171、The secret room
Xu Xiaole followed the visitor to turn around in the dark alley, crossed three or four small bridges, and jumped onto a small boat. The boat swept through the water and walked quietly for several miles, avoiding several gates, and finally stopped at the back door of a water-sided house.
The person who led the way knocked on the door seven times, and a slight sound came from inside. Someone suddenly pulled the door and opened the door a crack.
This kind of Jiangnan house is very common in Suzhou, and the layout inside is the same. Xu Xiaole entered the door and followed the people in front of him in the dark, touching the small house that was built. It was not counted when he got to this house. The two of them moved a floor cabinet to reveal the secret door below.
Xu Xiaole put his hand in his sleeve, pinched the ingot of gold, and said in his heart: They don’t avoid me in such a hidden place. Either they really treat me as their own person, or they want to kill me to silence me afterwards. Even if it’s really Zhang Daer, he wouldn’t believe me to this extent. It seems that I have to find a way to escape unstoppable.
"Brother Xiaole, Brother Big Ear is right below." The passerby pointed to the black passage below.
Xu Xiaole pretended to raise his foot and put it down again, saying, "I have been afraid of the darkness since I was a child. Can I light a candle?"
The lead person shook his head and said, "Brother Xiaole, then you can grab my belt and I'll go ahead." He said as he unbuttoned his belt and handed it to Xu Xiaole.
Xu Xiaole's heart was very fast. While taking the belt, he was preparing to suddenly attack the person who led the passerby halfway. He had already made up his mind to knock down the person behind him with one punch. He looked old and his legs were a little lame, so he should be better off. Then he turned around to deal with the person who led the passerby who was not up and down in this secret passage. As long as he kicked accurately, his advantage was still quite big.
But the back door cannot be left, the ship may not be still there, and the boatman must be their group.
Xu Xiaole saw that the guide had already reached into the tunnel, and suddenly a head arched out of the tunnel and forced the guide back.
The man's eyes had adapted to the darkness. He glanced at the three figures above and shouted in a low voice: "Xiaole, is it you?"
Xu Xiaole finally breathed a sigh of relief, it was indeed Zhang Daer.
Xu Xiaole said, "Big Er, are you okay?"
Zhang Da'er said: "I'm fine, but I'll ask you to save the life of a friend."
Xu Xiaole glared at the person who led the way: I can't even explain clearly.
Xu Xiaole said: "Why are you in such a place? Can't you do it outside?"
Zhang Da'er said: "This matter is hard to explain for a moment, please come down with me first."
Xu Xiaole followed Zhang Da'er down. He didn't really trust Zhang Da'er, but since Zhang Da'er appeared, the one he wanted to beat him might be strangled. It would be better to go and see what was going on. Moreover, Zhang Da'er did not show any murderous aura, and he would not have kidnapped him for dozens of taels of silver.
After the secret passage was over, it suddenly became clear, about three feet wide. Zhang Da'er groped and fired, and lit an oil lamp.
The oil lamp was like beans, illuminating the cellar. Three beds were placed along the wall. Three people were lying on the bed, motionless. It was the patient who needed Xu Xiaole to save his life.
Xu Xiaole stepped forward to look. The first one was lying on the bed, with an arrow stuck on his back, and the shaft had been broken, revealing white wooden stubble. The second one was lying back on the sky, with a weak breath and a bloody patch on his chest. From an inclined perspective, he should have suffered a severe injury. The third one had several holes on his body and no longer had blood.
Xu Xiaole stood in front of the bed of the third injured man and thought to himself: Can he still be alive? He reached out to touch the man's network, and after touching it, he knew it: It was indeed dead. He grabbed his arm and shook it, and the body was already stiff.
Zhang Da'er said nervously, "Xiaole, can you save me?"
Xu Xiaole's mouth twitched and went to explore the pulse of the two people in front of him. Finally, the two were not dead yet, but their lives were already hanging. He pointed to the dead and said, "That guy is buried very well. You can try these two people and quickly send me back to Changchuntang to get the equipment and medicinal materials."
Zhang Da'er hesitated a little: "Xiaole, just say whatever you want, I'll ask someone to buy it."
Xu Xiaole glared at him: "You may not be able to buy what I want." He said again: "If you can't trust me, you shouldn't have come to me."
Zhang Da'er nodded and said, "Of course I can trust you, but we are all people who lick blood from the edge of the knife, so we must be careful."
Xu Xiaole said impatiently: "What else can I delay? Send me back quickly! If you have a boat, you can take me directly to Guangfu Bridge. It will be too late! Also, these two people cannot stay here, they have to be delivered to a clean, ventilated and sun-sun room."
Zhang Da'er frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is too risky."
Xu Xiaole frowned and said, "Then you just watch them die here?"
Zhang Da'er had no choice but to instruct: "Send him to Guangfu Bridge."
Xu Xiaole turned around and left, and this time it was much easier to climb onto the secret passage. Zhang Da'er followed Xu Xiaole to the ground, took out a ingot of five taels of gold from his sleeve, and said, "Xiaole, I know you are careful and thought about it more carefully. This is a deposit, so don't think about it too much."
Xu Xiaole thought about it, took the gold and said, "It's okay, I'll take the money to see a doctor, so I won't think too much."
Zhang Da'er said again: "I didn't want to get you in, but Uncle He asked me to find you and said you will definitely keep the secret for us."
Xu Xiaole frowned: "Which uncle He?"
Zhang Da'er said: "It's the one I met at your house on August 15th."
Xu Xiaole didn't believe it: "Where did you meet him?"
Zhang Da'er didn't answer him, but said, "Uncle He also wants me to tell you: Blood Mushroom."
Xu Xiaole nodded. No one knew about He Shaoyang's use of mushrooms to treat blood dizziness, and it was even more impossible for a third person to know that Xu Xiaole saw the sea of blood after eating mushrooms. These three words are just unknown codes for Zhang Da'er, but for Xu Xiaole, it is an allusion that can prove his identity.
Since it was He Shaoyang's arrangement, Xu Xiaole was not worried that Zhang Da'er would do anything bad to him. After all, life was at stake. Xu Xiaole got on the boat from the back door and headed all the way to Guangfu Bridge. From Guangfu Bridge to Changchun Hall, the road was very close.
Xu Xiaole returned to the clinic, and most of the people were already preparing to rest in the room. He went directly to find Pharmacist Lu and asked him to open a warehouse to get honeysuckle, Forsythia and Purple Didin, which were the easiest cleaning medicines to deal with trauma. Considering that the two of them were seriously injured, some medicinal materials for replenishing blood and muscle production should be prepared.
Just looking at honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Purple Diding didn't know what was going on. Seeing Xu Xiaole preparing medicine for blood and muscle replenishment, he probably guessed it. He asked, "Xiaole, you haven't gotten into any trouble, right?"
Xu Xiaole didn't want to lie to him, but he didn't want to let He Shaoyang down. He said, "I'm my former partner, I've played on the street, and I lost half my life this time."
Pharmacist Lu nodded: "You are different from the past now. It's nothing to save such a person based on friendship, but don't be dragged down by others."
Xu Xiaole could hear the deep care of Pharmacist Lu and nodded, "I understand."
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