Qiu Liang's words were quite good. Tang Chen had no choice but to agree: "Okay, as long as you are happy."
When the two of them reached the northwest courtyard, Qiu Liang stopped without warning. Tang Chen couldn't see the expression on his face, so he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
After looking around, Qiu Liang frowned and whispered, "...it seems like something is wrong."
Hearing this, Tang Chen walked lightly into the courtyard. After standing in the courtyard and inspecting it for a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Something's wrong? There aren't any suspicious people around, and I haven't heard any strange noises. There are no extra footprints on the ground. It feels pretty normal to me."
Qiu Liang didn't notice anything extra, but he always felt that something was wrong, as if something was missing: "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but for safety's sake, you stand behind me for a while, and wait for me to go in, then follow me in."
"No need to go to so much trouble," Tang Chen said before he finished. Seeing Qiu Liang's eyes fixed on him, he swallowed subconsciously and swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue: "Okay, okay, when we're out and about, I have to listen to your opinion. Then you go first and I'll follow you. Is that okay?"
Qiu Liang nodded and said, "Okay."
The first door Qiu Liang pushed open was Su Zhirou's. After seeing that Su Zhirou was lying motionless on the bed and her breathing had no strange rhythm, he motioned Tang Chen to come in.
Tang Chen tiptoed to the side of the bed, glanced at Su Zhirou, then walked back and whispered, "It's indeed a bit strange. Zhirou should be awake at this time of the year. And why is Huangfu Xiong so quiet today? Could something have happened?"
"Bang!"
When Qiu Liang heard a strange noise coming from next door, he hurriedly signaled Tang Chen to be quiet. He picked up a silver hairpin from the dressing table in the room and hid it in his hand, then carefully pushed open the door of Huangfu Xiong's room next door.
However, when Qiu Liang came over, apart from Huangfu Xiong lying on the ground, there was no trace of anyone else. After Qiu Liang put the silver hairpin back into his sleeve, he called Tang Chen in: "...There are no strange people in here, come in."
Tang Chen watched Huangfu Xiong collapse to the ground, while Qiu Liang, standing beside him, only searched around the room aimlessly. He then rushed over, checked his breath and pulse, and breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Zairong had told him that Huangfu Xiong had been working tirelessly day and night to find a way to deal with the Shengxi Gu. The sound he'd just made was likely caused by a sudden bout of hypoglycemia, exhaustion, and the resulting fall that knocked over the teacup on the table. "He's still breathing. Could he have been so exhausted that he fell asleep while standing?"
Qiu Liang looked around the room for clues and replied, "It doesn't look like it. There are fresh scars on his back. He must have been knocked unconscious."
When Tang Chen heard Qiu Liang say this so calmly, his nerves suddenly tightened. The back of the head is not a place that anyone can hit. If it is mild, the person will fall into a coma. If it is more serious, it can be fatal.
"Oh my god, you're still okay after getting hit on the back of the head. It might even be fatal. Go call the doctor! And call that dazed Grand Tutor. Something big has happened in his camp. It's better not to rush into a relationship. To be frank, Zhirou isn't the most important thing right now. We have to wake Huangfu Xiong up quickly and have him take a good look to see if he's lost anything."
Despite Tang Chen's urging, Qiu Liang remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard her words. A moment later, Qiu Liang's eyes suddenly lit up again. Coming to his senses, he clapped his hands in sudden realization and said, "...I know what's missing here!"
Tang Chen gently patted his heart, which was pounding from the sudden slap, and asked helplessly, "What did you find out? If you have something to say, just talk it over. Don't get excited, don't get excited."
Qiu Liang replied: "Huangfu Bin, Huangfu Bin is missing."
Tang Chen said, Huangfu Bin is not a dead object like these tables and chairs. He can walk and jump. He can't stay in the same place forever. "Huangfu Bin is also a human being. What if he is going to eat now? I don't think this assumption is tenable. You should go find Shi Zairong first. Fortunately, he lives not far from here. It's okay for you to leave me for a while. Come back quickly."
Qiu Liang warned, "Then be careful. If you see or hear anything strange, shout immediately. When I came here just now, I saw a patrol team around."
"clear!"
...Huangfu Xiong, who was unconscious on the bed, slowly got rid of the nightmare with the help of the silver needles in the doctor's hand and slowly opened his eyes: "..."
Tang Chen saw that the person had woken up and said excitedly, "Ah, he finally woke up!"
"Let me see." After seeing him open his eyes, the doctor did not rush to remove the needle. He took a leisurely look at his eyes and checked other parts of his body before quickly withdrawing the needle. "It's okay. You'll recover after a short rest."
Shi Zairong closed the folding fan in his hand and said, "You've worked hard. You should go back and rest first. I'm really sorry to call you here during lunch."
The doctor was somewhat flattered. Normally, wouldn't the Grand Tutor have adopted this attitude in such a situation? He had said that since the two girls arrived in town, his temper had calmed down considerably, which had made it difficult for them to adapt. "Grand Tutor, that's quite polite. If it's nothing urgent, I'll go back and make the pills."
"Go ahead."
Seeing that Huangfu Xiong had regained consciousness, Hong Yu hurriedly asked, "Brother Huangfu, why did you suddenly fall to the ground? If Achen and the others hadn't discovered you earlier, who knows what would have happened."
When Huangfu Xiong heard that it was Tang Chen who saved him, something was clearly wrong on his face. He remembered that when he fainted, his father seemed to be still talking to him. How could it be Tang Chen who saved him? It was strange.
Although he was filled with doubts, he still wanted to express his gratitude: "Thank you, ma'am. I might have been too tired recently and fell asleep accidentally. By the way, where is my father? Why can't I see him?"
Tang Chen glanced at Qiu Liang and asked, "Could it be that he has always been with you?"
Huangfu Xiong nodded and said, "In order to research the method to kill Shengxi Gu, of course he has been with me. Did something happen to my father?"
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