After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 372 Going into the mountains to find someone
As Su Xiaoxiao followed in the group, she couldn't help but think of the time she went up the mountain to find Su Ping'an.

Less than six months after this incident, Su Bingcheng and Liu Qiaomei are now going up the mountain to look for them again.

Because of Su Ping'an's injury last time, Su Xiaoxiao still harbored resentment towards Su Bingcheng. Even when she was looking for him, she was hoping that something had happened to him!

However, Su Xiaoxiao didn't want anything to happen to Liu Qiaomei.
Although the group was large and impressive, she felt that things weren't progressing as smoothly as she thought.

She felt a vague unease and couldn't help but tighten her grip on Su Ping'an's hand. Su Ping'an could sense her unease and gently patted the back of her hand, saying, "It's alright, Xiaoman, don't worry, I will definitely find them both!"

Su Xiaoxiao could only smile and nod at Su Ping'an. She was still unsure whether this explanation would actually bring the two people back safely.

She had a vague feeling that things weren't going so smoothly.

These people marched into the mountains in a large group and began their search.

Su Xiaoxiao was very anxious. She didn't have any particular destination, so she could only take it one step at a time. Everyone walked towards the mountains together.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that Liu Qiaomei was carrying a basket, so she must be going up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables, herbs, or other mountain products. It was impossible that she was just going up the mountain to see the scenery.

Su Xiaoxiao knew what Liu Qiaomei was thinking. She knew that Liu Qiaomei had always wanted to do something for her and always felt that she was eating and drinking for free at Su Xiaoxiao's house, so she felt a little guilty.

Su Xiaoxiao understood all of this, so she suggested that they go into the mountains to take another look at the place where they had picked camellias before.

Su Ping'an said, "But the camellias haven't bloomed yet, would she go there?"

"Why not give it a try? Maybe she doesn't know when the camellias bloom, and she'll go check it out?"

Everyone called out Liu Qiaomei and Su Bingcheng's names and began searching all over the mountain.

This time, Old Mrs. Wang also came along, with her second son, Su Xiangdong, supporting her.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect that Old Mrs. Wang would come along. It seems that she was really worried and scared this time.

These people were all together, with torches lit, and the wild animals in the mountains could occasionally hear their roars.

The howling was terrifying. There were many wolves on this mountain, and they dared to attack people during the day, let alone at night.

They didn't attack because they had a large number of people and all had torches.

Old Mrs. Wang couldn't help but start to worry. Her voice when she called out to Su Bingcheng changed, becoming tearful, as if something had really happened to him.

Su Xiaoxiao found the area where they had previously picked camellias. The camellias there were still buds and had not yet bloomed. She did not see any trace left by Su Bingcheng and the others.

Su Ping'an looked at Su Xiaoxiao and asked, "What should we do? If we go any further into the mountains, it's a place only hunters go. Can the two of them go there?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Su Ping'an and asked, "Can people still go in from the front?"

Su Xiaoxiao and her group hadn't gone that far before. Actually, coming here to pick camellias was already quite a long way. If they continued to go further in, they didn't know what lay ahead.

Su Ping'an replied, "If we go further in, there are places where hunters who frequently go up the mountain to hunt. There's also a small wooden cabin there where some hunters rest. If they can't get back, they rest there." Su Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up at this moment, "Ping'an, why don't we go there and see? Maybe it's too dark for them to get home, so they're resting in the small wooden cabin on the mountain for the night?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady Wang immediately expressed her agreement. She was about to sit on the ground and start wailing again after seeing that she hadn't found it.

Su Pingan said, "Alright, let's keep going. Everyone, just make sure we don't get separated!"

Although the village head did not come, the able-bodied men he brought all obeyed Su Ping'an's words and continued to walk forward.

If you walk a little further ahead, you'll reach the cliff where Su Ping'an fell earlier.

Actually, you can pass through by walking along this side of the mountain, but Su Xiaoxiao always felt lingering fear when crossing this cliff.

She glanced at Su Ping'an furtively and asked, "Are you alright here? Does it remind you of that painful experience from before?"

Su Pingan shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I've almost forgotten about it. It's normal for people like us who often come to the mountains to hunt to get injured. Even if someone accidentally falls off a cliff and dies, that's normal too!"

At that moment, the voice of Old Mrs. Wang came from behind him, "Ping An, what did you say about falling off a cliff and accidentally dying? Are you cursing your brother to die?"

Old Mrs. Wang's voice came from behind Su Ping'an, interrupting Su Ping'an and Su Xiaoxiao's conversation.

Su Ping'an was too lazy to explain anything now. "No, Mother, you just focus on the road!"

As soon as he finished speaking, they heard the old lady Wang behind Su Ping'an stumble and almost fall.

Fortunately, Su Xiangdong, who was standing nearby, quickly caught her, preventing her from tripping over something on the ground.

"Hey, Xiangdong, shine the torch over there! There looks like there's a pair of shoes on the ground!"

Su Xiangdong took a torch and shone it on the ground, at the thing that had tripped Old Lady Wang earlier. It turned out to be a pair of shoes.

They were scattered, their shoes covered in blood. Suddenly, Old Mrs. Wang cried out.

"These shoes, these shoes belong to my son, Su Bingcheng!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly gathered around, their torches illuminating the area. To their astonishment, they discovered bloodstains everywhere, drag marks on the grass, and bloodstains on a pair of cloth shoes. Old Mrs. Wang quickly picked up the shoes, then broke down in tears, crying, "These are the shoes our son wore, how could there be bloodstains on them?"

Su Xiaoxiao noticed that the shoes were obviously tattered and had bloodstains on them. She took a closer look and said to Su Ping'an, "There seem to be animal teeth marks on them!"

Su Ping'an also took a closer look and said, "These teeth marks look like they were made by wolves from this mountain."

Other experienced hunters also came over to take a look, and it was indeed a wolf bite mark, very obvious.

Everyone was terrified and kept calling out Su Bingcheng's name. Su Xiaoxiao observed that the place was only two or three hundred meters away from the cliff where Su Ping'an and the others had fallen last time.

Old Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she immediately fainted. Her son, Su Xiangdong, cried out in alarm, "Mother, Mother, wake up!"

Old Su didn't come with us on this trip up the mountain to look for someone because he was in poor health and had only recently recovered from an illness.