Su Luo hadn't rested yet, but the commotion outside the courtyard was too loud, so she went out to check.

There was a person lying on the stretcher, who had been stabbed to death. As Su Luo got closer, she realized that the person was none other than Ba ​​Dou, Du Xiuyuan's personal servant.

Upon seeing this, Su Luo knew that something serious had happened.

"Madam Yun, Siyuan, has Doctor Du not returned yet?"

Yunhui could barely stand; this usually cheerful person was now in tears.

“Grandmaster, my father disappeared after leaving the palace, and the servant was also murdered. When I went to find them, I saw that Ba Dou was dead on the step of the Du family’s carriage. My father and the medicine box were nowhere to be found.”

In this situation, Du Siyuan thought that his father had been kidnapped, and he wondered what the kidnapper wanted. If it was just for money, he would feel more at ease.

The person seeking wealth should not have killed Ba Dou; he should have been sent back to deliver the message.

The problem is that if they only want to kill people, then his father will be in danger.

"Don't worry, Dr. Du is just a doctor, but he has a hidden arrow that I gave him. If he really encounters bad people, he can protect himself with the hidden arrow. This is not the worst outcome yet."

Fortunately, Su Luo had given Du Xiuyuan and Nangong Qing each a hidden dart. Although it couldn't kill anyone, it could immobilize the enemy and allow them to escape.

"Madam Su, what should we do now? You are Old Du's master, you must give me an idea, we must save him."

Yun Hui was now panicked and confused. All she could think about was what Du Xiuyuan had told her: Su Luo was a powerful master. So, her first thought was to find Su Luo, not Du Siyuan.

"Siyuan, have Granny Gao help Lady Yun back, and then call everyone in the mansion out to search for her."

Go to every gate of the capital and ask if any suspicious people or vehicles have entered or left the city.

"Okay! I'll go arrange it right away."

"By the way!" Su Luo called out to Du Siyuan, "Does Doctor Du have any enemies in the palace? And has your Du family offended anyone?"

Du Siyuan shook his head. His father was an upright man. Although people in the palace competed for fame and fortune, there were no formidable enemies who could kidnap others.

"No!"

"No? That's going to be hard to find."

The capital city is so big, finding one person is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"First, have someone search all the places where Doctor Du might go or appear. I'll go out and search too."

It was already 9 PM, and in another hour it would be midnight. Xie Wanwan draped an outer cloak over Su Luo and then went out.

First, ask the two imperial physicians who used to be on good terms with Du Xiuyuan, and see if they know if Du Xiuyuan has offended anyone unintentionally.

Everyone in the Du family who could go out to search had gone out, leaving Yun Hui completely lost. Xie Wanwan stayed home to look after Yi Huan and An An, and also helped Yun Hui keep the house safe.

They didn't sleep a wink all night, and Du Xiuyuan wasn't having an easy time either.

He had just regained consciousness when he realized that someone had gagged him and blindfolded him.

He moved slightly, as if there was someone behind him, back to back, with their hands tied together.

He shook him, and the person behind him seemed to wake up as well, but couldn't call out and could only make muffled noises.

Du Xiuyuan nudged him, trying to tell him to be quiet. He didn't know where he was and could only rely on his remaining senses to probe the present moment.

The floor they were sitting on was wooden and slippery, so they must have been indoors. There were chaotic footsteps, the sounds of a piano and a flute, and a strong smell of rouge and powder in their ears.

Du Xiuyuan felt that this place was like a brothel, and wondered who had kidnapped him to such a place.

Suddenly, the blindfold over Du Xiuyuan's eyes was slashed open by a sword, and only then could he see what had happened around him.

A man with black hair hanging down his back pointed a sword at him. The man's face was pockmarked, and his bangs covered half of his eyes.

He exuded a chilling aura; if he dared to move even slightly, he could be killed with a single sword strike.

The scene inside the room was pretty much what he had expected: singing and dancing, coupled with guards with knives standing on both sides, creating a strange contrast.

In the main seat of the room, a man in black rested his head on one hand, lounging lazily on a chaise longue. In front of him, another person was lying on the floor, using their back to support his feet.

His hair was brownish, and his long hair was draped over the chaise lounge as he lay to the side. The hair ornaments on his head and the curved sword on his body exuded an exotic feel.

These people are clearly not from Nanning.

"Shuangshuo..."

When the person in the main seat called out, the man who had been pointing his sword at Du Xiuyuan put his sword away, turned to face the man, and bowed his head to await instructions.

"Owner!"

The person in the main seat slightly opened his eyes; his brown pupils were deep and icy, just like his voice, so cold it was suffocating.

He placed his right foot on the back of a servant, and without saying a word, kicked the man flying.

He flicked his wide robe and sat up straight.

Without a word, Shuang Shuo knew what his master was thinking, and turned around to shout, "Get out of here!"

The musicians and dancers were all driven out by the guards, and Du Xiuyuan and the other people who had been tied up were brought before that man.

"Master, everyone has woken up. Their medical skills have been recognized, and they will definitely be able to cure you."

Hearing that it was for medical treatment, Du Xiuyuan felt less panicked. Since they were there to treat patients, he wouldn't kill them.

Shuang Shuo removed the gags and blindfolds from Du Xiuyuan and the other two, allowing them to speak.

One of them cursed at Shuang Shuo and the person in the main seat: "You bandits, how dare you kidnap me and expect me to treat your illness? How dare you!"

"That's right, let us go back now, or we won't treat you."

Du Xiuyuan didn't know who was in front of him; only silence meant safety.

Ye Beihan gently brushed a stray hair from his forehead with his fingers, and sighed lazily, uttering two words.

"So noisy!"

Shuang Shuo smirked, picked up the two doctors behind Du Xiuyuan, took out poison pills from his waist, stuffed them into their mouths, and forced them to swallow them with a jerk of their chins.

"Dr. Duan, Dr. Tian, ​​don't be afraid. This poison only makes your throats hurt when you speak. Since there is no antidote, you will die in three days."

The two were shocked, still bound, but their mouths were wide open, trying to spit out the poison pill.

"Who...who are you...cough cough..."

Just as the two were about to speak, a sharp pain shot through their throats, startling them both.

"The antidote! Give me the antidote!"

As doctors, the two felt changes in their bodies; a dull pain shot through their blood, even after they had just ingested the poison.

If this goes on for too long, they will surely die from the excruciating pain.

"You are all renowned doctors. Whoever cures my master's incurable ailment will be spared your lives, hmph!"

Dr. Duan and Dr. Tian nodded immediately.

"Heal it, I'll heal it..."

Du Xiuyuan thought he could escape disaster by keeping quiet, but he was wrong.

Shuang Shuo grabbed his collar as usual, put the poison to his mouth, and sneered.

"Doctor Du, will you eat it yourself, or shall I feed you?"