Chapter 8: The New Grave

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?" Although this man was dressed in ordinary clothes, the clothes were made of high-quality material, and his face was also handsome. He was probably in his thirties.

"Madam, I want to inquire about one thing."

"I want to know, do you know a woman surnamed Lou? Her husband's surname is Shen, and she has a four-year-old daughter?"

"Are you asking about Madam Shen?" As soon as Old Lady Niu heard this, she knew that she was talking about Madam Shen. There were not many outsiders in their village. There were only a few households in the past few years, and one of them was Madam Shen. She didn't know her maiden surname, but her husband's surname was Shen.

"Madam Shen? It's her! It must be her…", the man's dusty face finally revealed a smile, which also diminished his murderous aura a bit.

"Madam, please take me to see them. I have been looking for them for nearly half a year." The man was also very excited. Of course, the kind of happiness and rejoice was not fake; it was very sincere.

"Excuse me, why are looking for them?"

Old Lady Niu still has to ask clearly, although Madam Shen was no longer there, the child Qing Ci was still there. If this person was ill-intentioned, then she must not tell him where Xiao Qing Ci is now, that child is already very poor, she has no mother, she can't be killed now…

"I…" The man's eyes were reddish, and the he was about to shed tears of joy "They are my wife and children. I just came back and found out that they were in trouble here."

"Are you Madam Shen's husband?"

Old Lady Niu looked at the man in front of her. She thought that Madam Shen was a widow. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a person to bring her child to their village without any relatives. It turns out that Madam Shen had a husband. As for why Madam Shen would be here, in fact, Old Lady Niu does not need to ask, she also came from a big family; there were always schemes and backstabbing.

It seemed that, Madam Shen was schemed against.

"Yes, Madam, can you take me to see them?"

The man couldn't stand anymore, he wanted to see them desperately now.

"Come with me," Old Lady Niu still kept an eye on him. If what he said was true, then she would give Xiao Qing Ci to him. But if he was really here to seek revenge, then she will hide the child.

He said that he was the father of the child, but what if it was not true? So, she needed to be sure, if he really cares about them.

Old lady Niu walked in front, and the man behind also followed suit, but the more he walked, the more frightened he became. People should live in the village. How is it that the place is becoming more and more isolated as he walked?

"Madam, did you go the wrong way?"

He couldn't help asking, and he didn't know why he was feeling a little uneasy, and such uneasiness caused a cold sweat on his back, and of course he was terrified for no reason.

"It's not wrong, we are almost there."

Old Lady Niu continued to walk forward. When she reached the front of a new grave, she saw that the head of the grave was cleaned up, and there was a bunch of fresh wildflowers in front of the grave.

Poor child, she must have missed her mother again, right?

In fact, she really hopes that what the man said was true. If he really was Xiao Qing Ci's father, Xiao Qing Ci would have relatives and there would be someone to take care of her.

"Madam, why are you bringing me here?"

The man wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh. The corners of his lips trembled from time to time. He clenched his fists. He was trembling. He was actually scared, even facing with thousands of troops, he had never been so afraid, but now facing a new grave, he was afraid.

"Aren't you looking for Madam Shen?"

Old Lady Niu stretched out her finger and pointed to the new grave, "This is Madam Shen. She passed away half a month ago."

"Impossible!" The man shook his head. He didn't believe it. How could his Xue Fei die? She was still so young. When he went to the border gate, she also said that she would wait for him to come back at home. Later, he received a letter from her saying that she was pregnant, and this incident made him ecstatic. They had been married for eight years, but they never had children. Now they could finally have children.

And he has always been looking forward to the birth of his child. He didn't know if it was a son or a daughter. If he was a son, he would let him be a general just like him to defend his home and country. If it was a daughter, she must be an extremely beautiful child like his Xue Fei. He would hold his daughter in his palm, and when she grows up, he will choose an extraordinary son-in-law.

Later, he received another letter from the family saying that his wife gave birth to a daughter. Although he already has a pair of children, this was the true daughter of his Shen family. Even though he cared about all his children, this was the child born from his Xue Fei, and occupied almost all of his heart. His wife said that she called the child as A Ning.

In the letter, he said to his wife that as long as he returned to the Capital, he could see his Xiao Ning, but he did not expect that this battle has been fought for years, and his A Ning was already three years old.

It was just that when he came back from the battle after gaining victory, thinking that he was going to see his little A Ning, he learned that his wife and children had been driven away, just because others mistakenly thought that he was killed. They were afraid that his wife and children would get them involved, so they were all kicked out of the house.

In order to protect his children, his wife encountered dangers. So she could only take A Ning to go farther, and this walk took nearly a year.

After he inquired all the way, and knew that there was a chance that his wife was in this village, he was ecstatic. When he thought he was going to see his wife, he only encountered a cold solitary grave.

"This is not my Xue Fei, it cannot be…"

The man shook his head, he absolutely didn't believe it.

He stepped forward again and picked up the soil on the grave.

"Oh, this master…" His sudden madness scared the Old Lady Niu, "You… stop quickly, people can't come back to life, so why bother to disturb her long sleep? Although she is gone, she has also left behind her child… There is still her child, right?"

"My A Ning…"

The man stopped his hands, the fingers of both hands were full of blood, but he seemed ignorant and unconscious, even his eyes were red like blood…

"A Ning?" Old Lady Niu sighed. There seemed to be a mistake, right? She couldn't help shake her head, "Wrong, wrong, that child's name is not A Ning, her surname is Shen, and her name is Shen Qing Ci."

But the man laughed bitterly. Although it was a laugh, he seemed to be in pain.

"Yes, it is A Ning, my daughter Shen Qing Ci, and her little name is A Ning."