Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

Even though she had been gone for more than half a year, and although she had seen Jin Wuchen in between, how did he know about her heart ailment and physical condition?

Jin Wuchen's eyes narrowed, and he quickly found an excuse: "I took your pulse after we met, so I know your physical condition."

Chu Luo immediately started taking her pulse, but couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"It's not that I know nothing about medicine. There's no such method of pulse diagnosis. You're lying to me. You have no idea where I've been all this time, so how could you possibly know whether my heart condition has flared up or not?"

Jin Wuchen didn't expect Chu Luo to react so quickly this time; she wasn't as easy to fool as she was back in the Jin family.

"That old man Long Yu has been researching how to cure your illness ever since you left. He taught me how to diagnose your illness, which is how I found out."

Chu Luo asked with a hint of doubt, "Really?"

Jin Wuchen lent her his shoes and lowered his head, saying, "Didn't Long Yu tell you that I have a high talent for medicine? Taking a pulse is no big deal for me."

Chu Luo still felt somewhat skeptical, but finding Fei Zhiyou was the most important thing right now, and she naturally understood that.

No, we can ask Long Yu about this later; we won't get anything out of Jin Wuchen right now.

After Jin Wuchen helped her put on her shoes, Chu Luo stood up, walked to the table, and stared at Yan Cheng.

Jin Wuchen also went over and looked at the map with her.

Chu Luo copied the circled areas onto a piece of white paper.

Jin Wuchen looked at Chu Luo's handwriting and felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Chu Luo's handwriting was becoming more and more like that of the young saint.

Jin Wuchen read aloud the place names she had written: "Shouyuan Village, Kangjintai, Yinhe Village, Wulipo, Yancheng, Mianshui Town"

After Jin Wuchen finished reading, he stared at the paper for a long time without saying a word.

Chu Luo didn't know what he had figured out. Jin Wuchen was exceptionally intelligent, and she wanted to know what he was thinking. "What did you figure out?"

Jin Wuchen took the brush and wrote a few words on the paper where Chu Luo had written.

Chu Luo took it and looked at it; it said:

Shouyuan Village, Mianshui Town — Water

Kangjintai - gold

Yinhe Village - Ancient Trees

Flame City——Fire

Wulipo - Earth

Jin Wuchen slowly began to speak, "These five places correspond to the five elements."

Chu Luo only learned from Qi Tianqing that the Eight Trigrams Sacrifice Array might have a place called Flame City, but she was not sure if it was the fire element among the Five Elements, since Da Zheng also had a Flame City, which was also related to Feng Zhe.

"This Flame City can't be named Flame City because it's fire-attribute, right? And Galaxy Village, even though its name contains water, isn't water-attribute."

Jin Wuchen shook his head. "It can't be Yan City, it's Yan City because of fire."

Seeing that Chu Luo was puzzled, he took her hand and placed it on the map, so that Chu Luo was between him and the table.

He whispered above her head, "Look at Shouyuan Village in Mianshui Town. Its best asset is its water source. Kangjintai has a gold mine. Although Yinhe Village has been destroyed, as far as I know, it has towering ancient trees and plenty of good timber."

Chu Luo understood his meaning and continued, "Wulipo is the main place where the Fei family grows medicinal herbs, because the soil there is of excellent quality."

"That's right"

"What's so special about Flame City?" Chu Luo wasn't very familiar with these geographical locations, so she had to ask Jin Wuchen.

"Flame City is rich in high-quality coal, and its current wealth depends entirely on it."

Chu Luo found the name "coal" somewhat familiar.

Jin Wuchen said, "Because of its wealth, Flame City is somewhat unruly. The more mines a person controls, the more power they have."

Jin Wuchen expressed some dissatisfaction with Flame City in his words.

Chu Luo thought to herself, surely things here aren't completely lawless.

Unexpectedly, she was stopped just as she reached the city gate and was about to enter.

"You're clearly not from Flame City, you're not allowed in."

Chu Luo was puzzled. "I have the travel permit for the Great Zheng Dynasty. Under heaven, all land belongs to the king. How could I not enter Flame City?"

"We don't care about royal lands or anything like that; we're the ones who call the shots here."

Jin Wuchen had urgent business to attend to and needed to enter the city first. He would come out to pick her up after he finished his business.

But Chu Luo wanted to try it herself, so she came to the city gate without waiting for Jin Wuchen.

She has a travel permit, but those without Flame City status can't get in. Those with Flame City status have to pay money to get in.

A burly man stood at the city gate and shouted, "I'm here to mine coal. Why should I be charged money if I have official status? If I had money, why would I be here toiling away and risking my life mining coal?"

A man dressed in fine clothes but looking like a mongrel with a thick gold chain walked out.

As the saying goes, one's face reflects one's heart, and Chu Luo could tell from his appearance that he wasn't a good person.

The man next to him raised his whip and lashed out at the big man.

Even though the big man was tough and thick-skinned, he was beaten until his skin was torn and blood flowed freely.

Even a person made of clay has some temper, let alone this big man. The big man suddenly got angry after being hit like that.

"You sons of bitches, I'll fight you to the death!"

After saying that, he raised his hoe and started hitting the group of people with the gold chain-wearing mutt.

Before he could even get close, he was attacked and knocked to the ground by several people. These people then proceeded to beat and kick the big man in a ruthless manner.

The burly man didn't submit; he only hurled insults.

Chu Luo could tell from this big man's toughness that, despite being poor, he was probably the pillar of the family who never complained about hardship or fatigue.

Those who mine coal not only need to be physically strong, but also have to risk their lives, as mine collapses happen from time to time.

Jin Wuchen had told Chu Luo that in recent years, the mines in Yancheng had been more prone to collapse than before, and the number of collapses had also increased significantly.

Those who came to work as miners at this time were risking their lives for money.

"Stop!" Chu Luo stepped forward.

Those people wouldn't listen to Chu Luo.

Chu Luo turned the hidden weapon in her sleeve and shot it at the henchmen who were beating people.

Only after wounding someone did these people stop shooting and focus all their attention on Chu Luo.

The burly man said, "Young man, this has nothing to do with you. You should leave. I'm just a worthless life; I'll take them all with me if necessary."

"I just can't stand them, it's none of your business," Chu Luo said, afraid the big man would feel guilty.

These kinds of people are not easily broken by force, but they feel extremely guilty and grateful for even the slightest kindness and are willing to humble themselves.

Chu Luo didn't want their gratitude or guilt.

"Such arrogance! How dare you be so cocky on our Wang family's territory!"

"Is there no law here? You make all the decisions on your own. Is this a country within a country?" Chu Luo questioned.

Upon hearing this, the man laughed loudly, "Isn't this a country within a country? Here, our Wang family is the sky and the earth. Nothing else is useful here. Many places in the surrounding areas and even the Great Zheng need coal from here. We have no choice but to rely on it. Smelting iron and forging weapons are even more inseparable from the coal of Flame City."

His words reminded Chu Luo of some people and events, and she asked, "Is everyone in your Wang family like you? Are you just abusing your power and acting like a bully?"

"You lowly commoner, do you think everyone is like you? I am the largest collateral branch of the Wang family. To say I'm a bully borrowing power is ridiculous; I don't need to borrow anyone's power at all."

Chu Luo tentatively asked, "Really? Then what is your relationship with Wang Youshi?"

They both have the surname Wang and are both related to coal, so Chu Luo thought they must have some minor connection.

"How dare you address the head of our Wang family by his given name!"

Chu Luo was startled upon hearing this, then her eyes turned cold. "Did he allow you to be so lawless? Are your men such filthy things?"

"Men, beat her to death! How dare this woman spout such nonsense here? Does she think our Wang family is dead?"

The group swarmed forward. Just as Jin Wuchen was about to make a move, Chu Luo pulled something out of her bosom. "How dare you! Look what this is!"