When Xiao Qiniang heard the man's question, she had to turn around. She raised the lamp and shined it on the man on the wall. She felt relieved when she saw that he was struggling to speak and his eyes were empty.
"If nothing happens, just come over and take a look."
The man who was tied to the wall seemed to have said something. Xiao Qiniang didn't hear it clearly, but she didn't dare to walk over hastily and just stayed where she was.
"I wonder if you have changed your mind?"
The man smiled and said, "Three generations of heroes in the Xiao family have fallen to this level, and let a little girl come out to take charge."
Xiao Qiniang's hand holding the oil lamp turned white, and her round face was stern, "Sir, you don't like this little girl like me, so why did you just fall into my hands?"
The man's eyes were blank, "I am a person who deserves to die, and living in this world is against the will of heaven. If the girl has good intentions, why not give me a happy life and let me escape as soon as possible."
Xiao Qiniang glanced at the sick man with no life left in his heart, and immediately said: "It is better to live than to die. Although this is a rough statement, the truth is always right. Even if you are not doing it for yourself, don't you?
Don’t you want to think about your family? I heard that after so many years, they have never given up looking for you.”
The man was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound not far away, a stone door opened in two, and two people walked in holding oil lamps. They seemed not to expect that there would be other people in the room, and they were all startled.
When they saw that the person in the stone room was Xiao Qiniang, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The two stepped forward and saluted, "Seven girls."
"Seventh girl."
Xiao Qiniang nodded, "Take good care of him and don't forget to give him medicine."
"yes!"
Xiao Qiniang then left the stone room with satisfaction. This time she walked through the stone door.
Oil lamps were hung on the stone walls on both sides of the passage. Turning to the left, there was a faint sound of wind. After walking a few steps, you could see the stone steps, and the wind became stronger and stronger.
Xiao Qiniang walked up the stone steps, and not long after, there was another stone door blocking her way. Xiao Qiniang continued to fumble on the wall, and then pushed gently, the stone door was pushed open, revealing
A gap that only allows one person to pass sideways.
Xiao Qiniang blew out the oil lamp in her hand, passed through the gap, and restored the stone door to its original state. The stone door was uneven and looked just like an ordinary stone wall. Xiao Qiniang held up her skirt and crotched her waist.
, carefully walked out from the rockery.
It was windy outside and it was dark all around. Xiao Qiniang walked quickly to her yard while there was no one around.
The night was getting darker and darker. Xiao Qiniang, whose hands and feet were weak and her limbs were cold, dismissed the guards in the yard and hurriedly ran to the bed.
She has not recovered from her serious illness, but she needs to take a good rest.
Early the next morning, Li Maner went to see Li Shu after breakfast. She slowly stretched out three fingers and put them on Li Shu's wrist. After a while, she released her fingers and said, "It's almost better."
, it will recover after a few more days."
Li Man'er took up writing the prescription, "The prescription needs to be changed to be milder. The previous medicine was too overbearing and cannot be taken all the time."
She handed the written prescription to Lao Sun, and said: "You should also keep up with dietary supplements, so that you can better restore your vitality." As she said this, she picked up the pen again and wrote down a new list of dietary supplements to pay attention to.
and give them to Lao Sun together.
"Let people get the medicine, and also tell the people in the kitchen to pay attention."
"Yes." Just as Lao Sun was about to leave with the prescription, Jiao Niang came over and blocked him aside.
"Girl, please give this prescription to the slave! I'm afraid they won't be able to leave the house. It will be easier for the slave to walk, and it will be more appropriate for the slave to explain the matters on the stove."
Li Man'er gave Lao Sun a wink, and the latter handed the prescription to Jiao Niang. Jiao Niang was overjoyed and said, "I'll get it done now."
After Jiao Niang left, Li Man'er told Lao Sun and Qin Si, "Go and guard the door and don't let anyone in."
The two of them took the order and went.
Li Man'er moved a chair to sit next to Li Shu and asked softly: "Father, what happened on the day of the accident?"
Li Shu was also about to tell her about this, so he said: "We went on patrol that day and walked a little further. It was about a hundred or so miles away from the city. The weather was bad, and there were still many places without roads.
We went and camped outside for one night. This was not a big deal originally, but when we were patrolling the camp the next day, a strong wind suddenly blew. The guide sent by the Xiao family said that the weather in Mobei is like this, except for a few
It rains, there are strong winds all year round, and the temperature difference between day and night is huge.”
Li Shu talked nonstop.
When there was a strong wind, the vision was affected. Of course, they were all on horseback. It would be easy to get into trouble if they rushed forward rashly, so he thought about dismounting and hiding. Before he could even get off the horse, he saw a sudden hole in the ground.
A gray thing came out. The wind was blowing very hard at the time. I didn't see clearly what the thing was, so I was bitten and fell off the horse.
"You didn't see it clearly. Can you roughly describe what that thing looks like?"
Li Shu thought for a while and then said: "It's gray, has fur, and is about the same size as a domestic cat."
Li Man'er shook his head, "I don't have a charter in my heart, and I don't know what it is. But, father, the poison you were poisoned is not a single poison, but several complex poisons mixed together."
"You mean, this is not an accident, but man-made?"
"Don't even think about it. Ordinary poisons, once the poison is detoxified, the person will recover. It will take so long to use it. Look at you now. You have lost so much weight. It may not be a short-term success if you want to recover."
Li Shu actually believed Li Man'er, "Do you think the Xiao family did it?"
"Of course, besides them, who else would attack you? Don't forget that Mobei is the territory of the Xiao family. You brought troops and horses over here, and your provocation is obvious. Even if you are acting under an order, I'm afraid
In the eyes of the Xiao family, you are also a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh."
"The Xiao family is far less united than outsiders see it." Li Shu said quietly, "Man'er has been in Mobei for a while, have you found anything?"
Li Man'er looked respectful on the surface, but in reality his eyelids were rolling to the sky.
"Father and I thought of going together." Li Man'er said: "However, I found that except Xiao Qiniang, there are no other Xiao family members in the government office. Does father know where they have gone?"
"Old General Xiao was in the military camp with his third son Xiao Ruqin and fourth son Xiao Ruduo. As for Xiao Rudi, I only met him once at the reception banquet on the first day I came to Mobei. After that, I didn't see anyone else.
"Li Shu thought for a while, "It's normal. After all, the boss of the Xiao family is now a businessman."