The taxi driver, Mr. Sun, overheard their conversation and even wondered if they actually had no children.

It's not necessarily a tragic thing; at least no one would look forward to their death.

So that he can inherit his own estate, and wait until the county magistrate is tired of being walked around.

While leaning against the stone table in the courtyard, panting heavily, Qi Niang finally ran up to Qin Luo.

They even deliberately amplified the sound.

"Girl, don't be afraid, Old Deng won't dare to do anything to you."

Before the magistrate could even catch his breath, he raised a trembling hand and pointed at Seventh Sister.

"You rebellious daughter..."

Seventh Sister seemed completely deaf to her accusations and walked straight into the inner hall.

He gave a perfunctory bow to the head of the Shisun family.

“Master Shisun, I was there that day, you saw it, why didn’t you send the constables to arrest me as well?”

The head of the Shi family, whose foot injury had not yet healed, was sitting in a chair watching the commotion.

Upon seeing that the flames of war had spread to him, he quickly put on a friendly smile.

“My dear niece, what are you saying? I didn’t order the yamen runners to arrest Gongshan girl. I just wanted to ask her to be a witness.”

"Pah! Do you think I'm stupid? If you said you were going to invite someone, why did you start flirting with their younger brother as soon as you arrived?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the county magistrate who was walking slowly towards them.

"It must be the two of you conspiring to bully my sister, isn't it?"

The magistrate slapped her hand away.

"You big dummy! Your Aunt Sun said 'please,' so the people below must have misunderstood."

After the magistrate finished speaking, he turned to look at Qin Luo and Wu Hua.

"Since you are Seventh Sister's friend, I will definitely give you an explanation."

Before Qin Luo and Wu Hua could speak, they shouted towards the door.

"Guards, give each of those yamen runners who went to invite Miss Gongshan today twenty strokes of the cane, and then lock them in jail for a month to reflect on their actions."

Before Qin Luo could stop her, she heard Qi Niang's roar.

"Let's see who dares."

This left even the county magistrate completely bewildered.

"Didn't you say they bullied your friend's younger brother? Why won't I be allowed to punish them now?"

"I've already punished you, there's no need to do it again. Hurry up and finish asking your questions, we still need to go check the shop!"

"Okay, okay, stop yelling there, it's making my ears go deaf."

Because the case involved a large corpse, the magistrate summoned the men to the courtroom.

She straightened her official robes and sat down in the hall.

Qin Luo and Wu Hua, along with the head of the Shi Sun family, Qi Niang, and Tu Men'an, all stood below the hall.

The magistrate slammed his gavel and, following the proper procedure, asked all the questions.

First, Qin Luo and the others recounted their experience after entering the building.

Then the head of the Shisun family would state the exact number of corpses.

As for how Qin Luo and Wu Hua removed the resentment, and how she injured her foot...

He didn't mention it at all from beginning to end, but after hearing that Seventh Sister was almost scared to death when she went in...

The magistrate's worried expression was impossible to hide, and he also asked to see the shop's door frame.

They had quite a few complaints, but what could they do? (The last part is a fragment and doesn't translate directly.)

She survived only because of the help of other people's elders, and she was filled with resentment.

All I can do is hide my emotions.

"Alright, now that the matter has been explained, I will send people to investigate and find out who is so audacious as to commit such a heinous act in Danchi City."

Upon hearing this, Qin Luo and Wu Hua exchanged a glance.

It was clear that this case would likely remain unresolved during the magistrate's lifetime.

After they finished, Qi Niang and Tu Men'an grabbed Qin Luo and Wu Hua and tried to run away.

Before the county magistrate could even speak to stop them, the head of the Shi Sun family had already ordered his men to intercept Qin Luo and Wu Hua.

Qin Luo remained completely calm, kicking the person blocking her path away.

His gaze was fixed directly on the head of the Shisun family.

"Why do you block our way?"

The head of the Shi Sun family was carried to her by two servants, and he even politely bowed to her.

"Miss Gongshan, you misunderstand. I just have some things I'd like to ask you."

Qin Luo raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing her humility.

"Oh, what is it?"

The head of the Shi family glanced at Qi Niang and Tu Men'an, then looked at Qin Luo again.

"May I have a word with Miss Gongshan in private?"

Just as Qi Niang and Tu Men'an were about to start cursing, the county magistrate grabbed them by the ears and dragged them away.

"You two talk, I'll take the two girls to ask them some questions."

Then she gave a wink to the surrounding constables, who then quickly withdrew.

After the head of the Shi family had a chair brought over, he dismissed the servants.

Only when she, Qin Luo, and Wu Hua were left alone did she speak.

"That day, the girl from Gongshan said that I should invite a sorcerer home to see if he could see anything about me."

Upon hearing this, Qin Luo pulled Wu Hua behind her.

"My sister and I are just ordinary people. How could we have such abilities? I was just saying it casually. Please don't worry about it."

Wu Hua nodded her little head behind her to confirm that she was right.

When the two men denied it, the head of the Shi family began to panic.

When she returned home yesterday evening, perhaps the cow tears in her eyes hadn't worn off yet.

I vaguely saw my daughter, who had passed away many years ago, playing in the courtyard.

Upon seeing her return, he warmly greeted her.

They even felt sorry for her injured foot, for a moment

She couldn't tell if it was reality or a hallucination; she felt like she was dreaming.

She only learned yesterday that Shi Sunyue had never left the Shi Sun family all these years.

Instead, he stayed by her side most of the time, but from time to time, they had to hide from each other.

When the head of the Shisun family heard about her plight, he felt extremely sorry for her.

But she couldn't touch Shi Sunyue at all; even wanting to give her a hug was a pipe dream.

What she found even more unacceptable was what she saw when she opened her eyes this morning.

She searched the entire mansion but couldn't find a trace of Shi Sunyue.

I originally thought I could continue to get along with my daughter like this.

I never imagined it was all just a pipe dream, but the thought of Shi Sunyue's innocent little face...

The way she called her "mother" filled her with deep resentment.

Remembering the cow tears Qin Luo had sprinkled on him, he quickly ordered his maid to...

She went to every household in the neighborhood that owned cattle, ordering her to do whatever she pleased.

She was determined to buy the ox tears, but what she didn't expect was...

The cow tears had no effect whatsoever; she remained the same as always.

The absence of Shi Sunyue might be due to the fact that she hasn't experienced this kind of mother-daughter affection in a long time.

Once she felt it, she never wanted to lose it again, just as she was in despair.

The housekeeper arrived, limping and being helped along, and was told that she must go to the county government office to report the case today.

Explain the matter of the corpse clearly, and try to invite Qin Luo and Wu Hua as well.

Only then did her hope rekindle, and she looked at the empty courtyard before her with loving eyes.

It was as if he was assuring Shi Sunyue that he would definitely see her again.

So she kept the fact that the two of them were performing magic at the Canyue Tower a secret.

I was thinking of doing them a favor, hoping they would help me out one more time.

"Miss Gongshan, please don't get agitated. I just want to make a deal with you."

"A deal? What kind of deal?"

"Give me more cow tears, so that my moon doesn't have to hide anymore."

Qin Luo immediately guessed that it was Niu Niu's tears that made her see someone she shouldn't have seen.

"Oh, so what do you want to trade with me?"