The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#684 - Absent-minded

“Usually, ghosts cannot rest in peace because their wishes from their lifetime were not fulfilled.” Xia Huai said.

“Wishes from their lifetime?” Hongzhu was taken aback. “Zeng Lang’s wish was… to be with me? But he is already dead now, so are you saying you want me to commit suicide to accompany him?”

Hongzhu’s expression changed slightly as she said this, and she became nervous.

Xia Huai quickly comforted her, “No, no, we would never harm you. Moreover, no matter what happens tonight, we will prioritize protecting your life.”

Lu Jing also said, “It’s not just us. The experts from the Tianma Escort Agency and the Sanhu Gang are also here. If you are in danger, someone will definitely appear at the first moment.”

Hongzhu breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good. Forget it… You don’t need to tell me in advance what you want me to do, so I don’t have to overthink it. I’ll just do as you say when the time comes.”

Xia Huai didn’t expect Hongzhu to be so brave, actually agreeing without even considering it.

Hongzhu showed a somewhat bitter smile, “After all, I owe it to him… Just consider it as repaying a debt. Speaking of which, I still have to thank you. The events of that year have always been a knot in my heart.

“It’s a pity that he is already dead. Besides guilt, there is nothing I can do. Now that I have the opportunity to slightly make up for the mistakes of that year, it can also make me feel better.

“As for why I trust you so much, it’s very simple. In Wujiang City, if even Hero Lu is not trustworthy, then no one can be trusted!”

This is probably the advantage of fighting on home ground.

Lu Jing didn’t even need to borrow the power of the Sitian Jian in Wujiang City. Just his own reputation was enough to mobilize forces from all sides.

From the government to the Jianghu sects, and even the ordinary people in the city, all were willing to cooperate unconditionally with his investigation.

And with Hongzhu’s participation, Lu Jing and Xia Huai were now in possession of the ultimate weapon to deal with that strange entity.

Afterwards, the two of them didn’t continue to move around. They had dinner together at Hongzhu’s residence.

Fortunately, Lu Jing knew enough friends to take care of them.

However, Lu Jing couldn’t manage those that were farther away for the time being. He could only find someone to watch them. No matter what, he had to save them first. It wouldn’t matter if he didn’t find that strange entity, he could just wait a few more days.

Anyway, as long as that thing continues to appear, it will come here sooner or later.

In the previous fifteen cases, eleven victims were in this vicinity. Calculating it, the probability of it appearing here again is quite high.

… … … …

Wujiang City is a famous city that never sleeps.

Although it was already late at night, there were still many people on the streets looking for fun in groups.

As for those brothels along the river, this was the busiest time of the day, with the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments, urging drinks, and teasing… all entering the ears, and in the meantime, there were also some charming and bone-piercing gasps.

Xia Huai’s pretty face turned red as she listened, wishing she could block her ears.

As for Hongzhu, she was already used to it, and there was nothing unusual on her face.

And Lu Jing… Xia Huai secretly glanced at Lu Jing, and found that the latter seemed a little absent-minded, looking east and west, but not paying attention to the nearby brothels.

His gaze was more focused on the market in front of him, as if he was attracted by the dazzling array of merchandise.

And after a while, Lu Jing actually went to a small stall not far away and bought four Chengsah dumplings.

After getting them, he ate one, and then brought the remaining three back to Xia Huai and Hongzhu.

Hongzhu waved her hand and politely refused, and although Xia Huai didn’t want it either, she kept it in mind.

Ordinary people might think that Lu Jing was just suddenly craving something, but with Xia Huai’s understanding of Lu Jing, she didn’t think that Lu Jing would be so casual when doing serious business.

Immediately afterwards, she thought of when she went to find Hongzhu before, Lu Jing seemed to have suddenly stopped and invited Constable Fei to drink Grandma Tea together.

Now that I think about it, his behavior was obviously a bit abnormal.

Before Xia Huai could think about it further, she saw someone running from the other end of the street.

The person who came was dressed as a scholar, but his feet were as swift as the wind. With one step, his body窜 jumped out more than ten feet, and then with a light tap, he surpassed several pedestrians.

In a short while, he ran to the front of the three.

“Protector Yin.” Lu Jing cupped his fists at the person who came.

Yin Qing and Lu Jing were considered old acquaintances. Because of the unpleasantness caused by the Qingzhu Gang before, Yin Qing had even apologized to Lu Jing. Speaking of which, he was one of the first people in Wujiang City to discover Lu Jing’s “extraordinaryness”.

At that time, Lu Jing hadn’t even practiced any martial arts, relying on a trick of anti-shock, he震 out his name in the territory of Wujiang City.

Causing the Sanhu Gang to come to pay their respects early.

Yin Qing was rewarded afterwards for his unique vision.

This time, when Lu Jing asked for help, he didn’t hesitate to bring people over immediately.

“Hero Lu, Heroine Xia,” Yin Qing didn’t waste any words, “We found her.”

Lu Jing’s spirit was shaken. He didn’t care to say anything else, and used his lightness skill to rush to the place where Yin Qing came from. Xia Huai then took Hongzhu and hurried over.

When he arrived at the scene, Lu Jing couldn’t help but be stunned.

He didn’t know if Jinlou was just having bad luck, but this time the one who was going to fall from the building was still a girl from Jinlou.

And the procuress who had previously received Lu Jing and Xia Huai had learned from her mistakes. In the second half of the night, she had two young servants surround Jinlou for night patrols.

They were a little later than the Sanhu Gang, but they also discovered the woman sitting by the window, stretching her legs out of the window.

So they quickly reported to the procuress, who was shocked when she heard the news, and quickly led people upstairs to stop her.

But when they arrived outside the door, they found that the door had been locked from the inside, and outsiders couldn’t open it at all, so they were anxiously pacing around.

Seeing Lu Jing arrive, she immediately seemed to see a savior, shouting, “Hero Lu, Hero Lu, please save my poor daughter!”

However, Lu Jing came downstairs, but didn’t rush to take action. He first raised his head and looked at the figure sitting by the bed.

That person happened to look at him too.

She was clearly a fair-skinned and beautiful woman, but at this moment, her forehead was bulging with veins, and she looked quite ferocious and full of resentment, muttering, “Damn it, you all deserve to die!”