Xuexue asked in disbelief, "What? The herbs were bought up the day before?"

The steward said, "Yes! That’s what every Shopkeeper said."

Xuexue asked, "Who bought them? What are they planning to do?"

The steward said, "I asked, and they said the other party was wrapped up tight, even wearing a conical hat on his head, so they couldn’t see his face clearly. As for what he wanted the herbs for, they had even less idea."

Of course, the Shopkeepers of the pharmacies only care about making money; who cares who the buyer is, as long as the Silver in the deal is real.

People afflicted with demonic possession were just about to be saved, yet someone maliciously bought out all the herbs and delayed their treatment.

Xuexue grew extremely anxious. She looked urgently at Long Rui and asked, "Prince, there are no herbs left, what are we going to do? There are thousands of people suffering from demonic possession; we can’t just watch them die for nothing." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Long Rui said, "My dear, don’t panic. Your husband is thinking of a solution."

Xuexue said, "How can I not panic? They were all about to be saved, and then this irritating mess happens. Prince, who do you think is so lacking in conscience, like he’s deliberately opposing us?"

As the saying goes, the speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart.

Long Rui’s eyes lit up, and he said, "Right, my dear, you put it perfectly. This person who bought the herbs definitely took them on purpose. He knew we needed them, so he bought them up ahead of us. His goal is not to let us save those people possessed by demons."

Xuexue spoke in puzzled confusion, muttering to herself, "Who could be so heartless?"

Long Rui pondered for a moment, then said to the steward, "Steward, immediately send people to buy herbs from pharmacies Within a hundred miles. Move quickly, hurry and go."

Long Rui had sensed it clearly: someone knew they needed this batch of herbs and deliberately bought up the entire supply, so they wouldn’t be able to save those afflicted with demonic possession.

But how did the other party know they wanted those herbs?

Their every move seemed to be under someone’s watch; whatever they planned to do next, the other side seemed to know like the back of their hand.

The steward responded and turned to stride out quickly. He had just messed things up; he hoped this time he could atone for his mistake with merit.

In the main hall, only Long Rui and Xuexue were left again.

"Prince."

"Mm."

"Have you thought about who did this?"

"I have a faint idea. My dear, who do you think it was?"

"Prince, do you think it could be Lin Kong?"

Xuexue’s suspicion also had its basis. Lin Kong understood the Ghost Hunting Technique, and from that it could be inferred that he also knew how to dispel Evil energy. In order to stop Xuexue and Long Rui from saving those afflicted with demonic possession, he went a step ahead and bought up all the herbs.

As for what Lin Kong’s goal was, why he wanted to stop them from saving people, for the moment they did not know.

Long Rui couldn’t help praising her, "My dear, you’re truly clever. I also suspect Lin Kong did this."

Xuexue was completely baffled. "What is he doing this for, exactly?"

Long Rui shook his head and said, "I don’t know."

Suddenly, as if something had occurred to her, Xuexue said, "Prince, if Lin Kong was the one who did this, could he also be the one who rescued the Fourth Prince?"

Ever since the matter of the Fourth Prince’s Practice Evil Technique was exposed, Lin Kong, as the Fourth Prince’s Master, had also been hunted by the government office. However, his martial arts were formidable, and the Government Officials were no match for him at all, so these past few days, they’d been playing a game of cat and mouse.

By rights, the Fourth Prince had given Lin Kong up.

Lin Kong ought to hate the Fourth Prince to the bone; why would he risk his life to rescue him from the Clan Authority Mansion?

It was truly baffling; could it be that their master–disciple bond really ran that deep?

Long Rui thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mm, it’s possible."

Lin Kong’s martial arts were formidable. In the whole of the Capital, aside from him, there really wasn’t a second candidate. If he was the one who went to the Clan Authority Mansion to rescue him, then the matter would make sense.