."So, I didn't reduce the prices much before. Now you want a wholesale price with such a large order.""You already made us reduce by half last time, which was quite a bit. I really can't figure out ho...Chapter 331: Wine and Meat 1

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bandit. I came here to ask you some questions and順便救你們出去."

The old man's daughter-in-law obviously didn't pay attention to this statement. She only knew two things: the first was that the young bandit in front of her wasn’t really a bandit, and second, he had come to rescue her.

"Really"

Obviously, like her, middle-aged women would ask such meaningless questions when faced with this kind of situation. If it's true, then it's true; if not, the other party wouldn't tell you anyway.

Xiaoyao nodded and said, "Yes, now you don’t need to worry. I’ll let you do something—to tamper with the food."

"That’s impossible. They’re always watching us; if I make any changes, they will notice it right away. It won't work." The old man's daughter-in-law shook her head immediately in response. She had also tried this before but found it clearly impossible, at least for her.

"Don’t worry, they definitely won’t be able to tell. I won’t use anything; I just need to arrange the dishes for them." Xiaoyao waved his hand and smiled mysteriously, of course, the other party couldn't understand him.

"Just arrange the dishes Will that work"

"Anything in this world has medicinal properties and can be used as medicine. As long as it’s properly combined, it will produce miraculous effects." Xiaoyao said calmly.

“” The old man's daughter-in-law didn't understand; if she understood such high-level matters, that would have been strange indeed. However, she knew one thing: Xiaoyao could mix dishes to make poison.

This thought was slightly off the mark but not far from reality. Xiaoyao wasn’t intending to concoct poison because it would immediately reveal something amiss and might raise suspicions among many people. What he wanted to achieve was a slower-acting effect that could be triggered at specific times, which everyone would come into contact with. Right now, what Xiaoyao was considering was how best to proceed...

Before this, however, Xiaoyao still had questions for the old man’s daughter-in-law. Don't forget, his purpose in coming here was to find clues.

"Sorry, although the environment now might not be suitable, I want to know whether a young couple visited twenty years ago. I already know about what happened before; your husband has told me everything and also mentioned that you may have encountered them later on. Is there such an incident" Xiaoyao asked.

"Ah, this... No..." The old man’s daughter-in-law denied it but her expression showed a hint of evasion, as if there was more to the story than met the eye.

"Be honest with me. I just want to verify some things and won't do anything you don’t want. Also, if I can't get information from you, I won’t rescue you out of here; that’s my condition. If you don't talk, your son will die in this山寨." Xiaoyao said. He thought frightening her might be more effective since persuading her otherwise was uncertain.

"No, please tell me: You can choose not to save yourself, but I must save my son." The old man's daughter-in-law conceded; the outcome was quite obvious. When faced with threats to their children, most parents would prioritize their kids' safety and put other moral considerations aside.

This didn't mean they were devoid of morals—saving their own child is also a form of morality. It’s just that when given a single choice by others, most people must let go of one commitment in favor of the other; clearly, for most people, it would be their children rather than some other promise.

"Then tell me what happened, and I’ll rescue you out so your family can reunite. I'm a good person." Xiaoyao said with a smile, emphasizing that he was indeed a good person.

Good person—if you're such a good person, why do you use my son's life as leverage

The old man’s daughter-in-law muttered under her breath; she hadn’t considered that without Xiaoyao’s intervention, her son would still have been in danger. This is often overlooked by many people: someone may choose to save you, but it doesn't necessarily mean they must.

But she only thought about this for a moment before continuing truthfully with the story:

"Later on, I did see one of those young people—the girl. One day... around twenty years ago, she brought an infant boy and asked me to take care of him. But later, I don’t know why, she changed her mind, dressed up the baby in different clothes, gave me instructions, and then left with the child."

As the old man’s daughter-in-law narrated this story, Xiaoyao gained many important clues which helped connect some of his previous leads. Some things seemed to be falling into place but he needed to listen on.

"She told me she wanted to abandon the baby nearby and said if I kept him here, someone might find him and take him away, bringing us disaster. She said she had to do something unexpected so that nobody would guess her intentions."

“Also, she told me not to search for the child within a day; if anyone picked up the baby then it didn’t matter, I shouldn't tell anyone about this incident. Eventually, no one could find him and he was reportedly taken in by a wealthy family. They came asking around our village but nobody besides me knew anything.”

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao seemed increasingly certain that the male infant was him. However, besides knowing the reason why he had been abandoned, there didn’t seem to be anything particularly useful in all of this.

"Who is that woman Did she tell you her name Also, did she not mention why the man with her wasn't here" Xiaoyao asked.

Why was it only her and who were the people she referred to These things Xiaoyao wanted to know very much, but he believed that the woman back then definitely didn’t bring up these matters because she didn’t want to drag this middle-aged woman into trouble. Besides, there was no need for explanations.

Although knowing this, Xiaoyao still wanted to get more information in order to piece together what had happened originally.

"She did not mention that and she also did not give her name," the old man's daughter-in-law shook her head and continued answering.

Sibling relationship Childhood sweethearts growing up together, falling in love, parents disapproving, then eloping out of desperation

Hmm, why do I have such thoughts It must be because I've watched too many plays.

Xiaoyao shook his head and chuckled at himself. He dismissed the ideas in his mind and continued asking: "Did she say anything else"

"She said some things, but... Alright, I'll tell you. She also mentioned that if one day this child finds me and knows about these matters, then she wanted me to pass on a message to him not to try finding them and to just live well here."

Although the middle-aged woman in front of him couldn't express the expression of that woman back then, Xiaoyao could sense the helplessness and guilt at that time.

"And she also said, she was sorry for this child."

"Is there anything else Even minor details are okay. Also, were there any other people who came to inquire back then" Xiaoyao continued asking, although he knew these questions might not have answers.

Details That had been twenty years ago; it would be difficult to remember. What was remembered should already have been said. As for whether anyone else came back then, even if there were others, they definitely wouldn’t let the people in this small village know about it.

"No more, I've told you everything I know. Please save my son," she pleaded.

"I will. I'll get all of you out!" Xiaoyao nodded and said as he was still thinking. He couldn’t understand why no one had come to look for him if they wanted to; after all, it wouldn't have been difficult to find him if they had a mind to.

Was it that the people back then really didn’t want to look for him or were they deceived by that woman

Xiaoyao felt that the latter was more likely. After all, even leaving him in this small village wasn't reassuring enough; thus, they must have tried their best to hide things, although he did not know how exactly but it had resulted in this.

"By the way, you should still remember what they looked like right Describe them for me," Xiaoyao hadn’t managed to ask this previously and was interrupted by Cao Family’s Young Master. Now of course, he had to ask; after all, these were direct clues.

“They both seemed noble, the male one was the most handsome man I've seen...”

"Compared to me" Xiaoyao interrupted and asked.

“…” The old man’s daughter-in-law was speechless for a moment. "He's better than you. This is not to say that you're unattractive, it's just that he has more of a striking appearance..."

"Cough cough, continue," Xiaoyao awkwardly coughed.

“Actually, there are some similarities between the two of you. Your eyes look very similar; they give people a sense of... I can’t describe it well, but it’s just that comfortable feeling,” the old man's daughter-in-law said, not being able to express with words what she meant.

“People can resemble each other, especially their eyes. Previously there was someone who had similar features… Wait a moment, is this them” Xiaoyao quickly sketched two portraits on the ground at an incredible speed using charcoal.

The old man's daughter-in-law didn't have time to be surprised about how Xiaoyao could draw so fast and realistically in such short time. What was more shocking to her was that she had seen these faces before; they were those two—

(To Be Continued)curse that came true. She was already done with the competition and had won, but then this scoundrel attacked from behind and used techniques like the Heaven Demon Transformation, which is a kind of d...