived the ordeal. I'm not sure of the identity of that weirdo, but he is the leader of the horse bandits in the Western Desert, a martial arts master, and is known as Lu Lao San. He came here to hunt down that weirdo."

Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen were shocked and only then did they know the whole story.

Lin Cheng shouted to the sky in grief and anger:
"My Lin family is so innocent to suffer such a disaster! That weirdo implicated innocent people and must die a miserable death!"

Xie Yuan coughed lightly and said:
"The direct murderer is still that Lu Lao San."

"Lu the thief is certainly guilty of a thousand deaths, but that weirdo is the root of the trouble, so his crime is equally unforgivable!"

Lin Cheng stared with bloodshot eyes, and Lin Zhen also had hatred in his eyes and tears streaming down his face.

Xie Yuan didn't know what to say and could only sigh.

When Mr. Lin's brothers first heard about Xie Yuan's identity and then heard that the murderer was a master, they looked at each other with shock on their faces.

While several middle-aged men were in doubt, Mr. Lin looked at Xie Yuan's waist with sharp eyes and said in a strange voice:
"That sword on your waist is the precious sword that my elder brother has treasured for many years?"

Xie Yuan glanced at him:
"Yes, Mr. Lin gave me this knife before I left."

The blade is extremely cold and of extraordinary quality. It can compete with the sword equipped by Peng Wei, a second-generation man with top resources. It is indeed a rare weapon.

Master Lin's expression changed, and he suddenly said:

"Brother asked you to protect the Lin family, but not only did you fail to protect anyone, you also attracted the villain and implicated the Lin family. This is simply a heinous crime. I will not pursue your crime, but you are not worthy of holding this knife again. Return it to me!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and took it from Xie Yuan's waist.

(End of this chapter)