LOT – Chapter 194 Lord Jiang’s Sleepwalking Disorder

During the next morning’s court session, Lin Mo and Bai Xiao were chatting and naturally drifted to the events of yesterday.

The emperor and the others were shocked—turns out there were so many big juicy scandals happening among the commoners that they never knew about!

The everyday lives of the people were far more chaotic and exciting than they’d imagined.

But why did this little troublemaker (Lin Mo) carry firecrackers around? And even use them to blow up an outhouse!?

Lin Qi glanced at his father. Minister Lin awkwardly cleared his throat.

What? It wasn’t a big deal. Although… yes, the firecrackers were from him.

Just yesterday he’d been thinking: As long as she doesn’t get caught, it’s not really a problem.
But today this little brat exposed everything herself.

Lin Mo: 【So what happened to that shameless couple? Did they really get exiled?】

Bai Xiao: 【They’ve already been sentenced—one sent to the far south, one to the far north. The official who made the judgment… is very capable.】

Lin Mo couldn’t help laughing. Separating the adulterous pair—one to the ends of the earth north, one south—that official was a real talent.

But she quickly forgot about them, because she had a new point of interest.

【Xiao Bai! What’s up with that Lord Jiang? Why does he look even sleepier than me?】

She had noticed that one official kept nodding off, but unlike her refined technique, his was way too obvious.

(Everyone else: Do you seriously think yours looks refined?)

Bai Xiao poked his head out to look behind them, then retreated again.

【Oh, him? That old man has been busy sleepwalking these past two days. Last night he practiced an entire set of martial arts at home. His family was terrified.】

Lin Mo: …

The others glanced at Lord Jiang with admiration. At his age, he could still practice martial arts at midnight—truly diligent!

Lin Mo was curious about the sleepwalking.

【He sleepwalks every day? Practicing martial arts at night is pretty rare, isn’t it?】

Bai Xiao: 【Not every day. Maybe every few days. Seven days ago he sleepwalked to his daughter’s home. Scared his daughter and son-in-law half to death. They carried him back while he was still asleep.】

【Three days ago, he climbed into the neighbor’s house, then slept the whole night in their vegetable patch. The homeowner fainted on the spot when he went out to water the vegetables in the morning.】

Lin Mo was speechless. The image immediately popped into her mind—yes, fainting made sense.

Emperor Xuande and the officials looked odd. They’d heard stories of sleepwalking but had rarely seen real cases. They didn’t expect it to be so dramatic.

Lin Mo asked seriously: 【Is there no treatment? This can’t go on.】

If this continued, who knew what strange things Lord Jiang might end up doing.

Bai Xiao: 【Don’t worry, his family is already treating him. It used to be much more frequent. Now it’s only two or three times a month.】

【Once, he crawled under his son’s bed while sleepwalking. Scared the boy half to death.】

【His sleepwalking is triggered by external stress. Your country had a lot going on earlier, remember? Things are calmer now.】

Lord Jiang was mortified. His family had been hiding this condition for him—people like him were extremely rare, and it took great effort to find a doctor who understood his illness.

He’d had this issue since childhood whenever he was under too much pressure. It couldn’t be helped.

When Lin Mo heard that he was otherwise healthy, she felt relieved.

She respected Lord Jiang—he wasn’t outstanding, but he was reliable and never caused trouble. A good official deserved respect.

But since he was fine, she had a new curiosity.

【When will he sleepwalk again? I want to go see!】

She’d never seen a sleepwalker in person. In the modern world, she’d only seen videos showing how sleepwalkers automatically avoided obstacles—very fascinating.

Bai Xiao sighed: 【Be serious. How would I know something that hasn’t happened yet? But if he starts sleepwalking, I’ll let you know.】

Even Emperor Xuande felt itchy with curiosity. He also wanted to see what someone with true sleepwalking disorder looked like when it happened. Ancient books recorded cases where sleepwalkers even killed people but remembered nothing the next day.

He’d read many such stories but never seen it with his own eyes.

Other officials were also intrigued—it was rare, and worth witnessing.

After court ended, Lord Jiang was immediately surrounded. Some were concerned, some teased him—everyone was curious.

Lin Mo and Bai Xiao patted their butts and left. They had plans to go play outside.

But sometimes things come as soon as you think of them.

That night, Lin Mo was about to sleep when Bai Xiao suddenly alerted her:

【Don’t sleep! Lord Jiang is sleepwalking!】

Lin Mo flipped off the bed, grabbed her clothes, and put them on while running out.

Many others had secretly sent people to watch Lord Jiang too—Lin Mo wasn’t the only one.

While everyone else hid far away, Lin Mo arrived openly at the Jiang residence, just in time to see Lord Jiang dodging servants’ attempts to catch him with the agility of a demon.

No one dared wake him—rumor said waking a sleepwalker could cause their soul to scatter. So they tried silently and desperately to grab him.

Madam Jiang and their children stood numbly by. Things had been better recently, but during the peak, Lord Jiang’s sleepwalking was nearly supernatural.

Lin Mo walked right in and asked curiously, “Oh? What’s wrong with Lord Jiang?”

Madam Jiang of course knew she came to watch the show. If this little ancestor was here, no doubt plenty of people were hiding nearby.

Madam Jiang said numbly, “My lord is having an episode. It’s nothing serious—he’ll calm down after about one incense stick’s time.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lord Jiang performed a perfect sliding tackle and knocked a servant to the ground—clean and efficient.

Worthy indeed of a former military officer turned civil official! Even at his age his movements were sharp!

Lin Mo: “Wow! Nice slide!”

Suddenly, Lord Jiang slowly walked toward her. A bad feeling rose in Lin Mo’s heart.

The next second, Lord Jiang dropped to his knees in front of her.

Lin Mo was so startled that she instantly flopped down flat on her stomach.

She couldn’t accept an elder kneeling to her—she understood that much.