Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 78 Why don't you follow me?

Nie Sanniang stumbled and rushed to Nie Si Niang.

"Si Niang--" She saw blood gushing out from Nie Si Niang's abdomen, and frantically tried to block it with her sleeves, but the dagger had penetrated too deep and she didn't know what to do.

Nie Si Niang struggled to grab Nie San Niang's hand and smiled with difficulty: "Sister, don't be sad for me, I want to reunite with Brother Shuang. We agreed to grow old together, I... I can't let him be alone down there..."

"What about my sister?" Nie Sanniang cried, "What should I do if I'm all alone?"

"Sister, you are not alone." Nie Si Niang raised her eyes with difficulty and looked at her sister, "You still have Brother Tao and the others... Sister and I are different. Sister is a capable person... I... I just want to be with Brother Shuang, like, like before I met the thief Yuan..."

"I'm the one who hurt you. It's all my fault..."

"No... it was the thief Yuan... luckily he's dead..." Nie Si Niang's eyes were filled with tears, and she tried to look at Nie San Niang, "In fact, I didn't want to live a long time ago, but I was worried about my sister, and I was even more afraid that she would die in the Yuan family. The government would think that I killed my sister out of fear of punishment... Sister, I feel so relaxed and happy now..."

Nie Sanniang held Nie Si Niang's hand and cried.

Nie Si Niang's eyes were unfocused, and her voice was even weaker: "Sister, can we still be sisters in the next life? Then I'll be the elder sister and you'll be the younger sister, and I'll take care of you..."

"well."

Nie Si Niang showed a look of grievance like a little girl: "Sister, the cut hurts so much..."

How painful it must have been for her brother Frost to be hacked to death.

Fortunately, she was about to meet him.

I just can't bear to leave my sister.

"Sister... I'm sorry..." Nie Si Niang squeezed Nie San Niang's hand tightly and closed her eyes.

"Fourth Mother, Fourth Mother!" Nie Sanniang burst into tears.

Chen San stood at the door and looked inside: "What happened?"

Seeing the scene in the courtyard, Chen San's face changed drastically, and he walked in quickly: "Sister Si Niang, she——"

Nie Sanniang raised her swollen eyes and started to cry: "Si Niang committed suicide. She said she wanted to go find her lover..."

Chen San opened his mouth and his throat felt dry.

They had heard about Si Niang's story from San Niang. It could be said that everyone who got together because of the thief Yuan had a tragedy on their shoulders.

Three days later, a new grave appeared on the outskirts of the city.

Nie Sanniang knelt in front of the grave and slowly burned paper money: "Si Niang, you said you wanted to buy more paper to burn. How could I be so stupid that I didn't realize what you were thinking..."

Her voice was hoarse and her throat felt like it was burning when she spoke.

Tao Da gave Chen San a wink.

Chen San squatted down, picked up the burning paper and threw it into the fire: "Sanniang, don't blame yourself too much. Si Niang is determined to die, and it is impossible to prevent her. This may be a relief for her--"

Chen San couldn't comfort her any further.

He doesn't understand Si Niang.

For him, he could die at any time just to kill the thief Yuan, but since the thief Yuan was already dead and he had a good life to live, why would he still seek death?

"I know." Nie Sanniang stared at the burnt paper in a trance. "Si Niang said that she was very happy and she died with a smile. It's me who is unhappy. I can't imagine life without my sister... wuwuwu..."

Chen San waited for Nie Sanniang to cry for a while, then whispered, "Sanniang, Brother Que will come to see us tonight."

Nie Sanniang paused in her crying and looked at Chen San: "Brother Que?"

"Yes, we really have no plan for what to do next, so I left a secret message for Brother Que to meet up."

"Tonight?"

"Yes, tonight." Chen San said, also a little excited.

They hadn't seen the Magpie brothers for a long time, and they only communicated through secret letters. As time went by, they even felt that their meeting with the Magpie brothers was a dream.

Nie Sanniang wiped her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go back then." Brother Que had helped them so much, she couldn't face him like this.

At night, there was a rhythmic knock on the courtyard door, and Chen San, who had been waiting at the door, hurriedly opened it.

The young man outside the door was dressed in black, with his face covered by a black scarf. It was the magpie who had been waiting for him anxiously.

"Brother Que, you are finally here." Chen San lowered his voice but couldn't suppress his excitement.

Qiu Heng nodded slightly and walked in.

Chen San hurriedly locked the door, walked beside Qiu Heng and whispered, "Brother Que, Sanniang's sister Si Niang committed suicide."

Qiu Heng slowed down her pace: "Didn't Sanniang take Si Niang away from Yuan's house——"

"If she leaves, Si Niang will no longer worry about committing suicide and implicating San Niang..." Chen San didn't say a few words before Tao Da and Liu Er came out to greet him.

"Brother Magpie."

"Let's go inside and talk." Qiu Heng's eyes fell on Nie Sanniang, who was walking at the end.

Nie Sanniang obviously had not yet gotten over the pain of losing her sister. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her expression was dull.

There was an oil lamp in the room, illuminating the surroundings.

"Brother Que, please take a seat." Tao Da extended his hand towards the chair.

"No need to be so polite." Qiu Heng didn't bother with the details and sat down on the chair. As soon as she touched the chair, she saw Chen San kneeling down.

Qiu Heng stood up in shock, and almost lost her voice: "Brother Chen San, what are you doing?"

Why did you suddenly kneel down?

Chen San knelt down and moved towards Qiu Heng: "Brother Que, don't hide. Brother Tao and I made a bet. If I can eliminate the thief Yuan according to your arrangement, I will kowtow to you!"

Qiu Heng looked at Tao Da and said in a complicated tone: "You two made a bet, kneel before me?"

Why do all the people I deal with seem to have some problems?

She couldn't help but think of Xue Han who had carried her under his armpit and ran away.

Later she wondered why Xue Han did it so easily. It was probably to free up his other hand to carry her bag.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that maybe some water from Qinglian Lake has entered his head.

Tao Da hurriedly explained: "Chen San is too impulsive, I am using the bet to pressure him."

"Brother Chen, please get up."

But Chen San refused to do so and insisted on kowtowed hard before getting up. Nie Sanniang knelt down again.

Qiu Heng directly pulled her up: "If you want to do this, then I have no choice but to leave."

"Brother Que, I don't know how to thank you--" Nie Sanniang burst into tears as she opened her mouth.

She had cried so much these past few days, but her tears could not stop flowing.

Qiu Heng looked at the extremely haggard Nie Sanniang and said sternly, "Don't think about how to thank me. It is your wish to eliminate the thief Yuan, and it is also my wish. We are working together, and neither of us will succeed without the other."

There will be no success without either of them - for some reason, after hearing this, Nie Sanniang felt as if the pain in her heart had found an outlet.

She is the elder sister who lost her younger sister, and she is also the hero who took the life of Yuan Ze for thousands of people like her and her younger sister.

"Sanniang, I'm so sorry."

Qiu Heng did not give a long speech to comfort her, but Nie Sanniang nodded vigorously with a light in her eyes.

"Brother Que, thank you for coming here today because we are not sure what to do in the future and we want to hear your advice."

"Will you listen to my advice?" Qiu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to work with me?"

(End of this chapter)