Mo Yu sat in front of Li Xinzhai's shrine with his eyes closed. It was unclear whether he was resting his eyes or communicating spiritually with his only close friend in his life.
Mo Yu opened her eyes, looked at the dazzling candlelight, and said to the person sitting next to her: "...A pregnant woman should be aware of her status as a pregnant woman. Go back and rest. I'm here for you."
Tang Chen was dressed in mourning, with only a white silk flower pinned in her hair. No one knew who prepared it for her, and who actually allowed her to come in mourning.
What's unreasonable? It's all nonsense to Tang Chen. Whoever she wants to wear mourning clothes for is her business. What's more, this person is her elder brother, her younger brother: "He has said this to me countless times."
Mo Yu noticed that her outfit was not appropriate, but he didn't say anything. Li Xinzhai's favorite wish was for Tang Chen to wear his wedding dress. Since this wish couldn't be fulfilled in this lifetime, he would settle for the next best thing, which would at least make his life less regretful.
"Before he left, he asked me to take good care of you."
Tang Chen looked at Li Xinzhai's tablet and smiled slightly, muttering, "I know, in fact, I know everything...
Mo Yu was slightly stunned, then lowered his head and smiled faintly: "In this way, all his previous efforts were not in vain."
Tang Chen was unable to see Li Xinzhai for the last time, so at least, let her help him fulfill his unfulfilled wish: "Did he say anything else to you?"
Mo Yu looked very clear-headed now, but in fact his mind had long been in a mess. He couldn't understand the meaning of Tang Chen's words for a moment, and just answered to himself: "We chatted for a while. When I went to get some hot water, he said he was just sitting there looking at me. When I came back, his body was already stiff. Don't you think this person is despicable? He actually lied to me because I didn't cover myself with a blanket at night. I did too. I actually believed him, you know?"
Tang Chen said bluntly: "...Does Hua Wuxin have any opinion on this matter?"
From the tone of her words, it was clear that if she didn't explain, Hua Wuxin would most likely become her target of revenge. "I don't blame him, and neither should you. Without his medicine, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly. The pain Xinzhai would have to endure in the end is beyond our imagination. Since there's no cure, I'd rather have this ending today."
Tang Chen raised his head and laughed loudly, then said, "Now that he's gone, there's nothing the living can do for him except revenge."
Mo Yu had originally planned to consider revenge after bringing Li Xinzhai back to their deep mountains and burying him beside his master. However, since Tang Chen was determined to prioritize this matter immediately, he had no reason to refuse. "Speaking of which, I have a question. Hong Yu said that despite our best efforts, we couldn't get close to those people, but at the last moment, Hua Wuxin somehow managed to cause them to retreat without a trace."
Tang Chen's eyes changed. Her guess was correct. Hua Wuxin really had some connection with those murderers. "You mean, there might be some relationship between them?"
Although Mo Yu was controlled by the bloodthirsty insect at the time and didn't know what happened, fortunately Hong Yu and Wang Ruo saw everything clearly: "Words are not enough, take a look at this first."
She recognized the jade cicada that Mo Yu had quietly slipped to Tang Chen. However, she felt something was a little strange about it. "Isn't this Xinzhai's heirloom jade pendant? I remember giving it to Hua Wuxin. How come it's here with you?"
Mo Yu shook his head slightly and said, "Xinzhai said that Hua Wuxin returned it after using it."
Tang Chen held the jade cicada under the firelight, pondering it over and over again before raising his own question: "...But why is the color of this jade cicada not right?"
Mo Yu nodded slightly and whispered, "If Hong Yu saw it correctly, he seemed to have used this jade cicada to force those people back."
Tang Chen's mouth curled slightly. This was quite interesting. Didn't Hua Wuxin say that he had never inquired about the Black Crow? How come it was now linked to the Li family? "...The Li family's heirlooms, Xinzhai doesn't even know the secrets behind them. If that's true, then Hua Wuxin is indeed very suspicious."
After Tang Chen returned the jade cicada to Mo Yu, he said, "Keep the things safe. I'll have someone secretly investigate his past. If there's anything wrong, he won't get away with it."
Hua Wuxin's origins were a mystery, and it seemed even Wang Ruo didn't know his true identity. If Tang Chen rashly sent someone to investigate, he'd be in big trouble. "Alright, you've been here for quite a while now, and your intentions are clear. Go back and rest. Don't be too sad, and don't be overly happy or sad. As for Hua Wuxin's affairs, leave them to me."
"I asked the kitchen to stew some bird's nest. You can have some later." Mo Yu saw that Tang Chen was struggling to stand up, so he hurriedly helped him up. "I'll get the bird's nest myself later. You take care of yourself first."
Mo Yu had just seen Tang Chen off when Hong Yu squatted down beside him. Mo Yu noticed that her red dress looked out of place in the plain mourning hall, and he felt a little uncomfortable. "Are you really worried that I'll get bored keeping vigil alone? Now that one of you has left, another is here to take over."
Hong Yu stood up and bowed to the spirit tablet before speaking, "I've been here for a while, but I didn't come in because I saw you guys were talking."
Mo Yu asked with a tired look: "I know why she came, what about you?"
Hong Yu replied very seriously, "Li Xinzhai is a man worthy of admiration. I just wanted to burn some incense for him."
"Thank you."
After paying their respects and showing their appreciation, Hong Yu brought a few cushions and sat down behind Mo Yu. "You, really don't remember what you promised me?"
Mo Yu shook his head helplessly and replied, "You've asked this question too many times, and I always have only one answer."
Honestly, Hong Yu didn't want to pursue this question any further. Since he truly didn't remember, she'd just say something else. When he did remember, they could honestly fulfill their agreement.
Right now, there's something I can remind him of: "Okay, since you can't remember, I'll remind you. You promised me that when the day comes when you're controlled by the bloodthirsty insect and can no longer regain your sanity, you'll hand yourself over to me."
"......" The man in front of Hong Yu couldn't help but tremble after hearing her words.
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