Chapter 1080 The Water in the River Has Cooled Down

"Yes, he never goes to the Wu family mansion, not even close." The village chief swallowed carefully, "There are rumors in the village that although this man is crazy, his eyes can see things that we ordinary people can't. ”

The village chief said these words in a very low voice. Even though they were the only ones nearby, it felt like he was worried about being overheard, making the atmosphere tense.

As if to verify what the village chief said, since they chose this road, they have indeed not seen the crazy beggar again, and they have been very peaceful along the way.

They walked in a big circle in the village and finally reached the south end of the village. The houses here were much worse than those near the village meeting hall. There were basically no decent yards. The walls were all made of earth, and quite a few of them were broken. .

Many houses here are empty and dilapidated, with dark wooden doors ajar. When walking nearby, you feel like you are being watched, as if there are pairs of eyes hidden behind the doors and windows.

"Is anyone still living here?" Du Moyu looked around cautiously. He felt very bad here.

After walking for a while, the village chief stopped and pointed to a broken house, "This is it. The old woman from the Wu family lives here."

Strictly speaking, there is a small yard outside this shabby house, but the yard has no walls or earthen walls. It just uses dead branches stuck in the soil to make a fence, isolating a small piece of land.

There is also a gate left on the fence.

The village chief walked up and shouted to the broken house: "Mother Wu, Mother Wu, are you at home?"

"Wu Ma..." Chen Hao whispered, "Why, her surname is Wu too?"

"No, no, Master, please don't get me wrong. Mother Wu's surname is not Wu, but she has a hard time thinking and has long forgotten her surname. Moreover, she has been helping in the Wu family's mansion for a long time. Everyone is used to calling her that. It’s hard to change your mind,” the village chief explained.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a creaking sound coming from the broken house, like an old wooden door being pushed open. After the village chief heard it, he led a group of people inside.

"Wu Ma, we're coming in." As soon as the village chief opened the door, something was thrown over and smashed on the ground in front of the village chief. It was a broken bowl.

This scene, which was like a show of force, made the village chief feel embarrassed. It was very dark inside the broken house. Jiang Cheng closed one eye before entering the house and only opened it now, so he could see more clearly than the village chief.

It would be no exaggeration to describe this shabby house as impoverished. It only had a few simple pieces of old furniture, tables, wooden chairs, and the like. Beside the bed, sitting an old woman wrapped in tattered clothes.

The old woman was wearing black cloth shoes, and judging from the appearance, her feet were also wrapped in ugly shapes.

"Wu Ma, you are at home." The village chief smiled unnaturally at the old woman. After his eyes became familiar with the light here, he groped for a candle with only half of it left on the table.

When the candles were lit, the environment in the room gradually became clearer.

The old woman said nothing, with a dull and strange expression on her face, her head hanging slightly, as if she was completely uninterested in their arrival.

"Hello, old man, we are here today because we have something to ask you." Du Moyu was the first to speak. There was no point in going around in circles like this at the moment. He went straight to the point, "About the Wu family, do you remember ”

When she heard the word "Wu family", the old woman suddenly raised her head as if she was electrocuted.

This sudden movement did not scare these people. What really caught everyone's attention was the old woman's eyes. Her eyes were hollow and unfocused.

"Her eyes..." Du Moyu looked at the village chief in a low voice.

The village chief sighed, "Wu Ma, she can't see."

"Wu family..." Wu Ma slowly opened her mouth, her expression stiff. If Jiang Cheng hadn't been here, the fat man who saw this scene would have run away long ago. Something was obviously wrong with this woman.

Yu Chengmu took a deep breath and stared at Wu's mother, "Yes, the Wu family, you have lived in the Wu family for so long, you must know what happened to the Wu family, and I hope you can tell us."

"The eldest lady...she sacrificed herself to the River God and became the Empress of the River." Wu Ma spoke word by word, her voice hoarse as if there was sand in her throat, "After she left, the Wu family was defeated. Already..."

"Why did she sacrifice to the river god?" Zhang Junyu immediately asked, "Did the villagers force her?"

This question was so explicit that the expression of the village chief who was still standing on the side changed immediately, but no one paid attention to him at this time. If it was really forced, as the head of the village now, he would definitely have nothing to do with it.

After a while, Mother Wu, who had a dull expression, slowly shook her head. At the same time, big tears rolled down her eyes, "No, no one... no one forced Miss. Miss, she did it voluntarily."

Wu's mother's voice became more and more painful, "Miss... Miss, how could she just... be willing to go? She is still so young and so kind. She shouldn't, it shouldn't be her!"

Seeing Wu Ma grabbing her disheveled hair with her hands and repeating those few words, showing signs of going crazy, Jiang Cheng immediately interrupted her, "Wu Ma, is she married?"

"No!" Wu Ma's expression suddenly turned ferocious, "You are such a slutty guy, if you dare to ruin my lady's reputation again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

Upon seeing this, the village chief hurriedly put out the fire, "Wu Ma, what did you say? These people are the benefactors of our village, you..."

"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Cheng waved his hands and said to Wu's mother, "I don't mean any harm, but I can't figure out how your young lady ended up on this path. She is such a good person, what a pity."

I don’t know if those words touched Wu’s mother, but she started crying.

"In my opinion, there must be a hidden secret behind the young lady's voluntary sacrifice. We want to investigate this matter clearly. You don't want the young lady to die unknown, right?" Jiang Cheng ignored the village chief's obstruction and went alone. Walking over, squatting half-crouched in front of Wu Ma, gently grabbed Wu Ma's hand, put it on her knee, and sighed softly, "It's autumn, and the water in the crossing river must be cold. Miss... I'm afraid she will too. Get cold."

Wu Ma's body shook violently.

I stayed with Wu Ma quietly for a while. Gradually, Wu Ma was not as resistant to Jiang Cheng at first. Everyone could also see that Wu Ma was not only blind, but her mental state was also up and down. No one dared Stimulate her again.

"Yes, you are right, Miss...she must have been killed, otherwise...otherwise how could she..." Wu Ma clutched Jiang Cheng's hand, as if grasping the last life-saving straw.

Feeling that it was almost done, Jiang Cheng asked softly: "Mother Wu, have you heard of the name Lu Jianli...have you heard of it?"

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