NOVEL NEXT Chapter 362 Old Beast
It was already very late when I got home. When Shuang'er knocked on the door, Shuang'er's father was still awake.
Hearing Shuang'er's voice, he quickly opened the door.
"Shuang'er? You, are you back? Are you okay?"
Seeing that his daughter was back safe and sound, he burst into tears, and his already haggard face became even more sad.
"I'm fine, dad, this is all the conspiracy of that old man!"
Shuang'er entered the house directly, then closed the door tightly and told everything that happened today.
Hearing these words, Shuang'er's father was extremely angry: "I knew this old man had no good intentions! It's just that it's too late today. I'll wait until early tomorrow morning to help you seek justice!"
Seeing his daughter come back, Shuang'er's father was finally able to sleep peacefully.
After getting up the next day, the two of them found Lao Mu who was leisurely drinking tea in the yard.
Shuang'er's father pointed directly at his nose and cursed: "You old beast, how dare you cheat my daughter away! I think you are really tired of living. I must tell the prince about this and let the prince uphold justice!!"
When Lao Mu saw them coming in, his expression suddenly changed.
He didn't expect that Shuang'er, who had been taken away by robbers, would come back safe and sound, and come back so quickly.
Originally, because he was frightened yesterday, he wanted to take a good rest to reward himself today, but he didn't expect that the father and daughter would run straight over like this.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Besides, the mountain god is waiting to marry you. It's no big deal for you, a little girl, to come back by yourself. Do you want to bring disaster to the people in the village?"
Shuang'er got angry when she saw him, pointed directly at his nose and said: "You are pretending to be a ghost. I heard it all yesterday. You said it yourself. You deceived me. Do you still want to make excuses?"
Lao Mu stood up without fear: "Who can tell whether what you said is true? I never said that at all. You are obviously making up nonsense."
They spoke loudly and soon attracted the surrounding villagers.
Many people were watching outside the door. When he saw these people, Lao Mu curled up his lips and said loudly: "Originally, it was you who angered the mountain god, so we endured the severe cold in those days and made us sick and suffer. How about now?" It’s easy to find a solution, but not only do you not appreciate it, you also disobey the mountain god’s order.”
He snorted coldly, "I think you are just deliberately trying to anger the mountain god so that you can kill everyone in our village. You are so cruel!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers began to accuse the two men.
"How can you regret such a big event as the mountain god's wedding?"
"That's right! If the mountain god refuses to let us go this time, what will we do? How can you be so selfish?"
"I think you really did it on purpose. You made your promise and sent everyone to the mountain, but you went back on your word at the last moment. It's really too much! You are committing murder!"
The more they talked, the more they talked. Shuang'er's eyes turned red with anger. She had to explain: "There is no mountain god at all. It's all this old man who is lying to us. He just wants to make profits in the name of the mountain god. You don't want to believe him!"
But Shuang'er didn't have any evidence, and even if she was telling the truth, no one was willing to believe it.
Lao Mu saw that the attitude of the villagers did not waver at all, and he was very proud in his heart: "I think you are just making excuses for your own selfishness. Everyone's lives are at stake here. Even if it is not your fault, sacrificing you alone can save the whole world." Village, shouldn’t it?”
Shuang'er didn't know how to refute such words, and with the echo of the villagers, she suddenly panicked.
Shuang'er's father himself was not a very eloquent person, and several explanations were of no use, but he believed that his daughter would never tell lies, but others did not believe it at all.
Lao Mu smiled: "I think it's best for you to be honest. I'll give you one last chance. I'll explain it to the mountain god for you, and have a final send-off and welcome. Maybe this matter can be forgotten."
"impossible!"
Shuang'er's father protected his daughter with firm eyes, "I will never allow you to take my daughter away again!"
"If everyone doesn't want to die, tie them up quickly and send them directly to the mountain today, otherwise we will all suffer!"
As soon as Lao Mu said this, the villagers all moved and planned to suppress them directly.
Shuang'er and Shuang'er's father couldn't cope with so many people. Seeing that they were about to be caught, Shuang'er's father clenched his fists and was about to fight them desperately.
But before he could take action, a voice came from outside the door.
"What are you doing?"
Ye Qingran came over with several guards.
With just one word, the villagers stopped moving and looked back at her.
None of them told Ye Qingran or Chu Qingyun these things, so they thought that Ye Qingran didn't know about the mountain god, so they turned their attention to Lao Mu and tested whether he could tell him about it.
Lao Mu's eyes were a little nervous.
Originally, he didn't want to make this matter a big deal, just because he didn't want Ye Qingran and the others to know about it, but now that they knew about it, they didn't know how to explain it.
If he didn't speak, the villagers didn't dare to say anything.
Shuang'er's father pulled Shuang'er and knelt down in front of Ye Qingran while crying, and said loudly: "This old wood said that the severe cold in the past few days was because I complained about the inconvenience of too many trees when I was reclaiming the wasteland, so the mountain god became angry. After issuing a warning, I will send my daughter to the mountain, saying that the mountain god wants to marry her, in order to appease his anger..."
He choked up a bit as he spoke, "But he is a liar! He just wants to trick my daughter into the mountains and then be taken away by him, with evil intentions!"
Shuang'er nodded repeatedly: "He said this himself! If I hadn't encountered a robber and kidnapped me, he would have succeeded!"
"You are talking nonsense! Our department has never heard of any robbers on the mountain! Besides, if you, a girl, were kidnapped by robbers, how could you come back safe and sound like this?"
Lao Mu anxiously walked to them and explained to Ye Qingran, "Besides, I figured out what happened to the mountain god. It's very likely that it's true! If it's false, then she just went up the mountain and came back. What's the point? What? If it’s true, this means saving our entire village, which is considered as atonement, right?”
Seeing Ye Qingran's unchanging expression and eyes, Lao Mu felt that something was wrong.
The villagers also followed suit and explained that Lao Mu really knew some magic and what he said must be the truth.