The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Since leaving home, Fang Qingyou has maintained a serious expression, wishing she could get to Pingyang Mountain immediately so she could find some clues and bring that Madam Li to justice as soon as possible.

Yi Lingyun glanced coldly at the grove of trees outside the Fang family's residence. For some reason, the number of people lurking outside the Fang family's residence had been increasing in the past few days, including many skilled fighters.

He didn't know what these people wanted to do, but he had a vague feeling that they were up to no good, so he hadn't let his guard down for the past few days.

Yi Lingyun wondered if he should ask Elder Xing to investigate Fang Qingyou's background to determine if these people had come out of hatred.

Last night there was a torrential downpour, and although the sky has cleared up today, there is still a lot of standing water on the roads.

The road into the mountains was wet and slippery. Not many people come to Pingyang Mountain, and we didn't encounter a single person along the way.

Fang Qingyou breathed in the fresh air and felt that her decision was absolutely right; this was simply the best time to launch an investigation.

The process was slightly flawed, though, because the mountain path was too difficult to walk, she had to use a piece of wood as a crutch and occasionally had to ask Yi Lingyun to help her.

Fang Qingyou continued deeper into Pingyang Mountain, stopping only at the place where villagers used to cut down trees.

The trees on this hill have been almost all cut down, and the new growth consists of saplings. Only some old trees still grow on the steeper parts of the hilltop.

In the past, Fang Runtin would often go to these places to cut down big trees in order to make more money.

Everyone in the village knew that Fang Runting had fallen and broken his leg while cutting down trees, and they all thought it was bad luck, so no one was willing to continue cutting down the tree that Fang Runting had already cut down.

When Fang Qingyou reached the foot of the hill, she found it extremely difficult to take another step because her shoes were covered in mud, making it impossible for her to lift her legs. This was after she had peeled off the mud countless times.

This heavy rain made Fang Qingyou miss her rain boots very much.

"Xiao You, let me guide you." Seeing this, Yi Lingyun said with a smile.

Looking at the bright and clean smile on Yi Lingyun's face, Fang Qingyou smiled and nodded: "Mm."

Then, Yi Lingyun grabbed Fang Qingyou's shoulder, lifted her up, and in a few leaps they reached the mountaintop.

"Young Master Yi, your lightness skill is truly superb!" Fang Qingyou couldn't help but give Yi Lingyun a big thumbs up.

Yi Lingyun smiled, a slight blush rising on her cheeks.

The large tree that Fang Runtin fell from when he was cutting down trees had very distinctive features, so Fang Qingyou found it quickly.

“This is…” Fang Qingyou walked to the tree, squatted down and examined it carefully, and soon discovered the anomaly.

A lot of fallen leaves were piled up under the tree. A heavy rain washed away the dust and dirt from the surface of these leaves, revealing their true appearance.

Some of these fallen leaves are last year's withered leaves, while others are this year's new leaves.

The few withered leaves under the tree were exceptionally bright in color, as if they had been coated with a layer of wax.

Fang Qingyou picked up a few leaves, touched them with her hand, and then smelled them, her brows furrowing slightly.

These leaves have been coated with a cheap wax paste, which is generally used to prevent the weathering of stones and jade. Although the effect is not bad, it is very difficult to clean because it adheres firmly, so very few people actually use it.

This wax paste becomes as slippery as ice when it comes into contact with a certain mineral powder. If you accidentally step on the mineral powder and get it stuck to your feet, and then step on the leaves coated with the wax paste, you will fall as if you were ice skating.

Fang Qingyou felt that this was probably the reason why Fang Runting fell down.

That kind of mineral powder will clump together when it gets wet. If there was mineral powder here before, it would be easy to find in this weather.

Fang Qingyou and Yi Lingyun searched extensively under and around the tree and found several clumps of mineral powder about the size of a thumbnail.

At this moment, Fang Qingyou's gaze turned truly cold; Fang Runting's leg had indeed been deliberately damaged.

Pingyang Mountain does not produce this kind of mineral powder, yet she was able to find these mineral powder clumps here after so long, which proves the point.

Seeing Fang Qingyou's expression change, Yi Lingyun asked her with some concern, "Qingyou, what did you discover?"

"Young Master Yi, my brother really was harmed and that's why he broke his leg." Fang Qingyou's eyes were red, feeling very sorry for Fang Runting, and even more annoyed that she had only discovered this after so long.

If she had come here sooner, perhaps the murderer would have already been found.

"Xiaoyou, don't worry. I'll go with you to investigate whatever you want. We'll catch the bad guys soon!" Yi Lingyun awkwardly comforted Fang Qingyou. Seeing her red eyes, he felt very sad.

At the same time, a cold glint flashed in Yi Lingyun's eyes. He assumed that those people hiding outside the Fang family were there to kill Fang Runting, and he began to resent them.

"Hmm." Fang Qingyou nodded, then, remembering something, quickly looked at Yi Lingyun and said, "Young Master Yi, but you must promise me that you must not let anyone else know about these things, especially my mother and my brother."

After saying that, Fang Qingyou thought about it and felt it was inappropriate, so she quickly added, "And Green Field."

Yi Lingyun nodded seriously: "Xiao You, don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone."

As darkness fell, Fang Qingyou concealed her emotions and turned back with Yi Lingyun.

On the way back, Fang Qingyou kept thinking about what to do next.

Fang Qingyou did not plan to go to Liu Erya. Liu Erya was not only vicious and ruthless, but also quite cunning. In addition, she was very wary of her. Going to her might not yield any information, and might even expose her.

The person Fang Qingyou wanted to find was Doctor Tian from Yikangtang.

She needed to confirm whether the person who attacked Fang Runting was still Madam Li.

Knowing that she was no longer the unknown village girl, Fang Qingyou was afraid that someone would recognize her, so she decided not to confront Doctor Tian directly, but to question him secretly.

The so-called secret interrogation was actually arresting Doctor Tian and, hmph, subjecting him to severe torture!

To do these things, Fang Qingyou naturally needed to find a helper.

The best helper is, of course, Yi Lingyun.

The thought of Fang Runting's suffering and the heartache and worry that Ren Shi had caused her made Fang Qingyou unable to wait even a minute longer.

She couldn't rest easy until the murderer was eliminated; who knew what else those people were plotting against them?

Therefore, Fang Qingyou embarked on another impromptu nighttime trip, her destination being Doctor Tian's house.

Of course, it was Yi Lingyun who took her there; otherwise, if she had gone alone, she probably would have been discovered before she even left the house.