Chapter 379: Chapter 379 “Just by looking at you guys, I can tell you haven’t consummated the marriage yet! Hehe!

“Lin An, that ugly and dark-skinned lame one called Lin An?”

Huang Zai’an leaped up and charged toward the group of shackled people, kicking each one a couple of times.

Upon seeing Lin An, he gritted his teeth so hard they almost cracked.

“It’s this lame bastard who dared to hit me! Watch how I take care of you!”

As he spoke, he unleashed a vicious attack, landing blows left and right, knocking out three of Lin An’s teeth.

After venting his anger, he began to recount the earlier events.

“My disciple, as I was taking care of the patients diligently according to your instructions, suddenly these people appeared, like ghosts, without making a sound….”

Suddenly, he exclaimed, “Ah!” and rushed into the courtyard.

It turned out that Little Shanzi, who had been helping around, was also knocked unconscious.

Qi Yue gave him a couple of jabs with the needle and woke him up.

Huang Zai’an cursed Lin An some more and began to go around in circles with his story.

Unable to bear his rambling, Qi Yue directly interrupted, “Master, just tell us why Lin An wanted to take you away and that’s it!”

Huang Zai’an twirled his mustache.

“I just wanted to have a longer chat with you, my child. Why are you so impatient?”

Qi Yue tugged at the corner of her mouth.

So she was expected to take care of her old master the same way one would care for a child?

“Am I being impatient, or am I anxious to analyze the underlying trends of this matter?”

Hearing this, Huang Zai’an nodded satisfactorily and began to speak more concisely.

It turned out that Lin An had come to inquire about the remedy for the blister disease from Huang Zai’an!

Huang Zai’an said he knew nothing and had no cure, but Lin An didn’t believe him at all, insisting that since he was Qi Yue’s master, he must know the prescription for the remedy, and even wanted to take him to the Capital City!

However, when they were about to leave, they happened to encounter the sudden arrival of Qi Yue. Greedy Lin An wanted to benefit further, and that’s when he attempted the surprise attack.

After listening to Huang Zai’an’s story, Qi Yue roughly understood.

Lin An had come to the Longnan County Government, ostensibly to seek revenge on Qi Yue and had even made two assassination attempts inside the residence.

But his actual target turned out to be the remedy for the blister disease!

“Master, don’t you find it a bit odd? Wasn’t it said that the disease in the Capital City had been controlled? Why would they still want the remedy?”

Huang Zai’an was also taken aback.

“Exactly, could it be that it hasn’t been controlled at all?”

Qi Yue shook her head.

It had definitely been brought under control.

According to the reports sent by the Black Feather Guard, in the past half month, there have been sixty-eight fires in the Capital City.

All those burned to death in these fires were people who might have come into contact with Lin Keke!

Moreover, according to the most recent two days’ reports, there were accounts of citizens living peacefully, with no mention of any blister disease patients.

That is to say, they had contained the spread of the disease in the most brutal manner.

Under such circumstances, who would send the most formidable assassination team among the villains—Feidao Camp—to look for the remedy?

The Emperor was out of the question.

Firstly, he had long been in the deep palace, and the disease had been dealt with promptly this time; it was unlikely that he had contracted it.

The remaining person was Prime Minister Lin Yuan!

Thinking this through, an obvious answer seemed imminent.

At the same time, Huang Zai’an had also reached the same conclusion.

“Could it be that Lin, the bastard, has contracted the disease? That’s why he sent someone to look for the cure?”

Qi Yue nodded her head.

“Highly likely. It was to the Prime Minister Residence that Lin Yunyun returned when she came back to the Capital City.”

Upon hearing this, Huang Zai’an burst into laughter.

“This really is divine retribution, I’d love to see that old thief Lin covered in blisters, hahaha….”

“Master, such exuberance, do you have a grudge?”

“Of course, I have a grudge! That old scoundrel made life miserable for my family back in the day…”

Seeing Huang Zai’an about to start his litany of grievances, Qi Yue quickly interrupted him.

“Master, aren’t you worried that he might spread the disease throughout the Capital City?”

Hearing this, Huang Zai’an couldn’t smile anymore.

He slapped his thigh fiercely and said anxiously, “How could I forget about this? Anyway, there are still a few distant relatives in the Capital City! We can’t let Lin the old thief gloat over this!”

Qi Yue also fell into deep thought.

Speaking of relatives, she had none left, but the families of Zhao Shuangyue and Shen Yu were all in the Capital City.

As soon as she thought about this, her head began to hurt.

She couldn’t just ignore this matter!

While they were talking, Zhao Xiyan suddenly rushed in.

Upon seeing Qi Yue, he grabbed her hand and asked, “You’re not hurt, are you?”

“No.” Qi Yue was a bit puzzled. Zhao Xiyan seemed to know that something had happened to her?

Before she could ask, she saw Zhao Xiyan’s cold face turned towards Hei Lie.

“What did I say when you left? To take good care of your master, it’s not safe outside. How could you come here?”

Hei Lie already felt that the perilous situation was his fault, and now he couldn’t lift his head.

Just one sentence said it all.

“Please, Marquis, punish me!”

Hearing Zhao Xiyan say he would punish Hei Lie to sweep the streets, Qi Yue couldn’t stand by any longer and angrily stood up to rebuke.

“Zhao Xiyan, before you punish others, punish yourself first! Whose fault is it for not being here? I woke up and waited a full quarter of an hour for you, and you didn’t show up. Shouldn’t I go outside to get some air? It’s all your fault—for abandoning me in my sleep and not caring!”

It was like a sudden storm!

Zhao Xiyan also had his mouth wide open, speechless, and it took him a while before he could get the words out.

“Yueyue is right, it’s my fault. How should I be punished, according to Yueyue? Anything but sweeping the streets is fine.”

“Wouldn’t that be letting you off too easily?” Qi Yue snorted, “I’m asking you, where have you been half of the day? Did you meet someone?”

Remembering his recent encounter with Fatou, Zhao Xiyan nodded.

“How did Yueyue know?”

“I guessed. You wouldn’t have gone to see some woman, would you?”

“…There is no other woman.” Seeing Qi Yue glaring at him so cutely, Zhao Xiyan couldn’t help but laugh, directly pulling her into his embrace.

“…I really can’t leave your side even for a moment.”

The familiar scent rushed into her nostrils, instantly claiming all of Qi Yue’s heart.

The pounding of the man’s heartbeat in his chest exploded, like a moving symphony.

Qi Yue’s heart softened, and she could no longer say anything to retort.

“Zhao Xiyan, do you know what you are, you’re a…”

She was about to call him a male witch, bewitching her every day, when she saw Hei Lie suddenly turn and quickly run away, while Huang Zai’an widened his eyes pretending to be frightened and shouted loudly.

“Hey, you two, can’t you find another place? This old man can’t handle it, wow!”

Qi Yue’s face didn’t turn red, her heart didn’t race.

She had become accustomed to it by now.

After all, Zhao Xiyan always managed to make her lose her composure; she couldn’t help it.

Besides, she was a modern person; hugging and embracing were very normal!

“Then why don’t you just leave, like Hei Lie?”

“If I leave, how can I watch the good show?” Huang Zai’an laughed wickedly.

“Just looking at you two, one can tell you haven’t consummated the marriage! Hehe!”

Qi Yue was speechless.

This old guy was now corrupted by them; he even dared to joke about her.

She quickly separated from Zhao Xiyan and composed herself.

“Enough with the jokes for now, Master. I came here to check on their condition. What do you think?”

As Qi Yue spoke, she gestured with her chin toward the yard where the Frozen People were kept.

As soon as they started talking about serious matters, Huang Zai’an immediately returned to his normal state and rattled off a bunch of observations from the past few days.

“My apprentice, I feel that these people are probably beyond hope of recovery. It seems like the active neurons of the Immortal Bug have completely taken over their bodies; the antidote is powerless now. We need to think of a solution quickly, in case the blisters on these people suddenly burst or something happens, it could be another disaster…”

Qi Yue had already considered these worries; her visit today was indeed due to this concern!

“So, Master, you mean… to burn them?”

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