The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1093: Strange Things Happened

Chapter 1093: Chapter 1093: Strange Things Happened

"Yes, I’ll take my leave."

Beidou turned and left through the window opening.

The next moment, after closing and securely locking the window, Lin Caisang finally flashed into the Jinzhu space.

"Sister-in-law, you’re here, you haven’t come in for a long time now."

Sui Ziyou was feeling bored and hurried over when she saw Lin Caisang enter.

"Ziyou, wait for me a moment."

Lin Caisang didn’t have time to talk to Sui Ziyou just then; she simply walked up to Brother Jade Mirror.

"Brother Jade Mirror, have there been any tasks involving Jianan City recently?" she asked.

’Respected master, there are no tasks for Jianan City of Liang Kingdom, but there is one for Luoche Commandery,’ two lines of text appeared on the Jade Mirror.

"Luoche Commandery?"

Lin Caisang lowered her head, thinking.

Luoche Commandery was the closest to Jianan City, and Ya Molian had said before that it only took one day by horse carriage from Luoche Commandery to Jianan City.

"What is the task?"

She looked up at the Jade Mirror and asked.

’High-level task: In Wan County, the nearest county town to Jianan City in Luoche Commandery, many people have recently died for no apparent reason. Cause of death: poisoning. Reward: ten thousand taels of gold, to be paid out of the Liang Kingdom treasury.’

"Accepted."

Lin Caisang took a deep breath and said to the Jade Mirror.

...

The next morning, Lin Caisang’s carriage stopped outside Wan County in Luoche Commandery.

"Sister-in-law, this Wan County is really strange. The city gates are closed even in broad daylight. Are they not letting people in?" Sui Ziyou, temporarily acting as the charioteer, observed the tightly shut city gates with not a single gate guard in sight.

Hearing the voice, Lin Caisang poked her head out from the carriage and looked at the closed city gates.

"Go and call out."

"Yes, sister-in-law."

Sui Ziyou responded and jumped off the carriage, heading towards the city gate.

However, before she could get close, having only taken a few steps, a soldier’s voice came from above the city gate.

"Miss, don’t come any closer. Recently, strange incidents have occurred in Wan County. All merchants are forbidden entry. You better go back to where you came from."

Hearing this, Sui Ziyou looked up at the soldier, then turned back to look at Lin Caisang, who had already put on her mask.

Lin Caisang came down from the carriage and stood beside her, looking up at the soldier on the city wall.

"Would you please convey a message for me, brother? I am a doctor who has come specially for the incidents in Wan County. If possible, I hope the magistrate could open the gates and welcome us in."

The soldier on the city wall was silent for a while after hearing her words, before inquiring aloud.

"May I ask for your distinguished surname and given name, miss?"

"There’s no need for formality; my surname is Lin. As for anything else, that would be inconvenient to disclose," Lin Caisang replied.

"Miss Lin, please wait a moment, I’ll go and report this," said the soldier before he left.

"Sister-in-law, is the disease here really that serious? They’ve even sealed off the county," Sui Ziyou inquired, looking at Lin Caisang.

"If it weren’t serious, how would the Emperor of Liang Kingdom even come to know of it, and offer a heavy reward of ten thousand taels of gold just to find out the cause of frequent deaths in Wan County? It must have reached a point where people are panicking," Lin Caisang explained.

Just then, a line of ox carts approached from the distance, stopping next to Lin Caisang’s carriage.

Both of them looked over at the ox cart, only to see several bamboo baskets on top, some vegetables were peeking out, it seemed they were there to deliver vegetables to Wan County.