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Gao Cheng gulped down a mouthful of hot water with a "gudong", and while it was hot, he narrated what happened in the yamen's report to the officials today.

"In the county yamen, the county magistrate and the county magistrate interrogated us a lot. I don't understand anything about the black gambling house, and I can't explain it clearly. This case is recorded in the court file. What's wrong with this Under such circumstances, the yamen is unwilling to send yamen servants to raid the family gambling house..."

Pointing to He Qingqing, she said: "Thanks to the presence of Mr. He, he explained clearly the situation of the gambling house..."

Speaking of this, Liu Yanhan cast some appreciative glances at He Qingqing who was sitting by the charcoal basin warming the fire.

When He Qingqing raised his eyes, the two of them happened to meet each other.

She pretended to be indifferent and raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips, as if she was still protesting: "I told you to scold me earlier!"

"In the beginning, no one in the yamen was willing to go out of the house in the middle of the night to handle the case. It was Mr. He who tried his best to persuade the county magistrate to send people to seal up the gambling house overnight. people."

"Just like that, the county magistrate ordered a group of yamen servants to rush to the western suburbs to search the underground gambling houses."

Speaking of this, He Qingqing took over the conversation and continued: "Unfortunately, it was too late, after all, it was a step too late. By the time we rushed to the underground gambling house in the western suburbs with the yamen servants, the building was already empty, leaving only An empty underground cave..."

"After searching for a while, only some tools and objects left over for gambling were found. As for the dealers, gamblers, and gambling funds that opened the gambling workshop, there was not even a trace of them."

After hearing this, Liu Yanhan was a little unbelievable.

"No... Didn't catch anyone? How could this happen!" She continued to ask: "Then, what did the yamen say?"

He Qingqing spread her hands helplessly and answered.

"What else can we do? Let's just say that this case has been recorded in detail. In the future, the Yamen will definitely punish this kind of underground gambling house and send us back when we're done."

"Hmm..." Gao Cheng on the side heard this, and sighed regretfully: "The final situation is almost exactly what Mr. He said."

"Alas..." Knowing the unsatisfactory result, Liu Yanhan clenched her fists unwillingly.

She regretted and said: "It's all because we wasted too much time before. We should have reported to the officials as soon as we knew there was a black gambling house in the western suburbs. Otherwise, Senior Ma would have almost lost his life, and let this It really makes people itching to hate the gangsters who help eat people without spitting out their bones when they have time to escape."

Seeing Liu Yanhan's remorseful expression, He Qingqing began to persuade: "Forget it, it's beyond your and my control for things to develop like this, think about it!

This black gambling house is by no means a thing that exists in Xinggang Town for a day or two. Although the education here is strict and the laws are strict, it is not allowed to open a gambling shop on the surface, but no one can tell clearly about the dirty and dirty things in private. "

"I don't believe that this black gambling shop is so well-informed. Its business is in full swing on weekdays. Once it is searched by the yamen, it will close down. How is it possible! If no one secretly tipped off the news, ghosts will believe it!" He Qingqing said a little indignantly.

"You mean..." Liu Yanhan listened to He Qingqing's words, and seconded thoughtfully: "This underground gambling house is colluding with the yamen, guarding and stealing?"

"Hush..." Hearing Liu Yanhan's words suddenly, Gao Cheng was shocked and kept silent.

He said cautiously: "Mr. Liu, please don't talk so nonsense! You talk about the right and wrong of the yamen behind your back, and if you are exposed, you will be punished! Just now, Mr. He... with us, it's just a random guess, and it can't be true. .”

"Then what should we do now?" Liu Yanhan asked worriedly: "Let such a black gambling house that kills people be left alone? How many people like Ma Langzhong will be tortured and killed by them!"

"Alas..." Everyone sighed, helpless.

Seeing Liu Yanhan's frowning expression, He Qingqing could only try his best to persuade: "Everyone in the world is greedy. Wherever there is someone who wants to gamble, there will be underground black gambling shops. It is not something that a county government can do." Check it clean."

"Forget it, Mr. Liu, don't blame yourself too much, we have already done everything we can..."

Hearing what He Qingqing said, left and right felt a little better, Liu Yanhan nodded: "That's true, fortunately, Senior Ma is fine this time, it's a blessing among misfortunes."

She moved to the side of the charcoal basin and sat side by side with He Qingqing, picked up the tongs on the ground and fiddled with the scarlet charcoal fire in the basin.

A burst of flickering sparks curled up, bringing up a puff of blue smoke, which warmed the surroundings even more, and the orange-red flames shone on the faces of the two.

Liu'er, who had been quietly listening to everyone's conversation, looked thoughtfully at the two handsome young men in front of him.

He had always been suspicious of the identities of the two of them before, and he always felt that they were a little friendly, as if they had met somewhere.

Coupled with seeing with his own eyes that Mr. Liu possesses miraculous medical skills, he is now even more certain that this person is not just a gambler.

So Nai couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked, "Young Master Liu, Liu'er has some doubts in his heart, and he doesn't know whether to speak or not."

Liu Yanhan, who was rubbing his hands to warm himself by the fire, raised his head when he heard Liu'er's question, and glanced at the young man in front of him.

He Qingqing who was beside her looked up at Liu'er's serious look incomprehensibly.

I couldn't help but tease him again: "You little brat, why are there so many things going on every day, what should be said or not should be said, and if you have something to say, quickly say it, and if you have something to say, quickly ask. Talk half a sentence, hide half a sentence Who did you learn from? You have an old-fashioned look before you grow up, so be careful to make an old man in advance."

"You..." Seeing myself being teased again by this sharp-tongued Mr. He, I don't know if I'm at odds with him, it really hurts my teeth when I open my mouth.

"Forget it...don't make trouble with him..." Liu Yanhan used his elbow to gently turn He Qingqing who was beside him, trying to smooth things over calmly.

"If you have any doubts, just ask!"

Liu'er thought for a moment, then asked solemnly: "May I ask Mr. Liu if he knows about Xinyi Valley in Linfeng Mountain? What is your relationship with Hemei Medical Sage, the head of Xinyi Valley?"

Hearing what he said suddenly, He Qingqing and Liu Yanhan first looked at each other.

On the other hand, He Qingqing's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of saying something casually to prevaricate him.

Liu Yanhan patted He Qingqing's shoulder, signaling to be safe and not to be impatient.

She smiled lightly, knowing that when she rescued Ma Langzhong just now, her identity had already been revealed.

So, I told the truth: "Liu'er, to be honest, I am a disciple of Xinyi Valley, and Hemei Medical Sage is my teacher."

"Oh!"

At this time, Liu'erfang suddenly realized and sighed: "I said it's no wonder! You are so proficient in this procedure, if you are not a disciple of Xinyi Valley, no one else can do it anyway."

Then, he pointed to He Qingqing and asked: "Since your previous identity was false, what about this Mr. He? Is he also a disciple of your Xinyigu sect? He is a person who is practicing medicine, why would he know? There are so many tricky and treacherous techniques on the gambling path? Could it be that you Xinyi Valley disciples are all so dishonest?"

He Qingqing rushed to rectify his name: "Hey... you little boy, I didn't say that I was a disciple of Xinyi Valley, okay! Don't rush to help others misidentify their disciples."

"You...Aren't you a disciple of Xinyi Valley?" Liu'er sized He Qingqing carefully.

He asked suspiciously: "Then why did you get so close with Mr. Liu? It made others think that you were from the same school!"

"I won't change my name when I'm going, and I won't change my surname when I'm sitting..." He Qingqing patted her heart and said in a serious manner.

"I told you clearly from the beginning, my surname is He, the descendant of the gambling fairy He Zugong, and the disciples of Xinyi Valley are all surnamed Liu, my surname is He, what kind of disciples are from the same school? I really don't know if your little brain is really stupid or clever! "

"She is indeed not a disciple of my Xinyi Valley sect..." Liu Yanhan also responded to the testimony, thinking for a while and said: "She...she is my friend."

He Qingqing didn't forget to pour some cold water on Liu'er.

"Do you understand? You don't want to imitate others and pretend to be smart."

The more she heard what they said, the more Liu'er couldn't figure it out. Why did these two suddenly appear beside Master?It can't be out of admiration for Master's medical skills, right?

I thought about my master's impoverished appearance, his stubborn and irritable temper, and only a layer of goose bumps appeared on his body.

He secretly speculated: "The disciples of Xinyi Valley have excellent medical skills, so why do they need to admire Master's old stubbornness?"

Thinking of this, Liu'er couldn't help but trembled in his heart: "It's over, could it be that the two of you have some ulterior motive?"

So he put on a pitiful and helpless look, repeatedly evading and saying: "Two... two young masters deliberately concealed their identities and came to Xinggang Town. It's not as simple as asking for a prescription, right?"

"You have also seen that my master... he is just a poor old man..."

While talking, Liu'er pointed to the dilapidated medical clinic surrounded by poor pictures, and said pitifully: "Master has been addicted to playing money all these years, and he has lost to the end of his life. The family can't even eat. If you want to beat him What attention, I advise you to stop as soon as possible."

"We...we are so poor that we have nothing!" As he spoke, Liu'er's small face became bitter.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... look at your narrow-minded look!" He Qingqing watched from the side, and couldn't help but click her tongue.

"You brat will tell you with the heart of a villain and the belly of a gentleman, that Mr. Liu and I acted in an aboveboard manner. I told you the master and apprentice early in the morning. We are here to help friends find Believe it or not, the person who gave you the life-saving medicine is actually your family’s rotten master who repeatedly shirks it and even deceives the two of us, think carefully about it.”

"This..." Hearing what He Qingqing said, Liu'er also felt that it was true.

He changed his mind and thought: "If they really have ulterior motives, this Young Master Liu doesn't have to spend a lot of energy today to rescue the dying master who is seriously injured. In the past two days, the two of them have been begging the master for the life-saving prescription. He's a bad guy with a crooked mind."

In Liu'er's eyes, as long as he is a person who saves diseases and treats people, he is definitely not a heinous villain.

Even if there is a little bit of falsehood occasionally, it is due to unavoidable reasons and it is not a big deal.

Realizing that his words were inappropriate, Liu'er immediately bowed his head to make amends. "I'm being rude, I hope the two sons will forgive me!"

Seeing the sincere apology of the young man in front of him, Liu Yanhan looked at himself and He Qingqing in men's attire at the moment, and laughed dumbfounded.

She bluntly said: "It's okay, in fact, we concealed our identity first, and you should be suspicious."

She felt that it would be meaningless to continue pretending at this moment. Liu'er is a sincere and kind child. Instead of hiding it, she should tell the truth and try to get his understanding and help. "The prescription.

So he said frankly: "Liu'er, there is actually one more thing to tell you. I am actually a female disciple of Xinyi Valley. My surname is Liu and my name is Yanhan. I am not some Mr. Liu..."

She pointed to He Qingqing beside her and said: "This one is not Mr. He, she is the eldest lady of He Yuan's family in Nanyang City, and her name is He Qingqing."

"What? A woman?" Liu'er opened her mouth wide in surprise and rubbed her eyes vigorously.

Looking at the two young gentlemen in front of him no matter how good they are, he felt that the two had handsome faces, and if they were two women, they didn't look out of harmony.

He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have met two girls seeking medical treatment at the gate of the clinic the day before yesterday, but he had roughly dismissed them, and even had a big fight with one of them.

Not to mention that these two people felt kind-hearted when they first met, and they were reprimanded by their master for this, the original reason is this.

"Oh! I... I remember..." Liu'er scratched the back of his head while recalling, "You two, it was the two days before yesterday... two days ago, the two who came to seek medical treatment at the gate of the clinic, right!"

"Yeah, it's just us, you are such a noble person, you forget things!"

Seeing that the unlucky child finally remembered as if he had just woken up from a dream, He Qingqing did not forget to take the opportunity to make up a few words: "You dare to blackmail us with a gold ingot, you are really greedy for money."

"I..." was speechless for a while, and Liu'er blushed "shua".

Liu Yanhan said apologetically: "The two of us are out and about, and it is inconvenient for me to be a woman. I have no choice but to make such a bad plan. I didn't intend to deceive. I hope you can forgive me."

Hearing what she said, Gao Cheng, who had been sitting in front of the tea table, couldn't bear it any longer. He quickly said, "Hey Miss Liu, what are you talking about? You don’t have to go this far.”

Seeing the few people in front of him singing together, Liu'er realized later: "Oh! So you all know Mr. Gao! I was the only one in the valley before and after the co-authoring!"

Everyone cast caring glances at Liu'er in unison.

"Liu'er! You don't know something..." Afraid of any misunderstanding, Gao Cheng accepted the words and continued to explain to Liu'er.

"My father and your master had a quarrel over some trivial matters. Later, my father suffered from the "snake letter" sore, and your master refused to treat him out of personal anger. My father and son had nowhere to seek medical treatment, so I went to Miss Liu's door ..."

"It was she who showed great kindness and said that she would help my poor old father no matter what, and asked for a life-saving prescription. That's why she came to Xinggang Town. Your master always goes in and out of the underground gambling halls that don't see the light." It is inconvenient for these two girls to come and go, so they must have no choice but to disguise themselves as men, it is really embarrassing for the two of them, don't feel rude."

Liu'er was embarrassed by what he had said, he waved his hands and said repeatedly: "This... this... Mr. Gao, what did you say? I have been an old man with him all these years as a disciple, but in fact, it is not much better..."

As he said that, he was ashamed and ashamed: "It's my fault. I didn't fulfill my apprentice's duty of persuasion. It's because I didn't take good care of his old man. This time..."

As he said that, he glanced at the sleeping master who was lying on the bed, "This time, if the master can save the day and wake up safely, Liu'er, I..."

He patted his chest in a vow and promised: "I will definitely find a way to help you get the prescription for "Snake Faithful Son" from Master."

Liu Yanhan said to the boy with a slight smile.

"Success, with your words, we will feel more at ease."