That would be even better.
He Jiuniang nodded repeatedly, put away Gou'er's gold lock, and then rushed into the acrobatic troupe to find someone.
Qin Jian disregarded everything else, sending a team of men to follow her and another to inform his sworn brother to handle personnel matters. He himself dared not delay and hurried to the capital.
Arresting people, searching for people; the sounds of horses' hooves, cries, and curses rose and fell.
The streets were in complete chaos.
He Jiuniang was also in a state of agitation and couldn't wait for the soldiers to make their move. She grabbed a member of the acrobatic troupe and took him to a corner for interrogation.
They directly stuffed a pill into the man's mouth. The pill melted instantly, making it impossible to spit out, and it took effect quickly, causing the man to be in excruciating pain.
"Tell me honestly, were you responsible for the children who went missing in the city?"
He Jiuniang pinned the person against the wall, her eyes flashing with intense killing intent.
The man began to feel pain all over his body, especially inside, as if thousands of maggots were tearing at his flesh.
Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and refused to speak, which further proved that the child's disappearance was indeed related to them.
He Jiuniang had no patience for him at all, and pulled out a dagger to stab him.
Each cut penetrates to the bone, yet none are fatal.
"Will you tell me or not?"
As He Jiuniang asked, she plunged the knife into the man's flesh again, even turning the handle.
The group of guards left behind by Qin Jian stared in disbelief. How cruel!
They had initially thought that their boss, who had been frequenting the clinic lately and getting along very well with this woman, might be a good match if they could get married. But now it seemed better to forget about it; their boss was probably no match for this woman, which was too frightening.
The man had never seen such a ruthless woman. He wanted to bite his tongue and end his life, but his body seemed to have no will to obey him, and he didn't even have the strength to bite his tongue.
Yet the sensations in his body were so clear; the pain made him gasp for breath, feeling like he couldn't live or die.
"Give me a quick death... I... I'll tell you..."
He spoke with his breath, panting heavily and rolling his eyes, looking like he was half-dead.
You have no right to bargain with me!
He Jiuniang grabbed his hair and slammed his head against the wall. She sneered and said, "You don't have to talk. I can keep torturing you like this. You'd better pray that my son is alright. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to make you suffer a hundred times more than you are now."
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
This man was truly afraid of her, and disregarding the organization's instructions, he revealed all the information he knew.
"There's a Taoist temple a hundred miles outside the north gate. Those children will be sent there to have their heart's blood extracted to make elixirs..."
He Jiuniang's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "Refine your mother's elixir!"
She tossed the men to the guards standing nearby and said, "Split into two groups. One group will come with me, and the other will take these scum back. Remember to leave them alive."
As she spoke, she poured out a bottle of medicine and threw it to one of the guards, saying, "Feed them this if they misbehave."
She can save the dog by herself, but there must be other children there, so naturally the more people the better.
After saying that, he snatched a guard's horse, leaped onto it, and headed straight for the north gate.
The guards realized what she meant and quickly did as she said, while a small group of men hurriedly followed.
Lu Baichuan was also paying attention to the missing children incident and was waiting for Qin Jian to return to ask him what was going on when someone came to inform him that Qin Jian had gone to the capital and handed over the missing children case to him.
Fortunately, he took his medicine yesterday and today, and his health has improved significantly, so he was able to keep up with his business today.
He thought to himself that once this matter was resolved, he would go see the female doctor, not necessarily to cure him, but at least to ensure that it wouldn't interfere with his normal work.
Lou Chong and a group of men went to the crime scene. On the way, they encountered a group of people escorting the acrobatic troupe back. The captain said, "Third Master, we have found out that the children were kidnapped at a Taoist temple a hundred miles outside the North Gate. Doctor He's son was also there. She is currently leading a group of men to catch up with them."
How could a woman like her catch up with him like that?
Lu Baichuan was afraid that something might happen to her, so he led his men to chase after her, thinking that the woman probably wasn't very good at riding a horse, and that he should be able to catch up if he moved quickly.
In reality, He Jiuniang's horse was practically flying, leaving the group of men far behind, who could only follow her and eat her dust.
This was the first time they had ever seen such a remarkable woman. Not only was her medical skill exceptional, but she was also an excellent horsewoman. Moreover, the fact that she dared to go and save people like that meant she must be quite skilled as well.
This makes it easier to understand how she managed to save their leader during their escape from famine.
One hundred li is just the distance from outside the city to the foot of the mountain. The Taoist temple is halfway up the mountain, and there is still a climb to make.
After two hours of fast riding, we finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. It was already late afternoon, and the Taoist temple should be preparing dinner, as we could see wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys.
In order not to alert the enemy, they had to go up the mountain secretly, otherwise, if they disturbed those people inside, they might become desperate and harm the children.
Suddenly, He Jiuniang recalled what that person had said: refining elixirs...
So, it's also possible that they weren't cooking, but preparing to harm the children!
Thinking of this, He Jiuniang couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
This was the first time she had felt panic and fear since coming into this world. The dog was her son, born into the original owner's body, and whom she had rescued and raised herself. They shared the same blood and he was a continuation of her life.
She couldn't even imagine what crazy things she would do if something really happened to the dog.
"Dr. He, please slow down and don't rush. There's still something strange going on on this mountain. Let's go ahead and scout ahead first..."
She jumped off her horse and headed up the mountain. The guards behind her were worried that something might happen to her, so they rushed forward to persuade her to stay. He Jiuniang waved her hand and said, "No need. Just take care of yourselves."
After thinking for a moment, she took out several packets of compressed biscuits from her pocket and tossed them to everyone, saying, "Everyone must be hungry. Eat some dry rations to tide you over. We still have a tough battle to fight later!"
Looking at the square cookies in their hands, the group didn't suspect anything and stuffed them into their mouths. They had been following Qin Jian to track down this group of people since last night, and they hadn't even had a sip of water, let alone eaten.
At this point, no one would wonder why He Jiuniang carried so much dry food with her; they assumed it was for when she went out to treat patients.
However, these cookies were really good. They had a light peanut flavor, and although they were only the size of a palm, they were very filling. Everyone felt energized again.
Even so, this group of grown men still couldn't catch up with He Jiu Niang, and could only secretly compete with each other, gritting their teeth as they chased after her.
Suddenly, He Jiuniang in front stopped.
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