Chapter 131 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land
Shen Yuexi had only dealt with Dr. Hua's son once before, and her impression of him was not good. Now, when they met again, he had already been punished, and for the sake of his father, Dr. Hua, she didn't embarrass him again.
She found a place for him to sit down and asked him why he was there, which surprised and delighted her.
Doctor Hua's son, Hua Duoduo, appeared here, surprisingly because of Xiao Zhuo. Not only him, but his entire family, including Doctor Hua, were all held captive on Baixiu Mountain.
Hua Duoduo learned of Shen Yuexi's true identity and started to complain.
"It's all your fault! Uh... stop glaring, I'm talking about your husband." Hua Duoduo saw Shen Yuexi glaring and quickly defended herself, "If it weren't for him, would our family be in such a miserable state?"
Shortly after Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo left, a group of officials suddenly arrived from the county town, armed with a video map, seeking to arrest anyone who had interacted with the imprisoned criminals Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi. Anyone who claimed to know Shen Yuexi was rounded up, including the owner of a clothing store and a pork vendor. They were subsequently taken to an unknown location.
Doctor Hua not only dealt with Shen Yuexi, but also treated Xiao Zhuo's injuries. The old man knew things were not going well, so he fled with his family overnight. The county magistrate, who had a good personal relationship with him, turned a blind eye and let him leave the city.
Shen Yuexi was quite surprised when she heard this.
Anyone who had contact with her and Xiao Zhuo was to be arrested. This clearly wasn't the county magistrate's idea; it could only have been the work of Emperor Yongde. It was unclear what was going on in this emperor's mind. He not only wanted to kill Xiao Zhuo, but also anyone who had interacted with him.
It seems that Emperor Yongde's hatred for Xiao Zhuo is not that simple.
"We've been walking for three days, not knowing where to go," Hua Duoduo pounded his waist. "We just happened to run into someone. What's his name? He's the one who came with you to buy medicine, the idiot who likes to glare."
Yang Cong was not convinced and curled his lips and said, "What are you talking about? You idiot who likes to glare at me, dare you to glare at me?"
"Are you talking about Feng Zhang?" Shen Yuexi asked.
"Right, right, right. Feng Zhang also took his mother to escape from the government. That's why we got together." Hua Duoduo sighed, "Feng Zhang said we had nowhere to escape and had to leave. My father also agreed. But who knew that as soon as we arrived at this place, we encountered bandits and were all arrested."
Shen Yuexi heard that everyone had been arrested, and was concerned about the safety of Dr. Hua, Feng Zhang, and the others, and asked, "Did anyone get hurt?"
"My father is a skilled doctor, and he cured the bandit leader's diarrhea with some garlic capsules. They didn't give us any trouble, but they forced me to come out and make money."
"Then why don't you pretend to be a Taoist priest and go to Xiaogang Village to defraud people? You're a doctor, so why not go and heal people?"
"With my father here, it's not my turn. Besides, I don't know any martial arts, so I can only sell talismans in Dongji Town... Once I become a little famous, Xiaogang Village will come looking for me."
Shen Yuexi thought to herself, could it be that all the talismans posted on the doors of Xiaogang Village were drawn by this person?
"Miss Chen," Hua Duoduo stood up and bowed to her, "You have brought so many soldiers with you, please go up the mountain and rescue my family. My father, wife and children are all on the mountain."
Although this person was not a good student and was lazy, he was not bad at all because he did not abandon his family and ran away.
Shen Yuexi stood up and said, "Then let's go to the mountain together quickly. A soldier has already gone there."
She had originally planned to stay out of this matter, but now that she knew that Doctor Hua, Feng Zhang, and the others were at the bandit's residence, she couldn't ignore it. Qiu Liming didn't know Doctor Hua and the others, and if he killed them all without knowing the truth, it would be the end of him.
"Miss Shen, don't panic. The prince already knows about this." Hua Duoduo stood up and limped after him. "He said he would handle this matter. I'm just worried that the prince can't handle so many bandits alone."
Shen Yuexi said: "Show us the way, let's go quickly."
She ordered two soldiers to carry Hua Duoduo, and the soldiers rushed up the mountain.
After crossing the hill in front of me, I saw a winding stone staircase on the opposite hillside leading to a Taoist temple. Several buildings were visible within the red walls. They were quite large, and many figures were coming in and out. Judging from their attire, they were soldiers from the Western Liang army.
"No way, so fast." Shen Yuexi was worried about Dr. Hua's safety, so she left Hua Duoduo and ran up the stone steps with Yang Cong.
When she arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple, she ran into Qiu Liming coming out and said to her with a smile, "Madam, you are back from looking for medicine."
"You've taken down the bandit stronghold. Where are they?" Shen Yuexi asked. Qiu Liming's actions were incredibly quick. She and the sergeant had just rescued Hua Duoduo when they had already dealt with the bandits.
"Kill them all." Qiu Liming patted the hilt of the knife.
"Kill them all!" Shen Yuexi gasped, "There are good people here, and you killed them too?"
Qiu Liming laughed heartily and said, "How can there be any good people among the bandits? If you have joined the bandits, you should have expected this to happen. I will lead my soldiers to charge in and kill anyone we see, from the gate of the Taoist temple all the way to the back courtyard."
As he spoke, he made a chopping motion with his hands: "Just like that, one cut after another, without blinking, I kept chopping until I was done."
Shen Yuexi looked at the open gate of the Taoist temple, which was covered in blood, with swords and guns scattered all over the ground, and soldiers carrying corpses back and forth. Before she could say anything, Hua Duoduo behind her started howling.
"Oh, my child, it's over."
He cried and scrambled all the way up, and even lost one of his boots.
Qiu Liming pulled out his knife and asked, "Is this also a bandit?"
Yang Cong stopped him and said, "General Qiu, his family has been captured by bandits. He is a good man."
"Oh no, I must have cut the wrong person." Qiu Liming sheathed the knife and covered his face with his hands.
"My wife is gone, my child is gone, my father is gone..." Hua Duoduo lay on the ground, touching the blood, and howled, "How can I live on my own?"
Shen Yuexi glanced at Qiu Liming, squatted down and said to Hua Duoduo: "Don't listen to him, at least go and confirm it."
"Confirm what?" Hua Duoduo pointed a trembling finger at Qiu Liming. "Didn't this guy say, 'Kill them all, kill them all!'"
He was shouting, his voice rising higher and higher. A child ran out from the side yard and shouted to him:
"Dad, my mom told you to shut up and stop embarrassing yourself."
Hua Duoduo was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and chased the child into the side yard.
Shen Yuexi said to Qiu Liming with a stern face, "General Qiu." Qiu Liming coughed and lowered his head, "I'm here."
"Did Mep teach you to do that?"
"The mistress is wise."
Shen Yuexi sighed and decided to let Captain Zhang Song accompany Mei Pu. It would be safer for Qiu Liming to stay with her. He'd learned bad habits from Mei Pu.
"Mrs. Shen!" A familiar man's voice sounded.
Shen Yuexi looked up and saw that the man who ran out was the hunter Feng Zhang whom she and Xiao Zhuo met in Daliang Village.
He hadn't changed much since we first met, except that he had become a little darker, probably due to the wind and sand from outside the Great Wall.
He just ran over excitedly, but was pushed away by Yang Cong in the chest: "Stand away, don't come near my wife!"
Feng Zhang took two steps back and glared at her: "Where did this silly girl come from?"
Yang Cong was furious. She was very sensitive to people calling her stupid. She stepped forward and said, "If you dare to curse, I'll break your bones."
Shen Yuexi smiled and persuaded: "Yang Cong, don't be angry, this person is an old acquaintance of mine, Feng Zhang."
"Feng Zhang, Hua Duoduo is right. He is indeed a scoundrel who loves to glare." Yang Cong waved his fist. "If you dare to disrespect Madam Shen, I will beat you so hard that even your mother won't recognize you."
"How can I, a tall and strong man, be afraid of a woman like you!" Feng Zhang didn't bother to talk to Shen Yuexi and started to argue with Yang Cong.
“You try it!”
“You try it!”
Shen Yuexi left the two behind and walked into the courtyard. Doctor Hua had already walked out, supported by Hua Duoduo. Seeing her coming, he greeted her with a smile, "Miss Shen, how are you?"
The old man was a little thinner but had no other scars.
"Doctor Hua, are you okay?" Shen Yuexi walked forward and asked with concern.
"It's okay. A young man in black wearing a mask protected us," said Doctor Hua. "But his leprosy needs to be treated immediately. If he doesn't, his life will be in danger."
Shen Yuexi was surprised and asked, "Doctor Hua, you figured it out right away?"
She has always admired Dr. Hua's medical skills and character. Dr. Hua could see the severity of Mep's illness directly.
"Hey, where's that young man?" Doctor Hua turned his head and looked around. "I just saw him in the side yard."
"Grandpa, that older brother said he's looking for a black belt," Doctor Hua's grandson interrupted. "He said he's not dressed properly and can't see this sister."
"Hey, wait, wait!" Yang Cong rushed over, "The Master has instructed..."
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