The useless second daughter of the Hua family

Su Tao was lying on the ground, holding the peach branch tightly against her chest, smiling happily, but she was no longer breathing.

Pi Fu glared at Xiu Zhu and said unhappily, "You are kind-hearted. You even gave him a beautiful dream before he died."

Yes, Tao Su died, very suddenly, but not so unexpectedly. Perhaps as early as when he mistakenly killed Xiao Ba, he no longer had the desire to live. Only the obsession of revenge supported him, and he became more and more paranoid. He had hurt so many people, and he had to pay back what he owed.

"Just think of it as a way to help Xiao Ba." Xiuzhu explained. The kind-hearted girl was still thinking about the person who hurt her until her death.

"Master, Miaomiao fainted!" Ge Qinglan suddenly shouted. After coming out of the illusion, Hua Miaomiao's condition was not right. Her face was pale and her lips were bloodless. Before Ge Qinglan could say anything to her, she fainted.

Pi Fu carefully examined her and found no major problems with her body, so she turned to the two and said, "It's nothing serious. It may be that you have been in and out of the illusion so frequently that you have lost some of your energy. Just take a rest and get some sleep, and you will recover."

Ge Qinglan felt relieved, looked at the mess around him, and asked Xiuzhu, "Master, what should we do with these townspeople and tourists? Are they okay?"

"Have you heard about the large number of people missing in Changshou Town before?" Xiuzhu asked instead of answering.

"No, that's not the case. If that were the case, I'm afraid the government would have sent someone here long ago."

"This Su Tao is not completely inhumane, he just absorbed some of their energy, and they may get seriously ill when they return."

"Why does he care about Miaomiao so much?" From the moment he entered the venue, Su Tao's actions showed that he seemed to care about Hua Miaomiao particularly.

Xiuzhu and Pi Fu looked at each other and thought the same thing. They guessed that Su Tao was probably like Pi Fu, who had felt the intermittent spiritual energy on Hua Miaomiao at some point, so she had the idea of ​​swallowing it. It was just that it was inconvenient to explain this to Ge Qinglan, so Pi Fu was considering how to fool her.

"Miaomiao is a member of the Hua family. Could it be that she had accidentally come into contact with some strange object before, causing the Peach Blossom Fairy to mistakenly think that she was a demon hunter?" Ge Qinglan didn't get an answer from them, but instead came up with an explanation on his own.

"Yes, that must be the case." Pi Fu immediately agreed, Xiuzhu also nodded silently, and the two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When Hua Miaomiao woke up, it was three days later, and their carriage had already left Changshou Town. Xiaoyu was so excited to see her wake up that she hugged her and cried bitterly. In Changshou Town, if it weren't for me, the young lady wouldn't have fallen into danger.

Hua Miaomiao had a hearty meal and finally regained her spirits. Then she asked about the follow-up of the Peach Blossom Festival.

The peach blossoms in Changshou Town had faded, and the tourists left in disappointment. The townspeople had lost the favorable conditions on which they depended for survival, and they were all dejected, and the whole town suddenly lost its vitality.

Hua Miaomiao thought, this is what they deserve. They may not have taken the initiative to hurt others, but they followed and indulged. Can they be at ease with the banality of evil? Just like in an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

But Xiuzhu was kindhearted, and he left a glimmer of hope for the townspeople. Previously, due to human intervention, the spiritual energy in the mountain was forcibly absorbed, so the peach trees withered when the load failed.

Xiuzhu planted the peach branch containing Xiaoba's inner elixir in the peach forest. Although it could no longer absorb spiritual energy, its own spiritual energy would nourish the land. As long as the townspeople did not give up, the mountain would still be full of red trees next year, but it would no longer be as stunning as before.

At the same time, they are also waiting for a glimmer of hope, maybe one day, Xiao Ba will really come back.

They discussed the beautiful valley in Xiao Ba's dream, and Hua Miaomiao's face showed a look of longing.

"That valley..."

"Do you have any impression? Do you remember anything?" Pi Fu stood up excitedly.

"Ah? I meant that the valley is so beautiful, I really want to go and see it for real."

Pi Fu sat back in disappointment, and Xiuzhu patted her shoulder to comfort her.

"There will be a chance." Xiuzhu said, not knowing who he was talking to.

Ge Qinglan said with a proud look on his face: "I feel it is very familiar. Maybe I was a deity living there in my previous life."

Pi Fu glanced at him and said, "That's not necessary."

"..."

Finally, before Ge Qinglan completely forgot the purpose of his trip, they arrived at the first stop of their journey, Qingzhou City.

Qingzhou City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. The climate here is humid and the sunshine is sufficient. There are several lakes in the city, and the lotus in the lakes is connected. Every time the lotus flowers bloom, it always welcomes countless literati and poets.

One of the largest branches of the Ge family is in Qingzhou City. It has a water wharf and is connected to the official road, making it a prime place for business.

At the roadside tea stall, Ge Qinglan excitedly introduced the food to everyone, but Hua Miaomiao looked uninterested. She just lowered her head and drank the tea in the cup with her brows slightly furrowed.

Ge Qinglan thought she was not used to eating street food, so he coaxed her softly, "Just eat something first, and when we get to the Bai family, I'll arrange a table for you, okay?"

But Hua Miaomiao's face suddenly darkened, and she said in a strange tone: "You arranged it? You are not shy at all."

Ge Qinglan didn't notice the awkwardness in Hua Miaomiao's words for a moment, and continued to explain: "The Bai family and our Ge family have been friends for generations. And I have known Uncle Bai since I was a child, and I often go to his house to play. His daughter Bai Fuqiu is the one I mentioned to you before..."

"I'm done eating!" Hua Miaomiao interrupted him loudly, "Xiaoyu, help me back to the carriage, I'm tired."

Xiaoyu supported Hua Miaomiao, who had a frosty face, and walked back. During the walk, she looked back at Ge Qinglan, as if she was disappointed in him.

Ge Qinglan was refused when he tried to support Hua Miaomiao. Seeing that she didn't want to pay attention to him, he was full of doubts.

Pi Fu looked at him with sympathy and sighed, "He looks quite smart, how could he be so stupid?" After saying that, she also stood up and caught up with Hua Miaomiao.

"Master, what does the senior mean?"

Xiuzhu looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he patted his shoulder and left.

Zhao Xiaowu looked at his second young master and beat his chest in anger. The second young master was usually very smart, why did he act so stupid when he was with the second young lady? The second young lady was obviously jealous, so how could he not notice it at all?

"Master, do you feel that the young mistress has been unhappy since she entered Qingzhou?"

"Yes."

"I suddenly got angry just now because you mentioned Bai Fu..."

"I understand." Before Zhao Xiaowu finished speaking, Ge Qinglan's face was filled with sudden enlightenment.

Zhao Xiaowu showed a relieved smile. After all, he was not too stupid. The patriarch's wish would hopefully be fulfilled.

"I said before that I would accompany her to go boating and appreciate the flowers. Miaomiao must have thought that I would be busy with work and would not have time to accompany her." Ge Qinglan looked confident.

Zhao Xiaowu asked the heavens speechlessly.