People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 96, Jingni on Surveillance, Doctors Arrive
After finishing his various affairs, Xu Qing, as usual, flipped through the bamboo slips and read medical books until he went to the teahouse to study with He Guanzi after leaving the yamen.

As dusk fell, the carriages outside the Feng residence dispersed, and the cries and shouts subsided.

In the empty courtyard, a dozen servants stood with cold expressions and murderous intent, silently watching Luo Jing kneeling under the mourning tent.

The white candles burned continuously, and the paper money in the brazier continued to burn. The shadow of the coffin was cast long on the wall.

A cold wind rustled the white banners, creating a somber atmosphere.

“Commander Jingni, everything is normal for the target today. This afternoon, apart from going to the Han King’s Palace, he was at the Imperial Hospital and is currently having tea at his usual teahouse,” a servant said as he stepped forward.

Luo Jing, kneeling in the mourning tent and dressed in white mourning clothes, should not be Jing Ni.

The servants in the courtyard were all assassins from the Luo Wang organization in disguise. The reason they gathered in such a large number at the Feng residence to mourn Doctor Feng was not because Doctor Feng was an important figure in the Luo Wang organization, nor because the Luo Wang organization had changed its profession to become a funeral service.

Their purpose in doing this was, of course, to get close to and monitor Xu Qing.

Jing Ni originally intended to use Nightfall and Luo Wang to work together with their people in Xinzheng, but after arriving in Xinzheng, she learned that Xu Qing had a connection with the Mo family.

After extensive investigation, she determined that Xu Qing had saved the Six-Fingered Black Knight, the grandmaster of the Mo family. In order to repay the debt of gratitude, the Mo family arranged for the Divine Killer Swordsman to enter the city to protect Xu Qing.

Because she was wary of the God-Slaying Swordsman and the Mo family, she had to overturn all her previous plans and instead choose to become Xu Qing's neighbor.

This way, he could not only monitor Xu Qing, but also gradually get closer to her.

At that time, whether the Luo Wang orders Xu Qing to be killed, to be won over, or something else, she can use this identity to take action against Xu Qing without alerting the God-Slaying Swordsman.

Coincidentally, Feng Nan, a staunch anti-Qin figure from Han, was also one of the targets of Luo Wang's mission. So Jing Ni had an accident created and transformed herself into Feng Nan's concubine.

Jingni's unadorned face no longer held the tears and sorrow of the day; her brows were filled with indifference, her beautiful eyes were cold and sharp, her gaze like a sword.

"Drinking tea? Who is he drinking tea with?" Jing Ni asked coldly.

"On the surface, it appears that he went alone, but as the teahouse is close to the location of the Mo Family's Divine Slayer Swordsman, I dare not approach him rashly."

"The intelligence from the other side of the night indicates that the target met an old Taoist priest for the first time a few days ago while drinking tea at a teahouse."

"The next day, the target met with the old Taoist priest again, and the old Taoist priest never appeared in Xinzheng again after that, so he must have left."

"After our investigation, we confirmed that Nightfall's intelligence was accurate."

Upon hearing this, Jingni's expression turned solemn, and the information about Xu Qing related to Taoists instantly appeared in her mind.

"Have you sent anyone to investigate this Taoist priest's identity?" Jingni asked.

“It can be confirmed that he is an outsider. We lack clues and cannot investigate him,” said the assassin from Luo Wang.

Jingni recalled Xu Qing's information and summarized four families related to Xu Qing.

She discovered that Xu Qing might have some unknown secret, and her mission was to monitor Xu Qing and find out the secret.

As for curiosity? Her first lesson upon entering the Net was to never let any emotion, especially curiosity, affect her judgment regarding the mission objective.

"Mohists, Taoists, physicians, Confucians. Report the situation and await further orders," Jingni commanded.

"promise."

"Commander Jingni, the target has returned."

Jingni glanced at Xu Qing's courtyard, a cold glint flashing in her eyes, and waved to the others.

The servants, who had been looking grim, returned to normal, their faces filled with sorrow, and their cries resumed.

Xu Qing, upon returning to her own doorstep, shook her head slightly upon hearing the cries and wails coming from the Feng residence.

"Once the mourning period is over, Dr. Feng's relatives will probably cause trouble over the family property, and there will definitely be a lot of noise and unrest."

"Should I move out now and come back after this is all over?" Just as Xu Qing was thinking about moving out, the ball of light in his mind lit up again, and two sticks flew out from it.

[Been in the lottery, stayed at home, kept a low profile, encountered some setbacks, gained nothing and lost nothing. Cause and effect are intertwined, caution is needed in the future, overall a neutral outcome.]

[A less than average fortune. Moving to a new house and acting ostentatiously will incur jealousy and hidden dangers. The future will be bumpy, but a fifth-rank opportunity will be obtained. Minor misfortune.]

Looking at the fortune in his mind, Xu Qing frowned slightly. Whether he moved away or not, he would encounter some bad things.

Although the fortune-telling remains ambiguous, it becomes quite clear when considered in light of his current situation.

If he wins the lottery, staying will likely cause some turmoil, basically the Feng clan will try to seize his family property, which will have some impact on him.

Given his current status and position, even if these members of the Feng clan had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to provoke him; at most, they would just make noise and disturb him.

Although moving to the new house brings a fifth-grade opportunity, being too high-profile will attract resentment.

It's obvious that he's currently enjoying too much popularity, and too many people in and out of the court are trying to curry favor with him for official positions. These kinds of things are done in private, and everyone turns a blind eye to them.

If he were to move into the mansion that Liu Yi had given him in a high-profile manner, it would definitely cause displeasure among others.

He hadn't forgotten about Han Yu, his enemy, and besides, by helping Liu Yi obtain the position of Right Sima, Ji Wuye would also lose face.

As Xu Qing walked into her house, she saw the thriving garlic and abandoned her plan to move away.

Putting everything else aside, he can't leave just because of these garlic.

"There's no place like home. If the Feng clan really wants to cause trouble, as long as it doesn't affect me, I'll let them do whatever they want."

"If it affects his life, let him see what the privileges of a favored courtier are like."

Having made up his mind, Xu Qing went straight back to his room, ate a simple meal, and continued reading the Liezi bamboo slips.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning Xu Qing went to the Imperial Hospital for his usual roll call.

Meanwhile, Liu Yi, who had become the Right Sima, set off confidently towards the front line with 60,000 troops after the flag-raising ceremony.

He knew he was destined to lose this battle, but the outcome was irrelevant to him; he already had a way out, enough to guarantee his safety and interests.

As for South Korea? He's not familiar with it and doesn't want to consider it.

Just as the South Korean army was leaving Xinzheng in a grand procession, two figures came towards Xinzheng, heading towards the army.

Two figures, one middle-aged and one young, dressed in simple long dresses and with simple hairpins in their hair, stood by the roadside watching the South Korean army drive past.

"Master, the war between Qin and Han will likely result in countless deaths and injuries again," the girl said.

"Rong'er, our medical family takes it upon ourselves to heal the sick, but we must stay away from conflict and grudges," the middle-aged woman said calmly.

"Yes."

The middle-aged woman led the young girl towards Xinzheng. The girl looked at the majestic city walls of Xinzheng ahead and said...

"Master, are we going to see that Imperial Physician from Korea during our trip to Xinzheng?"

"We should meet him."

"But he belongs to the court faction, serves the powerful and wealthy, and is opposed to us in the opposition. Will he meet with us?"

The middle-aged woman looked at the city walls of Xinzheng, a complex expression on her face, and said in a calm tone...

"Yes, he will."

(End of this chapter)