There is a god in the sky

Chapter 425 Wake up

The further south you go, the warmer the weather becomes.

On the seventh day, the group arrived in Gangneung.

On this day, Li Ye led Wu Yong and the others straight to the government office, using the pretext that the Imperial City Guard was out on business, and asked the government to provide them with a quiet residence.

Upon hearing that the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards and a female official from the Judicial Commissioner had come to Jiangling to apprehend the murderer, the prefect of Jiangling personally led his officials to cooperate.

"Lord Liu, please return. Both of you have important matters to attend to today and are not fit to receive guests."

The prefect's official rank is quite high, so logically Shen Lan and the others should be the ones taking the initiative to pay them a visit.

But they were officials in the capital and favorites of the emperor, so it was normal for them to be a little arrogant.

"May I ask what case you two gentlemen have come to Jiangling to handle?"

Wu Yong remained expressionless, inwardly cursing.

He can't exactly say it's to capture him, can he?

He was the one who stabbed Magistrate Zhou in the chest.

"Sorry, no comment."

"Yes, yes, it must be confidential. Then I won't ask. If you two gentlemen need anything, please feel free to ask. The Jiangling government will definitely cooperate!"

Wu Yong said with an upright expression, "Your Excellency is too kind. Our deputy commander said that we should not disturb the government, but we happen to have some clues and plan to stay in Jiangling for a few more days, so we came to bother you."

"What you're saying is all for the sake of the imperial court; how can it be considered disturbing or not?"

This house originally belonged to the government and had hosted many officials from the capital.

"When Commander Li has some free time, send someone to inform him that I will treat him to the freshest river fish in Jiangling."

Wu Yong nodded indifferently, but his face fell as soon as the others left.

"This is an invitation from the prefect! I wonder how many delicacies await us. What a pity."

"Angkor, come quick! Quick!"

A panicked cry came from inside.

Wu Yong was startled.

He quickly locked the door, ran inside, and saw Li Ge sitting in a chair.

Although his eyes were still closed, he had a living, breathing energy about him.

"This...it really came back to life?"

He approached cautiously, and then carefully reached out, wanting to feel Li Ge's pulse.

Before his hand could even touch Li Ge's skin, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

The seated man suddenly opened his eyes and glared fiercely at Wu Yong.

Wu Yong seemed to stop breathing.

"Lord?"

The others gathered around, all with smiles on their faces.

Little Tiger cried tears of joy, pointing to his face and asking, "My lord, it's me, Little Tiger! Do you still recognize me?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Xiao Huzi asked suspiciously, "Could it be that he went to the Bridge of Helplessness, drank the Meng Po soup, and doesn't remember us anymore?"

Li Ge rolled his eyes, pushed aside the people in front of him, and looked at Shen Lan and Li Ye standing behind them, saying, "How did you manage to rescue me?"

Shen Lan, with a long face and arms crossed, retorted, "Master Li is the best at scheming, so why didn't he manage to find a way out for himself?"

Li Ye sighed, "Amitabha, it's good that you're alive. From now on, there will be no more Li Ge in this world."

"Thank you."

Li Ge stood up, but his body went limp and he fell forward.

He was so weak that even with someone helping him, he could only take a few steps.

"Don't bother. You haven't eaten for seven days. It's good enough that you're still alive. Just rest for a few days."

When Li Ge learned that they were in Jiangling, he was extremely surprised.

"You brought me from the capital to Jiangling in seven days? How did you manage that?"

It would naturally take working day and night to achieve this.

The drug that Li Ge took to induce a state of apparent death had strong side effects, but Shen Lan couldn't say exactly what they were.

However, she had already noticed the first side effect: users tend to feel drowsy.

After saying only a few words, Li Ge's eyelids drooped, and he fell asleep as he was talking.

They carried him back to his room and took turns watching over him.

Food was brought to him whenever he woke up.

However, a second side effect appeared: his digestive system was too weak to eat normally.

Even if it's rice porridge that's been stewed until it's very soft, I'll spit it out after drinking it.

Shen Lan had no choice but to continue feeding him sugar and salt water, letting him rest fully before eating again.

While brewing the medicine, she recorded the side effects of this drug that induces a state of suspended animation, treating Li Ge as the first case.

Three days passed before Li Ge gradually recovered, able to walk around the room a few times and eat some liquid food.

He wasn't fat to begin with, but now he can only be described as pale and emaciated.

Even if the emperor came, he would probably have a hard time recognizing him.

On the fifth day, the prefect of Jiangling came again.

This time, Shen Lan and Li Ye had no reason to refuse to see him, as they had rarely gone out in the past few days.

Prefect Liu had already learned about these two men in the past few days and could only sigh: they are young and promising.

Shen Lan, in particular, is a woman who entered the imperial court and is destined to be remembered throughout history.

"I have also heard of Lady Shen's deeds. She is strong-willed, intelligent and ambitious. She is truly a heroine of our time!"

"You flatter me, Lord Liu."

Before Shen Lan arrived, she had taught Li Ye how to deal with him. He looked like a taciturn expert, and Prefect Liu was not too bold to try to get information out of him.

"We'll be leaving Jiangling tomorrow. Those villains have already continued south, and we'll have to keep tracking them down."

Liu knew that they already knew what case they were investigating, and the arrest warrant had been posted.

However, the prefectural government did not receive any relevant information.

However, he thought that the Imperial City Guard must have its own intelligence network.

"You two officials only brought a few people with you on this case. Isn't that too dangerous? The Jiangling Prefectural Government is willing to spare some manpower to assist you."

"No need. They are few in number, and it's only a matter of time before they are apprehended."

After bidding farewell to Prefect Liu, the two men received two extra generous gifts.

What was given to Li Ye was a box of silver, a full thousand taels.

What was given to Shen Lan was a box of top-quality pearls, worth over a thousand taels of silver.

The two of them were burning their hands with this precious gift.

Prefect Liu's generosity is surprising, especially since they are not related and have no business dealings. It's hard to imagine if there's anything fishy going on.

"Give it back?" Li Ye asked.

Shen Lan snorted, "No, Jiangling is a prosperous place, and the prefect is rolling in money. It would be better to use this money to help the people on the road."

"You're right, I was narrow-minded."

“However…” Shen Lan grabbed a handful of pearls and whispered, “I have a feeling that it won’t be so easy to leave.”

Sure enough, the next day, just as they finished changing Li Ge's clothes, someone came to report from outside: "Prefect Liu requests Lord Shen to come and help."

"What is it?" Shen Lan hadn't expected it to be directed at her.

The yamen officials replied earnestly, "We have heard that Lord Shen was once an imperial coroner, and he is a brilliant detective. Recently, the government has discovered a series of strange corpses, and the prefect would like to ask Lord Shen to help with the autopsies."

Shen Lan readily agreed.

She accepted the gift, so I definitely have to help her with this small favor.

Li Ye originally wanted to go along, but Shen Lan stopped him.

"You stay here. If there is any news about the fugitive, you take your men and go after him. I will follow."

Shen Lan gave Li Ye a look, and the latter nodded reluctantly.

He understood what Shen Lan meant.

If Prefect Liu has any problems, his first priority should be to take Li Ge and leave Jiangling as soon as possible.