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

Li Shu sensed that Old Yu was very wary of her and had a lot of opinions about her.

I can understand, but... I can't accept it.

"You think I'm useless and will embarrass General Nie, right? But Master, you haven't even started teaching me yet, why are you in such a hurry to draw conclusions?" Li Shu said sincerely. "I just want to join this place and protect myself. I haven't hurt anyone, am I wrong?"

The slight glint of tears in her eyes made Old Yu feel a pang of self-doubt.

Li Shu lowered his head silently again: "Master, I did not ask you for help with the matter of recognizing relatives in a dream."

“If you doubt me, then I can refrain from coming to consult you for the next few days, lest you become my accomplice, how about that?” Li Shu added.

"..." Old Yu was startled.

That little girl is really quick-witted; how could she guess what he was thinking?

At his age, he doesn't want to be taken advantage of.

"You're making such boastful claims outside, isn't it because you've already become an apprentice? Are you planning to have me, your master, train your archery skills first, and even secretly help you out?" Old Yu asked.

“No,” Li Shu replied decisively.

Old Yu frowned, clearly not quite believing it.

If that weren't the case, it would be impossible for a young girl like her to shoot high in one go.

"Master has only seen me a few times, so it's normal that he's worried about me. After the prayers, I'll come back to ask you for guidance. I hope that by then, Master can put aside his prejudices." After saying that, he immediately turned around and left without any hesitation.

Old Yu was about to say something, but Li Shu's back remained resolute.

They didn't even climb over the wall to learn from him that day.

When she first appeared, she was somewhat shameless, but now she seems to have suddenly gained dignity and keeps her word. This huge change makes Old Man Yu very uneasy.

Old Man Yu felt as if he had been possessed by a demon these past two days.

He's quite old, and suddenly he has an extra apprentice. He just asked a few questions, which shouldn't be wrong, but for some reason, when he saw the little girl turn away dejectedly and resolutely avoid suspicion, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty and ashamed!

It was as if he was bullying the little girl because she had no parents!

Yes, it must be because her background is so pitiful...

Interacting with her feels like constantly testing whether a person has a kind heart!

……

Li Shu did it on purpose.

She felt that her back view could be described as resolute and weathered, and she refused to believe that the old man wouldn't feel even a little bit of guilt!

She didn't want to be constantly doubted, so instead of patiently explaining, she preferred to let the other person adjust their emotions on their own.

Li Shu remained quiet at home for two more days.

When her friends came looking for her, she didn't go out. She looked like she regretted her previous decision and was worrying alone, making everyone anxious.

The night before the prayer.

The Zhu family busied themselves with making arrangements, setting up tables all over the open space under the big cypress tree.

We waited until the next day when our relatives and neighbors were seated before we started cooking and inviting them to dinner.

In addition to preparing the ingredients in advance, the Zhu family also asked a respected elder in Wuzhuang to make a wooden plaque for blessings, which read "Li Shu pays homage to General Nie and carries on his last wishes." They also set up an offering table.

The wooden plaque was also placed on the wooden table, as if it were being imbued with the scent of incense.

It's quiet at night.

A figure quietly approached and busied himself in front of the offering table.

"Quickly grab him!" Madam Zhu shouted, and the next moment, she led several women to rush forward and block the figure that had suddenly appeared.

Ali and Xiao Wu had already made the arrangements two days ago.

Duan Changdong and others stood guard at the general's grave in Beishan. Before dark, a large group of people set off, and the whole Wuzhuang knew about this action.

The Chen siblings stayed at home to watch over the ingredients, to prevent anyone from tampering with them.

Only at the offering table were there few items. On the surface, it was to have Zhu Shi guard the place until dawn. After dawn, Zhu Shi left yawning, but in reality, she quickly sneaked back and secretly kept an eye on things.

The sudden appearance of the Zhu family member startled the other party.

When Zhu met those eyes, she was also somewhat surprised: "Old Luo? It's you!?"

Before him stood a man in his forties or fifties, his body somewhat hunched and his legs limping. He was known in this martial arts village as an honest man, but now that he had been caught red-handed, he looked flustered and quickly rubbed his hands together.

There was some dirt on his hands.

Zhu went closer to the offering table and took a closer look. She discovered that there were many more worms inside the pig's head that was being offered, and the wooden plaque was also stained with some black blood.

I wonder where Lao Luo caught all these bugs.

By the end of the night, these pig heads would have been completely devoured, a sight that was both disgusting and bizarre.

"Old Luo, this niece of ours doesn't seem to have any grudge against you, does she?! Why did you do this? Wasn't it you who knocked down the tombstone in Beishan before? And this old cypress tree here, it's a memento for all of us, how could you be so heartless as to pour sugar water on it?!" Madam Zhu was a little angry.

Lao Luo didn't expect to be caught red-handed, and was a little panicked.

But soon, his expression returned to normal, and he calmly said, "I do not agree to this girl living here."

"You just disagree like that?! Give me a reason! She hasn't bothered you at all!" Madam Zhu found this person rather inexplicable.

Luo remained silent.

At this moment, Zhu also sent someone to inform Xiao Wutou and Li Shu that the man had been captured.

Before long, the area under the old cypress tree lit up.

Old Luo was already squatting on the ground, looking like a stone statue, listless and without any spirit.

Duan Changdong and the others did not expect that he would be the one to make the move.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Li Shu guessed that this person was different from what she had expected, so she didn't rush to jump out and criticize, but instead observed everyone's reaction first.

“Uncle Luo, Ali is a pitiful girl. You don’t actually think she’s some kind of cursed star, do you?” Duan Changdong frowned, puzzled. “What you’ve done is really going too far!”

Luo looked up and glanced at him.

The weathered voice said, “When winter came, my legs were in terrible pain. The fighting at the front was intense, and my son was worried that I would be sent to the front to die, so he hurriedly entered the army camp and replaced me. You all know about this.”

Duan Changdong paused for a moment, then nodded.

“But before I left the military camp, I was already being transferred to the front as a human shield. If he replaced me, that would mean he would go to his death in my place. How could I just stand by and watch?” Old Luo’s voice was hoarse. “So after I came back, I took all the money and went to beg people. I originally wanted to go to the Ma family, but I couldn’t find them, so I had to take a step back and go to the Yao family. The couple took the money and readily agreed to let their daughter get my son to Young Master Ma’s side.”

"..." Upon hearing this, Duan Changdong clenched his fist slightly, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth.