The golden crow sheds thousands of rays of light, but most of it is blocked by the lush branches and leaves.
A girl is sitting on the tree, and a monkey is squatting.
Xiaolian looked in disbelief and rubbed her eyes hard.
No dazzling!
Then, she watched with wide eyes as the girl continued to climb up under the guidance of the monkey. In an instant, her figure was obscured by branches and leaves, and she couldn't help but rub her eyes.
On the tree, Xin You looked stiff, her eyes fixed on one spot.
Two thick branches formed a strong fork, and there lay a person, no, a corpse.
The face of the corpse has long been unrecognizable. Only the body shape and clothes can confirm that it is a woman.
Xinyou covered her mouth, her stomach was churning, and she couldn't control herself anymore and jumped from the tree.
Xiaolian was shocked when she saw Xin You suddenly jumped down from the tree, resting her hands on the ground and shaking her whole body: "What's wrong with you?"
Xin You waited for a while before looking up at Xiao Lian.
That pale face made Xiaolian look stiff. She covered her mouth and asked tremblingly: "What's on the tree...what's on the tree?"
Xin You took a deep look at Xiaolian and stared at the ground.
The mountains and rocks are everywhere, and soft and fine grasses are tenaciously poking out, showing off their strong vitality.
Once something happens that is no longer acceptable, there is no way to escape.
She is like this, and so is Xiaolian.
The wind seemed to be getting stronger, and the girl's soft voice reached Xiaolian's ears, and she had regained her composure: "There...is a female corpse on the tree."
"Female corpse?" The color on Xiaolian's face faded, and she subconsciously took a step towards Xinyou, but her feet fell weakly and she fell to the ground.
She clutched the weeds with both hands and tears fell uncontrollably.
"Is she my girl?" Xiaolian raised her head and asked desperately, but she already knew the answer in her heart.
Who else could it be besides the girl?
It turned out that the girl was stopped by this tree after falling off the cliff, so she couldn't find anyone.
Was the girl still conscious at the time?
It must hurt a lot, right?
Would she still be awake at that time, but unable to wait for the person to save her?
These questions cut into Xiaolian's heart like a sharp knife, causing her to break down and cry bitterly.
Xinyou stood quietly without answering.
The monkey looked at the two of them suspiciously, and when he saw that they were standing and sitting without doing anything else, he barked a few times anxiously.
Xin You sighed and reminded Xiaolian: "Now is not the time to cry. The two guards will be back soon."
Xiaolian stopped crying, got up, stared at Xinyou eagerly and asked, "Have you seen clearly? Is she my girl?"
Xin You shook his head and told the truth: "It has become corrupt and difficult to recognize."
Xiaolian was shocked, wiped her tears randomly, and begged with a trembling voice: "I want to see it with my own eyes."
Xinyou jumped up and climbed onto the branch closest to the ground, and stretched out her hand to Xiaolian.
Xiaolian thought it would be difficult to climb up the tree, but the force from that delicate hand was far greater than she imagined. When she regained consciousness, she was already on the tree.
As far as the eye can see, there is a female corpse that has become rotten to the point where her bones are exposed.
Xiaolian took a breath and covered her mouth tightly.
Although it was difficult to distinguish the color of the clothes, the little maid, who was very familiar with her girl, quickly recognized her: "It's my girl! She wore these clothes when she went out that day!"
Xiaolian wanted to crawl to the female corpse, but her body swayed and she almost fell from the tree.
"Be careful." Xin You stretched out his hand to support her, with sympathy in his eyes but a calm voice, "Time is limited, we don't have time to collect Miss Kou's bones and let her rest in peace. I have a suggestion, please listen to it."
"Say." Xiaolian's hands and feet were cold, her heart was even colder, and the warmth conveyed by that hand became more and more obvious.
"I accidentally caught a glimpse of a cave when I was led here by the monkey. Let's go explore it later. If the place is suitable, we can place Miss Kou there for the time being and bury her when there is a suitable opportunity. What do you think? ?”
The helpless little maid nodded quickly: "I listen to you."
Xinyou took Xiaolian down from the tree and went straight to the cave.
Perhaps God took pity on Miss Kou who died unjustly. The cave that Xin You accidentally discovered was narrow on the outside and wide on the inside. It was not wet. There was no need to find another place. The next problem was how to move Miss Kou's body.
No matter how loyal Xiaolian was to Kou Qingqing, she also knew how difficult it would be to transfer such a body from the tree to the cave.
Xin You came up with an alternative solution: "Just use the carriage door curtain."
"The carriage door curtain?" Xiao Lian was stunned, "But the carriage is parked at the foot of the mountain. It takes a long time to go back and forth. What if the two guards come back?"
As for how to explain it to the coachman, Xiaolian couldn't even imagine it.
"I have fast feet and will come back as soon as possible. If the two guards come back first, tell them that I ran after the monkey and you didn't keep up, and tell them to find someone quickly."
After listening to Xinyou's instructions, Xiaolian nodded blankly.
After Xin You left for a while, the two guards returned.
"The jade pendant was not found." A guard said and was surprised when he noticed that Xiaolian's eyes were red. "What's wrong with Sister Xiaolian?"
Xiaolian didn't have to force her tears to fall: "The girl is gone!"
The two guards were shocked and said in unison: "How could it be!"
"It's all because the monkey was naughty. He snatched the girl's hairpin and ran away. The girl chased after her in a hurry, but disappeared in the blink of an eye..."
The two guards were worried: "Which direction did the cousin go to?"
Xiaolian pointed in one direction and then quickly pointed to the other side.
"Which side is it?"
The little maid covered her face and cried: "I forgot, I turned!"
The two guards winced in pain and made a decision: "We will split up to look for the cousin girl. Sister Xiaolian, just wait here. We will come back to meet you in half an hour anyway."
Xiaolian nodded: "Then I'll bother you two eldest brothers."
The two guards split up to look for the person. Xiaolian looked around anxiously, and finally saw the reassuring figure. She hurriedly greeted him and said, "The two guards have come back and are looking for you again. They will come back to meet you in a while. "
Xinyou nodded to show his understanding and walked straight towards the tree.
Xiaolian quickly followed and saw that Xinyou had already climbed up the tree and had no intention of stopping. She called out to the girl anxiously.
Xinyou lowered his head and did not pull Xiaolian's raised hand.
"You can't even stand on a tree, let me do it."
"Girl--" Xiaolian looked stunned and forgot her words for a moment.
Kou Qingqing's body has some visible bones and has lost much weight. Xin You covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, endured her nausea and carefully collected the remains, and returned to the ground.
The two of them each grabbed a corner of the car door curtain that served as a shroud and carried the body into the cave.
Seeing with her own eyes that the entrance of the cave was blocked by the moved stones, Xiaolian's eyes turned red again and she kowtowed several times to the entrance of the cave.
Xin You washed her hands repeatedly by the pool, which attracted the monkey to watch curiously.
When a guard who returned first saw this scene, he shouted and rushed over: "Beast, how dare you tease my cousin!"
The monkey picked up a handful of water and splashed it all over the guard's face, then ran away.
