The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Zhao Xuan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "I can't stay in Jiaoyang Valley anymore. The Tiandao Alliance is targeting me, and everyone is implicated because of me..."

"We are not afraid of being implicated. We share the hardships with the boss!"

"Yes! I think the same as Hao Xiong!"

"Boss, you didn't bring trouble to us. You saved us!"

"Correct!"

Zhao Xuan looked at the excited big guy and felt that the wounds on her body no longer hurt, and a warm current surged in her chest.

For ten years in Heyan Village, she and Huang Shuo depended on each other for survival. She practiced martial arts day and night, regardless of the cold or heat, and her only thought was to avenge her master one day. Zhao Xuan thought she had already developed a heart of stone.

But ever since she met the people in Jiaoyang Valley, her heart has gradually softened. When she was young, she had no ability to protect her master, nor the people she loved, such as Grandpa, Xiaowu, and even Aunt Lan, but now, she has the desire to protect everyone even at the cost of her own life.

Zhao Xuan thought about this and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Listen to me. I'm not leaving here to never come back. Jiaoyang Valley is my second home. I'm just not the boss anymore. This will at least divert the attention of the Tiandao League. Hao Xiong will be in charge of all affairs in the valley from now on. Qiu Juxia and you two should help him."

Qiuju and Xiahe nodded in agreement.

Hao Xiong asked, "Where are you going, sister?"

"Let's go back to Heyan Village. Little Doctor Fairy, come with me. We agreed on this. Do you remember?"

"of course I remember."

"Also, after Xiao Yixian and I leave, you should release those five people. They won't do anything bad to us while I'm not in the valley. Let them go wherever they want."

Hao Xiong was a little unwilling: "Letting them go like this is really letting them off easy."

Zhao Xuan persuaded Hao Xiong.

"Doing this will at least have one benefit: it will let them know that we in Jiaoyang Valley are kindhearted people who would never commit murder or robbery. Even if it doesn't completely dispel the suspicions of the merchants and the government, it will buy us some time to prove our innocence."

"Okay, I'll listen to my sister."

Zhao Xuan continued, "Also, these are critical times. I feel safer knowing you're in charge of the valley. However, I'm taking the patrol captain, Dongfeng, with me so I can look after him along the way. So, you should take care of the patrols first and see if you can find out who's impersonating us from Jiaoyang Valley and committing these crimes!"

Hao Xiong speculated: "Could it be someone from the Tiandao League who did it?"

Zhao Xuan scoffed, "They're so concerned about their reputations that they didn't mention a word about the Evil Slaying Blade, and they let me take the blame for the robbery. Speaking out would be unfair, and I'd lose face in the martial arts world. After all, it was an unintentional mistake on my part. Now that I think about it, Hu Yiba probably wouldn't let his men get involved in this mess."

In the Tiandao League's martial arts arena, Hu Yiba was sparring with his disciples. After a few rounds, the disciples were sweating profusely, but Hu Yiba was still majestic and shouted loudly that it was exciting.

Only then did he see Wu Lizhan standing by the sidelines, and he asked, "How are things going?"

Wu Li cupped his hands and said, "The young master's whereabouts are still unknown. The people we sent out only seemed to have seen the young master once in Liyang, but they can't be sure. No other news has been sent back."

Hu Yiba snorted coldly, "He's never left the Tiandao League in his life. When his mother was still around, he was protected every day. He was fed and clothed, holding him in his mouth for fear of melting and holding him in his hands for fear of dropping. And I couldn't teach him a lesson? Now he's run away from home? I wonder how long he can last. Sooner or later, he'll just roll back to me! What's the situation with Daylily?"

Wu Lidao said, "I heard that Guigu Sect and Tiejian Villa have both taken action, but their efforts were unsuccessful and Huang Huacai escaped. She has now left Jiaoyang Valley. I am sending people to inquire about her whereabouts, but..."

"But what?"

"I don't know what happened during that time, but Guigumen and Tiejian Villa don't seem to believe that the people from Jiaoyangyu would be so ruthless as to rob and kill a passing caravan. Aside from Huanghuacai's martial arts prowess, the others are all elderly, weak, women, and children. They have decided not to attack Huanghuacai and Jiaoyangyu anymore."

Hu Yiba was furious: "Too much is as bad as too little! Didn't I tell you to warn those people just for show? Who told them to hurt people?"

"Alliance leader, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. I have warned them repeatedly, but I guess they are just grabbing it and can't hold it anymore. How about we ask them to stop?"

"I can't swallow this! No matter how much money I offer, that bastard Liang Changping won't hand over the Evil-Slaying Knife! If I don't beat that damned girl Huang Huacai to death, I'm not a Hu Yiba! If they want to hurt people, don't hurt the merchants from Xia Country. Isn't that hurting others and not benefiting themselves? The southern foot of Xiuyue Mountain is Biancheng, an important town in the north of Yue State. There are plenty of rich people in the city. Let them focus on robbing Biancheng! And make the name of Jiaoyang Valley famous!"

"Yes, I obey your command. Also, there's some good news. For years, our people have been using shadow maps to find the whereabouts of Master Zhao Xiaoman and her apprentice. A few days ago, we finally got a clue. Ten years ago, someone saw a young man and a little girl staying briefly in Yanzhou City. The little girl looked very similar to Zhao Xuan back then."

"Not a young woman but a young man?"

"Yes, that's why I'm a little confused."

"Send someone to Yanzhou City immediately and try to find the little girl from back then to confirm if it's Zhao Xuan!"

At this time, Zhao Xuan and Xiao Yixian had already returned to Heyan Village.

As soon as Xiao Yixian saw Huang Shuo, she pounced on him like a hungry tiger, and pressed the pulse on Huang Shuo's wrist with two fingers. From then on, she stayed by Huang Shuo's side day and night for half a month without taking off her clothes, personally preparing medicine, boiling medicine, feeding medicine, and performing acupuncture. It seemed that she only had eyes for Huang Shuo, the patient, and didn't even pay attention to Zhao Xuan and Dongtian, and didn't say a word about Huang Shuo's illness.

Zhao Xuan could only wait, but she believed that Xiao Yixian would be able to cure Huang Shuo's illness. Even if she couldn't cure it, she could at least slow down Huang Shuo's condition.

But Huang Shuo nearly committed suicide. Where in his life had he ever been with a woman like this day and night? It was simply humiliating!

Finally, one day when Xiao Yixian went out to collect herbs, Zhao Xuan was assigned to look after Huang Shuo. Huang Shuo then found the opportunity to have a good talk with Zhao Xuan.

Huang Shuo sighed, "Cai Cai, I'm almost suffocating! Where did you find this girl? The medicine she boiled is so bitter. Your father would have died of suffering before she cured me! And how could a grown woman do things without any sense of propriety? It's okay to give me acupuncture, but she took off my clothes so neatly! No matter what, I am still a man. She didn't blush or feel nervous. I, your father, still feel ashamed! If she continues like this, I will lose all my face. Ask her to take care of me this winter instead, or I will refuse treatment. Death is a hundred times better than suffering!"

When Zhao Xuan heard Huang Shuo complaining halfway, she was trying so hard to hold back her laughter that she was almost hurt. When she saw Huang Shuo finally stop talking, she looked so proud and arrogant, like a woman who had finally waited for her soulmate.

She couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Dad, I want to ask you something."