Xiao Jingcheng stood on the high platform. There were already quite a few dogs gathered below. Sang Biao led the way, followed by Curly, White Fur, Short Leg...
Cough, cough.
Xiao Jingcheng straightened his chest, raised his head, and tried to look as imposing as possible. He opened his throat and let out a long "Aowoo" towards the sky. The dogs gathered below also howled towards the sky. The sound filled the wilderness and reached the sky.
Although it wasn't the first time Ye Wanmian had seen her big yellow dog commanding the pack of dogs, she was still shocked when she saw it this time.
Xiao Jingcheng stopped after howling three times. Then he looked down at the dogs below and let out a growling sound from his throat, telling them Ye Wanmian's purpose.
When the dogs learned that Ye Wanmian had come to bring them food, they were overjoyed. They wagged their tails vigorously and rushed towards her, almost drowning her.
Seeing this, Xiao Jingcheng was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He immediately barked loudly. Only then did the excited dog pack calm down and retreat one by one, waiting eagerly.
Ye Wanmian had almost been knocked down just now. Seeing how obedient the dogs were, she was not only amazed but also felt a bit of pity for them.
She spread out the package she had brought. There were many pastries and preserved fruits in it. Xiao Jingcheng remembered that she had specially bought them when she went back to her home in Qingyu Alley to pick up her luggage today.
He had thought she had brought them specially for Doctor Wang, but he didn't expect they were for these dogs.
At Xiao Jingcheng's command, the dogs lined up one by one to get the pastries. Feeling sorry for these homeless dogs that could only wander around the town, Ye Wanmian couldn't help but reach out and rub the dog's head every time she handed out a pastry. The dogs' eyes looking at her became brighter and brighter.
Woo, this is the human who can subdue the "Sun - Swallowing General". She smells so nice and is so kind. She must be a fairy!
Seeing Ye Wanmian indulging in the joy of petting the dogs, Xiao Jingcheng was almost mad with anger!
Ye Wanmian's pastries were just enough. After distributing them to all the dogs, there was only one left. Just as she was about to eat it herself, the yellow dog rushed in, snatched the pastry from her hand, gobbled it up, and then stretched out his tongue to lick her palm.
Ye Wanmian was a bit ticklish and immediately burst out laughing. "Dahuang, Dahuang, stop being naughty."
Xiao Jingcheng ignored her words and licked every corner of the hand that had just touched other dogs until there was no other smell left on it. Only then did he stop.
She had said that she would only raise one dog in her life. Besides him, there shouldn't be the smell of other dogs on her! Not even a tiny bit!
Dahuang barked in agreement in his heart.
[That's right, Mother. Mother only has Dahuang!]
Knowing that the yellow dog was jealous, Ye Wanmian vigorously rubbed his head and said with a suppressed smile, "Dahuang, why are you jealous? I did this tonight for a purpose."
Who's jealous! He's not jealous!
Xiao Jingcheng was so angry that he bit her sleeve and tugged it. Something fell out of it, which was the handkerchief wrapped with the black mud from the corpse's fingernails.
Xiao Jingcheng was greatly shocked and suddenly looked up at the girl.
She had been carrying this thing with her?
Could it be that her purpose for taking him out tonight was the same as his?
Under Xiao Jingcheng's somewhat excited gaze, Ye Wanmian bent down to pick up the handkerchief, stood up, and said to the dog pack in front, "Thank you all for your help last night. Now I have another thing I'd like to ask you for help with."
She spread out the handkerchief in her hand. In the white handkerchief, there were several tiny pieces of silt that might disappear with a gust of wind.
She stopped smiling, squatted down halfway, and spread out the handkerchief in her hand.
"I'd like you all to smell the smell on the handkerchief and help me find out where in the town there's the same smell."
Sang Biao and the others didn't quite understand what Ye Wanmian was saying, but they didn't want to disappoint her. Sang Biao whined twice at Xiao Jingcheng aggrievedly.
Xiao Jingcheng came back to his senses and explained it to the dogs present in the language that dogs used to communicate. Immediately, the dogs swarmed forward, one by one carefully sniffing the smell on the handkerchief, and then quietly left, disappearing into the night.
Watching the dogs disappear one by one, the anxiety in Ye Wanmian's heart gradually subsided.
She had hesitated for a long time before making this decision.
Whether it was the King of Mu, the King of Xuan, or her master, they all didn't want to continue the investigation. She should have just stood by and watched. The Crown Prince had treated her so badly. He deserved to die.
She did hate the Crown Prince. But if she could find a clue and find the real Crown Prince, she could also prove her innocence and tell him loudly that it wasn't her who wrote the love letter at the Spring Banquet that year. She didn't like him at all, and she didn't even want to seduce him. She hoped that he would stop torturing her in her dreams from now on.
After the last dog left, the only one left beside Ye Wanmian was the familiar yellow dog.
She picked a leaf, sat on the high platform, put the leaf to her lips, and blew. A melodious tune sounded in the moonlight.
Xiao Jingcheng had never heard such a tune before and found it quite novel. He shook his ears, leaned against the girl's side, and listened quietly.
After the tune ended, Ye Wanmian patted her skirt and jumped up. "Dahuang, let's go back!"
They returned to the medical clinic smoothly. Doctor Wang and Qi Wen were still sound asleep. Ye Wanmian changed her clothes, took off her shoes and socks, and fell asleep on the bed soon.
Maybe because she had solved a problem, she slept very soundly that night and didn't wake up until dawn the next day.
After washing up and having breakfast, Ye Wanmian went to Liuxiang Tower with Doctor Wang to continue treating and recuperating the King of Mu's body so that he could set off back to the capital smoothly with the "corpse" of the Crown Prince in three days.
The Liuxiang Tower had been rented out by the three kings, so there were plenty of empty rooms. For the convenience of treatment, the master - and - apprentice also rested there in the afternoon and didn't leave the Liuxiang Tower until nearly evening.
Back at the medical clinic, Doctor Wang was busy teaching Ye Wanmian medical skills and packing his luggage. He was really extremely busy.
Since they had made things clear that day, Ye Wanmian hadn't seen Xiao Yixuan in the Liuxiang Tower. She didn't know if he was deliberately avoiding her or if he was too busy at the morgue.
Ye Wanmian knew that Ye Wanxing and Ye Huan also lived in the Liuxiang Tower. These days, she had always been staying on the floor where the King of Mu was with Doctor Wang, so she hadn't run into them.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Tomorrow was the day for the King of Mu to set off back to the capital. Under the combined treatment of Doctor Wang and Imperial Doctor Jin, the King of Mu could already climb from the first floor to the third floor along the wooden ladder by himself without anyone's support.
However, after climbing up and down once, he was still out of breath and had to sit down and rest for a while to regain his strength.
When he climbed up and down the wooden ladder, Doctor Wang, Imperial Doctor Jin, and Eunuch Wang were all there to protect him, while Ye Wanmian followed from afar with a medicine box in case of any emergency.
Out of the corner of her eye, something flashed by. She tilted her head slightly and saw Ye Huan walking into the Liuxiang Tower with a food box in his hand.