Chapter 16 Silent Question to the Heavens

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The village chief's wife responded with silence, as she, like the other two women, hoped that the fall of Qingping City was merely a rumor. However, her son had risked a journey to Qingping City to gather this news, so how could it be false?

Seeing the changing expressions of the women, Qin Xiaoruo curiously raised a paw and posed a question, "Aunt Liang, is General Murong very powerful?"

She remembered the original owner of her body had heard the villagers mention General Murong, but she had never had the leisure to listen to the gossip, so her knowledge of General Murong's heroic deeds was limited.

"Of course General Murong is powerful!" Talking about General Murong, a look of adoration shone in the eyes of the village chief's wife and the two women, almost blinding Xiaoruo with its intensity: "Without General Murong, how could the people of Qingping City and Yincheng have lived these years in peace?"

"Exactly, with General Murong around, Feng Zhao Country had some reservations. General Murong is like a stabilizing needle for the people of Qingping City and Yincheng. But since General Murong returned to the capital for a well-deserved retirement a few years ago, those with black hearts in Feng Zhao Country started causing trouble again. Who would have thought that even Young General Murong couldn't hold them back? What are we going to do now?" The two women started worrying again.

"Didn't Aunt Liang just mention there is a 'Three-Days General' in the army capable of holding off Feng Zhao's Ever-Victorious General?" Qin Xiaoruo reminded the two anxious aunts in a timely manner, although she was puzzled herself.

According to the village chief's wife, the capabilities of the "Three-Days General" should be no less than those of General Murong, so why had he remained obscure for so many years, only to come forward after the fall of Qingping City?

While Qin Xiaoruo was lost in thought, the village chief's wife had finished speaking and once again warned sternly, "You have to keep your word, the fall of Qingping City must not be told to any other villagers!"

"Don't worry, we won't speak of it carelessly!" the three of them declared resolutely.

After absorbing the gossip, they bid farewell to the village chief's wife together.

Qin Xiaoruo had only walked a few steps when she heard the village chief's wife call out from behind, concerned, reminding them once more, "Remember, you mustn't speak of it!"

After receiving their promises again, the village chief's wife finally left with peace of mind.

Observing the cautious demeanor of the village chief's wife, Qin Xiaoruo reminded herself to be as tight-lipped as possible to avoid causing panic.

"Xiao Ruo!"

Approaching from a path ahead, a woman balancing a hoe over her shoulder lit up at the sight of Qin Xiaoruo.

"Sister-in-law Mei Hua."

Recognizing someone from her village, Qin Xiaoruo continued walking as she greeted the woman with a smile, not intending to stop for a chat, as she and Mei Hua were not yet acquainted well enough for that.

To her surprise, Mei Hua set her hoe down and stopped right in front of Qin Xiaoruo, asking bluntly, "Xiao Ruo, I heard that your father and Lady Woo have returned?"

Qin Xiaoruo nodded and preferred not to elaborate.

"It seems Lady Woo must have also heard about the 'Three-Days General' holding Qingping City and that's why she dared to come back," Mei Hua said, before picking up her hoe and swiftly leaving, leaving Qin Xiaoruo in stunned silence.

Hadn't the village chief's wife said she only told a few of them? How did Mei Hua also know?

The answer to Qin Xiaoruo's shock came soon enough; as she approached the Fu Family's place, she saw a group of villagers gathered around the village chief's youngest son, Qin Sancai, listening to a "story."

She couldn't make out Qin Sancai's words from afar, but his exaggerated gestures and the excited expressions of the villagers made it easy to guess what he was talking about.

Considering the village chief's wife's earlier caution, Qin Xiaoruo looked heavenward in speechless exasperation.

And looking at the faces of the villagers, where was the slightest hint of unease?

The village chief's wife was indeed worrying unnecessarily!

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