The War God Uncle's Delicate Wife

The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds and onto the earth. Jiang Bu led the two brothers Yuan Bao and Yuan Chu on their journey to the eastern suburbs outside the city. They rode at full speed and finally arrived at Dongyang Village. When they arrived, the old man was sitting under a big tree at the entrance of the village chatting with others.

"You don't know how delicious the food is in the big restaurants in the city. The pear blossom white is so fragrant." The old man described his experience in the city restaurant with great excitement, attracting curious glances from people around him.

"Old Li, just keep bragging. Everyone knows that a casual meal in a restaurant in the city costs several taels of silver, and you're drinking Lihuabai?" The other old man looked skeptical and did not believe what he said.

"I'm not bragging!" Old Li widened his eyes, seeming dissatisfied with other people's doubts.

Several old men sat together, listening to Old Li telling his story. Some of them showed envy, as if they could taste the delicious food and wine, while others were full of doubt, thinking that this was just a story made up by Old Li.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone looked over and saw a horse galloping over, with three men in gorgeous clothes sitting on the horse, with serious faces and stern expressions. This sudden scene made the old men present worried, wondering what had happened.

Jiang Bu and his two men rode up to them and looked at the group of old people. Jiang Bu and his two men exchanged glances, then Yuan Bao dismounted and walked forward, politely greeting the old people and asking, "Old people, could you help us find someone?"

The old men all looked up at Yuan Bao, and one of them asked in confusion, "Who are you looking for?"

Yuanbao quickly replied, "We want to find Li Daniu from your village, but we don't know where he lives." As he spoke, he took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to the old man as a thank you.

A group of old men looked at the three people in front of them with strange faces, their eyes swept back and forth between the three people, as if trying to see through their identities and purposes. However, Jiang Bu, who was the focus of everyone's attention, did not dismount. He just sat on the horse's back, staring coldly ahead.

At this time, someone secretly turned back to look at the boasting old Li, only to see that old Li's face was pale, with a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead. His originally straight back was slightly bent at this moment, and his hands were clenched tightly, revealing his inner tension and anxiety.

Old Li felt the gazes of the people around him and cursed himself for being too talkative. He slowly bent down and tried to move to the back of the crowd as inconspicuously as possible, hoping to slip away without being noticed. However, just as he was about to approach a big tree, Jiang Bu suddenly spoke, his voice as cold as ice: "Yuanchu, please ask the old man to come over."

Upon hearing this, Yuanchu immediately strode forward without hesitation, stretched out his hand to grab Old Li's shoulder, and dragged him in front of Jiang Bu. Although this was a bit rude, he could not care about these details now. Since the accident of the young master, his patience has gradually worn out, and now he just wants to get useful information as soon as possible.

Old Li looked at Yuanchu in horror, with a trace of fear in his eyes. He tried to break free from Yuanchu's restraints, but the power disparity was too great, so he could only follow him to Jiangbu.

"Old man, please stay." Yuanchu said stiffly, and let go of his hand. Old Li was so scared that he trembled all over, and the muscles on his face kept twitching.

When the others saw this, they were so scared that they scattered. In an instant, only four people were left under the big tree. The people who had left saw that something was not right and immediately went to find the village chief, wondering what to do if something really happened.

Jiang Bu got off his horse and took out his eldest brother's jade pendant and asked Old Li.

"Where did you get this jade pendant?" Jiang Bu asked directly without any extra words.

Old Li looked at the jade pendant, his eyes flickered slightly and he shook his head.

"What jade pendant? I don't recognize it, I don't recognize it." Old Li took a look at the jade pendant and lowered his head. The jade pendant was stained with blood when he picked it up. He was also afraid at that time, but the jade pendant was too precious, so he hesitated for a second and put it in his arms. He then pawned it in the pawnshop in the city, and only then could he have the delicious meal he boasted about just now.

"Humph!" Jiang Bu snorted coldly, "Will you tell me? This jade pendant belongs to my eldest brother. Where did you get it from?"

Old Li was shocked, but he still shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have never seen this jade pendant."

Jiang Bu's face became increasingly gloomy. He held the jade pendant tightly, his eyes flashing with anger: "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"

Old Li was frightened. He said tremblingly, "I...I found it by the river."

"You're talking nonsense!" Jiang Bu shouted angrily, "This jade pendant has always been worn by my eldest brother, how could it have fallen by the river? You must have stolen it!"

Old Li quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I would never dare to steal anything. I am just an honest farmer. I really found it by the Dongyang River."

Jiang Bu stared at Old Li for a long while before he slowly said, "Okay, since you said you found it, then take me to the place where you found it."

Old Li nodded helplessly and took Jiang Bu to the place where he picked up the jade pendant. There was a river there, surrounded by grass and trees.

"It's right here." Old Li pointed to a mark on the ground and said, "I found the jade pendant here."

Jiang Bu carefully looked around and calculated the time in his mind. It had been several days since the crime, and there were few traces left at the scene. The three of them kept searching around and spent a long time, and finally found blood on a blade of grass. If the grass itself had not had a little red color, the blood might not have been detected at all.

"Where does this road lead to?" Jiang Bu pointed in another direction of the road and asked Old Li.

"Ah...Oh, this road leads to Nanhui Village at the foot of Nanhui Mountain. Nanhui Village is built on the mountain and the village is sparsely populated. Because Nanhui Mountain is full of dangers, the common people dare not live at the foot of the mountain. They even rumored that there are ghosts haunting Nanhui Mountain." Old Li told Jiang Bu everything he knew.

"Okay, go back now. Remember not to tell anyone about the jade pendant, otherwise you will bear the consequences." Jiang Bu still reminded him with concern. After all, this matter concerns the safety of his eldest brother. If others know about it, it may bring trouble to him.

Then, Jiang Bu asked Yuan Bao to give some silver to the old man Li as a thank you. Although the clue was broken this time, at least he got some useful information. Maybe the eldest brother was not dead, but was washed to the shore by the river, and maybe he was rescued by a kind person! Thinking of this, Jiang Bu felt a little more at ease.