When Lu Qian returned after capturing Xu Yigao and finding Bai Shi, who had hidden in a cave north of the village, the two elders had already left.
The sound of crying filled the courtyard, causing Xu Yigao to kneel down on the ground and sob uncontrollably.
At sixteen years old, this was the first time he had experienced such a life-altering event, and it was his mother, whom he had always respected, who made him commit a mistake he could never forgive himself for.
When he found his mother and saw her trembling with fear in a cave, he understood everything: he and his second brother had been used by their mother.
However, his mother probably didn't expect his grandparents to get so angry all of a sudden.
Lu Qian looked up at the sky, his eyes also reddening.
Life is truly unpredictable; no one knows when their life will suddenly end.
He suddenly missed Zhou Tao terribly, wanting to see her smiling face and her warm eyes when she looked at people.
Women should be kinder!
At this moment, Bai was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, trembling. She dared not cry, knowing that she probably wouldn't survive.
Soon after, a puddle of urine appeared beneath Bai Shi. Thinking of the possibility that she might be skinned alive by the three Xu brothers, Bai Shi finally felt fear and urinated in terror.
...
That night, Zhou Quan, Zhou Lin, Lu Qian, and the others did not return, and Li Mai also spent the night at the Zhou residence.
When Li Mai woke up in the morning and saw that Zhou Quan hadn't returned, she knew that her parents had passed away the night before.
If the soul hadn't been so dim, perhaps her healing magic combined with the spiritual spring water could have saved the person.
Unfortunately, it's too late to save it.
Last night, after saving people, she felt unwell. Not only was her spiritual energy exhausted, but she also saw a dazzling golden light before her eyes, which frightened her so much that she went into her spatial dimension. She drank several bowls of spiritual spring water and slept there before slowly recovering.
She was due in a month and didn't want anything to go wrong at this crucial moment.
However, her belly is now ridiculously large, and her biggest worry is that she will give birth before Xiaolin gets married.
In that case, she couldn't help with any family celebrations.
After waking up in the morning and sensing the children moving around excitedly for a while, Li Mai slowly got up.
Recently, she has been dreaming about her children occasionally. They are still a boy and a girl, chasing after her and calling her "Mom," happily playing around her.
The only difference between these two children and the ones she had dreamed of before was that she dreamed they had special abilities, which she noticed from the way they played around with each other.
One is water-based, the other fire-based; they really haven't lost their parents' skills.
Fortunately, just as they were about to have breakfast, Zhou Quan, Zhou Lin, and Lu Qian returned.
Li Mai quickly had someone help them wash up and change their clothes before the three of them came to have breakfast with them.
The two elders asked worriedly, "Xiaoquan, how is the situation?"
Zhou Quan shook his head. "He passed away yesterday afternoon at 5 PM."
"They're all gone?" Zhao was stunned, unable to believe it.
Zhou Quan nodded. "The two of them held hands and walked away."
Upon hearing this, Zhao's eyes immediately reddened. This in-law family was also a kind family. They had only married Zhou Xing to their third son because they thought the old man was a good person.
Fortunately, the sons of the Xu family are quite good, but I didn't expect that their two sisters-in-law would be so awful.
Alas, I never imagined that the two elders would ultimately die at the hands of their daughter-in-law.
This Bai family member has truly become a sinner against the Xu family.
"Then you two should also go and help your brother-in-law these next few days, and take care of the funeral arrangements for the two elders first."
Old Zhou sighed, put down his chopsticks, and couldn't eat anymore.
The two brothers hummed in agreement.
Lu Qian then said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will also take a few people to help my brother-in-law."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Old Man Zhou gave Lu Qian a grateful look.
"It's not hard work. I'm just running errands for Brother Quan." Lu Qian glanced at Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan glanced at him indifferently, "Don't go these next few days. See if Brother Yun needs you. I'll let you know when the burial date is confirmed."
“Okay!” Lu Qian replied.
Suddenly he realized he was quite busy and important, and he felt a little happy.
Moreover, since the Lantern Festival this year, the Zhou family has been restricting his meetings with Zhou Tao. Sometimes, after he comes to the Zhou family for a meal, Zhou Tao will accompany him for a stroll around the mansion.
Lu Qian knew that the Zhou family had officially accepted him, and that he and Xiao Tao had taken another step forward.
Thinking of the fate of Xu's parents, Lu Qian thought of his own parents and decided to go back and visit them later!
Lu Qian first took Zhou Tao to the shop that Li Mai had just bought.
A few days ago, they started tidying up the place, setting it up to the standards of a flower shop. From now on, Zhou Tao will be the manager there, and she'll be overseeing it every day for the next few days.
As for the pomegranate, Zhou Heng is basically fine and can handle everything.
Li Mai was a little tired when she came back yesterday. Zhou Quan hadn't let her go out these past few days. When he bought some things to go to Xujia Village, he sent Li Mai back to their residence.
Li Mai does not plan to give birth at the Zhou residence; she wants to return to her own Li residence to give birth.
She came back today to tidy up the house. Another room has been built in the main courtyard, and it's already been cleaned up. Zhuzhu and Xique just moved in a few days ago.
However, the two elders were worried that the new house would be too damp, so they asked Zhuzhu and Xique to stay at the Zhou residence for the time being.
The middle room was cleared out, and Li Mai made it into a room for Zhou Quan to receive guests and rest. It was also divided into inner and outer rooms by a display shelf and a wall.
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