Chapter 18: The Lord Looking for His Daughter

Lin Ruosu, dressed in a light gauze pink skirt, leaned against the window and looked at the crescent moon, and a faint sigh escaped from her lips.

For nearly six years, she never dares to show her miss for her daughter in front of her father-in-law, because no one knows better than her how hard her father-in-law has been over the years. The father-in-law must have sent a large number of people to investigate the whereabouts of his daughter, but there has been no message...

Lin Ruosu endured the sourness and did not dare to cry. She was afraid that Ximen Dongliu would blame herself for coming into the room to see her later. Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to hear the sound of the door being pushed open, so she quickly pulled out a sweet smile and continued to enjoy the night scene under the moon.

"Rusu, if you wear too little, you will catch a cold." When Ximen Dongliu saw her standing by the window with only a single skirt, he frowned slightly and said, then took off his robe and went to put it on for her.

Lin Ruosu turned around and smiled: "Fature, I'm not cold." The cold heart is that I'm afraid that my daughter can't be found, but she can't have children anymore... She is really sorry for her father-in-law.

She only opened her mouth once and let her father-in-law take a concubine, but she made her angry and had a cold war with her for three months. Since then, she has never dared to mention it again. But the better her husband treats her, the more guilty she will be...

Ximen Dongliu seemed to have something on his mind. He looked at the crescent moon on her shoulder and didn't say anything more.

Lin Ruosu quietly leaned against him and stood with him for a while. She couldn't help asking, "Son, is there anything bothering you?" Unexpectedly, his hand on her shoulder tightened, scared her with an 'ah', and even felt that his father-in-law was a little abnormal.

Ximen Dongliu looked sideways at her, his hand was a little relaxed, and he was thinking about whether to tell her the news received, or... too early? He has been hesitating for the past few days, afraid of giving her hope in advance, but then disappointing her, which will be a fatal blow to her. But that excitement needs to be shared with others, and the only thing he trusts is his wife, so he said, "Ruosu, Yu Qingyan came back the day before yesterday."

Huh? Has anything happened?" Of course, Lin Ruosu knew that Yu Qingyan was delivering the message for the villa, so he followed his words and asked.

"Our daughter... has her whereabouts." Ximen Dongliu supported her, afraid that she would faint because she was too excited. Since giving birth to his daughter, his body has been getting worse and worse, and his body is so weak that it hurts him.

Lin Ruosu suddenly opened his beautiful eyes, looked at Ximen Dongliu in disbelief, and exclaimed, "My father-in-law!" Is this true? Or is he lying to her? She didn't dare to ask. She was afraid of getting a disappointed answer...

Ximen Dongliu breathed quickly and told her all the information he knew: "Ruosu, Yu Qingyan finally found out that the thief brought our daughter... into the mountains. Only Yu Qingyan found the bones of the thief, but did not find the baby's body. Therefore, our daughter is probably still alive and should be adopted by kind-hearted people.

"Father, go to her quickly and find our daughter back!" Lin Ruosu made a request with a trembling voice, and her tears of surprise finally couldn't help falling, and she looked more pitiful in the moonlight.

"Ruosu, don't get excited. Since there is already the whereabouts of her daughter, Yu Qingyan will further investigate the family near the mountain. I have asked him to send more people to inquire, and I believe that there will be a result in a few days. After saying that, Simon Dongliu kissed her tears with pity.

Lin Ruosu finally relaxed and was no longer so excited. She knows that she is weak, so she has to take good care of herself and wait for her daughter to come back. She hasn't fulfilled her duty as a mother. She can't be too excited or sad.

"Master, Yu Qingyan asked to see you." Outside the door, Ye Bing's voice suddenly came.

Lin Ruosu trembled all over and said urgently, "My father, I'm going."

Although Ximen Dongliu thought that she was not suitable for listening, he knew that if she was not allowed to go at this time, she would feel more uncomfortable. He nodded and took her hand: "Let's go together."

Ximen Dongliu led his wife to the hall. After helping his wife sit down, he turned around and saw that everyone in the villa had gathered in the hall. It seems that it was arranged by Ye Bing. After all, for now, this matter is the top priority in the villa.

"Master..." Yu Qingyan didn't expect that the owner's wife would also come to listen, and hesitated for a moment and dared not tell the truth.

Ximen Dongliu also noticed something wrong. Just as he wanted to find an excuse to let Lin Ruosu go back to his room first, but Lin Ruosu spoke first.

"Light smoke, tell me where my daughter is? She was adopted by someone? Why don't you bring her back?" Lin Ruosu asked several questions with touching expectations in her eyes.

Since the owner's wife has spoken, Yu Qingyan does not dare to answer truthfully. Besides, the owner's wife was brought out by the owner, and she must have the right to listen to the news. He lowered his head and replied, "The owner and the owner's wife have visited all the families near Jiuchi Mountain with others, but no six-year-old girl has been found. Only a crazy and stupid woman has been shouting that the beast eats babies.

"Does beasts eat babies?" Lin Ruosu suddenly stood up and breathed quickly. A beautiful face instantly turned pale: "You mean... the beast ate my daughter?"

"No, no, Madam, please don't be excited." Yu Qingyan quickly explained, "The crazy woman shouted nonsense, and her subordinates tried their best to find a famous doctor to treat her. After she recovered, she said the scene that scared her crazy. The woman only saw a large number of beasts surrounding a small baby, but she didn't see the beast eat the baby, so she was scared to roll down the mountain.

"Didn't you eat?" Lin Ruosu ignited a glimmer of hope in her heart, clutching the skirt on her chest tightly, and tears fell again.

"Yes, Madam Zhuang, I didn't eat it. I think that the young lady must be blessed and have adventures. Yu Qingyan said the best conjecture, hoping that the owner's wife could recover, otherwise the owner would definitely blame him.

Lin Ruosu smiled miserably: "Maybe... my daughter has been gone for a long time." She shakes and has an unstoppable tendency.

Ximen Dongliu hurriedly reached out and held her, let her lean against his arms, and said, "If no one sees our daughter die, she must still be alive. I haven't given up hope. Why do you have to jump to a conclusion too early?

"Mr. Yu, are you talking about... Jiuchi Mountain north of the capital?" Feng Hanlong, who had been standing in the crowd without a sound, suddenly opened his mouth and asked Yu Qingyan.

Yu Qingyan turned his head and looked at him and said, "Have you also been to Jiuchi Mountain? There are beasts there. What are you doing there as a child?

Seeing that Feng Hanlong looked different, Ximen Dongliu knew that the little master must have thought of something important, and immediately said, "Hanlong, what do you think about this matter?"

Feng Hanlong hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, Yinger, I met her in Jiuchi Mountain, and she has lived in Jiuchi Mountain since she was a child. All the beasts and birds of the mountain obeyed her orders. I don't know if she will..." is your daughter. But Feng Hanlong did not go on. He believed that Ximen Dongliu had understood it very well.

Ximen Dongliu took a big step forward with Lin Ruosu and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you telling the truth? How old is Bingying? Have you asked her about her birthday?

Feng Hanlong thought for a moment and frowned and replied, "She didn't say her birthday, but she once told me that she had lived in the mountains for five years, two months and 20 days. If you add the days before today, it should be five years, nine months and 18 days.

"Fasal..." Lin Ruosu turned around and rushed into Ximen Dongliu's arms and sobbed: "Our daughter was taken away by the thief five, nine months and 19 days ago... She must be our poor daughter..."

Ximen Dongliu's body was also trembling slightly. He didn't expect that the little girl he loved so deeply might be his biological daughter! No wonder he was like her at first sight and even wanted to break the rule of not to accept apprentices...

But Ximen Dongliu has another question. He settled down and continued to ask, "If she is really alone in the mountains, how can she know what happened in her childhood?"

Feng Hanlong said, "I also asked her how to read and speak when she grew up in the mountains, but every time I asked her, she hesitated and perfunctory. I doubt that she once had a master in Jiuchi Mountain, because she had an unusually deep internal strength and an invulnerable constitution. But she didn't want to confess, so I didn't force her to ask.

"Fare?" Lin Ruosu raised her tears and looked eagerly at Ximen Dongliu. It's so clear, what is he hesitating about?

Ximen Dongliu finally nodded and said, "I think she should be the daughter of me and Ruosu. Carefully recalling her appearance does have many similarities with Ruosu. In addition, at her young age, her martial arts skills are even higher than my housekeeper in Dongliu Villa. There is no proper explanation except for a master who saved her life and taught her martial arts.

Ximen Dongliu took a deep breath and ordered, "Light smoke, immediately send the order: try your best to track down Bingying's whereabouts! Anyone who brings her safely to Dongliu Villa will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and can make a chivalrous request to me!" He was slightly regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have let Bingying leave. Now Bingying doesn't know where she has gone. He is really worried...

"Yes, Lord, I will do it immediately." After taking the order, Yu Qingyan led his men out of the hall and quickly went to release the news. There must be a brave man under the reward, and the whereabouts of the young lady are just around the corner.

Feng Hanlong is both happy and worried. He is happy that Bingying is the daughter of Ximen Dongliu, so Bingying can't leave his relationship in the future. Worried that if Ximen Dongliu finds Bingying now, then Bingying must be closer to Ye Bing when she returns to the villa, but he can't take care of her because of the heavy responsibility. This is him. I don't want to see it.

He only hopes that Bingying is still as stubborn as ever, so she will not break her previous promise to Ximen Dongliu that she will not return to Dongliu Villa within ten years. Only in this way will Bingying not get closer and closer to Ye Bing...