Hu Juan ignored the pain of her hands being scratched by branches and hurriedly got up and ran towards the ruined temple in the dark.
However, a woman's physical strength is not as good as that of a man, and she was soon chased by Fang Bailin based on the sound of stepping on dead branches along the way.
Fang Bolin grabbed Hu Juan.
"Is it you? The third concubine, ha, eating everything inside and outside, said, what did you hear just now? Are you going to find Su Hanchu?"
Hu Juan struggled and spoke.
"I didn't, I didn't hear anything, I was just passing by here collecting firewood, please let me go."
Thinking of what he just said, Fang Bailin felt guilty. Originally, he just didn't want to see Chen Wenlin's decadent look and wanted to give him some hope, but unexpectedly, the secret of the Fang family was exposed.
"As a concubine of the Fang family, you are so close to the Jun family. I didn't notice you in the first place. It's my fault that you appeared in a place where you shouldn't be."
Hu Juan was extremely panicked.
"Help...Ah..."
Fang Bailin hit her on the back of the neck.
Hu Juan slowly fell to the ground.
Chen Wenlin, who followed up with a hand, had a trace of panic on his face when he saw this.
"What should I do? Didn't she hear everything? If Jun Moye and Su Hanchu find out about this, I'm afraid that not only will we have no chance of revenge, but they will also take advantage of us."
Upon hearing this, Fang Bolin took the torch and inspected the injuries on Hu Juan's body.
"Why are you panicking? Isn't it just a woman? There are many ways to deal with him."
He looked at a stone on the ground.
Fang Bolin's eyes flashed with fierceness.
"Dead people are definitely the best at keeping secrets in this world."
Then he handed the torch to Chen Wenlin to hold.
He grabbed Hu Juan and smashed her head against a stone.
Hu Juan's head was hit with blood, and strands of bright red blood kept flowing out, dyeing the rocks red...
Chen Wenlin was shocked when he saw it.
"Brother, you..."
Fang Bolin hurriedly spoke to stop him.
"What are you making all the fuss about? Who wouldn't execute a few servants and disobedient concubines in the imperial city?"
Then he reached out to check Hu Juan's breath. When he saw that there was no breath left, he stood up with relief.
"Let's go back. We are here to bury He'er tonight. We haven't seen anything or met anyone."
At this time, under this big tree, Chuntao and Okra were waiting anxiously with a bundle of firewood.
Chuntao spoke while picking up the twigs on the ground.
"Hu Juan, what's going on? Does it take so long to collect a bundle of firewood? We've been waiting for a while and agreed to gather here."
Okra spoke softly.
"She has always been quick to check up in the past. She arrived at the gathering place before us. I don't know what happened today. Is she lost?"
Chuntao spoke worriedly after hearing this.
"It's possible. I don't know if the torch in my hand went out. How about we shout?"
Okra picked up the firewood and spoke.
"We are shouting as we walk. If we don't respond, I'm afraid we have to ask Mrs. Jun for help."
When Chuntao heard this, she picked up the firewood and shouted.
"Hu Juan, Hu Juan, gather together, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Okra also started shouting.
"Hu Juan, it's time to go back. If you don't go back, the child will be anxious."
"Hu Juan......"
"Hu Juan......"
However, the two shouted for a long time, but did not hear a response from Hu Juan.
The visitor returned to the ruined temple worriedly.
Chuntao threw the firewood away and ran to Su Hanchu anxiously.
"Young madam, young madam, Hu Juan can't be found. We made an appointment to pick up a bundle of firewood and meet at a place. We waited for a long time but didn't see her. We kept calling her name all the way, but she didn't answer. , I’m afraid she’s lost, what should I do? If she gets lost in the woods on such a cold day, she’ll probably die from the cold.”
When Su Hanchu heard this, he looked at the people of the Jun family and the Su family. Jiang Like and others had also collected firewood and returned early. Now that the spring peach okra has arrived, Hu Juan is still missing.
Before Su Hanchu could speak.
Wan'er, who was sitting by the fire with Chuntao's child Tao Yong and Okra's child Fang Zhiling, started crying all of a sudden.
"Mother, my mother......"
Then ran outside.
"Mother, mother......"
Hearing Wan'er's shout, Su Hanchu hurriedly spoke.
"Leave some of them to guard the luggage and children, while the others go to help find people."
Then chase him out first.
"Wan'er, don't run around, we will all help you find her."
When Jun Moye saw this, he quickly followed. Hu Juan and the others had been with the Jun family for some time. These days, the Jun family gave them a share of everything they ate. They were quite diligent and would leave their children with them every time. I warmed myself by the fire, then went to collect a lot of firewood and came back. I never said it was too late when I came back.
Chen Wenlin became even more panicked when he saw that most of the people from the Jun family and the Su family had gone to look for Hu Juan.
"Brother..."
Fang Bolin gave him a warning look.
"Go to rest early and recharge your batteries so you can go on the road tomorrow."
His eyes looked in the direction of the door again.
He had already determined that he had no breath, and he hit his head and shed so much blood that there was no chance he would still be alive.
Su Hanchu caught up with Wan'er and reached out to hold her hand, only to find that the child's face was already covered with tears.
Wan'er looked at Su Hanchu and choked up her voice.
"Young Madam, I can't live without a mother. Can you help me find my mother? Wan'er, Wan'er knows how to work, Young Madam..."
Su Hanchu hurriedly knelt down to wipe her tears.
"Wan'er, don't cry. With so many of us out looking, we will definitely be able to find your mother. Don't worry, don't be afraid. Your mother might have gotten lost because it was too dark. You see so many of us holding torches, she should be very quick. You can see us now, let’s go, I’ll take you to look for us.”
Suddenly there were shouts from the woods where they were collecting firewood.
"Hu Juan......"
"Hu Juan......"
Su Hanchu held Wan'er's hand and also shouted Hu Juan's name.
Wan'er shouted loudly.
"Mother, mother... Wan'er is looking for you, mother, have you heard..."
The little voice became more and more urgent.
Everyone shouted for a long time, but there was no response. Su Hanchu's heart sank. He was afraid that something had really happened to Hu Juan, and he didn't know where he fell.
I searched for a long time.
Suddenly Chuntao's shout came.
"Someone, come quickly, we found it, here..."
Everyone hurriedly walked towards Chuntao.
Soon Chuntao's sharp scream came.
"ah…………"
