Luo Jingyan comforted it: "Don't rush, we can go tonight. It's not convenient for Panghu to come out during the day either, so you can just stay with Changtian Jiu'er peacefully."
After Luo Jingyan's words, Black Tiger felt relieved and slept in Lu Jiu'er's arms for another afternoon, fully resting so he could better investigate the whereabouts of the bloodstone necklace that night.
In the mountains, Li Hongying started working after eating wild fruits. It wasn't until the sun began to set and the light in the dense forest gradually dimmed that she realized it was getting late.
She was exhausted from her relentless running around, and if it weren't for the support of her desire for space and resources, she probably would have collapsed long ago.
She had searched for most of the day without any results. She didn't want to give up, but it was already getting dark. Not only would it be impossible to search in the dark at night, but she also couldn't possibly spend the night in this desolate wilderness.
It wasn't just the environment; it was too cold at night, and if wild animals came out, she might lose her life there.
She planned to return the way she came, but going downhill was difficult, and going uphill was even more difficult. It took her a lot of effort to climb up the hillside and then she had to make a difficult descent to get home.
When she reached the foot of the mountain, the sky was full of stars. She secretly rejoiced that she had made it down safely and could finally go home to rest.
But she seemed to have forgotten one thing: when she went out during the day, she only told Liu Aiguo and his mother that she was going to pick mushrooms in the mountains, but she didn't expect that this would delay her for a whole day.
However, she didn't even pick half a mushroom. How was she going to explain this to the mother and son?
Never mind, she just said she searched all day but there were no mushrooms on the mountain at all.
As soon as she entered the house, Liu Aiguo and his mother were sitting in the main room. The mother and son both showed fierce eyes when they saw her.
Liu Aiguo, in particular, seemed to want to devour her.
Seeing that look in her eyes, Li Hongying was terrified and timidly uttered, "Patriotism."
"You stinking woman!"
Liu Aiguo cursed, stood up, walked towards her, and grabbed her hair.
With a loud slap, a hand landed on her face.
"You damn woman, coming home so late, how many lovers did you meet up with?"
"I don't have a boyfriend, I'm going mushroom picking."
"Went to pick mushrooms?" Liu's mother also stood up, and she sneered, "You said you went to pick mushrooms, where are the mushrooms you picked?"
Li Hongying showed them the basket, which was empty.
"These are the mushrooms you picked? Li Hongying, where are the mushrooms? Tell me quickly, what exactly did you go up the mountain to do?"
Liu Aiguo gritted his teeth in hatred, looking as if he had been cuckolded.
"Mom, Aiguo, I really did go mushroom picking, but I didn't expect there wouldn't be any mushrooms on the mountain. I didn't find any at first, and not wanting to disappoint you and Aiguo, I went to look again, but I didn't find a single mushroom after a whole day. Mom, Aiguo, I'll go look again tomorrow."
Liu's mother snorted coldly: "Nonsense! Your second aunt went to the mountain to pick mushrooms today too. She picked half a basket of mushrooms in just one morning. How come you can't find them? You're obviously lying. You used mushroom picking as an excuse to do something else."
I heard from your second aunt that you went up the mountain alone the whole time, without joining anyone else. Everyone else was picking mushrooms on the outer edge of the mountain, but you went into the inner part. There were mushrooms right there on the outer edge, why did you insist on going in? Tell me, what were you doing? You have to tell the truth, don't try to fool us."
If this daughter-in-law dares to do anything to betray the Liu family, let's see how she teaches her a lesson.
Li Hongying stood there, twisting the hem of her dress with her hands. What else could she say?
Will the Liu family believe her if she tells them?
"I thought there would be better mushrooms inside. I'm tired of the mushrooms outside, so I didn't pick any with everyone. Mom, Aiguo, I just wanted you to eat better mushrooms."
“The mushrooms inside and outside are different? I’ve never heard anyone say they are different. You’re still lying. You keep saying you went to pick mushrooms. I suspect you went to meet some random man.” Mother Liu finally got to the point.
"No, no, no, I didn't." Li Hongying hadn't expected her mother to think that way; she dared not accept such a accusation. "Mother, nothing like that happened. I just went mushroom picking. I... I only love Aiguo. I'm Aiguo's wife now, and I want to spend my whole life with him. I will never go looking for another man, Mother, you must believe me."
"But we all feel like you weren't doing anything worthwhile. Who is that man? Tell us."
"I didn't find a man. I got all bruised and battered while searching for mushrooms. If I had found a man, would I have gotten so many injuries?"
Only then did the Liu family mother and son carefully examine her injuries.
There's no need to make such a mess of it if you're cheating on your partner.
But it doesn't seem reasonable to get so many injuries just for picking mushrooms.
"Who knows if it was you guys who rolled the stone?"
"Mother, I really didn't betray Aiguo." She grabbed Liu Aiguo's arm. "Aiguo, do you think I would betray you?"
She winked at Liu Aiguo, implying that her diligent service to him every day demonstrated her unwavering loyalty.
Liu Aiguo had his own agenda. Most men would feel extremely disgusted if they heard that their wives had cheated on them, regardless of the truth.
“Hongying, if you don’t have it, then swear a solemn oath.”
“I can swear a solemn oath,” Li Hongying answered decisively. She quickly raised one hand: “I, Li Hongying, dare to swear to heaven that I have absolutely not done anything to betray the Liu family. If I am lying, may I die a horrible death and go to hell after I die. Mother, love your country, okay?”
“If you lie, you’ll suffer a fate worse than death,” Liu’s mother added.
"Fine, if I, Li Hongying, am lying, may I get a strange disease and become disabled, making my life worse than death."
Liu's mother was deeply influenced by feudal ideology and believed in oaths without a doubt. Liu Aiguo, influenced by his family of origin, also believed in such things.
The mother and son temporarily believed Li Hongying's words, but then thought that Li Hongying was stupid for not being able to pick mushrooms.
Liu's mother glared at Li Hongying and said, "From now on, if you want to pick mushrooms, just pick them outside. You don't need to go all the way in. It's just a waste of energy."
"I understand, Mother. I will never go in there again."
Seeing that Liu's mother was no longer pursuing the matter and Liu Aiguo didn't say anything else, Li Hongying finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the matter was finally over.
Li Hongying was covered in injuries during the day, and at night she still had to try her best to please Liu Aiguo. The two of them stayed up very late.
Rewind a few hours to Luo Jingyan's residence.
As the sun began to set, Lu Jiu'er finally left. After Luo Jingyan and Luo Changtian had finished dinner, Luo Jingyan let the black tiger into her space and fed it and the fat tiger fish and shrimp. By the time they finished eating, it was completely dark outside, and they could no longer see their hands in front of their faces. They were ready to set off.
After arriving on the mountain, they passed through the first and second canyons, and today they will begin their search from the third canyon.
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