Chapter 1525: Vitality is rapidly draining away

Chen Guanlou looked at Qiu Gui with deep meaning.

He asked a very strange question: "Are you acting as Dou Anzhi right now, or are you being yourself?"

"Is there a difference?"

Qiu Gui braced his body to sit up.

He was very careful when sitting, for fear of touching the wound. In the end, he still inevitably touched the wound, causing him to gasp.

"The Ministry of Justice's sticks are indeed extraordinary."

He was still in the mood to tease.

Chen Guanlou looked at him with a half-smile. "Come, tell me the truth. I hope you can be 'truthful' and not add oil and vinegar. You also know that some people above are very serious, and they aren't as easy to talk to as I am. In your situation, if it were them, you would have already entered the torture room, and all 108 methods would have been used on you; no one could withstand that."

"Therefore, I am willing to confess!"

Qiu Gui looked like he would cooperate well, appearing harmless to humans and animals, having already discarded his sharp edges and corners.

"Tell me!"

Qiu Gui took a deep breath and said slowly: "Dou Anzhi was a very easy person to serve; he had no strange hobbies and no strange temper. Sometimes when we encountered difficulties, he would be considerate of us. Forgot to say, he even lent me ten taels of silver. I wanted to marry my wife, and the betrothal gift was at least ten taels. I saved more than ten taels of silver myself, but my father-in-law was greedy, and I was afraid it wouldn't be enough, so I borrowed ten taels from him. He said no need to repay it; just consider it a gift he gave!"

"So, when you returned home for mourning back then, you had actually planned to marry your wife?"

"Of course! I worked so hard to save money just to marry her. Most of my money was given to my family to pay off debts; it was really not easy to save more than ten taels of silver. Who could have thought, sigh... one wrong step leads to wrong steps!"

Chen Guanlou reminded the other party, "Don't rush to sigh; continue."

"On the way, we encountered a rainstorm, and everyone got sick. Dou Anzhi was the sickest, unable to get out of bed for a time. Later, the weather improved, and our bodies gradually improved. Bored, we went out for a stroll and came back to tell Dou Anzhi.

Dou Anzhi's condition was also improving; he was a person who couldn't stay idle. As soon as there were signs of recovery, he took us out. He had a cheerful, free-spirited, and unrestrained personality, and was quite literary; he could make friends wherever he went. Because of him, we met that noble young master."

Speaking of this, Qiu Gui stopped.

Chen Guanlou was dissatisfied. "Why did you stop?"

Qiu Gui said he was thirsty.

Chen Guanlou ordered the prison guard to send him water.

After drinking the water, Qiu Gui continued: "The noble young master's entourage wasn't big, but his overall air of distinction—one look and you knew he was noble beyond words. I've been in the capital for several years and have never seen such a noble person."

Chen Guanlou was half-believing and half-doubting.

A noble who couldn't even be seen in the capital could be seen in a remote area?

He didn't refute, but signaled for the other party to continue.

"Dou Anzhi talked happily with that noble young master; I didn't understand what they were talking about specifically. For the next few days, not in a hurry to rush, we stayed in Anzhou Prefecture; Dou Anzhi seemed to have forgotten about going home for the funeral and mourning, spending his days traveling and playing with the noble young master. We even stayed in the noble young master's villa. Bored, we were taken by the servants around the noble young master to a gambling den. The more than ten taels of betrothal money I had saved over several years, plus the ten taels Dou Anzhi lent me, were all lost. Lost completely."

More than ten years had passed, and mentioning it again, Qiu Gui's eyes were still red. Like a gambler who had lost his eyes.

"I can't figure it out; everyone gambled together, why did I lose the most miserably."

"What was the situation with the others?" Chen Guanlou asked curiously.

Qiu Gui sneered, his envy, jealousy, and hatred materialized. "They had wins and losses, and the wins and losses weren't big; they could all withstand it. Only I lost everything. Without the betrothal money, I couldn't marry my wife; my life was over! I..."

His emotions were very agitated; he buried his head, trying hard to relieve himself.

Chen Guanlou looked at the other party coldly.

He wasn't sure which sentence was true and which was false; his preliminary judgment was seven parts true and three parts false.

This truth... barely counted as the truth.

He couldn't be bothered to argue with the other party; after the other party's emotions stabilized, he urged the other party to continue.

"I don't know exactly how it happened. Anyway, one day, Dou Anzhi suddenly turned against that noble young master. At first, we all thought they just had a conflict and went to persuade Dou Anzhi. But Dou Anzhi cursed: 'You brat! Wolfish ambition! Pig and dog-like thing.' He also said, 'Sooner or later, you will die without a burial place.' We were all stunned by his anger; we had never seen him so angry, as if he wanted to kill someone. That day, we packed our luggage and left Anzhou Prefecture. I thought the matter ended there, but I didn't expect that this was just the beginning."

Qiu Gui sighed, seemingly unwilling to recall the events of that year. Then he remembered something; a look of genuine terror flashed in his eyes, and the next second his breathing became obstructed, looking as if he were about to kick the bucket.

Chen Guanlou had to help him breathe; a breath of energy entered Qiu Gui's body to save his life.

"What happened? Qiu Gui, what did you think of?"

Qiu Gui seemed dazed, but his eyes were still clear. "Two days later, the itinerary was delayed, and we could only stay overnight at a farmer's house in the countryside. In the middle of the night, we were surrounded... what noble young master, clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing, a man-eating tiger, a poisonous snake spitting its tongue... we... all died, all died! So much blood... so much..."

Qiu Gui couldn't catch his breath, looking like he was on the verge of death.

Chen Guanlou was shocked. "Quick, go invite Medical Official Mu, hurry!"

He felt Qiu Gui's vitality rapidly draining away.

What is going on?

Just as he got to the key point, how could such a strange situation occur?

Medical Official Mu was old and frail and couldn't run fast; he was almost carried by the prison guards.

"Old Mu, save him! He's not going to make it! I don't know what's going on either. You take a look."

Seeing Qiu Gui's state, Medical Official Mu was also startled. He couldn't care about talking and hurriedly stepped forward to insert needles. Mu Wenxu cooperated by giving medicine.

The grandfather and grandson worked hard to save Qiu Gui's life.

Chen Guanlou stood on the side, paying close attention to Qiu Gui's vitality.

The loss of vitality stopped, but it didn't stop completely. It was still running toward the edge of death, just at a slower speed.

The person was still alive, but, I'm afraid he wouldn't live for long.

Chen Guanlou gritted his teeth in anger!

He was watching personally, and he still fell into the trap!

"Old Mu, what is Qiu Gui's situation? Poisoned or something else?"

"Not poisoned!" Medical Official Mu frowned. "My preliminary judgment is that he is having a panic attack, causing palpitations."

"But, with you here, it shouldn't be that he can't be saved."

Medical Official Mu was expressionless and silent for a moment before saying, "I've heard of this situation before, if I remember correctly. There is a method to control people, combined with medicine, where restrictions are placed on the body. Once a keyword is touched, the restriction is triggered, and no medicine can cure it." ===== CHAPTER 1526 =====