Li Qingluo blinked and looked at Pan Li with a half-smile, asking her, "What did you know?"

Pan Li's eyes welled with tears as she choked out a sob, "I'm not me... but I'm also me... Could it be that you could really guess something so unbelievable? How is this possible!?"

They didn't say it explicitly, but Pan Li could feel that Li Qingluo knew who she was.

This was what shocked her even more.

Li Qingluo: "Alright, let's talk about this after we get out alive. The most urgent thing right now is to get out of this Pei family dungeon and find out whether this person is a friend or foe."

She looked up at the man who had saved them. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable, strange sense of familiarity towards him...

The beautiful general's mansion.

Old Madam Pei paced back and forth anxiously, her brows furrowed tightly with a frown that she couldn't let go.

There was a noise at the door, and she immediately looked up and saw it was Nanny Zheng running over.

Madam Pei immediately asked anxiously, "What's going on? Is there any news about Luo'er?"

Nanny Zheng shook her head in shame.

"Old Madam, because of the fire in the west of the city, there are too many people there today. It's hard to find any useful clues there now."

"Who on earth took advantage of this opportunity to take the girl away? This matter... this matter is like looking for a needle in a haystack for us!"

Mrs. Pei stepped back heavily and was supported by Ying'er.

"Madam? You, don't be anxious..."

Madam Pei shook her head sadly.

"Luo'er, my Luo'er... I hope nothing happens to you. Oh, right? Aren't the people from Prince Su's Mansion helping to look for you? Don't they have any clues?"

At this time, Madam Pei didn't care about asking Prince Su to stay away from Luo'er. As long as Luo'er could come back safely, nothing else mattered.

She took two more steps forward and said, "If not, I will go and ask His Royal Highness Prince Su personally!"

Madam Zheng: "Old Madam, His Royal Highness Prince Su has been away from Jinling City for the past two days...so when we went to Prince Su's Mansion to inform him of this matter and ask for his help, there was only one guard named Pofeng."

"The guard has personally led people to search for her, but... they can't do it in a high-profile manner. After all, if this matter gets out, it will be bad for the girl's reputation... Even if they find her, what will they do in the future?"

Madam Pei: "What's the point of reputation at this point!? I just want Luo'er alive!! Wasn't her reputation already ruined by her parents, father, and brother? What else matters?! Find her, do it with all the fanfare and noise!!"

Madam Zheng then said, "Yes, I'll do it right away!"

After Nanny Zheng left, Nanny Zhang came in again.

Madam Pei had already fallen into a chair. When she saw Aunt Zhang, she asked, "Where's Aunt Deng? How is her injury?"

Nanny Zhang looked a little hesitant: "He is awake, Madam... Nanny Deng said she has something to tell you..."

Madam Pei waved her hand. "Don't even bother asking for apologies now. She nearly lost her own life. How can I blame her for not swearing to protect Luo'er?"

Nanny Zhang: "It's about the clues related to the girl's disappearance. Nanny Deng just said that she remembered something important. But she wants to tell you personally, Madam..."

Madam Pei stood up immediately: "Why are you telling me now? Take me to see her!"

When Mrs. Pei rushed to Nanny Deng's room, Nanny Deng's injuries had already been bandaged.

She saw Madam Pei struggling to half stand up and said, "Madam, that knife is from the Pei family!"

Mrs. Pei didn't understand for a moment.

"What did you say? What Pei family knife?"

Madam Deng hurriedly explained, "The knife that stabbed me was the one I knew clearly and was absolutely certain of. It was the Pei family's knife!"

Mrs. Pei stood there in shock for a moment, without reacting.

Matron Deng quickly explained, "All of the Pei family's knives have special markings on their tips. Although I haven't seen one in decades, it just occurred to me that this is a uniquely Pei family knife."

"I looked down and saw the tip of the knife, but I was a little confused, so I didn't remember it immediately. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. Could it be that the Pei family kidnapped the girl?"

"Also, the girl was taken away from this old servant without making a sound... Does the old lady still remember the rosemary powder?"

Aunt Zhang immediately chimed in, "Rosemary powder? I remember it!"

"Back when we were still on the front lines, the old Duke was accompanied by a woman from the Western Regions. This woman was mysterious and said to be a witch doctor, but she had all kinds of strange tricks. She had a drug that could make people lose consciousness instantly with just a touch of a fingernail, leaving them unresponsive, as if they were asleep."

"This thing is called Rosemary Powder!"

Aunt Deng: "Indeed. This thing is colorless, odorless, and insensible, making it extremely terrifying! Old Madam, you used to dislike this witch doctor, thinking her methods were sometimes too cruel and bizarre. But what if, what if the young lady was poisoned by the rosemary powder this time?"

Madam Pei: "Are you saying that this witch doctor from the Western Regions has been staying at the Pei family all these years?"

Madam Deng: "I don't know, but the girl's disappearance must be related to the Pei family!"

"One more thing. The young lady saw the eldest daughter of the Pan family several times today. Before she disappeared, she also happened to see the eldest daughter of the Pan family."

Aunt Zhang: "Then I will go and find out if the girl from the Pan family is also missing."

Madam Pei raised her hand weakly: "Go, go quickly."

After Nanny Zhang left in a hurry, Madam Pei also turned around and walked out slowly.

"Someone, come! Put on your armor and go to the Pei family!"

Li Qingluo and Pan Li walked in the narrow and dark passage for an unknown period of time. Pan Li could not walk any further and finally sat down on the ground.

"I can not make it……"

Pan Li: "I'm hungry and tired... If I keep walking like this, I'll die..."

Li Qingluo was actually very tired too.

They had been dealing with those people and Pei Sanlang in the dungeon for so long, and had been walking non-stop in this secret passage for at least an hour.

At this moment, my feet are so painful that I almost lose feeling.

She glanced back at the road behind her.

When there seemed to be no footsteps following, she looked up at the person in front of her and said, "Sir, may we... rest here for a while?"

The man kept walking very slowly.

He also seemed very tired. Li Qingluo had seen him stop and rest for a moment several times, leaning against the wall.

Hearing the voice behind him, he half turned around and said, "Okay."

Li Qingluo then let Pan Li sit down while he looked around.

Li Qingluo touched the dampness on the wall.

Then I listened with my ear tilted, and finally heard a ticking sound a little behind me.

She immediately took out a lighter and blew it up, then saw water dripping from the corner of the wall from time to time.

Li Qingluo quickly took out the handkerchief from his arms and used it to catch the water drops.

But the water drops were too slow and too few, and Li Qingluo waited for a long time before the handkerchief was only half wet.

But it's better to have it than not.

She quickly stood up and returned to Pan Li: "Come, wet your lips and wipe your face."

Pan Li took it without saying a word and covered her mouth with it.

Li Qingluo returned to his previous position, caught a few drops of water with his fingers, and wiped them directly onto his mouth.

The tall and thin man who had been watching her do this quietly suddenly burst into a violent coughing fit.

"Cough...cough...cough..."

Hearing the sound, Li Qingluo was afraid that he would cough himself to death.

Then, he seemed to be suddenly unable to breathe, taking deep breaths and looking extremely painful.

After all, this person appeared and saved himself and Pan Li. Although Li Qingluo didn't know what this person's purpose was, he still quickly stood up and went over to ask sincerely, "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

The man weakly pointed to his waist. Li Qingluo saw that it was really inconvenient for him to do it himself, so he said, "Then I'm sorry."

She first handed the tinder to Pan Li beside her, then stepped forward and lifted the thick outer layer of fur on the man's body, and saw that he indeed had a water bag hanging around his waist.

Li Qingluo quickly took down the water bag, but the man shook his head: "The medicine... is in my arms..."

The medicine in my arms?

Li Qingluo did not dare to hesitate and reached out to feel in his arms, and sure enough, he felt a medicine bottle.

She quickly took out the medicine and poured one into her palm.

At this time, the man started coughing violently again.

Li Qingluo paused, then reached out and patted the man on the back. "Are you okay? How many pills do you want to take?"

"One...one pill will do."

Li Qingluo helped him take the pill, and miraculously, after just a moment, he actually became much calmer.

Is this medicine really a panacea?

"If the girl doesn't mind, you can use this water."

How could Li Qingluo dare to despise it?

She and Pan Li didn't know how long they had been abducted here. Not only were they starving, but they were also losing strength because they hadn't had water for so long.

At this time, they could no longer care about the difference between men and women, and both of them quickly drank the water in the water bag.

However, no one dared to drink too much. Each person took a few sips and then returned the drink to the man.

"May I ask your name, sir? Why did you save us today?"

"Also, this is the Pei family dungeon. How did you know this place? Could it be that you are also a member of the Pei family?"

Now that they were already here, Li Qingluo asked directly.

At this moment, in the dim light, this person slowly raised his head and looked towards Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo also looked at him.

This person's appearance made her feel somewhat familiar, but where had she seen him before?

She seemed unable to remember it at all.

He looks a bit feminine, with unusually beautiful eyes and nose.

His body looked so weak that he seemed to be having difficulty even breathing.

Who is he?

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