Chapter 816 - 816: Reinforcements for Little Junior Sister

"What happened then?" Xiao Feng asked.

Aspergillus oryzae continued, "After seeing the note left by Miss Xi, King Song not only didn't bury them together but instead buried her and Han Feng on opposite banks of a small creek.

Their intention was to let the couple look across at each other, being very close yet unable to meet.

But soon after, a tree grew on each of their graves, lush and thriving, growing across the creek until they intertwined, and the locals named them 'Acacia Trees'.

Birds flew in pairs among the branches, and mandarin ducks often played in the creek below.

Even in the water, two lotus leaves grew side by side.

The lotus flowers that bloomed on the leaves were called twins, originally known as the Righteousness-Protecting Flower.

Later, the martial arts community fashioned them into Silver Flowers to flaunt their propriety and gentlemanly virtues."

"So just wearing a flower makes you a gentleman?" Xiao Feng scoffed.

Aspergillus oryzae's expression grew stern, "Wearing a flower doesn't mean picking one. It's no joke; anyone wearing the Righteousness-Protecting Flower must never 'pick flowers'."

"What if they do?" Zhao Guo'an asked curiously.

"If someone wearing the flower picks a flower, anyone in the martial world is allowed to kill them!" Aspergillus oryzae said seriously, "By martial arts codes, if you draw weapons, you need a reason.

And anyone wearing the Righteousness-Protecting Flower and picking a flower would be treated as a public enemy and might never recover."

"What about fortune-telling with divination sticks?" Xiao Feng asked, "What's the story there?"

Aspergillus oryzae spoke carefully, "I'm not entirely sure about that; it's probably a form of dubious method.

Rumor has it there was once a sect with very accurate divinations, and their method was to ask the person inquiring about the divination what they wanted to know, then have someone near death draw the stick.

The reason was they believed the dying had a deeper connection with the unseen world, making the results more accurate than those drawn by ordinary people."

After hearing this explanation, Xiao Feng frowned slightly and murmured, "First, it was the Celestial Defect Sect, then the Righteousness-Protecting Flower, and now these dubious fortune-telling methods.

Are these 'seeds' planted decades, if not a hundred years ago, starting to 'sprout' now?"

However, Xiao Feng didn't want to put too much energy into these affairs, unless they involved him directly — let them turn the world upside down as they wished.

At a glance, it seemed that the person using these dubious divination practices was just passing by.

Or perhaps they had been secretly watching Wang Tiezhu, knowing that he'd eventually ruin himself with such actions.

Just then, a police car arrived with its siren blaring.

Di Junxiong got out of the car, walked up to Xiao Feng, and greeted him respectfully, "Master."

Xiao Feng nodded and pointed to Zhao Guo'an and Zhen Jinghan, "Let them fill you in on the details."

"Alright, I'll get to it, and drop by someday to pay respects to you and Mistress." Di Junxiong said, then got busy at the scene.

"You seem to be everywhere!"

A familiar voice came from the right front, sounding as if joking.

Xiao Feng turned to look, seeing Shi Yong just stepping out of a car.

"From what you're saying, you're not too welcoming?" Xiao Feng frowned, "Or do you just really not want to see me?"

Shi Yong thought for a moment and replied, "I'm quite conflicted. On one hand, seeing you usually means there's a big case, which is great for my career advancement.

On the other hand, any case associated with you generally turns out to be a major one involving lives, which isn't something we, as police, are eager to find."

"Whether or not a case occurs doesn't depend on my presence, otherwise, according to what you're saying, as long as I'm not in Jiangcheng, everything would be peaceful?" Xiao Feng said with some irritation.

Shi Yong sensed something off, so he changed his expression, "Come on, I was just joking, why take it so seriously?

But speaking of which, last time you borrowed some people from me, you haven't told me what for yet."

"Didn't Wang jie report to you?" Xiao Feng chuckled, "Even if she didn't take the initiative to report, couldn't you just ask?"

"I've asked, sure, but the chances of her being truthful are less than half."

"Focus on more important matters; spending too much thought on me gains you nothing." Xiao Feng advised earnestly, "Don't forget, I'm with the Demon Suppression Action Team."

The implication was clear: If I'm willing to speak, are you even willing to listen?

At that moment, Hua Ling's call came through.

"..." Xiao Feng.

He truly marveled at his own words.

Just mentioning the Demon Suppression Action Team and the director's call came through — talk about speaking of the devil.

"What's up?" Xiao Feng answered the phone, sounding displeased.

It was normal enough; apart from anything else, at this hour well past midnight, anyone picking up a call might sound the same.

"We encountered a tough one, get my senior brothers over here to support!" Hua Ling said urgently.

Xiao Feng's eyes narrowed, his expression turning serious.

He knew Hua Ling's skills well.

If even she mentioned tough opponents and called for reinforcements, was there really such a person in Jiangcheng?

"Where are you now?" Xiao Feng asked.

"Central Hospital; come straight to the inpatient department when you arrive, I'm on the third floor."

The third floor?

Xiao Feng couldn't help but be stunned — wasn't that Zhao Guo'an's floor?

Leaving here now, it would be about half an hour, meaning coming out half an hour late would've been just in time.

"Hello, did you hear me?" Hua Ling raised her voice, "I'm not kidding, really, it'll be big trouble if you don't come quickly."

From the receiver came the sounds of crashing, as if a fierce battle was underway.

"Hold on, I'm on my way!"

Hanging up, Xiao Feng sent a message to his group, notifying the Martial Monks to gather at Central Hospital; mission name: Support Junior Sister.

The screen filled with a series of "Received" messages.

Xiao Feng greeted Zhao Guo'an and Zhen Jinghan, then headed back to Central Hospital with Aspergillus oryzae.

Once parked, the two headed straight for the inpatient department, seeing over ninety percent of the rooms lit.

The on-duty medical staff was bustling, temporarily helping move patients from the second floor to the first.

Xiao Feng reached the elevator, about to press the button, when a nurse reminded him, "Something's going on on the third floor; you can't go up for now."

"I know, I'm here to support," Xiao Feng replied gravely.

The on-duty nurse remained skeptical but didn't obstruct further.

Aspergillus oryzae watched the nurse's departing figure and clicked his tongue, "This young woman is quite pretty. If I were twenty years younger, I'd definitely..."

Before finishing, he heard Xiao Feng say, "I've decided!"

"Boss, what have you decided?" Aspergillus oryzae inquired.

Xiao Feng, expressionless, said, "I've decided to get you a Righteousness-Protecting Flower to stick on your head, so you stop thinking about this and that."

"..." Aspergillus oryzae.

Who was I thinking about?

I just thought about the Second Boss, Xue Nuofu, and nearly got sick from it.