CHAPTER 755: CHAPTER 751: CONCEALMENT (THREE UPDATES)

"Xiao Nan, everyone is doing their part in this matter. Fengzi and I will go back first to get some tools. Make sure to wear something warm, preferably cotton shoes, not embroidered shoes!"

After giving her instructions, Mu Shuangshuang ran towards Mu Dashan and Uncle Yu, together with Lu Yuanfeng.

"Dad, Uncle Yu, lives are at stake. Instead of arguing about who should go and who shouldn’t, let’s just head up the mountain together," Mu Shuangshuang said quickly, cutting through the conversation.

This left Mu Dashan, who originally wanted his daughter to stay at the foot of the mountain, speechless.

"Alright, let’s go get the tools first. We must stick together and not get separated!" Mu Dashan said.

Mu Dashan and Zhang Yutou walked towards the third branch.

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng headed towards Lu Yuanfeng’s house.

Mu Dalang watched as the people from the third branch walked off into the distance and asked Mr. Mu, "Grandpa, should we go too? So many people from the village are going."

"Go for what? Are you out of your mind, child? It’s a life-threatening matter. If you don’t care about your life, that’s one thing, but don’t drag the rest of the Old Mu Family into risking their lives with you. Dalang, explain to everyone, what’s your real intention?" Mu Danian said.

Having said this, he turned to Mr. Mu and said, "Dad, others might not understand, but you know very well what happened to Old Qian’s son back then. You said yourself you couldn’t even eat after seeing all that blood.

Do you really want to witness such a scene again? Besides, those people from the village are rough-handed men and coarse women who barely scrape by. Even if something happens to them, it doesn’t matter much.

But we’re different. In the Old Mu Family, we have someone who will be a high-ranking official one day. My big brother worked hard to become a scholar to make our family esteemed.

If we all go up there and perish in the mountains, there will be nothing left to promote!"

Mu Danian’s long-winded speech actually convinced Mr. Mu.

The passionate determination Mr. Mu felt was completely extinguished.

"Right, the Old Mu Family can’t go. Fifth Brother, quickly go and get the third branch and Shuang back. None of our family should go up the mountain."

In Mr. Mu’s heart, even though the third branch had separated, they were still descendants of the Old Mu Family.

They couldn’t let their lives be wasted just like that.

"Grandpa, if you don’t want to go, fine, but why stop Uncle and his family? You’re scared and won’t go, but I’m going with Uncle," Mu Dalang said angrily and stormed off.

Leaving the rest of the Old Mu Family in a rage, Mu Dazhong cursed Mu Dalang for being unfilial.

"That brat, who knows if he’s even my blood, with a temper like that, rushing to his death!"

"Mu Dazhong, what do you mean by that? If he’s not your son, whose son is he? Speak clearly!" Mrs. Lin retorted at Mu Dazhong.

Recently, with everything that’s been happening, Mrs. Lin had increasingly felt her husband was unreliable.

When things arise, instead of helping, he adds insult to injury.

Now he’s even saying such shameless words.

"Hmph, if he’s my son, don’t you know as his mother?" Mu Dazhong countered, refusing to back down.

"Alright, why are you arguing? Isn’t the house chaotic enough?" Mr. Mu scolded, silencing everyone, though there were still plenty of exchanged glances and silent gestures.

"Let’s hurry back home. No one should mention today’s events again!"

After Mr. Mu spoke, the people of the Old Mu Family quickly returned home.

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...

After half an incense stick of time, everyone gathered at the foot of the mountain. Led by Lu Yuanfeng, they began the climb up the mountain.

The sky grew increasingly dark. Using the reflective snow and torches, they could barely make out the path. However, there were many traps on the mountain, and after being covered with snow, it was more dangerous than ever.

So everyone dared to follow closely behind Lu Yuanfeng.

"Liu Qingshan..." someone from the village shouted!

"Brother Qingshan, it’s me, Xiao Nan..." Fu Xiaonan also called out.

The mountain quickly became lively, with voices carrying far into the night, far and wide...

Gradually, as everyone walked further, they neared the dense forest.

Mu Shuangshuang glanced at Liu Qingshan’s servant, who had been beside her the whole time.

Was it just Mu Shuangshuang’s illusion, or had the servant been staring in the direction of the left all this while?

"Little master, do you know something?" Mu Shuangshuang asked, lowering her voice.

The servant was startled, shaking her head like a rattling drum.

"No, no, I know nothing. Let’s hurry and find the young master!" the servant replied anxiously.

Mu Shuangshuang squinted her eyes; she felt this servant was hiding something.

"Little master, if you know anything, just say it. Out here in the mountain, it’s not just beasts that can harm people; the cold also kills.

Moreover, when I came up, I checked around. There were no bear tracks at the foot of the mountain."

Though it was dark, Mu Shuangshuang was more observant than anyone else.

From the start, she thought Liu Qingshan didn’t run up the mountain from the foot.

After coming to Niuwei Mountain, her suspicion grew stronger.

"I..."

The servant had never expected Mu Shuangshuang to be so aggressive in her questioning.

So frightened, she turned pale, and tears started to fall.

"I..."

"What is it? Why can’t you just say something? Your hesitation does not waste our time, but Liu Qingshan’s time. Have you thought about how he might not survive because of your silence?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

"Qingshan wasn’t chased by a bear at the foot of the mountain; he was on top of the mountain!" the servant sobbed, finally revealing the secret held inside.

Since she hadn’t kept her voice low, it was now clear that the servant’s sobbing voice was indeed that of a woman.

"You... you’re a woman?" Fu Xiaonan widened her eyes in disbelief, questioning the so-called servant.

"Miss Xiao Nan, I’m sorry. It wasn’t my intention to deceive you, nor was it Qingshan’s. I... I’m a girl. We returned this time to break off the engagement with you. Qingshan and I truly love each other. Please, let us be together!"

With those words, the servant fell to her knees in the snow.

Fu Xiaonan trembled uncontrollably, and if not for Mu Shuangshuang supporting her in time, she might have collapsed.

"Xiao Nan, this matter is only one-sided from the person before us. Let’s find Liu Qingshan first, okay?" Mu Shuangshuang gently patted Fu Xiaonan’s back.

Fu Xiaonan pulled herself together slightly.

Yes, Fu Xiaonan couldn’t lose her composure at this moment, nor could she collapse.

"Where exactly did you and Brother Qingshan vanish? Tell me!" Fu Xiaonan demanded.

"Over there!" the servant pointed, her finger directed to the left side she’d been looking at all along.