Mu Qingli and Chi Ziheng came to the outside of the village and heard the sound of water splashing from a distance. The shimmering lake surface reflected a lantern hanging on a willow tree by the lake.

A slender figure with bare legs stood in the water by the lake, bending over to touch loaches in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

"Third sister!" Chi Zishu called out when she got closer.

When Sanmei heard Chi Zishu calling her, she couldn't help but stand up, wiped the water stains on her face with her sleeve, and asked with a smile: "Zishu! Why are you here? Are you here to help me catch loaches?" Sanmei asked mischievously.

"It's so late! You are still here catching loaches alone! How dangerous is it? Let's go! Go back quickly! I'll find you if I have something!" Chi Zishu said with a stern face as she helped her third sister pack her backpack on the shore.

"It's okay! What danger could there be here?" Sanmei asked with a smile.

"It's out in the wilderness, who knows if there will be any poisonous insects or ferocious beasts! Hurry up and go to the witch doctor's house, they are waiting for you!" Chi Zishu said, urging her third sister to go back.

"What's the matter? It's the middle of the night!" The third sister couldn't help but complain, and was a little reluctant to leave.

"Hurry up! It's really urgent, otherwise! Who would come here to look for you so late at night!" Chi Zishu said hurriedly.

"Don't be anxious! Don't be anxious! Let me wash my hands! They are covered in mud!" The third sister replied to Chi Zishu, and began to wash her hands and feet in the lake water before going ashore.

"Hey! Is this your friend? Zishu!" The third sister came up and asked with a smile when she saw Mu Qingli standing on the shore.

"Well! This is Mu Qingli! My friend! She is from Kyoto!" Chi Zishu introduced her to the third sister.

"You are really knowledgeable! You have friends coming from Kyoto!" The third sister said with a faint smile, feeling indescribable envy in her heart.

If my parents were fine, maybe I could go to Minzu University, right?

"Hello!" Mu Qingli couldn't help but smile and greeted the third sister.

"Hello! Welcome to Chiyun Village!" After saying this, the third sister took the small basket from Chi Zishu's hand, put it on her shoulder, and then followed Mu Qingli and the others back.

"Thank you!" Mu Qingli thanked her. She felt that this girl was a strong, optimistic and filial girl.

I wonder what this girl would do when she finds out that her little friend Stone is gone?

The three of them walked back while talking and chatting.

On the way back, Chi Zishu deliberately bypassed Shitou's house. She even refused Sanmei's request to put the loach back. Sanmei is so busy every day that she might not know what happened today!

The three of them went straight to the witch doctor's house without stopping.

The third sister was a little confused when she saw that it was so late and there were still so many people in the witch doctor's house.

Mu Qingli discovered that Long Pinru and Chi Ziyue, who were not here originally, had also come.

"What happened?" Sanmei asked in confusion.

"Third sister, did you go catching loaches with Shitou last night?" When Chi Wanjun saw the third sister, he asked without hesitation.

The third sister looked at Chi Wanjun even more confused and said, "Uncle Jun, I haven't seen Shi Tou for three or four days! I didn't see him come over last night!"

When Chi Wanjun and the others heard this, they turned their attention to Chi Ziheng.

"Third sister! Shitou and I were waiting for you at the big willow tree by the lake last night! The three of us caught loaches together!" Chi Ziheng hurriedly reminded the third sister, and Situ awakened her memory.

"Ziheng, you idiot, that was three or four days ago, okay?" The third sister put her hands on her hips and spoke loudly to Chi Ziheng.

"How is that possible?" Chi Ziheng asked in disbelief.

As he spoke, Chi Ziheng patted his head in confusion.

Seeing that his third sister also said this, he couldn't help but wonder if he had remembered it wrong?

But he clearly remembered that it was last night!

Seeing them in such a confused state gave Chi Ziyue a headache, and he couldn't help but slap his forehead from time to time, looking regretful.

"Hmph! Ziheng! You still have the nerve to talk like that? I haven't seen you and Shitou come to help me dig loaches these days!" Sanmei snorted coldly and said to Chi Ziheng with glaring eyes.

"Third sister! The stone is gone! It's gone!" Chi Ziheng couldn't help but speak.

He also knew that his third sister was usually very busy and had almost no time to complete the tasks in the village, let alone have fun playing with everyone!

"The stone is gone! How could it be gone? Is it lost? If it's lost, go find it! Why did you ask me to come here specifically?" The third sister asked anxiously.

"Third sister, Shitou is dead! Dead!" Seeing that Third sister didn't understand, Chi Ziheng spoke in a crying voice, wiping away tears.

"!! What! Ziheng! Don't lie to me! Don't joke around, this isn't funny at all!" Sanmei couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced, she questioned Chi Ziheng in a cold voice.

"Third sister, it's true! The stone is gone!" Chi Wanjun felt sorry for his son's confused state and hurriedly explained.

"How is this possible!" The third sister was somewhat incredulous. She stood there blankly, muttering to herself.

"I don't believe this is true either! Last night, just last night, we went to catch loaches with him!!" Chi Ziheng grabbed his hair in annoyance, looking very annoyed.

He didn't even know whether what was in his memory was true or false!

Why did Sanmeier also say it happened several days ago? Sanmeier and the witch doctor both said the stone disappeared three days ago. Their statements were consistent. Could it be that I really remembered it wrongly?

Chi Ziheng thought about it and couldn't help but squat down with his head in his hands. He really couldn't overturn his memory. That memory was indeed yesterday.

Seeing this, Chi Zishu hurried over and pulled Chi Ziheng up: "Ziheng! It doesn't matter if you remembered it wrong, it's okay, you have to relax! You may miss Shitou too much! Don't think too much!"

"Ziheng! Your sister is right! Don't let your imagination run wild. Since the witch doctor and Third Sister both said so, it's possible that you remembered it wrong!"

"I remembered it wrong! Did I remember it wrong?" Chi Ziheng couldn't help but repeat this sentence over and over again.

Mu Qingli and Fu Hongzhou saw that they each insisted on their own opinions, and almost everyone suspected that Chi Ziheng had remembered it wrong.

However, Mu Qingli and Fu Hongzhou were full of confusion. They didn't believe that Chi Ziheng really remembered it wrong. There was definitely something wrong with this matter.

Mu Qingli and the others are also helpless now. After all, there are too many taboos in the village, and they can't do anything openly. They have to keep an eye on everyone first.

What they do is their business, everyone should watch carefully and see what is going on.

"Last night...last night..." Sanmei frowned as she recalled?

She clearly remembered that she was catching loaches by the big tree last night, and Shitou and Chi Ziheng were not there.

"Shi Tou! Shi Tou!" Sanmei called Shi Tou's name softly, feeling extremely sad.

Seeing that things had come to this point, Mu Qingli could only continue to collect more information.

Mu Qingli then remembered what Shen Wazi had said when he came back, that he would bring her something good. She wondered what good thing he had brought back. Could it be another clue?