The meeting ended unhappily, with everyone returning to their respective work posts.

Xiaoman locked herself in the room and kept splashing cold water on her face and head.

Looking at himself in the mirror, his hair disheveled and his eyes filled with murderous intent, he muttered, "Why have I become such a grotesque figure?"

Tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

Suddenly, happy memories of her childhood with her brother flashed through her mind, and a faint smile appeared on Shuanghan's face.

Happy times always seem so short; memories of the family's dramatic changes come flooding back...

Ooh, waaaah...

After an unknown amount of time, Xiaoman slowly raised her head, wiped away her tears, stared sharply at herself in the mirror, and slapped herself across the right cheek.

"You shameless bastard, he's your own brother, your own brother!"

"How could you fall in love with him? How could you be jealous of all your sisters-in-law?"

Waaah!

Suddenly, another voice echoed in her mind: "When the end times come, order will be gone, and morality and shame will be worthless. Why can't brothers and sisters be together?"

"No, ethical principles cannot be transgressed!" This is the essence of kindness.

"Bullshit!" the evil thought echoed. "Who cared when you were secretly crying? Who pitied you when you couldn't sleep every night listening to sex scenes? And..."

With each question posed by her evil thoughts, Xiaoman's expression grew increasingly grim.

As time goes by, one's kind heart is quickly swallowed up.

Xiaoman slapped herself twice more, the pain bringing her back to her senses. "He's my brother, my brother forever!"

She took several deep breaths, hiding her love deep in her heart, and forced a smile, "Brother, Xiaoman will always stay quietly by your side, being a well-behaved and sensible little sister."

In the days that followed, Xiaoman appeared happy on the surface, but was in great pain inside. Whenever she stopped to rest, she would think of Li Tianyi, and even more so of her sisters-in-law who were living such a happy life.

To make myself feel better, I exhaust myself every day so I don't have time to overthink.

No sooner had he finished his work than he received another assignment: to escort supplies to Taoyuan Village.

On the way, the soldiers of the New First Battalion were all talking about happy topics, and a natural smile finally appeared on her face.

When she arrived at Taoyuan Elementary School, the children's innocent smiles touched her heart, and she felt incredibly relaxed.

"I haven't felt like this in so long, it's wonderful!" She stretched out her arms, squinted her eyes, and enjoyed the long-lost peace and tranquility.

Teacher Zhou Yujie slowly walked to her side and softly recited: "Bodhi has no tree, nor is the bright mirror a stand."

The Buddha-nature is always pure; where can dust settle?

Xiaoman's mind and body gradually became clear and empty, entering a state of complete absorption in the external world...

Zuo Ping nodded to Zhou Yujie from a distance and quietly left with the children.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Xiaoman slowly opened her eyes, her brows completely relaxed, and when she thought of Li Tianyi and her many sisters-in-law, her heart no longer ached.

He bowed slightly towards the teachers' dormitory, saying, "Thank you!"

Zhou Yujie nodded with a smile.

Xiaoman left Taoyuan Village with cheerful steps and headed towards the shelter.

Cuckoo, cuckoo!

"A cuckoo?" Xiaoman reached out towards it.

On the edge of a distant cliff, there stands a giant pine tree, around which a flock of cuckoos call merrily.

"Take them all back; it won't be a problem to cook two dishes!"

Driven by his foodie instincts, he immediately went into stealth mode.

As soon as I got close, my feet trembled slightly.

The cuckoo was startled and took flight.

Suddenly, huge rocks on the outside collapsed, and Xiaoman was terrified. She quickly rushed upwards.

The boulder was falling too fast, and he couldn't reach the edge of the cliff. He grabbed onto the vines with one hand and started climbing upwards.

Just as she was about to reach the top of the cliff, the vines suddenly snapped, and Xiaoman fell off the cliff...

She didn't know how much time had passed before Xiaoman slowly woke up.

"Where...where is this?"

My whole body ached, so I quickly swallowed some healing medicine and started circulating my internal energy.

An hour passed.

Xiaoman exhaled a breath of stale air and looked around. "Could this be the Dafeng Mountain Canyon?"

To verify their judgment, they ventured forward.

"It really is a canyon!"

Continuing on, a natural stone cave came into view.

Driven by curiosity, I cautiously entered.

The cave wasn't large or deep, and we soon reached the end. In a corner, there was a twisted skeleton, which, judging from its size, should have belonged to a woman.

"Ah, meeting you is fate, let's bury you!"

Xiaoman was digging in the soil with her fish-gut sword when she noticed what looked like words on the mountain wall out of the corner of her eye. She quickly shone her flashlight on it, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears and her nose stung.

Kneeling before the skeleton, he wept uncontrollably, crying out, "Mom, Mom!"

Several tens of minutes later, Xiaoman wiped away her tears and read the message on the mountain wall: "Xiaoman, Mom is leaving and can no longer protect you."

Remember to be strong from now on, and listen to Tianyi. Your parents will be watching over you from heaven.

There's something else that's been weighing on my mind for 22 years, but I have to tell you today. Your father and I have worked hard for years, and our bodies are severely depleted. The doctor said it's unlikely we'll have children.

On September 3rd, I found a newborn baby boy abandoned deep in the forest of Dafeng Mountain.

Eight years later, whether it was God's blessing or the luck that Tianyi brought us, Mom successfully became pregnant with you.

Xiaoman, Mommy is out of strength. If you see this message, please be sure to dig out Tianyi's personal belongings from under my bed.

My children, I'm so reluctant to leave you!

Ah, sob sob...

Xiaoman's tears had all dried up. She carefully collected her mother's remains and wrapped them in her coat. "Mom, I'm taking you home!"

The path inside the canyon was difficult to traverse, but Xiaoman gritted her teeth and persevered...

Twelve hours later.

Xiaoman finally emerged from the canyon and arrived at the place where her father was buried. She quickly dialed Li Tianyi's number: "I found my mother!"

"What? Say it again!" Li Tianyi's head was buzzing.

“I’m at my father’s grave. You come alone!” Xiaoman hung up the phone and frantically dug at the ground.

Soon after, Li Tianyi rushed over, asking, "Where's Mom?"

Xiaoman held back her tears and pointed to the white bones on the ground.

"Mom, Mom, sob sob..."

Li Tianyi slammed his hammer into the ground, sending weeds and dirt flying everywhere.

"Let's bury Mom first!" Xiaoman pointed to the pit, tears streaming down her face, and burst into sobs.

"This is too unfair to Mom, we must make a coffin!" Li Tianyi wiped away his tears, took out many items from the system space, and began to make it.

Working together, the two quickly made a large coffin.

They carefully dressed the skeleton, placed it in a coffin, and sealed it.

After building the grave, Li Tianyi knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Mom, your unfilial son has only now buried you! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Xiaoman's face was as cold as ice as she threw him to the ground, saying, "You are not her son!"

Li Tianyi thought his sister was blaming him, so he didn't dare to say anything and lay on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

"Take a look at this, then we'll talk!" Xiaoman tossed her phone aside and silently turned away...