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Chapter 25 Wuyou Cave, Ghost Beggar

The beggar boy had bites and scratches on his body, but these were not serious. Of course, if those wild dogs were suffering from rabies, they would definitely die. But now Li Zhang could only gamble. The most serious thing was the knife that was cut by Lu Wu. This knife not only had a very deep wound, but also might have damaged blood vessels, so it must be treated first.

However, when Li Zhang tore open the other party's clothes, picked up the towel and cleaned the wound with clean water, as soon as he went down, half of the towel became black, and the blood stains on the wound were mixed with the black mud. After rubbing it, the whole towel became black. However, after rubbing it, it exposed a very white skin. This whiteness is not the healthy whiteness, nor is it the paleness of excessive blood loss, but it is more like the paleness caused by the absence of sunlight all year round.

At first, Li Zhang thought that the other party was born with white skin, so he didn't care. However, when he cleaned the other party's wounds, he found that the boy's whole body was extremely pale, and even his hands and feet were very white. If he hadn't cleaned the wound on his thighs for the other party just now and confirmed that the other party was a handle, he would probably think that the boy was a woman, but even a woman would be a bit abnormal for the white man to do this.

"Is this kid albinism?" Li Zhang suddenly thought of a possibility, but then overturned this possibility, because the color of the albinism's hair is generally white or light yellow, but the other party is pure black. Moreover, he had seen the other party's pupils before, and the color was also very normal, and it was absolutely impossible for it to be albinism.

"If he is not albino, the only explanation is that he lives in a place where there is no sunshine all year round, otherwise it would be impossible to be like this!" Li Zhang said to himself again at this time, but he was a little confused. Who can live in a place where there is no sunshine? This is simply unreasonable!

"What are you whispering?" At this moment, Lu Wu walked over with a bowl while eating. In order to catch the thief, he didn't rest all night and didn't eat breakfast, so after he came back, he asked the ugly lady to find some food for him to fill her stomach. At this time, he saw Li Zhang standing there and talking to himself, and then he came over.

However, as soon as Lu Wu finished speaking, he saw the abnormal white skin around the little beggar's wound. As a result, his eyes shrank, and then threw the rice bowl aside, picked up a towel and wiped the other person's face a few times, revealing an extremely pale little face. It's true that although this little beggar is dirty and thin, his facial features are quite pretty.

"This kid can't stay anymore. He crawled out of the ground!" Lu Wu said as he pulled out the knife and pressed it against the other party's chest, then he was about to stab it hard.

"Uncle Wu is merciful, why did he suddenly kill him?" Li Zhang hurriedly stopped him when he saw this. When the Li'er in the yard saw that Lu Wu was going to kill someone, he screamed in fear and covered his eyes and did not dare to look at Lu Wu.

Maybe it was because of Li Zhang's stop, or maybe it was because he was afraid of scaring Li'er and the others. Lu Wu finally didn't stab the knife, but he did not put it away, but instead frowned and said, "Didn't I just said that this kid crawled out of the underground. You should know the legend of Wuyou Cave!"

"Wuyou Cave?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard this name with a bit of literary fantasy temperament, and then he found an introduction to Wuyou Cave from Li Zhang's memory, which made him immediately open his mouth and say again, "Uncle Wu, do you think he is the people who live in the sewer?"

The so-called Wuyou Cave is actually a joke about sewers by Kaifeng people. Many people in later generations only knew that the sewer systems in ancient Rome were very developed, but few people knew that sewers in ancient Chinese cities were also very developed. For example, taking Kaifeng as an example, because Kaifeng is located on the edge of the Yellow River and often faces the threat of floods, a very complex sewer system was built under Kaifeng City, and these sewers were very wide enough to allow ordinary people to walk inside.

However, it is precisely because the sewers in Kaifeng City are too developed that a group of desperate people have entered the sewers to live, most of whom are beggars, and there are also some extremely vicious criminals, etc. These people have gradually formed an underground world.

Unfortunately, the underground world is actually born with dependence on the civilized world, but this world is completely the opposite of the civilized world. There is no law, no morality, and no human bottom line. Everything is driven by instinct and interests. For example, many beggars and criminals living underground use developed sewers to plunder property, women, and even kill and rob people.

The government has also tried to clear out people from the underground world many times, but the sewers in Kaifeng Prefecture are well connected and the routes are very complicated. If you want to completely clear out, you will be a drop in the bucket of money by sending 100,000 troops in one government, so even the government gave up. As long as the people in Kaifeng Prefecture mentioned Wuyou Cave, no one would hate them. Moreover, they also gave a special name to the people living in the underground world: Ghost Beggar.

Ghosts have a terrible big head on humans, which is like a human being. In folklore, ghosts have the ability to penetrate walls and houses. Those in the underground world can also enter the house with the help of sewers, and even noble officials are unable to escape the homes of noble officials. Beggars, those in ragged clothes, beg for a living, are also the most important group in the underground world, so people in the underground world are known as ghost beggars.

"No wonder his skin is so pale, and only those who have lived underground for many years will do this." Li Zhang thought of the legend of Wuyou Cave and immediately showed a sudden expression.

"This is not an ordinary ghost beggar. Only those ghost beggars who have lived underground since they were born, are so naive. Speaking of which, they are usually children born after being raped by women who were stolen by ghost beggars. Although their life experience is pitiful, they have lived in a dark world since they were born, and they are surrounded by a group of vicious people. Therefore, when they grow up, they will only become more cruel and inhumane. I have killed several such ghost beggars before, and each one is a life-threatening innocent!" When Lu Wu said the last thing, the knife in his hand couldn't help but move forward a little bit again, as if he wanted to stab the little ghost beggar in front of him to death immediately.

"Uncle Wu, the same thing, if he was really a ghost beggar, why did he only steal things without hurting us before? With his ability, he could do it. And aren't ghost beggars all without human nature, and even people dare to eat it?" Li Zhang then defended the beggar boy again and said that according to Li Zhang's memory, ghost beggars are an inhuman group. Folk legends say that they even feed on people, so they don't know whether it is true.

"You... just because he didn't hurt you, can you decide that the other party is a good person? I've seen a little ghost beggar being adopted by a couple before. As a result, a few years later, all the couple were killed by this ghost beggar. These ghost beggars can be said to have no human nature, and it's too dangerous to leave him behind!" Lu Wu said a little annoyed when he saw Li Zhang so stubborn.

"Uncle Wu, do you think this is good? Let's leave him to observe for a few days first. He was injured and there was no way to hurt anyone anymore. If it really doesn't work, I will tie him up. If he is really cruel and inhumane as you said, it's not too late to send him to prison." Li Zhang didn't want to argue with Lu Wu over this matter, so he proposed a delaying plan.

Seeing that Li Zhang's attitude was so firm, Lu Wu couldn't help but sigh. After thinking for a while, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, but this kid is very strong, and ordinary ropes can't tie him up. I'll go to the yamen to get a pair of shackles to put on him, otherwise I'm not relieved!"

"Thank you, Uncle Wu!" Li Zhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Wu agreeing.

Then Lu Wu finished the rice for a few bites and immediately ran to the yamen to get shackles. Li Zhang continued to clean the wounds for the beggar boy. Those little bites and scratches were easy to deal with. Just bandage them after cleaning them, but the knife that Lu Wu cut was very deep. In desperation, Li Zhang could only ask the ugly lady to find needles and silk threads to cook them in the pot, preparing to sew the wounds. As for whether it would become inflamed, it would be left to fate.

After a while, the needle and thread were disinfected with high temperature, and Li Zhang washed his hands with hot water. The conditions were limited, so he could only do this. At that moment, he picked up the needle and thread to be sewn. Chou Niang and Li Er and other girls were all scared to cover their eyes.

However, as soon as Li Zhang had the first stitch, the unconscious beggar boy suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Li Zhang with murderous eyes. The muscles in his body were tense, as if he could jump up and twist Li Zhang's neck at any time.

Li Zhang was also shocked by the other party's eyes. He had seen the other party break the neck of a wild dog before. The thick dog's neck was twisted like a straw in his hand. His neck was definitely not as strong as the dog's neck, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Don't move, I'm helping you with the wound, otherwise you will definitely die!"

Maybe it was because Li Zhang's words had worked, maybe it was because he felt that he was indeed not malicious. Although the beggar boy had bad eyes, he did not take action. The muscles on his body slowly relaxed, and Li Zhang continued to suture the wound. Moreover, he found that every time he stitched, the other party did not react at all, as if his needle was not pierced on him. You must know that he did not use any anesthetics. Could it be that the other party was not feeling pain?

After a while, Li Zhang sewed the other party's wound, leaving a small opening at the tail for blood discharge, and then cut the silk thread and said, "Okay, you have an injury on your leg. It's best not to use force recently, otherwise it will be unfavorable for the wound healing."

However, Li Zhang's words did not work at all. The young man actually struggled to get up. It seemed that he wanted to leave here, but he didn't say a word "Thank you" to Li Zhang, but his body was too weak. After struggling for a few times, he could only fall heavily into the pile of firewood.
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