His eyes and eyebrows, which looked picturesque in the daytime, no longer looked gentle in the orange light. Instead, they looked inexplicably solemn and murderous because of his scarlet official robe.

Hearing Tangyuan’s subconscious sigh of relief behind her, Wen Mingtang’s heart, which had been lifted in the air, also settled down. She looked up at the young man who had just been so arrogant and fierce that he wanted to “dig out her eyes”.

Although he might not recognize Lin Fei, the scarlet official robe that Lin Fei wore was not something that everyone could wear. The man in front of him was so young, and he was wearing such an official robe at such a young age… For a moment, the young man’s expression changed several times, and it was obvious that he was imagining Lin Fei’s identity.

This solemn and murderous atmosphere was intimidating to the young master, but it was calming to Wen Mingtang and others.

Under Lin Fei’s gaze, Wen Mingtang, Ah Bing, and Tangyuan once again looked at the group of people, and when their eyes fell on the young man, they did not shy away!

Didn’t you want to see it? What was wrong with taking a look?

Looking at the three people who seemed to be “taking advantage of the power of the tiger”, Lin Fei looked calm, as if he had not seen anything.

Until they could no longer bear to watch the young man who “dug out his eyes”, the three of them took two steps at a time, trotted to Lin Fei’s side, and called out “Lin Shaoqing”.

The call of “Lin Shaoqing” was met with a “Hmm” from Lin Fei and a wink from Zhao You.

Zhao You turned his head and whispered to them, “I am the same as you all the time.”

Lin Shaoqing’s majesty was quite effective in intimidating such arrogant people.

The young man opposite had a very ugly expression on his face. The woman who had been coughing for a long time and made everyone feel distressed finally recovered. She smiled at Lin Fei. Although her face was very pale, her slender posture gave her a bit of the flavor of a sick beauty.

She bowed to Lin Fei from a distance and apologized on behalf of her brother: “I’m sorry! My brother was just worried about me just now, and he didn’t mean to offend you!”

Of course, it was not a deliberate collision! However, this domineering attitude of threatening to “dig out eyes” if someone looked at him for one more time was obviously not something that could be developed in a day or two. Most likely, he was also a local tyrant in the Yuan family of Jiangling.

Wen Mingtang frowned and said nothing.

The “sick beauty” lady who had just apologized on behalf of her brother looked up, and seeing that Lin Fei had no emotion on his face, she nodded at Lin Fei as a greeting, called him “Brother”, and turned around, looking like she was ready to leave.

Seeing that they were about to leave, Lin Fei spoke again: “Wait!”

The “sick Xishi” who didn’t expect Lin Fei to speak again turned around, unable to hide the surprise on her face: “This lord…”

Lin Fei interrupted her before she finished speaking: “Who were you apologizing to just now? I just got here, why are you apologizing to me?”

Wen Mingtang glanced at the “very talkative” Lin Fei and whispered, “They are apologizing to you for wearing this scarlet official robe!”

Otherwise, why would he wear this official robe? Lin Fei glanced at her, nodded slightly, and then looked at the group of people with ugly faces, and said: “Also, are you guys mistaken? What I just saw was that you guys were not colliding, but because someone looked at you a few more times, you dared to resort to private punishment and dig out someone’s eyes! Such arrogant and domineering threats came out of your mouth! It seems that we should check whether the children of the Yuan family have such old accounts in Jiangling!”

The already ugly expression on the opposite side became even uglier, and the “sick Xishi” started coughing again. The young man opened his mouth and instinctively wanted to curse, but he was forced to swallow his breath because of Lin Fei’s scarlet official robe.

After a moment, he frowned and turned his gaze to Wen Mingtang beside him. He said with a stern face, “I was anxious about my sister’s matter just now, so I spoke rudely. I’m sorry!”

Wen Mingtang rolled her eyes and glanced at Lin Fei beside her. Seeing that he didn’t react, she decided to stop and said “Hmm”.

Seeing that Wen Mingtang did not investigate further, the hot-tempered young man supported the “sick Xishi”Xishi was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was known for her exceptional beauty, which was said to have caused fish to sink in shame when they saw her reflection in the water. and turned around again, about to leave, but Lin Fei spoke again: “Wait a minute!”

Wait a minute? Wait a minute! When was this going to end? The young man turned around. Although he was suppressed by the scarlet official robe, he couldn’t hide his anger when he looked at Lin Fei: I don’t know if this guy did it on purpose! What on earth was he trying to do by dragging his feet, nagging, and calling them again and again?

Looking at the young man whose face was flushed with anger, Wen Mingtang looked at Lin Fei: I told you long ago that this Lin Shaoqing was very good at talking. He knew how to anger someone without any instruction!

Ignoring the young man’s anger, Lin Fei said, “A few of you from the Yuan family came to Beijing half a month ago, right?”

The young man stared at him, his eyes seemed to want to swallow Lin Fei, but he still said “Yes” honestly.

“You came to the capital half a month ago and searched all the Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the capital to use the magic of gods and Buddhas to save the life of your ‘sister’, is that right?” Lin Fei asked again.

Wen Mingtang glanced at the “sick Xishi” wrapped in a thick cloak: I don’t know what disease this person has. She didn’t seek help from doctors but from gods and Buddhas.

Many people have prayed for the blessing of gods and Buddhas. Some pray for longevity when they are healthy, and some pray for a speedy recovery when they are sick!

If it was just praying to gods and Buddhas, it was of course not surprising. Wen Mingtang looked at the irritable and angry young man opposite her, whose face showed all his emotions. His face froze visibly, and she suddenly realized: It seemed that this person was probably not just praying to gods and Buddhas.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lin Fei’s voice sounded again: “It is said that there is a small temple called Lin Yuan Temple outside the city. There is a Taoist priest in the temple who told you that there is a method of body replacement. You only need to find young women of the same age as your sister to let him perform a ritual, and you can change your sister’s fate and bear the pain of the disease for her! You immediately agreed to it and asked the Taoist priest about the number, age, and appearance of the young women he needed. Is that right?”

As soon as these words came out, the Jingzhao prefect who happened to be coming with a few officers immediately changed his face. Without waiting for the young man to reply, he immediately shouted loudly and rushed over with his men in a menacing manner: “I was wondering who was kidnapping those young ladies, it turned out to be you, you bastard! Come on, quickly arrest him and make him confess the whereabouts of those young ladies!”

Wen Mingtang and others were stunned by such “smooth” and almost “careless” actions: They were used to seeing people in the Dali Temple handling cases, but this was the first time they saw them handling cases in this way!

Fortunately, the officers who rushed forward were quickly stopped by a human wall led by Zhao You.

(End of this chapter)

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