C70 (1/2)

Xia Li lightly pressed against the mouth of the bottle, and with a ripping sound, white mist sprayed out. The sweet fragrance of the flower filled the air and entered everyone's nostrils, Xia Li immediately pinched his nose and held his breath.

”I feel so dizzy.”

”I want to sleep too.”

The two boorish men lost consciousness one after another and fell to the ground. The other two men were clearly slower by half a beat as well, unable to escape from the fate of fainting.

Xia Li saw that the four of them had been put down, looked around, and confirmed that no one was around. Seizing the chance, he quickly left the village and sprinted towards the town.

In less than half an incense's time, she was already in town, wolfing down a bowl of noodles at the noodle stall. After thinking about it for a long time, she suppressed her thoughts of immediately leaving to find Ding Liang.

Just then, Xia Li saw a little beggar standing at the corner of a street. His clothes were tattered, and his entire face was dirty, only showing a pair of eyeballs moving, staring at the noodle stall, and licking his tongue from time to time.

She walked up to the little beggar, waving the money in her hand. The little beggar widened his eyes and reached out his hand to grab her.

”Promise me one thing and I'll give you these ten or so coins.” Xia Li said as he held the money in his hand.

”Tell me quickly. What is it? I'm starving to death.” The little beggar was a little upset as he tilted his head and asked anxiously.

”Do you know Ding Liang's hospital?” Xia Li squatted in front of the little beggar and asked.

”I know him, Grand Master Ding is a good person, he always treats us free of charge.” The little beggar had a smile on his face.

”Then help me take a look. Is he still in hospital?” Xia Li approached the little beggar and asked.

”There's no need to ask. Two days ago, he had his front teeth broken by someone from the gambling den. He hasn't left his house for two days.” The little beggar boy said in a low voice as he looked around cautiously, afraid that no one would hear him.

”Do you know who did it?” Xia Li's heart sank. She did not have much hope for this little beggar.

”Listening to the lord's discussion, it's someone from the gambling den. I've already answered your question. I'll take the money first!”

The little beggar took the money in her hands while Xia Li wasn't paying attention.

Xia Li was stunned, Ding Liang was beaten up by the people from the gambling house? Could it be that Rich Man Yang and the rest already knew about the painkillers? The people from the gambling den must have their eyes on her!

Xia Li's eyes were filled with tears. She did not regret that Sun Chun did not stop his persuasion this time and sneakily ran out to inquire about Ding Liang's safety. She could only blame herself for being too foolish and naive, as it implicated innocent people!

Xia Li wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes, not caring about how much makeup he had on his face. Returning to the noodle stall, he placed the money on the boss's table, stood up and quickly left.

Xia Li ran from the Red River Town all the way back to outside the Tianshui Village. Her eyes were wet from tears, she had been hiding outside the village the entire time, not daring to enter.

Waiting until night time, until the wild men guarding the village gradually dispersed. Only then did Xia Li take advantage of the night sky to rush home.

The moment she opened the courtyard door, she saw Sun Chun sitting under a large tree. He sat there alone, one person and one tree with a cup of tea.

Xia Li walked to his side and hugged him from behind, hoping that he wouldn't be angry after finding out that she had snuck away.

Sun Chun felt the person behind him, and drank all the water in the teacup in one gulp. The fingers holding the teacup slightly exerted force, and with a crisp sound, the teacup turned into a pile of white powder, and scattered all over the ground.

Xia Li was shocked, he retreated a step and was already too late to escape. Sun Chun pulled his wrist from's back.

”Trying to run?” Sun Chun turned towards Xia Li, her voice dropping to a freezing point, her eyes filled with deep disappointment.

”If he didn't run away, would you have crushed him like a teacup?” Xia Li's voice trembled a little. This was the first time she had seen Sun Chun get so angry and she was not used to it for a while.

Sun Chun sank into silence, and did not respond to Xia Li. His face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.

”Ding Liang was injured by the people from the Rich Man Yang. He has already closed his hospital for two days.” Xia Li's voice was choked with emotions, he opened his eyes wide, trying his best to release Sun Chun's control.

”Weeping doesn't solve anything.” Sun Chun's cold words smashed onto the ground without a trace of warmth.

”You are right, so I went to find information on Ding Liang myself. Next, I will temporarily cut off all contact between him and me, so I don't want to implicate him anymore, and will sell the painkillers myself.” Xia Li had made a new plan for the way out.

”You went to see him. What did he say?” Sun Chun's mood was a little downcast, but she still managed to calm herself down. She stared into Xia Li's eyes and engraved every word she said into the depths of her heart.