"You madwoman, so you're here!"
Before the woman could open her mouth, a rather fierce shout came from nearby.
Huangfu Yue followed the sound and saw a man in his thirties approaching them, looking furious.
Huangfu Yue frowned slightly and looked at the woman. It was clear the man was coming for her. Why was the man calling her a madwoman?
"Husband, husband!" Upon seeing the man, the woman's expression turned to one of fear, and she called out timidly.
Husband? This man was her husband?
His arrival was timely.
"Your son was abducted by a black gorilla. Your wife sought my help to retrieve your son. You've arrived just in time; let's go together to find the black gorilla and rescue your son," Huangfu Yue said to the man.
Upon hearing this, the man's reaction was quite unusual. Not only did he not show any signs of panic or anxiety, but he frowned and displayed an expression of helplessness.
As Huangfu Yue found this strange, she saw the man glare at the woman with wide eyes and curse, "How did you come here again, you madwoman! Did you not take the medicine prescribed by the doctor and relapse!"
Hearing this, Huangfu Yue became even more confused. What did he mean by this? Was his wife mentally unstable?
Seeing Huangfu Yue's puzzled gaze, the man, before she could ask, proactively explained...
"Miss, I apologize. My wife has a mental disorder. When she relapses, she claims to see our son being abducted by a black gorilla," the man said to Huangfu Yue with an apologetic expression, looking at his wife with helplessness and frustration.
Huangfu Yue raised an eyebrow. Could it be that this woman was insane?!
Huangfu Yue quickly examined the woman closely, narrowing her beautiful eyes slightly. She didn't look like it!
One could usually tell a mad person, but this woman appeared quite normal, not like a lunatic.
"I am not mad! I am not crazy... I really saw my son being abducted by a black gorilla," the woman, facing Huangfu Yue's scrutiny, shook her head agitatedly.
"Are you looking to be beaten, you shrew! Always spouting nonsense... We only have one daughter, where would we have a son!" the man frowned and cursed, quickly walking to the woman's side and reaching out to grab her hand.
"Stop acting crazy here and hurry home to take care of our daughter. She can't find you anywhere and is crying anxiously!"
"Let go of me, I don't have a daughter, only a son... I need to find my son. My son was captured by a black gorilla. If I don't hurry to save him, he will be in great danger, he will be eaten by the black gorilla." The woman shook off her husband's hand and hid behind Huangfu Yue.
"Miss, please save my son. My son was really captured by a black gorilla, and he is in great danger now, likely to be eaten by the black gorilla at any moment."
The woman grabbed Huangfu Yue's hand and pleaded. Just as she had begged her before, her eyes were teary, her voice choked with emotion, and tinged with a heavy sob, making her look quite frightening.
Huangfu Yue frowned slightly. What was going on?
The man said she was crazy and had no son abducted by a black gorilla; they only had a daughter. But this woman insisted she wasn't crazy, that her son was genuinely taken by a black gorilla, and furthermore, she claimed she had no daughter, only a son.
Who was telling the truth?
"You madwoman, come here! Stop going mad. You'll cause trouble for others like this." The man, his face full of annoyance, rushed behind Huangfu Yue, grabbed the woman hiding behind her, and yelled at her fiercely.
"Let me go, I need to save my son... Let me go... to save my son... It's too late, my son will die, he will be eaten..." The woman struggled violently, trying to break free from the man's grasp, but the man held her tightly.
The man's brow furrowed, his expression showing that his patience had run out. He suddenly reached out and struck the back of the woman's head, knocking her out the next second. She slumped into his arms.
He caught the woman and looked at Huangfu Yue with a helpless expression, "My wife is like this. I can't help it, so I have to knock her out and take her back to prevent her from causing a disturbance."
"Are you really her husband?" Huangfu Yue narrowed her eyes and stared at the man. She felt that the woman didn't seem mad at all and couldn't help but doubt the man's words.
"Miss, what kind of question is that... Did you not hear her call me husband earlier!" The man's brow furrowed again, and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face.
"I heard. But didn't you say she had a mental disorder and was mad! One cannot believe the words of a mad person. She called you husband, but you might not actually be her husband. I need to confirm." Huangfu Yue nodded slightly and said.
Hearing these words, the man's brow tightened, knitting together even more.
"Miss, what do your words mean? Are you suspecting me of lying, of tricking you into believing I am her husband?"
Huangfu Yue did not answer, but her expression conveyed tacit consent.
The man's expression became more displeased, "Looking at you, you must be a passerby, not someone who lives in this area.
If you lived around here, you would know that my wife is a notorious madwoman in this area. She often relapses into fits of rage, always shouting that her son was snatched by a black gorilla and begging people to help her rescue him, causing a lot of trouble...
It is also because I am kind-hearted, and considering our daughter, that I haven't divorced her. Where can you find such a good husband as me, yet you suspect I am not her husband." The man looked very annoyed.
Huangfu Yue examined the man carefully, then glanced at the woman whose eyes were closed and who was leaning in his arms. Her gaze flickered, and she spoke, "My apologies, I was overthinking. I was just concerned for your wife... You don't seem like you're lying, so I apologize.
Since you don't have a son and the story of your son being snatched by a black gorilla is false, and I am not needed for rescue, I will take my leave. You should also take your wife and go back quickly. Find a doctor to see her and prevent her from behaving this way any longer."
The man nodded, his expression considerably softening. He lowered his tone, "Thank you for your kindness in helping my wife."
"You're welcome," Huangfu Yue said, then turned and left.
After watching Huangfu Yue walk away, the man finally picked up the woman in his arms and headed north. He did not notice that after a few steps, Huangfu Yue stopped and turned back to look at him.
She still felt uneasy!
Huangfu Yue stared at the man's retreating figure, her pupils contracting slightly.
She always felt that the woman did not seem mad, and seeing the man's fierce demeanor towards his wife made one worry about the woman.
She decided to follow and see.
As Huangfu Yue thought this, she quietly followed behind the man.
The man, completely unaware he was being followed, never looked back, carrying the woman and walking straight ahead.
Huangfu Yue kept following him. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she saw a village. The village was somewhat familiar; it was the same village hidden behind the mountains that she had previously seen through Xiao Hei.