The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 115

The things Wu Zhen gave were some herbs that could help the little monsters transform or increase their spiritual power to help with their cultivation. These things were rare, so the little monsters were very eager to do the work after receiving the benefits. Before the next day, the little monster came back hurriedly that night to say that he had found new news.

Tangshui City was a remote, small city with a less strict curfew than Chang’an. Only the front gate was closed. Wu Zhen entrusted her “goose” to Niu Yi and Niu Er to take care of. She and Mei Zhuyu followed the guide Xiao Yao out of the city and came to the mountain road leading to Lushui.

The little monster pointed down the mountain path and said, “My second uncle said that the person you are looking for passed by here about two months ago and fell into the mountain stream.”

That mountain stream looked quite deep. Wu Zhen nodded and said to Mei Zhuyu, “You wait for me up here. I’ll go down and take a look.” Then she jumped down with the little monster in her hand.

The mountain wall was not very steep, and there were various thorn bushes, small trees, and reeds growing on it. Wu Zhen could see clearly in the night. She used the branches of the small trees to gain leverage and landed safely in the mountain stream.

That mountain stream was deserted, and it looked like a place that no one would come to. With the guidance of the little monster, Wu Zhen walked out a short distance and saw the remains of a carriage, as well as the bones of horses and people, not far from the mountain stream, emitting a faint stench.

Two months later, the wreckage had not been discovered, but the horse and human corpses were incomplete, as if they had been eaten by wild animals. Wu Zhen approached the carriage and first found something in the wreckage, confirming that it was the Cui family’s carriage, and then looked for Pei Jiya among the dozen or so corpses whose appearances could no longer be seen clearly.

After searching with a frown, Wu Zhen relaxed her brow slightly. Pei Jiya was not among the corpses.

“These bodies are unusual.”

Wu Zhen turned her head and saw Mei Zhuyu had come down for some reason and was standing behind her.

“You jumped down too? The child won’t fall out, will he?”

Mei Zhuyu: “…No, I flew down.”

Wu Zhen: “Logically, why didn’t I know I could still fly?”

Mei Zhuyu: “I used Taoist magic to fly.”

Wu Zhen: “But you are using my body now, and I don’t know any Taoist magic.”

Mei Zhuyu: “I know.”

Wu Zhen: “That’s not right…”

Mei Zhuyu pressed her shoulders and turned her around, letting her look at the bodies, and reiterated, “These bodies are not right.”

Wu Zhen finally stopped bothering about how he got down and began to carefully observe the bodies. After a look, she slowly discovered something was wrong.

She had initially taken a quick glance and thought the bodies were damaged by wild animals in the mountains. Then she realized that the missing parts were not bitten, but more like they were corroded and melted by something.

Each human and horse corpse had melted to varying degrees. Wu Zhen didn’t care about the stench, and sniffed closer, but couldn’t smell anything. Then she remembered that she was using her husband’s body, not her own. She didn’t have that special sense of smell and couldn’t detect anything unusual, so she asked Mei Zhuyu, “My husband, come and smell it.”

Mei Zhuyu followed her instructions and smelled a fragrance amidst the stench. This fragrance made him dazed, and his eyes suddenly became heavy.

Mei Zhuyu lowered his head and she couldn’t see his expression clearly. Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Wu Zhen asked, “What’s wrong? Do you smell a burning odor? Was it done by a monster?”

If it was done by a monster, there would definitely be a special burnt smell around the missing parts.

However, Mei Zhuyu shook his head and told her, “No.”

Wu Zhen was puzzled. “If there is no burning smell, then it is not done by a monster.”

Her cousin, who looked weak but was actually very strong and formidable, was nowhere to be found.

Mei Zhuyu stood up and suddenly looked deeper into the mountain stream. After staring into the darkness for a moment, he said to Wu Zhen, “It’s too late. Let’s go back first and come back tomorrow.”

“Alright.” Wu Zhen nodded and left with him. But before leaving, she also looked at the darkness deep in the mountain stream, and her expression was not very good.

Wu Zhen searched for Pei Jiya for two days but couldn’t find him. She couldn’t help but wonder, could her sickly cousin have died quietly in some corner?

But thinking of his abilities, Wu Zhen felt that he would not die so easily. She could only patiently try various methods with Mei Zhuyu to find him, slowly searching from the place where he had the accident.

Pei Jiya, who was being missed by everyone, was currently in Xiangshui City, further south of Tangshui City.

Xiangshui City was much more prosperous than Tangshui City because it was close to the Inner Canal and had a geographical advantage. The city had distinct market districts and numerous streets and alleys. The houses in the southeast area of the city were especially magnificent with towering eaves connected together. That was where the rich people in the city gathered.

Among them was the Tao Mansion, whose owner was a middle-aged wealthy businessman who was engaged in the silk and cloth business and was also a well-known figure in Xiangshui City. In the Tao Mansion, pavilions and towers were scattered, and the servants who came and went were all dressed in silk and satin, with ruddy faces, and it was obvious that they were living a good life.

However, that magnificent house also had some dilapidated parts. There was a small courtyard in the northwest corner, far away from the main house and rarely visited. Compared with the exquisite beauty of other places, this small courtyard was overgrown with weeds, the green tiles on the roof were broken and no one cared about them, and grass grew on the eaves, which made it look like a haunted house.

A clump of weeds at the foot of the yard wall rustled, and then a slender shadow emerged from the grass. It was a little girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old. She was holding a lunch box in her hands, her hair was messy, and her face and skirt were covered in dirt.

Turning around, she pulled the weeds to cover the hole in the corner of the wall. The little girl, holding the lunch box, ran into the house as lightly as a bird, with a happy smile on her face.