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“My brother said that both the young ladies of the Liu and Chen families are in Chenqiao Town. If you wish to see your daughter and niece, you should come to Chenqiao Town before sunset.”

"But if the Taoist priest still wishes to cultivate that so-called Taoist art, we will not wait any longer. These two young ladies will have to be taken back to Shandong..."

"You are abducting innocent women!"

Chen Xizhen glared and roared, "If anything happens to my daughter or niece, I will chase you to the ends of the earth and tear you to pieces!"

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"Hehe, don't worry, Daoist Master,"

Shi Qian replied with a strange laugh, "These two young ladies are both as beautiful as celestial beings. How could my brother possibly harm them? At most, he'll just let you, Daoist, become his grandfather."

"Grandpa?"

Chen Xizhen was taken aback for a moment before she understood what Shi Qian meant.

He immediately turned red with anger and was about to grab Shi Qian.

Unexpectedly, this short man was exceptionally agile.

In a few quick movements, he reached the courtyard wall and then climbed over it.

Only one sentence remained, reaching Chen Xizhen's ears.

"Which is more important, family or the Daoist arts? Please think it over carefully, Daoist Master!"

Chapter 287 Come on, apply the pearl powder to the wound.

Chenqiao Town is located on the north bank of the Yellow River.

This is Chenqiao Post Station, where Zhao Kuangyin staged the Chenqiao Mutiny.

Since Zhao Kuangyin's successful coup,

Chenqiao Post Station also prospered and gradually became a bustling market town.

Officials, nobles, envoys from the Song and Liao dynasties, merchants, soldiers, and other travelers came and went in an endless stream.

The passenger ship Zhao Yuan was on had just docked at the Chenqiao Town pier.

Soon, Sun An, who had received the news, came to pay his respects.

After seeing that Xu Guanzhong had been successfully rescued

Sun An immediately advised, "Brother, there's no time to lose, let's leave right away."

"Not now,"

Zhao Yuan recounted Wen Huanzhang's story.

“We still need to wait for Professor Wen to come and join us with his family. In addition, Ah Xiu’s cousin is also on the boat, so we need to find an inn in town to settle them down first.”

Sun An led two hundred cavalrymen disguised as merchants.

I've been in Chenqiao Town for over ten days now.

18. He already had a very clear understanding of the situation in the town.

They quickly found a clean and safe inn and booked a room.

Let Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing stay.

The arrow had just been pulled from Chen Liqing's chest not long ago.

Although wound medicine has been applied and the wound has been bandaged,

However, the excessive blood loss she had previously experienced still made her unsteady on her feet, let alone able to walk.

So Zhao Yuan carried Chen Liqing all the way from the dock to the inn.

This female guard had already been carried by Zhao Yuan all the way back to Bianliang City.

At that time, with an arrow lodged in her chest, she was in excruciating pain and couldn't care less about anything else.

Now, the arrow has been pulled out, and the wound has been bandaged again.

Although she was still in excruciating pain, Chen Liqing's mind had become much clearer.

Given her temperament, she would never tolerate other men touching her inappropriately.

But the only woman on the passenger ship was Liu Huiniang.

She was frail and could not move Chen Liqing.

As for the others, Chen Liqing didn't even know most of them.

Naturally, he refused to let them touch him in the slightest.

In the end, it was Zhao Yuan who had to suffer.

Along the way, he faced the astonished looks of passersby.

Chen Liqing was filled with shame and indignation.

Upon arriving at the inn, Zhao Yuan had just placed the female guard on the bed when...

Chen Liqing quickly pulled the blanket over her face.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Yuan asked, amused.

"Do you tube!"

Chen Liqing snorted angrily.

"We've arrived at the inn, why aren't you getting out of here!"

"Okay, I'll leave right away,"

Zhao Yuan nodded helplessly: "But you should probably see a doctor to check your injuries and get some blood-tonifying medicine."

"Furthermore, although the arrow is lodged in the sternum, it was only about ten paces away at the time. The force of the arrow may have damaged the bone as well. You'll need to rest more these days..."

Before Zhao Yuan could finish speaking, he heard Chen Liqing impatiently shout from under the blanket.

"Aren't you annoying? You're so nagging and indecisive, you're not like a man at all!"

I think your personality is nothing like a woman's...

Zhao Yuan muttered a curse to himself, then took out a wooden box from his robes.

"The arrow hit... cough, to get the arrow out, I cut the wound open with a knife, and that's how it healed, but I'm afraid it will leave a scar."

"This box contains the finest pearls. Grind them into powder and apply them to the wound. While they won't remove the scar, they can at least lighten its appearance."

Zhao Yuan finished speaking in one breath, and seeing that the blanket did not move at all,

"Fine, since you don't care, then I'll..."

"Give me!"

Suddenly, Chen Liqing's voice came from under the blanket.

Sure enough, even with a carefree personality,

The love of beauty is ultimately a woman's nature...

Zhao Yuan thought to himself with amusement,

He placed the box containing the pearls into Chen Liqing's hand, which emerged from under the blanket.

After leaving Chen Liqing's room

Zhao Yuan was preparing to leave,

When Liu Huiniang returned with hot water, she saw this and quickly called out to him.

"Brother, are you going home now?"

Her mention of "200 going home" clearly refers to returning to Liangshan.

"Um,"

Zhao Yuan nodded knowingly: "With things getting this big, the authorities will definitely be searching thoroughly these next few days, so it's best to go home as soon as possible."

"Then my cousin and I..." Liu Huiniang asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I've already asked Brother Shiqian to inform Master Chen,"

Zhao Yuan raised his hand and patted Liu Huiniang's head.

The girl frowned, intending to swat away the hateful claw.

But then I thought, this might be the last time in my life.

She simply lowered her head, her eyes red, and let Zhao Yuan treat her like a child.

"Don't worry, I've also arranged for Liangshan soldiers to stay in this inn,"

Zhao Yuan assumed she was worried about his and Chen Liqing's safety, so he reassured her.

"Besides, I won't leave right away; I'll stay here until at least evening."

“I have already asked Shi Qian to inform Master Chen. If he can arrive in Chenqiao Town before sunset, he can take care of you, and then I can leave in peace.”

Chapter 288 Guilty Heart

Zhao Yuan left the inn.

Liu Huiniang returned to her room dejectedly.

As soon as I entered, I saw Chen Liqing holding a wooden box and playing with it.

"What is this?" the girl asked curiously.

She went out to fetch water and didn't hear Zhao Yuan and Chen Liqing's conversation.

Upon hearing her cousin's question, the female guard's cheeks, which had been somewhat pale due to blood loss, immediately flushed red.

"Just some medicinal herbs."

"Medicine?"

Curious, Liu Huiniang took the box, opened it, and found it filled with lustrous, milky-white beads.

"Isn't this a pearl?"

"Yes, he said to grind this into powder and apply it to..."

Chen Liqing said somewhat embarrassedly,

"Apply it there to fade scars."

"Only a box of pearls? He got such a good deal!"

Liu Huiniang said somewhat displeased.

"what?"

Chen Liqing didn't quite understand what she meant.

Liu Huixia explained, "Sister, you saved his life and took an arrow for him, and he only gave you this box of pearls for that? Isn't that giving him a bargain?"

"This box of beads must cost over a thousand strings of cash. How is it cheap?" Chen Liqing asked in surprise.

"Sister, you don't know, that mountain of his..."

Liu Huiniang realized she had let something slip halfway through her sentence and quickly tried to salvage the situation.

“His mountain alone produces hundreds of thousands of strings of cash worth of local specialties every year.”

"On the mountain?"

Chen Liqing asked in bewilderment, "What kind of local specialty could be so valuable on the mountain?"

Of course, it's refined salt and white sugar...

Liu Huiniang muttered to herself, but of course she couldn't tell Chen Liqing any of this.

After all, refined salt and white sugar were only produced in Liangshan, not just in Shandong, but throughout the entire Song Dynasty.

"Just some medicinal herbs and the like,"

After giving a perfunctory reply, Liu Huiniang quickly spoke up to avoid Chen Liqing pressing for answers.

"Sister, why are you asking about these things?"

"...I was just asking casually,"