Chapter 17 The Blind Doctor from the Neighboring Village
There was still some time before sunset, so Chen Dafu called on his companions to go back to the fields to work.
Several young men passed by Liu one after another, waving their fists threateningly.
"Bah! Shame on you!"
"It must be because I have done too many dirty things, so everything I see is dirty!"
"Hey, her husband, go back and check if he has been cuckolded for a long time?"
"We are all people with wives and children. We work hard to support our families and yet we are disgusted by you!"
"If I hear you spreading rumors again, I'll knock all your teeth out the next time I see you!"
Gu Laosan's family huddled together, and no one dared to say a word.
Liu was already shivering from the cold, and after this humiliation, she gasped for breath and fainted immediately.
Uncle Gu shook his head and sighed, sneering at himself, "I'm old and useless now."
"With my old face, I'll still be chased out!"
Mr. Gu was filled with anger, but he had nowhere to vent his anger.
He had no choice but to call on a few young men to quickly carry Liu and Gu Tiezhu back.
It's finally quiet.
The door of the west room was not locked. Gu Xixi just pushed it lightly and it opened.
The smell of blood became stronger.
She stepped over the threshold.
The windows were blocked by debris, and the light in the house was dim. You couldn't see anything clearly when you just came in from a bright place.
Suddenly, she was pulled into the house, and at the same time, she heard a bang and the door was closed tightly.
Gu Xixi's wrist was pulled so hard that it hurt. She subconsciously raised her hand and hit forward, "It hurts so much, let go!"
When my hand touched his chest, it was covered in a large area of wetness and stickiness.
This is... blood.
When I was collecting in the wild, I was bitten by a leech and my hands were covered in blood when I clapped my hands. That was the feeling.
Mu Nanzhao grabbed Gu Xixi's hands tightly, forced her arms above her head, and pressed them against the wall.
Gu Xixi frowned in pain and asked, "Are your injuries serious?"
Because just doing this little movement, just listening to his breathing, it was obvious that he was struggling.
Mu Nanzhao raised his hand and grabbed Gu Xixi's neck.
He touched her skin for the first time. It was delicate and smooth, just the right size to hold.
Unfortunately...
"You shouldn't have walked in and seen this."
Gu Xixi had difficulty breathing and dared not move.
"I won't ask you how you got hurt, and I'll keep it a secret for you. I swear!"
Mu Nanzhao leaned on Gu Xixi's shoulder and panted weakly for a few times, sneering, "Secret?"
"Unfortunately, in my experience, only the dead can truly keep secrets."
Gu Xixi felt the force on her neck slowly tightening and her heartbeat quickened.
Wouldn't she die earlier because she changed the plot? !
What else could she do? She forced herself to calm down, her mind racing.
Considering Mu Nanzhao's ruthlessness, why would he need such a blunt knife to cut the flesh?
He only needed one blow to break her neck.
Yes, as long as he hasn't really intended to kill.
Perhaps if she guessed his most pressing need at the moment, she would have a chance to save herself.
"I know..." Gu Xixi said with difficulty, "You won't kill me!"
Mu Nanzhao was startled, and his fingers relaxed slightly.
Gu Xixi took the opportunity to take a deep breath, "Because now, only I can help you!"
"besides……"
Mu Nanzhao released Gu Xixi's neck, but did not release his grip on her.
"Go on."
Gu Xixi said, "First, you can't just leave your injury alone."
"Secondly..." She glanced at Mu Nanzhao and gave it a try. "If your injury attracts someone you don't want to see, you will need my family, me, and the current relationship between you and me as a cover."
"As long as I'm here, you're the man I bought, Chen Fang."
After a moment's silence, Gu Xixi could even hear the sound of her own heart pounding.
Until she felt her hands loosen and the killer man in front of her took a step back.
She was sure that she had survived this time.
Mu Nanzhao tilted his head, his face hidden in the shadows, and his expression could not be seen.
“Being smart and sharp is sometimes not a good thing.”
"You know I'm so dangerous, aren't you afraid of getting involved with me?"
Gu Xixi rubbed her neck and said in annoyance, "Scared! I'm scared to death!"
"But now that it's like this, do I have a choice? Or rather, will you let me choose?!"
"And those people you provoked, will they let me choose when the time comes?"
She paced back and forth for a few steps, trying to calm her anger, and turned around to ask what to do next.
Then I saw Mu Nanzhao fall straight down...
Aunt Zhang washed herself clean, dipped a peach wood comb in some osmanthus oil that Xixi had given her as a gift, and combed her hair happily.
Then there was a loud slam of the door.
When she looked up, Gu Xixi had already appeared in front of her like a whirlwind.
"Auntie, hurry up! Go get the doctor!"
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Who would want to see a doctor this late? I told you I'm not hurt."
Gu Xixi said anxiously, "It's not you, it's... it's Chen Fang!"
She pulled Aunt Zhang up and walked out. "No time to explain. Didn't you say there was a blind old doctor in Shitou Village? This is him!"
In the past, in order to learn more about the place where she lived, Gu Xixi often pestered Aunt Zhang to tell stories.
This finally comes in handy.
Aunt Zhang asked in confusion as she was being pushed away, "You're talking about him?"
"Didn't I tell you that he was just bragging about being a miracle healer? No one believed him."
"He is blind with both eyes. No one except idiots, lunatics, and paralytics would be willing to let him treat his illness. Which kind person would dare to ask him to treat his illness?"
Gu Xixi said, "It's better if you can't see it."
"Just listen to me, go and ask him, and say it's just an external injury."
Aunt Zhang always obeyed Xixi's words, and left in a daze.
The home of the old doctor in Shitou Village is not far from here.
At sunset, Aunt Zhang came back, supporting the old doctor with one hand and carrying a large wooden box with the other.
The so-called miracle doctor is not as the one with silver hair and immortal appearance as described in the legend.
Instead, he was a skinny, thin old man with gray hair and beard, which were unkempt and dirty all over his head and face, making it almost impossible to tell what he really looked like.
Gu Xixi stepped forward to greet him, "Hello, old sir. Please come in."
The old doctor nodded and sniffed in the wind again.
"This person in your family is seriously injured. He's bleeding. Is he not dead yet?"
Aunt Zhang was displeased. "Pfft, pfft, it's really unlucky. If that really happened, why did I ask you to come?"
The old doctor laughed and said, "If he's not dead, then it's not too late."
Gu Xixi was afraid of scaring Aunt Zhang, so she asked her to boil some water and prepare some food.
The light in the west room was on, and Mu Nanzhao was still lying on the floor.
As soon as the old doctor entered the room, he seemed like a different person and his expression became serious.
He signaled to Gu Xixi that she didn't need any help, and she took a few steps forward on her own and accurately found her patient.
"scissors."
The blood-soaked clothes were cut open.
The flesh on Mu Nanzhao's chest was rolled up and blood was splattered all over, making it impossible to see the wound clearly.
Gu Xixi glanced at the old doctor.
Medical conditions are almost zero, and there is a blind village doctor who no one cares about.
If she, the supporting female character, kills the male lead, will it backfire on her?
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