"Okay, let's go home." Qingji has never been happier than now since he cultivated into a human form.
Shuang'er's home.
Shuang'er's mother was collecting firewood, waiting for Shuang'er to bring back wild vegetables for cooking. As soon as Qingji and Shuang'er arrived at the door of Shuang'er's house, Shuang'er shouted inside: "Mom, we are back. Guess what we brought back."
"Wild vegetables, what else can you bring back?" Shuang'er's mother continued to fiddle with the firewood in her hand without raising her head. Shuang'er pretended to be mysterious and said to her mother: "I'm telling you, mother, we brought back fish~"
As soon as Shuang'er's mother heard about the fish, she knew that Shuang'er and Qingji had gone to the mountains. Shuang'er's mother frowned and pretended to be stern and said, "Didn't I tell you not to go into the mountains? There are wild animals in the mountains. If something happens to you, how will I live?" Shuang'er's mother said this with a sad face. Shuang'er was infected and felt as if she had done something wrong. She lowered her head and said to her mother, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I'm sorry."
After Shuang'er's mother saw Shuang'er admit her mistake, she touched her head and said, "Shuang'er, dear, I'm afraid of losing you." Shuang'er leaned on her mother and said, "Shuang'er knows, but this time Qingji is with me. Qingji is amazing, he caught five fish!"
"Qingji?" Shuang'er's mother asked in confusion. Shuang'er pointed at Qingji and said, "Mom, his name is Qingji. Look, these are the fish Qingji caught. Isn't Qingji amazing?" Shuang'er handed the five grass carps in her hand to her mother as if offering a treasure. Shuang'er's mother smiled, looked at Qingji and said, "Thank you, but you should stay out of the mountains. There are wild animals in the mountains. It's too dangerous for you two kids."
Qingji nodded and said, "Auntie, I understand. I won't take Shuang'er with me in the future. It's okay. I have the ability to defend myself. These grass carps will be used to nourish you and Shuang'er. It's not a big deal to eat wild vegetables every day." Shuang'er's mother said a little embarrassedly, "Thank you." Then she went to cook.
Shuang'er pulled Qingji into the house to wait, and the days passed one by one. Qingji slowly fell in love with this little home. The severe drought was over the second year, and the people could make a living by farming again. This year, Qingji would take Shuang'er to the back mountain every few days, but each time he asked Shuang'er to wait at the foot of the mountain while he went up the mountain himself.
Shuang'er's mother's nagging was useless every time, so she finally let Qingji do what he wanted. Qingji would always bring back a little prey for Shuang'er and her mother to nourish their bodies. During this year, Shuang'er and her mother had rosy and healthy faces.
But such ordinary yet happy days did not last long.
On this day, Qingji took Shuang'er to the mountain as usual, but was delayed for some time because of hunting a small wild boar. When he returned home with Shuang'er, he found the house in a mess. Qingji hurriedly took Shuang'er into the house, where he found that Shuang'er's mother had committed suicide by hitting her head against the wall. Shuang'er's mother had disheveled hair and clothes, as if she had committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation.
"Mom~" Shuang'er ran towards her mother crying. Seeing Shuang'er crying heartbreakingly, Qingji clenched his fists. Qingji turned around and wanted to go out to find who did it, but when he heard Shuang'er crying, Qingji chose to stay by Shuang'er's side. Qingji was afraid that Shuang'er had also been in trouble.
Qingji walked to Shuang'er, put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Shuang'er, please accept my condolences. I will definitely find the murderer who killed your aunt." Qingji looked at Shuang'er with red eyes. Shuang'er looked at her mother lying there motionless, and her grief could not be calmed down for a long time.
Qingji and Shuang'er carried Shuang'er's mother to bed. Shuang'er stood by the window with red and swollen eyes from crying. Qingji cleaned up the house. The next day, Qingji and Shuang'er buried Shuang'er's mother in the back mountain. Qingji kowtowed three times in front of Shuang'er's mother's grave and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. I will take good care of Shuang'er."
Shuang'er knelt in front of her mother's grave, staring at it blankly. Qingji felt really distressed when he saw Shuang'er's silence. He helped Shuang'er up and said, "I asked yesterday. It was an unknown army passing by here. Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."
Qingji comforted Shuang'er, and Shuang'er leaned on Qingji's shoulder and said, "My mother has lived a peaceful and obedient life, but in the end she suffered such a disaster. This hatred must be avenged." Shuang'er looked at Qingji firmly with red eyes. Qingji gently patted Shuang'er and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."
Qingji and Shuang'er stood in front of Shuang'er's mother's grave for a long time. Qingji said to Shuang'er, "Shuang'er, come back to Luoyang with me. This area is under Luoyang's jurisdiction. We will definitely find the murderer in Luoyang." Shuang'er replied, "Okay."
However, Qingji and Shuang'er had been searching for him for several years. During this period, Qingji confessed to Shuang'er that he was a monster, which was why he was short. Shuang'er was surprised at first, but later she felt relieved and told Qingji that Qingji was her relative. Qingji and Shuang'er had already taken root in Luoyang City.
Qingji would use magic to go back and forth to the home of the prefect of Luoyang every night, so that he would know when the army would arrive. Shuang'er would go to the mansions of various nobles to work during the day, so that she could gather information. With their unremitting efforts, they finally found the army. It turned out that the army was the prince's secret army. No wonder there was no record of it in the official documents of the government office.
After Shuang'er learned the whereabouts of the army, she was about to go for revenge, but was stopped by Qingji, who said, "Shuang'er, this is too dangerous. You wait for news in Luoyang City, and I will go to avenge my mother."
Shuang'er looked at Qingji's worried expression, and her heart warmed. She knew that Qingji was worried about her. Shuang'er thought of her mother's death, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Qingji and said, "Qingji, thank you. If it weren't for you these years, I might not be alive today."
Qingji felt very uncomfortable seeing Shuang'er like this, and comforted her: "Shuang'er, you treat me as a relative, so I will naturally protect you. Besides, I swore in front of my aunt's grave that I would take good care of you." Shuang'er was full of gratitude to Qingji. Qingji stayed beside Shuang'er until she fell asleep. Then he wrote a letter and placed it beside Shuang'er, and then followed the trail to find the marching fox.
The next day.
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