Once home, Liu Xiaoyuan's parents immediately began a three-part interrogation, questioning him about where he had gone and why he hadn't even said goodbye.
Liu Xiaoyuan had no choice but to lie and say that he was busy at the hotel and forgot to tell his family.
Liu Xiaoyuan's parents chose to believe him. Finally, his father said, "Xiaoyuan, next time you're busy, you should let us know so we don't have to worry."
Liu Xiaoyuan knew he was in the wrong and quickly said he would. A mother worries when her son travels far; parents worry about their children, but children don't always care about their parents.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't help but recall a story from a tomb raiding novel. It was about a father and son who used to raid tombs. The father would go into the tomb chamber, while the son would be there to meet him at the entrance. However, if the son got greedy or something happened inside the tomb, he would block the entrance and run away alone. This kind of thing happened frequently.
Later, they switched places: the son went into the tomb chamber, and the father stayed at the entrance. As a result, this never happened again.
Although it's just a story, it illustrates a principle: parents' hearts are always full of love and concern for their children. Of course, there are exceptions.
Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan inquired about the construction progress of the cedar forest. His father said that the road had been paved and it would soon be able to receive tourists.
After lunch, Liu Xiaoyuan was bored and was about to go out for a walk when Chen Bo ran into the house looking disheveled.
"Brother Chen, what's wrong with you?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Chen Bo, who looked terrified, as if he had seen something horrific. His face was pale and his body was trembling.
It took Chen Bo a while to regain his composure, and he said in a trembling voice, "Brother Liu, save me, save me!"
Liu Xiaoyuan was puzzled by Chen Bo's words. Had Chen Bo encountered some danger?
"What exactly happened?" Liu Xiaoyuan grabbed Chen Bo's hands and shook them hard. After a while, Chen Bo said, "Brother Liu, my martial uncle is dead. He was killed by a woman with a single palm strike."
Liu Xiaoyuan was stunned. Chen Bo's uncle was dead. He was beaten to death by a woman. Could it be that he was beaten to death by Su Xue?
That's impossible. Su Xue just came back from the county town with me this morning. Could she have started a killing spree as soon as she got back to the mountains?
"Explain yourself!" Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't get any useful clues from Chen Bo's nonsensical words.
After being reprimanded by Liu Xiaoyuan, Chen Bo calmed down a bit and then explained the whole story.
Chen Bo and his group, who were searching for the Blood Spirit Mushroom, received accurate information that the Blood Spirit Mushroom was in a cave in this mountain, and they even knew the general direction.
So Chen Bo and his group immediately followed the clue and found a hidden cave. The cave was extremely well hidden; if Chen Bo and his group hadn't searched very carefully, they would never have discovered it.
Upon seeing the cave, Chen Bo and his group were overjoyed and began to walk into it. The entrance to the cave was quite narrow, allowing only one person to enter at a time.
Because Chen Bo was the least skilled in martial arts among the group, he had to enter last. It was precisely because of this that Chen Bo survived.
Not long after Chen Bo's uncle went inside, Chen Bo saw a woman fly over. As soon as the woman arrived, she killed someone who was about to enter the cave.
Upon seeing this, Chen Bo was immediately terrified. The woman glanced at Chen Bo and then flew into the cave entrance.
At this moment, Chen Bo didn't care about anything else and immediately ran towards the outside of the mountain in fright. However, before he had run a few steps, Chen Bo saw his master being sent flying by that woman's palm and dying instantly.
At this moment, Chen Bo didn't care about any senior martial uncles. Even if his father was there, Chen Bo couldn't care less and immediately ran out of the mountain as if his life depended on it.
After listening to Chen Bo's account, Liu Xiaoyuan guessed that the woman who went on a killing spree was probably Su Xue.
Now, Liu Xiaoyuan seemed to understand why Su Xue had entrusted Su Yun to his care.
Su Xue was worried that when she went out, Su Yun would be alone in the cave, and if the cave entrance were discovered by someone else at that time, Su Yun would be in danger.
"What are you afraid of? That woman didn't chase after us, so what are you afraid of?" Liu Xiaoyuan said.
If Su Xue really catches up with him, Chen Bo will only face certain death.
"Brother Liu, what should I do now? My martial uncle was killed by that woman. If I go back to the sect, I definitely won't survive either," Chen Bo said with a look of despair.
Liu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you don't need to go back to your sect. Your sect will naturally assume that you sacrificed yourself while searching for the Blood Spirit Mushroom, and then your sect will not send anyone to look for you anymore. You can also find a place to live in seclusion and keep this matter to yourself."
"Brother Liu, I am deeply grateful and will take my leave now!"
Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Chen Bo suddenly understood. He thanked Liu Xiaoyuan and then left Liu Xiaoyuan's village without lingering.
After Chen Bo left, Liu Xiaoyuan fell into deep thought. If the woman who went on a killing spree was really Su Xue, then Chen Bo would probably be the only survivor among those who went to search for the Blood Spirit Mushroom.
In addition, the person who revealed the information about the Blood Spirit Mushroom must be Su Xue's younger sister, Su Yu. As for why Su Yu would do this, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't understand either. In any case, based on what he knew, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that the two sisters were enemies.
If Su Xue wants to quietly guard the Blood Spirit Mushroom, the best way is to capture Su Yu. That way, no one will leak this information, otherwise it will eventually become a problem.
"Big brother, what are you thinking about?" Su Yun ran out of the room and asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything. Not watching cartoons anymore?"
Su Yun said, "They're putting on an advertisement."
After living with Liu Xiaoyuan's family for the past few days, Su Yun is almost like a normal child again, no longer the clueless child she once was.
Children are naturally quick learners, and Su Yun is intelligent, so he can apply what he's learned to other situations.
"Oh, Su Yun, is the cave where you and your sister live very secluded, so that most people can't find it?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
Although Liu Xiaoyuan had already guessed that the woman who went on a killing spree was Su Xue, he still couldn't help but ask Su Yun for confirmation.
Su Yun nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, big brother, how did you know? You've never been there."
"Big brother was just guessing. Okay, the cartoon is about to start, go watch it!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, patting Su Yun's head.
Liu Xiaoyuan discovered that as long as he didn't think about Su Yun being a fox, it seemed like there was nothing wrong with it, but if he dwelled on the issue, he would definitely have a knot in his heart.
Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan could only try his best not to think about Su Yun being a fox spirit and treat her as a normal little girl.
(End of this chapter)
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