Shi Luo and Shi Feng knelt before the huge trap, looking at the fragments of clothing and large patches of blood inside, and cried their hearts out.

The two searched for two days without finding their master, so they came up the mountain to look for him.

Following the footprints, they arrived at the trap. At first, the two didn't pay much attention until they noticed the bloodstains in the nearby bushes.

Looking into the trap, they saw large patches of blood, and pieces of clothing, exactly the same as their master's clothes, were still hanging on the wooden spikes.

Shi Feng and the others leaped down into the pit, picked up a piece of cloth, and found a white hair next to it, which was clearly their master's.

"How could it be, how could it be like this..."

Shi Feng held his head, unable to accept that his grandmaster was gone just like that. "Grandmaster! Grandmaster!"

A coal briquette happened to be passing by and kindly reminded him.

"Meow~ You two stupid humans, the people in this pit have already been rescued, what are you crying about?"

Shi Luo turned her head and was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

Of course, it wasn't the little cat, Coal Ball, that scared it.

Instead, a large, fierce-looking tiger was lying in the grass not far away, staring intently at him.

Coal Ball licked its paws. "Meow~ Don't cry, you two idiots."

"Kitten, come here quickly, there's...there's..."

Shi Luo was so frightened that her whole body was trembling, but she still didn't forget to reach out and grab the coal ball.

How could a cat be touched by a stupid human? It turned and ran away with a light jump.

As soon as the coal ball left, the big tiger glanced at the two of them and then turned and left as well.

Shi Feng, still shaken, emerged from the pit clenching his fists and began to cry again.

"That tiger must have been full, that's why it ignored us. Grandmaster, Grandmaster... Grandmaster, could he have already turned into dung in the tiger's belly? Waaah!"

Shi Luo, startled by the tiger, calmed down and frowned, saying, "No, even if he was eaten by a tiger, it's impossible that he wouldn't even have his clothes and boots left. It's possible that it wasn't our master."

Shi Feng was stunned, tears still clinging to his face. "Yes!"

"So what do we do now? Should we keep searching?"

Shi Luo thought for a moment, "Let's go back first. The two of us are too weak. Let's send someone to look for us."

Seeing that the two had left, Coal Ball and the Tiger, which had been hiding, ran out of the bushes again.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you let me eat those two humans just now?"

The tiger crawled on the ground, emitting a low growl.

Coal Ball jumped up and slapped it on the head with its paw. "Fool, those two humans will be in trouble if they eat you. You're not allowed to eat people anymore, or you can forget about following me."

Tiger is Coal Ball's new underling, and it was Tiger who told Coal Ball yesterday that there were people in the pit.

The tiger originally intended to eat the old man, but the pit was too deep and contained splinters. It asked the king for help, but unexpectedly, the king knew the human.

The tiger, though swatted by a claw, dared not be angry and responded in a low voice. Seeing the coal ball about to leave, it hurriedly followed, asking, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"Go home and eat."

The tiger stared with wide eyes, "Your Majesty, may I go with you?"

"Get lost. Taking you there will scare people to death. Don't come out for a while. Those two humans were no pushovers. Go back and guard your territory. We'll deal with that scumbag fox another day."

……

……

"A-choo, A-choo, A-choo!"

Old Xu, who was feeding the donkey water, sneezed several times in a row, rubbed his nose and muttered.

"Which bastard is cursing his grandpa?"

Coal Ball jumped onto the wall, "Meow~ Shu Yun, I'm back."

Jiang Changtian, who was practicing walking in the yard, shot him a dagger with his eyes.

Coal Ball: "Hey, the sun's risen in the west! That cripple's stood up? And he's wearing a woman's veil on his face! Hahahaha, this is hilarious!"

To others, it looked like a little black cat meowing at Jiang Changtian, but Jiang Changtian held back and didn't kill the little thing.

Just as it was about to throw a stone over, Lin Shuyun saw it and called out to it.

"Come down quickly, I've saved some food for you."

She guessed that Coal Ball would come to eat, so she prepared rabbit meat and braised pork in advance.

Under the provocative gaze of the coal ball, Jiang Changtian silently put the stone away.

Compared to his disheveled state last night, Coal Ball was clean again today, and he was eating his rice bowl without even lifting his head.

Lin Shuyun patted its little head. "I'm going out for a bit and won't be back tonight. Be a good boy/girl."

After cleaning up the house, Lin Shuyun decided to go back to her parents' home and take her older brother and the others back with her so she wouldn't have to make a trip.

With the gate locked and the courtyard wall raised, Lin Shuyun took Jiang Changtian and Old Man Xu with her, locked the gate, and set off in the donkey cart.

The whole way to Xinghua Village smelled of apricots.

Just then, Madam Li came out to greet them at the door. "Have you finished your work? Wang Er and Xiao Lei must be exhausted. Come in and rest, Auntie will cook for you."

Li Lei and Wang Er quickly waved their hands as they got off the donkey cart, "No need, Aunt Lin, Yunniang has already treated us. We'll go home now."

He and Wang Er were still feeling quite full from that meal.

After saying that, the two went home.

Lin Dahai also came out of the house and greeted Old Man Xu, "Brother Xu?"

Old Xu immediately went up to Lin Dahai and grabbed his hand warmly, "Hey, brother, it's been so many years, do you still remember me? How is everything at home?"

"Alright, alright, but I can't quite remember. Did you used to live in Xiaoshengou?" Lin Dahai hadn't really figured out how Old Man Xu was related to him.

Old Xu grabbed his hand and helped him recall, "You forgot? My father and your father were old acquaintances. When I first met you, you were only this tall..."

Lin Shuyun's lips twitched as she read this; what a ridiculous story.

When Madam Li saw that her son-in-law could stand up again and learned that his face was also healed, she was overjoyed.

"Yunniang, your father has already told the village chief about harvesting apricots. Aunt Li and your brother can decide when to harvest them. What do you think?"

"Okay, are you going to work today and tomorrow, Mom and Brother?" Lin Shuyun said as she took things downstairs.

It's just some vegetables and meat I bought yesterday, and there's still a little bit left, so I'll bring it over for everyone to eat tonight.

Li Shi followed Lin Shuyun and said, "No, his master has gone out on family business and will go the day after tomorrow."

“That just so happens that there’s work for my older brother to do these next few days. I need to build a small kiln for drying apricots at the back door, and the dried apricots will be processed here.” Lin Shuyun originally thought of building it at her place, but transporting apricots would be too troublesome, so she simply built it at the Lin family’s place.

"A kiln? Does your older brother know how to repair it?"

“I told my older brother that he’s smart and he’ll definitely do it.”

Lin Shuyun had a high opinion of Lin Hongzhi's skills.

Besides, it doesn't matter if the repair is a little bad. The kiln is just a cover. She has to use her superpower to drain the moisture in order to preserve the original flavor of the dried apricots for a long time.

Lin Hongwen took Jiang Changtian to his room. Old Xu and Lin Dahai were in the main room. Lin Hongzhi went out, and the mother and daughter were chatting in the kitchen.

After hesitating for a long time, Madam Li finally spoke, "Yunniang, tell your mother the truth, did you and Changtian... consummate your marriage?"

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