Chapter 91

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Su Qing and Luo Wentai had been married for 20 years. This was the first time she’d seen her husband so angry. She didn’t respond for a while. In her memory, Wentai was a person who lived up to his name; no matter how dangerous the situation was, his expression never changed. Even when she was giving birth to Rongrong and had almost died, Wentai only had reddened eyes.

[Wen tai (文泰), with wen (文) meaning language/culture/writing/gentle. Tai (泰) means safe/peaceful/most/grand. His name means that he’s a gentle and peaceful person]

But today, he’d lost his temper like this.

When she heard about the third apprentice’s death, she was also very sad, but it wasn’t to such an extent as him! Could it be that there was something hidden in it?

The sensitive Su Qing immediately noticed the inconsistency and immediately followed.

She saw Luo Wentai’s furious and heartbroken expression when he saw the third apprentice’s corpse, and her suspicions became deeper. She silently recalled everything since the third apprentice had entered the sect, but she found that she had very little memory of him.

On the surface, the third apprentice had had a very low sense of existence, but when you thought about it carefully, he’d always silently follow Wentai, no matter when and where. Wentai would also take him wherever he went. In addition, Wentai had always taken a casual attitude towards the marriages of his disciples. Only with this third apprentice did he take the matter into his own hands and marry him to the daughter of his friend last year.

Seeing Luo Wentai, who was roaring angrily and asking for the reason, Su Qing’s heart slowly cooled.

“Mother, what’s the matter? What happened to Third Shixiong?” Luo Rongrong pulled Lin Anzhi and ran over. Seeing Luo Wentai’s furious appearance, she hurried over. “Dad! What happened to Third Shixiong!”

Who would think that, under his extreme anger, Luo Wentai would push Luo Rongrong away with one palm.

When Luo Rongrong fell back, Su Qing saw this and hurried forward to help her daughter.

“I know you’re very sad, but Rongrong also cares about you. How could you…” Su Qing was very disappointed.

When Luo Wentai saw Su Qing, he calmed down a little and realized that he’d lost his temper. He barely stabilized his mind. “I’m sorry, I just heard about A-Jie’s death and lost my temper for a while. Rongrong, are you alright? Dad didn’t mean it. Don’t blame Daddy.”

Luo Rongrong walked to Luo Wentai and took his arm. “Dad, I don’t blame you. I’m just a little sad. Everything was fine! Who killed Third Shixiong?”

Luo Wentai had completely calmed down by now. “Dad is also angry about this! Who dares to do something like this in Qishan! This means they don’t take the Qishan Sect seriously. Rongrong, during this period, be careful and don’t travel alone, and don’t go to the back mountain.”

“I know, Dad. Dad, I’m going to see Third Shixiong.” Luo Rongrong let go of Luo Wentai’s hand and wanted to go over and have a look.

Luo Wentai stopped Luo Rongrong and shook his head. “Don’t look. I fear it will scare you.” A-Jie had been the most jealous of Rongrong during his lifetime. He was jealous of her being able to call him “father” in an upright manner. Presumably, A-Jie wouldn’t want to see Rongrong at this time.

At that time, he’d always persuaded him to stay calm—there would be such a day.

But now, he couldn’t wait for that day anymore.

Thinking of A-Jie’s death, Luo Wentai felt that his heart was bleeding. His son! His only son! Such a tragic death! Who was it?! Who killed A-jie?! He must find this man and burn him to ashes!

Luo Wentai suddenly thought of a person, and his eyes immediately turned to him. He found that Lin Anzhi was walking to Luo Rongrong with reddened eyes, pulling on Luo Rongrong’s sleeve and whispering something.

It shouldn’t be him. His martial arts were only showy and not practical; he wasn’t A-Jie’s match at all. Moreover, when the incident happened, he was in Qishan, and he had no skills.

Who is that person? Why kill A-Jie?

After Luo Wentai calmed down, he began to investigate the cause of his son’s death. On the day of the incident, A-Jie and several disciples had gone down the mountain to buy supplies. Usually, Luo Wentai would never let him leave his side for half a step, but in a few days, it would be A-Jie’s birthday. A-Jie had wanted to buy some paper money to worship his biological mother. He let him go, and for the sake of safety, he also had the experienced second apprentice accompany him.

In the end, no one else had an accident, except for A-Jie.

The second apprentice said that when they were shopping, A-Jie had separated from them. As a result, when the appointed time arrived, A-jie did not come back, even after waiting for a long time. They hurried to find A-Jie and found his body in a remote alley.

A-jie had died tragically. His throat had been cut with a knife, blood spurting out, and there were dozens of wounds on his body. The murder weapon had also been thrown been aside— it was an ordinary pig-killing knife. The blade was black and bloody. All the valuable things that A-Jie had were missing.

It looked like an ordinary robbery. But Luo Wentai knew that it was definitely not that simple. A-Jie’s martial arts were much better than that of his eldest disciple. Ordinary people couldn’t kill him at all! Anyone who could easily kill A-Jie was definitely a master. More importantly, traces of a drug were found in A-Jie’s nose, a drug which looked like Datura Stramonium.

It was possible that A-Jie had been stunned by the drug and then brutally killed!

Thinking of his son’s death, Luo Wentai was heartbroken! This was the only son he’d cared about for so many years, and he’d passed just like this. He’d just gotten married last year, with not even a grandson left for Luo Wentai. He was almost at the end of his life, and he didn’t even have a son who could inherit his blood! How could he be worthy of his parents and the ancestors of the Luo family!

“Wentai, have a cup of ginseng tea! You’ve been too tired for A-Jie’s business recently.” Su Qing came in with a cup of ginseng tea.

Luo Wentai calmed his mind, took the ginseng tea from Su Qing’s hand, put it on the table, and then helped Su Qing to sit down. “I’ve been busy with A-Jie’s affairs these past few days and neglected you. You seem to have lost weight. Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

Su Qing looked at her gentle and considerate husband. She’d thought about it a lot these days. Thinking of the love she’d held for so many years, even after she gave birth to Rongrong and couldn’t get pregnant anymore, her husband hadn’t blamed her. He was so good to her, but she’d doubted him for no reason. It was too cruel.

Maybe Wentai was just heartbroken by the tragic death of his disciple.

“I just think of A-Jie, and I can’t sleep. By the way, I forgot to tell you something. Yongniang is pregnant. It’s been two months, and she’s just too sad—the fetal position is a little unstable, and she has been given anti-fetal medicine. Rongrong is staying with her, so don’t worry!” Su Qing said.

Luo Wentai’s eyes lit up, and his heart was ecstatic, but his face did not reveal the slightest thing. “Really? Great! A-Jie has a descendant, and I can finally rest assured.” Then he held Su Qing’s hand. “A-Qing, A-Jie passed away at an early age. I took it very much to heart. You must take good care of Yongniang’s child. I will make an explanation for A-Jie.”

Su Qing nodded. “Don’t worry, I will.”

Luo Wentai had hope, and his mood was much better. But he was only happy for a few days; Yongniang had a fall, and the child was gone.

Luo Wentai stood outside the door, listening to the weeping of the women inside the room. His heart was like stagnant water. His grandson, his blood, had just disappeared.

“Shifu!” Li Huairou was also very helpless. There were so many people in the Qishan Sect, so how come she was the one who’d encountered this? Then she inwardly cursed Su Muhe and Lin Anzhi. The child was innocent—how could they do something to the child?

“What’s going on?” Luo Wentai barely kept his senses, but Li Huairou could clearly hear that cold voice.

“I went to deliver food to my brother. When I came back, I passed the bamboo forest and heard a sound, so I went in. As a result, I saw my third sister-in-law laying on the ground, so I hurriedly sent her back. Regarding what happened afterward, Shifu, you know,” Li Huairou said in a low voice.

The bamboo forest was the only path to deliver meals, and Li Huairou’s words had no doubts. Luo Wentai glanced at her. “Then, have you ever met any suspicious people? What about when you were delivering meals before?”

Li Huairou thought about it carefully, then shook her head. “When I was delivering meals, I saw Second Shixiong. Both the shijie and Xiao Shidi have been to the back mountain. However, my brother didn’t eat the food yesterday. I was worried about him, so I just nagged him from outside the cave for a while. When I went down the mountain, I didn’t see anyone.”

Luo Wentai pondered for a while. “For what reason did she go to the back mountain?

Li Huairou shook her head.

At this moment, Luo Rongrong came out of the room. “Dad! ”

“How is it going?” Although he knew that the child could not be saved, Luo Wentai still had a glimmer of hope.

Luo Rongrong blushed and shook her head.

Luo Wentai closed his eyes. The gods wanted to kill him!

“Did you know for what reason she went to the back mountain?” Luo Wentai asked.

Luo Rongrong shook her head. “She just cried. Mother asked for a long time but couldn’t find anything.”

Lou Wentai was very disappointed with Zhao Yongniang. He turned around and walked away! Stupid! Even A-Jie’s child can’t be saved, so what’s the point of living!

Li Huairou saw Lin Anzhi standing in the corner. Seeing Li Huairou’s gaze, Lin Anzhi showed her a smile. But when Luo Rongrong looked over, his face changed immediately, bearing some sadness and anxiety.

Luo Rongrong walked over, and the two stood together and whispered something.

Li Huairou turned and entered the house. Su Qing was comforting Zhao Yongniang, who was crying in a low voice. “Shiniang. Third Sister-in Law. ”

Su Qing looked up to see Li Huairou and asked, “What did your shifu ask you just now?”

“He asked me if I had seen any suspicious people, and he also asked why Third Sister-in-Law went to the bamboo forest.” When Li Huairou said this, she stared at Zhao Yongniang.

Zhao Yongniang was crying for a while. “I just wanted to dig some bamboo shoots. It will be A-Jie’s first seven day soon, and A-Jie liked to eat the bamboo shoot soup I make the most.”

[The first seven is a Chinese funeral custom. It is customary to think that “the first seven” refers to the seventh day after a person’s death. It is generally believed that the soul of the deceased will return home on the “first seven”, and the family should prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased before the soul returns]

For this reason, even Su Qing couldn’t help frowning. “Yongniang, why are you so rash? You’ve only been pregnant for two months, and the fetal position is not stable. It’s just for a bamboo shoot, isn’t it? Can’t you have someone else dig it?

“Yongniang, why are you so reckless? You are pregnant, and the doctor said that you would be in bed for the first three months. What are you doing…” Su Qing showed a look of regret.

Zhao Yongniang just buried her head and cried.

In the middle of the night, all was silent, and someone suddenly came to Zhao Yongniang’s house. This scene happened to be seen by Luo Wentai, who was hiding in the dark.

“Why are you here? Didn’t you say not to meet again during this time? What if you’re found out?” Zhao Yongniang said nervously.

“I thought about it carefully. You are in danger now, so let’s go quickly! Get out of here—the farther you go, the better!” The person who spoke turned out to be the fourth apprentice, Ji Nan.

Turns out these two were hooking up! Luo Wentai immediately understood the cause and effect. Thinking about it, regarding Zhao Yongniang’s miscarriage, there was no one causing trouble. She didn’t want the child herself. This child most likely did not belong to A-Jie, but to Ji Nan.

Luo Wentai thought of this possibility. His heart surged with blood, and he almost got into trouble. He quickly concentrated and sat down to adjust his inner breath.

When he opened his eyes again, the cheating couple was gone.

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