The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 153

Li Shizhang was frightened out of his wits. When he finally came to his senses, he found that Wu Zhen and her husband had already left. They had obviously discovered his whereabouts but had not even thought of coming to check on him. They looked down on him so much.

His pale face quickly turned red; Li Shizhang was both angry and terrified. The servants around him asked him in fear what was wrong, and someone asked carefully if he wanted to continue following. Li Shizhang’s nostrils flared, revealing an angry expression. He stood up, threw the bow in his hand, turned around, and walked away. “What are you following? Don’t you have a brain? With that guy surnamed Mei here, what good can we do? You useless people, can you beat him?!”

The servants did not dare to refute or anger him. They all followed him with their heads down. Even if someone showed an indignant expression, they quickly concealed it and did not dare to say a single word.

Li Shizhang walked quickly through the woods, his eyes red and his lips trembling, thinking viciously in his heart, “I will get back at you for the humiliation I suffered today someday!”

Unfortunately, he didn’t know that there were some “friends” sent by the Cat Lord waiting for him ahead.

Those two arrows were a warning from Master Mei; Wu Zhen’s lesson had not yet begun.

Wu Zhen put down the bone hand she was holding and chuckled, “Go, treat him well for me.”

The bones instantly turned into mist and disappeared. Wu Zhen stood up from the ground. 

Mei Zhuyu reached out to help her. She leaned on him and smiled at the bone ghost going away, “Although there are no evil monsters in this deep mountain, there are many spirits born here, and they are quite obedient.”

Mei Zhuyu saw with his own eyes that she had summoned the spirits in the forest and asked them to surround Li Shizhang. Even if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Mei Zhuyu could imagine how tragic Li Shizhang’s end would be. If he had less willpower, he might go mad from fear. With so many spirits out at the same time, it was not as simple as the previous situation where Wei Xi and the other four were trapped in the forest.

Mei Zhuyu only thought about it for a moment and then put the matter behind him. He believed that if someone made a mistake, they would be punished. After the punishment, he didn’t need to care about it anymore. It was just a small matter anyway.

Wu Zhen obviously didn’t spend too much time on Li Shizhang. She smiled and led Mei Zhuyu to find a way, discovering a mountain stream hidden in the mountains.

“Look, does it look good?”

There were many big rocks on one side of this mountain stream. Sunlight leaked through the cracks in the rocks and shined on the stream water. The stream water was clear and transparent; they could see patches of moss growing on the stones and old wood beneath the surface. The dark green moss appeared in the shadows, while the parts illuminated by the sun were lush and green, resembling the fresh leaves of spring, appearing clear and transparent when immersed in the water.

Orchids grew by the stream, half of them hanging in the water and swaying gently. The interlaced light and shadows turned the mountain stream and the small pool of water that separated it into a dreamy and quiet place.

The servants did not follow them. There were only the two of them there. Wu Zhen sat on a big rock, picked up a small stone, and threw it into the stream, creating ripples.

“Every year I come to this mountain to hunt, I come here to rest. Sometimes, when I am in a bad mood, I ride out of Chang’an City alone to hunt in this mountain.” 

Living in a prosperous place, surrounded by the hustle and bustle, but occasionally feeling tired and bored. A few years ago, she accidentally found that place, and later she got used to staying there for a while when she was feeling low.

Mei Zhuyu didn’t say anything; he actually knew that place.

It was here that he first met Wu Zhen. But at that time, he was the only one who saw Wu Zhen, and she didn’t notice him. He had accidentally broken in while chasing an evil monster, half of his body covered in blood, and Wu Zhen was washing herself by the mountain stream, probably because of the blood splashed on her from hunting.

Wu Zhen didn’t hear her husband say anything and turned her head curiously, only to find that he had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery. Instead, he looked as if he were in a trance.

What happened? Wu Zhen looked around and found nothing strange. The mountain stream was quiet, with birds singing and a cool breeze blowing. Everything seemed normal.

“My dear.”

Mei Zhuyu looked down at the water, not at her.

Wu Zhen leaned over and tilted her head to look at his expression. “What are you thinking about?” Her smile gradually turned mischievous. “Did you think of something…”

Mei Zhuyu refused to say anything, no matter what. Wu Zhen scratched at his waist, trying to dig this little secret out of him. Unfortunately, he was not afraid and held both of her hands with one hand, so Wu Zhen could not break free.

Okay, being strong meant being powerful.

The two of them sat there for an entire afternoon, and Wu Zhen made a fuss for an entire afternoon, but she still didn’t know why Mei Zhuyu had such an expression when he first saw this mountain stream.

After everyone gathered together, they found that their sister Zhen and brother-in-law did not bring back any prey. Wu Zhen even bluntly said that she and her husband went out to see the scenery, which caused everyone to boo.

“It’s okay. We gained a lot that time. We will definitely be able to defeat Li Shizhang!”

However, Li Shizhang never showed up. Instead, the noble young men who followed him appeared one after another, but Li Shizhang was missing.

Li Shizhang disappeared for seven or eight days until he was found in the mountains when Wu Zhen and the others left Xishan and returned to Chang’an.

When Li Shizhang was found, his cheeks were sunken, and his beard was untidy. He had fallen into a coma. When he woke up, he was terrified and kept holding his head, shouting that there was a ghost. After resting for several days, he felt a little better, but he was still like a frightened bird, running away at the slightest noise. Not only him, but also several strong servants who followed him were frightened. However, when asked about what they had experienced during the days they were missing, they all kept silent, fear written on their faces.

Some people suspected that Li Shizhang was dealt with by Wu Zhen’s men, but Wu Zhen looked innocent, and many noble boys and girls testified that she had no chance to torture Li Shizhang at all, so the matter ended in nothing. Li Shizhang was soon escorted back to his fiefdom to recuperate. It was unknown how many years of recuperation he would need before he would have the courage to come to Chang’an again.

After the autumn hunt of that year, Mei Zhuyu suddenly became famous among Wu Zhen’s acquaintances, and the legend of “Master Mei” spread in this small circle. Ever since the first man who had known Wu Zhen for many years came to his house with gifts and asked Mei Zhuyu to see the haunted house, he was invited every now and then.