Chapter 65 I don’t look good anymore

The shouts echoed in the dense forest.

The birds were frightened and flew away.

After a period of chaos in the dense forest, it returned to dead silence again.

Pei Jingzhou did not receive any response about Jiang Zhaoyue, so he continued searching.

The setting sun soon hung in the sky, dyeing half the sky red.

Pei Jingzhou suddenly thought of an ordinary day when he returned home from work. Jiang Zhaoyue, wearing an orange spring shirt, was standing under the setting sun, chatting and laughing with Xiang Qiao and others.

When she turned her head and saw him coming back, her almond-shaped eyes curved, and she called out "Second Master" in a clear voice. She ran over with her skirt lifted up, like a fairy running out of the sunset. She happily hugged his arm and said, "Second Master, you're back."

Bright and beautiful.

How he wished Jiang Zhaoyue would run out from the sunset again.

Unfortunately, the setting sun fell into the west, the sky and the earth became dark, and Jiang Zhaoyue still did not appear.

He walked numbly to the bank of the Jingshui River.

The guards and servants were still searching in the Jingshui River.

"There seems to be something in the water!"

"What?"

“It looks like a person!”

"It's a human! It's a human!"

"Hurry up and fish it out!"

"I saw the clothes, it looks like a woman!"

"Hurry up and salvage it and have a look."

“…”

The voice of the guard was heard.

"Zhaoyue, Zhaoyue..." Pei Jingzhou shouted Jiang Zhaoyue's name and rushed into the Jingshui River regardless of anything. He accidentally knocked one knee to the ground.

"Second brother!" Pei Che quickly helped Pei Jingzhou up.

"Zhaoyue, Zhaoyue." Pei Jingzhou pushed Pei Che away and waded into the Jingshui River.

Pei Che was used to Pei Jingzhou's calm and composed demeanor, and thought that nothing in the world could shake his second brother's emotions.

I didn't expect that my second brother would be so panicked when something happened to my second sister-in-law.

"Zhao Yue!" Before Pei Jingzhou reached the center of the Jingshui River, the guards had already salvaged the female corpse, and he hurried forward to identify it.

"Not my second sister-in-law." Pei Che came over and said.

no.

That’s good.

Pei Jingzhou was truly terrified. He was truly terrified that the person he had salvaged was Jiang Zhaoyue. He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly became concerned that Jiang Zhaoyue had, as the two woodcutters had said, been caught in the belly of a large fish.

impossible!

She is so good, it is impossible for her to end like that!

He forced himself to remain calm: "Looking at the clothes the deceased was wearing, she might be a maid from some family. Check it out, inform the master, and then file a case."

"Yes." Pei Che responded.

Pei Jingzhou continued to look for Jiang Zhaoyue, from dusk until the moon rose above the treetops.

Still nothing.

"Second brother." Pei Che found him with a torch.

"Have you found her?" Pei Jingzhou turned around and asked.

"Not yet." Pei Che handed over the water bag: "Second brother, you haven't eaten or drunk anything all day, drink some water."

Pei Jingzhou shook his head and continued walking forward.

"Second brother."

Pei Jingzhou's heart and eyes were filled with Jiang Zhaoyue, and he didn't feel hungry at all.

Pei Che was worried that something might happen to Pei Jingzhou, so he held a torch and followed him quietly.

The two walked for a long time and unknowingly returned to the Wishing Bridge.

There are scattered pieces of wood, longevity locks, love locks...it's a mess.

When Pei Jingzhou thought of Jiang Zhaoyue being washed away from here, his body trembled involuntarily and he subconsciously clenched the shoes in his hands.

"Second Master, Fourth Master." Pei Jing arrived at this time.

"Pei Jing, have you found Second Grandma?" Pei Che asked.

"No." Pei Jing said: "But——"

Hearing "no" was enough. Pei Jingzhou didn't want to hear anything else at this moment. He turned around to continue looking, and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure sitting in front of the fire.

He was startled and immediately turned around to look.

Jiang Zhaoyue was wearing a pink spring shirt, her hair was disheveled, her bright face was dirty, and she was holding a big chicken leg in both hands and chewing it with relish.

"However, Second Madam came back on her own." Pei Jing said.

Pei Che looked at her in astonishment and called out, "Second sister-in-law."

Jiang Zhaoyue was only focused on eating and didn't hear anyone calling her at all.

Pei Jingzhou heard it, and stared at Jiang Zhaoyue without blinking, as if afraid she would disappear. He reached out with a trembling hand and grabbed Pei Che's arm, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement: "Is it, is it, is it her?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Pei Che said happily: "Second brother, it's Second Sister-in-law. Second Sister-in-law is back alive."

"It's Second Madam!" Pei Jing added, "Second Master, Second Madam is not dead!"

Pei Jingzhou slowly let go of Pei Che's arm and walked towards Jiang Zhaoyue step by step.

Jiang Zhaoyue quickly finished a chicken leg and asked, "Is there anything else to eat?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Pei Sijing said with joy in her eyes.

Xiangqiao handed over the water bag: "Second Madam, drink some water first, don't choke."

Jiang Zhaoyue shook his head: "I have already drunk a lot of water. I am not thirsty. I am hungry and need to eat."

"Second sister-in-law, have some steamed bread slices. They're freshly baked and smell especially good." Pei Sijing handed over a skewer of steamed bread slices: "Here."

"Fifth sister is so considerate." Jiang Zhaoyue took it and praised, deliberately glancing at Xiangqiao: "Unlike Xiangqiao, who likes me to drink water, water, and drink water again."

Pei Sijing and Xiang Qiao both smiled happily when they heard this.

Jiang Zhaoyue opened her mouth and took a bite of the steamed bun. It was crispy and fragrant, delicious and soothing. It was such a blessing to be able to drink something delicious. At this moment, she felt a burning gaze. She turned around and saw Pei Jingzhou and immediately shouted, "Second Master."

Hearing her calling Second Master again, Pei Jingzhou's eyes instantly felt sore.

"Why did you come back just now?" Jiang Zhaoyue complained.

Pei Jingzhou wanted to speak, but suddenly couldn't open his mouth, and instinctively walked towards her step by step.

Jiang Zhaoyue said: "I almost died, did you know?"

Know.

I know.

Pei Jingzhou nodded.

"Look at me, all my hair has fallen out, my forehead is swollen, my neck is scratched, my hands are swollen, my legs are broken, and my ankle is sprained." Jiang Zhaoyue immediately told Pei Jingzhou about her injuries: "I, I... I don't look good anymore!"

Pei Jingzhou's gaze followed her words, looking at her hair, forehead... and finally his gaze fell on her feet.

The snow-white socks were now covered in mud and stained with blood.

His heart ached, and he strode forward, knelt on one knee, and hugged her in his arms.

"You--" Jiang Zhaoyue's words were interrupted and he was stunned.

It was the first time Pei Che and Pei Jing saw Pei Jingzhou express his emotions so directly.

Pei Sijing was stunned for a moment.

Xiangqiao was very happy.

Jiang Zhaoyue came back to her senses and wanted to say something, but she felt Pei Jingzhou's whole body trembling. She asked in confusion: "Second Master, are you cold?"

"Zhaoyue, I'm sorry." Pei Jingzhou said in a suppressed voice.

"What are you sorry for?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.

"I...I...I failed to protect you."

"I--"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't do it again." Pei Jingzhou hugged Jiang Zhaoyue tightly: "I won't do it again."

Jiang Zhaoyue immediately noticed that something was wrong with Pei Jingzhou. He felt a damp heat on his shoulder, and his heart was also burned. He called out, "Second Master?"