Tian Wai Tian Restaurant.
She really hadn't expected the Medical Saint to be at Tian Wai Tian Restaurant, and the young lady also told her that this restaurant belonged to her family.
When Qin Jiujiu saw the white-clothed coroner that day, she thought he was just there to examine the body, as she had heard that Bai Yuanzheng had died in this restaurant last night.
But unexpectedly, the young lady, upon seeing this handsome young man, directly called out, "Brother!"
This was of course not a modern term like "little brother." The person before them was this girl's brother, the renowned Medical Saint.
"A'chu!"
The white-clothed young man was both surprised and delighted to see the young lady beside Qin Jiujiu.
His sister was somewhat reclusive, disliking to speak since childhood. She had never met outsiders.
A few days ago, he had eaten at this restaurant. He had left early due to some business. Although the restaurant was his family's, very few people knew about it, which was why such an incident had occurred that day.
He had searched for her fruitlessly in the past few days, and unexpectedly, she had been brought back today.
Seeing his sister safe and sound, Jiang Yan naturally felt grateful to Qin Jiujiu and Liu Jin.
Jiang Chu said anxiously, "Brother, you... come with me..."
Seeing the young lady blushing with urgency, Qin Jiujiu quickly explained her intention to Jiang Yan. Although Jiang Yan was the Medical Saint, he did not treat people easily. However, now, because of Jiang Chu, he was naturally willing to make a trip for Bai Qianluo, even if it meant exposing his identity as a descendant of the Medical Saint.
"The Medical Saint is my father. I only learned some medical skills from him since childhood, and perhaps I can try."
"Then please accompany us to the City Lord's Mansion!"
Jiang Yan could not ride a horse, and the situation was urgent, making a carriage too slow. Therefore, Qin Jiujiu asked Liu Jin to take Jiang Yan back to the City Lord's Mansion first, while she walked back slowly.
"Jiujiu, be careful on the road!"
Liu Jin mounted her horse, with Jiang Yan sitting behind her. She held the reins, patted the horse's back, and it galloped away swiftly.
Qin Jiujiu looked at the restaurant before her and began to recall what Liu Jin had told her.
Since Bai Yuanzheng was killed at Tian Wai Tian Restaurant last night, the incident of murder and skinning could not be concealed. It was said that the situation last night was very chaotic, and it was only when the City Lord personally intervened and guaranteed that the culprit would be found within ten days that things calmed down.
Bai Qianluo was attacked, but at the same time, Bai Yuanzheng was still killed. This could only mean that Bai Qianluo did not encounter the real killer, or perhaps she encountered an accomplice.
After Bai Yuanzheng stepped down, upon learning that the perpetrator had left the restaurant, he clamored for a private room to remove his makeup. When the waiter went in to serve tea, he was already dead in the room.
Then why was she also tied up and thrown into that stone cave last night?
Thinking of the stone cave, there were many corpses there, which was very suspicious, like a dumping ground for bodies!
The more she thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Qin Jiujiu summoned the system to guide her, intending to return to the City Lord's Mansion to tell Xie Yun about this and have someone investigate the stone cave.
As a result, she was tricked by the system.
The moment she saw Xie Jing, she knew the system had deliberately led her astray, even bringing her directly to Xie Jing.
"System, did you go the wrong way?"
Qin Jiujiu questioned, looking at the increasingly remote surroundings and the increasingly muddy and narrow path under her feet.
"It seems so!"
Hearing the system's casual reply, her unease surged.
As expected, from a distance, she saw a large tree, and a man leaning against it, who appeared to be a man.
She didn't know if the person was dead or alive, so she didn't dare to approach rashly.
"Host, the person ahead is alive!"
If Qin Jiujiu still couldn't detect something was wrong with the system, it would be strange. Normally, no matter how much she yelled, the system would pretend to be dead. But now, it was so eager to tell her that the person ahead was alive, and it seemed to have a sense of urging her to go and save him.
She had a guess about the person's identity.
Although she couldn't see his face clearly, from a distance, he was wearing blue clothes, which matched her guess.
Qin Jiujiu approached and saw his face, instantly regretting coming over.
His face and body were stained with blood, and the fabric on his chest was torn, still oozing blood. Seeing this, she thought of how Xie Jing might have suddenly disappeared last night to kill someone, possibly to avenge Bai Qianluo!
Thinking of this, she regretted it even more. After quietly cursing the system, she had to face this big problem.
She shifted her gaze to Xie Jing's face. At this moment, his cold eyes were tightly closed, naturally concealing his sharpness. Due to the injury and bleeding, his face and lips were pale, making him look sickly, yet it added a scholarly air!
If it weren't for these bloodstains, he would truly be a handsome young man!
It was just a pity that beneath the handsome exterior was a devil.
Normally, she was looked down upon by him, but now she had the chance to look at him at eye level. She knelt on both knees, moved her body forward, and got close to Xie Jing.
His face was gaunt, his facial features were not soft, but not too sharp either. Double eyelids, high nose bridge, he was a standard for high颜值. Observing closely, his eyelashes were long and curled. The sunlight shone on his face, and his eyelashes looked like they were blooming in the light, beautiful and charming.
Qin Jiujiu had an idea: to just let him bleed to death here.
But she was quickly amused by her own childishness. If he died from this wound, he wouldn't have become the ruthless demon king in the end.
The villainous second male lead dying from such a wound would be a laughingstock!
As expected, the person who had no signs of life soon opened his eyes. They were at an extremely close distance, their eyes meeting.
Startled, she was about to get up, but Xie Jing suddenly pulled her by the waist, drawing her even closer, their bodies pressed against each other.
She could feel the hardness of his chest, and he could feel the softness of hers.
For a moment, both of them had pounding hearts and flushed faces.
Xie Jing suddenly smiled. He brought his head close to her ear, opened his lips slightly, and said, "You're still here!"
Qin Jiujiu felt waves of warmth spraying into her ear, and for a moment, she forgot to move, lying there in his embrace. She could hear her own heart pounding, so violently.
His blood had stained her, she felt it, and startled, she remembered his wound and finally reacted, trying to get up, but he pulled her back with even greater force.
The arm around her waist was very strong, as if wanting to knead her into his body. As if sensing her attempt to leave, he used even greater force, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"Young Master Xie Er, let go quickly, I can't breathe..."