My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!-Chapter 1181 - 1187: Decision

Tan Zhenghong and Qin Longyun immediately led people to East Mountain after coming out of the Government Office.

They got this information from the prison guard, who said that after Li Mu’er was hanged to death, she was thrown into the Chaotic Burial Mound on East Mountain.

However, East Mountain was vast and rarely visited, often frequented by wild dogs and wolves, so no one knew the current situation.

"If we can’t find Li Mu’er, I’m willing to risk my life to kill Prince Liang."

Tan Zhenghong’s hatred was so intense he gnashed his teeth.

Qin Longyun nodded without hesitation, "I’ll join you."

If his wife was indeed gone, life held little meaning for him.

As for the child, they could leave him with Bai Yifan; after all, he believed Bai Yifan would never love anyone other than Qiao Duo’er in this lifetime.

The prison guard sitting on the horse behind them constantly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead; these two men had gone mad.

They dared to speak of killing Prince Liang, so they surely wouldn’t hesitate to kill him.

Unfortunately, the Prince had ordered him to prevent them from finding her successfully, or else... his entire family would be doomed.

In the end, he steeled his heart, deciding it was better for him to die alone than for his whole family to perish.

They had only walked a few hundred meters into the mountain when the prison guard stopped.

He had deliberately taken a roundabout route; if Li Mu’er’s body was still there, it must have already been taken by Prince Liang’s men.

As expected, the area under the tree was empty.

"I remember that it was placed right under that crooked-neck tree."

"Are you sure it’s here?" Tan Zhenghong asked, grabbing the front of the prison guard’s shirt.

"This crooked-neck tree is very distinctive; even if you turn East Mountain upside down, you won’t find a second one like it. The beasts must have taken them away. You better start looking. But be warned, there are wild animals on the mountain, and you may not live to come down."

The prison guard couldn’t help trembling at the thought of the wild animals on the mountain.

Encountering them meant an inevitable fate of becoming bones with no remains left.

Since he was a child, he had heard old people say that if you don’t get a proper burial after death, you won’t be able to be reincarnated.

"Don’t care if it’s wild beasts or the King of Hell Palace, I’m going," Tan Zhenghong stated confidently.

Even if it meant trading his life for Duo’er, he was willing.

Qin Longyun turned to the people he had brought, "The dangers of the mountain need no further mention. Anyone who doesn’t wish to go up with us can leave now,"

"Lord Qin, you saved my life. I’ll follow you through fire and water."

He had been framed by the previous Magistrate and a rich merchant, who conspired to seize his property and threw him into death row. It was Lord Qin who helped overturn his conviction, allowing him to live and even found work in the Government Office to support his family.

To him, Qin Longyun was like a parent reborn.

"The two lords have been kind to us; we are willing to follow."

"Madam knows life is hard for us and often rewards us generously. We cannot stand by and do nothing."

With so many of them together, they could handle any mishaps that might occur.

"Thank you all. I will surely repay today’s kindness in the future," Qin Longyun bowed deeply.

Seeing that Qin Longyun’s men had agreed, the prison guard hastily said, "If you all want to go and meet your deaths, that’s your business. I’m going down the mountain."

He had led them to the place; his task was complete.

The crowd cast contemptuous glances at him. If the beam is not straight above, the one below will be crooked; they didn’t expect any better from Prince Liang’s subordinates.

Once they were far away, the prison guard knelt on the ground and sincerely kowtowed three times.

"I didn’t mean to jeopardize your lives intentionally. If you want to blame anyone, blame the Prince. It was all his coercion."

After speaking, he got up, brushed the dust from his clothes, and hurried down the mountain.

His family was in Prince Liang’s hands; the sooner he reported back, the safer they would be.