After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Zhao Duo was both amused and exasperated. "Silly boy."

Pearl pouted, "You're the silly one."

If you don't want to kiss, then don't kiss. Why call someone a fool?

Zhao Duo whispered something, but Pearl didn't hear it clearly. He refused to repeat it a second time, which made Pearl grunt in anger.

"Pearl, would you like to see the butterflies first or the snakes first?"

"Snake!" Pearl's attention was immediately diverted. Who wouldn't be curious about such a huge white snake!

Pearl asked curiously, "How did it grow so big?"

Zhao Duo said, "It seems like they've lived for hundreds of years."

"Wow!" Pearl exclaimed in surprise, "Then it must be an extremely, extremely, extremely old man!"

"Perhaps? I don't know."

Pearl rolled her eyes at him. "You can understand insects, but you can't understand worms?"

"Well……"

Pearl pouted, then, as if remembering something, she asked him seriously, "It really won't eat me, right?"

No, it won't.

The boy never lied to her, and Pearl was finally relieved.

After walking for a while, Pearl sensed something was wrong. He tugged at the boy's sleeve. "You still haven't told me. How do you know Atuya is dead? I didn't even see you release the bugs."

Zhao Duo said, "After entering the mist, we released them. They're a kind of flying insect that's very sensitive to the scent of living people. We didn't keep them on our bodies... uh, putting them in a bamboo basket, does that count as keeping them on our bodies?"

If it were the old Pearl, just seeing the thin, white Gu King clinging to his earring would have been terrifying.

However, things are different now, and Pearl is no longer the little boy who would cry at the sight of a caterpillar.

Now all he can do is sigh heavily.

For the first time, her fair and delicate face showed anxiety beyond her years.

Imagine if you were to marry a young man in the future, and in the middle of the night, when you turn over, there's a coiled snake on your left, a toad and a scorpion fighting on your right, a gecko clinging to the wall that occasionally breaks off its tail, and a spider or something on the headboard...

The thought of it fills me with despair.

No wonder his father was so irritable after finding out he liked Zhao Duo; anyone would be irritable in that situation.

Pearl sighed again.

Zhao Duo thought that Pearl was scared, so he said, "Don't worry, those insects don't bite."

Pearl said worriedly, "When you go to my house to propose marriage, you must not bring any insects."

Little Uncle is terrified of bugs. If he were to be frightened, his father might just draw his sword and kill Zhao Duo on the spot...

Zhao Duo nodded, "Okay."

Pearl said, "You can bring it, but you can't let my little daddy see it."

Looking at his sweet little boy who was so devoted to him, Zhao Duo felt his heart melt completely.

"it is good."

Pearl suddenly stopped and looked up at the fruit on the tree.

Zhao Duo followed his gaze, reached out and picked two pearls, handing them to Zhenzhu, saying, "You can eat them, but they're very..."

Seeing that the little fruit was bright red, Pearl knew it must be very sweet, so she wiped it with her sleeve and stuffed it all into her mouth.

The next moment, his face contorted with rage from the sourness.

Zhao Duo silently finished saying what he wanted to say, "...Sour."

Pearl stuffed the remaining fruit into Zhao Duo's mouth and, as she had hoped, saw the same sour expression on his face.

Pearl was delighted and in a very good mood.

He took two steps, then stopped.

"Brother, are you hiding something from me?"

Zhao Duo felt a little guilty at this point. "I don't think so."

Pearl said with certainty, "Then it is."

"...Then can you forgive me?"

Pearl snorted, "Admitting his mistake so quickly, he's obviously a scumbag."

Zhao Duo asked, "What is a 'scumbag'?"

"Daddy said any man who deceives a young man, body or soul, is a scumbag." Pearl suddenly realized, "Oh dear, you almost changed the subject again!"

"Brother, how do you know Atuya is dead? Just because the insects didn't find him on Mount Tsukimi doesn't mean he's dead. Do you know something?"

Although Zhao Duo's face remained expressionless as always, Pearl could tell from his eyes that there must be more to the story.

"Tell me quickly, or I won't be friends with you anymore."

This threat really got Zhao Duo under its thumb. After a moment of hesitation, he decided on a compromise: "Atu's family has a kind of insect called a tracking insect, which is raised on the blood of its owner. No matter how far apart they are, it can always find the owner who fed it."

"There are only two possibilities that could render a tracking bug ineffective."

"Entering Tsukimiyama means... death."

Pearl suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Since Zhao Duo's insects failed to find Artuya, it can only mean one thing: Artuya is dead.

Zhao Duo thought to himself: Stop asking, stop asking. If I ask any more, it'll bring up that person...

Pearl was deeply moved. "I never imagined that someone who was so arrogant and domineering yesterday would be gone today."

Zhao Duo: "..." He didn't dare to reply.

People always seem to get exactly what they fear most.

Pearl asked, "Then how did he suddenly disappear? Did some enemy seek revenge?"

Zhao Duo: "...Perhaps?"

He cautiously glanced at Pearl's face, and seeing that Pearl's expression was normal and that she did not intend to continue asking questions, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, where exactly is that snake cave?" Pearl asked. "I'm so tired of walking."

"There's still a distance, not far," Zhao Duo asked. "Shall I carry you?"

Pearl immediately jumped onto the boy's back, "Okay!"

Only when Zhao Duo couldn't see her did Pearl reveal a hint of unease.

Artuya was well-known and held a high position among the various tribes. It could be said that he was one of the most prominent figures among the younger generation.

If we were to say who Atuya had offended, after much thought, the only one who could be blamed was herself.

Pearl wondered to herself, could it be... that her father did it?

Did Father take care of Atuya because he saw that Atuya was being bullied?

Pearl thought about it more and more and more likely it was true, and her expression became increasingly serious.

If it really was Father who did it, then shouldn't his family leave the Southwest as soon as possible?

After all, although Atu is a branch, it is still considered a major Gu Master family in the entire Southwest...

Even though Daddy is incredibly powerful, he can't withstand the opponent's use of Gu worms...

The other party is just not reacting yet. If they guess that it was an outsider who did it, they will very likely guess that it was Father.

When the southwest region becomes unstable, the situation will certainly change accordingly.

Wouldn't Yin Zhenzhu then become a sinner who disrupts peace for all time?

No, no, we have to think of a way to prevent them from finding out about Father.

While Pearl was still deep in thought, she heard Zhao Duo say, "Pearl, we've arrived at the snake cave."

To avoid letting Zhao Duo see that she was worried about him, Pearl pretended to be nonchalant and walked up to carefully examine the snake hole.

"Is the old man home?"

Zhao Duo closed his eyes and stretched out his hand, unsure whether he was feeling the wind or something else.

After a while, he nodded to the pearl. "It's there."

Pearl was very excited. "Let's go take a look!"

"careful."

"Okay."

Perhaps because it was daytime, the giant snake coiled up in the deepest part of the snake cave, as if it were taking a nap.

Zhao Duo landed with him, and Pearl initially hid behind the boy. Later, realizing that the giant snake really didn't intend to attack him, she boldly stepped forward.