"Let me do it!" Xue Qianyu threw Zhang Xiaohu to the ground and snatched Zhang Dahu from him.
Gu Nian's mind was filled with thoughts of Gu Ren, and she had no interest in arguing with Xue Qianyu anymore.
Xue Qianyu reached out and directly dislocated Zhang Dahu's jaw with a snapping sound, without changing his expression.
Zhang Xiaohu was so scared he wet himself. He had never seen such cruel methods in the countryside.
"Do you know where Gu Ren went?" Xue Qianyu threw Zhang Dahu to the ground and looked down at him.
Zhang Dahu's face turned blue with pain, and his eyes darted around, but he resolutely shook his head.
Xue Qianyu squatted down, took out a dagger, and stabbed Zhang Dahu in the thigh.
Zhang Dahu let out a painful scream, but unfortunately his jaw was broken, so he couldn't shout out.
Gu Nianxin trembled.
No wonder he was a key talent for judging cases cultivated by the emperor!
Zhang Dahu, seeing his elder brother bleeding profusely, fainted from fright.
Xue Qianyu then asked, "Where did you take Gu Renben?"
Zhang Dahu was scared. He pointed to his chin and nodded.
Xue Qianyu fixed his chin.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Zhang Dahu screamed a few times and curled up into a ball.
"If you want to cut the other leg too, you can keep yelling!" Xue Qianyu said coldly.
"Gu Ren was... was taken away by two... by two sorcerers," Zhang Dahu said with difficulty, clutching his wound.
"Where did they go? What did those two sorcerers look like? Did Zhang Xiaohu see them too?" Xue Qianyu asked three questions in a row.
"They took a boat from the dock, gave Gu Ren medicine, and headed towards Jiangnan. Xiao Hu went there just now and recognized those two people." Zhang Da Hu had lost too much blood, and his lips were a little pale.
Gu Nian was so angry she was about to hit someone, but Xue Qianyu stopped her: "I'll take Zhang Xiaohu on horseback to look for him. Tell Zhou Yuan to protect Old Madam Jiang, and I'll bring your cousin back for you."
Gu Nian: "I want to go!"
Xue Qianyu shook his head: "I'll go by land and wait at the next dock. I can't catch up if I go by water. I'm taking Zhang Xiaohu with me, so I can't take you with me. There aren't any extra horses here, and I don't know if you can catch up with me on horseback. What if you get lost?"
Gu Nian clasped his hands in thanks: "Very well! Thank you very much, Young Master Xue. Please make sure you bring my cousin back!"
Xue Qianyu nodded: "Okay. Let's go!"
After saying that, he picked up Zhang Xiaohu and left the Zhang family. He returned to Lu Zheng's courtyard, secured Zhang Xiaohu to the horse, mounted the horse, and rode away.
...
The Zhou family clinic in the town.
Uncle Gu rushed into the back room of the clinic and saw Zhang's pale face, covered with a white sheet, and the doctor shaking his head and frowning as he gave instructions to the furniture store clerk. He immediately felt uneasy.
He rushed to the bedside, knelt on the floor, and grabbed Zhang's hand: "Wife~ Wife, how could you leave me like this! How could you leave me without a word! You're gone, how am I supposed to raise four children by myself? Children without a mother are so pitiful! Men without wives are so pitiful too!"
"Wife, wake up! Wake up! You're only thirty-two, how can you bear to leave? Didn't you say you wanted to wait for Enzi and Renzi to study with their second uncle and then take the imperial examination to become high-ranking officials? You wanted to be the mother of an official so you could live a peaceful life! This child hasn't even grown up yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave!"
"Wife~ wake up! My children and I can't live without you! I don't want to be a widower with four children in tow! Don't die!"
"Waaaaah... Honey~ You're a little ugly and a little talkative, but I've gotten used to it over the years! I'll never find another wife as ugly and talkative as you! Don't leave me! Waaaaah..."
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