The old man showed no anger at the sudden arrival of the two; aside from initial surprise and confusion, he remained perfectly normal.
If it were anyone else, they might have been convinced by the old man's words. However, in front of him were Qin Qing, whose five senses were amazing, and Wang Yan, who had killed countless enemies!
"Why bother arguing with him? This kind of pervert... he's disgusting!"
Qin Qing, unable to contain herself any longer, rushed over with a livid face, knocked the old man unconscious without a word, and then smashed over the meat on the table…
Not long after, they had someone report it to the authorities. The carriage stopped on the other side of the bamboo grove, watching as the officials arrested the old man…
Qin Qing was vomiting uncontrollably, sitting weakly to one side, her face extremely pale!
Just thinking about the meat bun she ate... made her want to rip her stomach out and wash it, but her knowledge told her that the bun from a few days ago had long been digested!
Seeing her like this, Wang Yan looked somewhat strange and handed her the water from the bamboo tube.
"I had no idea you'd become so fragile? That scene could have scared you like that?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing couldn't help but turn her head to look, only to find that the man beside her, apart from his initially unpleasant expression, had now returned to normal, as if he hadn't seen that disgusting scene and had forgotten about the meat bun she had fed him!
She didn't want to bring it up, but compared to Wang Yan's current disgust and discomfort, she just couldn't accept it.
"How come you don't feel nauseous at all! You ate steamed buns a few days ago too... Ugh!"
The mere mention of it made her feel even more disgusted!
Wang Yan then realized why she was so disgusting, and a look of helplessness flashed across his face.
"I've fought for many years and have smelled plenty of blood. I've eaten all sorts of things, even grass roots, tree bark, raw meat, and leather. I can't mistake the smell of pork. The buns we're eating are definitely made of pork!"
Qin Qing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses and exclaimed excitedly.
"So, we were eating pork buns, but what the old man chopped up today was actually... a person?"
Wang Yan nodded, but Qin Qing gave a bitter smile.
"You don't need to comfort me. This self-deception is worse than..."
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Wang Yan had no choice but to start the carriage.
"If you don't believe me, let's go to the lobby and take a look."
Although Qin Qing felt disgusted, what if it really was pork? After all, it did taste familiar, like the pork from the stall downstairs in her building—a rare occurrence in modern times…
Before long, the two finally arrived at the entrance of the government office, where a large crowd of people had gathered, especially those who had heard of that person.
After the incident involving the steamed buns, many people were shocked and came to angrily scold the owner of the steamed bun shop.
When they arrived, the old man had already been subjected to severe torture, and he was groaning in pain. He quickly confessed to what had happened!
It turns out that he originally did sell steamed buns, and the pork he used was of very high quality. However, when the butcher raised the price of pork, he could no longer afford it, but the steamed bun shop still had to keep going...
So when he was at his wit's end, he sneaked into the butcher's house while the butcher was fast asleep, thinking of stealing some meat to take back. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by the butcher, and he also discovered the butcher's secret: most of the pork was actually a mixture of dog meat and other meats!
The two men started fighting after they bumped into each other. The old man, being small and thin, was no match for the butcher. Then he saw the knife on the table and, in a moment of impulse, killed the butcher.
In the end, when he saw the pile of meat from various animals, he became malicious and chopped up the butcher to make steamed buns!
After his initial panic, he finally calmed down and began chopping the meat...
The incident happened just two days ago. Today, he was chopping meat in the backyard, getting more and more excited as he chopped, when he didn't expect someone to come to his door. He was originally determined to kill the man and woman as well, but the woman was so strong!
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what had happened and breathed a sigh of relief! In other words, the old man hadn't even had a chance to turn the butcher into steamed buns before he was discovered!
What a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!
Qin Qing, who was standing outside, also heard these words, and her heart finally settled down.
Seeing this, Wang Yan could only shake his head helplessly. See? I told you not to believe me!
Qin Qing smiled with relief, and the two then turned and left.
Little did they know that after they left, the old man revealed some more things. He had originally been a family of three, but his wife and children disappeared one day, and he had been living alone for many years. In the butcher's house, he found the hairpin that he had made by hand and given to his wife before she died!
That's the real reason he impulsively killed someone...
Autumn has gone and winter is coming!
Snowflakes finally began to fall from the sky, heralding the arrival of winter.
Qin Qing sat by the window and sighed.
"Winter is coming, why don't we go back to our hometown for the winter? It's too cold outside!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan raised his eyes from his book, his handsome eyebrows revealing a hint of helplessness.
“If we go back now, the heavy snow will probably block the roads before we even reach the capital. Besides, it won’t be easy for the carriage to travel. It seems you’ll have to spend the rest of the year with me.”
His calm and serene demeanor was completely unlike that of a cold-faced general who had once galloped across battlefields and slain countless enemies! Instead, he exuded a scholarly air…
Qin Qing turned around upon hearing the sound and saw this scene, so she couldn't help but tease him.
"If Old Madam Wang saw you like this, she would definitely think that you gave birth to twins! And you are the one who was left out! Haha."
Upon hearing what she said, Wang Yan immediately stood up, walked over, and gently put his arm around Qin Qing.
"Let's get married after we go back."
Qin Qing froze! Her pupils dilated in shock! This… was a marriage proposal? She never expected to be proposed to at almost forty!
Perhaps because he didn't get a response for a while, Wang Yan couldn't help but let go of Qin Qing, and then noticed the confusion and helplessness on her face.
"Was this too sudden?"
Qin Qing snapped out of her daze, staring blankly at him, then blushed and stammered.
"No...not suddenly!"
Realizing her nervousness, she wanted to slap herself hard. How pathetic! She's a grandmother, how could she be afraid of something like this?!
Then, she took a deep breath and suddenly looked up!
But she forgot about Wang Yan, who was looking down at her, and her forehead hit him squarely on the chin...
Even Wang Yan couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, while Qin Qing only blushed and didn't feel much pain. She hurriedly expressed her concern and annoyance.
"Are you alright? I didn't mean to!"
His flustered and nervous appearance made Wang Yan unable to help but laugh...
The atmosphere was incredibly ambiguous at that moment! Their eyes met, and they slowly drew closer…
The next day, they checked out of the two rooms and then went to a village to prepare for the winter.
Meanwhile, more than a month after the two left, the old emperor finally discovered Wang Yan's departure. Although he was somewhat displeased, he was not afraid of a blind former general who was now a marquis with no real power.
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