"Old lady, when did I hide Xiaoyuan? Don't say anything careless." Ren Lao Niang was shocked and quickly defended herself. No wonder the eldest son's wife had been glaring at her since morning. So this is how she thought of her wife?
"If not you, who else could it be? My Xiaoyuan doesn't have sleepwalking disorder, how could he disappear while sleeping soundly? No wonder you are so nice to me and Xiaoyuan this time, your feelings are all waiting here!" Chen Qiuyu was not afraid of Ren Lao Niang's black face, and scolded her while crying: "You old hag, you always dislike my Xiaoyuan. You didn't give him milk powder when he was young, and you want to send him to become a monk when he grows up. My Xiaoyuan didn't eat or drink your food, why are you so cruel? Wuuuuu..."
Ren Dahai looked at his wife who was crying and almost exhausted, and then looked at his mother whose face was as black as ink. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
"Dahai, come in and talk with your wife. Can't you see it's raining outside?" At this time, Old Man Ren spoke.
"Oh, okay." Ren Dahai then realized that Chen Qiuyu's clothes were half wet by the rain. He quickly half dragged and half hugged Chen Qiuyu and brought him into the main room.
"Oh, Dahai! Mom really didn't do anything to Xiaoyuan. If I really did such a thing, may God send down a thunderbolt to kill me." After everyone sat down, Ren Lao Niang swore a curse in grievance, and by the way, explained why she had changed her attitude towards Chen Qiuyu and her son in the past two days.
Mrs. Ren was not a fool. She had figured it out. If she didn't explain it clearly, Chen Qiuyu would definitely hate their family.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to Xiaoyuan's room to see if there are any clues." After hearing the whole story, Ren Zhongyuan frowned tightly.
It wasn't that Ren Zhongyuan trusted his mother more than his wife, but rather that he found Ren Zhongyuan's disappearance incredibly bizarre. A grown man, missing in the middle of the night, with no one in his family hearing anything, was a bit hard for Ren Dahai to believe.
Ren Dahai went into the room to investigate the scene. Chen Qiuyu sat on the stool blankly, not even glancing at Ren Lao Niang.
Ren Dahai's arrival made Chen Qiuyu feel more at ease. At least, Chen Qiuyu knew that Ren Dahai would not abandon his son.
"Old man! You have to believe me! I really didn't do anything. My eldest brother's wife has wronged me." Ren Lao Niang sat on the stool and wiped her tears. After listening to what Ren Lao Niang said, Ren Dahai did not immediately say that he believed Ren Lao Niang, which made Ren Lao Niang feel very uncomfortable. She kept thinking about the saying "I forget my mother when I have a wife".
"Okay, okay, Dahai knows what's going on." Old Man Ren glanced at the dazed Chen Qiuyu, then looked at Old Man Ren who didn't know what to prioritize, and felt a pang of distress.
"Mom, it's okay. My sister-in-law is a sensible person. Just explain it clearly." Tian Yinfeng comforted Ren's mother while glancing at Chen Qiuyu.
Xu Yulian held her daughter Ren Mingmei's hand and stood aside with her head down, saying nothing.
This was the scene Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing saw when they arrived at Ren's house.
"Excuse me, is this Ren Zhongyuan's home?" Wen Ziqing carried Ren Zhongyuan on his back and stepped into the Ren family's yard.
"Xiaoyuan!" It's always the mother who recognizes her son first. Chen Qiuyu screamed when she saw Ren Zhongyuan with his head drooping on Wen Ziqing's back and rushed out.
"Xiaoyuan, what's wrong with you? Are you injured? Or did you faint?" Chen Qiuyu's heart was trembling when he saw Ren Zhongyuan closing his eyes.
"Aunt Qiuyu, Brother Xiaoyuan is fine, he just fell asleep." Zhou Yuanyuan saw Chen Qiuyu's eyes fixed on Ren Zhongyuan and quickly said something to reassure her. To avoid scaring Ren Zhongyuan, Zhou Yuanyuan had pressed Ren Zhongyuan's sleepiness point when she put him into the Chaos Pearl's trial space.
"Yuanyuan? You're here, I..." Chen Qiuyu saw Zhou Yuanyuan, his eyes filled with joy. Chen Qiuyu was about to exchange a few words with Zhou Yuanyuan, but his body was not holding up. When he saw Ren Zhongyuan, Chen Qiuyu relaxed the breath he had forced himself to take, and fainted before he could finish his words.
Ren Dahai rushed out of the room after hearing the noise and just caught the unconscious Chen Qiuyu.
Fifteen minutes later, Zhou Yuanyuan finished taking Chen Qiuyu's pulse and handed a small jade bottle to Ren Dahai.
"Uncle Ren, Aunt Qiuyu fainted because she was weak and anxious. There are ten pills in the bottle. Give one to Aunt Qiuyu. She will be fine by tomorrow." Zhou Yuanyuan gave Ren Dahai a reassurance.
The elixir Zhou Yuanyuan gave Ren Dahai was the same one Xiaoyu had previously prepared for Zhao Yunxiang. It contained a subtle spiritual energy that allowed the body to excrete toxins and boost immunity. Zhou Yuanyuan had now made Zhao Yunxiang look like a young woman in her twenties, without a single wrinkle on her face.
Chen Qiuyu's physical condition is not very good, so since they met, it was fate, and Zhou Yuanyuan would not be stingy with a bottle of pills.
"Yuanyuan, thank you. If it weren't for you and Ziqing, I really don't know what to do." Ren Dahai said gratefully.
While Zhou Yuanyuan was taking Ren Zhongyuan's pulse, Wen Ziqing told Ren Dahai in detail about how he discovered Ren Zhongyuan.
When Ren Dahai heard that Ren Zhongyuan was found in an underground cave in Ning'an Temple, his face turned dark.
Wen Ziqing's mission to rescue the hostages did not need to be kept secret. Ren Dahai was surprised to hear that Ning'an Temple was the lair of a gang of criminals and did not know what to say.
The surveillance of Ning'an Temple was initially carried out by personnel sent by Ren Dahai's guard regiment. The soldiers of the guard regiment set up control around Ning'an Temple for several months and even stormed into Ning'an Temple to search once, but did not find any clues.
If Wen Ziqing hadn't said that the bandit leader was a cultivator, Ren Dahai would have been so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into the ground.
Ren Dahai was speechless towards Ren Lao Niang. If Ren Lao Niang had really tricked Ren Zhongyuan back to Hongqi Village during the Chinese New Year, Ren Zhongyuan might have even lost his life.
Ren Dahai was also certain that the bandit leader Liu Jingyun was responsible for Ren Zhongyuan's disappearance. If Wen Ziqing hadn't happened to take on this mission, Ren Zhongyuan might have died.
"Uncle Ren, it was just a coincidence." Zhou Yuanyuan was still as humble as ever.
"Anyway, Uncle Ren knows what's going on." Ren Dahai knew Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want him to keep thanking her, so he stopped talking. Some gratitude didn't need to be expressed out loud; Ren Dahai just needed to keep it in mind and return the favor when the opportunity arose.
Ren Dahai was terrified. If something really happened to his son this time, Chen Qiuyu would definitely not continue living with him, considering his personality. The thought of a middle-aged man separated from his wife and children—the consequences of that made Ren Dahai shudder.
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