Chapter 255 The Truth About Berserk Disease!
"He tried to frame me, so he should be the one to suffer the consequences."
Sparrow: "Miss, they say that after the eldest young master woke up, he went mad and killed all the servants who were late that day."
Li Qingluo: "He is indeed capable of doing such a thing. However, they did not die unjustly."
Li Qinglu thought back to her previous life, how she had been bullied by these servants and some powerful old servants.
Since her rebirth, she hasn't taken action herself yet. She wants to deal with these masters first, and then the servants will naturally suffer the consequences of their own actions!
"By the way, what about the Qu family? Qu Daoxun also lost his leg because of Li Kechuan, which means the Qu family has directly lost a legitimate son. Don't they hate him?"
Que'er chuckled, "This Qu Daoxun is seriously injured, just like the eldest young master back then, he's now a cripple with a broken leg."
"It's strange that they didn't cause any trouble for the General's Mansion over there..."
"Pah, he deserves it. With his looks, how dare he even dream of a girl?"
"What a toad! Doesn't he know to look in the mirror before he pissssing and see if he's even worthy of it?"
Li Qinglu snorted coldly: "The Qu family still wants him to participate in the spring imperial examination and pass the exam with flying colors. That dream won't come true this year."
However, the Qu family's retribution is far from over.
They dared to plot against their grandmother and themselves, and their schemes were full of intrigue; they should be prepared to face successive retaliations.
Therefore, Qu Daoxun is only just beginning.
Seeing that it was almost time for Li Qingluo to meet Nangong Diyue, she got up and took Que'er to walk towards her grandmother's main courtyard.
On the way, Li Qingluo continued to ask Que'er, "Didn't you say that the General's Mansion was in chaos? Go on."
Que'er hadn't finished speaking yet, and with a belly full of things to say, she quickly continued, "I heard that when Li Kechuan was sent back to the manor, he was almost half dead. He was still tightly holding onto that arm, trying to take it back."
"Upon seeing this scene, the lady screamed and fainted on the spot."
"After Dr. Jiang arrived, it was too late to do anything; he could only temporarily save his life."
"From now on, he will be completely disabled."
Having followed Li Qing behind, Que'er has now seen a lot of the world. With no one around, and only the two of them, master and servant, she speaks even more boldly, saying whatever comes to mind.
Just talking about Li Kechuan makes him grit his teeth even more.
"Madam's eyes are swollen from crying, and she can't find Master. The whole General's Mansion is in chaos, and she can't hold on any longer."
"The second and third branches also took the opportunity to cause trouble, saying that the monthly allowance given to each branch of the household was too little and not enough at all. They even threatened to break into Lancang Courtyard to demand an explanation, which frightened the madam so much that she almost fainted several times. She was both angry and anxious and had no choice but to agree to increase the monthly allowance for each branch and courtyard, which finally got rid of them."
"These second and third wives are no good either. Now that the old lady and the young lady have left the general's mansion, they actually want to take the opportunity to secretly bring Aunt Deng back."
"However, our people who stayed in the Taoist temple discovered them, detained them on the spot, and gave them a beating."
Li Qingluo burst out laughing.
"Really? These people from the second and third branches actually want to bring Aunt Deng back, thinking that Grandmother and I have completely given up on the affairs of the manor?"
Li Qingluo's eyes turned cold. "However, it's time for Aunt Deng's old tricks to be fully exposed. Have someone keep a close eye on her recently; that old hag's good days are coming to an end."
Since Li Yunchu disappeared, Li Qingluo always felt that she would definitely go to Aunt Deng again, and then, by following the clues, she might actually be able to uncover the secret behind Li Yunchu.
Sparrow became somewhat excited: "Yes, miss."
"Oh, right, miss, I haven't finished telling you yet."
"After the eldest son woke up, he said that he stared blankly at the bed curtains for a whole hour without moving."
"When the lady came in to see him, he went mad. Despite his serious injuries, he ran into the courtyard and ordered the last few servants who had come that day to be brought up. Then he watched them being beaten to death one by one."
"He vented all his anger on these people."
"Moreover, Wu Da's right hand was also cut off."
Li Qinglu raised her eyebrows high upon hearing this.
"He even repaid kindness with enmity? But one lost his left arm and the other his right, so the two are now a complete match."
As they were talking, Nangong Di, who was standing outside Madam Pei's courtyard with his hands behind his back, saw Li Qingluo.
"Luo'er, come here quickly. Your master has been waiting for you, and now you're the only one missing."
Li Qingluo said in a low voice, "We'll talk about it later."
Then, with Que'er by her side, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Luo'er greets Master. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It is my fault for being unfilial."
Nangong Di: "It's alright, let's go."
The master and apprentice entered the courtyard, where Madam Pei was sitting under the lush green forsythia vines, drinking tea with Doctor Luo.
A few scattered yellow flower buds have gradually emerged on the vine.
I believe that in a few days, this place will be a beautiful spring scene.
The thought of this scene warmed Li Qingluo's heart.
"grandmother."
Li Qingluo followed Nangong Di over, and Madam Pei immediately reached out her hand: "Luo'er, come quickly, Grandmother has prepared your favorite jujube paste cake for you, come and have a taste."
Old Madam Pei held Li Qingluo's hand affectionately. Now that she had regained what she had lost, Old Madam Pei cherished the bond between herself and her granddaughter, Luo'er, even more.
In her heart, the only hope for the rest of her life was her Luo'er.
Therefore, if anything happened to Luo'er, she would be more distressed than if she herself died, and thus she valued Li Qingluo even more.
"Did you sleep well last night? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Madam Pei showed a rare tenderness as she cared for Li Qingluo, and Doctor Luo and Nangong Di smiled slightly as well.
In the two days since Li Qingluo went missing, although Nangong Di and Doctor Luo did not go to the Duke Pei's mansion with Old Madam Pei, they have been running around the streets searching for Li Qingluo.
Now that they see her back safe and sound, they are naturally overjoyed and feel a deep affection for her, just like they would for their own junior.
After dismissing the servants, Doctor Luo began to speak of the madness disease: "I saw this disease more than thirty years ago when I was traveling with my master across the continent, practicing medicine and learning everywhere."
"At that time, the disease was discovered in a small village on the border between the Western Regions and Daliang."
"At least half of the people in that village were like madmen, chasing and slashing each other with knives."
"If someone is killed, the rest will immediately swarm over and devour his flesh and blood."
"But after eating this flesh and blood, they seemed to dislike each other, as if they didn't like the taste."
“When my master and I were passing by, they spotted us and immediately chased after us with all sorts of knives, trying to kill us. We were so scared that we ran into the deep mountains. When we got there, we met another group of villagers and learned the truth.”
"It turns out that these people were the other half of the normal villagers in that village."
"They said that about a year ago, a family member in every household suddenly contracted this strange disease overnight. It was a bloodlust disease that would cause someone to go berserk and crave blood."
“They all seem to be possessed. When they are normal, they can still speak, but when they have an attack, they cannot control themselves and completely lose their humanity.”
"Later, some of them fell ill and unintentionally ate the flesh and blood of their family members, after which they would be completely sober for a few days. However, most people cannot accept the truth after regaining their senses, so they would immediately commit suicide with a knife to atone for their sins."
"Moreover, every patient with this disease will only feel a special craving for the flesh and blood of the opposite sex. They will feel that normal people of the opposite sex are just passing by, and their whole body smells sweet, which will trigger their body's greatest craving for blood."
"The flesh and blood of people of the same sex, animals, or even those with the same disease cannot be smelled by them, but tastes bitter when they are eaten."
"Not long after, in order to survive, the normal people in the village had no choice but to abandon their families and hide in the mountains. They set up some traps at the entrance, and only then did they have a few days of peace."
“My master and I were extremely curious about this disease, so we stayed in the mountains for the time being.”
"At the same time, my master and I also found another healer here, a witch doctor from the Western Regions."
After Doctor Luo finished speaking, he looked at Old Madam Pei.
Madam Pei was greatly surprised: "Could it be her? Zaina!?"
Li Qingluo asked, "Grandmother, who exactly is this witch doctor Zaina?"
Madam Pei seemed to be lost in her memories as well, her voice trembling with emotion: "She's a witch!"
"Back then, your great-grandfather was completely infatuated with her..."
"This Zaina is from the Western Regions. She is stunningly beautiful and has a captivating charm."
"They met on the battlefield. Those people from the Western Regions wanted to kill this Zaina, saying she was a madwoman who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. It was your great-grandfather who fell in love with her at first sight, as if he were bewitched. He not only saved her but also brought her back to the military camp."
"At first, he still had some sense. He knew to lock Zaina up and not let her run around, fearing she might be a spy."
"But later, when a strange disease like a plague appeared in the military camp, it was Zaina who took the initiative to help and resolved the crisis."
"From then on, your great-grandfather completely disregarded everything and kept her by his side."
"However, Zaina did not do anything bad while she was with Brother. On the contrary, she saved many people on several occasions."
“I hate her because my brother has wronged your great-grandmother.”
“Your great-grandmother, who is also my sister-in-law, was dignified, beautiful, elegant and generous. She was sincere to me and everyone in the Pei family.”
"But after Zaina appeared, my brother's heart was no longer with his sister-in-law."
"He even brought Zaina with him on several occasions when he returned to Jinling City, and even openly brought her back to the Duke's Mansion."
"My sister-in-law is tormented to the point of despair. It's not that she's not open-minded, but that she and her husband were once deeply in love when they were young. But now my brother's feelings have changed so easily... Sometimes, mental torment is more cruel than having no feelings at all."
"However, because the woman was from the Western Regions, my elder brother was unable to make her his second wife, and the woman did not want to be a concubine, so the two of them have been together without any official status."
"Later, when Jinling City could no longer accommodate that woman, they spent most of their time at the border, living a blissful life that was better than being husband and wife, even though they weren't."
"Not many years later, your great-grandmother fell seriously ill and passed away."
"Two months before his death, the family wrote a letter asking your great-grandfather to come back, but he did not make it back to see his wife one last time."
"Why......"
"Luo Bai, you mean... Zaina also went to that village back then?"
"Could my elder brother's madness be related to her?"
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