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nVigilante’s Tour (1)

nThe next morning, after breakfast, Lin Yan carried Lin Xiaozhi out.

nThere was no one outside the door and it was cold. Lin Yan heaved a sigh of relief. Perhaps he had overreacted yesterday.

nAfter sending Lin Xiaozhi to the Muqing Book House, Lin Yan ran all the way.

nAfter eating four poisonous mushrooms last night, Lin Yan clearly felt that his endurance had increased a lot. He arrived at the rice store without much effort.

nHis job could be considered a cashier of the rice house.

nThe Fugui Rice Shop not only sold rice to individuals, but also delivered rice to many rich families and shops in nearby districts. Therefore, the daily accounts were extremely frequent.

nAfter he sat in the narrow cubicle for a while, people began to come in and out to hand over the list.

nTime passed quickly as he buried his head in his work. By the time he finished clearing the accounts in his hands, it was already noon.

nLin Yan pressed his slightly hot eyebrows and took out the shriveled sesame seed cake he had bought in the morning. He also got a bowl of water. He didn’t want to sit in the narrow cubicle anymore, so he sat on the stone steps in the corner of the courtyard and ate the sesame seed cake from time to time.

nThe sesame seed cake was dry and hard, and could only be swallowed with water.

nFortunately, Xiaozhi stayed at Muqing Book House and had lunch provided. Otherwise, he might not have been able to take care of her.

nAt this moment, Wu San and Lu Yan also came over and sat beside him.

nLu Yan was the same as Wu San. They were both laborers, but he was introverted and did not talk much.

nLin Yan was the accountant, and his status was slightly higher than Lu Yan and Wu San.

nHowever, he did not sign a contract and could not pee in the same pot as the other accountants, so he was familiar with Lu Yan and Wu San.

nAs soon as he sat down, Wu San leaned closer and whispered, “Hey, do you still remember Liu Quan?”

n“The one guarding the rice in the warehouse? I heard he’s Guard Geng’s brother-in-law?”

n“Yes, he was captured by Tiger Camp last night!”

n“What!”

nLin Yan recalled the scene of the Tiger Camp capturing people yesterday. Clearly, the Tiger Camp was capturing people in more than one place.

nWu San gloated. “This Liu Quan is arrogant and despotic just because he’s Geng Bing’s brother-in-law. He’s used to tyrannizing others. Great, this is definitely the Dingdeng Battle. If he goes up, he’ll die. He probably won’t be able to come back!”

nGeng Bing was Guard Geng.

nLu Yan asked carefully, “Isn’t Guard Geng a martial artist? Why didn’t he plead for leniency?”

nWu San rolled his eyes. “Tsk! Plead for leniency? What kind of place is the Tiger Camp? Geng Bing is only arrogant in front of us. He’s nothing in front of the Tiger Camp…”

n“Shh, someone’s coming!”

nLin Yan saw it from the corner of his eye and quickly stopped Wu San.

nIt was Geng Bing who walked in. His fierce face was so dark that water was about to drip from it. Without saying a word, he walked straight into the inner hall.

nAfter he entered, Wu San laughed softly and said, “Look at him. His face has turned green! I heard that his wife cried and made a fuss yesterday. She even scratched him with her nails and insisted that he beg someone to save Liu Quan. Hehe, what kind of bullsh*t martial artist is he? He’s being controlled by his wife!”

nLu Yan whispered, “Why did he go to the inner hall?”

nLin Yan said softly, “The big boss came to the shop today. He’s in the inner hall.”

n“Big boss!”

nWu San and Lu Yan paused. The big boss of the rice shop was surnamed Zhang. He had always been high and mighty in the rice shop. They had only heard of his name and never seen him.

nIt was said that he had six or seven businesses similar to the Fugui Rice Shop. Even the Inner Circle had his businesses.

nTo the few of them, Guard Geng was already considered a big shot. They could not even imagine the power and status of a noble like Boss Zhang.

nWu San subconsciously lowered his voice. “So, Geng Bing went to beg the big boss? Do you think he can succeed?”

nLu Yan guessed in a low voice, “Guard Geng is a martial artist after all. Big Boss should help, right?”

nWu San cursed in a low voice. “The big boss is so powerful. Once he makes a move, won’t Liu Quan be able to return safely? F*ck, a scourge will live for a thousand years!”

nLin Yan shook his head. “I’ll go back to work first.”

nWhat he was thinking was, what would Xiaozhi do if he was caught?

nAfter the accounting in the afternoon ended, Lin Yan immediately went out. He was very careful along the way, afraid that he would be bumped into by the Tiger Camp. He arrived at the Muqing Book House as soon as possible.

nHe fetched water again. When he was done, it was just in time for the Muqing Book House’s class to start.

nAfter the children ran out, Lin Yan first instructed Xiaozhi to sit at the side and rest before respectfully walking to Elder Li, who was sitting in the courtyard to rest.

nOld Man Li sat in front of the stone table and glanced at him. Suddenly, he looked a little surprised. “Huh?”

nLin Yan didn’t understand. “Elder Li?”

nElder Li sized Lin Yan up twice and said, “What special thing did you eat yesterday?”

nLin Yan was shocked. Elder Li had seen through the change in his blood essence!

nHis mind raced as he pretended not to understand. “Elder Li, what do you mean?”

n“Previously, your eyes were dull and your face was dark, but today, your eyes are full of spirit and red light. You seem to have abundant blood energy. Did you eat something nourishing yesterday?”

nLin Yan quickly came up with an idea. “Could it be that fruit? Yesterday, when I was buying firewood from a villager, he gave me a red fruit. It looked ordinary. After I ate it, I felt my body heat up and thought I was poisoned.”

nLi Muqing clicked his tongue and sighed. “Red. It looks ordinary. Is it the size of a fist? It should be the Red Cloud Fruit. This is a good medicinal fruit. One is worth two taels of silver. The villagers don’t know how to appreciate good things. You’ve benefited.”

nLin Yan heaved a sigh of relief and pretended to be pleasantly surprised. Then, he looked vexed. “Two taels? So expensive? If I had known, I wouldn’t have eaten it!”

n“Be content. The Red Cloud Fruit can nourish your blood energy. It can make you energetic for a few days. There are many benefits.”

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