The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#147 - You can't see him anymore

Nada didn't know who Lu Jing was waiting for, because it seemed the registrar couple didn't want to say another word to them.

But Lu Jing still sat in this small winery outside their door, and he sat there until almost sunset.

During this time, they encountered another sandstorm, and this time the sandstorm arrived almost two quarters of an hour earlier than the last time.

Although, thanks to Lu Jing's bravery, there were still no casualties in the city.

But Nada still felt deeply worried.

Because if this continued, in at most a month, perhaps the sandstorm would never stop.

However, seeing Lu Jing's calm demeanor, and even a hint of joy on his face when he returned from the sandstorm, she felt inexplicably reassured.

Lu Jing's business of opening cans was becoming more and more skilled.

This time, he took down another eleven Ironclad Warriors. When he went out in the morning, he specifically asked the female shopkeeper for a small pocket to store the black stones he obtained.

Seeing the weight of the pocket becoming heavier and heavier, Lu Jing's mood was also very good.

Then he saw the person he was waiting for, and his mood became even better.

Lu Jing asked Nada to pay for their drinks, and then waited for a while, watching the target part ways with another person, before taking the female shopkeeper and chasing after him.

—Kafu, one of Registrar Ayub's two assistants.

Lu Jing and Nada had met him before in Ayub's residence.

Now, Kafu finished a day's work and walked out of the registrar's house, intending to go home.

But he heard footsteps behind him.

He turned around warily, and when he saw who it was, his expression was very surprised.

"It's you?"

Then he seemed to think of something and shook his head, "It's no use. My teacher is very stubborn. Since he doesn't want to talk to you anymore, it's useless even if I try to persuade him."

Nada didn't know what to say when she heard this, and could only translate the words to Lu Jing.

Lu Jing said, "We are not here to find your teacher. Earlier in the residence, when you heard that surname, your first reaction seemed to be to say something, but then you saw your companion deny it, and you also changed your mind and denied it. I want to know, what did you want to say at that time?"

Kafu's face showed a hint of surprise when he heard this.

He didn't seem to expect that his subtle, hesitant movement at the time would not escape the eyes of this oriental man, but he still seemed very cautious and hesitated for a moment.

"It's nothing. I just suddenly thought that I might have seen this surname in some history book before."

"Are you sure?" Nada asked, seeing Kafu's eyes flicker, she softened her tone a little, "Kafu, you know our current situation, right? These inexplicable sandstorms are becoming more and more serious.

"It has seriously affected the lives of people in the city, and if this continues, everyone will die. You are still young and unmarried, right? Do you want to die like this?"

Kafu was already hesitating and struggling, but when he heard Nada's last sentence, his defenses were finally broken.

However, he didn't speak immediately, but first looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he said, "I really haven't heard of this surname before. There are no families related to this surname in the household registration files, but…"

"But what?"

"But this reminded me of something. Just before the teacher became seriously ill, I knew that he had gone to find a family alone. I swear I didn't follow him, but I happened to see him wearing a cloak and knocking on the door of that family that night.

"I was a little curious, because I knew that family. It was a man with a little girl. That man was a well-known drunkard. Basically, whether it was day or night, he was always drunk.

"And when he drank too much, he would brag to people, saying that his family used to be very powerful, and was once the king of Marasar Khan. Of course, everyone took his words as a joke.

"Because he usually said this when he wanted to buy on credit. What I couldn't understand was that my teacher was a person who hated drunks very much, and he never wore a cloak when he traveled. He always told us to be upright people and not to hide our heads and show our tails.

"He himself is also such a person. The residents of Marasar Khan basically know him, so when I saw him in this outfit, I almost couldn't believe my eyes. To be honest, if it wasn't because we were together every day, I wouldn't have recognized him.

"The teacher stayed in that guy's house for a while, and not long after he left, Blue Feather Guards entered that family's house and took the drunkard away."

"And what?" Nada asked.

"Those guards should be people from Finance Officer Yazdan. I have seen them by Yazdan's side before."

This was a name that Nada found extremely surprising. According to Kafu's description, that drunkard was very likely a descendant of the family that first established Marasar Khan.

If this was true, wouldn't that mean that Yazdan had already known about this seven months ago.

At that time, even the black wizard Vulture hadn't come to Marasar Khan yet.

Then, was the person who crossed out the surname on the mural, not wanting others to see it, also Yazdan? Was he behind this sandstorm?

What was his purpose?

Did he want to go further and become the city lord of Marasar Khan?

Indeed, because the old city lord blindly believed in Vulture, it had caused dissatisfaction among many people in the city, so voices calling for the old city lord to step down and Yazdan to be the city lord had gradually increased.

This had also made the relationship between the two recently tense. Now the old city lord supports Vulture, while Yazdan supports Lu Jing.

If, after defeating Vulture, Lu Jing "resolved" the crisis, then Yazdan's prestige would undoubtedly increase greatly, while the old city lord's prestige would be greatly damaged.

At that time, Yazdan might really be able to sit in the position of city lord.

But would Yazdan really sacrifice so many people in the city for his own desire for power?

Mara only felt a mess in her heart.

Then she heard Kafu continue, "The drunkard came back the next day, but he suddenly became rich. Everyone asked him where the money came from, and he smiled mysteriously and refused to say, but from then on, he never bragged about being a descendant of the royal family again."

"Where is his home? We want to see him," Lu Jing said.

However, then he saw Kafu shake his head, "You can't see him."

"Why?" Nada asked.

"Because he died last night," Kafu said, "You should have heard about it, because Grand Hero Lu's heroic act of using himself as bait saved the people in the city, but in last night's sandstorm, a drunkard didn't have time to return home in time, and his mouth and nose were covered by sand, suffocating him to death. That drunkard was him."