After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

In the past, if Li Man was slightly unhappy, Zhou would quickly coax her back to peace. But now, even when she saw Li Man's sad expression, Zhou pretended not to know.

"Mother, could you go and find Ali?" Li Man was about to collapse.

If Ali were here, these tasks wouldn't be hers!

Holding an axe, Zhou was so exhausted she could barely lift her back. Hearing this, she glared at her daughter and said, "Can't you be a little more sensible? Your father and I don't have time to look for that wretched girl! Besides, she killed your older brother, so it's only fair that heaven has eyes now that she's dead in the woods!"

“But Mother… I really can’t do these chores. Only Ali knows how. I don’t know how!” Tears welled up in Li Man’s eyes. “I want to go home. Please have those soldiers take me back, okay? I can take care of my younger brother when we get back…”

She really can't stay here any longer!

Father worked for several days to repair the roof, but there were still not many usable items in the house.

Her beautiful clothes were all torn by the surrounding branches. Every day, as soon as she opened her eyes, she had to prepare meals for her parents. Her father didn't like to talk to her, and her mother was also fierce. She had no one to talk to and was really lonely!

A moment of tenderness flashed through Zhou's heart; after all, it was her own child, and she naturally felt sorry for him.

But three years in prison is too long. If Aman can't share the burden with her, even if she goes back alive after three years, her body will be ruined.

“Aman, your father has been in a bad mood lately, so please don’t mention Ali anymore… Besides, Ali has changed. Even if we find her, she won’t listen to us. Now, I can only rely on you. Don’t let me down,” Zhou said patiently.

Li Man's slightly expectant heart sank instantly.

She opened her mouth, as if to say something more, but the next moment, she met Zhou's serious and threatening gaze.

They should immediately cease all activity.

But his desire to find Ali had not given up.

She kept recalling her life at home, where Ali was like a servant, cooking and doing all sorts of chores. Her mother said she had changed, but so what? Her mother used to say that if Ali became too tough, she could just beat her until she was weak again!

Ah Li deserves to be taught a lesson! Once we find her, Dad will give her a good beating, won't he?!

Instead of her parents going to look for her, she will!

Li Man did not dare to act rashly, and soon the day came for Li Chutian to go to the military camp to deliver firewood.

On this day, Li Chutian was not at home, so Zhou went out to chop firewood, and Li Man immediately set off.

Having lived here for some time, she knew that the places marked with red ribbons were off-limits, so she was very careful and even remembered to bring her water pouch when she went out.

At that moment, Li Shu was chopping down a tree with her goose-feather knife.

She wasn't very skilled in martial arts, and there was no master to teach her, but since she had a weapon, she could practice. She could aim at one spot and chop down, slash up, or sweep horizontally. As long as she practiced enough times, her accuracy and power would surely improve.

The same goes for archery. She used several arrows back and forth, and she even set up a target for herself to increase the difficulty as much as possible.

When she got tired of practicing, she would stop and look at the herbal book, looking among the wildflowers and weeds around her to see if there were any medicinal herbs worth picking.

Yesterday, she found many small trees with strange fruits nearby. According to the book, she recognized a few of them as dogwood and jujube. Their bright red color was very beautiful. Without hesitation, Li Shu stuffed all the fruits into her space.

She's a good cook and treats herself to a meal every day.

There are many wild vegetables in the mountains. Today I stewed pork with wild amaranth. It tasted delicious and was very nourishing.

Li Shu had finally made it into the mountains, but he was actually there for the ginseng.

Ginseng is valuable.

But after searching the entire area, not a single ginseng or lingzhi mushroom was found. It must be because although few people come here, it is still a safe area under the control of the government. There is no shortage of wild vegetables and herbs, but there is not a single ginseng or lingzhi mushroom.

She also figured that she shouldn't have any special favor from heaven or any lucky destiny, and that picking ginseng in broad daylight was just a pipe dream.

After all that hard work, Li Shu put away his knife and got up to check on the stewed meat in the earthenware pot.

The aroma was wonderful as soon as the jar was opened.

Just as I was about to eat, I faintly heard some rustling sounds coming from nearby.

Li Shu has an excellent ability to adapt. When he arrives in an unfamiliar place, he finds it difficult to let his guard down. Moreover, whenever he has free time recently, he subconsciously listens to the sounds around him.

Every blade of grass, every tree, the wind, the birdsong—any slight difference is immediately noticeable.

She didn't panic.

Those who can come here include wild animals, government officials, or that family of three.

If it were a wild animal, there would be no use in panicking; she could simply take out her bow and arrows and use them. The government officials wouldn't be so kind as to help a criminal find his child, so it's most likely that it's from the Li family.

She put the earthenware pot away and sat down in front of the fire, waiting for the sound to approach.

A short while later, Li Shu spotted a head.

Li Man followed the smell and came here!

She hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and the taste made her stomach rumble!

When she saw Li Shu's little wooden house, her eyes were filled with surprise, and she rushed over quickly.

"This is your house?! I knew you weren't dead, you were just being lazy and hiding!" Li Man was happy that she had guessed correctly, but she was also angry that Ah Li was hiding here and living a good life. "Are you cooking meat?! How can you have meat? My dad said he was going to catch rabbits a couple of days ago, but by nightfall, there wasn't a single rabbit hair! We're starving to death, how can you have the nerve to eat alone?"

Li Man's face was flushed, and her strange hair made her look less beautiful.

“I do have meat for you to eat, but… are you sure you want me to take it back to your parents?” Li Shu’s voice was seductive. “Judging from your attire, you haven’t been having a good time lately, have you?”

Li Man huffed, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't run away, my parents wouldn't have bothered to make me do anything!"

"Ha!" Li Shu laughed sarcastically. "Are you sure? Li Aman, from the moment they brought you up the mountain, you were already abandoned by them. If they only wanted to use me, why didn't they leave you at home?"

“Our family isn’t short of money. Li Chuiguang can stay in town alone and won’t have to worry about food or drink. Fool, you still don’t understand that in their eyes, you’ve lost your value?” Li Shu said frankly. “Look at your hands, burns, knife wounds, and the wounds haven’t been treated. Did they say the conditions here aren’t good enough to take care of you and that you should just bear with it?”

"..." Li Man's chin trembled slightly, his eyes gloomy.

"Think about the life you're living now, isn't it the same as the life I lived when I was a child?" Li Shu asked again.

Li Man's pupils contracted; he didn't want to say anything, but he agreed in his heart.

The reason she came to find Ali was because she didn't want to be that little servant who couldn't cry or laugh; she wanted Ali to return to where she belonged!