Flower Moon

Hua Ling rushed to the Lu residence in a hurry, but the scene he was worried about did not happen in front of the Lu residence.

Tao Yue'er just stood quietly ten feet away from the gate of the mansion, watching the guests coming and going from Lu's mansion.

The white lanterns in the Lu residence have been removed, and the blood stains left by Chen Qiubi have also been cleaned.

The front of the Lu residence was clean and spacious, as if nothing had happened.And those people who came and went were carrying boxes of red gifts out of Lu's mansion.

"Lord Lu's wife did such a despicable thing, and evil will be rewarded with evil. Now that He Jinwen, the daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs, is marrying Lu Guanting, it can be regarded as God's eyes, comforting this frustrated man..." The crowd chattered After only three days, he forgot how he criticized Lu Guanting for persecuting his wife and daughter.

After Chen Qiubi was buried at the bottom of the river by the government, Lu Guanting changed from a persecutor overnight to a poor man betrayed by his wife.

People don't really care about the truth at all, they just listen to what they hear and believe what they want to believe.

Tao Yue'er suddenly felt very tired.

It's not that she isn't angry, nor is she afraid of death, she just feels powerless.

She knew that even if she rushed out now, no one would believe her.

As small as she is, she cannot shake the world.

She and Chen Qiubi's experience is actually the same, neither of them can change people's thinking, let alone protect those who want to protect.

She felt really tired and powerless.

Tao Yue'er staggered and took a step back, and her whole body fell into a firm embrace.Tao Yue'er turned her head, and saw Hua Ling looking at her worriedly.There was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, it could be seen that he ran all the way - Hua Ling was very worried about herself.

Tao Yue'er looked at such a flower actress, and suddenly burst into tears with a "wow", which was completely different from the expressions of the people watching the theater around her.

She had been depressed for many days, and it was actually a good thing that she could break out at this moment.

"Cry, it will feel better if you cry." Hua Ling hugged Tao Yue'er, letting her rest on her body with peace of mind.

Cold tears fell drop by drop into Hua Ling's neck, cold to the bone.

Hua Ling can understand Tao Yueer's sadness, but he doesn't really want to see Tao Yueer like this, he hopes Tao Yueer will cheer up.

But now, it is obviously not the time for her to be strong.Sometimes it is better to let her be weak.

Tao Yue'er didn't know how long she had been crying, she only knew that when she raised her head again, it was already dark and there were few people around her.

"Have you cried enough?" Hua Ling asked her calmly, unable to hear any emotion.

Tao Yue'er nodded and said, "Crying is enough, but crying is useless."

"It's good that you know." Hua Ling helped Tao Yue'er, turned around and took her hand, and led her to the river.

"Where are we going?" Tao Yue'er had a severe headache and her body was on the verge of falling, but Hua Ling ignored her and walked faster and faster.

"Don't you want to see Chen Qiubi? I'll take you there."

"Qiu Bi is not dead?" Tao Yue'er regained her strength in an instant, her steps were more stable and solid than Hua Ling's, and she immediately walked together with him.

Hua Ling didn't answer her question directly, but said in a deep voice, "You will know when you arrive."

The Zisha River is located in the southern suburbs of Jingcheng. Almost all the domestic sewage in Jingcheng is discharged into this river, and the downstream of the river is almost a stinky ditch.The river here exudes a bad smell. In addition to the filth of life, when encountering women who do not obey women's morals, they mostly choose this place to soak them in pig cages.

There were few people by the Zisha River, Tao Yue'er frowned, enduring the stench in the air, thinking of Chen Qiubi's burial here, she felt sour and annoyed again.

If she could, she wished she could die instead of Chen Qiubi.

Because what happened to her is very likely to be her...

"Instead of dying in her place, it's better to try to kill the person who killed her." Hua Ling saw what Tao Yueer was thinking, and said something expressionlessly.

Tao Yueer was taken aback when she heard the words, and thought of Lu Guanting's pious face, only to realize that she had gone in the wrong direction these days - both she and Chen Qiubi were good people, and there was no reason for them to be framed, criticized or even killed.

Damn those with dirty hearts.

"Here we are." Hua Ling looked around, there was a black river flowing eastward under a tall white tower.This is the place where criminal women are executed. It is unknown from ancient times to the present that the woman's body is buried here.

"You brought me here to meet Qiubi?" Tao Yue'er trembled all over, almost fainting.

Hua Ling nodded, and the next moment, she took off her coat and jumped into the river without frowning.

"Hua Ling!" Tao Yue'er was shocked and wanted to jump down after him, but seeing Hua Ling floating on the water, she shook her head at herself: "You wait for me on the shore."

Tao Yue'er stayed where she was, watching Hua Ling hold her breath and dive into the water.

She suddenly understood what Hua Ling was going to do.

Her heart hurt even more.

How much Hua Ling hates filth, she knows better than anyone else.The Zisha River was smelly and yellow, Hua Ling jumped down without thinking, just so that she could see Chen Qiubi for the last time.

She knew that Hua Ling seemed cold-hearted and cold-blooded, but he actually cared about himself more than anyone else.

Thinking of this, Tao Yue'er felt sour in her heart, and her eyes turned red again.At this moment, there was a "crash" sound from the surface of the water, Hua Ling floated up and slowly swam towards her.

Tao Yue'er stretched out her hand and pulled Hualing ashore, and behind him, a huge straw cage also ashore.

In addition to a large stone, there was also a swollen female corpse in the cage.The corpse was completely unrecognizable, and her original appearance could not be seen at all.Only the pair of gold armlets on her hands can tell Tao Yueer who she is—that is her good friend, Chen Qiubi, who grew up together and promised to attend each other's wedding and be the godmother of the other's child.

Tao Yue'er fell to the ground, staring dumbfounded at the corpse in front of her, with her mouth wide open, roaring silently.Snot and tears flowed all over her face, but she couldn't utter a word from her throat.

When grief reaches a level, even grief doesn't know how to react.

"Bury her, and from now on, cheer up." Hua Ling squatted beside her, looking ahead expressionlessly.

A gust of wind blew up the stench around them, but the two of them seemed to be unable to smell it at all.

One person only has Chen Qiubi's body in his eyes.

The other person only had Tao Yueer who was so sad that she couldn't breathe.

They care about the people they care about, but they ignore the people who care about themselves.

After a long time, the clothes on Hua Ling's body were completely dry, and the east gradually turned pale. Tao Yue'er stood up in a daze. Regardless of the stench, she picked up Chen Qiubi's body and walked step by step to the other side of the mountain. .

Hua Ling wanted to help her several times, but she refused: "It's the last way to send Qiubi off."

Hua Ling nodded, followed her silently, and walked all the way to the top of Jingshan Mountain.