Majiazhuang.

A small village fell into silence. Under the dim moonlight, there were only a few dogs barking. Other than that, there was only the sound of wind, falling leaves, and no lively sounds of people.

The nights in the countryside are so quiet. People get into bed early to avoid the severe cold and recuperate to wash away the fatigue of the day.

In the small courtyard at the entrance of the village, the lights were much brighter than usual.

In the simple main room, the oil lamp was already lit.

Zi Yan saw Ma Laoshan.

A rural man who looks like a mountain. His shoulders are broad. Although they have collapsed a lot now, you can vaguely see the strength and strength he had when he was young.

"You are gentlemen from the city? What do you want to do in the village?"

There was a trace of vigilance in Ma Laoshan's turbid eyes. There were traces of erosion on his face. His age was obvious, but despite being vigilant, Zi Yan could still feel... This man had something hidden in his body.

With a burst of strength.

"Ma Laoshan, do you remember Xiao Liuzi?" Zi Yan didn't hide anything, but said straight to the point.

Xiao Liuzi...

These three words, like a bolt of lightning, exploded in Ma Laoshan's mind.

His shocked expression could no longer be concealed.

After a few violent coughs, Ma Laoshan's deep and hoarse voice sounded.

"Xiao Liuzi...he is still alive?"

Ma Laoshan's big, rough hands like bark pressed against the edge of the table, and his fingernails dug into the wood uncontrollably...

But at this moment, he didn't feel any pain at all, he just stared into Zi Yan's eyes with a hint of pleading and hope in despair.

At this moment, his fear had completely disappeared.

"I won't hide it from you, he is still alive." Zi Yan nodded, her tone was a little deep,

Ma Laoshan was so ecstatic that he didn't even notice the slight change in Zi Yan's tone.

"Just stay alive, just stay alive!"

Ma Laoshan's lips trembled as he said the words "renew".

"Why doesn't he come back? Is there any difficulty? Or is there someone who won't let him go home?" Ma Laoshan calmed down for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked.

"This... no one will let him come back."

Zi Yan's eyes were a little complicated, and she looked at Ma Laoshan with a bit of pity.

Xiaoliuzi is Ma Laoshan's only child.

Xiao Liuzi was not Ma Laoshan's biological child, but an abandoned baby he picked up from the mountains.

Ma Laoshan worked hard to bring Xiao Liuzi up...

Suddenly one day, Xiao Liuzi disappeared and he never appeared again.

Someone in the village saw Xiao Liuzi going into the city alone.

After that, no one in the village saw Xiao Liuzi again.

Everyone said that Xiaoliuzi was abducted by human traffickers in the city and would never come back.

Others said that Xiao Liuzi was killed by the gangsters and thrown into the smelly ditch.

But Ma Laoshan didn't believe it...

He searched desperately to get to where he could go, spent a lot of money, wore out countless pairs of shoes, and experienced many dangers. Finally, he returned to the village.

He failed, but he refused to believe that Xiao Liuzi was no longer alive.

Until, this night, he got the news that Xiao Liuzi was still alive for the first time.

Muddy tears fell from the corners of Ma Laoshan's eyes. He stretched out his hand to rub his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "If you don't come back, don't come back. As long as the baby lives well."

Zi Yan didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

Ma Laoshan wiped away his tears with the back of his hand...

"What do you want from me? Do you want me to do something?"

"Don't you want to see Xiao Liuzi?" Zi Yan said solemnly.

"It's gone. I'm old. I only have a few years to live. Knowing that the baby is fine, I can rest in peace even if I die." Ma Laoshan shook his head and sighed.

"You can't die. If you die, Xiao Liuzi won't be able to live." Zi Yan said lightly.

Whether it was true or not, she had to say this because she had already heard a hint of death in Ma Laoshan's tone.

"Xiao Liuzi... are you in trouble?" Ma Laoshan said.

"Yes, Xiao Liuzi followed a scholar, but this scholar was an evil person. Xiao Liuzi knew some of his secrets. Xiao Liuzi said that he had asked someone to give this secret to you... The scholar was sending someone to

People are looking for your whereabouts, and if you die, Xiao Liuzi will die immediately." Zi Yan said.

"Xiao Liuzi...how is he now?" Ma Laoshan's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.

"He has been caught by the evil people, but he did send a letter, and that letter is in our hands." Zi Yan said.

Ma Laoshan suddenly stood up. His legs were trembling and he was unsteady. He had been ill for a long time this winter.

"What do you want me to do? As long as I can save Xiao Liuzi, I can do it." Ma Laoshan knelt down towards Zi Yan and kowtowed violently.

But he didn't knock down in the end. Wang Sa, who was sitting beside him, stretched out his hand to stop Ma Laoshan.

"Have you never thought that Xiao Liuzi is an ungrateful person?" Zi Yan said lightly.

Revealing the truth is bloody and cruel, but this is the way this world is, it is so cruel.

"I only know that Xiao Liuzi was raised by me. As long as he lives, nothing else matters."

Maloshan Road.

Zi Yan heard sincerity and truth from Ma Laoshan's tone.

He really didn't have any resentment at all, and sincerely hoped that Xiao Liuzi was still alive.

"Okay, in that case, you hurry up and pack your things, we have to leave overnight." Zi Yan slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

Zi Yan stopped walking until he reached the entrance of the courtyard.

Wang Sa also followed Zi Yan out of the main room.

"Xiao Liuzi, are you really a heartless person?" Wang Sa whispered.

In fact, he didn't know any more than Ma Laoshan. From beginning to end, Zi Yan never told him the cause and effect. Even the name Xiaoliuzi was something he had just learned.

"I don't know. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable."

Zi Yan shook her head and gave the answer.

She really didn't know that she only found out about Xiao Liuzi when a hidden guard delivered this important letter to her.

The scholar she was talking about was naturally Mr. Feng Qingyan of the Feng family.

And Xiao Liuzi is now one of Feng Qingyan's book boys, named Feng Liu.

She didn't know what kind of person Xiao Liuzi was. The news she knew was that Xiao Liuzi had been locked up by Feng Qingyan.

Xiao Liuzi briefly wrote down some experiences in his letter, that is, he accidentally stumbled upon Feng Qingyan's secret, and fearing that he would be silenced, he made the secret into an envelope in advance and passed it on, so that he might be able to save his life.

This was just a precautionary measure to prevent accidents. What he didn't expect was that Feng Qingyan would be so powerful and he noticed it within a few days of him bumping into it.

And his precautions worked, ensuring his life.

"I'm fine, I can go now."

Not long after, Ma Laoshan walked out of the house.
Chapter completed!