"Qianying, I heard Young Master Ouyang was injured. Is he alright? Is it serious?"
Su Yuxi walked over and linked her arm with Gu Qianying's.
Gu Qianying looked at her and said, "He's fine."
"That's good, I was so scared."
Saying that, Su Yuxi turned to Meng Qinghua, "What about you? Are you injured?"
Gu Qianying could tell that Su Yuxi was very concerned about Meng Qinghua.
She subtly released Su Yuxi's arm and turned to look at Meng Qinghua, "Su Cheng can accompany me. You two chat."
She didn't want to disrupt the budding romance between Meng Qinghua and Su Yuxi.
"No! It's too dangerous. I'll accompany you too."
Meng Qinghua grabbed Gu Qianying's wrist, almost instinctively.
In his eyes, Gu Qianying was like a sister and a close friend.
He was not someone who would abandon his friends for a romantic interest.
Moreover, given the current situation, the mansion was fraught with danger.
He wouldn't let Gu Qianying venture alone.
Seeing Meng Qinghua grab Gu Qianying's wrist, Su Yuxi's expression changed.
Her eyes flashed with a cold glint.
"Yes, that madman is very dangerous. We should all accompany you."
Su Yuxi walked over, subtly pried Meng Qinghua's hand away, and continued to link her arm with Gu Qianying's.
Gu Qianying looked at Su Yuxi.
Something seemed off about Su Yuxi at the moment.
"What's wrong? Qianying, why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"
Su Yuxi smiled at Gu Qianying.
Her demeanor and expression were no different from before.
Even her familiarity with Gu Qianying seemed unchanged.
"No, I just think you're beautiful."
Gu Qianying said casually.
Seeing that Su Yuxi seemed normal, Gu Qianying wondered if she was overthinking things.
She suppressed her doubts.
This time, Gu Qianying didn't shake off Su Yuxi's hand and walked with her towards the backyard.
Meng Qinghua and Su Cheng followed behind.
Unbeknownst to Gu Qianying and Meng Qinghua, Su Yuxi and Su Cheng exchanged a glance where they couldn't be seen.
Meanwhile.
In the room where Ouyang Qinglin was resting.
The elderly Su couple kept vigil in the room.
As night fell, a dark shadow flashed past the window.
The elderly Su couple did not notice, nor did they see it.
Ouyang Qinglin, who was resting with his eyes closed, also didn't notice.
However, Ouyang Qinglin, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
His eyes were vacant, and a strange voice echoed in his ears.
At this moment, a peculiar scent wafted in through the crack in the door.
The elderly Su couple, who were drinking tea, suddenly fainted upon smelling the scent.
Just then, Ouyang Qinglin, who was lying on the bed, sat up and got out of bed.
His eyes were vacant, and his movements were stiff.
He opened the door and walked out.
About half an hour later, he returned from outside.
Upon his return, he seemed unchanged.
He closed the door, lay back on the bed, and closed his eyes.
A moment later, the elderly Su couple woke up simultaneously.
"What happened? Why can't we sleep?"
Old Master Su touched his neck and looked around the room.
Old Madam Su also looked around, equally bewildered, "Old man, are we just too tired that we fell asleep?"
"Perhaps?"
Old Master Su was puzzled but could find no other reason.
"In that case, old man, you go rest first. I'll keep watch here."
Old Master Su shook his head, "No, why don't you rest, and I'll keep watch?"
Old Madam Su refused, "No, your health is important, sir. You go rest, and I'll keep watch."
Old Master Su couldn't agree to leave his wife alone in such a dangerous situation.
Given how dangerous the mansion was, he couldn't bear to leave his wife to rest alone.
The elderly Su couple refused to let the other go.
Finally, they decided to share a bed in the room and rest together while keeping watch over Ouyang Qinglin.
This way, they could react quickly if anything happened.
The steward was efficient, and soon a wooden bed was set up in the room.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Gu Qianying and the other three arrived at the room where Tiedan was confined.
They pushed open the door and saw Tiedan locked in an iron cage.
His eyes were red, his fingernails were long, and his lips were black.
Seeing people enter, he began to bang on the iron cage frantically.
"Roar, roar..."
He also let out eerie growls.
"Don't come any closer, it's dangerous!"
Gu Qianying was about to approach but was stopped by Meng Qinghua.
Su Cheng and Su Yuxi remained silent.
Seeing Tiedan's state, Gu Qianying asked Meng Qinghua.
"Was he like this when you and Ouyang Qinglin saw him?"
Meng Qinghua shook his head, "No, at first, he was very well-behaved, even a bit nervous. When we asked him questions, he answered quietly and clearly."
"Then he suddenly changed and went mad. Ouyang Qinglin and I were very shocked by his behavior at the time."
"Did you notice anything unusual at the time, besides Tiedan suddenly going mad?"
Gu Qianying continued to ask.
A servant going mad for no reason?
How was that possible?
He must have encountered something to be like this.
Meng Qinghua thought carefully and suddenly remembered something.
"Right, Qianying, we heard a very strange sound. It was very faint, like a whistle, but it only lasted for a moment before we couldn't hear anything else."
"Then we saw Tiedan go mad."
Meng Qinghua recalled the situation.
"So, that makes sense!"
Gu Qianying smiled.
She had found the reason and the cause of Tiedan's sudden madness.
"Qianying, have you thought of something? Qianying, could it be that Tiedan was poisoned?"
As Gu Qianying spoke, Su Yuxi and Su Cheng, who had been silent, both looked at her.
"It's Gu!"
Gu Qianying glanced at Tiedan, who was still banging on the iron cage.
"What?"
Meng Qinghua frowned, "Qianying, do you mean someone used Gu to control Tiedan?"
Gu Qianying nodded.
"Yes, Gu can control a person's mind."
As she said this, Gu Qianying suddenly looked at Su Cheng, "Isn't that right, Su Cheng?"
Su Cheng flinched. He turned to meet Gu Qianying's cold eyes, "I... I'm not very clear about that. Although I was also affected by Gu poison, I don't know much about it."
"However, thankfully, Qianying, you saved me. I'm very grateful."
Su Cheng deliberately changed the subject.
"Qianying, look at him quickly... he... he broke free from the iron cage... Ah... Qianying, look quickly..."