The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1153 - Chapter 1153 1153 Verify death1

Chapter 1153: 1153 Verify death1 Chapter 1153: 1153 Verify death1 She recounted to Fourth Brother the events of the past few days.

Of course, when speaking of falling down the cliff, she merely mentioned falling alongside Third Brother and not that it happened while saving him, and that Third Brother jumped after her, “I came back earlier and didn’t get a chance to tell Fourth Brother, you won’t blame me, will you?”

Xiao Qinghe shook his head, “How could I?

As long as you and Third Brother are safe, that’s all that matters.”

Though he said this, a strange feeling unexpectedly arose in his heart.

Why did Third Brother manage to emerge from the cold pool this time?

Wouldn’t it have been better if he had died?

The lake was already frozen over, yet Qingyue had risked her life to rescue Third Brother.

His heart was in profound discomfort.

He knew such thoughts were inappropriate to voice, “Second Brother can help, yet I am…”

Xiao Yuchuan patted his shoulder, “Fourth Brother, I appreciate your sentiment.

It is Third Brother who is in the wrong.

I owe you both legs, and you should not feel guilty.”

“Where does Third Brother get such ideas?” He seemed entirely unconcerned, “Even if I hadn’t pushed you away back then, the mountain rock might still have crushed me.”

“If you hadn’t pushed me away, you could have rolled to the side.” Just like this time, if his wife hadn’t tried to save him, she wouldn’t have fallen down the cliff.

Xiao Yuchuan looked at Su Qingyue, warmth flickering in his eyes.

Xiao Qinghe’s expression became somewhat stiff.

What did Third Brother mean by that?

What did “roll to the side” mean?

Did it mean rolling away to avoid the mountain rock, or was he hinting…

that he should stop pursuing Qingyue?

Glancing at the infatuated gaze Third Brother directed toward Qingyue, he couldn’t figure out what Third Brother really meant.

He smiled wryly.

Perhaps Third Brother had both meanings in mind, “Qingyue, Third Brother, you must be exhausted.

Why don’t you go and get some sleep first?”

“No need,” Su Qingyue said, looking at the dimly lit sky, “I need to make a trip to the Zhu Family.”

“Then…

be careful.” Xiao Qinghe watched her slender figure, even though clad in winter clothes, and felt a deep fondness and concern.

This time she was involved in a murder case.

She said Zhu Daqi wasn’t killed by her, and he naturally trusted her.

Yet, he could be of no help.

Watching Qingyue walk away side by side with Third Brother, he lowered his gaze to his unmoving legs and slammed a fist onto his thigh.

Not a hint of sensation.

He looked up at the gloomy sky; dawn was about to break.

And the only beam of light in Xiao Qinghe’s life would no longer shine for him.

His world would forever be shrouded in darkness.

It was still early, and in winter, people tended to get up later.

Su Qingyue and Xiao Yuchuan walked down the quiet village road, avoiding a couple of early risers on their way, and arrived outside the Zhu Family’s backyard fence.

The Zhu Family’s courtyard fence, made of ordinary bamboo and wooden sticks, was unlike the high walls of the Xiao Family’s new residence; from the outside, one could see into their courtyard.

With such a low fence, Qingyue only needed to support herself with her hand and swung her legs sideways in a graceful leap to enter the backyard.

Although Xiao Yuchuan was not as agile as she was, he climbed over effortlessly as well.

In the backyard, there were two livestock sheds, and right next to the sheds was the firewood room.

The sanitation was poor, with chicken feces scattered throughout the muddy courtyard, emitting a foul odor.

At the entrance of the firewood room, Chen Daniu from the village rested against the wall with his arms crossed, dozing off with his eyebrows knitted in vexation.

As Su Qingyue passed by him, a flick of her fingernail released a powder hidden under her nails into his nostrils, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Yuchuan, with his sharp eyes, naturally saw his wife applying a mysterious drug to the guard, “Chen Daniu really is down on his luck, to be assigned to watch over a corpse in such cold weather, his mood must be terrible.”

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