Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 1081 Shen Family Grows Suspicious

Chapter 1081: Chapter 1081 Shen Family Grows Suspicious

Lin Chan was still brooding over the ten thousand yuan, smacking his lips as he complained, "He Mutou, you might not know this, but back in the day, someone secretly paid for my life too! Only twenty thousand! Why is it that He Zhilan, a little girl, is worth five times my price? Ten thousand! That would make any number of desperadoes go mad with bloodlust!"

He Teng didn’t have Lin Chan’s good nature; even at a time like this, he was still in the mood to fret about his price being lower than He Zhilan’s.

He had thought that after the incident, those who wanted He Zhilan dead might indeed use special channels to buy He Zhilan’s life, but a hundred thousand was indeed an absurdly high price.

"Forget it, I know you don’t have the patience to hear me gripe. Just take care of Zhilan there. Here in the capital, we’ll keep an eye on things, and Xing Ye is already on his way back. Once he’s back to sit in command, the capital will certainly be in turmoil!" Lin Chan laughed, "The era of passion is about to arrive, either collapse to the ground or soar into the sky! He Mutou, let’s wait and see!"

"Keep an eye on Zhilan’s company too," He Teng finally spoke, responding to Lin Chan. As Lin Chan imagined, he truly didn’t have the patience to listen to Lin Chan’s price woes.

However, He Teng really couldn’t help but feel relieved, it was fortunate he left his hometown a few days early, otherwise, by now, he probably wouldn’t even have time to flee with He Zhilan.

After the call, Xiaojia led the two into the village.

Only when they climbed the mountain did He Zhilan realize how difficult the mountain path Xiaojia mentioned really was.

The mountains here were much like those in the south, yet unlike the He Family’s small mountain village, these mountains truly resembled a primeval forest, with no trace of human habitation.

Traversing over mountains and ridges, even though the three of them were in good physical shape, it still took about four hours before they finally entered the village. He Zhilan couldn’t help but think, "With such a steep path, how did they carry Niu Rang back into the mountains back then?"

"Niu Rang was carried back by Niu Li himself," Xiaojia said, "The people in the village all know about Niu Rang’s sacrifice. In the eyes of everyone from our village, Niu Rang is a hero. When he came back, the entire village came to the entrance to greet him. Although our village isn’t large, everyone, young and old, came. The line was so long, so long."

That scene, for Niu Rang, was the greatest respect he received after his death. Niu Rang’s grave is unlike the ordinary graves in the village because he is a martyr, so the people of the village spontaneously erected a large grave for Niu Rang. To this day, there are often children who don’t know better playing around Niu Rang’s grave, not afraid at all of what might seem like the chilling burial ground of the deceased. Sometimes, when villagers pass by and see grass growing on the grave mound, they will proactively pull it out.

He Teng was an overly silent and reticent person. Although he didn’t speak up on the way, he heard and internalized everything Xiaojia and He Zhilan said.

The sacrifice of Niu Rang was something he could never let go of in his heart to this day.

If Niu Rang had really died by Gu En’s gun, then being sentenced to only a few years was no punishment at all for Gu En.

The village nestled in the deep mountains, and as soon as they entered the mountains, He Zhilan felt that the temperature here was indeed much cooler than outside.

Strangers rarely ventured into the village, and before He Teng and He Zhilan arrived, Xiaojia had mentioned it to the Clan Leader, so the Clan Leader knew that Niu Rang’s comrades were coming to the village.