The Martial Doctor-Chapter 45: Murder in the Eastern Market

After leaving Jinxian Tower.

Lin Miao exhaled a long breath, feeling that he had answered quite well. Except for some subjective questions, he was quite confident about the objective ones.

After all, with questions that rely on rote memorization, unless there’s a mistake in memory, points wouldn’t be lost.

"Hey, Sanshui brother?"

"Mr. Su, it’s you!" Lin Miao turned around, seeing that the person patting his shoulder was Su Chen, whom he had met the other day while copying supplementary content at the Scripture Pavilion.

"Just from your back, I knew it was you. Let’s go eat something together, my treat!" Su Chen, with his naturally friendly manner, hooked Lin Miao’s arm.

"Mr. Su, I can’t, I must return home to avoid worrying my family." Lin Miao wasn’t making excuses, but his senior sister was at home, and if he didn’t return after the exam, she would certainly worry about him.

"Does Sanshui brother’s family live in Dongshan City?"

"Yes, we moved here just two months ago." Lin Miao had a good impression of Su Chen. Although dressed like an aristocratic young master, he did not have the arrogant and overbearing demeanor of the powerful. Instead, he was quite approachable and friendly.

Far superior to that young master from the Ye Family I met the other day.

"Alright, let’s meet another day. I live in the Star-Picking Tower. Just ask anyone there, and you’ll know which room I stay in." Su Chen cheerfully cupped his fist in farewell and then parted ways.

He was quite a free and easy person.

Lin Miao nodded slightly but suddenly realized he hadn’t told the other where he stayed, but the person had already walked away.

In any case, the results of the "Physician’s Exam" written test will be posted in three days, and we will certainly have to come then.

...

Ye Xizhao of the Ye Family also saw Lin Miao. He was assigned to the A examination area and arrived earlier than Lin Miao, so naturally, he never saw him.

He thought that this poor guy wouldn’t dare to come, but he saw him while leaving the examination hall.

What’s surprising is that Lin Miao actually knew the third young master of the Su Family, comfortably chatting with him, clearly having more than a simple relationship.

If anything happens to this kid, would the third young master of the Su Family step up? This could be troublesome?

Perhaps Su Chen has set his eyes on this kid’s senior sister? No, such a beauty should belong to me. How can I let others steal a march?

But he was used to being domineering and arrogant. Although the Su Family is known as the wealthiest in Lanzhou, this is Dongshan City, not Lanzhou City.

"Dong Hu, Zhao Wu, that kid has come out, you two go and bring him back!" For the "Physician’s Exam," his father put him under house arrest for a month. He didn’t visit places like Xiao Xiang Hall or Wanhua Tower even once, and he was going crazy.

Tonight he must have fun with that little beauty he can’t stop thinking about.

"Young Master, do you want us to catch that kid, or the little lady with that kid?"

"If the little lady is there, naturally grab her, but don’t let go of that kid either. If not, then catch that kid. With him in hand, I’m not afraid the little lady won’t come." Ye Xizhao smiled slyly. He already has a plan for this small-town guy; how can he fight against me in Dongshan City? He should just listen to me obediently.

"Young Master, if we catch someone in broad daylight, and run into patrolling officials, it’s a jail term."

"With my father around, just say that kid is a fugitive slave from my mansion, and the officials won’t care." Ye Xizhao laughed sinisterly.

"Yes."

The two, hearing Ye Xizhao speak like this, naturally had nothing more to say.

This wasn’t the first time they’d done such a thing, anyway. Ye Xizhao could always handle it in the end. If he couldn’t, his father, Ye Shengyuan, definitely could.

They knew how protective the Patriarch was.

...

Lin Miao was heading towards his hired carriage when he suddenly felt two familiar presences following him. He glanced back slightly.

They were the two guards beside that Ye Family young master, who had followed him more than once.

After overhearing their conversation with that Young Master Ye, he knew exactly why they were following him.

Lin Miao regretted bringing his senior sister the first time he came to register. He wanted to find a chance to convince her to register together.

Unexpectedly, his senior sister was so beautiful that this lustful, foppish young master had set his sights on her.

These scoundrels, reckless and unlawful, it was really annoying, and Lin Miao couldn’t help but feel a trace of murderous intent.

Those who aid the wicked deserve death!

"How did you do on the exam?" The coachman took the toolkit from Lin Miao’s hand, placed it inside the carriage, then set down a stool for Lin Miao to step on and board the carriage.

"Master, first take me to the East Market, I need to buy something." Lin Miao instructed. If those two continued to follow, he wouldn’t hold back.

"Alright, young sir, sit tight." The coachman nodded. The guest rented the carriage for a day, so even if he couldn’t rest all day, he would have to follow the guest’s orders.

"That guy got on the carriage, chase him!" Dong Hu and Zhao Wu exchanged glances, and then used their Light Body Skill to pursue.

They truly were persistent.

Lin Miao frowned. If they found out where he lived, they would certainly harass his senior sister.

If they found out they planned to abduct his sister...

These kinds of people, if you don’t beat them to death in one go, they will never relent. Deep down, they don’t even see ordinary people as human, always holding a lofty, controlling attitude.

Since you want to die, I’ll grant you that.

Lin Miao made a decision in an instant.

The way to solve this problem is to eliminate these two tails once and for all. If that Ye Xizhao doesn’t stop, then take him out too.

Isn’t the protagonist meant to climb over the mountains of the antagonist’s corpse?

It seems inevitable that I must walk this path as well.

This seemingly prosperous and peaceful world is actually governed by the "law of the jungle"; laws don’t reach those privileged and powerful.

They have ways to evade punishment.

Upon reaching the East Market, Lin Miao got off the carriage and told the driver to wait at the south gate. He then casually walked into the East Market alone. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Wandering east, strolling west.

Dong Hu and Zhao Wu followed shortly after, both puzzled about what this kid was doing. After finishing his exams, what’s he doing at the East Market?

Just looking and not buying anything.

They suspected that maybe this kid had discovered them.

The East Market was crowded, and they didn’t dare to make a move in public. If they attracted the guards maintaining order in the market, they couldn’t bear the consequences. The power behind the East Market wasn’t afraid of the Ye Family.

Although Lin Miao seemed to be meandering through the market, he was actually seeking opportunities to observe these two men. He was also looking for a chance.

Looking for a chance to kill the two without implicating himself.

Preliminary judgment suggested that their cultivation was probably at the Bone Forging Realm, with the leader possibly in the middle tier, while the other was slightly inferior.

However, in Dongshan City, they were considered skilled.

After all, those in the Blood Fusion Realm were considered masters, and those in the Meridian Passage Realm were figures of the sect leader level. As for anything above that, it belonged to legendary beings.

Anyway, not something he could touch right now.

In a silk wholesale shop, Lin Miao entered, pretending to choose a few bolts, then suddenly clutched his stomach and asked the shopkeeper for a convenient place.

If it’s convenient for the guest, it’s convenient for oneself, especially since the guest is inclined to buy one’s goods. So he directed him to the latrine in the shop’s backyard.

Lin Miao slipped through the curtain and walked inside.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw one of the two men quickly followed him inside.

Lin Miao wasn’t stupid enough to kill in the silk shop; he genuinely went to the latrine and even came face to face with Zhao Wu, who followed him closely.

Later, he chose two bolts of silk and paid for them.

Continuing to wander aimlessly, he eventually felt a bit tired, so he went to a roadside tea stall, ordered a pot of tea, and sat down to rest.

One cup of tea later.

He circled the East Market again with the two men.

One circle, then another!

Finally, one of them couldn’t take it anymore and decided to split up. One would wait at the carriage Lin Miao hired, while the other followed him, taking turns.

With only one person left, it was easier to handle.

A chopstick whittled to a sharp point, suddenly turned around, and with a mistaken face-off, lightning quick, it penetrated the critical spot between the third and fourth ribs into the heart, then swiftly withdrawn.

If smeared with some anesthetic, the person stabbed might take a few seconds to realize they were beyond saving.

Zhao Wu was dealt with easily by Lin Miao in this way, his body unconsciously taking a few steps forward before clutching his chest and suddenly dropping to his knees, lifeless, inciting a gasp from the onlookers who scattered in all directions.

Lin Miao had long blended into the crowd and disappeared.

As for Dong Hu.

Upon seeing Lin Miao approaching the carriage parked outside the East Market alone, without Zhao Wu behind him, he was shocked, brandishing a sharp broken blade, brimming with killing intent as he approached Lin Miao.

He couldn’t allow him to get close.

Why would Lin Miao give him such a chance? A flick of his fingers, and a sewing needle shot directly through his throat, flying out.

The sewing needle was something he casually swiped from a tailor shop earlier.

Before Dong Hu could get close to Lin Miao, he clutched his throat in agony, mouth agape, stumbling a few steps forward before one hand reached skyward, and he fell with a thud.

With a death just now and another over here, the East Market was like a fish pond suddenly cast with a net, turning into chaos.

"Murder!"

Seeing people fall dead from a stab, the citizens of the East Market were instantly terrified, creating chaos in the crowd, allowing Lin Miao to board the carriage amidst the scattering people.

"Driver, that was terrifying, let’s hurry back..."