"Sister, can these drawings I made help us find the murderer?" Dao Xin asked with anticipation.

Lin Zhuwei encouraged him with a smile: "That's great! You helped your sister a lot."

Dao Xin was very happy. This was the first time he smiled since the end of the fight.

Lin Zhuwei was about to ask something else when he heard a knock on the door and turned around to look.

Yin Xunheng smiled and said, "Xiao Wei, Zhizhou Zheng is here."

Lin Zhuwei nodded and touched Daoxin's head: "After you finish eating, take a good rest. I will come to see you when I am free."

After saying that, he followed Yin Xunheng out.

Zheng Bugao was amazed at her ability to control her sadness. In just a few days, her eyes regained their resolute look.

He quickly explained his purpose and hoped that she could make the antidote as soon as possible.

Lin Zhuwei thought for a moment and said, "I need to go to Ciguang Temple. I will make medicine as soon as possible after I come back."

Zheng Bugao did not force her, and asked directly: "Is your visit to Ciguang Temple related to the men in black?"

Lin Zhuwei did not hide it from him and expressed her agreement silently.

"I'll go with you." Zheng Bugao said almost without thinking.

Before the antidote is extracted, Lin Zhuwei must not allow any accidents to happen.

"I'll go too." Yin Xunheng came over with an eager look on his face.

Lin Zhuwei shook her head: "Your leg injury hasn't healed yet, you should rest first. Besides, I don't know what will happen if you go there this time."

Yin Xunheng felt a little disappointed.

Lin Zhuwei hesitated for a moment and looked at Zheng Bugao: "Is it convenient for Daoxin to be kept in your house for care?"

Yin Xunheng was very surprised and said quickly: "Daoxin is in my house, you can rest assured."

Lin Zhuwei shook his head: "It's not that I don't trust you. It's that those men in black were coming for him. After all, Zheng Zhizhou has been confiscated. No matter how rampant those men in black are, they won't dare to attack the government office openly for a while."

Zheng Zhizhou admired her meticulous thinking: "She is right, leave Daoxin to me, I will make proper arrangements and will never let him get into trouble."

Yin Xunheng felt extremely lost.

He secretly made up his mind that he would pass the imperial examinations and be promoted to an official position and given a higher rank in the future, just to be able to protect her for the rest of her life.

After the three of them had reached an agreement, Lin Zhuwei and Zheng Bugao immediately rode their horses at full speed to Ciguang Temple.

"Doctor Lin, we are a step late!"

Zheng Bugao looked at the ruins that had been burned by the fire. Everything he saw was pitch black. He could imagine how long the fire had been burning.

Lin Zhuwei's face turned fierce and he subconsciously went to look for the corpse.

But there was none. Not a single body.

Zheng Bugao frowned, "The footsteps here are very messy. It's obvious that someone has searched carefully, like the method used by government officials to investigate a case. I'm afraid that everyone here has been silenced."

Lin Zhuwei nodded, kicked open a door that had fallen to the ground, then squatted down, took out a bottle of white powder from his sleeve pocket and sprinkled it on the patients.

After a while, some blood could be seen emerging from the white powder.

Lin Zhuwei frowned. Zheng Bugao was right. The people here were probably silenced first and then burned to destroy the bodies.

She felt a chill running from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

The means are so cruel and vicious, cutting the roots and leaving no room for survival.

The person behind this is so cruel and vicious, it's simply outrageous.

Zheng Bugao and Lin Zhuwei walked around the temple again but found nothing.

Those people were very nimble and seemed to be very good at doing this kind of thing. There was no trace at all.

Zheng Bugao frowned and said in a dull voice: "We still can't stay here for too long, so as not to give others a handle."

"Yes. Let's go back first." Lin Zhuwei said and walked down the stairs.

"I will try to find the local government to inquire about this matter and see if I can find anything."

Lin Zhuwei nodded with a heavy expression.

This trip up the mountain made her feel that this matter was more difficult, as if there was a bottomless black pool that was sucking her in bit by bit.

The two returned to Zheng's house, and Lin Zhuwei gathered his thoughts and began to make the antidote.

Zheng Bugao turned around and went to the government office where Ciguang Temple was located.

After dinner, Zheng Bugao came back exhausted, with a serious look on his face.

He took a sip of tea and said, "A murder occurred in Ciguang Temple three days ago. Eleven people died. Everyone in the temple was killed."

This is not surprising.

Lin Zhuwei's face was grim and he nodded slightly.

"Their methods were extremely cruel. They removed bones and cut flesh, cut off arms and legs, or cut the tendons of arms and legs. Not only that, the eyeballs of every one of them were gouged out."

Just by listening to Zheng Bugao's description, Lin Zhuwei felt waves of nausea and vomiting that almost made her blood flow backwards.

After a long while, Lin Zhuwei picked up the teacup, took a big sip of tea, and swallowed back his nausea.

"Zheng Zhizhou, I want to enter the palace." Lin Zhuwei's eyes were determined.

Zheng Bugao frowned, worry flashing in his eyes: "Doctor Lin, have you thought it through? Your opponent this time is no longer a second-rate guy like Feng Changsheng."

"I have to take this road."

Revenge is her only goal in life.

Zheng Bugao knew her character of being a stickler for what she said, but she was still too young. He couldn't bear to see her die, so he couldn't help but persuade her:

"Maybe once you go, there will be no way back, and you may even be shattered to pieces. No one will be able to protect you anymore. Is it worth it?"

Lin Zhuwei shone with determination: "It's worth it! I never thought about retreating unscathed."

Jiasino, her master who once depended on her for survival.

In order to protect her, his true identity was never mentioned.

Now, she will figure it out herself. If entering the palace is the only option, she will not hesitate.

Zheng Bugao felt a little shocked. This girl was so young, yet she had such courage that even he felt inferior to her.

He raised the teacup, made a respectful gesture to Lin Zhuwei, raised his head and drank it all, then said:

"In that case, I will find a way to send you to the palace."

"I don't need to thank you for your kindness! I will repay you when I have the chance in the future."

Zheng Bugao chuckled: "No need to thank me, if you can make the antidote, it will be the greatest reward for me."

Lin Zhuwei also chuckled, looking at the birds flying outside the window, soaring freely, and felt a sense of emotion in her heart.

For the rest of my life, I would rather not have this freedom!

It took Lin Zhuwei about ten days to finally refine the antidote. After handing it over to Zheng Bugao, he was completely free.

After Daoxin's body recovered, Lin Zhuwei decided to teach him some self-defense skills to prevent him from being assassinated in the future and not having to wait for death.

Daoxin studied very hard, but unfortunately his hands and feet were not coordinated, and his kung fu never improved.

Lin Zhuwei thought about it and decided to teach him how to use poison.

Unexpectedly, he was very talented in making poisons. He learned by analogy and soon was able to make some semi-finished products on his own.

This way, he would be able to protect himself when faced with threats.

Lin Zhuwei secretly sighed... given time, his future achievements may not be inferior to his own.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a servant coming to call him, saying that Lord Zheng wanted to see him.

"Doctor Lin, please sit down." Zheng Bugao smiled, looking rarely happy.

"Is there any happy event for Zhizhou Zheng?"

Zheng Bugao nodded and replied with a smile: "I am indeed happy. Wan Qiao got your antidote and his health has improved greatly."

Lin Zhuwei was also very happy. The sky had been cloudy for a while, and she finally heard something exciting.

Zheng Bugao stroked his beard and said, "I have something else to be happy about."

"Zheng Zhizhou, has there been any progress in entering the palace?" Lin Zhuwei guessed immediately.

"Yes." Zheng Zhizhou nodded. "I went to the palace to report on my work recently and learned that the Imperial Hospital needed to recruit people to fill the warehouse. I handed over your certificate."

"Will the Imperial Hospital in the palace also recruit people from the public?"

"Very few. Generally, they are hereditary doctors or recruited through examinations. But the requirements for candidates are very strict. Generally, they need to have a record of studying in a government-run school, or be doctors who have made achievements among the people."

This is also to ensure that the person chosen has an undoubted identity and good character.

It is conceivable how difficult it is for someone like Lin Zhuwei, who has no background, to enter the palace.

Zheng Bugao really spared no effort and ran back and forth for her.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, he even made a fake certificate for her.

"Your kindness is as heavy as a mountain, I can never repay it." Lin Zhuwei toasted him with tea instead of wine.

Zheng Bugao waved his hand and said, "It's not really a favor. Ultimately, you still need to pass the Imperial Hospital's assessment. Submit the letter, and there will be news back within ten days. You can make preparations."

Lin Zhuwei nodded. Not to mention a simple test, even if she was asked to cut off one of her arms, she would not blink an eye.

She is not a man, so she can castrate herself to show her sincerity.

Seeing her confident look, Zheng Bugao smiled and took out a stack of papers from his sleeve pocket and handed it to her.

He smiled and said, "You can try to figure out the people above when you have free time."

Lin Zhuwei took it and opened it calmly.

Seeing her like this, Zheng Bugao felt less worried.

However, once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep ocean. You never know if she will still look the same as when you first met her if you meet her again.

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