Mo Qingze listened and found the reason compelling, so he didn’t insist further. With Mo Yan by his side, both heavy-hearted, they followed the rest down the mountain.
By the ti they descended the mountain and reached the Wu family, the sky was completely dark. The other groups of villagers had also gradually returned, all empty-handed, without finding any useful clues.
"Wuuu, my child, my child—"
"Had I known it would co to this, Mother should never have hit you, should never have hit you, wuuu..."
"Baobao, the apple of Mother’s eye, without you, how am I to live on!"
...
The won who had lost their children broke down in tears, their voices saturated with sheer despair. Their husbands, fathers-in-law, and mothers-in-law also wept bitterly. Even if their hos had more than one child, the one they lost was still flesh from their flesh!
The families whose children had gone missing had all been guests at the Wu family’s banquet. Even though it wasn’t related to the Wu family, the fact that five of their own found it unbearably distressing, feeling that if they hadn’t hosted the banquet today, those children might not have disappeared.
The mother and her children stood in a corner with red eyes, their faces marked with deep guilt. Though no one blad them, believing it to be their fault, they couldn’t get past their own conscience. If the children really couldn’t be found, they would never be able to live in peace for the rest of their lives.
The entire Wu family was imrsed in crying, and everyone’s hearts were exceptionally heavy. Although the majority of the villagers ca from all around and didn’t know each other two years prior, the atmosphere in Liu Yang Village was positive, and even if there were minor frictions on normal days, when sothing like this happened, people couldn’t help but sympathize with these unfortunate families.
Mo Yan’s heart also felt unbearably heavy, and she grew ever more reluctant to delay; she was afraid that those bandits, heartless and cruel, would harm the children. She quietly let her father know, then, taking Little Flower with her, stealthily left the Wu family. Not long after, Mo Qingze also left, and without exchanging many words, the father and daughter headed straight ho.
The al at ho was already prepared, just waiting for their return. Mo Yan and Mo Qingze, who were ravenous, devoured two large bowls of rice before feeling sowhat full.
After putting down his chopsticks, Mo Qingze asked with puzzlent, "Since Little Flower found a clue, why didn’t you say so earlier when I asked you?"
Without concealing anything, Mo Yan shared her speculations and worries, and also laid out her plan to enter the mountains with the five beasts to rescue the children, "You are aware of the five beasts’ abilities, father. Saving those children won’t be difficult."
If it had been in the past, she would have surely snuck into the mountain alone and wouldn’t have told her father about it until after the children were rescued. But ever since the incident at Phoenix Mountain, she didn’t dare to act that way again.
Mo Qingze listened, his eyes flickering with an unknown thought. Just when Mo Yan thought he would disagree, he suddenly spoke up, "Father agrees to your plan, but I am coming with you."
"No, it’s too dangerous!" Mo Yan was startled, imdiately shaking her head in refusal, "Father, just wait at ho for the news. When the ti cos, I will hide and let the five beasts conduct the rescue. Once the bandits are dealt with, I’ll go out and bring the children back. That way there is no danger at all, you really don’t need to worry."
"Stop talking. Father will not let you go alone, no matter what!" Mo Qingze had his heart set on going, otherwise, Mo Yan wouldn’t need to go either.
Looking at her father’s stubborn face, Mo Yan rubbed her temples with a headache and reluctantly agreed. While Mo Qingze went back to his room to change clothes, she hurried to her own room and quickly instructed two Hidden Guards, fearing that they might miss the bandits on the way and put their family in danger.
The two Hidden Guards exchanged a glance, their expressions grave as they acknowledged her orders. After Mo Yan left with the five beasts, several shadows noiselessly appeared in the courtyard. These n, totaling twenty, were sent by Xiao Ruiyuan, Yan Junyu, and Chu Heng to protect the Mo Family.
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