The next day.
Jinsha Village was in an uproar.
As Li Er Guai discovered Lin Xiao Tian's body, the entire village gathered by the pond.
"This... how is this possible?"
Li Gui Hua's eyes reddened as she looked at Lin Xiao Tian's body in the distance.
Zhang Cui Hua couldn't take it and fainted. Fortunately, emergency personnel were on site to stabilize her.
Beside the two women, several women began to gossip.
"Tsk tsk, this is the fate of looking for a widow. Xiao Tian was definitely cursed to death."
"This proves that our ancestors were right, widows should just remain widows."
"This is also Xiao Tian's fault. If he had listened to me then, it wouldn't have ended up like this today." The speaker was an old woman, the same one who had led the group in scolding Zhang Cui Hua earlier.
Li Gui Hua was furious, but she was also deeply affected by the atmosphere. At this moment, she could only grit her teeth and endure.
Soon, more and more people gathered by the pond.
Lin family members also came. They examined Lin Xiao Tian's body and then took it away.
The villagers were in an uproar, but someone from the Lin family spoke up, forbidding anyone from speaking of the day's events. The Lin family gave everyone a sum of money, while also warning those present that they would face severe retaliation if they spoke out.
Xiao Ming also arrived. Seeing Lin Xiao Tian's body, his face turned extremely pale.
But he had no time to grieve.
He went up to Li Gui Hua and Zhang Cui Hua.
At this moment, Li Gui Hua was beside Zhang Cui Hua, looking utterly helpless.
"Li Gui Hua, I'm here to take you to the city."
Li Gui Hua nodded.
Lin Xiao Tian had mentioned this to her before, and she had agreed.
Moreover, with Lin Xiao Tian gone, she was a woman. Even if she didn't consider herself, she had to consider the child in her belly, the flesh and blood of her and Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian's matter was quickly suppressed in the village.
The Lin family blocked all information, and the villagers at this time only dared to whisper in private. But those who heard would make a shushing gesture, not daring to say more.
Li Er Guai returned home and did not leave his room for the entire day.
Zhang Xue Fen called, complaining throughout the conversation.
"Li Er Guai, if I don't call you, you won't call me? I'm your wife, and I'm carrying your child." Zhang Xue Fen chattered on the phone.
Li Er Guai was annoyed and casually said, "I'm tired, let's talk later!"
The call was then hung up. Zhang Xue Fen kept calling, but Li Er Guai didn't answer.
A short while later, someone knocked on Li Er Guai's door.
"Er Guai, someone is looking for you."
Li Er Guai took the phone and found it was Zhang Xue Fen's call again.
"Li Er Guai, you've gone too far, you actually hung up on me! Do you know I'm all alone in the hospital right now, and my emotions are very unstable!"
Li Er Guai sighed.
He suddenly regretted it.
It was thanks to Lin Xiao Tian that he was able to get together with Zhang Xue Fen in the first place.
And did Zhang Xue Fen truly love him?
What if Lin Xiao Tian hadn't filmed the video back then?
What if Lin Xiao Tian hadn't let him manage the fish pond?
What if he was still the lame man he used to be?
Would Zhang Xue Fen still be with him then?
"Hello? Hello... why aren't you talking?"
"Xiao Tian is dead," Li Er Guai said.
"Oh..." Zhang Xue Fen on the other end paused, "Well, there's nothing to be done."
Li Er Guai didn't respond to her words, but instead told her to rest well. Zhang Xue Fen kept complaining about the poor hospital conditions and wanting to change hospitals. Li Er Guai readily agreed.
The call lasted for a while, until the owner of the phone in front of him became impatient, and Li Er Guai hung up.
In the room, Li Er Guai sat alone.
He sighed and muttered to himself.
"Xiao Tian, I wronged you in this life. In the next life, I'll repay you by being your ox or horse."
"I had no choice. I'm a lonely man, and it's not easy to have what I have today. Just pretend you were blind."
Just then, a call came in.
Li Er Guai saw the contact name and immediately answered.
"Hello!"
"Be careful lately. When the dust settles, I won't go back on my word. You will be the official spokesperson for Qingzhou."
"Thank you, Boss Fang!"
The other party did not reply to Li Er Guai and hung up directly.
Li Er Guai looked at his phone and clenched his fist.
This was the condition Fang Wen Hua had given him back then. As long as he was willing to help monitor Lin Xiao Tian, after Lin Xiao Tian's downfall, Fang Wen Hua would let him take over Cao Yun Tian's position.
If he had continued to follow Lin Xiao Tian, Li Er Guai would have only been a worker managing the pond until his death, confined to the countryside for his entire life.
"It's not my fault, it's just that they offered too much."
...
On the other side, Fang Wen Hua, having hung up the phone, was in a great mood. He specifically found several women and, using the power of the Guyuan Pill, played many tricks.
After a while, a call came in. Fang Wen Hua saw the contact name and immediately answered.
While on the phone, he didn't forget his actions.
"Hello, Miss Qin."
The "Miss Qin" he mentioned was none other than Qin Yuan!
"Are you having fun, Mr. Fang?"
Qin Yuan could hear the gasps of women around Fang Wen Hua through the phone.
"Heh heh, Miss Qin, please tell me what you need!"
"Don't forget what you promised me," Qin Yuan reminded him.
"Heh heh, I will not forget about Yu Xiang's matter."
"I'm just afraid that when you take over the Lin family, you'll become a coward in front of Lin Li Wen."
"Heh heh, an aging woman, am I afraid of her? As long as the Lin family matriarch dies, the Lin family will be mine! What about you, do you have a way to handle Qin Yu Xiang?"
"I have plenty of ways to deal with a little girl. You just need to keep up your end."
"Heh heh, I will."
They hung up after a brief conversation.
Fang Wen Hua's spirits were even higher now.
"Qin Yu Xiang!"
"Tsk tsk!"
"Lin Xiao Tian, don't worry, I promise to be gentle."
After saying that, Fang Wen Hua roughly pressed down.
Little did he know that at this very moment, somewhere above his head, a person was coldly watching all of this.
"So it's underground, no wonder I couldn't find it." Lin Xiao Tian looked at the desolate place in front of him.
This was a place Fang Wen Hua had bought at a high price to develop a new economic center. When Fang Wen Hua announced Lin Li Wen's pregnancy, he also announced this news, and Lin Xiao Tian was invited at that time.
The Lin family would never have thought that Fang Wen Hua would escape to this place, which was only a few kilometers away from Jiangcheng's current city center.
Lin Xiao Tian sent out the location and then quietly waited nearby until he saw a group of figures appear in his divine sense...