"Our Ah Shu is the best." Qin Hairui chuckled: "Okay, go to bed early, we still have to go to the back mountain tomorrow."
"knew!"
Qin Shu lay on the bed covered with amulets, her face full of happiness and longing.
Qin Hairui looked at her intoxicated expression, shook his head helplessly, turned and left the room.
The Qin family saw clearly everything Xie Lanzhi did for Qin Shu.
In the early years, they might have suspected that Xie Lanzhi, who was in a high position, had the common problems of those in power - cold-blooded, suspicious, capricious, putting personal and family interests above everyone else, fickle in his emotions, hugging women left and right, and treating women as appendages.
Fifteen years was enough time for the Qin family to see clearly what kind of person Xie Lanzhi was.
As a person in a high position, he is ambitious and seeks power, but he will not blindly lose his original intention.
After Xie Lanzhi reached a high position, he faced greater temptations, but he never betrayed his relationship with Qin Shu.
In the past, Qin Hairui felt that Xie Lanzhi was not worthy of his sister. Now, he feels that it is a blessing for his sister, who is a little willful, to meet Xie Lanzhi.
*
Qin Shu went up the mountain again the next day. After seeing Lingxi, her inner uneasiness emerged again.
A strand of white hair appeared on both sides of Lingxi's temples, and her face looked a few years older.
Qin Shu remembered what Lingxi said yesterday - revealing the secret will shorten my life, you have to find the answer yourself.
Qin Shu's heart sank, and her slightly drooped eyes flashed with a dangerous light.
"Thank you, Madam!"
Xu Yangxia, who was talking to Lingxi, saw Qin Shuyang calling for help.
"The barrier of the underwater secret realm is loosening, and a large amount of spiritual energy is leaking out. We will be able to enter the secret realm soon!"
Qin Shu said calmly: "Really? It's very dangerous underwater, are you sure you want to go in?"
She responded to Xu Yangxia's question with her mouth, while her eyes were fixed on Lingxi.
Lingxi did not avoid or evade her gaze. When she saw Qin Shu, her expression was surprised for a moment, as if she did not expect that she was still in Yushan Village.
Xu Yangxia smiled and said, "We have already thought of a way to solve the murderous vortex. The problem now is that for so many people to go into the water and head to the secret realm, we still need Madam Xie's approval."
"It's up to you!" Qin Shu said indifferently.
She walked up to Lingxi and asked without telling her emotions, "Master Lingxi looks much older than yesterday."
Lingxi touched the white hair at his temples and said calmly, "I'm old now. I got hurt when I tried to spy on the secrets of heaven yesterday."
Qin Shu was stunned for a moment, and a forced smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "I want to talk to the master alone."
Lingxi nodded almost immediately: "Okay, Madam Xie, please follow me."
Edge of dense forest.
Qin Shu took out a small porcelain bottle from her pocket and handed it to Lingxi, who looked confused.
Qin Shu said: "This is my Qin family's secret longevity medicine. It is not a problem to extend your life by ten or eight years. If you have a good physique, it can extend your life by twenty years."
The doubt in Lingxi's eyes was replaced by shock, and her breathing became heavier.
He swallowed and asked, "Mrs. Xie, what are you doing?"
Qin Shu lowered her eyes and said calmly, "I had a video call with Xie Lanzhi yesterday. He is doing well in Beijing and is not in any danger of life."
"impossible!"
Lingxi refuted without thinking, regardless of revealing the secret.
Qin Shu's hand holding the medicine bottle trembled slightly, and her cold and sharp eyes stared at Lingxi.
Lingxi opened her mouth to say something, but after trying for a long time, no sound came out.
He took a deep breath and said angrily: "Go find him!"
Qin Shu's eyes were covered with a layer of coldness, and she asked word by word: "Where to find it?"
If something really happened to Xie Lanzhi, then the video call between them yesterday was fake, and Xie Lanzhi might not even be in Beijing.
The man flew all over the country, and no one knew in which city he was trapped.
Lingxi felt the hostility surging around Qin Shu, and opened her mouth to say something, but still no sound came out.
When Qin Shu saw this familiar scene, she remembered that her grandfather was like this too, so she knew she wouldn't ask anything.
She threw the medicine bottle in her hand into Lingxi's arms, turned around and left, heading straight down the mountain.
Qin Shu contacted Kyle Donald on the way down the mountain.
"Help me check where Xie Lanzhi is!"
As soon as the call was connected, Qin Shu stated her purpose in a commanding tone.
Kyle didn't say anything, but his breathing became faster.
Qin Shu narrowed her eyes slightly, paused, and called out, "Kyle?"
Kyle said hoarsely, "Godmother, godfather is in Yunzhen."
Qin Shu's heart sank: "How did you know?"
Kyle: "My people have been following Godfather."
Qin Shu: "Where is he in Yunzhen?"
Kyle: "You lived in a small single-family building on Nanshan Road near the district party committee office building."
When Qin Shu learned that Xie Lanzhi was in Yunzhen, her anxiety and worry were relieved a little.
Being in Yunzhen is better than being in Beijing. It is close and she will see Xie Lanzhi soon.
Qin Shu continued to ask: "What happened to Xie Lanzhi?"
The leaves rustled in the wind, and Qin Shu could clearly hear her own nervous heartbeat. She held her breath, waiting for Kyle's response.
Time passed by minute by minute, and there was no sound from the phone.
Qin Shu thought the call was forced to be disconnected due to lack of signal.
She looked down at her phone screen and saw that the call was still going on.
Qin Shu shouted in a deep voice: "Kyle?"
Kyle's voice tightened: "Godmother, godfather...godfather, he, he's dead."
Qin Shu's head buzzed and she could no longer walk. Her body fell towards the path down the mountain.
"Bang——"
Qin Shu fell to the ground in a mess, and her cell phone flew several meters away.
Her beautiful cold eyes were dull and she crawled towards the phone trembling all over.
With his muddy hands, he tried to pick up the phone with trembling hands, and it took him several tries to get it.
Qin Shu's eyes were filled with tears, and she asked in a trembling voice: "Are you kidding me? How could Xie Lanzhi die? I had a video call with him yesterday, and he was fine. How could you curse him to death?!"
The voice changed from questioning at the beginning to a broken questioning at the end.
In just a few seconds, Qin Shu's defense-breaking ability was fully demonstrated.
Kyle said in a very soft voice: "Godmother, I just heard the news too. If you come now, you can see Godfather for the last time."
Qin Shu's world completely collapsed. Her tears not only wet the ground, but also her heart.
Her lips were trembling and she couldn't utter a word. She tried to support herself with her arms and try to get up.
But her hands and feet were weak and she fell to the ground again and again.
Qin Shu became more and more desperate and helpless, her face lost all color and turned pale.
When she fell to the ground for the last time, she was covered in mud.
Qin Shu felt like she was about to die. She couldn't breathe through her mouth and nose, and her brain was dizzy from lack of oxygen.
"Godmother?"
"Godmother, what's wrong with you?"
"If you don't come, you will never see your godfather again!"
Kyle's anxious voice came from the phone. Qin Shu heard it and tried to speak, but no sound came out.
Qin Shu's tearful eyes were filled with fear, and a slight tremor came from her throat, the sound becoming louder and louder.
“Ahhhh!!!”
Qin Shu's roar and sobbing in collapse seemed to pour out all the pain and depression that was suffocating in her chest.
"Ah Shu!"
Qin Hairui, who was chasing Qin Shu from the mountain, saw Qin Shu lying on the ground in a mess and rushed over like crazy.
"Ah Shu, what's wrong with you? Where are you hurt?"
Qin Hairui held Qin Shu, who was weak all over and had stiff limbs, in his arms.
Qin Shu's stiff hands trembled as she grabbed Qin Hairui's collar and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Brother! Xie Lanzhi is dead!"
"!!!" Qin Hairui widened his eyes: "How is this possible!"
Qin Shu's inner pain was like being burned by a raging fire. Her tear-soaked eyes lost their color and she begged in a hoarse voice: "Brother, take me to find him, I want to find him! Please, help me——"
Qin Hairui was still immersed in the sudden shock. When he heard his sister's hysterical and desperate pleading, he held her firmly in his arms.
"Okay, I'll take you to find Xie Lanzhi."
"Ah Shu, don't cry. Xie Lanzhi is so powerful, he will be fine."
Qin Hairui was about to rush down the mountain with the person in his arms when he heard Kyle's voice on the phone.
"Qin Hairui! Wait a minute!"
Qin Hairui saw the phone at his feet, hugged Qin Shu and bent down, freeing one hand to pick it up.
He turned on the speakerphone, put the phone on Qin Shu, and hurried down the mountain.
"Kyle? What did you say to Ashu? What happened to Xie Lanzhi?" Qin Hairui questioned Kyle while running and blowing cold air into his mouth.
Kyle explained very quickly: "Godfather is dead, Commander Xie and Madam Xie came from Beijing City, they came to see Godfather for the last time.
I didn't know the truth before, but out of curiosity I asked the people below to watch me. Only then did I find out that Commander Xie and his wife came to Yunzhen to collect the body of my godfather.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, my godfather passed away. If you come here now, you can see him for the last time..."
Qin Hairui couldn't hear the rest of the words.
Qin Shu burst into heart-wrenching, devastating cries.
Her whole body was shaking and she was completely mentally and physically broken down.
Qin Hairui almost failed to hold her, and he increased the strength of his hands to subdue the irrational Qin Shu.
The journey down the mountain used to take half an hour, but Qin Hairui burst out with his maximum physical strength and speed, rushing back to the Qin family in just ten minutes.
*
Yunzhen, small building on Nanshan Road.
Qin Hairui drove the off-road vehicle almost like an airplane, and the tires were smoking due to friction.
He rushed Qin Shu, who was almost dying of grief, to her destination as quickly as possible.
Qin Hairui turned around and looked at Qin Shu, who was curled up in the chair, with concern: "Ah Shu, we're here."
Qin Shu hugged her knees, not daring to look outside, and choked up as she said, "Brother, let's go. Brother Lan is in a meeting in Beijing. Kyle must be playing a prank. He lied to me just to see me make a fool of myself."
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