The rain had stopped, and the sky had grown dark. Only ten men remained on the mountain to stand guard; the rest followed Chen Song back to the Zhao Village. They planned to rest for the first half of the night before returning to the mountain to relieve the others.
But as soon as he returned to the village, Chen Song was stunned by two pieces of news in quick succession.
The first piece of news: his stepmother had been privately spreading rumors of Shusheng's tragic death, and Mr. Qu had just stormed over to their home in a rage.
Mr. Qu was so furious he had killed all the chickens at the old family house, and their blood flowed across half the courtyard.
The second piece of news: his stepmother had really outdone herself, privately pulling the dirty trick of promising one girl to two families. As a result, the Zhao family had caught her in the act, and the engagement between Wanyue and Zhao Jing was called off, just like that.
Hearing all this, Chen Song's mind went blank.
