Qiao Tianjing first let Qiao Ersan detain Yuan You alone, and then led the rest of the secret guards to continue the inventory and clean up the mess.

Qiao Shisan followed Qiao Tianjing's instructions and went to the Huguo Temple in front to inquire about the situation and bring some more people with him.

When he was halfway through his journey, he ran into his own and the prince's secret guards.

The leader of the prince's secret guards was Minglan. He already recognized Qiao Shisan and immediately stepped forward in the dark and asked quickly:

"Thirteen, how is the situation back there?"

When they heard the long whistle, they immediately surrounded the Huguo Temple, leaving no hall or room unattended and taking all the monks under control.

It's really a sin to say that when a secret guard broke into the Zen room, he saw two monks rolling together. That scene was really...

It is truly jaw-dropping that the Huguo Temple, which was personally conferred by the late emperor, has fallen into such a state after the passing of the great master Yuan.

Qiao Shisan did not delay and led everyone to the farm directly, saying quickly:

"Everyone in the village has been captured, but it's not easy to end the situation. The young master ordered me to come here to find help. I didn't expect to meet Brother Mingfan by chance. Let's hurry back."

Minglan nodded repeatedly, and everyone rushed through the mountains and headed towards the farm in the dark.

Here, Qiao Bo had already taken Qiao Jiaojiao, covering her tightly with a large cloak, and stayed with the children together with Qiu Niang.

Qiu Niang's whip wounds were very serious, but she was in very good spirits and had no time to take care of herself at the moment.

Qiao Jiaojiao pushed open a gap and saw Qiu Niang kneeling beside the four injured children.

While she was carefully brushing away the hair that was stuck to the children's faces, she was crying with heartache.

"The child... poor child..."

Qiu Niang murmured as she spoke, her heart already filled with sorrow.

Her five children might be among the children on the ground, or they might have already disappeared...

Now she just wants to love and protect every child here with all her heart, so that she can still find some reason to live.

"Qiu Niang? Is Qiu Niang here?"

At this time, a secret guard of the Qiao family came hurriedly, with a bloody person lying on his back.

When Qiu Niang heard this, she was startled and immediately turned her head to look.

She recognized the person on the secret guard's back at a glance, and was so frightened that her whole body began to tremble.

"A Mian!"

Qiu Niang stumbled forward, and the secret guard gently put the person on his back to the ground and whispered:

"He lost too much blood. I estimate he only has one breath left. He kept muttering your name."

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, she immediately said in a hurry, "Uncle Qiao, take me over to have a look."

She hurriedly called out the Merit Mall, but was stunned the next moment.

The 35 in the upper right corner shows her powerlessness. She doesn't have enough merit points...

Oh no!

Qiao Jiaojiao's face turned pale in an instant.

"A Mian!"

At this time, Qiu Niang was already kneeling beside A Mian. She wanted to reach out and touch him, but found that his whole body was covered with wounds and there was no way to touch him.

"You...how did you become like this?"

Qiu Niang's voice was trembling and full of disbelief.

A Mian felt cold and painful. He knew he was going to die. In his daze, he seemed to hear Qiu Niang's voice.

He forced himself to open his eyes. The bright moonlight tonight allowed him to see Qiu Niang's appearance clearly.

She is still so beautiful, so gentle and kind.

Having just heard that Qiu Niang was abducted by Aunt Rou, he was terrified and hurried over to look for her.

When he saw the bald donkey Yuanyou, he suddenly understood everything.

It must be Yuanyou who came to complain, saying that he took Qiu Niang to the Tzu Chi Bureau during the day, and as a result, Qiu Niang was exposed in front of the officials.

He knew how cruel Aunt Rou was. She could not tolerate any disobedience or accidents. When Qiu Niang sneaked into the cellar, Aunt Rou wanted to beat her to death.

He kowtowed countless times before he accepted the task of punishing Qiu Niang. He was so cruel that he beat Qiu Niang until she was almost dead.

But he didn't expect that Qiu Niang was already pregnant with his child...

If he knew... But even if he knew, he had no choice.

If he didn't take such ruthless action, Qiu Niang would surely die. He really had no choice.

Thinking of this, A Mian opened his chapped lips and struggled to utter a few words: "Qiu Niang... I'm sorry, our child... I want to... I want to keep it too."

When Qiu Niang saw A Mian open his mouth, she hurriedly turned her head to listen. When she heard these words, she was suddenly stunned.

At this moment, sadness, grief, and countless regrets surged up in Qiu Niang's eyes. Her tears rolled around in her eyes and finally fell on A Mian's face.

A Mian felt the warmth of the tears falling on his tearful face, stinging it painfully.

Just now, Aunt Rou was determined to beat Qiu Niang to death. He kept begging for mercy, but Aunt Rou said that he deserved to die too and he should be whipped fifty times.

If they are lucky enough to survive fifty lashes, she won't care.

But he knew that Qiu Niang's body had been damaged by giving birth to so many children, and she would not be able to survive.

He begged to take the full 100 lashes, but he was useless. After more than 70 lashes, he fainted.

The cold had already seeped into his internal organs, and he knew that he would not survive.

He held his breath, just wanting to tell Qiu Niang one thing.

"Qiu Niang..."

A Mian raised his hand tremblingly.

Qiu Niang realized that this seemed to be A Mian's last words, so she quickly hugged him and cried.

She couldn't tell how she felt about A Mian. She hated him, but she also depended on him.

They were imprisoned here. When things were good, they were like two trapped animals licking each other's wounds. When things were bad, he would beat her to death...

A Mian used all his strength to hold Qiu Niang's hand tightly and said in a hoarse voice:

"Qiu Niang, I stole our two children away..."

When Qiu Niang heard this, her eyes suddenly widened and her whole body began to tremble violently.

A Mian raised the corners of his mouth, trying to hide his most unbearable appearance in front of his sweetheart.

"A man and a woman...Qiu Niang, they...they are in the South Suburbs...the South Suburbs Relief Home."

"I... I'm not a bad father, Qiu Niang, I tried my best..."

Qiu Niang opened her mouth wide. At this moment, the huge surprise and grief mixed together and made her speechless.

"Fate... It's my destiny. I'm fine with death..."

Having said this, A Mian also put down the heaviest burden on his heart.

He never uttered the word "happiness" out loud.

The first time he saw Qiu Niang, he felt that she was as warm as the sun and as beautiful as a flower, which gave him a reason to live.

If there is a next life... If there is a next life, it would be best if they could meet innocently...

When Qiu Niang saw A Mian’s eyes gradually closing, she was frightened and hurriedly went to shake him.

She opened her mouth several times but no sound came out. She was so anxious that she slapped herself hard. The next moment, the sound broke out of her throat, distorted and out of tune.

"No! A Mian! A Mian! Don't die! Please!"

Qiu Niang slapped A Mian's face hard, and the wound on his face that had originally healed opened again, and blood covered Qiu Niang's hand.

Qiu Niang burst into tears, feeling heartbroken at that moment.

When she was about to lose him, she realized how much she valued A Mian.

"A Mian, please! Don't die——"

Just when Qiu Niang was almost in despair, a small hand suddenly reached out and landed on A Mian's forehead.