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Smiling Under Lanterns

Lu Tong spent seven years studying medicine in the mountains, but upon returning home, he found everything had changed. His eldest sister, a victim of foul play, met a tragic end. His elder brother, wrongfully imprisoned, languished in dungeons. His father journeyed to the capital to seek justice, only to meet a watery demise on the road. His mother, driven to madness overnight, perished in flames. Lu Tong packed his medical kit and headed to the capital of Jingzhou. 'Debts must be repaid, and lives must be avenged! 'If there's no judge, then I'll be the judge from Hell!' In the capital, noble families faced successive tragedies, Commander Pei Yunxing quietly investigated the matter, And suspicions fell on a young woman from the Renxin Medical Hall. However... Before he could find evidence, The girl made her move against him first.

Mountain Wanderer · História
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398 Chs

Chapter 137 Hibiscus_3

Indifference, a common encounter, seemed to presage her fate as though it were preordained for pity.

After a while, he asked, "Haven't you made any plans for the future?"

The future?

Lu Tong was taken aback, and then nearly laughed out loud.

Perhaps Lord Pei was, at that moment, moved by compassion for her, thus kindly reminding her not to naively seek revenge. But from the moment she entered the palace, she never thought of turning back.

Lu Tong looked up, gazing directly into Pei Yunmeng's eyes: "No."

"Lord Pei," she said, "a humble flower that blooms at dawn and withers at dusk has no future at all."

...

Since that night outside the Southern Pharmacy when she met Pei Yunmeng, Lu Tong had not seen him again.

Though the Imperial City was not as vast and expansive as the world outside, it was still possible for two people of different status to go a lifetime without crossing paths.

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