Chapter 1009: A scheme to save lives, a woman's choice!

"Yes!"

Chen Sheng responded.

Following this, Chen Sheng and Lu Luo walked toward the middle-aged woman holding the infant in swaddling clothes, just as Gao Yang had ordered.

Chen Sheng wore a mask, concealing his face.

He approached the middle-aged woman, took a deep breath, and said, "My young master has ordered me to come. Now, there are two choices laid out before you."

"The first choice: I give you thirty taels of silver, you find a safe place for yourself, be careful of the beggars and other ill-intentioned people in the city, and we shall leave!"

"The second choice: Do as my young master says and set up a scheme. Your child will receive the best physician, you won't need to worry about the silver for treatment, and your safety will be guaranteed to the greatest extent."

"The choice is now yours; you decide for yourself."

Chen Sheng took thirty taels of silver directly from his robe, his gaze fixed intently on the middle-aged woman and the infant in the swaddling clothes, who lay motionless with eyes closed.

The choice was left to the middle-aged woman herself.

The middle-aged woman's face showed conflict; thirty taels of silver was an astronomical figure to her, and that was on top of the few taels Lu Luo had already given her.

This temptation was by no means small!

Yet, what Chen Sheng said made a lot of sense; the child's illness could certainly not be cured in a day or two, and she herself could feel the burning gazes of some of the beggars.

Furthermore, her son suffered from a strange illness and required a top-tier physician, which was why she had previously despaired and had only knelt on this bustling street with the thought of giving it one last try.

The second choice was too much of a gamble!

The wisest choice would be to pick the first one; it was the most secure path.

But...

Wu Shi looked up and asked, staring at Lu Luo.

"This young lady, which one do you think I should choose?"

Lu Luo said almost without hesitation, "Trust me, then choose the second one!"

As for the scheme Gao Yang had laid out, even if she didn't know about it, she would have urged the woman to choose the second option without hesitation!

"Very well, then I choose the second one."

Wu Shi nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

This left even Lu Luo somewhat stunned.

She had just held her breath, fearing that Wu Shi would choose the first option.

But Wu Shi was even more decisive than she had imagined!

"Although this commoner woman is foolish, I know that if it weren't for you, young lady, this lord would not have come, and that young master sitting in the luxurious carriage would certainly not have stopped because of this."

"Therefore, I trust you!"

"If I have chosen wrongly, then this is our fate!"

In fact, from the moment Lu Luo came to give her clothes for warmth, Wu Shi's gaze had been fixed tightly on Lu Luo, and a final glimmer of hope had ignited in her heart.

A smile appeared on Lu Luo's face, and she said confidently, "You will not be disappointed. My young master's methods are truly unfathomable."

Wu Shi stared at Lu Luo's confident face, feeling somewhat startled in her heart.

With such a prominent status and such guards surrounding him, even when his subordinates came, they wore masks to conceal their faces, unwilling to reveal their identities.

Just who was that young master?

Suddenly, a name flashed through the woman's mind.

Her complexion changed abruptly, and a massive wave surged in her heart!

"Could the young master inside the carriage be the Great Qian's number one strategist, the Lord Gao who beheaded hundreds of corrupt officials?" Wu Shi exclaimed in shock, her face full of disbelief.

Regarding this.

Chen Sheng and Lu Luo neither admitted nor denied it.

Boom!