Chapter 26: Still can't avoid joining him

Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi and smiled.

"Because you sold me out twice in a row, you should pay me back what you owe me."

Gu Xixi sneered, "I've explained it clearly. You're blackmailing me."

Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "The first time you asked the doctor to diagnose me, not only did he see my wound, but he also revealed that I was poisoned, which planted a huge hidden danger for me."

"The second time was today. You asked me to meet Gu Qingye, and it was you who left me alone with her. If it gets out, it will damage my reputation."

After he said this, he took a step towards Gu Xixi and watched with satisfaction as her little face turned pale and she retreated.

"Are you scared?"

"Would you like to tell me what else you know?"

Gu Xixi was afraid. She was not only wary of Mu Nanzhao, but also afraid of him.

The sharp edges of the windowsill hurt her back, reminding her to force herself to calm down.

"The old doctor is blind. He can't see."

"Besides, he is just a country doctor that no one trusts. Almost no one in the area seeks his help."

"If you ask him to save you, he might be able to keep the secret. If you don't ask him to save you, you would be buried now!"

Mu Nanzhao looked at her for a moment, then took a few steps back, smiling.

"You're quite brave to say that, my savior."

Gu Xixi felt the pressure around her disappear and breathed a sigh of relief, "Stop joking with me."

Mu Nanzhao changed the subject and said, "But you still have to repay me for these two times."

"Besides... you already know it yourself. No matter how much you hate me, no matter how much you try to avoid me and don't want to know anything about me, as long as you are related to me, it will be difficult for you to stay out of it."

Gu Xixi thought for a moment, and when she looked up, there was only calmness and clarity in her eyes.

"I can go with you tomorrow."

"If you need me to cover for you in the future, I can always help you."

"But I have conditions."

Mu Nanzhao agreed, "Speak."

Gu Xixi said, "First, you don't harm others and break the law, and you can't ask me to do these things."

"Second, you can't threaten to kill me or Aunt Zhang again."

Mu Nanzhao nodded, "I promise you."

Gu Xixi paused, "Also, the old doctor is very curious about the poison in your body."

"Ask him to heal you until you find an antidote or another doctor."

Mu Nanzhao said, "Okay."

Gu Xixi looked at him in surprise.

The reason she brought up this matter at this time was not only because she liked the old doctor very much and wanted to help him fulfill his wish.

She still has a little bit of her own selfish thoughts.

However, Mu Nanzhao was very suspicious, and she didn't expect him to agree so easily.

Mu Nanzhao saw that Gu Xixi was confused and said, "I used his medicine, which was effective in suppressing the toxicity. The attacks have obviously not been as frequent recently."

Gu Xixi suddenly realized, "No wonder you knew that the old doctor diagnosed you with poisoning, it turned out to be the medicine..."

She suddenly glared at Mu Nanzhao, "So you've already thought about it. Even if I didn't mention it, you would agree to let him treat you if you don't have a better choice? Then what did you do just now!"

"Still trying to scare you?" Mu Nanzhao glanced sideways.

"Don't think I don't know how those gossips in the village talk about me because of you."

"In this way, you and I are even for now."

Mu Nanzhao floated away, while Gu Xixi gnashed her teeth.

The next morning, Gu Xixi asked Aunt Zhang for the old doctor's address and set off with a sack on her back.

This was the first time she left Huachidu Village alone after she transmigrated into the book.

After leaving the village and walking along the official road for less than half a mile, you will reach the neighboring Shitou Village.

However, Shitou Village is built along the slope and the path is winding.

Gu Xixi couldn't find the old doctor's house, so she had to stop a woman to ask.

After hearing her description, the woman looked at her warily and asked, "What do you want with that old blind man?"

Gu Xixi opened her mouth and said, "I am his distant relative."

The woman said unhappily, "It's really strange. I've never heard that the madman has any relatives."

She raised her hand and pointed in a direction. "See that elm tree? His house is right below it."

Gu Xixi thanked him and was about to leave.

The woman shouted behind her, "You are his relative, so try to persuade him not to be crazy and stop blocking others and saying that they are sick. My son was blocked by him yesterday and was scared to tears! What bad luck!"

Gu Xixi frowned and didn't turn around, thinking to herself, he said your son is sick, if you don't take him to see a doctor, you will regret it sooner or later!

After turning two corners, I finally saw the house under the big elm tree.

Various medicinal herbs drying around and a strong medicinal smell wafting through the house proved that they had found the right place.

Gu Xixi called out, "Old doctor, Gu Xixi is here to visit!"

After waiting for a while, the wooden door opened and the thick smoke made Gu Xixi take several steps back.

Before she could stand firm, an old doctor with a black and gray face rushed out, walking swiftly that did not seem like an old man.

"Girl is here! That boy is not dead, is he? Did he say my medicine works?!"

Gu Xixi smiled and nodded, "He agreed to let you treat him."

"Great!" The old doctor cheered and ran back and forth in the yard.

"Little White, Little Yellow, Little Black, Little Flower, I finally got a patient! Hahahahahaha..."

Gu Xixi looked around.

Doesn't he live alone? Who are Xiaobai and the others?

Gu Xixi felt something rustling under her feet, and when she looked down she saw a white rabbit gnawing at her sack.

She tried to understand, "This is Xiao Bai?"

The old doctor nodded and waved to summon a calico cat, "This is Xiaohua."

He picked up two bamboo cages, each containing a gray mouse and a yellow field mouse.

"Xiao Hei, Xiao Huang, this is the girl I told you about, you all need to get to know her."

These little guys were all injured, or almost frozen to death or dying of illness, and were picked up and saved by the old doctor.

They became the old doctor's family.

Gu Xixi often saw snakes, insects, rats and ants when collecting in the wild, so she was not afraid of rats.

She took a closer look and greeted each family member in turn.

The old doctor was even happier. "It's been a while since the house has been so lively. I'll go cook, and you eat here!"

"No need." Gu Xixi glanced at the room that was still smoking and quickly opened the sack.

"I brought you some things, some herbs I picked, and some steamed buns with red dates that Aunt Zhang made."

The old doctor was interested in food and medicinal herbs, so he ran over to see them immediately.

He first grabbed a steamed bread and ate it, and then used his other hand to take out the medicinal herbs one by one.

"Isatis root, bupleurum, gentian... and even Paris polyphylla!"

The old doctor's tone gradually became excited, "Good girl! How did you find so many good medicinal herbs?"

Gu Xixi said generously, "These are all for you."

"I saw them when I entered the mountain, so I just picked them. Some of them are not completely dried yet. You can pick them up yourself."

The old doctor held the herbs in his hands and couldn't let go, shaking his head.

"I, an old blind man, thought I was smart, but I was still fooled by a little girl like you!"