Chapter 245 The Frail Young Master, Who Is He?
Li Qinglu blinked and looked at Pan Li with a half-smile, asking her, "What do you know?"
Pan Li's eyes were filled with tears, and she choked out, "I am not me... but I am me... Could you really have guessed something so unbelievable? How is this possible!?"
They didn't explicitly state their identities, but Pan Li could sense that Li Qingluo knew exactly who she was.
This was what shocked her even more.
Li Qingluo: "Alright, let's talk about this after we get out of here alive. Right now, the most urgent thing is to get out of the Pei family dungeon and find out whether this person is friend or foe."
She looked up at the person who had saved them, and for some reason, she felt a strange, wonderful sense of familiarity with him...
General Xiuli's Mansion.
Madam Pei paced anxiously back and forth, her brows furrowed and unable to relax.
She heard a noise at the door and immediately looked up to see that it was Granny Zheng running over.
Madam Pei immediately asked anxiously, "How is it?! Is there any news about Luo'er?!"
Granny Zheng shook her head in shame.
"Madam, because of the fire in the west of the city, there are too many people there today, making it difficult to find any useful clues."
"Who exactly took advantage of the chaos to abduct the girl? This matter... this matter is like finding a needle in a haystack for us!"
Madam Pei stumbled backward, but Ying'er caught her.
"Madam? Please, please don't panic..."
Madam Pei shook her head sadly.
"Luo'er, my Luo'er... please don't let anything happen to you. By the way, aren't the people from the Prince Su's mansion helping to search? But they haven't found any clues either?"
At this point, Madam Pei no longer cared about keeping Prince Su away from Luo'er. As long as Luo'er could return safely, nothing else mattered.
She took two more steps forward. "If that doesn't work, I'll go and beg His Highness Prince Su myself!"
Granny Zheng: "Madam, it just so happens that His Highness Prince Su has been out of Jinling City these past two days. So when we went to Prince Su's residence to inform him of this matter and ask for his help, there was only one guard, Pofeng, there."
"This guard has personally led a search, but... it's not something they can do openly. After all, if this matter gets out, what will happen to the young lady's reputation... even if they find her, what will they do then?"
Madam Pei: "What do we care about reputation at a time like this?! All I want is for Luo'er to live!! Her reputation has already been ruined by her parents and brother, hasn't it? What else matters?! Search! Make a huge fuss, turn the world upside down, and search for her!!"
Only then did Granny Zheng reply, "Yes, this old servant will take care of it right away!"
After Zheng Mama left, Zhang Mama came in again.
Madam Pei had already slumped into a chair. Upon seeing Zhang Mama, she asked, "Where is Deng Mama? How are her injuries?"
Zhang Mama hesitated for a moment: "She's awake, but Madam... Mama Deng said she has something to tell you..."
Madam Pei waved her hand: "Don't talk about apologizing now. She almost lost her own life. How can I blame her for not protecting Luo'er with her life?"
Granny Zhang: "It's about clues related to the young lady's disappearance. Granny Deng just said she remembered something important. But she wants to tell you, Madam, in person..."
Madam Pei immediately stood up: "Why are you only telling me now? Take me to see her right away!"
When Madam Pei rushed to Granny Deng's room, Granny Deng's injuries had already been bandaged.
Upon seeing Madam Pei, she struggled to sit up halfway: "Madam, that knife, it's a knife from the Pei family!"
Madam Pei didn't understand for a moment.
"What did you say? What Pei family's knife?"
Granny Deng hurriedly explained, "I know for sure, it was a knife from the Pei family that stabbed this old servant!"
Madam Pei stood there in astonishment, unable to react.
Granny Deng quickly explained, "All the knives in the Pei family have special markings on their tips. Although I haven't seen them for decades, I just remembered that those are the kind of knives only the Pei family has."
"I saw the tip of the knife when I looked down, but I was a little confused, so I didn't think of it immediately. The more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel. Could it be that the Pei family kidnapped the girl?"
"Also, the young lady was taken away from this old servant without making a sound... Does the old lady still remember the Myrrh Powder?"
Granny Zhang chimed in from the side, "Morphine? I remember that!"
"Back when we were still on the front lines in the army, the old Duke had a woman from the Western Regions by his side. This woman was mysterious and unpredictable. She was said to be a witch doctor, but she had all sorts of strange tricks. She had something that could make people instantly lose consciousness and become unresponsive with just a light tap with a fingernail, like a sleeping drug."
"This stuff is called Hydrated Gel!"
Granny Deng: "Yes. This thing is colorless, odorless, and insensible, so it is extremely terrifying! You used to dislike this witch doctor, Madam, because you thought her methods were sometimes too cruel and bizarre. But what if, what if the young lady has been poisoned by this 'Morphine Powder'?"
Madam Pei: "You mean, this witch doctor from the Western Regions has been in the Pei family all these years?"
Granny Deng: "This old servant doesn't know, but the young lady's disappearance must be related to the Pei family!"
"There is one more thing. The young lady saw the eldest daughter of the Pan family several times today. Before she disappeared, she also happened to see the eldest daughter of the Pan family."
Granny Zhang: "Then this old servant will go and inquire whether the Pan family's daughter has also gone missing?"
Madam Pei weakly raised her hand: "Go, go quickly."
After Zhang Mama hurriedly left, Old Madam Pei also turned around and slowly walked out.
"Guards! Dress the old man in armor and take him to the Pei family!"
Li Qingluo and Pan Li walked for an unknown amount of time in the narrow and dark passage. Pan Li was so exhausted that she finally sat down on the ground.
"I can't take it anymore..."
Pan Li: "I'm so hungry and tired... If I keep walking like this, I'll die..."
Li Qingluo was actually very tired.
They had been dealing with those people and Pei Sanlang in the dungeon for so long, and had been walking nonstop in this secret passage for at least an hour.
My feet are in so much pain that I can barely feel them anymore.
She glanced back at the road behind her.
Seeing that no footsteps were following, she looked up at the man in front of her and asked, "Young master, do you think we... could rest here for a while?"
The person walked very slowly.
Moreover, he seemed very tired from walking; Li Qingluo had seen him stop to catch his breath several times by leaning against the wall.
Hearing voices behind him, he turned halfway around and said, "Okay."
Li Qingluo then let Pan Li sit down, while she looked around.
Li Qinglu touched the dampness on the wall.
Then, listening intently all the way, I finally heard a ticking sound a little behind me.
She immediately took out a tinderbox, blew on it, and saw water dripping from the corner of the wall.
Li Qingluo quickly took out a handkerchief from her bosom and used it to catch the water droplets.
The water droplets were too slow and too little; it took Li Qinglu quite a while for the handkerchief to be only half wet.
But having something is better than having nothing.
She quickly got up and returned to Pan Li's side: "Here, dab your lips on your lips and wipe your face."
Without saying a word, Pan Li took it and covered her mouth with it.
Li Qingluo returned to her previous position, caught a few drops of water with her finger, and then wiped them directly onto her lips.
The tall, thin man who had been quietly watching her do all this suddenly started coughing violently.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Judging from the sound, Li Qingluo was afraid that he would cough himself to death.
Then, he seemed to suddenly be unable to breathe, gasping for air in large gasps, looking very painful.
Since this person had indeed appeared and saved her and Pan Li, Li Qingluo, though still unsure of his motives, quickly got up and went over to sincerely ask, "Young master, is there anything I can help you with?"
The man weakly pointed to his waist. Seeing that he was really unable to do it himself, Li Qingluo said, "Then I'll be sorry for the inconvenience."
She first handed the tinder to Pan Li, who was standing to the side, and then stepped forward to lift the outermost layer of thick fur on the man's body, and saw that he was indeed wearing a water bag at his waist.
Li Qingluo quickly took off the water pouch, but the man shook his head: "The medicine... is in my arms..."
The medicine in her arms?
Without hesitation, Li Qinglu reached into his arms and touched him again, and sure enough, she found a medicine bottle.
She quickly took out the medicine and poured one pill into her palm.
At this moment, the man coughed violently again.
Li Qing paused for a moment, then reached out and patted the man's back gently: "Are you alright? How many pills should you take?"
"One... just one pill is enough."
Li Qingluo then helped him take the pill, and miraculously, in just a moment, he actually became much calmer.
Is this medicine really a miracle cure?
"If you don't mind, young lady, this water is fine to use."
How could Li Qingluo dare to complain?
She and Pan Li didn't know how long they had been kidnapped and brought here. They were starving, and because they hadn't had water for so long, they were losing strength.
At this point, they could no longer distinguish between men and women, and both quickly drank the water from their water bags.
However, none of them dared to drink too much; each person only took a few sips before returning the drink to the person.
"May I ask your honorable name, young master? And why did you save us today?"
"Also, this is the Pei family dungeon. How did you know about this place, young master? Are you also a member of the Pei family?"
Now that they were already here, Li Qingluo simply asked the question.
At this moment, in the dim light, the man slowly raised his head and looked at Li Qingluo.
Li Qingluo also looked at him.
The man's appearance seemed somewhat familiar to her, but where had she seen him before?
She couldn't seem to remember at all.
He has a somewhat feminine appearance, with exceptionally beautiful eyes and nose.
Her body looked so weak; it seemed she could barely breathe.
Who exactly is he?
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