She was too lazy to expose him and simply turned her head away expressionlessly.

She continued to help her grandfather walk forward, seemingly oblivious to the disgusting scene.

Lu Jin was enraged by her indifferent attitude and quickly followed after her, carrying Lin Peirou in his arms.

He roared, "Shen Qingtang! Didn't you see Rou'er was injured? You have no compassion at all!"

Lin Peirou also looked up from his arms, timidly glancing at Shen Qingtang, but her eyes held a hint of provocation: "Sister-in-law, don't blame my cousin, it was my own carelessness..."

"Shut up." Shen Qingtang coldly spat out two words, not even sparing them a glance. "If you want to pretend, go home and pretend. Don't waste everyone's lives here."

Lu Jin choked so hard his face turned ashen.

His hands, which were holding Lin Peirou, were trembling.

He couldn't understand why Shen Qingtang was blind to Lin Peirou's pain, and why she could be so cold and heartless.

Only Lin Peirou felt a sudden jolt in her heart.

What did Shen Qingtang mean by that? Did she know there was danger ahead?

She suppressed her unease, snuggled closer to Lu Jin, and continued to play the role of a weak and helpless woman, but inwardly she was on high alert.

Shen Qingtang frowned as she gazed at the mountain path ahead, which was now a chaotic mess caused by the wind and snow.

He turned to the leading officer and said, "Officer, the snowstorm ahead is too severe, and visibility is poor. Continuing on might be dangerous. Perhaps we should stop for a while?"

Stop exaggerating!

Lu Jin immediately retorted, tightening his grip on Lin Peirou's arm. "Rou'er's foot injury is unbearable. The sooner we get to the dilapidated temple, the sooner she can rest. Do you want her to suffer even more?"

Lin Peirou gently shook her head in his arms.

Her voice was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind: "Cousin, don't say that about my sister-in-law. Perhaps she meant well... but..."

She changed the subject, her voice tinged with worry, "I heard there's a ruined temple just ahead. If we miss it, we might not even have anywhere to shelter from the wind at night."

She was wondering why Shen Qingtang had to stop the group at this particular moment.

Could it be that she was also reborn and knew there was a herd of bears ahead?

Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen echoed, "That's right! Getting on the road is the most important thing, why worry about so many things?"

"It's better to build a fire in a dilapidated temple than to freeze here!"

Just then, Old Madam Pei was helped over by her maid.

With a gentle smile on his face, but his tone left no room for doubt: "Miss Chen is young, and it's inevitable that she won't think things through completely. In this snowy weather, it will only get colder at night. The sooner we get to the dilapidated temple, the sooner we can be at ease. Let's continue on our way."

As the most senior member of the group and a former member of a prominent family in the capital, her words carried weight, and many immediately echoed, "The old lady is right!"

"Hurry up and let's go, don't delay!"

Annoyed by the noise, the officer glanced at the sky and waved impatiently, "Stop arguing! Keep going! We'll rest when we reach the dilapidated temple!"

Shen Qingtang's eyes turned cold as she looked at everyone's stubbornness.

She didn't argue anymore, but silently protected her grandfather even more tightly.

She wrapped the scarf around Pei Nian'an again and whispered, "No matter what you see later, stay with me and don't wander off."

Pei Nian'an nodded as if she understood, her small hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

The group restarted and headed towards the dilapidated temple deep in the snowstorm.

Lin Peirou leaned against Lu Jin's chest, secretly glancing at Shen Qingtang's back.

Shen Qingtang's unease grew stronger as she put on her confident demeanor.

This is very unusual.

While being held by Lu Jin, Lin Peirou freed one hand to tightly grip Lu Jiaojiao's wrist.

The force was so great that it almost crushed her bones.

In her opinion.

Lu Jiaojiao is a "lucky star".

In her previous life, Shen Qingtang was able to escape danger time and time again.

It's mostly because of this child's good fortune.

Now, as long as she holds this good fortune firmly in her own hands, she can avoid all disasters and even take their place.

She looked down at Lu Jiaojiao, forcing a gentle smile on her face.