Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 504: Meeting Face to Face

Chapter 504: Chapter 504: Meeting Face to Face

"And before I left Kyoto, quite a few people there had also started falling sick. I heard that Su Tao had sent people for medical volunteering, but for some reason, the herbs they brought back were of no use. Worse, many people were retching and purging after taking the soup made from these herbs. Not only did their situations not improve, but the diseases worsened."

I heard from the servants in the Residence mention previously that whenever there were minor or major illnesses, the ’soup medicine’ offered by Su Tao in medical volunteering was always very effective. But after something happened, rumors spread that Lu Fengyun had an argument with Su Tao."

Shen Miaomiao was fiddling with a handkerchief, too perplexed for words.

She wasn’t very fond of Su Tao, after all, she had spread rumours around Yan City, just to prop up her own business.

Although in war, deceit is permissible, it’s not admirable for a woman to profit at the expense of her own reputation.

But in her view, with the matters in Kyoto, Lu Fengyun was simply piggybacking off Su Tao to build his influence.

It was baffling how such a smart woman had ended up this way.

"The ’soup medicine’ was efficacious in the past, but why is it ineffective now? How can such strange things happen?"

Nanzhi was equally puzzled.

Through her medical volunteering, Su Tao was merely trying to win the goodwill of the people, and that ’soup medicine’ would also have come from the system.

How could the system’s ’soup medicine’ be ineffective?

Unless the world was starting to collapse and is affecting the foreign system.

However, this is mere speculation. As for what exactly happened, only Su Tao knew the truth.

Shen Yun Tian told Mr. and Mrs. Lin everything he had brought with him, and then left the Lord’s Residence with the other four people.

"Yun Tian, worse things are happening outside, you all need to be careful."

"Yes, understood."

Shen Yun Tian nodded, and hurriedly led them out of the gate.

He had just heard that Zhiyu and Xiaomi had sneaked out of the city to find Shen Wenchen. His aunt and uncle are old and would not be safe outside, so he decided that he would send his brothers to Yahang and then quickly leave the city himself to find the two kids.

The snow was getting heavier, and if anything happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Since Hu San had no other place to stay, he had to live in Yahang.

All the other people had returned home before the New Year, leaving him alone in the deserted Yahang.

After living together with two mules in the backyard for a month, he felt as if he was becoming numb.

There was no one to chat with, and from time to time he was playing mind games with the mice that snuck in. Luckily, he was used to the rough life, and could just get by on some pancakes soaked in hot water. Otherwise, the number of mice here, would only multiply if there were any cooked dishes left around.

When someone rapped at the door, Hu San bolted up from the bed.

"Coming."

As soon as he opened the door, seeing Shen Yun Tian and the four men standing at the door, the smile on Hu San’s face froze.

Looking at the man with a beard all over his face, Shen Yun Tian also almost didn’t recognize him. After hesitating for a moment, he ventured.

"Hu San?"

"Ah, yes, yes, Yun Tian!"

It took a while for Hu San to come to his senses. He quickly opened the courtyard door and let them in.

After making sure there were no other people on the street, he carefully closed the courtyard door.

"Yun Tian, when did you come back?"

Hu San poured hot tea for the five of them before he asked cheerily.

"We just got back today." Shen Yun Tian had been cold all over from the journey, but after a bowl of hot tea, he finally felt a little warmer.

"But Hu San, why are you the only one left in Yahang?"

Shen Yun Tian looked around, puzzled.

On their way here, they had rarely seen a shop with its door opened, which was very strange indeed.

Although Xiejiang had suffered a disaster, most places were still functioning as normal. Could it be that the situation in the north was really this serious?

"Yan City is now in trouble with rats everywhere. Everyone is afraid of getting the plague. It’s complicated. I can’t explain it all." Hu San shook his head, also somewhat helpless.

He was just an average man, and in Yan City, compared to other men, he seemed even smaller and thinner.

He would be lying if he said he wasn’t afraid of living alone in Yahang.

Apart from the people who had left with the He family, there were still some bad-natured hooligans left in the city.

What he was most afraid of was those hooligans coming to rob him.

"You rarely come back. Do you have something to do with Yahang?"

Only then did Hu San turn his eyes to the other four people beside Shen Yun Tian.

These four men didn’t look like they were local to Yan City. They looked more like they were from the south.

"They are the ones who sent me back. They want to stay in Yan City for a few days. I didn’t see any inns on the way here, so I thought I’d come over and ask you to help find a place for them to stay."

"If they don’t mind, they can stay here. There are two vacant rooms next door. Feel free to stay if you want, and you don’t need to pay."

When Hu San heard that they were looking for a place to stay, his eyes lit up.

Isn’t this a case of ’as hunger is best sauce, rest is sweet’?

Just a few days ago, he heard from the patrolling guard that there was trouble in the north of the city. If there were people living with him in Yahang, he wouldn’t have to worry so much if any thieves showed up.

"Then we’ll have to trouble Hu San."

"It’s nothing, nothing."

Looking at the four stout men, Hu San was more than satisfied.

With them here, he could finally get a good night’s sleep!

Having sorted out their accommodation, Shen Yun Tian borrowed a mule from Hu San, rode the mule, and rushed out of the city.

Knowing that he was going to the village to find people, the city guard didn’t stop him, only telling him to go early and return early before closing the city gate.

The evening is when the rats are most rampant, and if he returned then, there might not be anyone guarding the city gate anymore.

There were not enough people in the city. They had been taking turns on duty for nearly ten days straight.

But if something happened to the civilians near the city gate, they would have to help.

"Thank you!"

Having been tied up for two whole months, finally able to let loose, the mule didn’t hold back. Its hooves completely let go. Because of the mule, Shen Yun Tian fell twice. Only then did it seem like it had control over its hooves and steadily went on its way.

When he met up with Shen Wenchen, they were just seen breaking through the branches and clods in front.

"Shen Bro!"

"Yun Tian?"

Both looked at each other with unspeakable joy.

After not seeing each other for months, Shen Yun Tian’s face had become more weathered. He didn’t look like a twenty year old lad but more like a thirty-something vagabond.

Shen Wenchen’s originally broad back had also lost some weight, with visible cheek bones and deep-set eyes on his face. If not for a bit of colour in his complexion, and the huge axe in his hand, Shen Yun Tian might have mistaken him for someone who would collapse in the next moment.

"Shen Bro, where are Zhiyu and Xiaomi?"

"They’re in the cart behind. Did your sister-in-law send you to find them?"

"No, your wife. I was thinking of finding them fast. If they get discovered by your wife, they’ll sure get punished."

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