There was a candlelight in the room, which was dim and dim.

Yang Ruoqing looked at Xiaoduo who was so exhausted that she fell asleep, and then looked at the two inexperienced children on the small bed not far away, thinking that if Xiang Shengnan really couldn't be found, or what he found was a child.

Tool……

The sky has fallen for Duo'er and the children.

Even with strong support from their natal family, their mothers would not have to worry about their livelihoods, and no one would dare to bully them.

However, when a family loses its man, the wife loses her husband, and the children lose their father, the backbone of the family is gone.

No matter how hard my parents work, they can't make up for this shortcoming.

Poor sister, poor niece.

And Xiang Shengnan, you irresponsible man...

As I was thinking wildly, the candle on the table ended its life unknowingly, leaving behind a pool of white candle tears that gradually solidified after burning in the iron plate.

A faint light gradually penetrated the wooden window outside the window, and the night passed again.

There were familiar footsteps outside, and Yang Ruoqing sat up from the bed.

Xiaoduo was also awakened instantly. She raised a blank face and saw Yang Ruoqing walking out of the house. She was stunned for five seconds before she came to her senses. Then she ran out of the house without even bothering to put on her shoes.

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Luo Fengtang and Ye Yi happened to push open the courtyard door and came in, and met each other head on.

The moment he saw Yang Ruoqing appearing in front of him, Luo Fengtang frowned subconsciously, and a trace of displeasure flashed across his eyes.

Yang Ruoqing was startled for a moment, realizing that he must have insisted on staying here when he saw that she didn't listen to him and went back to rest.

He was worried that her health would be affected...

But at this moment, how could she leave Xiaoduoniang and others and go home? Even if she went home, she would not feel at ease, so she might as well stay here and wait.

She would explain these reasons to him later. Right now, her eyes were searching. When she didn't see Xiang Shengnan, her heart sank, as if she had sunk into a basin of cold water.

She even dared not look at Xiaoduo who was following closely behind her...

At this moment, when Xiaoduo heard the noise and ran out, the last glimmer of hope in her desperate eyes jumped.

But when she saw that the only people who came back were Luo Fengtang and Ye Yi, and not Xiang Shengnan, whom she had longed for, Xiao Duo stopped moving.

She stood there, without asking any questions, just covering her mouth and sobbing.

Tears blurred her vision. She knelt down on the ground, held her knees with her hands, buried her head deeply and choked with sobs.

Yang Ruoqing's heart was as sharp as a knife when she saw Xiaoduo like this.

She sighed secretly, came to Luo Fengtang, suppressed her sadness and said, "You go in first, have a sip of tea, take a rest, and I'll give you something to eat."

After running around for so long, even Luo Fengtang and Ye Yi, two strong practitioners, had tired faces on their faces.

Luo Fengtang, in particular, was probably not only running around physically but also extremely anxious mentally, so his eyes were bloodshot and there were very dark circles under his eyes.

Yoruichi wasn't much better.

As for what she was looking for, she didn't want to ask anymore. For this kind of thing, the process was not important, what was important was the result.

Especially in front of Xiaoduo, Yang Ruoqing couldn't ask. Asking would only increase Xiaoduo's sadness.

Just as she turned around to go to the kitchen, her arm was suddenly held by Luo Fengtang.

She lowered her head and glanced at his hand, her pupils tightening.

The hands were covered with tiny wounds, as if they were caused when climbing over mountains and ridges.

Her nose was sore, she turned around, held his hand and turned it over to look at the palm of her hand, tears almost falling.

Luo Fengtang realized something and quickly took his hand back.

"Qing'er, don't leave in a hurry. I still have something to confirm with my aunt." He said, looking at Xiaoduo on the ground.

Could it be related to Xiang Shengnan?

Yang Ruoqing's attention temporarily shifted from his scarred hands to Xiaoduo.

Xiaoduo was completely immersed in the abyss of her own sadness, unable to hear any sounds next to her.

Seeing this, Yang Ruoqing sighed, turned around and came to Xiaoduo's side, squatted down with difficulty and gently held her shoulders.

"Duo'er, cheer up a little. Your brother-in-law has something to ask you."

Xiaoduo raised her head and looked at Yang Ruoqing with tearful eyes, a little confused.

Yang Ruoqing took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears on Xiaoduo's face so that her vision would not be blocked.

However, Xiaoduo pulled off the veil on her face and struggled to stand up from the ground, "Brother-in-law, do you know the whereabouts of Shengnan? Ah?"

Luo Fengtang did not respond to her question, but took out a shoe from his body and handed it to Xiaoduo.

"Are these Katsuo's shoes?"

It was a men's shoe covered in mud and water.

Xiaoduo opened her eyes wide to look at the shoe. Suddenly, she snatched the shoe and held it in front of her eyes. She raised her sleeves and wiped the mud on the shoe hard.

After wiping for about seven or eight times, her movements suddenly paused, and then her whole body trembled violently. She nodded vigorously and said in a crying and excited voice: "Yes, yes, these are Katsuo's shoes!"

"He was wearing these shoes the day before yesterday. These are new shoes I made for him. They were worn for the first time the day before yesterday!"

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed.

Yang Ruoqing, who had been pretending to be calm, began to breathe rapidly and couldn't wait to ask Luo Fengtang: "Tangyao, where did you find these shoes?"

Luo Fengtang moved his eyes from the shoes to Yang Ruoqing and uttered a few words: "Behind the grave of Mr. Sheng."

ah?

Did he really go to find his mother?

Xiaoduo was stunned.

Some murmured in disbelief: "What? Where did he go? Then, where are the others?"

Luo Fengtang shook his head.

He pointed to the shoe and said to Xiaoduo: "I've looked everywhere, but I didn't see anyone except this shoe."

Xiaoduo's excited expression instantly froze on her face, her newly raised hopes were shattered again, and her body was crumbling.

Yang Ruoqing quickly supported Xiao Duo and comforted her: "Don't panic, Duo, since we have found the shoes, we have a clue. Next, let's follow this clue and we will definitely find it!"

"Sister, if you are well, why would you lose your shoes?" Xiaoduo said bitterly.

Yang Ruoqing was speechless.

There is a saying among villagers that if a person falls and his shoes are still on and intact, there is a high probability that his life will not be in danger.

If you fall or hit your shoes so hard that your shoes are no longer on your feet, there is a high chance that your life will not be saved.

This statement has no scientific basis, but sometimes it happens coincidentally, so Xiaoduo is so pessimistic.

But who is Yang Ruoqing, and how can she really be blocked by these superstitious claims?

"Duo'er, some things have no basis and may be based on what others say."

"Look, there's no blood on these shoes at all, which means Katsuo wasn't attacked by a wild beast when he lost his shoes."
Chapter completed!