Chapter 643 Forever Together
"You haven't come back to see us in years!"
Zhu Que's eyes also reddened. The reason she didn't want to return was very simple: she knew someone here was waiting for her.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. We're never leaving again!"
"Jingshan, quickly call Aunt Que. This is Aunt Que that Mom often told you about."
After the commotion just now, Shi Jingshan's voice was hoarse from crying, but he stubbornly said, "She's Auntie Que."
Seeing the mess in the house, Grandma Wu suggested, "Since everyone is here, don't leave. Let's have lunch here. Old man, go buy some meat. Who will help me cut the vegetables?"
Shi Wenli immediately reacted. The neighbors present had helped their family immensely.
Entertaining them was naturally necessary.
Shi Wenli hurriedly took out a tattered wallet and put all the money inside into Grandma Wu's pocket.
Grandma Wu pushed it away forcefully: "I haven't finished spending the money you gave me last time!"
Shi Wenli accepted it with some embarrassment. There was still some time before their next expense, and if they didn't keep some money on hand, they might not even have enough for the travel expenses to the city.
After many people had dispersed, Shi Wenli looked at Chen Yang in the room and asked doubtfully, "And who is this?"
"He's my boss. He happens to be handling some business here," Zhu Que introduced.
As soon as Chen Yang greeted Shi Wenli, he heard the commotion outside.
"The constables are here. I'll go take a look."
Seeing Chen Yang about to go out, Shi Wenli was about to follow, but Zhu Que stopped her: "Let my boss handle it. It's fine."
"The person is so badly injured. No matter what the matter is, you'll have to come back with us."
Just as Chen Yang was about to speak, he heard someone call him.
"Chen Yang? What are you doing in this place?" Meng Qingxue really didn't expect to see Chen Yang in such a remote place.
Chen Yang was also stunned to see Meng Qingxue: "Cousin? Aren't you in Modu?"
Meng Qingxue chuckled and shook her head, saying to the people handling matters nearby, "You take the person back first. I'll handle this one."
After speaking, Meng Qingxue came to Chen Yang's side and said in a low voice, "You little brat, you've caused another big trouble. Did you break his arm?"
"Why are you so ferocious?"
"But don't worry, I can help you smooth things over here. You should hurry back to Qingzhou City when you have time."
Meng Qingxue was originally handling other matters on the mountain. When she heard about the sudden situation, she was brought to this village.
The environment here was complex, and Meng Qingxue was worried that someone might secretly attack Chen Yang.
"These two guys were kidnapping children. I was doing a good deed, so why am I ferocious?"
"I can't go back for a while. I still have some personal matters to deal with here. By the way, cousin, why are you here?"
Meng Qingxue thought for a moment and then said in a low voice, "After finishing the matters in Modu, the God of War Bei Xuan ordered us to investigate the matter of the potion, which is related to the Zhou family you played soccer with."
"The raw materials for the potion are on Mount Queyun."
Meng Qingxue was aware of the feud between the Zhou family's team and the Yangyangyang team.
Although the potion was being investigated secretly, she assumed that Chen Yang, as a competitor, already knew about it.
"The raw materials are on Mount Queyun?" Chen Yang gasped.
The Zhou family's influence extended so far!
Several questions immediately came to Chen Yang's mind. This was Zhu family territory. Did the Zhu family allow the Zhou family to mine things here?
Could it be that they had cooperated?
"Never mind me first, what personal matters do you have that brought you to this place? Did you come alone?"
Zhu Que, who was in the room, also ran out after hearing the voices outside.
"Zhu Que? Why are you with him?"
After Meng Qingxue finished speaking, she noticed that Zhu Que's eyes were a little red, and she immediately glared at Chen Yang: "Bastard, did you bully Zhu Que?"
Seeing this, Zhu Que hurriedly explained what had happened.
After understanding the whole story, Meng Qingxue rubbed her forehead and said helplessly, "So there's this connection!"
"This fellow named Guo Changsheng is really despicable!"
"But you must be very careful here. The people he contacted are rumored to have connections with the Zhu family of Nanlong. If this is true, then the Zhu family will definitely not let you go!"
"I'll say it again, you should leave here as soon as possible."
"The Zhu family not only controls Nanlong, but they also have strong influence throughout the entire Southwest."
Chen Yang and Zhu Que's expressions changed.
They originally thought this was just a very ordinary kidnapping case, but now it seemed it was not so simple.
Why would such a large family like the Zhu family target such a little girl?
And this little girl was related to Zhu Que. Was it a coincidence or intentional?
Chen Yang shook his head and said, "Since it's related to the Zhu family, then we can't leave. Our first stop in the Southwest is the Zhu family."
As soon as Chen Yang said this, Meng Qingxue almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Meng Qingxue thought that Chen Yang and Zhu Que didn't know how powerful the Zhu family was.
But now it seemed that these two not only knew about the Zhu family but were also very aware of their strength.
"You're going to the Zhu family? What for?"
"Forget it, forget it, I won't ask about your personal matters. I will be in Nanlong City during this time. Just call me if you need anything."
After Chen Yang and Zhu Que finished their meal at the Shi family's house and the yard was empty, Zhu Que whispered, "Is it really the Zhu family?"
"Why did they do this?"
Chen Yang shook his head. The only two Zhu family members he knew were Zhu Que and Nan Zhu, who was from a collateral branch.
Nan Zhu was very gloomy and would complain to Chen Yang every time they met.
Chen Yang learned that Nan Zhu was from the Zhu family from his numerous complaints.
It was true that the Zhu family was a family that had endured for a thousand years and remained prosperous, but precisely because of this, the Zhu family paid great attention to the distinction between direct and collateral branches, and between males and females.
Nan Zhu had once said that sometimes he really wanted to change his name and have nothing to do with the Zhu family.
Chen Yang naturally had no good feelings for the Zhu family if they could push Nan Zhu to this point.
But even so, there was no reason for the Zhu family to target Shi Jingshan!
"We'll go to the Zhu family tomorrow morning!"
Zhu Que knew that Chen Yang's visit to the Southwest this time was for the Gu worm matter.
The Zhu family was the most influential family in the Southwest, so they could definitely help Chen Yang connect with a Gu worm master.
Now that this had happened, the chances of cooperation were likely to be significantly reduced.
Seeing Zhu Que's conflicted expression, Chen Yang patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, the Hall of Heavenly Physicians and I will always be by your side."