Before she could think of a way to respond, the soldier who had led them in suddenly rushed in and said excitedly:

"Master Qin, this is bad! Please go and see! That student Du who just returned from the academy is dying! He wants to take advantage of his last breath to report something important to you!"

[Ding, hidden mission, Leading the Morning Dew, has been opened. Mission difficulty: ★★★. Complete it to get 1 recruitable character and 1 clue.]

[Ding, the side quest, "A Centipede Breaks But Remains Unmoved," has been activated. Mission difficulty: ★★★★★. Upon completion, you will receive a title*1 and a personal prestige point increase. Other rewards will depend on mission completion.]

The continuous task reminder sounds made Lin Qing suddenly nervous.

After such a long period of preparation, the system finally "approved" the task of overthrowing the Jia family.

The release of these two items together made her doubt the connection between them.

Lin Qing suddenly had an idea in his mind——

Could these be the two students that Gu Changqing mentioned?

So she hurriedly followed Qin Mu's footsteps and volunteered:

"Master Qin, since you know who I am, you must have heard that I can cure illnesses and save lives. Why don't you let me go with you and see for myself? Maybe I can save that child!"

Qin Mu hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement to her request.

Jiang Yi saw Gu Ermiao also running out of the door in a hurry. He looked around and was suddenly shocked to realize that he was the only one left in the huge courtyard. His hair stood on end in an instant.

Afraid of encountering any more danger, he quickly shrank his neck and followed.

He ran and panted as he asked, "Junior Brother, we can't help much, so if we follow, won't we just cause trouble?"

Although Gu Ermiao didn't know why his mother wanted to follow him, he still wanted to follow her. He clenched his fist and said:

"Even if I don't know anything, as long as I stay with my mother, she will definitely feel at ease."

Before Qin Mu stepped out of the yamen, he suddenly turned around and looked at Gu Ermiao and Jiang Yi who were following him.

"By the way, Madam, I'll need you to identify Xu Dabao. Don't worry, I'll send a dozen experienced soldiers to escort him and absolutely guarantee their safety."

Lin Qing touched Gu Ermiao's shoulder and said earnestly:

"Ermiao, remember what your mother told you: when you're rich, you should help the world; when you're poor, you should take care of yourself. Although we're poor now, we have the ability to help more people, so we can't just think about taking care of ourselves."

Although Gu Ermiao was reluctant to leave his mother, he nodded silently.

"Don't worry, Jifeng will protect you too!"

The mother and son had to part ways temporarily.

Gu Ermiao and Jiang Yi took the yamen's car back to look for Xu Dabao and the others. After leaving the yamen, Lin Qing and the others turned into the alley next to it.

The tangled spider-web-like paths made her sigh that the city planning at that time was really poor. If someone hadn't led her, she would definitely have gotten lost in such a place.

On the way, Qin Mu introduced the condition of the sick teenager to Lin Qing in advance to facilitate her diagnosis.

It was only after listening to a few sentences that Lin Qing became convinced that this student was definitely Gu Changqing's classmate who was frightened in the Jia Mansion and was taken home!

The cause of his illness was exactly the same as what Gu Changqing had described, except that Qin Mu obviously knew less about the details.

But perhaps because the two of them were not very familiar with each other, he might be keeping something to himself.

"That boy's name is Du Shaoyou. He's only thirteen years old this year, but he's already passed the imperial examination at such a young age. He's the youngest scholar in our town. What's even more remarkable is that he's both an excellent writer and a painter."

When Lin Ting heard that he was a good painter, his heart skipped a beat.

If she really wants to use the method of comic books, then Du Shaoyou is the person she is looking for!

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