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Chapter 20 Feeding the Adult Medicine

"What a terrible road this is!"

He rode his horse along the pipe, but the road was uneven, and the swaying made him uncomfortable.

Shen Che rode his horse leisurely in the morning, but by the afternoon he was galloping at full speed.

What kind of lousy map is this? It's so abstract that if he hadn't been asking for directions along the way, he would have been lost long ago.

If I don't ride fast on horseback, I'll probably have to sleep outside again tonight.

If he happened to find a village like last night, it would be better to sleep in a villager's house. But he was afraid of sleeping in the wilderness, and he didn't want to suffer without any hardship.

If you're sleeping in the middle of the night and a wolf, tiger, snake, or some other kind of neighbor comes along, that would be quite a commotion.

I can definitely win, but I'm afraid I'll fall into a deep sleep.

After a frantic drive throughout the afternoon, we finally entered a waterfront city just before evening.

My butt hurts on the first day of my travels.

This is the city I've always longed for. Well, it's a bit different from what I imagined.

After entering the city gate, the main road was fine and felt relatively clean. But as you walked further in, you could smell a strange odor.

Sewage is everywhere, and you can see livestock excrement from time to time. When the wind blows, the smell really gets into your nose.

The people in the city were mostly dressed in tattered clothes, and the narrow and winding streets and alleys directly shattered his filter.

After finding the best inn in the city to stay in, Shen Che then turned his attention back to Liu Zhan.

"Officers, what brings you here? What's going on?"

At night, the gate of Liu Zhan's courtyard was violently pushed open.

The constables from the county government arrived, and in their hands was a woman who was still struggling.

The woman was beautiful, but her mouth was gagged, and she was struggling desperately.

"They've come here, of course, to bring you benefits, Lord Liu."

Behind several constables, Feng Qi slowly walked out, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Since Lord Liu took office, our Nanshan County has not properly entertained you, and Lord Liu has no servants by his side."

"Today, our master specially found a woman to serve you well!"

"Come here, take him to Lord Liu's bed."

"Stop it, all of you! Put him down! Do you hear me?!"

Seeing the constables swaggeringly put the person onto their bed, Liu Zhan visibly panicked.

He tried desperately to stop them, but the constables seemed not to hear him and simply walked past him and put him in the inner room.

"Hold him down!"

At Feng Qi's command, several people put the woman down and then immediately pinned him down.

Then, Feng Qi took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and walked towards him step by step.

"What are you trying to do? I am an official appointed by the imperial court!"

"What are you doing?"

"Lord Liu, you should have been prepared. Of course, we should send Lord Liu on his way."

"You!" His face instantly turned ugly. On their way? Was he going to silence them?

He had considered that these people might become enraged and try to take action against him.

Unexpectedly, they barged into his house, trapped him inside, and even tried to kill him.

Murdering a high-ranking official of the imperial court was something he had never considered.

At the end of the day, he was still a scholar. The most vicious thing he could think of was the dirty water that people had thrown on him before.

He could endure all of this, and he believed that as long as he persevered, one day he would be able to sweep away the gloom and realize his ambitions.

But he never expected that these people weren't playing any tricks on him; they were resorting to violence.

First, we'll use diplomacy; the previous actions were all considered diplomacy. If they still don't listen, then we'll use force.

And this was precisely what he, a scholar who was powerless to even kill a chicken, lacked.

"Lord Liu, we have been more than polite to you before, but you are unwilling to compromise. So, we can only apologize."

"Speaking of which, our master is kind-hearted. He feels sorry for Lord Liu. He's so young and probably doesn't know what it's like to be with a woman, so he made sure to give Lord Liu a good night before he set off."

"You, you all!" He struggled to get up, but couldn't break free no matter what he did.

The constables were all skilled in martial arts; even if they were farmers, they were far beyond the capabilities of a weak scholar like him.

"Lord Liu, that is Madam He, renowned for her beauty. Of course, she is also the most famous chaste and virtuous woman in our Nanshan County, known to all for her unwavering loyalty to her husband."

"I never expected that she would be targeted by you, Lord Liu, and that the county constables would forcibly abduct her and subject her to your abuse."

"No, I didn't!"

Whether you actually have it or not is irrelevant; what matters is that we say you do!

Smiling at Liu Zhan, Feng Qi said calmly, "The neighbors of He Zhangshi and the constables of the county government can all testify to this."

"They clearly saw that it was your county government officials who kidnapped the people; it was your order, Lord Liu."

"Block it, tell me, am I right?"

"Yes, Steward Feng is right. It was Lord Liu who ordered us to do it. We were in a difficult position, but we dared not disobey the magistrate's orders."

"Lord Liu, did you hear that? This is the order you gave!"

"Captain Feng!" Feng Qi said with a broad smile, patting Feng Yue on the shoulder.

"Officer Zhong is getting old; this position needs a younger person like you!"

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Feng Yue's eyes widened suddenly, a hint of surprise flashing across his face.

In terms of actual age, he was two years older than Zhong Hefeng, but so what? Butler Feng said he was a young man, so he was a young man.

Opportunity is prepared for people like him.

"Thank you, Butler Feng!"

"Oh, thank you, sir!"

"Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Feng, thank you, Butler Feng!"

"What a beautiful woman! What a waste of her looks. You've gotten such a good deal, Lord Liu."

"Lord Liu, you will die of a stroke tonight, and you've been bullying a chaste and virtuous woman."

"And tomorrow, unable to bear the humiliation, she will jump into the river and commit suicide!"

Pointing at He Zhangshi on the bed, Feng Qi's smile vanished, replaced by a chilling expression.

"What a pity that such a virtuous and chaste woman was driven to her death by corrupt officials like you!"

"Poor thing, so pitiful!"

"You, you, I am an official appointed by the imperial court, how dare you? Aren't you afraid of being found out?"

"Heh, Lord Liu, how can you be so naive? Do you think those people believe you or me?"

"Besides, this isn't poison, it's just a potent aphrodisiac."

"Your own frail health and lustful desires led to your sudden death from a stroke. What business is it of ours?"

"A corrupt official like you, maybe everyone would applaud your death. Who do you think would care?"

With a wave of his hand, Feng Qi handed the medicine to the person next to him.

"Go, feed Lord Liu his medicine!"

"Lord Liu, it's time to take your medicine!"

"You, you guys!" Seeing the other person approaching step by step with the medicine bottle in hand, Liu Zhan tried desperately to struggle.

But all his struggles were in vain. At this moment, he was like a caged bird, unable to break free no matter what he did.

His short life flashed through his mind. He began his education at the age of three and started school at the age of five. Although his family was poor, they still tried their best to support his education.

After more than ten years of hard study, he finally passed the imperial examination and was eager to put his knowledge to use. However, he was unexpectedly assigned to this chaotic frontier region.

Even more unexpectedly, the people here dared to kill even officials appointed by the imperial court.

He was unwilling to accept that his ambitions, unfulfilled, would vanish like water. How would his elderly father react if he learned of his death?

"Luckily, I kept an eye on it; otherwise, it would have been delayed!"

Seeing Liu Zhan being forced to take medicine, Shen Che became anxious and couldn't care less about anything else.

They were after him with the intention of killing him. Although this stuff wasn't poison, who knew if there would be any side effects from taking such a potent drug?

Don't ruin this three-and-a-half-star talent.