Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Xiao Zuochen spent three days in the City Lord's Mansion dealing with the funeral, and after telling Wei Chao some things, he left to return to Shura Road. While his mother was away, he asked to verify some things. Wei Yang was going to follow him before leaving, but Xiao Zuochen felt that if Wei Chao wanted to succeed the position of City Lord smoothly, Wei Yang had to assist him, so he didn't let her follow.

This was Chu Yao's first time at Shura Road, but Xiao Zuochen was in no mood to take him on a tour. Wei Changmei happened to have nothing to do, so he asked her to take Chu Yao around.

This time, the guards from Shura Road and Yanluo were taken to Tai'an City by Concubine Yun. Originally, there were guards guarding here besides them, but now there was no one there. Xiao Zuochen was even more confused. However, since no one was around, he could go to the study to search.

After slipping into the study, Xiao Zuochen immediately closed the door and looked around. The layout of the study was no different from before, except that it was now covered with his mother's things.

Xiao Zuochen casually flipped through the desk but didn't find anything useful. There were still some ashes of burnt paper in the small pot beside the table. He didn't know from whom the letter had been received.

After searching the desk, Xiao Zuochen was about to walk to the bookshelf to check it out, but he heard some noises coming from all around. Xiao Zuochen thought someone was coming in from outside the yard, so he subconsciously stopped and looked at the door. One second, two seconds, three seconds...there was no movement outside the yard, and no one came in. Thinking he had heard wrongly, Xiao Zuochen continued to search.

"save..."

"Clang-"

This time, Xiao Zuochen was sure that he heard someone talking, and he was so scared that the book in his hand fell to the ground. He pricked up his ears and carefully looked for the source of the sound.

"help me..."

Xiao Zuochen was stunned. The sound seemed to come from behind the bookshelf. He listened carefully again and found that it was indeed the sound behind the bookshelf, so he asked.

“Is there someone behind the wall?”

When I asked at the beginning, there was no response. It was a long time before the voice calling for help came from the other side of the wall again.

Xiao Zuochen only knew that the other side of the study was next to a mountain, so the sound could not have come from the next room, so there must be a secret passage behind the bookshelf. Generally speaking, the switch of the secret passage is also designed on the bookshelf. Xiao Zuochen began to search the bookshelf with both hands at the same time, moving every book, but he did not find anything like a switch after touching everywhere.

He deliberately stood at a distance and scanned the entire bookshelf. There was indeed nothing on the bookshelf except books.

Isn't it on the bookshelf?

Xiao Zuochen shifted his gaze from the bookshelf and scanned the other furnishings in the room. Apart from the bookshelf, the most conspicuous thing in the room was the table in the middle. He walked to the table and started groping again until he found a bulge under the table. He leaned over and found that it was a mechanism in the shape of a copper turtle. He slowly turned it half a circle and heard a "click, click" sound from the bookshelf. Then the door of the bookshelf slowly opened to both sides until it was open to the width of three people.

Xiao Zuochen stood beside the table and looked inside, but it was pitch black inside and he could not see anything. Although there was some light shining in from the entrance of the secret passage, it was not enough to see anything.

"help me..."

A weak cry for help came from the secret passage, and Xiao Zuochen heard it clearly. He took out a tinder from his arms, picked up the candle on the desk and lit it, then put the tinder back in his arms and walked into the secret passage holding the candle. Looking around, Xiao Zuochen found a man with disheveled hair lying in the blind spot behind the door. Xiao Zuochen moved closer and found that the man was still alive except for his chest and stomach, which were still rising and falling, and his limbs were completely unable to move.

"Xiao..."

The man seemed to want to call Xiao Zuochen's name. Did they know each other?

Xiao Zuochen moved closer, the candlelight reflected on the man's face, but the man's features were obscured by his hair, which was mixed with scabs of blood. Xiao Zuochen frowned and reluctantly used his sleeve to rub his barely-open hair. It would not matter if he didn't push it away, but once he did, he was shocked.

"Mr. Shadow!"

The man on the ground was a little excited and anxious when he saw Xiao Zuochen recognized him, and he was growling in his throat but couldn't hear anything clearly. Xiao Zuochen could only comfort him and tell him not to worry.

Xiao Zuochen wanted to help him up, but when he pulled up his arms, he found that Mr. Ying's arms were completely weak. He touched up along his arms and found that he couldn't feel any bones at all. Xiao Zuochen was shocked and touched Mr. Ying's legs again, but the result was the same. He looked at Mr. Ying in disbelief. Mr. Ying knew that Xiao Zuochen had discovered his miserable condition, and his eyes were filled with tears. He whimpered and wanted to say something.

"I'm sob... "

"Save you first!"

Xiao Zuochen didn't dare to pull his limbs, nor could he carry Mr. Ying, who was heavier than himself, in a princess carry. He could only pull the clothes on Mr. Ying's shoulders and drag him out slowly. But Xiao Zuochen, who had never done heavy work, couldn't bear it. He was sweating profusely just by dragging him to the door of the study. Xiao Zuochen looked at the stone road outside. If he really dragged Mr. Ying outside for a circle, he might die.

What should I do? Xiao Zuochen suddenly felt that he had always relied on the guards and Yanluo to accomplish things. Without them, he could not do anything. Sighing, Xiao Zuochen turned his head and said to Mr. Ying.

"Sir, Zuochen has tried his best. I really can't hold you up, so I can only let you down for a while."

Mr. Ying didn't know what he was going to do, but he still nodded hard. He just wanted to survive now.

So, Xiao Zuochen brought a quilt from the nearest room, slowly lifted Mr. Ying's body, stuffed the quilt under him, and covered him with another quilt. After doing all this, he was sweating again, but Xiao Zuochen did not stop. He fetched a basin of water and some commonly used external medicines, and carefully treated Mr. Ying's wounds. Before he finished applying the medicine, Mr. Ying spoke first.

"Water...water."

"Okay, right away!"

Xiao Zuochen put down the medicine in his hand again, poured a cup of tea and fed it to him. Mr. Ying fell asleep after drinking the tea.

It was not until dinner time that Chu Yao and Wei Changmei came back and were frightened to see Mr. Ying lying on the ground. Xiao Zuochen briefly explained the situation to them, and Wei Changmei expressed his doubts.

"A few days ago, I heard Mr. Ying tell my mother that we should send troops to Tai'an City to rescue you, but my mother reacted very strongly at the time and seemed reluctant. Later, my mother took many people with her. I thought my mother must have agreed with Mr. Ying's opinion, but she didn't see him before leaving. It turns out..."

"Goo~"

Xiao Zuochen's stomach suddenly growled and he covered his mouth awkwardly. Seeing this, Chu Yao immediately wanted to go out.

"Where are you going?"

Xiao Zuochen asked.

"Just now Changmei asked me to buy some food, I'll go get it!"

"it is good."

Chu Yao then understood why Wei Changmei had bought so much food outside just now, but why was Shura Road suddenly empty?