Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Gu Xinyue was startled to see four or five skeletons at her feet. After calming herself down, she noticed seven or eight different torture instruments hanging on the wall in front of her. This ten-square-meter cellar was actually a secret interrogation room.

She looked inside and saw thick iron chains hanging on the wall, and a person lying on the ground with his limbs bound by chains. Judging from his curled-up body, he looked like a boy.

Gu Xinyue took a few steps forward and found the smell to be unbearable—a mixture of moldy, foul, and urine-like odors, which grew stronger the further she went. Everyone else covered their noses with their arms.

Since the boy was alive, she decided to save him. Gu Xinyue walked forward. Compared to the unpleasant smell, saving his life was more important. Gu Xinyue took out a handkerchief, covered her mouth and nose, and continued walking.

Xia He followed closely behind Gu Xinyue. Although she felt disgusted, she followed wherever her mistress went, and she also covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

Gu Xinyue squatted down and realized that the man was so thin that he was skin and bones. She placed her hand on his wrist, carefully took his pulse, and gave him a thorough examination.

He was poisoned by the cartilage-inducing powder, suffered from long-term malnutrition, and had very poor bodily functions. The poison had entered his internal organs.

What kind of torment did this boy go through? Without a strong will, he wouldn't have made it this far.

She quickly took out an antidote pill, intending to put it in the boy's mouth. His face was already disfigured; his complexion was as pale as paper, devoid of any color, his cheeks were deeply sunken, his cheekbones were high, his lips were cracked, and he was trembling slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he was too weak to make a sound.

Only those eyes, gleaming with light, felt incredibly familiar and dear to Gu Xinyue. Thankfully, her antidote pill dissolved instantly in his mouth; otherwise, swallowing it would have been a problem.

Gu Xinyue was shocked by his strong willpower. He had to save this boy. No, when she examined him just now, his bone age didn't seem like that of a teenager.

She immediately placed her hand on his wrist, and after a moment she confirmed that he was a man in his thirties.

She carefully examined the man's face, especially his eyes. He was nothing like the dashing and imposing father she remembered, yet his eyes felt so familiar and dear.

"Can you hear me? Blink if you can hear me."

Seeing the man blink with difficulty, Gu Xinyue's heart pounded wildly; she felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.

She choked out, "Are you my father? I am... Yue...'er." Tears streamed down her face.

When the man blinked again, Gu Xinyue trembled all over. She clutched her chest, the pain shooting straight to her head, and her heart ached so much that she couldn't breathe.

Xia He sensed Gu Xinyue's discomfort and hugged her tightly. Chu Yize stepped forward and asked, "Xinyue, what's wrong?"

"Father..." Gu Xinyue finally burst into tears, throwing herself onto the man and venting her emotions.

The man struggled to raise his hand and stroked Gu Xinyue's hair, his eyes filled with love and relief.

"Moon...don't cry...Father is alright..." The man's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.

The people in the secret room were shocked. Was that the general? They surrounded him. He had finally found the general! Overjoyed, tears of excitement welled up in their eyes.

When he saw the general's haggard face and body covered in wounds, so weak that he was powerless, he felt an endless pang of heartache.

Chu Yize gripped the general's hand tightly, wanting to offer warmth and comfort through his own strength. Gu Siming, seeing him, smiled, a smile brimming with trust and gratitude.

Gu An said, "Miss, this is refined iron, and we can't open the refined iron chain for the time being."

Upon hearing about the fine iron chains, everyone fell silent. Chu Yize was just about to arrange for someone to take his Azure Dragon Sword.

"I'll do it." Gu Xinyue wiped away her tears, trying to calm herself down. She knew that now was not the time to be sad; she had to get her father away from here as soon as possible.

She bent down, took out a short knife from her anklet, and handed it to Chu Yize.

When the blade was pulled out, the eyes of the men in the secret room lit up. This was the legendary Lingyue Blade, capable of cutting through iron like mud. They never expected it to be in Gu Xinyue's hands.

The pills took effect, and Gu Siming's complexion gradually regained some color.

With a series of clanging sounds, the iron chain broke, and Gu An picked up Gu Siming and rushed out.

Once everyone was in the kitchen, Gu Xinyue saw Gu Siming's tattered clothes. "Gu Ran, boil some water for Father to wash up. Brother Gu, you should know which room is the cleanest."

"Yue'er, I had Ling Qi take the clean clothes. They're in the other courtyard, very close by." Chu Yize looked at Gu Xinyue's red and swollen eyes with heartache. "Yue'er, your father has been found. You should cheer up and take good care of your father's health."

"Thank you. I'll leave the village once my father has finished washing. I just want to find my father. Please take care of the rest."

"it is good."

Gu Xinyue arranged for Gu Wu and Gu Yang to take Chun Tao and Shao Yao to Pear Blossom Lane and prepare a room, where the brazier was burning brightly.

Tell Xiahe to go back to the manor and have the coachman bring the carriage over.

The water was boiled and steaming. Gu Xinyue carefully handed the bottle of high-quality wound medicine to Gu Ran and instructed him to help Gu Siming bathe and wipe his body with Gu An.

In the courtyard of Pear Blossom Lane, Gu Siming's mental state had improved somewhat; he had even regained some strength and was able to sit up on his own.

Gu Xinyue fed Gu Sibai rice porridge spoonful by spoonful. After he had almost finished eating, she asked softly, "Father, do you want to see Grandfather?" Her voice revealed a hint of concern and expectation.

Gu Siming nodded slightly and answered in an extremely weak voice, "Yes." Although the poison in his body had been eliminated, he was still very weak, as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.

"Father, please take your medicine and rest well. We can talk about everything else after you recover. Don't worry, everything will get better." Gu Xinyue gently comforted her father, hoping to bring him some solace.

She knew that the most important thing now was to help Gu Siming recover his health as soon as possible, while other issues could be addressed later.

In the Qingfeng Courtyard of the Marquis of Changning's residence, Gu An told General Gu Yong that they had found it. Gu Yong was very excited. After five years, they had finally found it.

Hearing about Gu Xinyue's performance during the rescue, Gu Yong was very proud. Although Xinyue was a woman, her insight and courage were admirable to him. Her granddaughter was their family's lucky star; she cured his wife's illness, cured Gu Hui's congenital toxins, and cured her eyes. Now she had found her son and was treating him.

When he heard that his son had suffered terribly and was on the verge of death, and that no one recognized him as a general, tears blurred his vision.

The thought of spending five years in that environment made his heart ache so much he could hardly breathe. He longed to see his youngest son, whom he missed day and night, but he knew he couldn't act rashly. He had to find a way to ensure that Gu Siming wouldn't be tainted.