Jiang Yong'an's words left Bai Mu and Lao Liu somewhat stunned.

The sixth brother, who couldn't keep a secret, said, "As expected of the eldest brother, he's so shrewd and knows where the clues are without even leaving the house."

Bai Mu rolled his eyes when he heard this. How did this guy learn to flatter and fawn?

I don't know who I learned it from.

"Brother, do you have any leads?"

"The clues are with my family."

Bai Mu finally realized what was happening. He was both amused and exasperated. He never expected that all that trouble would ultimately result in the Jiang Yong'an family being the victims.

The sixth brother, however, was slower to grasp the situation and couldn't figure it out for a moment. "Big brother, your family? Your sister-in-law? She doesn't know Luo Jing at all."

How could there possibly be any clues?

As for the four children, that's even more impossible.

The only clue the four children could find was Sun Hanzhou, but Sun Hanzhou had been disheartened and had been living in Anping County for many years. He was just a down-on-his-luck scholar and there was no way he could have any leads.

Who could it be?

The sixth brother felt that his brain wasn't working properly.

Bai Mu was annoyed by his lack of ambition. "You said it yourself, Luo Jing, the key point is Luo Jing. Have you forgotten that Luo Jing once gave his orchid wood token to my elder brother's family?"

Even the most slow-witted person would understand now, "Your sister-in-law and niece?"

No way.

How could this be related to these two people?

"Now that the clues in Rongzhou and Lingzhou have been investigated and there are no clues about the Orchid Gate in Anzhou, we might as well focus our attention on them."

Bai Mu picked up where Jiang Yong'an left off, "I think the clue is very likely on that mother and daughter. Luo Jing concealed the existence of the iron mine, so he would definitely hide the clue well, hiding it on a woman who can't even kill a chicken. No one would expect that. I reckon it's in the hands of that mother and daughter. However, since Jiang Yongshan died, the mother and daughter have also left Anping County. It seems they went south at the time. I don't know where they are now."

Searching for such two people in a vast sea of ​​people is truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The sixth brother felt the second half of the sentence was too discouraging. "What does it matter? It's better than searching aimlessly like a headless fly. Just tell people to look for her. But brother, she's still your sister-in-law. Do you have any other clues? Could she have gone back to her parents' home?"

Isn't visiting one's parents' home always the first choice for a woman?

Before Jiang Yong'an could answer, Bai Mu shook his head and said, "No, back then, because of her connection with Luo Jing, Jiang's sister-in-law canceled her daughter's engagement with her nephew. Because of this, she lost face and cut off all ties with her family. So when Luo Jing died, she and her daughter lost their support and had no choice but to shamelessly come back to Jiang Yongshan."

"I see. But you've done quite a thorough investigation, Third Brother."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mu subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yong'an, and seeing that the latter's expression did not change, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you think everyone is like you, so careless about everything? You're just a reckless fool."

"So what if I'm a brute? One man can hold off ten thousand. Back on the battlefield, it was I, a brute, who saved your life. You look down on me? Then give me back my life."

Bai Mucai wasn't the type to be childish and wouldn't argue with this person.

“But brother, just to be safe, we should still go and check on your hometown and Sister-in-law Jiang’s family.” Mentioning Jiang Family Village, Bai Mu was somewhat tentative. “After all, that’s your hometown. Why don’t you go back?”

"Okay, that's fine. That's all for today. You've all worked hard lately, so get some rest."

Jiang Yong'an readily agreed, but Bai Mu was not so happy.

After leaving this side, Lao Liu glanced behind him, nudged Bai Mu's arm, and gestured for him to go outside.

"What's wrong?"

"What do you mean, what happened? I want to ask you the same thing, what are you thinking? You were the one who suggested that our eldest brother go back, but you're the one who's upset like your own parents died. What do you mean by that?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Mu tugged at his own face. Was his expression really that unmanageable just now?

"I see."

The sixth brother didn't want to be fooled like that. "Don't try to fool me like a child. Third Brother Bai, you're really boring."

It was clearly your suggestion, but you ended up doing this whole thing. Why bother?

"I can tell from your tone that you were just testing whether your brother wanted to go back to visit his wife. What, you got the answer and you're happy now?"

Bai Mu's face was ashen.

He was indeed testing the waters.

Since leaving Anping County, Jiang Yong'an has never visited Gu An'an and the others.

But this time, when he casually tested the man, the man readily agreed, making no attempt to hide his emotions.

miss.

Longing is like poison; you know it's toxic, but you still drink it to quench your thirst.

“I don’t understand what you educated people are thinking. All I know is that liking someone isn’t a sin. You, Bai Laosan, also like someone, you like a dead person, and you’re determined to avenge her. But you can’t let your eldest brother suffer with us because of this. He’s already suffered enough.”

Born a cursed lone star, he was disliked by his parents after birth because of the fortune teller's nonsense.

He was finally taken in and found a master and fellow disciples. But after mastering his skills, he had to leave the mountain to repay his master's kindness, which led him to get involved in the affairs of the country and the imperial court.

His family was also a source of worry; they took the money but didn't do anything for him, and even secretly arranged a marriage for him.

It's a miracle that the wife was so good, but it was all ruined by Bai Laosan.

Poor, poor sixth brother, he even wanted to hit someone.

"I was just trying to protect my sister-in-law and the others."

Bai Mu explained, "If we succeed, that's fine. But if we fail, it will inevitably implicate our families. It doesn't matter to you and me since we're both alone, but my sister-in-law is innocent. Why drag her into this?"

The sixth brother had long been fed up with this excuse. "Come on, it's all just your own selfishness. Don't try to fool me. I don't care. Anyway, this time the eldest brother is going back in person, and you can't stop him anymore."

As Bai Mu watched his brothers leave, he suddenly called out, "Sixth Brother, do you think Mingyi's identity has been exposed?"

Old Liu paused for a moment after hearing this, "I'm just a villager and I don't know anything. Whether I'm exposed or not doesn't really matter. It's a good thing that the child is still alive."

If they were truly implicated in their affairs and lost their lives.

All I can say is that the child has a hard life; it's his fate.

Bai Mu watched the person leave so gracefully, his face full of bitterness. He rubbed his temples harder and harder, wondering when he could be like Lao Liu, who didn't take anything to heart.

Unfortunately, he will never be able to do it in his lifetime.

In my next life, I only wish to be born into an ordinary family, whether as a farmer's son or the offspring of a merchant.

Hopefully, I can stay away from these disturbances.

How wonderful it would be to live an ordinary life.